Basic Mechanical Engineering
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Basic Mechanical Engineering Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Basic Mechanical Engineering (subject code 3110006) as prescribed for Common · Semester 2 divides the course into 13 units, covering 53 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3110006)Unit 1 Introduction
- Prime movers and its types
- Concept of Force
- Specific heat capacity
- Change of state
- Internal energy
- Statements of Zeroth law and First law
Unit 2 Energy
- Introduction and applications of Energy sources like Fossil fuels
- Nuclear fuels
- Wind, and Bio-fuels
- Environmental issues like Global warming and Ozone depletion
Unit 3 Properties of gases
- Boyle's law, Charles's law, Gay-Lussac’s law, Avogadro’s law, Combined gas law, Gas constant
- Relation between cp and cv, Various non-flow processes like constant volume process
- constant pressure process
- Isothermal process
- Adiabatic process
- Polytrophic process
Unit 4 Properties of Steam
- Steam formation
- Types of steam
- Specific volume
- Internal energy and dryness fraction of steam
- use of steam tables
- steam calorimeters
Unit 5 Heat Engines
- Heat engine cycle and Heat engine
- working substances
- Classification of heat engines
- Description and thermal efficiency of Carnot
- Otto cycle and Diesel cycles
Unit 6 Steam Boilers
- Lancashire and Babcock and Wilcox boiler
- Functioning of different mountings and accessories. -
Unit 7 Internal Combustion Engines
- Engine details
- four-stroke/ two-stroke cycle Petrol/Diesel engines
- Indicated power
- Brake Power
Unit 8 Pumps
- Types and operation of Reciprocating
- Rotary and Centrifugal pumps
Unit 9 Air Compressors
- Types and operation of Reciprocating and Rotary air compressors
- significance of Multistage
Unit 10 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
- Vapor compression refrigeration system
- Vapor absorption refrigeration system
- Domestic Refrigerator
- Window and split air conditioners
Unit 11 Couplings, Clutches and Brakes
- Construction and applications of Couplings (Box
- Pin type flexible
- Universal and Oldham)
- Clutches (Disc and Centrifugal), and Brakes (Block
- Band and Disc). -
Unit 12 Transmission of Motion and Power
- Shaft and axle
- Different arrangement and applications of Belt drive
- Chain drive
- Friction drive and Gear drive. -
Unit 13 Engineering Materials
- properties and applications of Ferrous & Nonferrous metals
- Abrasive material
- plastic and polymer
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