Experiments
1 Determination of Flash point and Fire point of lubricating oil using Abel Pensky and Pensky Martins Apparatus.
2 Determination of Calorific value of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels
3 Determination of Viscosity of lubricating oil using Torsion viscometer.
4 Valve Timing diagram of 4-stroke IC Engine
5 Calculation of work done and heat transfer from PV and TS diagram using Planimeter
6 Performance Test on Four stroke Petrol Engine and calculations of IP, BP, Thermal efficiencies, SFC, FP and to draw heat balance sheet.
7 Performance Test on Four stroke Multi-cylinder Engine and calculations of IP, BP, Thermal efficiencies, SFC, FP and to draw heat balance sheet.
8 Calibration of Venturimeter
9 Determination of Coefficient of discharge for a small orifice by a constant head method.
10 Determination of Viscosity of a Fluid
11 Calibration of contracted Rectangular Notch
12 Verification of Bernoulli’s equation.
13 Pipe friction apparatus with loss of head on pipe fittings
14 Determination of Coefficient of loss of head in a sudden contraction and friction factor.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
1. CO1 :Operate the instrument and measure the BP, FP, IP and AF ratio.
2. CO2 :Find the efficiency of the engine and Estimate the calorific value of the given fuel.
3. CO3 :Verify the Bernoulli’s equation.
4. CO4 : Evaluate the viscosity of fluid.
Conduct of Practical Examination:
1. All laboratory experiments are to be included for practical examination.
2. Breakup of marks and the instructions printed on the cover page of answer script to be strictly adhered by the examiners.
3. Students can pick one experiment from the questions lot prepared by the examiners.
4. Change of experiment is allowed only once and 15% Marks allotted to the procedure part to be made