CIE346 Maintenance Engineering Syllabus:
CIE346 Maintenance Engineering Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The main learning objective of this course is to prepare the students for:
• Explaining the fundamental concept and principles of industrial safety
• Applying the principles of maintenance engineering.
• Analyzing the wear and its reduction.
• Evaluating faults in various tools, equipments and machines.
• Applying periodic maintenance procedures in preventive maintenance
UNIT I INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
Accident, causes, types, results and control, mechanical and electrical hazards, types, causes, and preventive steps/procedure, describe salient points of factories act 1948 for health and safety, washrooms, drinking water layouts, light, cleanliness, fire, guarding, pressure vessels, etc, Safety color codes. Fire prevention and firefighting, equipment and methods
UNIT II MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING
Definition and aim of maintenance engineering, Primary and secondary functions and responsibility of maintenance department, Types of maintenance, Types, and applications of tools used for maintenance, Maintenance cost & its relation with replacement economy, the Service life of the equipment.
UNIT III WEAR AND CORROSION AND THEIR PREVENTION
Wear- types, causes, effects, wear reduction methods, lubricants-types, and applications, Lubrication methods, general sketch, working and applications, i. Screw down grease cup, ii. Pressure grease gun, iii. Splash lubrication, iv. Gravity lubrication, v. Wick feed lubrication vi. Side feed lubrication, vii. Ring lubrication, Definition, principle, and factors affecting the corrosion. Types of corrosion, corrosion prevention methods
UNIT IV FAULT TRACING
Fault tracing-concept and importance, decision tree concept, need and applications, sequence of fault-finding activities, shown as decision tree, draw decision tree for problems in machine tools, hydraulic, pneumatic, automotive, thermal and electrical equipment like i. Any one machine tool, ii. Pump iii. Air compressor, iv. The internal combustion engine, v. Boiler, vi. Electrical motors, Types of faults in machine tools and their general causes.
UNIT V PERIODIC AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
Periodic inspection-concept and need, degreasing, cleaning and repairing schemes, overhauling of mechanical components, overhauling of electrical motor, common troubles and remedies of electric motor, repair complexities, and its use, definition, need, steps and advantages of preventive maintenance. Steps/procedures for periodic and preventive maintenance of i. Machine tools, ii. Pumps, iii. Air compressors, iv. Diesel generating (DG) sets the Program and schedule of preventive maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment, Advantages of preventive maintenance. Repair cycle concept and importance.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
CO1: Explain the fundamental concept and principles of industrial safety
CO2: Apply the principles of maintenance engineering.
CO3: Analyze the wear and its reduction.
CO4: Evaluate faults in various tools, equipments and machines.
CO5: Apply periodic maintenance procedures in preventive maintenance.
REFERENCES:
1. Edward Ghali, V. S. Sastri, M. Elboujdaini, Corrosion Prevention and Protection: Practical Solutions, John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
2. Garg, HP, Maintenance Engineering, S. Chand Publishing.
3. J Maiti, Pradip Kumar Ray, Industrial Safety Management: 21st Century Perspectives of Asia, Springer, 2017.
4. R. Keith Mobley, Maintenance Fundamentals, Elsevier, 2011.
5. W. E. Vesely, F. F. Goldberg, Fault Tree Handbook, Create space Independent Pub, 2014