Department

Mechanical Engineering


Facilities

The department has well contended labs, excellent infrastructure and dedicated team of faculty members to impart practical knowledge to the students in better way. It as simulates all the facilities and equipment’s that inculcate modern trends and application of Mechanical Engineering to the students. The laboratories of Mechanical Engineering are established covering various areas of energy, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, heat transfer, dynamics, combustion, vibration, design, manufacturing processes, systems modelling and simulation, mechatronics, robotics, mechanics of material, rapid prototyping and composites. Laboratories: These are equipped for materials testing, structural analysis, water and waste water analysis and concrete technology.

Features

  • Arc welding machine
  • Gas welding
  • Centre lathe
  • Plumbing tools, Moulding table, Foundry tools & Carpentry tools
  • Models of centrifugal pump and air-conditioner
  • Models of industrial trusses, door joints and furniture joints

Laboratories :

Laboratories
1 Engineering Practices Laboratory
2 Manufacturing Technology Laboratory - I
3 CAD / CAM Laboratory
4 Manufacturing Technology Laboratory – II
5 Strength of Materials Laboratory
6 Fluid Mechanics Machinery Laboratory
7 Kinematics and Dynamics Laboratory
8 Thermal Laboratory
9 Heat Power Laboratory
10 Metrology and Measurements Laboratory
11 Mechatronics Laboratory
12 Advanced Manufacturing Technology Laboratory

1. Engineering Practices Laboratory

Description

The fresher’s who are coming for professional education must be aware of all type of engineering works with proper standard procedure.

This Laboratory is used to provide exposure to the first year students with hands on experience on various basic engineering practices in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Features
  • Arc welding machine
  • Gas welding
  • Centre lathe
  • Hearth furnace, anvil and smithy tools
  • Plumbing tools, Molding table, Foundry tools & Carpentry tools
  • Models of centrifugal pump and air-conditioner
  • Models of industrial trusses, door joints and furniture joints

2. Manufacturing Technology Laboratory - I

Description

This lab is equipped with the basic machines which are used in the core Industries. Working on the these machines, students will be able to perform various machining operations like producing cylindrical surfaces and flat surfaces as per the given shape and size of the component.

Students will be able to practice welding for joining two metals and fabricate simple structural shape. Also, students will learn to use sheet metal tools and different moulding tools to make simple tray & funnel and prepare sand moulds respectively

Features
  • Arc welding machine
  • Centre Lathes
  • Horizontal Milling Machine
  • Vertical Milling Machine
  • Shaper Machine
  • Arc welding and Gas Welding
  • Moulding equipment
  • Sheet metal forming tools and equipment

3. CAD / CAM Laboratory

Description

This lab is equipped with software like SOLIDWORKS, PRO/ENGINEER, CREO, AUTOCAD, EDGECAM, MASTERCAM and ANSYS. Working on these tools students can understand and interpret drawings of machine components and prepare assembly drawings both manually and using standard CAD packages. Students can familiarize with Indian Standards on drawing practices, standard components and gain practical experience in handling 2D drafting and 3D modelling software systems. The objective of the CAD/CAM laboratory is to prepare the students industry ready and to acquire employability skills with the CNC programming and cutting tool path generation through CNC simulation software by using G-Codes and M-codes. Computer Aided Engineering(Analysis & Simulation) is the use of Computer to support Mechanical engineers in tasks such as analysis, simulation, design, manufacture, planning, diagnosis, and repair.

Features
  • Computers (4GB RAM & 1TB Hard Disk)
  • SOLIDWORKS, PRO/ENGINEER, CREO, AUTOCAD, EDGECAM, MASTERCAM and ANSYS.

4. Manufacturing Technology Laboratory – II

Descriptions

This lab gives students relevant exposure in the use of advanced machine tools like Gear shaping machine, Gear Hobbing, Cylindrical Grinding, Surface Grinding, Centreless grinding, Tool & Cutter Grinder, Turret Lathe, Capstan Lathe, Radial Drilling Machine, Horizontal and Vertical milling machines.

Instrumentation such as Tool Makers Microscope, lathe tool dynamometer and milling tool dynamometer gives the wide knowledge to the students about measurement of forces and tool life during machining.

This lab gives hands on training with CNC Turning centre and CNC milling centre.

Features
  • Turret and Capstan Lathe
  • Horizontal and Vertical Milling Machines
  • Surface, Cylindrical and Centreless Grinding Machine
  • Lathe and Milling Tool Dynamometer
  • Gear Hobbing Machine and Gear Shaping machine
  • Tool and cutter grinder

5. Strength of Materials Laboratory

Description

Strength of materials laboratory is well equipped with destructive testing machineries. This lab course is offered in the second year mechanical engineering students. Students will be able to understand the theoretical concepts of solid mechanics course and enable them to apply it practically in this laboratory. Different types of tests are conducted in this laboratory as per standards (ASTM and IS) to know the various mechanical properties of a material such as young’s modulus, shear modulus, hardness, toughness, deflection, fatigue strength etc.

Features
  • Universal Tensile Testing machine
  • Torsion Testing Machine
  • Impact Testing Machine
  • Brinell hardness Testing Machine
  • Rockwell Hardness Testing Machine
  • Spring Testing Machine for tensile and compressive loads
  • Metallurgical Microscopes
  • Muffle Furnace

6. Fluid Mechanics Machinery Laboratory

Description

The Fluid Mechanics Laboratory in the Mechanical Engineering Department is very important for Mechanical and Civil Engineering students. It has an essential and effective role enabling engineering students to gain educational understanding and experimental information in the field of Fluid Mechanics. This laboratory is used for a series of experiments serving fluid mechanics courses, projects and research. This gives wide knowledge about practical aspects of Fluid Mechanics related systems working of Hydraulic principle. This laboratory also includes Hydraulic Machines like Turbines and Pumps, for hydraulic power production and utilization. Students will get through knowledge on production of hydro electricity from various kinds of turbines.

Features
  • Kaplan, Francis and Pelton wheel Turbine Test Rig
  • Reciprocating, Centrifugal, Submersible, Gear Pump Test Rig
  • Apparatus for Determining Major and Minor Losses in Pipes
  • Apparatus for Calibration of Venturimeter, Orificemeter and Rotameter
  • Metacentric Height Water Tank with Ship Model Accessories
  • Measurement of Velocity Pitot tube Assembly
  • Orifice Tank with and without Mouth Piece
  • Multi Speed Centrifugal Pump Apparatus
  • Notch Tank Apparatus
  • Adjustable Channel Apparatus

7. Kinematics and Dynamics Laboratory

Description

The lab is well-equipped and enables students to understand the balancing of machine parts statically and dynamically and also used to understand the dynamic behavior of moving objects. The laboratory comprises major equipments like Motorized gyroscope, Dynamic balancing machine, whirling of shaft apparatus, Universal governor, Cam analysis apparatus and Vibration Laboratory set-up. The objective of conducting the practical classes in the laboratory is to develop skills to analyze the various forces acting on a Mechanical system and to identify the unbalanced forces and its effects such as vibration and its control. Apart from conducting the laboratory classes, the lab facilities are effectively utilized for project work by the students. The laboratory is looked after by the Laboratory in charge and instructor who undertake the day to day activities of the laboratory.

Features
  • Cam follower setup
  • Motorized gyroscope
  • Governor apparatus – Watt, Porter, Proell and Hartnell governors
  • Whirling of shaft apparatus
  • Dynamic balancing machine
  • Two rotor vibration setup and spring mass vibration system
  • Torsional Vibration of single rotor system setup
  • Gear and Kinematic Models to study various mechanisms
  • Turn table apparatus
  • Transverse vibration setup of cantilever

8. Thermal Laboratory

Description

The objective of this thermal engineering laboratory is making the students to understand some very important concepts and applications of thermal Engineering in the field of IC engines.

Features
  • I.C Engine – 2 stroke and 4 stroke model
  • Apparatus for Flash and Fire Point
  • 4-stroke Diesel Engine with mechanical loading
  • 4-stroke Diesel Engine with hydraulic loading
  • 4-stroke Diesel Engine with electrical loading
  • Multi-cylinder Petrol Engine
  • Data Acquisition system with Single cylinder Petrol Engine

9. Thermal Power Laboratory

Description

The objective of this thermal engineering laboratory is making the students to understand some very important concepts and applications of thermal Engineering in the field of Refrigeration, air conditioning, Compressors, Conductive, Convective and Radiative Heat transfer and Performance of heat exchangers and to demonstrate various principles of heat transfer like Fourier’s law of heat conduction, Natural and forced convection, Stefan Boltzmann law, Critical radius, Extended Surface with Natural and forced convection, etc.

Features
  • Guarded plate apparatus
  • Lagged pipe apparatus
  • Natural convection-vertical cylinder apparatus
  • Forced convection inside tube apparatus
  • Composite wall apparatus
  • Thermal conductivity of insulating powder apparatus
  • Pin-fin apparatus
  • Stefan-Boltzmann apparatus
  • Emissivity measurement apparatus
  • Parallel/counter flow heat exchanger apparatus
  • Single/two stage reciprocating air compressor
  • Refrigeration test rig
  • Air-conditioning test rig
  • Fluidized Bed Cooling Tower

10. Metrology and Measurements Laboratory

Description

Metrology, the science of measurement, helps manufacturers to attain the proper fit and finish for their products. It embraces both experimental and theoretical measurements and determinations at any level of uncertainty in any field of science and technology.

Metrology and Measurement Laboratory is equipped with instruments used for measurement as well as calibration.

The students learn the measurement procedure in basic measuring instruments such as thread micrometer, gear tooth vernier, lever dial gauge, GO-NO gauges and centre distance gauge other than normal micrometer and verniercalliper used in shop floor. The calibration exercise makes them to find the standard error involved in the measuring instrument using set of slip gauges.

Features
  • Floating Carriage Micrometer
  • Profile Projector / Tool Makers Microscope
  • Mechanical / Electrical / Pneumatic Comparator
  • Autocollimator
  • Temperature Measuring Setup
  • Force Measuring Setup
  • Torque Measuring Setup
  • Surface finish measuring equipment

11. Mechatronics Laboratory

Description

The Mechatronics Lab provides state of the art facilities and experimental setups to learn and enjoy the field of mechatronics. Modern society depends on mechatronic-based systems for modern conveniences.

Features
  • Hydraulic Trainer with Lab View Interface
  • Pneumatic Trainer Kit with PLC
  • AC and DC Servo Motor with PID Controller
  • 8051 Micro Controller Trainer Kit with Stepper Motor
  • Multi Flow Process Trainer with Computerized Data Logging System
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Simulation Software

12. Advanced Manufacturing Technology Laboratory

Description

The Advanced Manufacturing Technology Laboratory provides the state of the art facilities for realizing next generation products and educating the next generation of engineers. We believe in working closely with the industry to advance the manufacturing field. The focus of the lab is on both process as well as system level manufacturing solutions. The current activities include manufacturing process and system simulation, process planning, production planning and manufacturability analysis.

Features
  • CNC Turning Centre
  • CNC Milling Machine