SG3411 Thermal and Fluid Engineering Laboratory Syllabus:

SG3411 Thermal and Fluid Engineering Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

Course Objectives

1 To study the valve and port timing diagram and performance characteristics of IC engines
2 To study the Performance of refrigeration cycle / components
3 To study the Performance and Energy Balance Test on a Steam Generator.
4 To verify the principles studied in fluid mechanics and machinery theory by performing experiments in laboratory

A. Thermal Engineering

List of Experiments

1. Determine the viscosity of the oil using Redwood /Saybolt viscometer
2. Determination of Flash and Fire point of the oil
3. Draw the valve timing and port timing diagram for the 4S and 2S engines
4. Performance test on petrol engine
5. Performance test on diesel engine
6. Performance test on multi cylinder engine
7. Conduct the performance test and plot the Characteristics curves for Reciprocating air compressor
8. Conduct the performance test on Vapor compression Refrigeration system

B. Fluid Mechanics

1. Determine the coefficient of discharge using Flow through Venturimeter/ Orifice
2. Conduct the performance test and plot the Characteristics curves for Centrifugal pumps
3. Conduct the performance test and plot the Characteristics curves for Gear pump
4. Conduct the performance test and plot the Characteristics curves for Reciprocating pump
5. Conduct the performance test and plot the Characteristics curves for Francis turbine
6. Determination the major and minor losses in flow through pipes
7. Pressure distribution around a circular cylinder in high Reynolds number flow

Total 60

OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course the students would be able to
1. Conduct tests to evaluate performance characteristics of IC engines
2. Conduct tests to evaluate the performance of refrigeration cycle
3. Conduct experiment on Test the performance of tubes in tube heat exchangers
4. Determine the performance characteristics of turbine, rotodynamic pump and positive displacement pump.
5. Apply the fluid static and momentum principles to determine the metacentric height and forces due to impact of jet