Thermal Engineering Laboratory detail syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (Mech), 2017 regulation is taken from Anna University official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (ME8512), Category (PC), Contact Periods/week (4), Teaching hours/week (0), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are 4.
For all other mech 5th sem syllabus for be 2017 regulation anna univ you can visit Mech 5th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 regulation Anna Univ Subjects. The detail syllabus for thermal engineering laboratory is as follows.”
Course Objective:
- To study the value timing-V diagram and performance of IC Engines
- To Study the characteristics of fuels/Lubricates used in IC Engines
- To study the Performance of steam generator/ turbine
- To study the heat transfer phenomena predict the relevant coefficient using implementation
- To study the performance of refrigeration cycle / components
List of Experiments:
I.C. Engine Lab
- Valve Timing and Port Timing diagrams.
- Actual p-v diagrams of IC engines.
- Performance Test on 4 – stroke Diesel Engine.
- Heat Balance Test on 4 – stroke Diesel Engine.
- Morse Test on Multi-cylinder Petrol Engine.
- Retardation Test on a Diesel Engine.
- Determination of Flash Point and Fire Point of various fuels / lubricants.
Steam Lab
- Study on Steam Generators and Turbines.
- Performance and Energy Balance Test on a Steam Generator.
- Performance and Energy Balance Test on Steam Turbine.
Heat Transfer Lab:
- Thermal conductivity measurement using guarded plate apparatus.
- Thermal conductivity measurement of pipe insulation using lagged pipe apparatus.
- Determination of heat transfer coefficient under natural convection from a vertical cylinder.
- Determination of heat transfer coefficient under forced convection from a tube.
- Determination of Thermal conductivity of composite wall.
- Determination of Thermal conductivity of insulating powder.
- Heat transfer from pin-fin apparatus (natural and forced convection modes)
- Determination of Stefan – Boltzmann constant.
- Determination of emissivity of a grey surface.
- Effectiveness of Parallel / counter flow heat exchanger.
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Lab
- Determination of COP of a refrigeration system
- Experiments on Psychrometric processes
- Performance test on a reciprocating air compressor
- Performance test in a HC Refrigeration System
- Performance test in a fluidized Bed Cooling Tower
Course Outcome:
Upon the completion of this course the students will be able to
- CO1 conduct tests on heat conduction apparatus and evaluate thermal conductivity of materials.
- CO2 conduct tests on natural and forced convective heat transfer apparatus and evaluate heat transfer coefficient.
- CO3 conduct tests on radiative heat transfer apparatus and evaluate Stefan Boltzmann constant and emissivity.
- CO4 conduct tests to evaluate the performance of parallel/counter flow heat exchanger apparatus and reciprocating air compressor.
- CO5 conduct tests to evaluate the performance of refrigeration and airconditioning test rigs.
List of Equipment for a Batch of 30 Students
S.No. Name of the Equipment Qty.
- I.C Engine – 2 stroke and 4 stroke model 1 set
- Apparatus for Flash and Fire Point 1 No.
- 4-stroke Diesel Engine with mechanical loading. 1 No
- 4-stroke Diesel Engine with hydraulic loading. 1 No.
- 4-stroke Diesel Engine with electrical loading. 1 No.
- Multi-cylinder Petrol Engine 1 No.
- Single cylinder Petrol Engine 1 No.
- Data Acquisition system with any one of the above engines 1 No.
- Steam Boiler with turbine setup 1 No.
S.No. Name of the Equipment Qty.
- Guarded plate apparatus 1 No.
- Lagged pipe apparatus 1 No.
- Natural convection-vertical cylinder apparatus 1 No.
- Forced convection inside tube apparatus 1 No.
- Composite wall apparatus 1 No.
- Thermal conductivity of insulating powder apparatus 1 No.
- Pin-fin apparatus 1 No.
- Stefan-Boltzmann apparatus 1 No.
- Emissivity measurement apparatus 1 No.
- Parallel/counter flow heat exchanger apparatus 1 No.
- Single/two stage reciprocating air compressor 1 No.
- Refrigeration test rig 1 No.
- Air-conditioning test rig 1 No.
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