Ph.D.

Course work

Pre-Ph.D. Examination Syllabus

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,

K L UNIVERSITY,
VADDESWARAM - 522502, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA.
 KL UNIVERSITY
Green Fields, Vaddeswaram.

List of Pre-Ph.D Courses approved by

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

S.NO PAPER – 2 Code PAPER – 3 Code

Quality Engineering in
1. Computer Integrated Manufacturing 15 ME 201 15 ME 301
Manufacturing
2. Operational Planning and Control 15 ME 202 Supply Chain Management 15 ME 302
Condition Monitoring and Fault Cellular Manufacturing
3. 15 ME 203 15 ME 303
Diagnosis Systems
Advanced Engineering
4. Mechatronics 15 ME 204 15 ME 304
Mathematics
Robotic Modeling Analysis
5. Advanced Theory of Vibrations 15 ME 205 15 ME 305
and Control
Advanced Heat and Mass
6. Finite Element Method 15 ME 206 15 ME 306
Transfer
7. Computational Fluid Dynamics 15 ME 207 Mechanics of Fracture 15 ME 307

8. Advanced Optimization Techniques 15 ME 208 Materials Management 15 ME 308

Numerical Methods in Thermal Modeling and Analysis with
9. 15 ME 209 15 ME 309
Engineering CAD
IC Engine Combustion and
10. Design of Thermal Systems 15 ME 210 15 ME 310
Pollution
Advanced Engineering Materials & Energy Conservation,
11. 15 ME 211 15 ME 311
their Selection Management and Audit
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KL University
Mechanical Engineering Department
Courses for Pre-Ph.D. Examinations

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING

INTRODUCTION: Scope of computer integrated manufacturing, Product cycle, Production

automation.

GROUP TECHNOLOGY: Role of group technology in CAD/CAM integration, Methods for

developing part families, Classification and coding, Examples of coding systems, Facility design
using group technology, Benefits of G.T.

COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS PLANNING: Role of Process Planning, Approaches to

process planning- Manual, Variant, Generative approach; Examples of Process planning systems
- CAPP, DCLASS, CMPP; Criteria for selecting a CAPP system, Benefits of CAPP.

INTEGRATIVE MANUFACTURING PLANNING AND CONTROL: Role of integrative

manufacturing in CAD/CAM integration, Over view of production control - Forecasting, Master
production schedule, Rough – Cut Capacity planning, M.R.P., Capacity Planning, Order release,
Shop-floor control, Quality assurance, Manufacturing Planning and control systems; Cellular
manufacturing, JIT manufacturing.

COMPUTER AIDED QUALITY CONTROL: Terminology in quality control, Contact

inspection methods, Non-contact inspection methods, Computer aided testing, Integration of
CAQC with CAD/CAM.

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS: Types of manufacturing

systems, Machine tools and related equipment, Material handling systems, Computer control
systems, CIMS Benefits.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Computer Integrated Design and Manufacturing by David D. Bedworth, Mark R.
Henderson, Philip M. Wolfe.
2. CAD / CAM by Groover & Zimmers (PHI)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Automation, Production systems and Computer Integrated Manufacturing- by M.P.Groover (PHI)
2. “Computer Integrated Manufacturing System”, Yorem koren, McGraw-Hill, 1983.
3. “Computer Integrated Manufacturing”, Ranky, Paul G., Prentice Hall International, 1986.
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OPERATIONS PLANNING AND CONTROL

OPC functions – a system approach. Types of Production and OPC functions.

FORECASTING: Forecasting Methods – Qualitative Methods – Quantitative methods –

moving average and exponential smoothing methods for different data patterns. Forecast errors,
Tracking signal.

MASS PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: Principles of flow lines. Assembly line balancing

approach to line balancing – RPW, COMSOAL. Integer and Dynamic programming
formulations. Introduction to transfer lines.

PRODUCTION PLANNING-1: Linear programming formulations for static demand case,

product mix decisions. Chance constrained programming models.

AGGREGATE PRODUCTION PLANNING: Production planning under dynamic conditions

– strategies, costs involved; Heuristic methods, linear production and inventory programmes.
Aggregate production planning – HMMS model, search decision parametric production
planning, management coefficient models. Disaggregation – hierarchical planning, mathematical
programming formulations. Master Production Schedule.

OPERTIONS SCHEDULING: Flow shop sequencing and job scheduling. Flexible

Manufacturing Systems: Introduction; Systems components – machines, part movement systems,
supporting work stations, system controller; planning and control hierarchy, system set up,
scheduling and control. Flexible assembly systems, Performance reporting and documentation.

REFERENCES:

1. Mize and White - Operations Planning and Control

2. Montgomery – Operations Research in Production Planing Scheduling and Inventory
Control.
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CONDITION MONITORING AND FAULT DIAGNOSIS

Introduction, Types and causes of failure, Maintenance methods, Bath Tub curve, Failure
decisions; Failure classification, Types of failures, Failure investigations: Human factors in
failure incidents, Design, manufacturing and assembly causes of failure.

Fault detection sensors Introduction: Sensors used for vibration, temperature, wear debris and
oil analysis, Seismic Pickups, Infrared Camera, Particle sensor, oil density sensors.

Contaminant Analysis Introduction, contaminants in lubricating oils, contaminant monitoring

techniques, oil degradation analysis, Abrasive particles in lubricants, bearings and hydraulic
systems, spectrometric oil analysis, Magnetic chip detector, Used oil blotter test.

Fault analysis Planning Introduction, Fault tree analysis, Availability, Failure Prediction
assessment, Hazard rate curve, Monte-Carlo Simulation, High Integrity protective system

Expert System Introduction; An approach to Knowledge, Knowledge base, Knowledge

engineering, Essential components of an expert system

Text Books:
1. Mechanical Fault Diagnosis and condition monitoring by R.A. Collacott, Chapman
and Hall, London
2. Designing Knowledge – Based System by T R Addis, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey
Reference books:
3. ASM Handbook, Volume 11, Failure Analysis and Prevention, published in 2002
4. Handbook of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety in Engineering Design by
Rudolph Frederick Stapelberg, Springer-Verlag London Limited, London
5. Maintenance Engineering Handbook, 7th Edition, by R. Keith Mobley (Editor in
Chief), McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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MECHATRONICS
INTRODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS: Introduction, Elements of Mechatronic system,
Applications.
SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS: Introduction, Classification of Sensors, selection of sensors.
Classification of transducers - strain gauges, displacement transducers, capacitive and inductive
transducers, LVDT, oscillation transducer, piezoelectric, potentiometric, velocity transducers,
temperature transducers, optical transducers.
SIGNAL CONDITIONING: Introduction, data acquisition –Quantizing theory, Analog to
Digital conversion, Digital to Analog conversion.
DATA PRESENTATION SYSTEMS: Data presentation elements, Data acquisition systems,
systems measurement, Testing and calibration.
ACTUATION SYSTEMS: Pneumatic and hydraulic actuation systems, Stepper and Servo
Motors
SYSTEM MODELS: Modeling of one and two degrees of freedom Mechanical, Electrical, fluid
and thermal systems. Block diagram representations for these systems.

SYSTEM RESPONSE: Introduction, Transfer function, Time response and Frequency response
analysis mechanical systems and electrical systems.

CLOSED LOOP CONTROLERS: Continuous and discrete processes, control modes, Two-step,
proportional, Derivative, integral, PID controllers.

DIGITAL LOGIC: Logic gates, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps.

PLC: Introduction, basic structure, I/P ,O/P processing, programming, ladder diagrams, Timers,
Internal relays and counters ,data handling, Analogue Input and Output, selection of a PLC.
DESIGN: Mechatronics system Design, possible design solutions.
CASE STUDY: pick and place Robot, CNC Machine.

TEXT BOOKS: REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. W.Bolton, ”Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and
rd
Electrical Engineering” , 3 Edition, Pearson education,2007.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. A.K.Sawhney, "A course in Electrical and Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation"-
Dhanpat Rai & Sons - 1991.
2. David G. Alciatore, Michael B. Histand ,” Introduction to mechatronics and measurement
nd
systems”, 2 Edition, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002.
3. Nitaigour Premchand Mahalik, “Mechatronics”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2003.
4. HMT Limited, “Mechatronics”, McGraw-Hill Education (India) Pvt Ltd, 2000.
rd
5. T.G. Beckwith & N.L.Buck, “Mechanical Measurements”, 3 Edition, Addison-Wesley
Pub. Co., 1969
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ADVANCED THEORY OF VIBRATIONS

Review of Mechanical Vibrations: Basic concepts; Free vibration of single degree of freedom
systems with and without damping, Forced vibration of single DOF-systems. Force and motion
isolation. Two DOF-system: natural frequency.

Transient Vibration of single Degree-of freedom systems: Impulse excitation, Arbitrary

excitation, Laplace transform formulation, Pulse excitation and rise time, Shock response
spectrum, Shock isolation, Finite difference numerical computation.

Non Linear Vibrations: Introduction, Sources of nonlinearity, Qualitative analysis of nonlinear

systems. Phase plane, Conservative systems, Stability of equilibrium, Method of isoclines,
Perturbation method, Method of iteration, Self-excited oscillations.

Random Vibrations : Random phenomena, Time averaging and expected value, Frequency
response function, Probability distribution, Correlation, Power spectrum and power spectral
density, Fourier transforms, FTs and response.

Continuous Systems : Vibrating string, Longitudinal vibration of rods, Torsional vibration of

rods, Suspension bridge as continuous system, Euler equation for beams, Vibration of
membranes.

Vibration Control: Introduction, Vibration isolation theory, Vibration isolation theory for
harmonic excitation, practical aspects of vibration analysis, shock isolation, Dynamic vibration
absorbers, and Vibration dampers.

Vibration Measurement and applications: Introduction, Transducers, Vibration pickups,

Frequency measuring instruments, Vibration exciters, Signal analysis.

Modal analysis & Condition Monitoring: Dynamic Testing of machines and Structures,
Experimental Modal analysis, Machine Condition monitoring and diagnosis.

Text Books:

1. Theory of Vibration with Application, - William T. Thomson, Marie Dillon Dahleh,

Chandramouli Padmanabhan, 5th edition Pearson Education.
2. Fundamentals of Mechanical Vibration. - S. Graham Kelly. 2nd edition McGraw Hill.
3. Mechanical Vibrations, - S. S. Rao., 4th edition Pearson Education.

Reference Books:

1. Mechanical Vibrations - S. Graham Kelly, Schaum’s Outlines, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007
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FINITE ELEMENT METHODS

Introduction to FEM: Basic concepts, historical back ground, application of FEM, general
description, comparison of FEM with other methods, variational approach, Galerkin methods.
Co-ordinates, basic element shapes, interpolation function. virtual energy principle, Rayleigh-
Ritz method, properties of stiffness matrix, treatment of boundary conditions, solution of system
of equations, shape functions and characteristics, basic equations of elasticity, strain
displacement relations.
1-D structural problems-axial bar elemant-stiffness matrix, loab vector, temperature effects,
Quadratic shape function. Analysis of Trusses- plane Truss and space Truss elements.
Analysis of beams- Hermite shape functions-stiffness matrix-Load vector-problems 2-D
problems-CST, LST, force terms, stiffness matrix and load vector, boundary conditions.
Isoparametric element-quadrilateral element, shape functions-Numerical Integration-sub
parametric and superparametric elements. 3-D problems- tetrahedran element- Jacobian matrix-
Stiffness matrix. Scalar field problems- 1-D heat conduction-1-D fin element-2-D heat
conduction problems- Introduction to Torsional problems.
Dynamic considerations, Dynamic equations-consistent mass matrix- Eigenvalues, Eigen vector,
natural frequencies- mode shapes- modal analysis. Nonlinearity, Introduction, Nonlinear
problems, geometric nonlinearity, Nonlinear dynamic problems, Analytical problems.

TEXT BOOK:
1. Introduction To finite elements in engineering-Tirupathi K.Chandrupatla and Ashok
D.Belagundu.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Concepts and applications of finite element analysis-Robert cook
2. The finite element methods in Engineering-S.S.Rao-pergamon,New York.
3. An introduction to finite element methods-J.N.Reddy-Mc Graw Hill.
4. The finite element methods in Engineering science-O.C.Zienkowitz,Mc Graw Hill
5. Finite element procedures in engineering analysis-K.J.Bathe
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COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

Introduction: Conservation equation; mass; momentum and energy equations; convective forms
of the equations and general description, Classification and Overview of Numerical Methods:
Classification into various types of equation; parabolic elliptic and hyperbolic; boundary and
initial conditions; over view of numerical methods, Finite Difference Technique: Finite
difference methods; different means for formulating finite difference equation; Taylor series
expansion, integration over element, local function method; treatment of boundary conditions;
boundary layer treatment; variable property; interface and free surface treatment; accuracy of FD
method, Finite Volume Technique: Finite volume methods; different types of finite volume
grids; approximation of surface and volume integrals; interpolation methods; central, upwind and
hybrid formulations and comparison for convection-diffusion problem, Finite Element Methods:
Finite element methods; Rayleigh-Ritz, Galerkin and Least square methods; interpolation
functions; one and two dimensional elements; applications, Methods of Solution: Solution of
finite difference equations; iterative methods; matrix inversion methods; ADI method; operator
splitting; fast Fourier transform, Time integration Methods: Single and multilevel methods;
predictor-corrector methods; stability analysis; Applications to transient conduction and
advection-diffusion problems, Numerical Grid Generation: Numerical grid generation; basic
ideas; transformation and mapping, Navier-Stokes Equations: Explicit and implicit methods;
SIMPLE type methods; fractional step methods, Turbulence modeling: Reynolds averaged
Navier-Stokes equations, RANS modeling, DNS and LES.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows, C. Hirsch, Vols. I & II,
John Wiley & Sons (2004)
2. An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, H. K. Versteeg & W.
Malalasekera, Longman Scientific & Technical (1995)

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, J. C. Anderson, D. A.
Tannehil and R. H. Pletcher, Taylor & Francis publications, USA (1997)
2. Fundamentals of CFD, T. K. Sengupta, Universities Press (2004)
3. Computational Fluid Dynamics, T. J. Chung, Cambridge University Press (2002)
4. Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics, J. H. Ferziger and M. Peric,
Springer (1997)
5. Computational Techniques for Fluid Dynamics, C. A. J. Fletcher, Vols. I & II,
Springer-Verlag (1996)
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ADVANCED OPTIMISATION TECHNIQUES

INTRODUCTION TO OPTIMISATION: 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.
LINEAR PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUE: Simplex method-Dual simplex, Revised simplex,
sensitivity analysis - Interial approach of Dikin Quadratic programming and linear
complementary problem.Special cases in linear programming
NON-LINEAR PROGRAMMING: Elimination method-Dichotomous search, Fibonacci
method, section methods-Interpolation method-Quadratic, cubic, direct root methods- Direct
search method- Univariate, Pattern directions, Hooke and Jeeves, Powell’s method and simplex
method- Direct search method-Gradient of a function, Cauchy method, Fletcher-Reves method,
method-Davidon –Fletcher-Powell method.
STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING: Linear, Non-linear and Geometric programming,
Stochastic dynamic programming-Dynamic programming-Introduction, multi-decision problems,
concept of sub optimization, principle of optimality, computational procedure, Calculus method
of solution, tabular method of solution, Linear programming as a case of dynamic of
programming – continuous dynamic programming.
Non-Traditional algorithms-Genetic algorithm , simulated annealing, Neural-Network-based
optimization, Fuzzy systems.

REFERENCES:
1) Engineering optimization –Theory and Practice- by S.S.Rao.
2) Operations Research by Hamdy .H.Taha
3) Operations Research by Hiller and Libermen
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NUMERICAL METHODS IN THERMAL ENGINEERING

Mathematical Description of the Physical Phenomena: Governing equations—mass,

momentum, energy, species, General form of the scalar transport equation, Elliptic,
parabolic and hyperbolic equations, Behavior of the scalar transport equation with
respect to these equation type; Discretization Methods: Methods for deriving
discretization equations-finite difference, finite volume and finite element method,
Method for solving discretization equations, Consistency, stability and convergence;
Diffusion Equation: 1D-2D steady diffusion, Source terms, non-linearity, Boundary
conditions, interface diffusion coefficient, Under-relaxation, Solution of linear equations
(preliminary), Unsteady diffusion, Explicit, Implicit and Crank-Nicolson scheme, Two
dimensional conduction, Accuracy, stability and convergence revisited; Convection and
Diffusion: Steady one-dimensional convection and diffusion, Upwind, exponential,
hybrid, power, QUICK scheme,Two-dimensional convection-diffusion, Accuracy of
Upwind scheme; false diffusion and dispersion, Boundary conditions; Flow Field
Calculation: Incompressibility issues and pressure-velocity coupling, Primitive variable
versus other methods, Vorticity-stream function formulation, Staggered grid, SIMPLE
family of algorithms; Numerical Methods for Radiation: Radiation exchange in
enclosures composed of diffuse gray surfaces, Finite volume method for radiation,
Coupled radiation-conduction for participating media

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Numerical heat transfer and fluid flow, S. V. Patankar, Hemisphere publishing
company (1980)
2. Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, J. C. Anderson, D. A. Tanehil
and R. H. Pletcher, Taylor & Francis publications, USA (1997)

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Advances in numerical heat transfer, (Eds.) W. J. Minkowycz, E. M. Sparrow,
Taylor & Francis publications (1997)
2. Heat Transfer - Mathematical Modelling, Numerical Methods and Information
Technology, (Ed.) A. Belmiloudi, InTech Publications (2011)
3. Numerical heat transfer by T. M. Shih, Hemisphere publications company (1984)
4. Numerical methods in thermal problems: Proceedings of seventh international
conference held in Staford, USA, Volumes 1-2, (Eds.) K. Morgan (1991)
5. Computational Heat Transfer, Mathematical Modelling, A. A. Samarskii, P. N.
Vabishchevich, John Wiley & Sons (1995)
6. Hand book of numerical heat transfer, W. J. Minkowycz, E. M. Sparrow, G. E.
Schneider, R. H. Pletcher, Wiley publishers (2001)
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DESIGN OF THERMAL SYSTEMS

Modeling of Thermal Systems: types of models, mathematical modeling, curve fitting,

linear algebraic systems, numerical model for a system, system simulation, methods for
numerical simulation; Acceptable Design of a Thermal System: initial design, design
strategies, design of systems from different application areas, additional considerations
for large practical systems; Economic Considerations: calculation of interest, worth of
money as a function of time, series of payments, raising capital, taxes, economic factor
in design, application to thermal systems; Problem Formulation for Optimization:
optimization methods, optimization of thermal systems, practical aspects in optimal
design, Lagrange multipliers, optimization of constrained and unconstrained problems,
applicability to thermal systems; search methods: single-variable problem,
multivariable constrained optimization, examples of thermal systems; geometric, linear,
and dynamic programming and other methods for optimization, knowledge-based
design and additional considerations, professional ethics. Optimization, Objective
function formulation, Constraint equations, Mathematical formulation, Calculus
method, Dynamic programming, Geometric programming, linear programming
methods, solution procedures. Equation fitting, Empirical equation, best fit method,
method of least squares. Modeling of thermal equipments such as turbines,
compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, evaporators and condensers

TEXT BOOKS:
1. W.F. Stoecker, Design of Thermal Systems - McGraw-Hill
2. Y. Jaluria, Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems –CRC Press

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Bejan, G. Tsatsaronis, M.J. Moran, Thermal Design and Optimization – Wiley.
2. R. F. Boehm, Developments in the Design of Thermal Systems – Cambridge
University Press.
3. N.V. Suryanarayana, Design & Simulation of Thermal Systems – MGH.
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ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS & THEIR SELECTION

Ferrous Metals & Alloys:

Special topics in materials engineering: Selection for economy in manufacture, guidelines for
selection of materials.

Non Ferrous Materials & Alloys:

Aluminum: Wrought & cast aluminum alloys – properties.
Copper: Properties of wrought copper alloys & copper alloy castings. Selection & application of
copper alloys.
Zinc & Tin: Properties, selection & application.

Plastics
General properties of plastics: Introduction, Polymeric materials to designers & selection of
plastics. Plastic additives. Mechanical behavior of plastics.

Composites
Introduction: Conventional engineering materials, What are composites? Functions of fibre &
matrix, special features, drawbacks, processing, product fabrication, applications.

Intermetallics
Properties and application of Titanium aluminides, Nickel aluminides, Iron luminides, Beryllides
& Silicides.

Superalloys
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.

Text Book:
1. Engineering Materials, Properties & Selection - Ken Budinski & Michael K.Budinski,
Prentice Hall.

Reference Books:
1. Materials Selection in Mechanical Design - Michael Ash by Butterworth – Heinemann.
2. Materials Selection & Applications in Mechanical Engineering - Dr.A.Raman,
Industrial Press Inc.
3. Selection & Use of Engineering Materials - F.A.A.Crane, J.A.Charles & Justin Furness,
Butterworth – Heinemann.
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QUALITY ENGINEERING IN MANUFACTURING

QUALITY CONCEPTS: Introduction – quality and improvement-objectives-quality assurance-

quality systems-Economics – Statistical Tolerances – Quality loss function- Link between
quality and productivity – TQM: Quality circles-Zero defect programme-ISO.

STATISTICAL METHODS: Discrete distribution-Hypergeometric, binomial , Poisson

distribution-Continuous distribution-Normal, Exponential, Weibull, Gamma distribution-Process
variability- Charts for attributes, variables, moving average control charts, multivari chart,
cumulative chart, demerit chart, process capability studies.

ACCEPTANCE SAMPLING: Economics of sampling plan- Acceptance sampling plan for

variables and attributes- Single, double, multiple ,sequential plans-OC curve –ATI, ASN,
AOQL, -Standard sampling tables- Dodge Roming, Shainian-Lot plot planning –Chain
sampling- Continuous sampling plan-CSP1, CSP2, CSP3, Life cycle of acceptance control
applications.

DESIGN OF EXPERIMENT: Factorial Experiments-Fractional replication-Taguchi method-

Use of orthogonal arrays-Loss function-Minute analysis and life testing-tolerance design-
Alternative techniques for off-line quality control- Shainin’s approach to experimentation.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Quality control –by Montgomory
2. Managing for total quality – by N. Logothetis
3. Quality planning and Analysis by Juran and Gryna

REFERENCES:
1. Statistical quality control by H.L.Grant
2. Statistical quality control by Jerry banks
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

INTRODUCTION- Logistics-concepts, definitions, approaches, factors affecting logistics.

Supply chain – basic tasks of the supply chain – the new corporate model.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: The new paradigm, the modular company, the network
relations, supply process procurement process – Distribution management.

EVOLUTION OF SUPPLY CHAIN MODELS: Strategy and structure – factors of supply

chain – Manufacturing strategy stages, supply chain progress – model for competing through
supply chain management – PLC grid, supply chain redesign – Linking supply chain with
customer.

SUPPLY CHAIN ACTIVITY SYSTEMS: Structuring the SC, SC and new products,
functional roles in SC, SC design frame-work, collaborative product commerce (CPC).

SCM ORGANISATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM: The management task, logistics

organisation, the logistics information systems-topology of SC application – MRP, ERP,
Warehouse management system, product data management-cases.

REFERENCES

1. Scharj, P.B., Lasen, T.S., Managing the global supply chain, Viva Books, New
Delhi, 2000.
2. Ayers, J.B., Hand book of Supply Chain Management, The St. Lencie press, 2000.
3. Nicolas, J.N., Competitive manufacturing management-continuous improvement, Lean
production, customer focused quality, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1998.
4. Steudel, H.J. and Desruelle, P., Manufacturing in the nintees – How to become a mean,
lean and world class competitor, Van Nostrand Reinhold New York, 1992.
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CELLULAR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

Introduction, Historical background, concept of group machining, Terminologies associated with

Cellular manufacturing, cell characteristics objectives of cellular manufacturing, areas of
applications of Cellular Manufacturing, benefits – introduction of Cellular Manufacturing,
factors influencing success of Cellular Manufacturing, comparison between tradition and
Cellular Manufacturing System.

Classification and coding systems, flow analysis, production flow analysis, component flow
analysis, introduction to cell formation techniques, design and manufacturing attributes, cell
formation techniques such as rank order clustering, similarity coefficient methods, Classification
Identification Algorithms, Bond Energy Algorithms, Data Structures and its influence on
solutions, other factors in cell design consideration.

Processing exceptional Cell Maufacturing, factors influencing, study of elementary models,

algorithms for evaluation of cells such as measures of effectiveness, machine utilization,
grouping efficiency, cell efficiency, cell evaluation by points method, measure of cell flexibility,
selection of solution, cell size, number of cells and its influence, performance of cells.

Production control activities on cell manufacturing, scheduling in cell manufacturing, study of

elementary models, line balancing in cellular manufacturing, study of elementary models,
inventory control in cellular manufacturing, study of elementary models.

Implementation issues in Cellular Manufacturing, economic justification of cellular

manufacturing, benefits of cellular manufacturing, organizational and behavioral issues in the
implementation of cellular manufacturing
Case study on application of cellular manufacturing

Text Books:
1. BS Nagendra Parashar (2009), Cellular Manufacturing Systems and Integrated Approach,
PHI Publications, New Delhi.

Reference Books:
1. Nancy L Hayer, Wemmerlov.U (2002), Reorganizing the factory – Competing through
cellular manufacturing, productivity press publications, USA
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ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra; basis, dimension and fundamental subspaces; solvability of Ax
= b by direct Methods; orthogonality and QR transformation; eigenvalues and eigenvectors,
similarity transformation, singular value decomposition, Fourier series, Fourier Transformation,
FFT.
Vector Algebra & Calculus: Basic vector algebra; curves; grad, div, curl; line, surface and
volume integral, Green’s theorem, Stokes’s theorem, Gauss-divergence theorem.
Differential Equations: ODE: homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations, Wronskian,
Laplace transform, series solutions, Frobenius method, Sturm-Liouville problems, Bessel and
Legendre equations, integral transformations; PDE: separation of variables and solution by
Fourier Series and Transformations, PDE with variable coefficient.
Numerical Technique: Numerical integration and differentiation; Methods for solution of Initial
Value Problems, finite difference methods for ODE and PDE; iterative methods: Jacobi, Gauss-
Siedel, and successive over-relaxation.
Complex Number Theory: Analytic function; Cauchy’s integral theorem; residue integral
method, conformal mapping.
Statistical Methods: Descriptive statistics and data analysis, correlation and regression,
probability distribution, analysis of variance, testing of hypothesis.

Text Books:
o H. Kreyszig, “Advanced Engineering Mathematics”, Wiley, (2006).
o Gilbert Strang, “Linear Algebra and Its Applications”, 4th edition, Thomson
Brooks/Cole, India (2006).
o J. W. Brown and R. V. Churchill, “Complex Variables and Applications”,
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York (2004).
o J. W. Brown and R. V. Churchill, “Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems”,
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York (2009).
o G. F. Simmons, “Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes”,
Tata McGraw-Hill Edition, India (2003).
o S. L. Ross, “Differential Equations” 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., India
(2004).
o K. S. Rao, “Introduction to Partial Differential Equations”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd
(2005).
o R. Courant and F. John, “Introduction to Calculus and Analysis, Volume I and II”,
Springer-Verlag, New York, Inc. (1989).
o K. Atkinson and W. Han, “Elementary Numerical Analysis” 3rd edition, John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., India (2004).
o R. A. Johnson and G. K. Bhattacharya, “Statistics, Principles and Methods”,
Wiley (2008).
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ROBOTIC MODELING ANALYSIS AND CONTROL

Introduction to Robots: Applications, Economic considerations and motivations, What is a

robot? Robots and their analog to human senses, intelligence and motor function
Manipulators & Configurations: Robot work space. Manipulator specifications and criteria for
selection; Current limitations of commercially available systems, Types of control, Typical tasks
and performance demands, Resolution, repeatability, and accuracy
Manipulator kinematics: Homogeneous transformations and matrix methods, Joint, world, and
tool coordinate system
Definition of hand orientations, Euler angles; directional cosines; roll, pitch, yaw, Link
transformations, Manipulator inverse kinematic solutions
Singularities, Role of inverse kinematics in position controlled robots, Velocity and path control:
the Jacobian, Computation of the Jacobian
Task primitives and programming: Computational aspects, Case study, Tracking moving objects,
Programming languages, Determining path trajectories:
Splines: cubics and quintics, Static forces and their control - The role of the Jacobian
Manipulator dynamics: Two-dimensional Lagrange solution, Inertial effects and transmissions
Manipulator control: Servo control loops, Position control vs. force control, System bandwidth,
Hybrid control, impedance control, and comparison of architectures

Text Books:
1. M.W. Spong, M. Vidyasagar, Robot Dynamics and Control, John Wiley,
2. Mark W. Spong, Seth Hutchinson, and M. Vidyasagar, Robot Modeling and Control,
Reference Books:
3. Robot Arm Kinematics : S.K.Saha, and Himanshu Choudary, Springer Publications
4. Robot Analysis: Asitava Ghosal, Tata Mc Graw Hill
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ADVANCED HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Introduction - review of heat transfer Fundamentals - transient conduction and

extended surface Heat Transfer, Unsteady heat conduction. Lumped capacity model,
awareness of one-dimensional unsteady results (charts; Biot and Fourier numbers),
Brief review of Steady Laminar and Turbulent Heat Transfer in External and Internal
Flows - Heat Transfer at High Speeds - Unsteady Laminar and Turbulent Forced
Convection in Ducts and on Plates - Convection with body forces, Boundary layers and
internal flows. Awareness of these configurations, some knowledge of internal flow
energy balances, Convection correlations. Finding heat transfer coefficients from
Reynolds numbers and Rayleigh numbers, Heat Exchangers. Typical configurations and
epsilon-NTU analysis, phase-change heat transfer. General awareness of processes of
condensation and boiling in a pure substance, some use of correlations, Quenching of
metals, Leidenfrost problem, heat transfer of sprays, jets and films, Radiation basics -
Radiation in Enclosures - Gas Radiation - Diffusion and Convective Mass Transfer -
Combined Heat and Mass Transfer from Plates and in Pipes.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Heat transfer, A. Bejan, John Wiley & Sons (1993)
2. Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer, A. Faghri, Y. Zhang, J. Howell, Global
Digital Press (2010)

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. A Heat Transfer Text Book, J. H. Lienhard iv, and J. H. Lienhard V, Phlogiston Press
(2008)
2. Heat and Mass Transfer, H. D. Baehr, and K. Stephan, Springer-Verlag (1998)
3. Heat transfer, F. M. White, Addision-Wesley (1984)
4. Basic heat and mass transfer, K. C. Rolle, Prentice-Hall (2000)
5. Heat Transfer – A practical approach, Y. A. Cengel, Tata McGraw-Hill (2002)
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MECHANICS OF FRACTURE

ELEMENTS OF SOLID MECHANICS: The geometry of stress and strain, elastic

deformation, plastic and elasto-plastic deformation - limit analysis.

STATIONARY CRACK UNDER STATIC LOADING: Two dimensional elastic fields –

Analytical solutions yielding near a crack front – Irwin’s approximation - plastic zone size –
Dugdale model – J integral and its relation to crack opening displacement.

ENERGY BALANCE AND CRACK GROWTH: Griffith analysis – Linear Fracture

Mechanics-Crack Opening displacement – Dynamic energy balance – crack arrest.

FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH CURVE: Empirical Relation describing crack growth by

fatigue – Life calculations for a given load amplitude – effects of changing the load spectrum –
Effects of Environment.

ELEMENTS OF APPLIED FRACTURE MECHANICS: Examples of crack-growth

Analysis for cyclic loading - leak before break – crack Initiation under large scale yielding –
Thickness as a Design parameter – crack instability in Thermal or Residual – stress fields.

REFERENCES:

1. David Broek, ”Elementary Engineering Fracture Mechanics “, Fifthoff and Noerdhoff

International Publisher, 1978.
2. Kare Hellan, “Introduction of Fracture Mechanics”, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1985.
3. Preshant Kumar, “Elements of Fracture Mechanics”, Wheeler Publishing, 1999.

WEB REFERENCES:

www.elsevier.com/locate/engfracmech
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MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

PURCHASING: Role of purchasing and materials management in the modern organization; Concept of
integrated materials management; Organizational considerations and alternatives of purchasing
management; Purchasing personnel management; Basic procedures of purchasing; Specialized purchasing
systems – Basic source selections procedures and related considerations in supplier selection. Capital
equipment purchases. Quality determination and control. Standardization, Simplification and Variety
reduction. Value analysis. Make or buy analysis. Negotiation. Forward buying, speculation buying,
import substitution, legal aspects of purchasing insurance buying. Buyer seller relationship, automatic and
computer based systems evaluating purchasing performance.

INVENTORY SYSTEMS: introduction, types of inventory systems, ABC, VED and FSN analysis.
Deterministic single item models with static demand. Multiple items and constraints. Quantity discounts.
Stochastic single period models. Periodic review models. Continuous review models, lot size models with
dynamic demand, inventory models of spare parts.

MATERIALS REQUIREMENT PLANNING (MRP) : Introduction. Inventory in a manufacturing

environment. Principles of MRP, MRP processing logic. MRP systems, Lot sizing.

RECEIVING AND STORES: Responsibilities of receiving and stores. Receiving procedures and paper
work. Codification of materials, stores systems and procedures – closed system, open system and random
access storage system. Storing of materials – methods and equipment – stores location and layout – Stores
organization.

SURPLUS MATERIALS: Primary sources of surplus. Organization for surplus. Disposal of surplus.
Buying surplus materials.

REFERENCES:

1. Aljian, George, W – Purchasing Hand Book

2. Goplalakrishnan P and Sundaresan M – Materials Management – an integrated concept.
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MODELING AND ANALYSIS WITH CAD

CAD TOOLS: Definition of CAD Tools, Types of system, CAD/CAM system evaluation
criteria, brief treatment of input and output devices. Graphics standard, functional areas of CAD,
Modeling and viewing, software documentation, efficient use of CAD software.

GEOMETRIC MODELLING: Types of mathematical representation of curves, wire frame

models wire frame entities parametric representation of synthetic curves her mite cubic splines
Bezier curves B-splines rational curves

SURFACE MODELING: Mathematical representation surfaces, Surface model, Surface

entities surface representation, Parametric representation of surfaces, plane surface, rule surface,
surface of revolution, Tabulated Cylinder.

PARAMETRIC REPRESENTATION OF SYNTHETIC SURFACES - Hermite Bi-cubic

surface, Bezier surface, B- Spline surface, COONs surface, Blending surface , Sculptured
surface, Surface manipulation - Displaying, Segmentation, Trimming, Intersection,
Transformations (both 2D and 3D).

GEOMETRIC MODELLING-3D: Solid modeling, Solid Representation, Boundary

Representation (B-rep), Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG).
CAD/CAM data Exchange: Evaluation of data - exchange format, IGES data representations and
structure, STEP Architecture, implementation, ACIS & DXF.

DESIGN APPLICATIONS: Finite Element Modeling and Analysis and Mechanical Assembly.
Collaborative Engineering: Collaborative Design, Principles, Approaches, Tools, Design
Systems.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. CAD/CAM Theory and Practice / Ibrhim Zeid / Mc Graw Hill international.
2. Mastering CAD/CAM / Ibrhim Zeid / Mc Graw Hill international.
3. CAD/CAM / P.N.Rao / TMH.
4. CAD CAM: Principles, Practice and Manufacturing Management / Chris Mc Mohan,
Jimmie Browne / Pearson edu. (LPE)
5. Concurrent Engineering Fundamentals: Integrated Product Development/ Prasad /
Prentice Hall.
6. Successful Implementation of Concurrent Product and Process / Sammy G Sinha / Wiley,
John and Sons Inc.
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IC ENGINE COMBUSTION AND POLLUTION

Role of fuel in engine combustion, selection of fuels, Basic combustion processes for SI
and CI engines - Factors affecting combustion in these engines - Combustion chambers -
Instrumentation to study the combustion process in engines. Pollution formation in SI
and CI engines - Factors affecting emissions - Control measures for evaporative
emissions - Thermal reactors and catalytic converters - Engine modifications to reduce
emissions - Instrumentation to measure pollutants - Emission standards and testing.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Internal Combustion Engines Fundamentals- John B. Heywood, Pub.-McGraw
Hill, New York
2. Engineering fundamental of the I.C.Engine – Willard W. Pulkrabek Pub. PHI,
India

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Fundamentals of I.C. Engines - P.W. Gill, J.H. Smith & Ziurys- IBH & Oxford
pub.
2. Internal Combustion Engines –V. Ganesan, Pub.-Tata McGraw-Hill.
3. Internal Combustion Engines & Air pollution- Obert E.F, Pub.-Hopper & Row
Pub., New York
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ENERGY CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT

Energy Scenario - Basics of Energy and its various forms - Energy Management and -
Audit - Material and Energy Balance - Energy Action Planning - Financial Management
–Project Management - Energy Monitoring and Targeting - Global Environmental
Concerns. Energy Efficiency in Thermal Utilities - Fuels and Combustion – Boilers -
Steam System - Furnaces - Insulation and Refractory - FBC Boilers -Cogeneration -
Waste heat recovery. Energy Efficiency in Electrical Utilities - Electrical Systems -
Electric Motors - Compressed Air System - HVAC and Refrigeration System - Fans and
Blowers - Pumps and Pumping System - Cooling Tower - Lighting System - Diesel
Generating System - Energy Efficient Technologies in Electrical Systems
Energy Performance Assessment for Equipment and Utility systems – Boilers –
Furnaces - Cogeneration, Turbines (Gas, Steam) - Heat Exchangers - Electric Motors and
Variable Speed Drives - Fans and Blowers - Water Pumps – Compressors. HVAC
Systems - Lighting Systems - Performing Financial Analysis - Applications of Non -
Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources - Waste Minimization and Resource
Conservation

TEXT BOOKS
1. CB Smith, Enegy Management Principles, Pergamon Press, NewYork, 1981
2. Hamies, Energy Auditing and Conservation; Methods, Measurements,
Management & Case study, Hemisphere, Washington, 1980

REFERENCES:
1. Trivedi, PR, Jolka KR, Energy Managemnent, Commonwealth Publication,
NewDelhi, 1997
2. Witte, Larry C, Industrial Energy Management & Utilization, Hemisphere
Publishers, Washington,1988
3. Diamant, RME, Total Energy, Pergamon, Oxford, 1970.
4. Guide book for National Certification Examination for Energy Managers and
Energy Auditors, Bureau of energy efficiencies, 2005.