Material Handling and Solid Processing Equipment detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering Sandwich (Mech Sandwich) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Mech Sandwich students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 8th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Mech Sandwich 8th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to Mech Sandwich Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of material handling and solid processing equipment is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS HANDLING 9
Basic principles &objectives in material handling and its benefits – Classification of material handling equipment – selection of material handling equipments – guidelines for effective utilisation of material handling equipments -unit load concept
Unit II
INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES 9
Introduction and types – Hand trucks – Two wheel Hand Trucks – Multiple wheel Hand Trucks – Hand Lift Trucks – Power Trucks – Fixed Platform Truck – Platform Lift Truck – Pallet Lift Truck – Walkie Truck -Straddle Carrier – Fork Lift Trucks – Specifications of FLT – FLT Attachments – Tractors – Industrial Tractor-Trailer-Self-propelled trucks and fork trucks – Automated guided vehicles Theory
Unit III
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Unit IV
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENTAND HOISTING EQUIPMENT 9
Hoppers – Gates- Feeders- Chutes-positioners- Ball Table- Weighing and Control Equipment- Pallet loaders and unloaders -applications and advancements. – Hoisting Equipment – parts of hoisting equipment – Description and uses of hoists – Description and uses of ropes – description and purpose of crane hooks – Elevators – Cranes – Derricks – and its types
Unit V
BULK HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS
Storage of bulk solids – bulk handling equipment – Robotic handling – Materials handling at the workplace – Robots and their classification – Major components of a robot – classification of Robotic manipulators -Robotic handling applications
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the students would be able to
- Discuss the basic concepts of material handling equipment.
- Explain the basic working principles of various industrial Vehicles.
- Develop the basic working principles of various conveyors.
- Elabrate the basic working principles of various Auxiliary Equipment and Hoisting Equipment.
- Explain the basic working principles of various Bulk Handling Equipment and Systems.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Bolz, H. A and Hagemann, G. E (ed.), ‘‘Materials Handling Handbook’’, Ronald Press
- 8005:1976, Classification of Unit Loads, Bureau of Indian Standards.
- Apple, J.A., ‘‘Material Handling System Design’’, John Wiley & Sons
- Theodore H., Allegre Sr., Material Handling Principles and Practice, CBS Publishers and Distributors
- Immer J. R., Material Handling, Tata McGraw Hill Publication.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 8th Sem, visit Mech Sandwich 8th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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