Brief overview of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Hooghly Engineering & Technology College

Hooghly Engineering & Technology College started the Mechanical Engineering Department in the year of 2010. But through a very short span of three years the department has been setting up gradually very high standards in terms of infrastructure as well as quality education as per need of the present day with the help of a group of extremely dedicated and knowledgeable fa culty and technical staff members with the active supports from members of all other departments as well as administration. The department has an intake capacity of 60 + 3 students in the first year. Another 12 students are admitted in the second year through lateral entry. The first batch of the department will graduate in the year 2014. Beside the theory classes the department provides ample laboratory facilities and hands-on training to the students. As mechanical engineering is basically core industry based subject so the students are motivated to give full devotion to the future professional career in industry. This department has already developed different laboratories which have wide industrial applications in various sectors. For example there is the Manufacturing Technology Lab, Machining & Machine Tools Lab, Material Testing Lab, Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer Lab, Thermal power Engineering Lab, I. C. Engine Lab, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Lab, Metrology & Measurement Lab, Machine Drawing Lab, Computer-aided Design Lab, Applied Mechanics Lab, Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines Lab, Dynamics of Machines Lab etc. as per WBUT syllabus. The department also extend support to the first year students of all branches in their theoretical subjects like Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics as well as practical subjects like Basic Engineering Drawing & Computer Graphics which includes training on Auto CAD software and Workshop Practice and hands-on training in the conventional machining and other traditional trades like Smithy, Forging, Welding, Foundry and Pattern Making. The department have started organizing student certification training programme in collaboration with Trident Techlabs on CAD/CAM/CAE using CREO PARAMETRIC software during semester recesses. The list of faculty members is listed below. Faculty Member Dr. Abhijit Patra Mr. Smitadhi Ganguly Mr. Nitai Banerjee Mr. Supriyo Roy Mr. Abhijit Dutta Mr. Sandip Basu Designation HOD Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor

The industrial applications of the various laboratories conducted during the course are listed below. Laboratory name Manufacturing Technology Industrial application Wide application in moulding, casting and forging industry. Welding is used in fabrication, construction industry, structural and pressure vessel industries Modern manufacturing industry, tool and die making industry. Widely used in various industries for studying the microstructures of metals and improving their performances (strength, durability etc). Designing of power plant, turbine, pumps, 4-stroke engine industries. Thermal power plants Widely used in automobile industry. Cold storage, construction industries for setting up shopping malls, hotels etc. Used in industries to check precision instruments. Needed in any mechanical engineering industry for designing, producing and manufacturing various machine components. Industries related to design 2D & 3D model, and different types of analysis and simulation of mechanical components. Testing the mechanical properties of materials used in various industries including construction industry. Hydroelectric power plant, irrigation, water pipe line systems. Vibration analysis and balancing is widely used in core industry. In all manufacturing and production industries.

Machining & Machine Tools

Material Testing

Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer Thermal power Engineering I. C. Engine Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Metrology & Measurement Machine Drawing

Computer-aided Design

Strength of material Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines Dynamics of Machines Workshop

The following labs are conducted during the various semesters as per WBUT syllabus: Mechanical Workshop Making a gauge from MS plate as per drawing by using different Fitting tools Joining of Mild Steel sheet/plate by using MAG,Arc welding,Gas welding,Spot welding. Soldering, Gas cutting Making a wooden pattern by using different pattern tools , wood turning lathe machine and Sandering machine Making a sand mould. Testing mould sand (Grain Fineness number, Mould Hardness, Permeability, Moisture Content checking) Aluminium casting Making of Chisel by Upsetting and Drawingdown operation Sheet metal working like simple cone, box, funnel. Different machining operation by lathe, Milling ,Shaping, Drilling, Grinding machine Machining of typical products involving lathe, milling/shaping operations and finishing process(es); Machining of gears It is being set up

Fitting Shop Welding Shop Pattern Shop Foundry Shop Sand Testing Casting Shop Forging Shop Tin Smithy Shop

Machine Shop

Advance Manufacturing Shop

Machine Drawing-I Sheets on the following topics are prepared 1. Welds and Welded Joints 2. Schematic Product Symbols for Electrical & Electronic Components 3. Pipe Joints & Fittings 4. Conversions between Isometric Projection and Orthographic Projection 5. Sectional Views 6. Screw & Rivets 7. Limits, Tolerances & Fits 8. Assembly Drawing & Part Drawing

Workshop Practice-II Details provided in the head: Mechanical Workshop. Applied Mechanics Lab 1. 2. 3. 4. Brinell Hardness Test Rockwell Hardness Test Determining closely coiled helical spring stiffness under tension and compressive loads Tension Test of ductile and brittle materials: stress-strain diagram, determination of yield strength ultimate strength, modulus of elasticity, percentage elongation and percentage reduction in areas, observation of fractured surfaces using UTM 5. Torsion Test 6. Experiment on Deflection of Simply Supported and Overhung Beams Fluid mechanics & Hydraulic Machines Lab 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Determining coefficient of discharge of flowing fluid through pipe by venturimeter. Determining coefficient of discharge of flowing fluid through pipe by orificemeter. Experiment to verify Bernouli's theorem. Determination of metacentric height of a floating vessel. Determination of efficiency of Pelton turbines. Determination of efficiency of Centrifugal pump. Determination of efficiency of Reciprocating pump. Experiment on pipe flow. Experiment on frictional losses in pipes

Manufacturing Technology Lab Details provided in the head: Mechanical Workshop. Material Testing Lab 1. To determine the Impact Toughness of a given material by Izod Impact Test 2. To determine the Impact Toughness of a given material by Charpy Impact Test 3. To detect surface/sub-surface cracks in a given material by Dye Penetrant Inspection method 4. To test drawability of given sheet metal specimen by Erichen Cupping Test 5. Sample preparation and etching of different ferrous non-ferrous metals and alloys for metallographic studies: (a) Cast Iron (b) 0.3 wt% C Plain carbon steel (c) Aluminium and (d) Brass 6. Metallographic studies and measurement of hardness of 0.3wt%C Plain carbon steel heat treated under different rates of cooling: (a) Furnace cooling (Annealing) (b) Air cooling (Normalizing) (c) Water quenching (Hardening) and (d) Oil quenching (Hardening)

Machine Drawing-II 1. Assembly Drawing 1.1. Lathe Tail-stock 1.2. Tool Head of A Shaping Machine 2. Computer-Aided Drawing using AutoCAD 2011 2.1. 2D Drawings 2.1.1. Development of Surfaces 2.1.2. Sections 2.2. 3D Drawings 2.2.1. Simple Solids 2.2.2. Machine Parts Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer Lab . 1. Determination of dryness fraction of steam by combined separating and throttling calorimeter. 2. Study and performance test of a single acting reciprocating air compressor. 3. Determination of thermal conductivity of a metal rod. 4. Determination of thermal conductivity of an insulating powder/or an insulating plate. 5. Determination of h for forced convection over a pin fin. 6. Study of a shell and tube heat exchanger and determination of LMTD. Design Practice-1 1. Knuckle/Cotter joint 2. Bolted bracket/ turn buckle 3. Screw jack 4. Riveted joints 5. Shaft Couplings 6. Helical compression spring/ Leaf spring. Metrology & Measurement Lab 1. Taking measurements using following instruments : (i) Vernier height & depth gauge, (ii) Dial micrometer, (iii) Thread gauge, (iv) Radius gauge, (v) Filler gauge, (vi) Slip gauge. 2. Measurement of angle of a component using : (i) Vernier bevel protractor, (ii) angle gauges , (iii) Sine-bar and slip gauges. 3. Checking / measuring parallelism, cylindricity and concentricity of components using dial indicator. 4. Measurement of a specific dimension for a lot of components, and prepare a histogram from the data obtained. 5. Measurement of surface finish by a Talysurf instrument. 6. Measurement of micro feature of a product (eg. Thread of a bolt or saw etc.) in a profile projector. 7. Determine natural cooling characteristics of a heated object by using a thermocouple. 8. Measurement of air velocity across an air duct using anemometer.

Machining & Machine Tools Lab 1. Measurement of cutting forces (Pz and Px or Py ) in straight turning at different feeds and velocities 2. Measurement of average cutting temperature in turning under different speed feed combinations 3. Measurement of surface roughness in turning under different conditions 4. Study of chip formation ( type, color & thickness ) in turning mild steel and evaluation of role of variation of cutting velocity and feed on chip reduction coefficient /cutting ratio and shear angle 5. Measurement of tool wear and evaluation of tool life in turning mild steel by HSS or carbide tool 6. Geometrical and kinematic test of a centre lathe or a drilling machine 7. Producing a cast iron vee block by machining 8. Production of a straight toothed spur gear from a cast or forged disc IC Engine Lab 1. Determination of calorific value of a fuel by Bomb calorimeter. 2. Flue gas analysis by ORSAT apparatus. 3. Study of valve timing diagram of Diesel Engine. 4. Performance test of a four stroke single acting Diesel Engine 5. Performance Text of an I.C. Engine using electric (eddy current) dynamometer. 6. Study of MPFI (multipoint fuel injection system). Design Practice-II 1. 2-D modelling of mechanical components and systems using CREO software. 2. 3-D modelling of mechanical components and systems using CREO software. 3. Assembly of mechanical components using CREO software. 4. Design analysis of mechanical components using software package CREO software. Dynamics of Machines Lab 1. Studying vibratory systems of single and more than one degree of freedom in linear and rotory systems; 2. Static and dynamic balancing of rotating masses; 3. Experiments on working of governor, operation and analysis. 4 Experiments on working of gyroscope, operation and analysis. 5. Designing cam, 6. Studying operation of cams and its analysis. Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Lab 1. Study of a Domestic Refrigerator. 2. Study of a room (window type) Air Conditioner.

3. Determination of C.O.P of a vapour compression refrigeration system. 4. Experiment in an Air Conditioning Test Unit; Determination of bypass factor and plotting of the cooling dehumidification process on a psychometric chart. 5. Performance test of thermoelectric refrigeration system. Advanced Manufacturing Lab (In the process of being set up) 1. Study of Abrasive Jet Machining 2. Study of Ultrasonic Machining 3. Parametric Study of Electro-Discharge Machining 4. Study of Electro-Chemical Machining 5. Study of geometry of robot manipulator, actuators and grippers 6. Programming on CNC Turning 7. Programming on CNC Milling Machine 8. Robot Programming.