SYLLABUS FOR PhD ENTRANCE EXAMINATION-2018

School of Mechanical Engineering, REVA University

Part A Marks 50

Engineering Mechanics: Free body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual work;
kinematics and dynamics of particles and of rigid bodies in plane motion, including impulse and
momentum (linear and angular) and energy formulations; impact.

Strength of Materials: Stress and strain, stress-strain relationship and elastic constants, Mohr's
circle for plane stress and plane strain, thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams;
bending and shear stresses; deflection of beams; torsion of circular shafts; Euler's theory of
columns; strain energy methods; thermal stresses.

Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms;

dynamic analysis of slider-crank mechanism; gear trains; flywheels.

Vibrations: Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems; effect of damping;
vibration isolation; resonance, critical speeds of shafts.

Design: Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and the S-N
diagram; principles of the design of machine elements such as bolted, riveted and welded joints,
shafts, spur gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, brakes and clutches.

Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences

Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties; fluid statics, manometer , buoyancy; control-volume analysis
of mass, momentum and energy; fluid acceleration; differential equations of continuity and
momentum; Bernoulli's equation; viscous flow of incompressible fluids; boundary layer;
elementary turbulent flow; flow through pipes, head losses in pipes, bends etc.

Heat-Transfer: Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, resistance concept,
electrical analogy, unsteady heat conduction, fins; dimensionless parameters in free and forced
convective heat transfer, various correlations for heat transfer in flow over flat plates and through
pipes; thermal boundary layer; effect of turbulence; radiative heat transfer, black and grey
surfaces, shape factors, network analysis; heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU
methods.

Thermodynamics: Zeroth, First and Second laws of thermodynamics; thermodynamic system

and processes; Carnot cycle. Irreversibility and availability; behavior of ideal and real gases,
properties of pure substances, calculation of work and heat in ideal processes; analysis of
thermodynamic cycles related to energy conversion.

Applications: Power Engineering: Steam Tables, Rankine, Brayton cycles with regeneration and
reheat. I.C. Engines: air-standard Otto, Diesel cycles. Refrigeration and air-conditioning: Vapour
refrigeration cycle, heat pumps, gas refrigeration, Reverse Brayton cycle; moist air:
psychrometric chart, basic psychrometric processes.

Turbo machinery: Pelton-wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines - impulse and reaction principles,
velocity diagrams.

Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering

Engineering Materials: Structure and properties of engineering materials, heat treatment, stress-
strain diagrams for engineering materials.

Metal Casting: Design of patterns, moulds and cores; solidification and cooling; riser and gating
design, design considerations.

Forming: Plastic deformation and yield criteria; fundamentals of hot and cold working
processes; load estimation for bulk (forging, rolling, extrusion, and drawing) and sheet (shearing,
deep drawing, and bending) metal forming processes; principles of powder metallurgy.

Joining: Physics of welding, brazing and soldering; adhesive bonding; design considerations in
welding.

Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining, single and multi-point
cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, tool life and wear; economics of machining;
principles of non-traditional machining processes; principles of work holding, principles of
design of jigs and fixtures.

Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements;
comparators; gauge design; interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and testing
methods; tolerance analysis in manufacturing and assembly.

Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integration

tools.
Production Planning and Control: Forecasting models, aggregate production planning,
scheduling, materials requirement planning.
Inventory Control: Deterministic and probabilistic models; safety stock inventory control
systems.
Operations Research: Linear programming, simplex and duplex method, transportation,
assignment, network flow models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.

References:

1. Engineering Mechanics, S S Bhavikatti, K. G. Rajashekarappa,New Age international (P)

Ltd.,Publisher
2. Engineering Mechanics Statics and Dynamics, N H Dubey Tata McGraw-Hill Education,
2013 - Dynamics
3. Strength of Materials S S Bhavikatti,Vikas Publishing House -1 Pvt Ltd,2nd Edition 2006
4. Theory of Machine – S S Rattan 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2013.
5. Theory of Machine – Dr.Sadhu Singh 2rd Edition, Pearson Publication.
6. Mechanical Vibrations, S S Rao, Pearson Education Inc., 4th edition, 2003.
7. Mechanical Vibrations, G K Grover, Nem Chand and Bros, 6th edition, 1996.
8. Design of Machine Elements, V B Bhandari, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company
Ltd., New Delhi.
9. Fluid Mechanics , Dr. Bansal R K ,Lakshmi Publications, 2004
10. Heat and Mass Transfer , Mahesh M Rathore, Laxmi Publications
11. Basic and Applied Thermodynamics,Nag P K, Tata McGraw Hill Pub.Co,2002
12. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery, Dr. Bansal R K ,Lakshmi Publications, 2004.
13. Material Science & Engineering , Willam D Callister Jr, Johan Wiley &Sons.,Iic, 5 th
Edition 2001.
14. Workshop Technology A K Hazara Chowdray & S K Hazara Chowdray , Media
promoters and Publishers pvt. Limited, 2007
15. Manufacturing Technology-1 Dr. K Radhakrishna , Sapna Book House, 5th Edition 2009.
16. Engineering Metrology , R K Jain ,Khanna Publishers,1994.
17. Automation, Production Systems and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, M P Groover
,Pearson Education ,Third Edition, 2008.
18. Samue Eilon “Elements of Production, Planning and Control, 1st Edition, Universal
Publishing Corp., 1999.

19. Operation Research D Sharma, Kedarnath Ramanath & Co.

 PART – B Marks 50

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research and Types of research: Meaning of Research- Objectives of Research- Motivation in

Research. Research methods vs Methodology. Types of research – Descriptive vs. Analytical,
Applied vs.
Fundamental, Quantitative vs. Qualitative, Conceptual vs. Empirical. Research Process. Criteria
of good Research.

Research Formulation – Defining and formulating the research problem - Selecting the
problem - Necessity of defining the problem - Importance of literature review in defining a
problem – Literature review – Primary and secondary sources – reviews, treatise, monographs-
patents – web as a source – searching the web - Critical literature review – Identifying gap areas
from literature review - Development of working hypothesis.

Interpretation and report writing - Techniques of interpretation - Structure and components of

scientific reports - Different steps in the preparation - Layout, structure and language of the
report - Illustrations and tables - Types of report - Technical reports and thesis

Reference Books:
1. Kothari, C.R., 1990. Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques. New Age
International. 418p.
2. Garg, B.L., Karadia, R., Agarwal, F. and Agarwal, U.K., 2002. An introduction to Research
Methodology, RBSA Publishers.
3. Sinha, S.C. and Dhiman, A.K., 2002. Research Methodology, Ess Ess Publications. 2 volumes.