Material Handling Systems
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The official GTU curriculum for Material Handling Systems (subject code 2151505) as prescribed for Industrial · Semester 5 divides the course into 4 units, covering 18 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 (2151505)Unit 1 Overview of Material Handling
- Principles of Material Handling
- Principal groups of Material Handling equipment – General Characteristics and application of Material Handling Equipment
- Modern trends in material handling
Unit 2 Lifting Equipments
- Hoist Components of Hoist – Load Handling attachments hooks
- grabs and clamps – Grabbing attachments for bulk material – Wire ropes and chains
Unit 3 Lifting tackle pulleys for gain of force and speed
- Tension in drop parts – Drums
- Shears and sprockets – Arresting gear and brakes – Block brakes
- Band brakes
- thrust brakes – Safety and hand cranks
- Principle operation of EOT, Gantry and jib cranes Hoisting Mechanisms
- Travelling mechanisms
- lifting mechanisms – Slewing Mechanisms – Elevators and lifts
Unit 4 Conveying Machines
- Belt conveyors – Types
- Principal components of a conveyor and their purpose – conveyor belts – tractive elements – take up devices Special types of belt conveyors – Metal Belt conveyor – Apron conveyor Elevators
- Passenger conveyor – Flight conveyor
- Principal types and application – Bucket flight conveyors – Cradle conveyor – conveyor elevators
- Overhead conveyors – Overhead pusher conveyor
- Overhead load towing truck conveyor – Load carrying car conveyors – Load towing and walking beam conveyors – Bucket elevators – Cradle conveyors – Screw conveyors – Oscillating conveyor – Roller conveyor Hydraulic and pneumatic conveyor – Chutes Bins
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