LESSON PLAN (2012-2013)

Department
Faculty Name
Semester /Branch/Section
Subject Code and Title

UNIT

Section

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: ME2301/ THERMAL ENGINEERING

Description of Portions to be covered

Periods/no
of Hours

Special Teaching Aids/

Other references used

UNIT I
GAS POWER CYCLES

Introduction

Otto, Diesel cycle

Dual, Brayton cycles

Calculation of mean effective pressure

Air standard efficiency

Actual PV diagram of four stroke

1+1

Theoretical PV diagram of four stroke

1+1

Actual theoretical PV diagram of two stroke

engines

Cutting fluids

1+1

Tutorial
Tutorial
Tutorial

1
9+3
UNIT II
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Classification - Components and their function

Valve timing diagram and port timing

diagram
Comparison of two stroke and four stroke
engines
Carburetor system, Diesel pump and injector
system.
Performance calculation - Comparison of petrol
and diesel engine
Lubrication system and Cooling system

II

4
5
6
7

Battery and Magneto Ignition System

Formation of exhaust emission in SI engines

Formation of exhaust emission in CI engines

1
1+1
1+1

Tutorial
Tutorial

1
1
1
1+1
1
1

Tutorial

9+3
UNIT III
STEAM NOZZLES AND TURBINES
1

III

Flow of steam through nozzles

shapes of nozzles

effect of friction, critical pressure ratio,

supersaturated flow,

Impulse and Reaction principles

Impulse and Reaction compounding, velocity

diagram
compounding, velocity diagram for simple
stage turbines,
compounding, velocity diagram for multi-stage
turbines
speed regulations Governors

7
8
9

1
1
1
1
1+1
1+1
1+1

Tutorial
Tutorial
Tutorial

1
1
9+3

UNIT IV
AIR COMPRESSOR

Classification and working principle of various

types of compressors
compressors work of compression with and
without clearance
Volumetric efficiency

Isothermal efficiency

Isentropic efficiency of reciprocating

compressors
Multistage air compressor

1+1

Tutorial

Multistage air compressor and inter cooling

1+1

Tutorial

work of multistage air compressor

1
2

IV

1+1

Ppt presentation

1+1

Tutorial

1
8+4

UNIT V
REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
1

Vapour compression refrigeration cycle

super heat, sub cooling - Performance

calculations
working principle of vapour absorption system,

3
4

Ammonia Water, Lithium

bromide water systems (Description only)
Alternate refrigerants

1
1+1
1+1
1

Comparison between vapour compression and

absorption systems
Air conditioning system: Types,
Working Principles
Psychrometry, Psychometric chart

Cooling Load calculations

Concept of RSHF, GSHF, ESHF

5
6

1
1
1+1

9+3

Lecture-45 hrs

Tutorial-15hrs

Total No of hours: 60

TEXT BOOKS

1. Sarkar, B.K,Thermal Engineering Tata McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2007

2. Kothandaraman.C.P., Domkundwar.S,Domkundwar. A.V., A course in thermal
engineering,Dhanpat Rai &sons ,Fifth edition, 2002
REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Rajput. R. K., Thermal Engineering S.Chand Publishers , 2000

2. Arora.C.P,Refrigeration and Air Conditioning , Tata McGraw-Hill Publishers 1994
3. Ganesan V.. Internal Combustion Engines , Third Edition, Tata Mcgraw-Hill 2007
4. Rudramoorthy, R, Thermal Engineering ,Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi,2003

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