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Ex/PG/ME/T/1291/100/2009

MASTER OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EXAMINATION, 2009

( 2nd Semester )

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESS

Time : Three hours Answer any five questions. What is Metal Matrix Composite ? Discuss their applications in industry. Draw a Schematic diagram of manufacturing Aluminum - Silicon Carbide Metal Matirx Composite through liquid metallurgy technique. 2+3+10+5=20 Full Marks : 100

a) What is ceramic material ? How ceramics are classified ? Discuss the use of ceramic materials as biomaterials. 3+3+4=10 b) Discuss two major types of oxide ceramics and nitride ceramics and their general characteristics. 10

Calculate three sigma control limits for X R charts. Show these limits on X and R charts. Plot the points and interpret the chart. 3. a) What is thermosetting and thermoset plastics ? Give some examples each of them. 4+4=8

b) What is Compression molding and Transfer molding ? How Computer Aided Drafting is used for the design of injection molding. 4. Write short notes on : a) Thermoforming b) Bonding of Thermoplastics [ Turn over 6+6=12 554=20

[2] c) Reinforced - plastic molding d) Processing of plastics. 5. a) What is meant by CIM ? Explain it. Give a structure of CIM and discuss it. b) Discuss in detail the steps involved in rapid prototyping. Also show the process chain for development of rapid prototype and explain. 6. 10+10=20 8.

[3] c) An input of 2 Sin 2t + 0.5 Sin 10t is applied to a first order instrument having a time constant of 0.3s. Find the output. If the same input is applied to an instrument of time constant 0.003s, what will be the output ? Comment on the results. 6+8+6=20 a) Sketch and explain normal curve of errors and hence explain the following : i) precision index

a) With the help of a neat sketch explain the working principle of a tool makers microscope. Mention its uses. b) What is a Tomlinson tester ? Discuss its constructional features and working. Give illustrative sketch. 10+10=20

ii) probable error iii) average daviation for the normal curve. b) 15 surface, selected at random, were found to have the following surface roughness values in m : 5.30, 5.73, 6.77, 5.26, 4.33, 5.45, 6.09, 5.64, 5.81, 5.75, 5.60, 5.58, 5.50, 5.70, 5.64. Determine any reading that can be rejected by applying Chauvenets Criterion. The ratio of maximum derivation to standard derivation should not exceed 2.13. 9. 10+10=20

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a) A measuring system is subjected to ramp imput of first order. Derive an expression for the out put and show its variation with time. Also determine the steady state error. b) A second - order measurement system following the differential equation given by

d Io dt 2

3dIo + 30Io = 30Ii dt

where Io and Ii are the output and input quantities respectively. Determine i) damping ratio

a) Neatly sketch an operating characteristic curve and explain it. Also discuss about consumers risk, LTPD, producers risk, AQL. 10

ii) damped natural frequency iii) static sensitivity iv) time constant.

b) Sample of 5 were taken at regular intervals from a process, 10 samples in all being taken. The results were as follows :

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