AS3361 Thermodynamics and Strength of Materials Laboratory Syllabus:

AS3361 Thermodynamics and Strength of Materials Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

• To study the mechanical properties of materials when subjected to different types of loading.
• To study how to improve the material properties.
• To understand the nature of materials under microscopic Examination

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1. Tension test on a mild steel rod
2. Double shear test on Mild steel and Aluminum rods
3. Torsion test on mild steel rod
4. Impact test on metal specimen
5. Hardness test on metals – Brinnell and Rockwell Hardness Number
6. Deflection test on beams
7. Compression test on helical springs
8. Strain Measurement using Rosette strain gauge
9. Effect of hardening- Improvement in hardness and impact resistance of steels.
10. Tempering- Improvement Mechanical properties Comparison
(i) Unhardened specimen
(ii) Quenched Specimen and
(iii) Quenched and tempered specimen.
11. Microscopic Examination of
(i) Hardened samples and
(ii) Hardened and tempered samples

OUTCOMES:

• Analyse the Hardness and Tensile strength of the given material
• Examine the deformation and torsion strength of the given material
• Analyse the compression and shear strength of given materials

THERMODYNAMICS LABORATORY

OBJECTIVE:

• To study the engine types and its performance
• To understand the importance of heat transfer and its application.
• To understand the fuel properties.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1. Performance test on a 4-stroke engine
2. Valve timing of a 4 – stroke engine and port timing of a 2 stroke engine
3. Determination of effectiveness of a parallel flow heat exchanger
4. Determination of effectiveness of a counter flow heat exchanger
5. Determination of heating value of a fuel
6. Determination of specific heat of solid
7. Determination of thermal conductivity of solid.
8. Determination of thermal resistance of a composite wall.
9. COP test on a vapour compression refrigeration test rig
10. COP test on a vapour compression air-conditioning test rig

TOTAL: 60 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:

• Perform test on diesel/petrol engine
• Determine the properties of the fuels.
• Analyze the heat transfer properties of solid and composite walls