VSB COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CAMPUS, COIMBATORE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Academic Year -2015-2016(Even Sem)
Syllabus for Technical Aptitude Training- for Mechanical

i) Mechanics : Statics of Particles: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies, Properties of Surfaces and

Solids, Dynamics of Particles, Friction and Elements of Rigid Body Dynamics of Particles
Basics of Mechanisms, Kinematics of Linkage Mechanisms, Kinematics of Cam Mechanisms,
Gears and Gear Trains, Friction, Force Analysis, Balancing and Vibration.
ii) Strength of Materials Design: Stress, Strain and Deformation of Solids, Transverse Loading
on Beams and Stresses in Beams, Deflection of Beams, Energy Principles, Thin cylinders and
spherical resells Torsion - Fundamentals of Design for Strength and Stiffness of Machine
Members,
iii) Thermodynamics : Basic Concepts: First Law, Second Law, Entropy and Availability,
Properties of Steam, Psychometric, Ideal and Real Gases and Thermodynamic Relations, Fuels
and Combustion, - Gas Power Cycles, Stream Turbines, Internal Combustion Engines: Internal
Combustion Engines Testing and Performance, Gas Turbines, - Steam Nozzle, Air Compressor,
Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, Boilers, Cogeneration and Waste Heat Recovery. Heat
Transfer& Mass Transfer: Heat Transfer : Conduction, Phase Change Heat Transfer and Heat
Exchangers, Radiation, Mass Transfer- Refrigeration Cycle, Refrigerants, System Components
and Balancing, Psychometric, Air Conditioning Systems, Unconventional Refrigeration Cycles.
iv) Automotive Engines : SI Engines: Construction and Operation, Engine Fuel System,
Cooling and Lubrication System, Combustion and Combustion Chambers, Two Stroke Engines,
Diesel Engine: Basic Theory, Fuel Injection System, Air Motion, Combustion and Combustion
Chambers, Supercharging and Turbocharging,Diesel Engine Testing and Performance.
v) MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING- Metal Casting: Design of
patterns, cores and moulds; cooling and solidification; riser and gating design, design
considerations. Forming: Plastic deformation and yield criteria; fundamentals of cold and hot
working processes; load estimation for bulk (rolling, forging, extrusion, drawing) and sheet
(deep drawing, shearing, bending) metal forming processes; principles of powder metallurgy.
Joining: Physics of welding, soldering and brazing, design considerations in welding; adhesive
bonding. Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining, single and
multi-point cutting tools, materials and tool geometry , tool life and wear; economics of
machining; principles of work holding, principles of non-traditional machining processes;
principles of design of jigs and fixtures.

Prepared by: P.Barathkannan