MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
I.C. ENGINES, AUTOMOBILE
This lab is for both undergraduates and graduate students.
Some of the experiments which are performed by under-graduate students are performance studies of both C.I. and S.I. engines, etc.
Moreover studies on the glorify values, exhaust gas characteristics, extensive studies of bio-diesel with both engines are done by post-graduate students in their respective project works.
And besides the laboratory classes, the determination of calorific value for different fuels are done by some consultancy in this laboratory.
PETROL ENGINE TEST RIG
THERMAL, HMT & RAC
The objective of this lab is to understand the basic principles in the areas of internal combustion engines, boilers and refrigeration systems to under graduate and Post graduate students through a series of experiments.
In this lab the experiments are performed to measure performance parameters of the systems such as Brake power, Efficiency, Torque, COP, mass of fuel.
Students have a fairly good understanding of the theory underlying the experiments and the entire lab course is designed such that classroom lectures precede the lab work.
The Thermal Engineering Laboratory is equipped with test facilities for doing research with in internal combustion engines for energy conversion.
DOM, TOM & VIBRATION
This equipment is designed for carrying out the experiment for balancing a rotation mass system.
The apparatus consists of a stainless steel shaft fixed in a rectangular frame. A set of four blocks with a clamping arrangement is provided.
For static balancing, each block is individually clamped on shaft and its relative weight is found out using cord and container system in terms of number of steel balls.
For dynamic balancing, a moment polygon is drawn using relative weights and angular and axial position of blocks is determined.
The block are clamped on shaft is rotated by a motor to check dynamic balance of the system.
The system is provided with angular and longitudinal scales and is suspended with chains for dynamic balancing
Workshop is a place where skills can be developed. The areas such as fitting, carpentry, welding machining, smithy can help me to check my theoretical knowledge learnt in classroom.
I can always enrich my skill sets by practicing in workshop and try to understand the application of every tool, equipment, machine , material and the process I use.
This will help me in my working in industry to understand the problems and try to have counter measures for the same.
Hence to learn and thereafter to upgrade skills workshop is needed in engineering education.
It bridges gap between theoritical and practical concepts taught in class.
For example if you take welding workshop, if your theory lecturer teaches you the type of welding, electrodes used, required current & voltage for welding and other aspects.
Your workshop instructor will tell you how to carry out these types of practically on various materials in the workshop.
Same is the case with other workshop such as sheet metal, lathe, CNC & engine lab.