Rubber Engineering & its Economics
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Rubber Engineering & its Economics Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Rubber Engineering & its Economics (subject code 3142603) as prescribed for Rubber · Semester 4 divides the course into 10 units, covering 77 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 (3142603)Unit 1 Mixing Mill
- Open mill mixer-internal mixer-semi continuous & automatic mixing equipments
- single geared & double geared mills
- energy & economic consideration
- Transfer mix, Banbury mixer
- Tandem mixing
- new developments
Unit 2 Calenders
- Types & sizes of typical machines
- roll configurations
- roll cambering
- single trip & double rip arrangements for sheeting
- equipments for coating of textile fabrics
- friction coating
- axis crossing devices
- roll bending etc New developments
Unit 3 Extruders
- Ram type & screw type extruders
- hot & cold feed extrusion direct powder extruders
- effects of screw length/dia. ratio
- temp. control & ancillary equipment
- extruder drives & power rating
- machine selection
- New developments
Unit 4 Moulding Machine
- Review of Molding Methods
- Compression Molds
- Transfer Molds
- Injection Molds
- Materials handling & Mold Stripping
- Mould lubricants
- Surface treatments & Cleaning Deflashing & Finishing of Moldings
- Blank preparation for moulding
- Blank heating methods
- injection moulding machine
- screw & ram type machines
- vertical injection moulding machines ejection techniques
- compression moulding machines
- transfer moulding machine
- New developments
Unit 5 Hand Building & Forming Equipments
- Equipments for tank & pipe lining
- roller covering
- low pressure unreinforced hoses making
Unit 6 Vulcanization Equipments
- Equipments for Volume by methods other than moulding
- curing methods
- equipments for continuous vol. hot air tunnel
- molten salt bath
- fluidized bed, microwave curing
- New developments
Unit 7 Finishing of Rubber Components
- Equipments for flash & spew removal
- hand trimming
- roller trim
- low temp 05 Subject Code: 3142603 wef AY 2018-19 tumbling
- shot blasting
- painting & lacquering
- New techniques
Unit 8 Safety In The Use of Rubber Machinery
- use & maintenance of guards
- fixed guards
- interlocked guarding
- trip devices
- photo electric & pressure sensitive devices
- maintenance of guards
Unit 9 ELEMENTS OF ECONOMICS
- Laws of scarcity
- diminishing return & increasing costs
- Capital & labour
- Depreciation & taxes
- Investment criteria
- Business cycles & forecasting Banking system installation
- Basic economic concepts
- Supply loan & grants
- Economic planning etc
Unit 10 INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION
- Forms of Business enterprises
- Organisational structure line
- Staff line & staff organisation
- function & responsibilities
- Organisation development & types of organisation
- Co- ordination & moral
- Product development & research
- simplification & standarisation of product & materials
- processed & material inspection
- profit & human relations. 03 Uggested Specification table with Marks (Theory): (For BE only)
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