Design of Transmission System detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering Sandwich (Mech Sandwich) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University 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 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Mech Sandwich 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of design of transmission system is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS 9
Design of Flat belts and pulleys – Selection of V belts and pulleys – Selection of hoisting wire ropes and
pulleys – Design of Transmission chains and Sprockets.
Unit II
SPUR GEARS AND PARALLEL AXIS HELICAL GEARS 9
Speed ratios and number of teeth-Force analysis -Tooth stresses – Dynamic effects – Fatigue strength -Factor of safety – Gear materials – Design of straight tooth spur & helical gears based on strength and wear considerations – Pressure angle in the normal and transverse plane-Equivalent number of teeth-forces for helical gears.
Unit III
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Unit IV
GEAR BOXES 9
Geometric progression – Standard step ratio – Ray diagram, kinematics layout -Design of sliding mesh gear box – Design of multi speed gear box for machine tool applications – Constant mesh gear box – Speed reducer unit. – Variable speed gear box, Fluid Couplings, Torque Converters for automotive applications.
Unit V
CAMS, CLUTCHES AND BRAKES 9
Cam Design: Types-pressure angle and under cutting base circle determination-forces and surface stresses. Design of plate clutches -axial clutches-cone clutches-internal expanding rim clutches-Electromagnetic clutches. Band and Block brakes – external shoe brakes – Internal expanding shoe brake.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the students would be able to
- Apply the concepts of design to belts, chains and rope drives.
- Apply the concepts of design to spur, helical gears.
- Apply the concepts of design to worm and bevel gears.
- Apply the concepts of design to gear boxes.
- Apply the concepts of design to cams, brakes and clutches
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Merhyle F. Spotts, Terry E. Shoup and Lee E. Hornberger, “Design of Machine Elements” 8th Edition, Printice Hall, 2003.
- Orthwein W, “Machine Component Design”, Jaico Publishing Co, 2003.
- Prabhu. T.J., “Design of Transmission Elements”, Mani Offset, Chennai, 2000.
- Robert C. Juvinall and Kurt M. Marshek, “Fundamentals of Machine Design”, 4th Edition, Wiley,2005
- Sundararajamoorthy T. V, Shanmugam .N, “Machine Design”, Anuradha Publications,Chennai, 2003.
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