Unit 1 Basic Terminology and Energy

8 lecture hours

• Prime movers and its types
• Concept of Force
• Specific heat capacity
• Internal energy
• Statements of Zeroth law and First law Applications of Energy sources like Fossil fuels
• Nuclear fuels
• Hydrogen fuel
• Wind, and Bio-fuels
• Environmental issues like Global warming and Ozone depletion

Unit 2 Properties of gases

12 lecture hours

• 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
• Polytropic process Properties of Steam: Steam formation
• Types of steam
• Specific volume
• Internal energy and dryness fraction of steam
• use of steam tables
• steam calorimeters

Unit 3 Heat Engines

10 lecture hours

• Heat engine cycle and Heat engine
• working substances
• Classification of heat engines
• Description and thermal efficiency of Carnot
• Otto cycle and Diesel cycles Internal Combustion Engines: Introduction
• Engine details
• four-stroke/ two-stroke cycle Petrol/Diesel engines
• Indicated power
• Brake Power

Unit 4 Steam Boilers

• Lancashire and Babcock and Wilcox boiler
• Functioning of different mountings and accessories - 10

Unit 5 Air compressors and pumps

6 lecture hours

• Types and operation of Reciprocating and Rotary air compressors
• significance of Multistage
• Types and operation of Reciprocating
• Rotary and Centrifugal pumps

Unit 6 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

4 lecture hours

• Vapor compression refrigeration system
• Vapor absorption refrigeration system
• Domestic Refrigerator
• Window and split air conditioners Program Name: Engineering Level: UG Branch: All Course / Subject Code : BE01000081 Course / Subject Name : Basic Mechanical Engineering

Unit 7 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) Transmission of Motion and Power: Shaft and axle
• Different arrangement and applications of Belt drive
• Chain drive
• Friction drive and Gear drive - 10

Unit 8 Engineering Materials

5 lecture hours

• properties and applications of Ferrous & Nonferrous metals
• Abrasive material
• plastic and polymer