Practical Syllabus(Old+New)-MAKAUT-(1st Sem-8th Sem)-Mech Engg

(SANAKA College-Durgapur)

First Year 1st / 2nd Semester(New Syllabus)

First Year 1st / 2nd Semester(Old Syllabus)

Workshop Practice(Gr-B/GrA)
Code: ME192
Second Year Third Semester(New Syllabus)
Second Year Third Semester(Old Syllabus)

Workshop Practice-II
Code: ME-392
Cr-2
Pattern Making; pattern material, pattern allowances and types of patterns; (5P)
Mould making Practice: Uses of moulding tools: green sand moulding, gating system,
risering system, core making; (6P)
Making a typical product using sheet metal; (3P)
Basic Forging processes like upsetting, drawing down and forge welding; (5P)
Practicing Resistance Spot Welding, Shielded Metal Arc Welding and Gas Welding; (7P)
Machining of typical products involving lathe, milling/shaping operations and finishing
process(es); Machining of gears. (10P)

Applied Mechanics Lab

Code: ME-393
Cr-2
N.B: Minimum six(6) experiments from the list to be conducted by the students.

Verification of Varignon's theorem;

Determining spring stiffness under tension and compressive loads; Strain gauge based strain/
deflection/ force measurement of a
cantilever beam;

Tension Test and Compression Test of ductile and brittle materials: stress-strain diagram,
determination of yield strength,

ultimate strength, modulus of elasticity, percentage elongation and percentage reduction in

areas, observation of fractured surfaces;
Bend and rebend test of flat test pieces, determination of bending stresses;
Torsion Test;
Hardness Tests: Brinnel/ Vickers and Rockwell tests, Shore hardness test;
Experiments on friction: determination of coefficient of friction;
Experiments to observe speed ratios obtained using belt pulley and gears, and to evaluate
torque and energy required.

Second Year Fourth Semester (New Syllabus)

Second Year Fourth Semester (Old Syllabus)

ME 491: Fluid mechanics & Hydraulic Machines Lab

Contacts: 3L
Credit: 2
Fluid flow measurements: Determining coefficient of discharge for venturimeter,
orificemeter, weirs;
Experiment to verify Bernouli's theorem;
Flow through pipes: Reynold's experiments; Pipe friction in laminar and turbulent flow
regimes; Pitot tube experiments on
viscous flow and boundary layer theory;
Determination of metacentric height of a floating vessel;
Experiments on Fluid Machinery : Pumps, jet pumps, Blowers, Compressors;
Experiments on Hydro-Turbines: Francis and Pelton turbines.
(At least six experiments must be conducted)

ME 492: Manufacturing Technology Lab

Contacts: 3L
Credit: 2
Sand preparation and testing: specimen preparation for testing permeability, clay content,
grain fineness number, moisture content, green
compression strength, green shear strength, splitting strength, hardness, etc.;
Casting of metals after preparation of suitable moulds; Experiments on properties of post
casting, fettling, cleaning, deburring,
and polishing operations;
Practicing smithy or forging of carbon steels and testing for its property changes;
Laboratory experiments in Fabrication processes to observe effects of varying process
parameters in GMAW and SMAW and
Testing for Joint defects.
(At least six experiments must be conducted)

ME 493: Material Testing Lab

Contacts: 3L
Credit: 2
Impact tests: Charpy and Izod tests;
Test for drawability of sheet metals through cupping test; Fatigue test of a typical sample.
Sample preparation and etching of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys for
metallographic observation;
Experiments on heat treatment of carbon steels under different rates of cooling including
quenching, and testing for the change in
hardness and observing its microstructural changes through metallographic studies.
Observation of presence of surface/ sub-surface cracks using different non-destructive
techniques, such as dye penetration (DP)
test, magnaflux test, ultrasonic or eddy current test.
(At least six experiments must be conducted)
Third Year Fifth Semester(New Syllabus)

Third Year Fifth Semester(Old Syllabus)

Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer Lab

ME-592
At least 6 (six) of the following experiments to be conducted.
1) Determination of dryness fraction of steam by combined separating and throttling
calorimeter.
2) Study and performance test of a single acting reciprocating air compressor.
3) Determination of thermal conductivity of a metal rod.
4) Determination of thermal conductivity of an insulating powder/or an insulating plate.
5) Determination of ‘h’ for forced convection over a pin fiN.
6) Verification of emissivity of a plate.
7) Study of a shell and tube heat exchanger and determination of LMTD.

Metrology & Measurement Lab

ME-594
At least 6 experiments to be conducted from the following :
1. Taking measurements using following instruments :
(i) Vernier height & depth gauge, (ii) Dial micrometer, (iii) Thread gauge, (iv) Radius gauge,
(v) Filler gauge, (vi) Slip gauge.
2. Measurement of angle of a component using :
(i) Vernier bevel protractor, (ii) angle gauges , (iii) Sine-bar and slip gauges.
3. Checking / measuring parallelism, cylindricity and concentricity of components using dial
indicator.
4. Measurement of a specific dimension for a lot of components, and prepare a histogram
from the data obtained.
5. Measurement of surface finish by a Talysurf instrument.
6. Measurement of micro feature of a product (eg. Thread of a bolt or saw etc.) in a profile
projector.
7. Determine natural cooling characteristics of a heated object by using a thermocouple.
8. Measurement of air velocity across an air duct using anemometer.
9. Fixing a strain gauge on a cantilevered flat section of steel. Then calibration of it as a force
dynamometer using a Wheatstone bridge
and loading arrangement.
(NB.: This experiment has to be done over two days– one day for fixing and second day for
calibration).

Applied Fluid Mechanics Lab

ME-595B
Contacts: 3P
Credits: 2
At least 6 (six) of the following experiments to be conducted.
1. Study of cavitation characteristics of centrifugal pump.
2. Study of the characteristics of submerged jet.
3. Study of characteristics of hydraulic jump.
4. Study of cavitation phenomenon.
5. Verification of Stokes law.
6. Determination of loss through pipes and fittings.
7. Performance test of pumps in series & parallel.

Third Year Sixth Semester(Old Syllabus)

Machining & Machine Tools Lab

ME-691
Contacts: 3P
Credits: 2
At least 6 (six) of the following experiments/ assignments to be conducted.
Hours (days)
1. Measurement of cutting forces (Pz and Px or Py ) in straight turning at different feeds and
velocities 3 (1)
2. Measurement of average cutting temperature in turning under different speed – feed
combinations 3 (1)
3. Measurement of surface roughness in turning under different conditions 3 (1)
4. Study of chip formation ( type, color & thickness ) in turning mild steel and evaluation of
role of variation of
cutting velocity and feed on chip reduction coefficient /cutting ratio and shear angle 3 (1)
5. Measurement of tool – wear and evaluation of tool life in turning mild steel by HSS or
carbide tool 3 (1)
6. Geometrical and kinematic test of a centre lathe or a drilling machine 3 (1)
7. Producing a cast iron vee – block by machining 9 (3)
8. Production of a straight toothed spur gear from a cast or forged disc 9 (3)

IC Engine Lab
ME-692
Contacts: 3P
Credits: 2
Any 6 (six) of the following experiments to be conducted.
1) Determination of calorific value of a fuel by Bomb calorimeter.
2) Flue gas analysis by ORSAT apparatus.
3) Study of valve timing diagram of Diesel Engine.
4) Performance Test of a muticylinder Petrol Engine by Morse method.
5) Performance Text of an I.C. Engine using electric (eddy current) dynamometer.
6) Use of catalylitic converters and its effect on flue gas of an I.C. Engine.
7) Study of MPFI (multipoint fuel injection system).
Dynamics of Machines Lab
ME-694
Contacts: 3P
Credits: 2
At least 6 (six) experiments from the following topics to be conducted.
Experiments to be conducted on
1. Studying and designing different mechanisms for performing specific tasks in a machine
tool, and for common engineering
applications.
2. Studying vibratory systems of single and more than one degree of freedom in linear and
rotory systems;
3. Static and dynamic balancing of rotating masses;
4. Balancing of reciprocating masses;
5. Experiments on working of governor, operation and analysis.
6. Experiments on working of gyroscope, operation and analysis.
7. Designing cam,
8. Studying operation of cams and its analysis.

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Lab

ME-695A
Contacts: 3P
Credits: 2
At least 4 (four experiments) to be conducted of which No. 4 is compulsory.
1. Study of a Domestic Refrigerator.
2. Study of a room (window type) Air Conditioner.
3. Determination of C.O.P of a vapour compression refrigeration system.
4. Experiment in an Air Conditioning Test Unit; Determination of bypass factor and plotting
of the cooling – dehumidification
process on a psychometric chart.
5. Performance test of thermoelectric refrigeration system.

Mechatronics Lab
ME-695B
At least 6 (six) experiments of the following list of topics to be conducted.
Experiments on:
1. Open loop position control;
2. Closed loop position control using positional and velocity feedback;
3. Use of analog and digital servosystems,
4. Use of PID control;
5. Experiments on pneumatic drives and actuators;
6. Experiments on hydraulic drives and actuators;
7. Use of logic gates;
8. Programming on a 8085 Microprocessor training kit;
9. Programming on a PLC for simple control operations.

Fluid Power Control Lab

ME-695C
Contacts: 3P
Credits: 2
At least 6 (six) of the following experiments to be conducted.
1. Study of a Hydraulic Trainer system, making a circuit diagram of the system and labeling
all the components with their basic
specifications.
2. Same as in 1 above for a Pneumatic Trainer system.
3. Perform any four experiments from the following :
(i) Operation and study of the function of a pressure reducing valve in a hydraulic circuit.
(ii) Controlling the speed of a hydraulic cylinder by operating a flow control valve and
measurement of piston velocity.
(iii) Design, prepare and operate a hydraulic / pneumatic circuit for automatic sequencing of
two cylinders.
(iv) Design, prepare and operate a pneumatic circuit for lifting and then holding a load.
(v) Design, prepare and study of a hydraulic circuit for rapid advance, slow feed and then
rapid return.
(vi) Prepare an AND logic circuit using pneumatic components
(vii) Prepare an OR logic circuit using pneumatic components.

Third Year Sixth Semester(New Syllabus)

Fourth Year Seventh Semester(New Syllabus)

Fourth Year Seventh Semester(Old Syllabus)

ME791
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Laboratory
Contact Hours: 3P
Credit: 2
1) Study of Abrasive Jet Machining
2) Study of Ultrasonic Machining
3) Parametric Study of Electro-Discharge Machining
4) Study of Electro-Chemical Machining
5) Study of geometry of robot manipulator, actuators and grippers
6) Programming on CNC Turning
7) Programming on CNC Milling Machine
8) Robot Programming.
(At least six experiments are to be carried out in this laboratory)

Fourth Year Eighth Semester

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[Drafted by-Sourav Bhattacherjee(ME)]