BEME601T: ENERGY CONVERSION- I

UNIT – I [ 8 Hrs.]
Introduction to layout of thermal power plant, principle of steam generation, fuel for steam
generators, necessity of water treatment, classification of steam generators, fire tube and water
tube boilers, high pressure boilers, boiler mountings and accessories.
UNIT – II [ 8 Hrs.]
Draught and its classification, calculations for chimney height, chimney diameter & efficiency.
Condition for maximum discharge. Performance of steam generators: Evaporation capacity,
equivalent evaporation, boiler efficiency.
UNIT – III [ 8 Hrs.]
Fluidized bed boiler: Bubbling fluidized bed boilers, circulating fluidized bed boilers (Elementary
treatment expected), coal handling, ash handling.
Cogeneration: Introduction to cogeneration, need, working principle and applications. Topping
cycle and bottoming cycle.
UNIT – IV [ 8 Hrs.]
Steam nozzles: Adiabatic expansion in nozzles, maximum discharge, critical pressure ratio and
effects of friction, calculation of throat and exit areas, supersaturated flow, Wilson Line.
Steam turbines: Working principle of steam turbines, classification of steam turbines, comparison
of impulse and reaction turbines, compounding of steam turbines, governing of turbines.
.
UNIT – V [ 8 Hrs.]
Energy losses in steam turbines, flow of steam through turbine blades, reheat factors, velocity
diagrams, graphical and analytical methods, work done, thrust and power, dimensions and
proportioning of the blades, steam turbine efficiencies, condition for maximum efficiencies,
reheat and regenerative cycles.

UNIT – VI [ 8 Hrs.]
Steam condensers: Types of condensers, classification of condensers, quality and quantity of
cooling water required, calculations for surface condenser, Dalton’s law of partial pressure,
sources of air leakages and air removal, air ejectors.
Cooling towers: wet cooling towers, dry cooling towers, cooling ponds.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Thermal Engineering, P.L. Ballaney, Khanna Publications.
2. A Course in Power Plant Engineering, Arora & V.M. Domkundwar, Dhanpat Rai
& Sons
3. Thermal Engineering, R. K. Rajput, Laxmi publications.
4. Thermal Engineering, M.M. Rathode, TMH publication.
5. A Course in Thermal Engineering, Anand Domkundwar, C.P. Kothandaraman, S.
Domkundwar, Dhanpat Rai & Sons.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Thermal Engineering, Mathur & Mehtra, Jain Brothers Publications, New Delhi.
2. Heat Engineering, V.P. Vasandani & D.S. Kumar, Metropolian Book Publishers.
3. Power Plant Engineering, A.K. Raja, Shrivastava and Dwivedi, New age
International Publishers.
4. Fluidized Bed Combustion, S. Oka and E. Anthony, Marcel Dekker Inc.
5. Power Plant Engineering, M. M. EI- Wakil, McGraw Hill International.

BEME604T: MECHATRONICS

UNIT – I [ 8 Hrs.]
Introduction to mechatronics:
Review of sensors, transducers and solid state electronic devices (Only review, no questions to be
set on these topics).
Scope and elements of mechatronics, mechatronics design process, measurement system,
requirements and types of control systems, feedback principle, Basic elements of feedback
control systems, Classification of feedback control system.
Examples of Mechatronics Systems such as Boat Autopilot, High-Speed Tilting trains, Automatic
Car Park system, Coin counter, Engine management system, Antilock braking system (ABS)
control, traffic controller, temperature controller, weigh-bridge, weather prediction, Automatic
washing machine etc. General remarks on applications.
UNIT – II [ 8 Hrs.]
System Interfacing and Data Acquisition:
DAQs: Data acquisition systems (DAQS), data loggers, Supervisory control and data acquisition
(SCADA), Communication methods.
I/O hardware and Software at the Microprocessor: Level and commutation, I/O operations,
Data width, interfacing requirement, Buffers, Handshaking, Polling and interrupt, Digital
communication, Parallel communication, Serial communication, Peripheral interface device
(PIA), Analogue interfacing.
Analogue to Digital and Digital to Analogue Conversations: Introduction to digital signal
processing (DSP), Data flow in DSPs, Block diagrams and typical layouts.
Components of interconnections and Impedance Matching: Impedance characteristics,
Cascade connection of devices, Impedance matching in mechanical systems, interfacing
microcontroller output with actuators.
Interfacing Motor Drives: Drives units- DC drives, Variable frequency drives (VFD), Scalar
and Vector drives, Stepper motor driver and controller.

UNIT – III [ 8 Hrs.]
Actuating Systems:
Review of Mechanical Actuating Systems: Mechanical systems, Types of motion, Cams, Gears,
Ratchet and Pawl, Belt & chain drives, Bearings, Preload, Mechanical aspects of motor selection.
(Only review, no questions to be set on these topics)

Electrical Actuating Systems: Mechanical switches and relays, solenoids, state switches-
solenoids, DC Servomotors, Stepper motor, Induction Motors, speed control , pulse four-
quadrant servo drives, Pulse width modulation (PWM) frequency drive, vector drive.

Pneumatics & Hydraulic Actuating Systems: Pneumatics & Hydraulic Systems, directional
control valves, pressure control valves, servo and proportional control valves, Process control
valves, cylinder sequencing and cascade control, rotary actuators, Identifications of graphical
symbols for Pneumatic and Hydraulic circuits.
UNIT – IV [ 8 Hrs.]
Digital logic: Number system, Logic gates, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh map, Applications of
gates, Sequential logic.
Introduction – Components of Microprocessors: Number systems, arithmetic operations on
binary numbers, 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit microprocessors.
8085 Microprocessor: Pin configurations of 8085, architecture of the execution unit, memory
segmentation in 8085, architecture of bus interface unit of 8085, building of microprocessor
subsystems.
UNIT – V [ 8 Hrs.]
Programmable Logic Controller: Introduction to PLCs, Basic structure of PLC, Principle of
operation, input and output processing, PLC programming language, ladder diagram, ladder
diagrams circuits, timer counters, internal relays, master control, jump control, shift registers,
data handling, and manipulations, analogue input and output, selection of PLC for application.
Application of PLC control: Extending and retracting a pneumatic piston using latches, control
of two pneumatic pistons, control of process motor, control of vibrating machine, control of
process tank, control of conveyer motor etc.

[ 8 Hrs.]

UNIT – VI
Introduction to SCADA: Functionality, applications, development, evaluation and benefits of
SCADA.
Introduction to Electronics Interface Subsystems: Transistor- Transistor logic (TTL),
Complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) interfacing, sensor interfacing, motor
isolation schemes, buffer IC breakers, over current sensing, resettable fuses.
Introduction to Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS): Fabrication methods - Working
and applications of MEMS based accelerometer, pressure sensor and gyroscope.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Mechatronics - Integrated Mechanical Electronics System, K.P. Ramachandran,
Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi
2. Mechatronics & Microprocessors, K.P. Ramachandran, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi.
3. Programmable Logic Controllers, John W Webb and Ronald A Reis, Prentice Hall,
Inc., 1999.
4. Mechatronics, Bolton W, Pearson Education, Second Edition, 1999.
5. Pneumatic Application, Kemprath Reihe, Wemer Depper and Kurt Stoll, Vogel
Buch Verlag Wurzbutg, 1987.
6. An Introduction to MEMS Engineering, Nadim Maluf & Kirt Willams.
7. RF MEMS & their Applications, Vardhan, Willey India Pvt. Ltd.
8. MEMS: Introduction and Fundamentals, Mohamed gad-el-hak, CRC Press, 2nd ed.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Pneumatic Application, Wemer Deppert and Kurt Stoll, Kemprath Reihe, Vovel
Verlag , Wurzburg, 1976.
2. Pneumatic Tips, Festo K G, Festo, Germany, 1987.
3. Mechatronics, N. P. Mahalik, Mc Graw-Hill Education.
4. Mechatronic Systems Fundamentals, Rolf Isermann, Springer, 2003.
5. Mechatronics: Introduction, Robert H Bishop, Taylor and Francis, 2006.
6. Mechatronics System Design, D. Shetty, Cengage Learning (Indian Ed.)

BEME605T: DYNAMICS OF MACHINES

UNIT – I [ 8 Hrs.]
Concepts in machine element dynamics. D’Alembert principle. Application of these approaches
for simple two degree of freedom systems. Simple precession and gyroscopic couple. Gyroscopic
effect on airplane, ship, vehicles and grinding mills.
UNIT – II [ 8 Hrs.]
Dynamic force analysis of planar linkages such as four bar chain and reciprocating mechanism
by graphical method, virtual work method. Cam dynamics and jump-off phenomenon.
UNIT – III [ 8 Hrs.]
Static & Dynamic balancing in rotating machines. Balancing machines and field balancing by
vector diagram.
Balancing in reciprocating mechanism.
UNIT – IV [ 8 Hrs.]
Turning moment Vs crank angle diagram for single- cylinder and multiple-cylinder engines,
punching machines etc. Flywheel selection.
Speed governors, centrifugal and inertia type, Watt, Portal, Proel, Hartnell governors, operating
characteristics of governors.
.
UNIT – V [ 8 Hrs.]

Derivation of equation of motion for vibratory system. Free vibration of single-degree-of-
freedom system with and without damping. Logarithmic decrement and damping estimation.

Forced vibration of single-degree-of-freedom system and vibration isolation, whirling of shaft
and critical speed of rotors.
UNIT – VI [ 8 Hrs.]
Equation of motion for two-degree-of-freedom system. Natural frequencies and mode shapes,
vibration absorber. Torsional oscillation of two-disc and three disc rotors. Introduction to FFT
analyzer for vibration measurements.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Mechanical Vibrations, S. S. Rao, Addison Wesley Publishing.
2. Mechanical Vibrations, V. P. Singh, Dhanpat Rai & Sons.
3. Mechanical Vibrations, G. K. Grover, Nem Chand & Bros.
4. Fundamentals of Mechanical Vibration, Graham Kelly, Tata McGraw Hill.
5. Theory of Machines, Jagdish Lal, Metropolitan Publishers.
6. Theory of Machines, Rattan S. S, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New
Delhi.
7. Vibration and Noise for Engineering, Pujara, K, Dhanpat Rai and Company.
8. Theory of Machine, Thomas Bevan, Pearson Publications.
9. Mechanics of Machines, V. Ramamurti, Narosa Publications.
10. Mechanism & Machine Theory, A.G. Ambekar, PHI Publication.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Theory of Mechanisms and Machines, Ghosh A. and Mallick A.K., Affiliated East-
West Press Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1988.

2. Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Shigley J.E. and Uicker J.J.,McGraw-Hill,
Inc., 1995.
3. Mechanism and Machine Theory, Rao J.S. and Dukkipati R.V., Wiley-Eastern
Limited, New Delhi, 1992.
4. Mechanics of Machines, John Hannah and Stephens R.C., Viva Books.
5. Theory of Machines, Sadhu Singh, Pearson Education.