SHRI RAWATPURA SARKAR UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phd Course Work
Syllabus
Subject Name: Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Subject Code: PhDME02
Integrative Manufacturing Planning and Control: Role of integrative manufacturing in
CAD/CAM integration, Over view of production control, Forecasting, Master production
schedule, M.R.P., Capacity Planning, Order release, Shop-floor control, Quality assurance,
Manufacturing Planning and control systems; Cellular manufacturing, JIT manufacturing,
Advanced Machining Processes: Hybrid electro-chemical processes, Hybrid thermal processes,
Solid, liquid and powder based material addition processes (Analytical Study), EDM, Injection
Moulding.
Advanced Theory of Elasticity (3-dimensional problems): Theories of Stress and strain,
Transformation of stress and strain, linear stress-strain–temperature relations, Applications of
energy methods, Torsion, Bending, Plates
Convective Heat Transfer and Mass transfer, CFD ,FEM, Additive manufacturing, 3D printing.
Engineering Materials: Composites- Introduction: Conventional engineering materials,
Functions of fibre & matrix, special features, drawbacks, processing, product fabrication,
applications. Super alloys- Properties, selection & engineering application of: Nickel based
super alloys, Cobalt based super alloys & Iron based super alloys. Ceramics Oxide surfaces,
ceramic forming & metal ceramic interface.
Supply Chain Management: The new paradigm, the modular company, the network relations,
and supply process procurement process, Distribution management. Reverse Engineering-
Methodologies and Techniques, Hardware and software, Rapid prototyping –Relationship with
reverse engineering
Introduction To Optimization: Development-Engineering application-statement of an
optimization problem- classification of problems-optimization techniques. Classical optimization
technique- Introduction-single variable and multivariable with no constraints and equality
constraints – Lagrange model-optimization with inequality constraints.
SHRI RAWATPURA SARKAR UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
References
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2. Engineering optimization –Theory and Practice- by S.S.Rao.
3. Operations Research by Hamdy .H.Taha
4. Engineering Materials, Properties & Selection - Ken Budinski & Michael K.Budinski,
Prentice Hall.
5. Materials Selection & Applications in Mechanical Engineering - Dr.A. Raman, Industrial
Press Inc.
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production, and customer focused quality, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1998.
7. Vinesh Raja and Kiran J Fernandes, “Reverse Engineering – An Industrial perspective”,
Springer, London, 2008