LESSON PLAN

ME 100 BASICS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

2-1-0-3

Course Objectives
To expose the students to the thrust areas in Mechanical Engineering and their
relevance by covering the fundamental concepts

Modul
e
I

II

Topics as per
course plan
Laws of
Thermodynami
cs- significance
and
applications of
TD
Entropy,
available
energy,
Clausius
inequality,
principle of
increase of
entropy
Ideal and real
gas equations
Analysis of
Carnot cycle,
Otto cycle,
Diesel cycle
and Brayton
cycle;
Efficiency of
these cycles
Energy
conversion
devices:
Boilers, Steam
turbines, Gas
turbines and
hydraulic
turbines
Working
principle of 2
stroke and 4
stroke IC
engines
(Diesel and
petrol)

Expected Topic coverage

Qualitative ideas on laws of
TD, heat engines, heat
pumps and refrigerator.
Efficiency and COP
Simple problems on efficiency
and COP
Qualitative ideas. No
derivations. No numerical
problems

Hour
s
2

Equations and problems

Derivation of air standard

efficiency. Numerical
problems.

Brief description of working

principle of these devices
with the help of simple
sketches simple vertical
boiler, types of steam
turbines, open cycle and
closed cycle GT, types and
application of hydraulic
turbines
Working principle with the
help of simple sketches

III

IV

Reciprocating
and centrifugal
pumps, rotary
pumps
Reciprocating
and centrifugal
compressors,
fans, blowers,
rotary
compressors,
air motor.
Refrigeration
and Air
conditioning,
COP
Vapour
compression
and vapour
absorption
refrigeration
systems
Study of
household
refrigerator,
Energy
efficiency
rating
Psychrometry,
Psychrometric
processes
Window air
conditioner,
split air
conditioner,
ratings and
selection
Refrigerants
and their
impact on
environment
Engines and
Power
Transmission
Devices in
Automobiles,
Different types
of engines
used in
automobiles,
types of

Classification of pumps,
Working principle of these
pumps with the help of
simple sketches, applications
Classification of air
compressors; Working
principle of these machines
with the help of simple
sketches, applications

Definition of terms, Meanings

of refrigeration, ton of
refrigeration, air conditioning,
COP.
Working with the help of
schematic and
thermodynamic cycle
diagrams.

Parts of household
refrigerator, schematic
diagram, method of giving
energy efficiency rating

Introduce psychrometry and

pschrometric chart.
Psychrometric processes in
psychrometric chart
Working with the help of
schematic diagrams; power
rating, approximate
calculation of power rating

Properties of refrigerants,
commonly used refrigerants,
environment friendly
refrigerants
Type of automobiles; Engine
used, such as fuel, number of
strokes, number of cylinders
in different automobiles.

automobiles

VI

Major
components
and their
functions
Fuels; Recent
developments,
CRDI, MPFI,
Hybrid engines
Belts and belt
drives , Chain
drive, rope
drive; gears
and gear trains
Friction clutch,
Brakes
Engineering
materials,
classification,
properties,
alloys and
their
applications
Casting

Major components of an
automobile and functions of
each

Brief description only

Characteristics of these
devices, types of gears, types
of gear trains, applications

Cone and single plate clutch,

types of brakes, applications
Classification of Engineering
materials. Properties, What
are alloys? Important alloys
and their applications

Steps in casting process

Types of casting processes

Sheet metal
forming, sheet
metal cutting
Forging,
rolling,
extrusion
Metal joining
processes,
powder
metallurgy
Machine Tools;
Lathe- centre
lathe

Methods; applications

Basic idea, types of processes

Welding, soldering and

brazing
Processes in powder
metallurgy
What is a machine tool?
Examples;
Simple sketch showing the
important parts of a lathe.
What is centre lathe? Types of
machining operations done
using lathe
Types; important parts;
operations

Drilling
machinestudy of pillar
drilling

machine

Shaper, planer,
slotter

Applications and brief

descriptions

Milling
machine

Types; simple sketches;

Applications; gear
terminologies related to gear
manufacturing; Indexing and
gear cutting
Explanation of working with
the help of a simple sketch;
applications
What are NC and CNC
machines? Difference
between them.

Grinding
machine
Power saw
Introduction to
NC and CNC
machines