3rd Sem, RE

3039: Mechanical Engineering Lab Syllabus for Renewable Energy 3rd Sem 2021 Revision SITTTR

Mechanical Engineering Lab detailed syllabus for Renewable Energy (RE) for 2021 revision curriculum has been taken from the SITTTRs official website and presented for the Renewable Energy 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 Renewable Energy 3rd Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Renewable Energy (RE) 3rd Sem 2021 revision scheme. The detailed syllabus of mechanical engineering lab is as follows.

Course Objectives:

  • To develop performance characteristics of turbines and pumps.
  • To gain knowledge in performance testing of internal combustion engines.

Course Outcomes:

On completion of the course, the students will be able to:

  1. Develop experimental setup to understand the applications of Bernoulli’s theorem.
  2. Make use of pipe friction apparatus to calculate different parameters such as coefficient of friction, major and minor losses.
  3. Apply performance tests on hydraulic turbines and pumps to plot characteristics curves.
  4. Experiment with petrol and diesel engines to test their performance

Module 1:

  1. Interpret Bernoulli’s theorem and identify the use of Bernoulli’s theorem apparatus.
  2. Apply Bernoulli’s equations in flow experiments to determine the coefficient of discharge and plot graphs: Head Vs. discharge and head Vs. Coefficient of discharge ( Orifice meter, Venturi meter,)
  3. Apply Bernoulli’s equations in open channel experiments to determine the coefficient of discharge and plot graphs: Head Vs. discharge and head Vs. Coefficient of discharge ( Notches)
    • Verification of Bernoulli’s theorem.
    • Determination of Coefficient of Discharge of Orifice meter/Venturi meter and Notches.

Module 2:

  1. Summarize major and minor losses in pipes and infer the applications of pipe friction apparatus.
  2. Identify the major losses in pipes of varying diameters due to friction using Chezy’s and Darcy’s equation and interpret their results. Determine the constants of Chezy’s and Darcy’s equation.
    • Study of maj or and minor losses in pipes.
    • Determine the coefficient of friction of flow through pipes.
    • Determine the Chezy’ s and Darcy’s constants in pipe flow due to friction

Module 3:

  1. Study the constructional features and working of impulse turbine (Pelton turbine )and reaction turbines(Francis turbine/ Kaplan turbine )
  2. Apply performance test on Pelton turbine/ Francis turbine/ Kaplan turbine and plot its characteristics curves.
  3. Study the constructional features and working of a centrifugal pump and reciprocating pump.
  4. Develop the characteristics curve of closed circuit centrifugal/reciprocating pump by performing efficiency test.
    • Study the components and working principle of turbines and pumps.
    • Experiment with Pelton wheel to determine overall efficiency.
    • Experiment with Francis/Kaplan turbine to determine overall efficiency.
    • Experiment with centrifugal pump / reciprocating pump to determine overall efficiency.

Module 4:

  1. Illustrate various components of an IC engine.
  2. Develop an experimental setup to carryout performance test on single cylinder petrol engine.
  3. Apply performance test on a single cylinder diesel engine.
    • Study the components and working principles of two stroke and four stroke engines.
    • Experiment with diesel and petrol engines to determine indicated power, Brake power and thermal efficiencies.

Text Books:

  1. A textbook of Fluid mechanics and hydraulic machines – Dr. R.K. Bansal.
  2. A textbook of Thermal Engineering- R.S. Khurmi and J.K.Gupta

Reference Books:

  1. Hydraulic, Fluid mechanics and Hydraulic machines- R.S.Khurmi and N Khurmi
  2. Hydraulic, Fluid mechanics including Hydraulic machines- Dr. P.N.Modi and Dr. S. M. Seth
  3. Internal combustion engines- V. Ganesan

Online Resources

  1. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105/103/105103192/
  2. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105/103/105103095/
  3. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112/103/112103277/
  4. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112103262/

For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Renewable Energy (RE), 2021 revision curriculum do visit Renewable Energy 3rd Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 revision.

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