Mechanical Engineering Paper

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PAPER-I
(For both objective and conventional type papers)
1. Thermodynamics, Cycles and IC Engines, Basic concepts, Open and Closed systems.
Heat and work. Zeroth, First and Second Law, Application to non-Flow and Flow
processes. Entropy, Availability, Irreversibility and Tds relations. Claperyron and real gas
equations, Properties of ideal gases and vapours. Standard vapour, Gas power and
Refrigeration cycles. Two stage compressor. C-I and S.I. Engines. Pre-ignition,
Detonation and Diesel-knock, Fuel injection and Carburation, Supercharging. Turbo-prop
and Rocket engines, Engine Cooling, Emission & Control, Flue gas analysis,
Measurement of Calorific values. Conventional and Nuclear fuels, Elements of Nuclear
power production.
2. Heat Transfer and Refrigeration and Airconditioning.

Modes of heat transfer. One dimensional steady and unsteady conduction. Composite
slab and Equivalent Resistance. Heat dissipation from extended surfaces, Heat
exchangers, Overall heat transfer coefficient, Empirical correlations for heat transfer in
laminar and turbulent flows and for free and forced Convection, Thermal boundary layer
over a flat plate. Fundamentals of diffusive and connective mass transfer, Black body and
basic concepts in Radiation, Enclosure theory, Shape factor, Net work analysis. Heat
pump and Refrigeration cycles and systems, Refrigerants. Condensers, Evaporates and
Expansion devices, Psychrometry, Charts and application to air conditioning, Sensible
heating and cooling, Effective temperature, comfort indices, Load calculations, Solar
refrigeration, controls, Duct design.
3. Fluid Mechanics.
Properties and classification of fluids, Manometry, forces on immersed surfaces, Center
of pressure, Buoyancy, Elements of stability of floating bodies. Kinematics and
Dynamics.
Irrotational and incompressible. Inviscid flow. Velocity potential, Pressure field and
Forces on immersed bodies. Bernoulli’s equation, Fully developed flow through pipes,
Pressure drop calculations, Measurement of flow rate and Pressure drop. Elements of
boundary layer theory, Integral approach, Laminar and tubulent flows, Separations. Flow
over weirs and notches. Open channel flow, Hydraulic jump. Dimensionless numbers,
Dimensional analysis, Similitude and modelling. One-dimensional isentropic flow,
Normal shock wave, Flow through convergent – divergent ducts, Oblique shock-wave,
Rayleigh and Fanno lines.
4. Fluid Machinery and Steam Generators.

Performance, Operation and control of hydraulic Pump and impulse and reaction
Turbines, Specific speed, Classification. Energy transfer, Coupling, Power transmission,
Steam generators Fire-tube and water-tube boilers. Flow of steam through Nozzles and
Diffusers, Wetness and condensation. Various types of steam and gas Turbines, Velocity
diagrams. Partial admission. Reciprocating, Centrifugal and axial flow Compressors,
Multistage compression, role of Mach Number, Reheat, Regeneration, Efficiency,
Governance.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PAPER – II

(For both objective and conventional type papers)
5. THEORY OF MACHINES:
Kinematic and dynamic analysis of planer mechanisms. Cams. Gears and gear trains.
Flywheels. Governors. Balancing of rigid rotors and field balancing. Balancing of single
and multicylinder engines, Linear vibration analysis of mechanical systems. Critical
speeds and whirling of shafts Automatic controls.
6. MACHINE DESIGN :
Design of Joints : cotters, keys, splines, welded joints, threaded fasteners, joints formed
by interference fits. Design of friction drives : couplings and clutches, belt and chain
drives, power screws.
Design of Power transmission systems : gears and gear drives shaft and axle, wire ropes.
Design of bearings : hydrodynamics bearings and rolling element bearings.
7. STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
Stress and strain in two dimensions, Principal stresses and strains, Mohr’s construction,
linear elastic materials, isotropy and anisotropy, stress-strain relations, uniaxial loading,
thermal stresses. Beams : Bending moment and shear force diagram, bending stresses and
deflection of beams. Shear stress distribution. Torsion of shafts, helical springs.
Combined stresses, thick-and thin-walled pressure vessels. Struts and columns. Strain
energy concepts and theories of failure.
8. ENGINEERING MATERIALS :
Basic concepts on structure of solids. Crystalline maferials. Detects in crystalline
materials. Alloys and binary phase diagrams. Structure and properties of common
engineering materials. Heat treatment of steels. Plastics, Ceramics and composite
materials. Common applications of various materials.
9. PRODUCTION ENGINEERING :
Metal Forming : Basic Principles of forging, drawing and extrusion; High energy rate
forming; Powder metallurgy.
Metal Casting : Die casting, investment casting, Shall Moulding, Centrifugal Casting,
Gating & Riser design; melting furnaces.
Fabrication Processes : Principles of Gas, Arc, Shielded arc Welding; Advanced Welding
Processes, Weldability: Metallurgy of Welding.
Metal Cutting : Turning, Methods of Screw Production, Drilling, Boring, Milling, Gear
Manufacturing, Production of flat surfaces, Grinding & Finishing Processes. Computer
Controlled Manufacturing Systems-CNC, DNC, FMS, Automation and Robotics.
Cutting Tools Materials, Tool Geometry, Mechanism of Tool Wear, Tool Life &
Machinability; Measurement of cutting forces. Economics of Machining. Unconventional
Machining Processes. Jigs and Fixtures. Fits and tolerances, Measurement of surface
texture, Comparators Alignment tests and reconditioning of Machine Tools.
10. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING :

Production Planning and Control : Forecasting – Moving average, exponential
smoothing, Operations, scheduling; assembly line balancing, Product development,
Break-even analysis, Capacity planning, PERT and CPM.
Control Operations : Inventory control ABC analysis, EOQ model, Materials requirement
planning. Job design, Job standards, Work measurement, Quality Management – Quality
analysis and control. Operations Research : Linear Programming – Graphical and
Simplex methods, Transportation and assignment models. Single server queueing model.
Value Engineering : Value analysis for cost/value.
11. ELEMENTS OF COMPUTATION :

Computer Organisation, Flow charting, Features of Common computer Languages –
FORTRAN, d Base III, Lotus 1-2-3, C and elementary Programming.

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PAPER-I

(For both objective and conventional type papers)

2. Heat Transfer and Refrigeration and Airconditioning.

4. Fluid Machinery and Steam Generators.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PAPER – II

Design of bearings : hydrodynamics bearings and rolling element bearings.

10. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING :

Value Engineering : Value analysis for cost/value.

11. ELEMENTS OF COMPUTATION :

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