AU3311 Mechanical Sciences Laboratory Syllabus:

AU3311 Mechanical Sciences Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The objective of this course is to prepare the students to conduct experiments in order to understand the various physical characterization, mechanical properties and testing methods of materials, performance of fluid flow measuring devices and fluid machinery.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1. Tension Test
2. Torsion Test
3. Testing of springs
4. Impact test i) Izod, ii) Charpy
5. Hardness test i) Vickers, ii) Brinell, iii) Rockwell, iv) Shore
6. Deflection of Beams
7. Mass Moment of inertia of connecting rods
8. Determination of the Coefficient of discharge of given Orifice meter.
9. Determination of the Coefficient of discharge of given Venturi meter.
10. Calculation of the rate of flow using Rota meter.
11. Determination of friction factor for a given set of pipes.
12. experiments and drawing the characteristic curves of centrifugal pump
13. Experiments and drawing the characteristic curves of reciprocating pump.
14. Experiments and drawing the characteristic curves of Gear pump.
15. Experiments and drawing the characteristic curves of Pelton wheel / Francis turbine/ Kaplan turbine

COURSEOUTCOMES

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to,
1. Conduct experiments to understand the physical characterization of materials.
2. Identify the various experimental testing methods for of mechanical properties of materials.
3. Evaluate the basics of fluid flow characteristics.
4. Measure experimentally the Performance characteristics of pumps.
5. Determine experimentally the Performance characteristics of turbines.