Hydraulics and Pneumatics Mechanical 4th Sem BTEUP Syllabus 2019-2020

Hydraulics and Pneumatics detail BTEUP syllabus for Mechanical Engineering, effective from 2019-2020, is collected from BTEUP 2017 Syllabus official website and presented for diploma students. PDF download is possible from official site but you can download the istudy mobile app for syllabus on mobile. The course details such as exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below. The syllabus PDFs can be downloaded from official website.

For all other bteup syllabus 4th sem mechanical 2019-2020 you can visit BTEUP Syllabus 4th Sem Mechanical 2019-2020 Subjects. The detail syllabus for hydraulics and pneumatics is as follows.

Rationale:

Diploma holders in this course are required to deal with problems of fluid and use of hydraulics and pneumatics in power generation. For this purpose, knowledge and skills about fluid mechanics and machinery, hydraulics and pneumatics systems are required to be imparted for enabling them to perform above functions.

Learning Outcomes:

After undergoing this course, the students will be able to:

• Explain fluid properties, their units and conversion.
• Measure different types of pressures.
• Maintain different types of pressure gauges.
• Calculate flow and discharge of various liquids.
• Apply Bernoulli’s theorem for calculating pipe diameter and height of pipe from ground.
• Calculate pipe friction and losses in pipelines.
• Specify hydraulic machines for different applications.
• Apply Pascal’s law in practical applications.
• Explain the functions of various components used in hydraulic and pneumatic system.
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic system.

1. Introduction (06 Periods)

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2. Pressure and its Measurement (07 Periods)

1. Concept of pressure (Atmospheric Pressure, gauge pressure, absolute pressure)
2. Pressure measuring devices: peizometer tube manometers – simple U-tube, differential single column, inverted U-tube, micromanometer including simple problems
3. Bourdon pressure gauge, Diaphragm pressure gauge, dead weight pressure gauge

3. Flow of Fluids (09 Periods)

Types of fluid flow – steady and unsteady, uniform and non-uniform, laminar and turbulent; rate of flow and their units; continuity equation of flow; potential energy of a flowing fluid; total head; Bernoulli’s theorem (statement and proof) and its applications. Discharge measurement with the help of venturi-meter, orifice meter, pitot-tube, limitations of Bernoulli’s theorem simple problems.

4. Flow through Pipes (10 Periods)

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5. Hydraulic System (05 Periods)

Description, operation and application of hydraulic systems – hydraulic ram, hydraulic jack, hydraulic brake, hydraulic accumulator, hydraulic door closer, hydraulic press.

6. Water Turbines and Pumps (14 Periods)

1. Concept of a turbine, types of turbines -impulse and reaction type (concept only), difference between them. Construction and working of pelton wheel, Francis turbine, Propeller and Kaplan turbines. Unit speed, unit power, unit discharge, specific speed of turbines, Cavitations.
2. Concept of hydraulic pump, single acting reciprocating pump (construction and operation only), vane, screw and gear pumps.
3. Construction, working and operation of centrigual pump. Performance, efficiencies and specifications of a centrifugal pump, pitting, cavitation, priming.

7. Introduction to Oil Power Hydraulics and Pneumatics (05 Periods)

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8. Components of Hydraulic Systems (06 Periods)

1. Basic components of hydraulic system, function of each component in a hydraulic circuit.
2. Oil reservoirs, couplings, motors and pumps – definition and functions of the parts,
3. Filters- definition and purpose, classification
4. Seals and packing- classification of seals, sealing materials.

9. Components of Pneumatic Systems (08 Periods)

1. Basic components – function of each component
2. Air compressors – Introduction
3. Air cylinder – types, function, single acting, double acting, rotating, non-rotating, piston type, diaphragm type, tanden cylinder, double ended cylinder, duplex cylinder.
4. Air filter, regulator and lubricator – their necessity in pneumatic circuit.
5. Installation, maintenance and application of air cylinders.

List of Experiments:

1. Measurement of pressure head by employing.
1. Piezometer tube
2. Single and double column manometer
2. To find out the value of coefficient of discharge for a venturimeter.
3. Measurement of flow by using venturimeter.
4. Verification of Bernoulli’s theorem.
5. To find coefficient of friction for a pipe (Darcy’s friction).
6. To study hydraulic circuit of an automobile brake and hydraulic ram.
7. Study the working of a Pelton wheel and Francis turbine.
8. To study a single stage centrifugal pump for constructional details and its operation to find out its normal head and discharge.
9. Direct operation of single and double acting cylinder.
10. Automatic operation of double acting cylinder in single cycle using limit switch.
11. Operation of double acting cylinder with quick exhaust wall.

Instructional Strategy:

1. Use computer based learning aids for effective teaching-learning
2. Expose students to real life problems
3. Plan assignments so as to promote problem solving abilities and develop continued learning skills

Text Books:

1. Fluid Mechanics by KL Kumar; S Chand and Co Ltd., Ram Nagar, New Delhi.
2. Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics Machine by RS Khurmi ;S.Chand& Co. Ltd., New Delhi.
3. Fluid Mechanics through Problems by RJ Garde; Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi.
4. Fluid Mechanics by Dr AK Jain, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi.
5. Hydraulic and Pneumatic Control by K Shammuga Sundaram, S. Chand & Co. Ltd., New Delhi
6. Hydraulics and Hydraulic Machinery by Dr. Jagadish Lal; Metropolitan Book Company Ltd., Delhi.
7. Hydraulic and Pneumatic Power and Control Design, Performance and Application byYeaple, McGraw Hill, New York.
8. Pneumatic Controls by Festo Didactic; Bangalore.
9. Pneumatics Control: An Introduction to the Principles by Werner Deppert and Kurt Stoll; Vogel – Verlag.
10. e-books/e-tools/relevant software to be used as recommended by AICTE/UBTE/NITTTR, Chandigarh.

Reference Books:

http:// swayam. gov. in

For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Mechanical, effective from 2019-2020 do visit Mechanical 4th Sem BTEUP syllabus for 2019-2020.

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