ME3461: Thermal Engineering Laboratory syllabus for Mech 2021 regulation

Thermal Engineering Laboratory detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (Mech) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Mech 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 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Mech 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of thermal engineering laboratory is as follows.

Course Objectives:

1. To study the valve and port timing diagram and performance characteristics of IC engines
2. To study the Performance of refrigeration cycle / components
3. To study the Performance and Energy Balance Test on a Steam Generator.

List of Experiments:

Part I: Ic Engines Laboratory

1. Valve Timing and Port Timing diagrams.
2. Actual p-v diagrams of IC engines.
3. Performance Test on four – stroke Diesel Engine.
4. Heat Balance Test on 4 – stroke Diesel Engine.
5. Morse Test on Multi-Cylinder Petrol Engine.
6. Retardation Test on a Diesel Engine.
7. Determination of p-0 diagram and heat release characteristics of an IC engine.
8. Determination of Flash Point and Fire Point of various fuels / lubricants
9. Performance test on a two stage Reciprocating Air compressor

Part II Steam Laboratory

1. Study of Steam Generators and Turbines.
2. Performance and Energy Balance Test on a Steam Generator.
3. Performance and Energy Balance Test on Steam Turbine.

List of Equipments:

For a Batch of 30 Students

SI. No. Name of the Equipment Qty.

1. I.C Engine – 2 stroke and 4 stroke model 1 set
2. Apparatus for Flash and Fire point 1 No.
3. 4-stroke Diesel Engine with mechanical loading 1 No.
4. 4-stroke Diesel Engine with hydraulic loading 1 No.
5. 4-stroke Diesel Engine with electrical loading 1 No.
6. Multi-Cylinder Petrol Engine 1 No.
7. Single Cylinder Petrol Engine 1 No.
8. Data Acquisition system with any one of the above engines 1 No.
9. Steam Boiler with turbine setup 1 No.At the end of the course the students would be able to
10. Conduct tests to evaluate performance characteristics of IC engines
11. Conduct tests to evaluate the performance of refrigeration cycle
12. Conduct tests to evaluate Performance and Energy Balance on a Steam Generator.

For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Mechanical Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Mech 4th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.

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