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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge on the use of matrix algebra techniques in practical engineering
applications.
Student will be knowledgeable in the area of infinite series and their convergenceso that he/she will be familiar with limitations of using infinite series
approximations for solutions arising in mathematical modeling
Familiar with the functions of several variables which is needed in many branchesof engineering
Possession of the concepts of improper integrals, Gamma, Beta and Error
functions which are needed in engineering applications
Acquaint with the mathematical tools needed in evaluating multiple integrals and
their usage
Method of AssessmentAcquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, projects, mid semester examinations and endsemester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03
hour(s).
Continuous Assessment Mid
Semester
Exam
End Semester
Exam
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance) 5%
30% 65%
Module Number MA 1101 Title Engineering MathematicsYear First Year Semester 01
Characteristic equation – Eigen values and Eigenvectors of a real matrix – Properties of
Eigen values and eigenvectors – Cayley-Hamilton Theorem – Diagonalization of
matrices – Reduction of a quadratic form to canonical form by orthogonal transformation – Nature of quadratic forms.
2. Infinite Series (06 Hours)
Sequences – Convergence of series – General properties – Series of positive terms –
Tests of convergence (Comparison test, Integral test, Comparison of ratios and
D’Alembert’s ratio test) – Alternating series – Series of positive and negative terms –Absolute and conditional convergence – Power Series – Convergence of exponential,
logarithmic and Binomial Series.
3. Functions of Several Variables (06 Hours)
Indeterminate forms and L’ Hospital’s rule, successive differentiation of one variable andLeibnitz theorem,
Limit and Continuity – Partial derivatives – Homogeneous functions and Euler’s theorem
– Total derivative – Differentiation of implicit functions – Change of variables –
Jacobians – Partial differentiation of implicit functions – Taylor’s series for functions oftwo variables – Errors and approximations – Maxima and minima of functions of two
variables – Lagrange’s method of undetermined multipliers.
4. Improper Integrals (06 Hours)
Improper integrals of the first and second kind and their convergence – Evaluation of
integrals involving a parameter by Leibnitz rule – Beta and Gamma functions –
Properties – Evaluation of integrals using Beta and Gamma functions – Error functions.
5. Multiple Integrals (06 Hours)
Double integrals – Change of order of integration – Double integrals in polar coordinates – Area enclosed by plane curves – Triple integrals – Volume of Solids – Change of
variables in double and triple integrals – Area of a curved surface. Mass center of gravityand moment of inertia of two and three-dimensional bodies.
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
To enable learners of English as an additional language to increase phonologicalaccuracy by developing an awareness of the features of English pronunciation, by
comparing learner language with the target language using real world and digital
media. To extend and apply English language learning strategies to improve listening and
speaking skills in a range of task-focused situations.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects andmid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 03 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour
duration.
Continuous Assessment Mid
Semester
Exam
End Semester
Exam
Quiz(s) 10%
Take Home Assignment(s) 10%Practical (Language Lab) 10%
1. Cambridge Advanced Learners' English Dictionary with CD.
2. The Rosetta Stone English Library
3. Clarity Pronunciation Power
4. Mastering English in Vocabulary, Grammar, Spellings, Composition5. Dorling Kindersley series of Grammar, Punctuation, Composition etc.
6. Language in Use, Foundation Books Pvt Ltd with CD.7. Learning to Speak English - 4 CDs
8. Microsoft Encarta with CD
9. Murphy's English Grammar, Cambridge with CD
Books to be procured for English Language Lab Library (to be located within the lab in
addition to the CDs of the text book which are loaded on the systems):
1. Spoken English (CIEFL) in 3 volumes with 6 cassettes, OUP.
2. English Pronouncing Dictionary Daniel Jones Current Edition with CD.3. Spoken English- R. K. Bansal and J. B. Harrison, Orient Longman 2006 Edn.
4. A Practical course in English Pronunciation, (with two Audio cassettes) by J. Sethi,Kamlesh Sadanand & D.V. Jindal, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
5. A text book of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T.Balasubramanian(Macmillan)
6. English Skills for Technical Students, WBSCTE with British Council, OL
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module the students will be able to acquire fundamentalknowledge of computer systems and database handling, create professional quality
spreadsheets and technical drawings.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practicalclasses, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03
hour(s).
End Semester
Exam
Continuous Assessment
30%
Mid
Term(s)
Written Oral
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance) 5%
15% 50%
Module Number IT1101 Title Information Technology I
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge on Workshop safety, operations, procedures, tools
Knowledge and skills on handling of machine tools and accessories
Knowledge and skills on Material processing for product design and
manufacture
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects, midterm and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s)
duration.
Continuous Assessment Mid
Semester
Exam
End Semester
Exam
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s) 35%
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance) 10%
15% 40%
Module Number ME 1101 Title Workshop Engineering I
Year First Year Semester 01GPA None GPANumber of Hours 60 Credit Hours 02
√
Hours Per Week:
Theory 01 Tutorial Practical 03 Filed Visits(Other)
Soldering procedure; preparation, procedure, causes of defective soldered joints on
printed circuit boards
Safety
Hardening
Safety rules for hardening, heat treatment, the laws of structural change of unalloyedsteel, steel, hardening, tempering, annealing of steel, heat treatment of light metals,
devices for annealing and hardening, fault in heat treatment, hard metals (sintered
carbides), temperature measurement in hardening, hardness tests
Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Workshop Technology Part I, Part II and Part III; W A Chapman2. Production Technology, Processes Materials and Planning; W Bolton
Practical List
Lecture(s) has the choice of selecting workshop practical provided form the list provided
separately for different disciplines (i.e. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) depending on themachines, tools, raw material available and the depth of practice needed. However, it is
advised to conduct a separate hand on session during the semester break of first two yearswith (at least for Mechanical Engineering students).
Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Familiarization with the signs, conventions, abbreviations symbols and other
relevant tools of the universal language of Engineering Drawing that is used to
convey the engineering or manufacturing details/specifications of physical objectswith precision that no other existing universal language either written or spoken
with or without the assistance of photographs or pictorial sketches can convey.
Ability to originate own design drawings and to read the design drawings made
by others.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical
classes, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 03 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03
Basic Concepts, writing and reading, lines and lettering, method of expression,methods of shape, description of Orthographic and Pictorial views, Units Sections,
Intersections, Developments
2. Description and use of Instruments (01 Hour)
Selection and Use, Scales and use of scales, Preparation of Drawings, Lettering
3. The “Alphabet of Lines” (02 Hours)
Types of lines, Line gauges, Geometry of Straight Lines, Parallels, Perpendiculars,
Units and Dimensions, Motion of Bodies, Rectilinear Motion of a Particle, Velocity of a
Particle in Rectilinear Motion; Velocity, Distance Travelled, Acceleration, 3-D motion ofa particle, Basic Properties of Vectors, Vectorial representation of forces and moments ,
Vector operations.
Velocity, acceleration in Plane motion, Centripetal Acceleration, Acceleration in 3-Dmotion, Space, Time and Frames of Reference.
2. Fundamental Laws of Dynamics (04 Hours)
Motion and interaction of Bodies, Force, Measuring Constant Forces, Coplanar Forces,Resolution and Composition of forces, Equilibrium of a particle, Forces in space,
Equilibrium of a particle in space, Equivalent systems of forces , Principle of
transmissibility, single equivalent force, Newton’s Second Law, Mass, Newton’s ThirdLaw, Motion of a Body under the action of given forces, Constrained motion under a
body, Law of Conservation of Momentum, Transfer of Momentum from one body to
another, Impulse of a Force, Motion of a Body with Variable Mass.
3. Work and Energy (02 Hours)
The Concept of Energy, Work and Energy, Work of a Force, Potential Energy of Strain,
Kinetic Energy of a Body, Perfectly Plastic Impact of Two Bodies, Elastic Impact,
Impact of Non-elastic Bodies, Potential Energy, Change of Energy of a Body in the
Gravitational Filed, Low of Conservation of Energy
4. Relative Motion (04 Hours)
Inertial Reference Frames, Motion of a Body in a Non-inertial System of Reference,
Inertia Forces, Inertia Forces Acting on a Body in a Rotating Frame of Reference,Weightelessness, The Relationship Between the Vectors of Angular and Linear Velocity
of a Paritcle, Inertia Forces Acting on a Body Moving in a Rotating Frame of Reference,
The Influence of the Earth’ Rotation on the Motion of Bodies
5. Motion of Rigid Bodies (08 Hours)
Translational and Rotational Motions of a Rigid Body, Equilibrium Conditions of a Rigid
Body with a Fixed Axis of Rotation, Law of Dynamics for a Body Rotating about a
Fixed Axis, Angular Momentum, Kinetic Energy of a Rotating Body, Center of Gravity
and Centre of Mass of a Rigid Body, The Law of Motion of the Center of Mass of Body,Plane Motion of a Body, D’Alembert’s Principle, Rolling Motion of a Cylinder on a
Plane. Maxwell’w Pendulum, Moments of Inertia of Bodies, Huygens-Steiner Parallel
Axes Theorem, Kinetic Energy of a Body for Simultaneous Translatory and Rotational
Motions, Free Axis of Rotation, Kinematics of a Rigid Body, Moment of a Force about aPoint and Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body, Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body and
Moment of Inertia, The Fundamental Law of Dynamics of a Rigid Body, Gyroscopes,
Motion of the Axis of Gyroscope, Motion of a Free Gyroscope, Gyroscopic Effect,
Rotation of the Axis of a Constrained Gyroscope, Motion of a Free Gyroscope
6. Friction (06 Hours)
Frictional Force, Laws of Coloumb friction, coefficient of static and kinetic friction
Simple Contact friction, Rolling and slipping, Belt Friction, Dry friction, Fluid friction,Semi lubricated friction, Screw friction, Simple clutches, Bearings,
7. Gravitational Attraction of Bodies (02 Hours)
Law of Universal Gravitation, Inertial Mass and Gravitational Mass, Potential Energy of
Gravitation, Basic, Laws of Celestial Mechanics, Motion of Earth’s Satellites andSpaceships
Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Engineering Mechanics – Dynamics; R S Hibbler2. Engineering Mechanics – Statics; J L Meriam and L G Kraige
3. Applied Mechanics; H Hannah, M J Hillier
4. Applied Mechanics and Strength of Materials; R S Khurmi
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
understand the basic principles governing the dynamics of non-viscous fluids be able to derive and deduce the consequences of the equation of conservation of
mass
be able to solve kinematics problems such as finding particle paths andstreamlines
be able to apply Bernoulli's theorem and the momentum integral to simple
problems including river flows
calculate velocity fields and forces on bodies for simple steady and unsteadyflows derived from potentials
Method of Assessments
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects, mid
term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s)
Dimensional analysis: checking validity of equations such as those for pressure at depth;
thrust on immersed surfaces and impact of a jet; forecasting the form of possibleequations such as those for Darcy’s formula and critical velocity in pipes
4. Fluid Dynamics (06 Hours)
Introduction to Navier-Stoke’s Equation, Euler equation of motion along a stream line,
Bernoulli’s equation, application of Bernoulli’s equation to Pitot tube, Venturi meter, Orifices,
Impact of a jet : power of a jet; normal thrust on a moving flat vane; thrust on a moving
hemispherical cup; velocity diagrams to determine thrust on moving curved vanes; fluid
friction losses; system efficiency
Operating principles: operating principles, applications and typical system efficiencies ofcommon turbo machines including the Pelton wheel, Francis turbine and Kaplan turbine
Operating principles of pumps: operating principles and applications of reciprocating and
centrifugal pumps; head losses; pumping power; power transmitted; system efficiency
Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Frank M.White, Fluid Mechanics, McGraw Hill Publication.
Introduction, Atoms and their structure, electrical charge, Atomic number, Atomic weight,
conductors and insulators, electric current, electric voltage, batteries, wet cells, dry cells.
2. Resistance and Ohm's law (02 Hours)
Introduction, Ohm's law, resistors, colour coding of resistors, types of fixed resistors,variable resistors, combination of resistors, series resistances, parallel resistances.
3. Kirchhoff's Laws (04 Hours)
Introduction, Kirchhoff's voltage laws, Loops, Loop current's Sign conventions,Kirchhoff's voltage law in action, Kirchhoff's current law, Nodes, Kirchhoff'f current law
in action.
4. Magnetism and Electricity (02 Hours)
What is a magnet?, Producing magnetism with electricity, producing electricity withmagnetism.
5. Transformers (04 Hours)
Introduction, Coefficient of coupling, Transformer action, centre taps.
6. . Introduction to Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement (04 Hours)
Introduction, Categories of measurements, Factors in making measurements, Errors,Validity, Reliability and Repeatability, Accuracy and Precision, Categories of Errors.
Recommended Textbooks/Reading1. Elements of Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements - Joseph J. Carr Pearson
Education III edition.
2. Basic Electricity and Electronics, Delton T. Horn, McGraw Hill
Practical List
1. Analying DC Circuit 2. DC Deflection Meter Movements
3. Analysing Circuit
4. Analog AC deflection type meters5. Testing equipment
6.
Service Power Supply7. Soldering
8. Digital Electronics9. Electrical Wiring
10. Safety
Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Vector notations, Scalar and vector products, Triple products, Differentiation of vectors,
Level surfaces, Directional derivatives, gradient, divergence and curl and their physicalmeaning, vector operators and expansion formulae, Line, surface and volume integrations,
Theorems of Green, Stokes and Gauss, Application of vector calculus in engineering problems, orthogonal curvilinear coordinates, expression of gradient, divergence
2. Differential Equations (08 Hours)
Differential equations of first order and higher degree, Higher order differential equations
with constant coefficient, Rules for finding C.F. and P.I., Method of variation of
parameter, Cauchy and Legendre’s linear equations.Simultaneous linear equations with constant coefficients: Linear dependence of solution,
Removal of the first derivative-normal form, change of independent variable, singleintegrable differential equation. Various applications of higher order differentialequations in solution of engineering problem simple harmonic motion, free forced and
damped oscillations of springs and electrical circuits.
3. Analysis of Complex Variables (04 Hours)
Limit, continuity and differentiability of function of complex variables. Analytic
functions. Cauchy-Reimann’s and Cauchy’s integral theorem, Morera’s theorem ,
Cauchy’s Integral formula, Expansion of function of complex variables in Taylor’s and
Laurent’s series, singularities and poles. Residues theorem, contour integration,conformal mappings and its application, Bilinear transformation.
4. Numerical Methods (06 Hours)
Solution of equations in one variable, Successive substitution method, Method of false position, Simple iterative method, Newton-Raphson method, Solution of simultaneous
linear equations; Jacobi method, Gauss – Seidal method, Finite differences and
5. Fundamentals of Probability & Statistics (06 hours)
Elementary probability theory, Conditional probability and Bayer’s theorem,classification, tabulation and presentation of data, Measures of location and dispersion,
Discrete and continuous probability distributions: Binomial, Poisons and Normal withsimple applications.
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Skills of formal writing; components of different forms of writing, strategies to
successfully complete the writing component of English medium tertiary courses. Knowledge in a range of written business communications within the context of a
global trading environment.
Skill of silent reading and comprehension and awareness and significance on silentreading.
Ability to guess the meanings of words from context and grasp the overall message of
the text, draw inferences etc.
Improved listening skills so that it helps improve their pronunciation. Necessary training in listening so that they can comprehend the speech of people of
different accents.
Awareness on the role of ability to speak fluent English and its contribution to their
success. Express themselves fluently and appropriately in social and professional contexts.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects, midterm and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 03 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hourduration.
Continuous Assessment MidSemester
Exam
End SemesterExam
Quiz(s) 10%
Take Home Assignment(s) 25%
Practical (Language Lab) 10%
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance) 10%
15% 30%
Module Number EN 1202 Title English for Professionals
a. The writing process Research skills and sources of information; direct quoting, paraphrasing and
summarizing,
b. Referencing; Main academic genres, structuring a range of short and extended academic genres,Academic text cohesion and coherence; Academic style and conventions; Strategies
for autonomous language learning.
c. Writing strategies for tests and exams.
d. Computer technology for language development and word processing.
e. Business Writing for International Contexts
- Editing and text analysis skills for business documents- Cultural and social contexts of international business
- Gender in specific forms of written communication
- Professional reports for business contexts- Business letters in a range of genres
- Authentic business documents e.g. agendas, memoranda
- Ethics and legal issues in business
2. Reading Skills (12 Hours)
Skimming the text, Understanding the gist of an argument, identifying the topic sentence,
Inferring lexical and contextual meaning, Understanding discourse features, recognizing
coherence/sequencing of sentences Note(s)
The students shall be trained in reading skills using the prescribed text/material for
detailed study. They shall be,
examined in reading and answering questions using ‘unseen’ passages which
may be taken from the non-detailed text or other authentic texts, such as articles from
magazines/newspapers
Use of the internet for academics purposes to improve the speed of the use of
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge on Workshop safety, operations, procedures, tools
Knowledge and skills on handling of machine tools and accessories
Knowledge and skills on Material processing for product design and
manufacture
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,take home assignments, reports on laboratory practical classes, projects, mid term and
end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s)duration.
Continuous Assessment Mid
Semester
Exam
End Semester
Exam
Quiz(s)Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s) 35%
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance) 10%
15% 40%
Module Number ME 1204 Title Workshop Engineering II
Year First Year Semester 02
GPA None GPANumber of Hours 60 Credit Hours 02
√
Hours Per Week:
Theory 01 Tutorial Practical 03 Filed Visits(Other)
Flat sheets, sheet metal used for covering, material characteristics (steel, Aluminium,
Duralumin, Copper, Zinc, Brass, Lead, Tin, Corrosion and corrosion protection;coating with oil and grease, painting and varnishing, enamel, plastic covering, metal
covering, dipping, electro-plating, spraying, chemically produced coatings,
browning, bonderising or Parkerizing, anodizing).
Marking with tools, templates, material usage
Cutting out (had shears, hand lever shear, machine shear, cutting with a chisel)
Making holes; punching machines.
Drilling of sheet metal, sawing and filing.
Shaping
o
Straightening of sheets
o
Bending by hand; turning edges (folding), bending
o
Bending and folding with machines; using folding machine, bending formula(general), press brakes, folding and bending machine
2. Turning (04 hours)
General; tidiness and the guidelines for tidiness and orderliness in order to prevent
accidents, safety on the lathe, turning, turning operation
Construction of the lathe; base, lathe bed, headstock (main spindle noses, external
screw and internal taper, steep Morse taper with slotted nut, cam lock design and
baynonet mounting with taper), tool carriage (principal components, the apron,
lathe with reversing shaft, bathe with drag cable 10), tail stock, steadies (fixedsteady, traveling steady)
Devices for clamping the work pieces; purpose of the clamping devices, different
methods
o
Locating between centers; different types of centre drilling as per DIN 332 ,
center drilling R4×8.5 DIN 332, centre drilling A4×8.5 DIN 332, centre
drilling B4×8.5 DIN 332.
o
Tailstock centre; dead centre, live centre, revolving live centre, work piece driven
by lathe carrier, work piece driven with faceplate.
o
Clamping in a chuck; three-jaw chucks, four-jaw chuck
o
Clamping on mandrels; simple mandrels.
The turning tool o
Tool angles; tool in the middle of the work piece, tool below the centerline,
General housekeeping principals, care of tools and equipment, prevention of accidents,
Classification and design of milling machines, types of drives used in milling machines,
mounting work pieces, mounting milling attachments, Milling techniques, operating
procedures, operating parameters, cutting tools used for milling.
4. Gas Welding (03 Hours)
Fusion welding, production of gases, safety precautions for gas welding and torch
cutting, physics of handling gas cylinders, classification of touches according to
construction, flames, accident prevention in gas welding, soldering – brazing, torchcutting, simple testing methods, welding symbols, measuring welds, measures applied to
reduce deformation in gas-fusion welding,
5. Electric Welding (02 Hours)
Safety regulations for arc welding, electric welding, welding electrodes, setting the
welding current, striking the arc, welding positions, are welding, common welds, welding
defects, weld testing methods
6. Introduction to Metal Casting. (02 Hours)
Solidification of Metals, Flow of Molten Metal in Molds, Furnaces and Melting
Practices, Casting Defects.
Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Workshop Technology Part I, Part II and Part III; W A Chapman
2. Production Technology, Processes Materials and Planning; W Bolton
Practical List
Lecture(s) has the choice of selecting workshop practical provided form the list provided
separately for different disciplines (i.e. civil, Mechanical, Electrical) depending on themachines, tools, raw material available and the depth of practice needed. However, it is
advised to conduct separate hands on session during the semester break of first two years
with at least for Mechanical Engineering students.
Geometric Shapes, The Ellipse, Noncircular Curves, Parabola, Hyperbola, Cycolids,
Involute, Spirals, Helices, Tangents to Curves, Development of Plane-faced Surface,Cone Locus of Points, Lines and Planes (projections)
2. Surface Intersections (04 Hours)
Intersections of Lines and Planes, Prisms, Pyramids, Curved Surfaces, Cylinders and
Cones with Lines and Planes, Intersection of Cylinders and Cones.
3. Developed Views (04 Hours)
Development of Prisms, Pyramids, Triangulation, Development of Connectors and
Transition Pieces, Development of Spheres, Joints, Connectors
Drawing Practice
Five, 03 Hour Drawing Sessions to give students the adequate practice to grasp each
of the above 03 topics.
Part II – AutoCAD (33 Hours)
Conduct of the 15 Lessons (under the Help menu) provided by the software during
the remaining 33 hours.Through these 15 lessons it is envisaged to repeat the concepts covered in all the 08
topics of the Module ME 1102 Engineering Drawing conducted in the First Semester.
The advanced 3-D modeling will have to be covered under ME2111 AssemblyDrawing and Solid Modeling to be conducted in the Third Semester of second year.
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
A student will be able
To solve typical problems involving the application of the First and Second Lawsof Thermodynamics to pure substances. This will include understanding and using
the property tables.
to grasp working principals and performance analysis of useful cycles operating
based on heat engines
Method of AssessmentAcquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects, midsemester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
Thermodynamics and Energy, Illustration of the use of the knowledge of
Thermodynamics with real life applications, Forms of Energy, Internal Energy;
Physical Insight.
2. Vocabulary of Thermodynamics and Definitions (02 Hours)
System, Property, State, Equilibrium, Path, Process, Cycle, Temperature and Zeroth
Law of Thermodynamics, Temperature Scales, Biological Systems and
Thermodynamics.
3.
Energy (02 Hours)
Forms of Energy, Internal Energy and Physical Insight to Internal Energy,
Comparison of Work and Heat.
4. Working Fluids; Concepts of Pure Substances and Ideal Gases (06 Hours)
Concepts of Pure Substance and Ideal Gas, Properties of Pure Substances, Physics
and physics of phase changes, Phase Diagrams, Independent Properties, Development
of Property Tables, Compressibility Factor, Ideal Gas Behavior, Ideal Gas Equations.
5. First Law of Thermodynamics and Enthalpy (06 Hours)
Conservation of Mass and Energy, Adiabatic work, Enthalpy, Non-Flow Processes,
Internal Energy, Irreversible Processes, Flow Processes and Control Volume, Throttle
Processes, Experimental method of determining Dryness Fraction of Steam, Steadyand Unsteady Flow Processes.
6. Second Law of Thermodynamics (06 Hours)
Limitations of First Law and a need for a Second Law for Thermodynamic Analysis,Thermal Energy Reservoir, Reversible and Irreversible Processes, Heat Engine and
Thermal Efficiency, Heat Pumps or Refrigerators and the Thermal Efficiency or
Coefficient of Performance of Heat Pumps, Different Statements of Second Law,Perpetual-Motion Machines, Absolute and Thermodynamic Temperature Scales,
Analyzing the equilibrium of forces in the static state, relationship of the applied forces
to the deformation of a structure, compatibility of those deformations with structural
integrity.
2. Properties of Materials (01 Hours)
Tension, compression, hardness and impact tests.
3. Stresses and Strains (06 Hours)
stresses and strain in two and three dimensions, formulae for normal and shear stress oninclined plane, Mohr’s circle of stress, invariants of a Mohr’s circle, maximum and
minimum principle stresses, pole of the Mohr’s circle, Applications of Mohr’s circle and
normal/shear stress formulae in analyzing stress systems, Young’s modules, shear
modulus and Poisson’s ratio, normal strain and shear strain.
4. Statically determinate systems. (06 Hours)
St. Venant Principle. Stress analysis of thin walled vessels and rotating rings, closed
coiled and open coiled helical springs, flat spiral springs, leaf springs, conical springs.
5. Shear force and Bending Moment in Beams. (05 Hours)
Relationships between loads, shear forces and bending moment; shear force and bending
moment diagrams. Bending stresses in beams, bending of beams of two materials.
6. Deflection of Beams (04 Hours)
Simple Cases. Beam flexure equation for small deflections, direct integration and
moment area method.
7. Torsion of circular cross sections (05 Hours)
Shear stress due to torsion, polar moment of inertia of a hollow/solid circular section,torsion formula, tapering and composite shafts, strain energy due to torsion stored in a
shaft, transmission of power through shaft/pulley systems.
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Be able to identify engineering materials.
Be able to explain material behavior. Be able to use simple testing and inspection equipment safely to determine the
properties of materials.
Be able to make a distinction between materials by comparing their properties.
Be able to identify how the selection of the material has influenced a product.
Method of Assessments
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects, mid
term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s)duration.
End Semester
Exam
Continuous Assessment
15%
Mid
Term(s)
Written Oral
Quiz(s)Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance) 5%
15% 65%
Module Number ME1207 Title Properties of Engineering
Composites: reinforced plastics, metal-matrix and ceramic-matrix composites,
and laminates.Others: oxides, Nitrides, Carbides, engineered materials, nanomaterials, shape
memory alloys, amorphous alloys, superconductors and all other new materials
with unique/special properties.
3. Structure of Metals (06 Hours)
The crystal structure of Metals: [body-centered cubic (bcc), face-centered cubic (fcc),
hexagonal close-packed(hcp)], Deformation and strength of single crystals,
Imperfections in the Crystal Structure of Metals, Grains and Grain Boundaries,
Plastic Deformation of Polycrystalline Metals, Recovery, Recrystallization and GrainGrowth, Cold, Warm and Hot Working
4. Manufacturing Properties of Materials (04 Hours)
Tension, Compression, Torsion, Bending (Flexure), Hardness, Fatigue, Creep, Impact,Failure and Fracture of Materials in Manufacturing and in Service, Residual Stresses,
Work, Heat and Temperature
5.
Physical Properties of Materials (02 Hours)
Density, Melting Point, Specific Heat, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Expansion,
Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties, Corrosion Resistance
1. Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction. William D Callister
2. Workshop Technology Part I, Part II and Part III; W A Chapman
3. Production Technology , Processes Materials and Planning; W Bolton
Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the modulecoordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes.
Identify major parts of a typical automotive engine. Comprehension of the Terminology.
Understand the sub systems of an automobile and the basic function of the
major parts.
Cite and demonstrate safe working practices related to automotives andautomobiles.
Method of AssessmentAcquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects,mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
Historical development of the automotives. Role of automotives in the Sri Lankan
socio economic status. Classification of automotive engines. Statistics of differenttypes of automotives based on the above classification in Sri Lanka. Regional and
global status. Legislature with relation to the manufacture import/export and use of
automotives in Sri Lanka. Social and environmental issues related to automotives(auto industry) and initiatives taken to mitigate them. Role, scope and prospects for
HNDE diplomates in the automobile industry.
2. Engine Fundamentals (02 Hours)
Main Strokes; Suction, Compression, Power and Exhaust. Major components
associated with the engine; piston cylinder unit and associated parts, rings, valves andvalve train, timing, spark plugs, injectors, crank shaft, crank case, cooling jackets,
engine block, Mechanisms and devices with respect to the intake of Air and exhaust
of combusted products. Cam shaft and cam
3. Engine Design Classifications (02 Hours)
Air Cooling, Liquid Cooling, 2-stroke, 4-stroke, Compression ignition, Spark
ignition, Steam Engine, Cylinder arrangements; inline and other variations, Cylinder
numbering and firing order, Overhead cam engine, wankel engine, other
modifications for special purposes; turbo charging, inter cooling etc.
4. Engine Lubrication System (02 Hours)
Main parts of an engine lubrication system with reference to the specific location,
Operation of the engine lubrication system, Types of lubricants; characteristics andrates, Safety procedures that should be followed when working with the lubrication
system
5. Engine Cooling System (02 Hours)
Functions of a cooling system, operation and construction of major cooling system
parts and assemblies, safety procedures when working on a cooling system.
Components in the fuel carburetion and injection systems with particular locations,
Mechanism of air supply, ignition system (applicable for spark ignition), Introduction
to advanced systems. Cleaning and filtration.
7. Transmission (02 Hours)
Gear operating principles. Identify & define major parts of a transmission. Explain
the fundamental operation of a manual transmission. Trace the power flow through
transmission gears. Compare the construction of different types of manualtransmissions. Explain the purpose and operation of a transmission overdrive ratio.
Repeat the same for automatic transmission system.
8. Steering (01 Hours)
Describe and identify major parts of a steering system. Operating principles ofsteering systems. Differences between a linkage steering and a rack-and-pinion
steering system. Operation of hydraulic and electric-assisted power steering systems.
Operation of four-wheel steering systems.
9. Brake System (01 Hours)
Mechanical and hydraulic brake systems. Identify the major parts of an automotive brake system. Basic functions of the major parts of a brake system. Drum and disc
brakes. Operation of parking brakes. Operation of power brakes.
Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Internal Combustion Engines Analysis and Practice Obert, E.F., InternationalText Books Co.,Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1988.
2. Automotive Engines, William H. Crouse, McGraw Hill Publishers, 1985.
3.
Automotive Engines Ellinger H.E., Prentice Hall Publishers, 1992.4. Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning (3rd Edition), By Tom Birch.
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Refrigeration effect and different methods of refrigeration.
Types of refrigerants, characteristics of refrigerants
Working principals of practical refrigeration cycles and awareness on
performance
Method of Assessments
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lectureroom assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical
classes, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 02 hour(s).
Vapourisation the Fluid, Controlling the Vapourising Temperature, Vapourising at
sub-atmospheric Pressure, Maintaining the Constant Mass in Evaporator, p-h charts
for Refrigerants, Simple Saturated Cycle, Analysis of Vapour Compression
Refrigeration Cycle, Unit of Refrigeration, Effect of Suction Temperature andCondensing Temperature on Cycle Performance, Actual Refrigeration Cycle, Effect
of sub-cooling, super heating, Effect of Pressure Losses, Liquid Suction Heat
Exchangers.
2. Properties of Common Refrigerants (02 Hours)
Requirement for Refrigerants, Identification of Refrigerants by Number,
Classification of Refrigerants, Comparison, Miscellaneous Properties, Heat TransferComparison of the Refrigerants, Refrigerant Selection, Brines, Brine Selection.
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Skills of solving engineering mathematics problems with Mat lab.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practicalclasses, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03hour(s).
Continuous Assessment Mid
Semester
Exam
End Semester
Exam
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s) 10%
Practical(s) (Mat lab) 60%
Project(s)Any other (Attendance) 5%
25%
Module Number MA 2103 Title Engineering Mathematics with
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes Recognize different perspectives and assumptions in communication.
Ability to explain the principles of good interpersonal communication and its
applications. Skills of persuasion and negotiation in communication.
Ability to review and practice strategies for giving and receiving feedback.
Setting attainable goals to improve personal communication skills.
Improved soft skills and people skills, which will make the transition from student toworkplace smoother and help them to excel in their jobs.
Enhanced students’ performance at Placement Interviews, Group Discussions and
other recruitment exercises.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects, mid
term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 02 hour(s)
duration and an oral examination of 20 min duration.
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Choice of Manufacturing process and material for a product.
Select attachments. Setting of attachments.
Setting the work piece. Selection of cutting tools. Setting the cutting tools. Operate the machines with accuracy
Take care and maintenance of the machines.
Determine the dimensional accuracy of jobs produced. Inculcate Quality mindedness at all levels of work.
Method of AssessmentAcquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lectureroom assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical
classes, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
End Semester
Exam
Continuous Assessment
10%
Mid
Term(s)
Written Oral
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance) 5%
15% 70%
Module Number ME2110 Title ManufacturingTechnology
1. Role of Manufacturing Processes and Technology in social and economic
development. (02 Hours)
Background, overview of manufacturing/production processes, current trends (both
local and global), Significance and importance with respect to social and economic
terms such as share of the manufacturing/production in the local and global economy,examples, design, selection of materials, costs and availability, Eco friendliness,
environmental concerns, recycling, choice of different processes and technology,economies of scale, CAD/CAM, Quality Assurance, Total Quality Management.
2. Metal Casting: Processes, Technology, Equipment & Accessories (04 Hours)
Casting, Permanent-Mold Casting, Slush Casting, Pressure Casting, Die Casting,
Centrifugal Casting, Squeeze Casting and Semisolid-Metal Forming, Casting
Techniques for Single-Crystal Components, Rapid Solidification (Amorphous Alloys),Inspection, Melting Practice and Furnaces, Foundries and Foundry Automation.
Design, Materials, and Economics: Design Considerations, Casting Alloys, Economics
3. Rolling of Metals (02 Hours)
Flat Rolling, Flat Rolling Practice, Rolling Mills, Shape Rolling Operations, Production
of Seamless Tubing and Pipe, Continuous Casting and Rolling.
4. Forging of Metals (04 Hours)
Open-Die Forging, Impression-Die and Closed-Die Forging, Related Forging
Operations, Rotary Swaging, Forging-Die Design, Die Materials and Lubrication,
Forge ability, Forging Machines, Forging Practice and Process Capabilities, DieManufacturing Methods, The Economics of Forging.
5. Extrusion and Drawing of Metals (04 Hours)
The Extrusion Process, Extrusion Practice, Hot Extrusion, Cold Extrusion, Impact
6. Processing of Powder Metals, Ceramics, Glass and Superconductors (04 Hours)
Production of Metal Powders, Compaction of Metal Powders, Sintering, Secondary and
Finishing Operations, Design Considerations for Powder Metallurgy, Economics of
Powder Metallurgy, Process capabilities, Shaping Ceramics, Forming and ShapingGlass, Techniques for Strengthening and Treating Glass, Design Considerations for
Ceramics and Glasses, Processing of Superconductors.
7. Forming and Shaping Plastics and Plastics and Composite Materials (04 Hours)
Terminology, Necessity of Limit system, Unilateral and Bilateral Tolerances, Relation
between Tolerances and Manufacturing Processes, Methods of indicating tolerances ondrawings, IT grades, Systems of fits, Types fits, Selection of fits, Selection of tolerances
based on fits.
2. Geometrical Tolerances (02 Hours)
Need of Geometrical Tolerances, Terminology, Tolerances for Single Features such asStraightness, Flatness, Circularity, Cylindricity. Tolerances for Related Features such as
Parallelism, Perpendicularity, Angularity, Concentricity, Tolerance Symbol and Value,Indicating Geometrical Tolerances on drawings.
3. Surface Finish (01 Hour)
Surface Texture, Surface Roughness Number, Roughness Symbols, Range of Roughness
obtainable with different manufacturing processes.
4. Production Drawings (04 Hours)
Assembly and Detail Drawing, Tabular and Standard Drawings, Bill of Material and
Parts Lists, Drawings, Order of Drawings, Penciling, Inking, Titles, Checking, Sketches,Measuring and Dimensioning, Reproduction, Filing and Storage, Simplified Practices,
Templates, Overlays
Part II – Solid Modeling
1. Assembly Modeling (03 Hours)
Create Parts in the Assembly Modular Mode, Degrees of Freedom,
Assembly Constraints, CreateExploded Assemblies,
2. Content Center & Basic Motion Analysis (03 Hours) Content Center Library, Analyze Interference Tool, Drive Constraint tool to Create Motion,
1. Five assignments on Hand Drawings2. Seven assignments/projects on CAD
Recommended Texts/Software
1. Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Inventor 2010, Schroff Development Corporation.
2. Guangming Zhang, Engineering Design and Pro/Engineer Wildfire, version 4.0,
copyright 2008, ISBN # 978-0-09792518-3-8
3.
AutoCAD/Solid Works/ProEngineer
Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the modulecoordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Types of devices designed based on the thermodynamics principles to extract net
positive work for useful processes and their thermodynamic analysis.
Practical applications of thermodynamic cycles and working substances that can
be utilized to transfer energy in thermodynamic or mechanical devices. Performance indices/indicators of thermodynamics devices operating on
processes or cycles.
First Law analysis for processes and systems with change of chemical
composition Principles of heat and mass transfer.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practicalclasses, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
End SemesterExamContinuous Assessment15% MidTerm(s)
Mechanical Details, Single Stage Compressor, Isothermal Efficiency, Adiabatic
Efficiency, Clearance and Clearance Volume, Volumetric Efficiency, Multi-Stage
Compressors, Inter-cooling, Indicator and Indicator Diagram, Mean Effective
Pressure, Indicator Horse Power, Mechanical Efficiency, Control of Compressor,Optimum Intermediate Pressure, Imperfect Inter-cooling, Multi-stage compression
with Compression Index Different for both the stages and Perfect Inter-cooling.
2. Gas Turbines (06 Hours)
Closed and Open Cycles f or Gas Turbines, Basic Close Cycle and Analysis (Bryton
or Joule Cycle), Optimum Pressure Ratio for Maximum Cycle Output, Optimum
Pressure Ratio for Maximum Thermal Efficiency, Open Cycle and Analysis, JetPropulsion, Specific Trust, Gas Turbine Cycles with Heat Exchanger or Regenerator,
Intercooling and Reheating, Multi-shaft Systems, Modern Gas Turbine Application.
3. Steam Generators (02 Hours)
Classification of Boilers, Lancashire Boiler, Superheater Arrangements forLancashire Boiler, Cornish Boiler, Vertical Tubular Boilers, Multi-tubular Fire Tube
Boilers, Horizontal Return Tubular Boilers, Short Fire Box Boiler, Compact Boiler,
Locomotive Type Boiler, Scotch Boiler, Multi-tubular Vertical Fire Tube Boilers,
Chochran Boiler, Manning Boiler, Vertical Fire Tube Boiler, Water Tube Boilers andDifferent Types, Babcock and Wilxcox Water Tube Boiler: Cross Drum, Bent Tube
Water Tube Boilers, Stirlling Boiler (Three Steam Drums, Two Mud Drums), High
Pressure Boilers.
4. Boiler Mountings and Accessories (02 Hours)
Water Gauge and Water Level Indicator, Pressure Gauge, Steam Stop Valve or
Junction Valve, Feed Check Valve, Blow Down Cock, Fusible Plug, Spring LoadedSafety Valve, Dead Weight Safety Valve, Lever Safety Valve, High Steam and Low
Definition, Isentropic Flow in a Nozzle, Velocity of Steam Leaving the Nozzle,
Entropy Changes with Fraction, Mass Flow of Steam, Critical Pressure Ratio, Effect
of Friction, Nozzles Operating off the Design Pressure Ratio, Super Saturated Flow in
Nozzles.
6. Steam Turbines (04 Hours)
Operating Concepts, Classification, Pressure and Velocity Compounding, Steam
Turbine Performances-Reheat Factor, Method of Governing, Throttle Governing, Nozzle Control Governing, By-Pass Governing, Back Pressure and Pass out Turbines
7. Condensers (02 Hours)
Function of a Condenser in a Steam Power Plant, Vacuum, Vacuum Measurement,
Vacuum Efficiency, Mass of Circulating Water Required in a Condenser, AirRemoval, Air Ejector.
8. Cycles for Steam Power Plants (04 Hours)
Governing Principals of Power Cycles with alternative vaporization and condensation,Carnot Vapour Cycle, Ideal Rankine Cycle, Real Cycles, Energy and Efficiency
Analysis, Reheating, Regeneration, Closed and Open Feedwater Heaters,Cogeneration, Binary Cycles, Combined Cycles.
Principles of Psychrometry, Enthalpy of Moist Air, Psychrometric Chart,
Psychrometric Process, Mixing of Air Streams, Sensible Heating and Cooling
Processes, By-pass Factor, Humidification Process, Dehumidification Process,Sensible Heat Factor, Cooling and Dehumidification, Room or Conditioned Space
Sensible Heat Factor, Effective Surface Temperature, Cooling and Humidification,
Humidifying Efficiency, Heating and Humidification, Heating and Dehumidification(Adiabatic Dehumidification), Room Sensible Heat Factor (Geometrical Construction
12. Steady flow of Compressible Fluids (02 Hours)
Stagnation properties, Critical condition and related property relations, Steady flowthrough nozzles, Flow through Nozzle and Diffuser.
13. Fundamentals of Heat Transfer (08 Hours)
Conduction, Thermal Conductivity, Conductivity through solids of different
geometrical configurations and through composites, Heat Exchangers, LogarithmicMean Temperature Difference, Convective Heat Transfer, Natural Convection,
Laminar and Turbulent, Radiation Heat Transfer, Absorption, Reflection and
Transmission of Radiation, Black Body Radiation, Emissive Power, Emissivity,Absorptivity, Reflectivity, Heat Exchanges Between Surfaces Separated by Non-
absorbing Media, Radiation Heat Transfer Coefficient.
14. Thermal Insulation (02 Hours)
Mechanism of Insulation-Mass Insulation, Types of Insulation Materials, Properties
of Insulating Materials, Effect of Various Parameters on Thermal Properties,
1. Richard E. Sonntag & Claus Borgnakke, Introduction to Engineering
Thermodynamics, John Wiley & Sons.
2. Sonntag & Van Wylen's, Introduction to Thermodynamics, John Wiley & Sons.
3. Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists - S.I.Units; T.P.Eastop,
A.McConkey; Longman, ISBN No.:0 582 44197-8 4.
Engineering Thermodynamics – Work and Heat Transfer, G.F.C.Rogers, Y.R.Mathew;ELBS, ISBN No.:0 582 05376 5
Practical List
1. Flue gas analysis using Orsat apparatus or Gas analyzer.2. Trial on multi stage reciprocating air compressor.
3. Visit to any industry, which uses boiler and submission of detailed report.
4. Measurement of fuel properties such as Flash point, Pour point, Cloud Point.5. Trial on boiler to determine boiler efficiency, equivalent evaporation and Energy
balance.
6. Steam turbine trial7. Gas turbine trial
8. Heat transfer apparatus
Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Degrees of freedom and definition of mechanisms/ Grubler’s equation, Kinematics of
plane Mechanisms: Instantaneous center of rotation method, Velocity diagram method, Acceleration diagram method, Analytical method, Kinetics of plane Mechanisms: Estimation of loads on elements including inertia effects
2. Turning Moment Diagram and Flywheel (04 hours)
Turning moment diagram, Engine torque, load torque and accelerating torque in a
simple drive, Cyclic fluctuation of speed , work done and work absorbed per cycle, meanspeed, coefficient of fluctuation of speed and energy, Moment of inertia of flywheel and
design of fly wheel.
4. Balancing of Rotors (04 hours)
Introduction to balancing of rigid rotors, Static and dynamic balancing of rigid rotors,Force and couple polygon method, Resolution method and applications.
5. Gear Drives (06 hours)
Introduction to gear drives, Types of gears, gearing between parallel shafts, external and
internal gearing. Basic definition and equations (Pitch circles, pitch point, circular pitch,and module pitch.) Speed: torque relationship, power equation and efficiency in gear
trains, Introduction to epic-cyclic gearing: Rotation table method and angular velocity
method for determining speed ratios, Acceleration of gears, equivalent moment of inertia
and determination of torque.
6. Governors (02 hours)
Function of a governor, Comparison between function of a fly wheel and a governor.Classification of governors and types of governors.
7. Mechanical Vibrations (08 -
Vibrations without damping: Free Vibrations of Particles, Simple Harmonic Motion,
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Purpose and system analysis
Time and frequency response system
System design
Mechatronic applications and design
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lectureroom assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical
classes, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03
Terminology and basic structure - feedback control theory - multivariable systems -dynamic models – state variable models - impulse response models and transfer function
models - application to mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, pneumatic and electromechanicalsystems. Block diagram representation and signal flow graphs - control system
components.
2. TIME RESPONSE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (04 Hours)
I and II order systems - performance specifications - feedback analysis - P, PI, PIDcontrollers design - effect of pole, zero addition - desired closed loop pole location - root
locus plot and applications - steady state and dynamic error coefficients - robust control
3. FREQUENCY RESPONSE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (04 Hours)
Performance specifications - correlation to time domain specifications - bode plots and
polar plots - gain and phase margin - constant Mand N circles and Nichols chart - all pass
and non-minimum phase systems.
4. STABILITY (04 Hours)
BIBO stability - Routh-Hurwitz criterion - stability ranges for a parameter - Nyquist
stability criterion – relative stability assessment using Routh and Nyquist criterion and bode plots.
5. COMPENSATION DESIGN (06 Hours)
Design concepts - realization of basic compensation - cascade compensation in timedomain and frequency domain (Simple MATLAB applications to analysis and
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Electrical and electronic circuit components, their theory and applications
Industrial Electrical and Electronic devices
hands-on laboratory practical learning experience on variety of electronic circuits
and report writing
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lectureroom assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical
classes, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03
hour(s).
End Semester
Exam
Continuous Assessment
20%
Mid
Term(s)
Written Oral
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)Project(s)
Any other(attendance) 5%
15% 60%
Module Number EE 2111 Title Applied Electricity and
Frobenious method solution in series of ordinary differential equations, singular points.Solution of Bessel and Legendre equations, Bessel functions, recurrence relations for J
n
(x) and generating function for Jn(x).
Legendre polynomial, Rodrigue’s formula, orthogonality properties, generating function
for Pn(x). Elliptic integrals and properties.
2. Partial Differential Equations (04 Hours)
Classification of partial differential equations, solutions of one dimensional waveequation, one dimensional unsteady heat flow equation and two dimensional steady heat
flow equation in Cartesian and polar coordinates by variable separable method with
reference to Fourier trigonometric series and by Laplace transform technique.
3. Fourier Series (04 Hours)
Dirichlet’s conditions – General Fourier series – Odd and even functions – Half rangesine series – Half range cosine series – Complex form of Fourier Series – Parseval’s
situation. Adapt ideas to listeners' attitudes, values and beliefs. Conduct library research,
personal interviews, and other information-gathering activities. Develop effective speechintroductions and conclusions. Listening, none verbal communication, relational stages;
intimacy and distance. (10 Hours)
6. Delivering effective speeches; Language, perception, emotions, Present three speechesincluding informative, epideictic (speech of tribute), and forensic (speech of argument).
(08 Hours)
7. Evaluate classroom speeches, their own presentations, and messages to which students
are exposed in everyday life. Attraction and self-disclosure, Gain control and command
over speech anxiety. (06 Hours)
9. Listening and paraphrasing. (06 Hours)
Recommended Texts/Material
1. Lumsden, G. and Lumsden, D. (2003). Communication with credibility and confidence,
2nd edition. Thomson-Wadsworth.
2. Adler, R., Proctor, R. and Towne, N. (2005), Looking Out/Looking In, 11th ed.Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
3. Wiemann, M. (1996), Activities Manual for Looking Out/Looking In, 8th ed.
Ft. Worth, Texas: Harcourt Brace.4. Jaffe, C.I.(2004). Public Speaking: Concepts and Skills for a Diverse Society
1. Introduction to CAD/CAE/CAM and Technology Review (01 Hour)
Origin of computer-aided design, structure of the design and manufacturing process,
the role of the computer in design and manufacture; application of computers for
design, creating manufacture data base, benefits of CAD, Computer Hardware and
Software for CAD System.
2. Conventional Numerical Control (01 Hours)
Basic components of an NC system, the NC Procedure, NC coordinate systems, NC
motion control systems, Applications of NC, Economics of NC
3. Computer Controls in NC (01 Hours)
Problems with conventional NC, NC Controller Technology, Computer Numerical
Control, Direct Numerical Control, Combined DNC/CNC Systems, Adaptive Control
Machining Systems, Trends and New Developments in NC
4. Group Technology and Process Planning (01 Hour)
Part Families, Parts classification and coding, three parts classification and coding
systems, group technology machine cells, benefits of group technology.
5. Computer Aided Process Planning (03 Hours)
The planning function, retrieval-type process planning systems, generative process
planning systems, benefits of CAPP, machinability data systems, Computer-
Generated Time Standards., Production Planning and Control,
6. Automation of Manufacturing Processes (04 Hours)
Overview, Automation, Numerical Control, Programming for Numerical Control,Adaptive Control, Material Handling and Movement, Industrial Robots, SensorTechnology, Flexible Fixturing, Design for Assembly, Disassembly and Service.
Inventory Management and MRP, Shop Floor Control and Computer Process,
Computer Process Control, Computer Aided Quality Control.
Plane; Bilinear, Ruled, Bezier and NURB Surfaces, Visualizing Surfaces; SurfaceMesh and Surface Machining, Surface Modeling in Pro/ENGINEER.
8.10 Interactive Computer Graphical Programming
Introduction and Background Review, Programming in CAD Systems (Menu,Macro and High level Programming – AutoCAD & Pro/E)
8.11 Data Organization in CAD
Data Structure and Database, Graphical Standard and CAD/CAM Data Exchange
8.12 Advanced CAD Systems and Their Industrial Applications
CAD/CAM Integration and Concurrent Engineering, Virtual-prototyping inProduct Development
Recommended Textbooks/Reading/Software
1. Pro/ENGINEER; or Unigraphics NX; or Solid Work 2. Principles of CAD/CAM/CAE Systems, Lee, K. , Addison Wesley, 1999. 3. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 Tutorial, Roger Toogood, SDC.
Practical List
1. Design Modeling - User Interface, 2D Sketching, 3D, Modeling, and Engineering
Drawing Generation.
2. Mechanical Assembly – Modeling of Assembly and Mechanism, and Motion Animation.
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Fluid power circuits, standards
Design principles of hydraulic and pneumatic devices
Safety, Operation and maintenance of fluid power systems and devices
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects, mid
term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s)
Symbols: pneumatic and hydraulic; energy conversion symbols; valve symbols; energytransmission symbols; control and miscellaneous symbols; use of appropriate British and
International Standards (e.g. BS 2917, ISO 1219-1, ISO 9461 (Hydraulics), CETOP,RP68P, ISO 5599 (Pneumatics), etc)Fluid power diagrams: system-layout diagrams and circuit diagrams (e.g. including
component lists, component data sheets, displacement-step diagrams, operatinginstructions, installation and maintenance manuals); applications such as logic, memory
and multi-actuator sequential circuit operation, cascading techniques, circuits covering
both linear and rotary actuation; use of ISO 1219-2
2. Pneumatic and hydraulic components, equipment and plant (08 Hours)
Pneumatic equipment : air compressors and systems (e.g. types and characteristics,
coolers and dryers, receivers, distribution systems, pipe work and fittings, drain traps,
FRL air service units, valves, actuators, seals etc) Hydraulic equipment : pumps and systems (e.g. reservoirs, accumulators, pipe work,
Pneumatic circuits: e.g. directional control, piloted control, reciprocating control, logic,memory, multi-actuator circuits with sequential operation, cascading techniques, stepper
circuits, pulsed signals, latching circuits, direction and speed control of rotary actuators
and air motors Hydraulic circuits: e.g. sequential operation of multi-actuator circuits, regenerative
circuits, counterbalance circuits, ‘meter-in’ and ‘meter-out’ circuits, bleed-off circuits,
direction and speed control of hydraulic motors Electro-pneumatic and electro-hydraulic circuits: use of electronic logic devices and
systems and their interface with fluid power circuits; solenoid valve arrangements Emergency ‘fail safe’ circuits: use of emergency stop circuits to give predictable‘parking’ positions for linear actuators; emergency stopping circuits for rotary actuators
Industrial applications: measurements of process and/or machine parameters in selected
applications (e.g. manufacturing, processing, transportation, utilities, operation of plant,
machinery, equipment, controlling processes and plant)
Technical requirements: design; selection of equipment, materials and components;installation; test and commissioning proceduresCommercial aspects: capital costs; running costs; maintenance; flexibility of proposed
system; future expansion and/or changes to installation Health and safety: requirements of safety legislation and relevant regulations (e.g. Health
and Safety at Work Act 1974, Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers
Regulations 1989 (SI 1989 No 2169))
Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Fluid Power with Applications”, 6th Edition, Anthony Esposito, Prentice Hall,
2002 (Textbook)
2. Pump Handbook, Iggor Karrasik3. Fluid Power Troubleshooting, 2nd Edition, A.H. Hehn, Revised and Expanded,
Dekker, 1995
Practical List (to be designed from the following)
1. HYDRAULIC RESERVOIRS, FILTERS, PUMPS, ACCUMULATORS, AND
MOTORS
2. BASIC CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF HYDRAULIC
ACTUATING DEVICES, FLOW CONTROL, AND DIRECTIONAL DEVICES
3. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE-LIMITING, CONTROLLING, AND SENSING
1. Three-Dimensional Linear Theory of Elasticity (04 Hours)
Elasticity and internal-energy density. Elasticity and complementary internal-
energy density. A brief introduction to anisotropic elasticity. Linear isotropic
elasticity. Strain-displacement relations for linear elastic isotropic materials.Strain-stress relations for linear elastic isotropic materials. Hooke’s law for linearelastic isotropic materials.
2. Two-Dimensional Linear Theory of Elasticity (02 Hours)
Plane stress and plane strain problems. Airy stress function. Applications to
Problems in rectangular and polar coordinates.
3. Inelastic Material Behavior (04 Hours)
Nonlinear material response. Yield criteria: maximum Principal stress criterion,
maximum principal strain criterion, strain-energy density criterion, maximum
shear-stress (Tresca) criterion, distortional energy density (von-Mises) criterion.General yielding: Elastic-plastic bending, fully plastic moment.
4. Energy Method (04 Hours)
Principle of Stationary Potential Energy. Castigliano’s theorem on deflections forlinear load-deflection relations. Deflections of statically determinate structures:
dummy load method and unit dummy load method. Deflections of statically
indeterminate structures.
5. Torsion of Prismatic Bars (04 Hours) St. Venant’s semi-inverse method. Prandtl’s membrane analogy. Torsion of
narrow rectangular cross section. Torsion of sections comprised of thin rectangles.Torsion of hollow thin-walled sections. Torsion of multi-compartment thin-walled
sections. Torsion of thin-walled sections with end restraints. Inelastic torsion.
6. Buckling of Columns (04 Hours)
Critical load. Buckling of pin-ended columns. Columns with other end conditions.
Classification of columns: short, intermediate and long. Eccentrically loadedcolumns. Design formulae.
7. Failure Modes (02 Hours)
Fracture, fatigue, buckling, large deflections, plastic collapse
8. Finite Element Method for Numerical Analysis (06 Hours)
Finite elements, element interpolation functions, element strains, stress and strainenergy density, element stiffness matrix, global stiffness matrix, boundary loading.
1. Advanced Strength of and Applied Elasticity, A. C. Ugural and S. K. Fenster,Prentice Hall, 2003.
2. Advanced Mechanics of Materials, A. Boresi, R. Schmidt, 6th ed., John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., 2003.3. Intermediate Mechanics of Materials, M. Vable, Oxford University Press, 2008.4. An Introduction to the Finite Element Method, 3/e”, J.N. Reddy, McGraw-Hill,
2005.(Textbook)
5. A first course in the finite element method, 3 ed., D.L. Logan, Brooks/Cole, 2002.
Practical List
1. Buckling of Struts
2. Fatigue Testing
3. Finite Element Lab(s)
Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
d. Stiffening sheets; beveling, corrugation (corrugation by hand, corrugating with aswaging machine, corrugating with a nibbling machine)
e. Manufacturing of Honeycomb Structures, Dent Resistance of Sheet Metal Parts, and
Equipment for Sheet-Metal Forming, and Economics of Sheet-Metal Forming.
f.
Wiring; wiring by hand, wiring with a swaging machine, using the folding brade andswaging machine
g. Other shaping methods; metal spinning, stamping, pressing
h. Folded and flanged joint procedures; folded joints (classification of folds, with of thefold, folding and jointing), flanging (beading), flanging by hand, machine flanging,
Bottom fold joints, types of bottom fold joint, producing a “knocked-up” bottom joint.
3. Material Removal Processes and Machines: Cutting (04 Hours)
Mechanics of Chip Formation, Types of Chips Produced in Metal-Cutting, The
Mechanics of Oblique Cutting, Cutting Forces and Power, Temperature in Cutting,Tool Life: Wear and Failure, Surface Finish and Integrity, Machineability.
4. Cutting-Tool Materials and Cutting Fluids (06 Hours)
Carbon and Medium-Alloy Steels, High-Speed Steels, Cast-Cobalt Alloys, Carbides,
Coated Tools, Alumina-Based Ceramics, Cubic Boron Nitride, Silicon-Nitride Based
of center lathe, Steadies (Back Rest), Straightening long thin shafts and spindles,Grinding of lathe tools, Calculation of cutting speeds, General calculations for change
gears, Making springs using a lathe; compression and tension springs, Module threads(worm screws), Thread whirling on the lathe, Eccentric turning, Precision finishing
processes
8. Advanced Milling Operations (12 Hours)
Indexing types of gear wheel, manufacturing gear wheels, angular indexing,
differential indexing, sintered metals, sintered metal milling tools, operation procedures for milling-with sintered metals, coolants and lubricants used in milling,
drilling, counter boring, reaming on the milling machine, machining semi-finished products made of plastic, gear wheel manufacturing, the sprocket, trigonometric
Refrigeration component descriptions and analysis.
Component and control assembly.
Trouble shooting, operation and maintenance.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lectureroom, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects,
mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
1. Revision of Refrigeration Principles (02 Hours)
2.
Refrigeration Applications (02 Hours)
Cold Effect on Food, Temperature Ranges for Food, Quick Freezing, Sharp Freezer,
Blast Freezer, Contact Freezing, Immersion Freezing, High Humidity, Pre-coolingFruits, Heat of Respiration, Controlled Atmosphere Storage, Ice Making, Dry Ice,
White Ice.
3. Gas Cycle Refrigeration (02 Hour)
Basic Considerations in the Analysis of Power Cycles, The Value of Carnot Cycle in
Engineering, Air Standard Assumptions, An Overview of Reciprocating Engines, airrefrigerator, reversed Brayton Cycle, Air cycle for Air Craft, Air Craft Refrigeration.
4. Steam Jet Refrigeration (02 Hour)
System Components, Analysis of Steam Jet Refrigeration System, Approximate
Analysis, Performance of Steam-jet Refrigeration System, Equilibrium Concentration.
5. Practical Refrigeration (12 Hours)
Domestic, commercial and industrial refrigeration systems vapour Compression cycle
Torque, Accelerating Torque, Pull-up Torque, Pull-in Torque, Motor Controls.
9. Lubrication (04 Hours)
Lubrication of Moving Parts, Force-feed Lubrication, Splash-type System, Oil in
Evaporator, Lube Oil system for R134a or Freon or Ammonia, Methods of ApplyingLubrication, Lubrication of Steam Engine Parts, Centrifugal Compressor Lubrication,
Cylinder Lubrication, Hydrostatic Lubricator, Telescopic Lubricating System, WiperLubricating System (Wiper Oil), Forced Feed Lubrication System for I.C. Engines,
Grease Lubrication, Double-trunk Piston, Starting the Compressor, Overexpansion,
Foaming, Oiling Bearing, Cylinder Walls, Oxidation, , Oil Specifications,Classification of Petroleum Lubrication, Physical and Chemical Tests of Lubricants,
Lubrication Tests Thurston Oil Testing Machine, Storage and Handling, Dispensing.
10. Condensers (04 Hours)
Heat Handled by Condensers, Types of Condensers, Condenser Selection, Air-CooledCondensers, Water per Ton for Cooling, Horizontal Shell-and-Tube Condenser,
Vertical Open Shell-and-Tube Condenser, Shell-and-Coil Condenser, Double-pipe
Thermostatic Expansion Valve, Remote Bulb, Power Assembly, Selection, Float
Valve, Purge Valve, Float Switch, Solenoid Valves and Use, Suction Line Regulators,Evaporator Pressure Regulator, Automatic Valve Precautions, Liquid-line Shutoff,
Solenoid Valve Power Supply, How to Test Controls.
13. Electric Controls (04 Hours)
Temperature versus Pressure Controllers, Bimetal Thermostat, Range of Controllers,Adjustable Differential Thermostat, Remote-bulb Thermostat, Low Oil-pressure
1. Review of Automotive and Automobile Fundamentals (02 Hours)
2. Engine Top End Construction (04 Hours
Exhaust Manifolds, Cams, camshaft lift and timing, valve seats and guides, valve seat
angle, Pre chamber cup (diesel), valve spring shim, stratified charge chamber,Cylinder Head and Parts, Umbrella valve seal, Hydraulic Lifters, Roller Lifters,
valve retainers, rocker arm pivot, rocker arms, push rods, exhaust valve, valve spring
3. Engine Bottom End Construction (04 Hours)
Comparison of different types of cylinder blocks, How piston construction affects the engine operation, Piston ring variations, construction of engine bearings,
Design variations of different engine bottom end components,Engine Block, crankshaft, connecting rods, Piston assemblies,
Piston ring dimensions, Piston ring gap, Piston notch, Piston assembly, main thrust
bearings, thrust washers, bearing crush, oil rings, Piston assembly, valve relief’s(small indentations either cast or machined in the piston crown, slipper skirt, line
Safety practices related to working on the front end of an engine, functions of the
vibration damper, different types of camshaft drives, construction of the engine front covers, oil slingers, and other related parts, construction of timing gear,
timing chain, timing belt assemblies.
Camshaft drive mechanism, Front cover-mounted oil pump, Water pump, Auxiliary
shaftVibration damper (harmonic balancer), belt tensioner, timing marks, chain tensioner,
crankshaft pulley, camshaft drive construction and types (timing gears, timing chainand sprockets, timing belt and sprockets), Types of timing gears, chain guide, OHCtiming chain, DOHC timing chain, Auxiliary chain, Timing cover, Timing belt,
5. Engine Size and Performance Measurements (04 Hours)
Safety practices when making engine performance measurements, engine size
measurements, engine compression ratio, engine torque and HP ratings, different methods used to measure engine performance, volumetric efficiency, thermal
efficiency and mechanical efficiency.
Number of cylinders, cylinder diameter or cylinder bore, piston travel per stroke,
TDC, BDC, piston displacement, engine displacement, units of engine displacement(CC and L), engine displacement, compression ratio(diesel and gasoline engines),
engine torque, force, work, power, horsepower, factory horsepower ratings, chassisdynamometer, volumetric efficiency, engine size information used when ordering
parts and when measuring wear during major repairs,
6. Valve Timing (06 Hours)
Valve timing diagrams for both S.I. and C.I. engines and the influence of valve
timing on engine performance
Sketches and labels and comparison of typical valve timing diagrams for S.I. and C.I.engines, effects of incorrect valve timing on volumetric efficiency, methods of
checking valve timing, setting of valve timing independent of manufactures markings.
7. Cooling System (06 Hours)
Functions of a cooling system, operation and construction of major cooling system parts and assemblies, comparison of cooling system designs, use of antifreeze
(applicable for extreme weather conditions, safety procedures when working on a
Operation of an engine lubrication system, characteristics and ratings of oil,
Operational and working safety Procedures
Review of the components of the engine lubrication system and their functions,antifriction bearings, oil filters, pressure relief valve, Positive crankcase ventilation
ratings, oil grades, pressure gauge, oil warning lamp circuits and its operation, use ofexternal oil coolers, maintenance of proper lubrication oil system, safety of disposing
Proficiency in formulation communication records in a complete and accurate manner
and in compliance with statutory requirements.
7. Automation, instrumentation and control systems (04 Hours)
a). Fundamentals of instrumentation including sensing, measuring and monitoring
devices used for marine application.
b). Fundamentals of automation and control systems.
Adequate knowledge on instrumentation and proficiency in operation of control
equipment and systems to the designed performance level.
8. Electrical and electronic control equipment. (04 Hours)
a). Principles of the operation, testing and maintenance of electrical machines,equipment, systems and electronic control equipment including fault diagnostics.
b). Organization and control procedures necessary for the UMS mode and necessaryemergency manual operations.
Proficiency in planning and procedures to carry out maintenance activities inaccordance with technical, legislative, safety and procedural specification.
Proficiency in identifying the effect of malfunctions of electrical and electronic
control equipment on associated plant.
9. Marine engineering practice (01 Hours)
Maintenance of operating records, the planning of maintenance schedules and the procurement of stores and spare parts.
10. Maintenance and repair procedures (02 Hours)
Organizing and carrying out safe maintenance and repair procedures including survey
and dry docking.Proficiency in planning and procedures to carry out maintenance activities in
accordance with technical, legislative, safety and procedural specifications.
Adequate knowledge on appropriate plans, specifications, materials and equipment to be made available for maintenance and repair.
Understanding action taken leading to the restoration of plant by the most suitable
Detection of machinery malfunction, location of faults and action to prevent damage.
Proficiency on the methods based on recommended practices and procedures for
comparing actual operating conditions.
Proficiency in the principles for taking action and decisions to deal with machinerymalfunction in accordance with recommended operating specifications and
limitations.
12. Safe working practice (02 Hours)
a). safe working practices in machinery operation and maintenance.
b). safe working practices associated with the carriage of dangerous substances.
c). Safe working practices to be observed for entry into confined or enclosed spaces.d). Suppression of noise and vibration. Adequate knowledge on working practices
with reference to legislative requirements, code of practice, permits to work andenvironmental concerns to ensure safety and health of those ling and working on
board ship.
13. Effects on trim and stability due to ship damage (02 Hours)
a). Knowledge of the effect on trim and stability of a ship inn the even of damage to
and consequent flooding of a compartment and counter measures to be taken. b). knowledge of IMO recommendations concerning ship stability.
Understanding the criteria for maintaining stability and stress condition within safetylimits at all times.
14. Knowledge of relevant international maritime laws embodied in international
agreements and conventions (only a revision). (01 Hours)
a). Certificates and other documents required to be carried on board ships byinternational conventions, how they may be obtained and the period of their legal
validity.
b). responsibilities under the relevant requirements of the International Convention onLoad Lines.
c). International convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, International Convention for
the Prevention of Pollution from ships.d). maritime declaration of health and the requirement affecting the safety of the ship,
passengers, crew or cargo.
e). methods and aids to prevent pollution of the environment by ships.f). knowledge of national legislation for implementing international agreements and
Thorough understanding of the legal responsibilities at the management level and
procedures for monitoring operations’ and maintenance in compliance withlegislative requirements. Proficiency in identification of potential non-compliance.
Adequate knowledge on requirements for renewal and extension of certificates to
ensue continued validity of survey items and equipment.
15. Life saving appliance regulations (04 Hours)
A thorough knowledge of life-saving appliance regulations (International Conventionfor the Safety of Life at Sea) Fire and abandon ship drills; Organization of fire and
abandon ship drills. Maintenance of safety systems; Maintenance of operational
condition of life-saving, fire-fighting and other safety systems. Adequate knowledgeon the function, use and procedures for maintaining in operational state of the life-
saving appliances, fire-fighting appliances and other safety systems. Protection of
Persons; Actions to be taken to protect and safeguard all persons on board inemergencies. Emergency Actions; Actions to limit damage and salve the ship
following fire, explosion, collision or grounding. Proficiency in procedures forhandling emergency to salve the ship and persons on board following fire, explosion,
collision or grounding.
16. Ship construction and damage control (04 Hours)
Shipbuilding materials, corrosion and hull preservation. Dry docking, hull surveys
and repairs. Watertight integrity of hull and compartments. Damage controlarrangement. NDT
17.
Fire prevention, detection and extinction (01 Hours)
a). Principles, methods and aids of fire prevention, detection and extinction.
b). Construction, operation and testing and maintenance of fire and gas detection
equipment, portable and fixed fire-fighting apparatus and fire-fighting systems.
18. Life saving appliances (02 Hours)
Function and use of life-saving appliances.
Proficiency in plans for emergency situations and the emergency procedures.
Proficiency in practices and requirements for maintaining life-saving appliances tooperational conditions.
Group work (problem solving, meeting management, leadership)
Literature survey, research methods, strategies.
Presentational speaking (to train, explain, and persuade)
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects, mid
term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 01 hour(s)
duration and an oral examination of 40 min duration.
End Semester
Exam
Continuous Assessment
20%
Mid
Term(s) Written Oral
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance) 10%
15% 20% 35%
Module Number EN 3105 Title Essentials of Professional
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Aim of this module is to give common ideas of PC Networks and Internet, Database
systems, Implementation of database Systems and World Wide Web based information
systems
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects, mid
term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 03 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hourduration.
Continuous Assessment Mid
Semester
Exam
End Semester
Exam
Quiz(s) 10%Take Home Assignment(s) 10%
Practical (Language Lab) 10%
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance) 10%
20% 40%
Module Number IT3104 Title Information Technology III
Introduction to PC Networks and Internet (04 Hours)
Introduction to a PC Network, Types of networks, Network based applications andadvantages of networks, Hardware requirements and software requirements. Internet its
resources.
2. Database systems (06 Hours)
The principles of database design and implementation, methods for modeling
information systems including diagramming conventions Yourdon/SSADM utilizing
data flow diagrams (DFD) to show process modeling, entity relationship (ER) diagrams,
Unified Modelling Language (UML
3.
Implementation of database Systems (12 Hours)
compare and evaluate different approaches, utilize relational modeling and data
analysis, functional dependency theory and normalization, Boyce Cod NormalForm rule to a relational data set, mapping an ER model to form a relational data
set (Schema), coding a schema in SQL, indexes, keys and clusters, entity and referential
integrity
Data centered approach with the file based approach, data integrity and quality control,
transaction processing, use a data dictionary, data independence and physical views of
data, distributed information systems and database architectures, understand relational
calculus and algebra, understand theoretical foundations of SQL, the operators availablein single and multiple (Join) table queries use embedded SQL
4. Analyze and evaluate world wide web based information systems (08 Hours)
www based information systems, comparison of different client server architectures,
apply www access to databases through techniques such as cgi scripts and HTML,
interactive graphical tools (applets) and the choice of tools for web enabled information
processing, effective implementation, evaluation and testing of systems
Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Introduction to Database Systems Date Addison-Wesley2. Data Analysis for Database Design Howe Oxford University Press
3. Using the World Wide Web D A Wa ll
4. Information Technology; A practical course, Harriet.Hraper
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Energy outlook global
Energy outlook local Energy Source, extraction and sustainable utilization
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects,
mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
Needed to understand energy and environmental processes. These include kinetic and potential energy; the First and Second Laws of thermodynamics; forms of work; of
heat transfer including radiation, conduction and convection; heat engines and
refrigeration; combustion; fuel cells; batteries; solar cells; phase transitions; the forcesof nature; a conceptual understanding of atomic systems and of nuclear fission, fusion
and of the sun; and the use and storage of energy by plants. The geological origins offossil fuels and their uneven global distribution and depletion rates; the scientific
principles governing wind, biomass, water-tidal, geothermal and solar energy.
2.
Technological-engineering systems
For the extraction, processing and the end-use of energy. Systems include coal,
natural-gas and uranium for the generation of electricity and electrical distribution
grids; and the use of oil in transportation; alternative energy systems and their
engineering limitations. Heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) andrefrigeration systems, as well as lighting for public and residential buildings; and
basics of control systems.
25% of material:
3. Social and environmental consequences
Of fossil fuels, including the greenhouse effect and global warming, acid rain; the
hazards and disposal of radioactive wastes; traffic congestion, urban sprawl; and
social-economic inequalities in the access to energy and transport services are
stressed throughout.
4. Political-economy and public policy issues
As concerns energy resources and their exploitation. Compare automobile- and oil-
centric societies with alternative models using mass-transit, fast-trains and pedestrianmobility. Special attention is paid to the realities of the global oil industry. U.S.,
Chinese, European-Union and Japanese policies, global contention over energy
sources and their distribution, especially oil. US involvement in the Caspian Basin,
the Persian Gulf and Iraq, Latin America and the South China Seas is discussed, etc.
Syllabus1. Machine Components (gears and power screws) (06 Hours)
Identify common types of gears and describe their uses, Describe gear geometry using accepted
nomenclature, Describe the importance of the involutes profile of gear teeth, Describe the
common materials/methods for forming gear teeth, and explain how those methods influence gearselection and performance, Analyze a gear train in terms of kinematics, torque transmission, and
reaction forces/moments, Determine safety factors in bending and contact for spur and helicalgears using AGMA standards,
Describe the operation of power screws and cite typical
applications, Describe thread geometry for common types of power screws, Calculate friction,
torque, and power requirement for various, power screw applications, Specify an appropriate gear
train or power screw for a given design application
2. Machine Components (flexible drives and bearings) (06 Hours)
Four principal types of belts and their uses, Size a flat‐ belt for a given application, Size a V‐ belt
for a given application,
Select a timing belt for a given application,
Select a roller chain for agiven application, Select an appropriate flexible drive element for a given application, Identify
types, uses, and characteristics of journal bearings, Describe the operating principles and
selection criteria for hydrodynamic and hydrostatic bearings,
Describe the operating principles
and selection criteria for boundary‐lubricated bearings,
Size a boundary‐lubricated bearing for a
given application, Identify types, uses, and characteristics of rolling contact bearings, Describe
criteria for selecting rolling element bearings, Determine bearing life (under non‐steady radial
and thrust, loads) for a given application based on manufacturer data, Specify an appropriate
rolling element bearing for a given application,
Specify an appropriate mounting arrangement for
bearings on a shaft.
3. Shafts and shaft accessories (06 Hours)
Identify key functions of shafts, Create free body diagrams for shafts and determine stresses
acting at critical locations, Combine axial, bending and shear stresses, Apply a design
methodology for sizing shafts based on strength and deflection for different types of loading
conditions, Analyze a shaft in terms of kinematics, torque transmission, and reaction
forces/moments, Analyze shafts for deflection. Understand differences for stepped and hollow
Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the modulecoordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes Pneumatic – Electro systems
Electro-Mechanical Drives
Micro Controllers, PLC Mechatronic applications and design, Industrial Robots
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practicalclasses, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03hour(s).
Relays and Solenoids, Stepper Motors, DC brushed motors, DC brushless motors, DCservo motors, 4-quadrant servo drives, PWM’s, Pulse Width Modulation, Variable
Frequency Drives, Vector Drives, Drive System load calculation.
4. Microcontrollers Overview (08 Hours)
8051 Microcontroller, micro processor structure, Digital Interfacing, Analog Interfacing,Digital to Analog Convertors, Analog to Digital Convertors, Applications. Programming,
Assembly, C (LED Blinking, Voltage measurement using ADC).
Introduction, System Transfer Function, Laplace transform and its application in
analysing differential equation of a control system, Feedback Devices : Position, Velocity
Sensors, Optical Incremental encoders, Proximity Sensors : Inductive , Capacitive ,Infrared , Continuous and discrete processes, Control System Performance & tuning,
Digital Controllers, Control modes, Position, Velocity and Torque, Velocity Profiles,
Trapezoidal, S. Curve, Electronic Gearing, Controlled velocity Profile, Multi axisInterpolation, PTP, Linear, Circular, Core functionalities, Home, Record position, Go to
Position, Applications : SPM, Robotics.
7. Key elements of industrial robots (04 Hours)
Electrical and fluid drive systems (e.g. harmonic, cyclical, shaft, rod, screw, belt, chain),sensors (e.g. absolute and incremental encoders, potentiometers, resolvers, tachometers),
brakes, counterbalance devices, CPU; system and user memory; interface units; power
units, relating to proximity, range, position, force, temperature, sound and gasSources of error or malfunction - environmental contamination (e.g. smoke, arc-flash, dirt,
fluids, heat); parallax; wear; data corruption; accessibility; sensitivity; accuracy; design
8. Methods of programming industrial robots (10 Hours)
control system failure, control system malfunction, software failure, external equipmentfailure, external sensor failure); guarding; fencing; intrusion monitoring; safe system of
work; restriction mechanisms
Selection criteria: accuracy; repeatability; velocity; range; operation cycle time; loadcarrying capacity; life expectancy; reliability; maintenance requirements; control and
playback; cost; memory; fitness for purpose; working envelope
Design: station configuration; parts presentation; fixtures; parts recognition; sensors; cellservices; safety interlocks; end effectors design; flexibility
Implementation factors: company familiarization; planning; robot manufacturer back-up;
economic analysis; installations scheduling; training
HMI Devices with PLC Systems (Operator Panels and SCADA Systems)
Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering (Paperback), by W. Bolton.
2. Introduction to Control System Technology, by Robert N Bateson3. Programmable Logic Controllers by W. Bolton
4. A Textbook on Industrial Robotics by Ganesh Hedge
Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the modulecoordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
model and modeling process, introduction to operational research, principle of
optimization and the role of analytic solution for problem solving, linear programming:
problem formulation and solution algorithm, goal programming and integer programming:formulation and its solution algorithms, stochastic analytic methods and network analysis
for solving problems in industrial engineering, reliability model, maintenance, inventory
and supply-chain.
2. Industrial Statistics (04 Hours)
Inferential and descriptive statistics, introduction to inferential statistics, sampling theory,
central limit theorem, sampling distribution, estimation process, point and intervalestimation, basic of hypothesis test, process of hypothesis test including estimation of
mean, variance, proportion, and goodness of fit test, regression analysis and correlation,
variance analysis including block and observation analysis, one way classification,
fixed/random effects models, two ways classification and introduction of experimentaldesign, non-parametric statistics.
4. Industrial Psychology (02 Hours)
definition of psychology, school of thought in psychology, research method and
measurement in psychology, work meaning for a human and evolution of working in anindustrial organization, individual differences.
5. Introduction to Economics (02 Hours)
Definition, terminology and the scope of science of economy, utility, supply and demand,elasticity, production theory, cost of production, market structure, national income and
production, consumption, investment and saving, banking institution and money, fiscal
policy, international trade.
6. Engineering Economics (04 Hours)
engineering economics, cash flow, concept of time value of money, present equivalent
value, annual value, internal rate of return, payback method, profitability index method,sensitivity analysis, depreciation, inflation and deflation, replacement analysis, tax
analysis, public investment cost-benefit analysis.
accounting process, financial report, concept of cost, direct material cost, direct labour
cost, indirect factory cost, order costing, process costing, by product and joint product,
standard costing system and variance analysis, break event analysis.
8. Financial Management (04 Hours)
financial management overview, financial report analysis (statement of cash flow,
financial ratio), capital market, time value money, risk & return, portfolio, stock & bond
valuation, cost of capital, capital budgeting, operating leverage & financial leverage,capital structure, working capital management.
9. Database System (04 Hours)
Basic of database, data base management system (DBMS), modeling method and design
process of database, data definition, data manipulation and implementation of databasesystem using SQL, issues related to utilization of database for improving business
performance.
10. Information System Analysis (04 Hours)
Information and information system and its role in controlling process and decision
making process, methodology for information system development, system analysis,system requirement analysis, system design, standard architecture and information
system implementation process.
11. Organization Design (02 Hours)
Organization concept, design of organization structure including organigram, main joband function of operation activity.
12. Facility Lay Out Design (04 Hours)
facility planning, facility lay out planning procedure, calculation of facility requirement,systematic lay out planning, non-production activity, production activity, computer aided
layout design, selection evaluation and implementation, quantitative approach, group
concept of quality, quality management and assurance, product quality dimension, quality
control principle of process and design, statistical process control, design of quality
control chart and quality improvement through design by considering the concept
development and its implementation.
14. Human Resource Management System (04 Hours)
Strategy and planning of human resource management system, system development and
implementation, human resource management system applications, direction for thehuman resource management system development.
15. Leadership and Motivation Theory (02 Hours)
business context and contemporary public sector, human role in contemporary business,
leadership importance, leadership meaning in contemporary business, historical reviewon leadership phenomena, cultural perspective on leadership, team development,
leadership pattern, changing management and learning organization.
16. Project Management (04 Hours)
Project management definition and life cycle of a project, project organization structure
and project management process, project planning and control: CPM method, PERTmethod, project team determination, financial planning, planning communication,
documentation and project information system.
17. e-Business (02 Hours)
introduction, e-business overview, e-business application, business to customer, business
to business, technical infrastructure of e-business system, strategy of e-business
development, supply chain management and e-business, risk management in e-business,e-business policy and its social effect.
18. Entrepreneurship and Business Development (04 Hours)
Business concept, stakeholders and business environment, business initiation, business plan, marketing plan, operation aspect, financial aspect, and business process
improvement, managing marketing function in an enterprise.
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
IMO legislature, international conventions and treaties on safe operation of
ships. Role of the National Maritime Administration.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects,
mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
Sources of Maritime Law, Organisations concerned with Maritime Law, International
Maritime Organisation (IMO), Role and Functions of IMO, Convention ratification
2. Role of the National Maritime Administration (02 Hours)
Certification of seafarers, Surveys, Port state control etc.
3. IMO Conventions, Legislation (02 Hours)
MARPOL Acts, Conventions, Regulations for Prevention of pollution by oil, by noxiousliquid substances in bulk, by harmful substances carried by sea in packed forms, by
Sewage from ships, by Garbage of ships.
4. SOLAS (02 Hours)
Introduction, General Provisions, Construction, Life saving appliances.Arrangements, Radio telegraphy and Radio telephone, Safety of Navigation, Carriage of
grain, Carriage of dangerous goods, Nuclear ship’s certificates.
5. International convention on STCW for seafarers
1978 with 1995 amendments (02 Hours)
General provisions (15 Nos. Regulations), Master and Deck department, Engine
department, Radio communication and Radio personnel, Special training for personnel on
certain ships, Emergency, Occupational safety, Medical survival functions, Alternativecertification, Watch keeping.
6. International Safety Management (ISM) code (06 Hours)
Introduction, Background, objectives of code, Implementation, Mandatory applications of
SMS, Safety and environment protection policy, Company’s responsibility and authority,Designated persons, Master’s responsibility and authority, Resources and personnel
development of plans for ship board operation, Emergency preparedness, Reports and
analysis of non conformities to accidents, hazardous situations near misses, Maintenanceof ship equipment, Documentation, Company’s verification review and evaluations,
certification, verification and control, Advantages of establishing SMS, internal and
external audits, Port state control, PSC mandatory certificate check list, Grounds for PSCinspection criteria for detention.
1. Concepts of Instrumentation and Control (08 Hours)
Basic principles of measurement, Measurement, systems, generalized configuration and
functional descriptions of measuring instruments, examples. Dynamic performancecharacteristics, sources of error, Classification and elimination of error.
2. Measurement of Displacement (06 Hours)
Theory and construction of various transducers to measure displacement, Piezo electric,
Inductive, capacitance, resistance, ionization and Photo electric transducers, Calibration
procedures.
3. Measurement of Temperature (06 Hours)
Classification, Ranges, Various Principles of measurement, Expansion, Electrical
Resistance, Thermistor, Thermocouple, Pyrometers, Temperature Indicators..
4. Measurement of Pressure (06 Hours)
Units, classification, different principles used. Manometers, Piston, Bourdon pressure
Machining and Plasma-Arc Cutting, Water-Jet Machining, Nanofabrication,
Micromachining, The Economics of Advanced Machining Processes.
6. Gas Welding (04 Hours)
Difficult welds in pipeline construction, joint preparation and welding positions,
welding blowpipes, gas hoses, gaskets, welding filler (welding rods) for gas welding,
oxy-acetylene cutting, plasma cutting, diagonal cutting(chamfering), safety precautions for cutting and welding in confined spaces, soldering, contraction and
strain
7. Electric Welding (04 Hours)
weld ability of steel, electric welding of gray cast iron, welding of non-ferrous metals,
joint operation and welding position, welding current sources, types of load, workingtechniques in electric arc welding, carbon arc cutting and gouging, preparation of
Protective gases; inert gases, active gases, selection of protective gases, protective gaswelding processes, Tungsten-Inert-Gas (TIG) welding, inert-gas and active-gas metal
arc welding,
9. Competitive Aspects of Manufacturing (08 Hours)
Material Selection, Product Design and Quality of Materials, Substitution of
Materials, Selection of Manufacturing Process, Process Capabilities, Manufacturing
Costs, Value Engineering
Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Nanotechnology, NORIO TANIGUCHI, Oxford University Press, 1996.
2.
Tool Engineering Handbook ASTME.
3. Metal Cutting, M.C.Shaw, Pearsons Publication.
4. A Text book of Production Engineering, Dr. K.C.Jain & A.K.Chitale, , PHI Publication
5. Workshop Technology Vol I, II, III, Chapman W. A. J. ELBS Publishers
6. Amstead B.H., Ostwald Phylips and Bageman.R.L., Manufacturing Processes John
fan coil units, terminal units, humidifiers, pumps and sprayers, hydronic systems andcomponents.
4. Applications and construction of air conditioning systems (12 Hours)
Applications, residential, commercial, low and high rise, industrial ventilation and air
conditioning, packaged plant, RACs, split systems (wall and floor console, ceiling
fan coil), wall facing, roof top, reverse, cycle option central station plant, all air
systems, constant volume variable temperature, constant temperature variable,volume, air/water systems, all water system, multi-zoning, thermal storage, systems,
basic air conditioning system diagrams, duct layout, hydronic layout, unit/conditionerdrawings
5. HVAC control systems (04 Hours)
Basic principles, terminology, symbols and diagrams, basic applications
6.
Cooling Towers (08 Hours)
Heat Removal and Working Principles, Atmospheric Water Cooling, Air for Cooling,Cooling Range and Cooling Effect, Heat Load, Pumping Head, Drift, Blow down,
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Engine Management systems
Engine Design principals
Vehicle Electrical and Electronics
Engine Performance and measurements.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lectureroom, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects,
mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
Petrol Injection/Carburetor (Mechanical and electronic), fuel delivery, key
components, sequential and grouped systems, diagnostic equipment, data
interpretations, closed and open loop, reformatting of system, gasoline direct injectionsystems, design, circuits and auxiliary devices, electronic control, multiple
carburetors, limitations, venturi effect, analysis and correction procedures.
- Ignition: contact point electronic, computer controlled engine management.- Alternative Fuels: Range of fuels, body modification, engine modification,
component and installation requirements codes of practice, standards, component
service, principles of mixing, combustion and emission, regulators,commissioning and certification
- Trends and developments: Diesel two strokes, four stroke, direct and indirect
injection. Fuelling component principles and service, control systems, spray
patterns, common rail.- Emissions: Emission types, mitigation, effect on environment, engine design
considerations, control systems, test procedures, data interpretation, trends and
developments.- Pressure Charging: Superchargers, turbochargers, pressure control, system
component, service procedures, effect on engine and components, nitrous oxide
system, ignition parameters.- Global, Regional, National and Industry issues Manufacturing rules, resources
- Natural / human, infrastructure, global organizations, environmental, government
regulations, industry representation
2. Design of Engines and Practical Implications (12 Hours)
Design trends, metallurgy, heat treatment, crankshafts, connecting rods, pistons and
rings, bearings, seals, component stresses, wear patterns, reconditioning, and
performanceEnhancement, service testing, failure analysis, coolant and lubricant.
- Cylinder head Valve arrangement, operating systems, valve and camshaft design,
metallurgy, combustion chambers, ports, intake and exhaust, thermodynamics,
cooling and lubrication, performance enhancement, reconditioning, service testing,failure analysis.
- Engine testing Mounting, ancillary equipment, start up priming, timing, fuelefficiency, thermal efficiency, laws of thermodynamics, mechanical efficiency,torque, speed and power graphs, noise vibration and harshness, engine balance,
fluid tightness.
- Research and developments Materials, engine design, performance, emissions,economy, environmental issues, ancillary equipment
Maximum current rating, daisy chaining, splice locations, connectivity, local
constraints, 3d harness models, generation of automotive wiring diagrams using CAD,
detailed harness definition and documentation, create topology and rules, electricalsimulation and analysis, circuit laws in resistive networks, appropriately size
components such as fuses and cables, resistivity, temperature coefficient, inductance,shields and twisted pair, Alternators, rectifiers, magnetism, electromagnetic effects,
generators, voltage regulators, batteries, starting systems, solenoids and relays,
Semiconductor devices, circuit development and construction, electromotive
compatibility (EMC), legislation, Scan tools, oscilloscope, function generators, digitalmultimeter (DMM).
Interceptors and auxiliary computers, engine control units, Programmable controlmodules, peripheral devices and communications, data logging principles, types,
features, functions and applications, O2 sensor feedback incorporating open and closed
loop functionality, ABS systems incorporating PID, cruise control, throttle bi-wire,Speed/torque characteristics, tuning for: emissions/performance/economy, valve and
ignition timing, Ideal gas law, fuelling, recalibrating, nitrous, water injection, effects of
pressure charging, octane rating.
Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. How to Tune and Modify Engine Management Systems (Motorbooks Workshop)
(Paperback) Jeff Hartmanhttp://www.amazon.com/Modify-Management-
Systems-Motorbooks-Workshop/dp/0760315825 - #.2. Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems (Paperback) by Tom Denton BA
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Terminology and types of ships
Operation of the ships
Ship construction
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects,mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
Design and integration of ship systems, Layout of the ship, Ship types.
2. Geometry of ship & Hydrostatics Calculations (04 Hours)
Ship lines, Displacement Calculation, First and Second moment of area, Simpson’s rules,application to area and volume, Trapezoidal rule, mean and mid-ordinate rule,Tchebycheff's rule and their applications. Tonnes per Cm. immersion. coefficients ofform, Wetted surface area, similar figures. Centre of gravity, effect of addition andremoval of masses, Effect of suspended mass.
3. Transverse Stability of Ships (01 Hours)
Statical stability at small angles of heel, Calculation of B.M. & Meta-centric height,inclining experiment, free surface effect, stability at large angles of heel, curves ofstatical stability, dynamical stability, angle of loll; stability of a wall sided ship.
4. Longitudinal Stability and trim (02 Hours)
Longitudinal BM, Moment to change trim one cm, change of trim, change of L.C.B. with
change of trim, change of trim due to adding or deducting weights, alternation of draftdue to change in density, Flooding calculations, Floodable lengths, factors of subdivision,Loss of stability due to grounding, Docking stability, Pressure on chocks.
5. Resistance & Powering (04 Hours)
Review of fluid dynamic concepts, dimensional analysis, frictional resistance, wave-making resistance, and other components of resistance. Use of models, presenting modelresistance data. Functional relationship between resistance and hull form. Algorithms forresistance calculations. Froude’s Law of comparison, Effective power calculations, Ships
correlation Factor (SCF), Admiralty coefficient, Fuel coefficient and fuel consumption.Effect of viscosity and application of ITTC Formula. Advanced marine vehicles.Powering of ships, theory of propeller action. Law of similitude for propellers, interaction between hull and propellers. Model self-propulsion tests. Geometry of screw propellers.Cavitation. Propeller selection and design. Other propulsion devices such as: jet propulsion, air propulsion (sail, air propellers), paddle wheels, vertical-axis propellers(Kirsten, Voith-Schneider) etc. Ship standardization trials.
Strength of Ships: Curves of buoyancy and weights, curves of load, Shearing force and bending moments, Alternate methods, standard Conditions, Balancing ship on wave,Approximation for max. shearing force and bending moment, method of estimating B.M.& Deflection, Longitudinal Strength, Moment of Inertia of Section, Section Modulus,
6. Propulsion & Propellers (04 Hours)
Definitions, Apparent and real slip, wake, thrust, relation between powers, relation between mean pressure and speed, measurement of pitch, Cavitations, Propeller types,Fixed pitch, Variable Pitch, Ring propeller, Kort nozzles, Voith Schneider propeller,General theory of propeller action, Theory of screw propeller, Momentum theory, Bladeelement theory, Law of similitude and model tests with propellers, Propulsion tests,Geometry and geometrical properties of screw propellers, ship model co-relating shiptrials.
7. Rudder Theory (06 Hours)
Action of the rudder in turning a ship, Force on rudder torque on stock, calculation offorce torque on non-rectangular rudder, angle of heel due to force torque on rudder angleof heel when turning, Types of Rudder, Model experiments and turning trials, Area andshape of rudder, position of rudder, $tern rudders Vs Bow rudders.
8. Motion of ship on waves (04 Hours)
Theory of waves, Trochoidal waves, Relationship between line of orbit centres and theundisturbed surface, Sinusoidal wave. Irregular wave pattern, Wave spectra, Waveamplitudes, Rolling in unresisting media, rolling in resisting media, practical aspects ofrolling, Anti rolling devices, forces caused by rolling and pitching, Heaving and Yawing.
9. Ship Vibration (02 Hours)
Types of vibration, flexural vibration, torsion vibration, coupling, approximate formulaefor frequency of vibration of a ship, prevention of vibration.
10. Ship Terms (02 Hours)
Various terms used in ship construction with reference to ship’s parameter e.g. L.B.P. -Moulded Depth - Molded draught etc. - General classification of ships.
Stresses in Ship’s structure: Hogging, Sagging, Racking pounling, Pating etc., andStrength members to counteract the same.
Sections and materials use: Type of sections like angles, Bulb plates flanged beams usedin ship construction, Riveting & Welding testing of welds, fabricated components.
11. Hull Structure (04 Hours)
Bottom & Side Framing: Double bottoms, watertight floors solid and bracket floors,Longitudinal framing keels, side framing like tank side brackets , beam Knee, Web frameetc.,
Shell & Decks; Plating systems for shells, Deck plating & Deck Girders, discontinuitieslike hatches and other openings, supporting & closing arrangements, mid-ship section ofships.
Bulk heads & Deep Tanks: water tight bulkheads, Arrangement of platings and stiffeners,
water tight sliding doors, Water tight openings through bulkheads for electric cables pipes and shafting, Deep tank for oil fuel or oil cargo corrugated bulk heads.
12. Bow-Stern Arrangements (06 Hours)
Types of stems stern frame and rudder, Types of rudder, Supporting of rudder, Locking pintle, bearing pintle, Pallister bearing shaft tunnel, Tunnel bearings.
13. Ships carrying special cargoes (04 hours)
Oil tankers, Bulk carriers, Liquefied gas carriers, Container ships
14. Fittings (04 hours)
Hatches and hatch covers, Mooring and anchoring arrangements, Masts, derricks anddeck cranes, sounding pipes, air pipes, Carriage of containers on deck
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Production planning and control
Automation Ergonomics
Reliability, availability and maintenance
Factory ordinance, legislature on industrial labour
Intellectual Property
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lectureroom, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects,
mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
Definition and evolution of technology, technology and society, innovation, system and
model, technology selection decision and social consideration, engineering, engineeringdesign, engineering problem solving, human and social consideration in engineering
design, and social problems.
2. Introduction to Industrial Engineering (02 Hours)
Definition of industrial engineering, concept and scope of industrial engineering,
evolution of industrial engineering approach, concept of manufacturing system, design ofmanufacturing system, operation and management of manufacturing system, industrial
engineering education, profession and ethics.
3. Basic Industrial Engineering Design (06 Hours)
Introduction to design, design using CAD, geometric construction, sketching, lettering,lines, 3D drawing, orthographic projection, auxiliary views, dimensioning & tolerancing,
tolerance and fit, assembly and exploded assembly model, thread, fastener, springs, Bill
of Material, documentation and working drawing, parametric modeling.
4. Jig and Fixtures (06 Hours)
Jig and fixtures type and functions, supporting principles, basic of clamping, basic
construction principles, fixture design analytic formulation, clamping position and typedetermination, jig and fixture economics consideration, modular fixture system, fixture
design for group technology, fixture design for gauging and inspection, fixture planning
for CAD/CAM integration.
5. Production Planning & Control (06 Hours)
Definition of production and manufacturing, manufacturing system, production planning
and control cycles, forecasting method, aggregate production planning, master productionschedule, inventory control, material requirement planning, capacity planning, shop floorcontrol and scheduling, Just In Time based production planning and control, Theory of
Constraint, load oriented manufacturing system, project based production planning and
control, supply chain planning and control, Enterprise Resource Planning
Basic model of automation system, industrial electric diagram, logic gate and electronic
circuit, industrial control equipment, theory and basic of control system, data
communication and local area network in a manufacturing system, programmable logic
controller, numerical programming and control, hard and soft automation.
7. Flexible Manufacturing System (06 Hours)
Flexible manufacturing system technology, flexible manufacturing system component,
flexible manufacturing system performance evaluation: analytical model, simulationmodel, flexible manufacturing system configuration planning: routing optimization,
capacity optimization, tools optimization, flexible manufacturing system production
planning and control: batching, set-up planning.
8. Value Engineering (04 Hours)
Introduction to product design, design process, design method, design considerations,
cost evaluation, basic concept of value engineering, value engineering and quality, value
engineering and productivity, value engineering phase, value engineering process, cost-value analysis.
9. Industrial Ergonomics (04 Hours)
Introduction and application of ergonomics, display design, control design, panel lay out
and control, anthropometry and work station, ergonomics application case study, climatic
factors, noise and vibration, lighting system, work organization and application ofergonomics to small-medium industry.
10. Work Hygiene and Safety Technique (06 Hours)
Definition and understanding of Work Hygiene and Safety, legislature on labour, factory
ordinance, importance of Work Hygiene and Safety in a company, technique fordesigning a safe, hygiene and comfortable work system and Work Hygiene and Safety
management, realization of Work Hygiene and Safety in a company, rules, regulation and
Work Hygiene and Safety audit in a company.
11. Reliability and Maintenance (06 Hours)
Reliability, availability and maintainability; distribution of failure and repair times;
determination of MTBF and MTTR, reliability models; system reliability determination;
1. Industrial Engineering Project I Practicing the design of integrated system especially in product and process development
system, and design of work system and production system. The practice covers market
survey and product development, process planning, anthropometric and biomechanicsmeasurement, works station design, work measurement, market forecasting, assembly
line design, production planning and control.
2. Industrial Engineering Project II Practicing the design of integrated system especially design of management system. The
practice covers quality control, business process mapping, database system design,organization design, cost estimation, cost accounting system, decision making system
design.
Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Designing of Refrigerators and Air Conditioning Systems
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects,
mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
End Semester
Exam
Continuous Assessment
45%
Mid
Term(s)
Written Oral
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)Any other(attendance) 5%
10% 40%
Module Number ME3236 Title Design of Refrigeration
2. Design estimate guide for refrigerators. (06 Hours)
Exergetic analysis of the single components and of the whole system Lubrication,
design of connecting lines, operation and assembly of refrigeration controls, transientheat conduction. Freezing time assessment, refrigerating capacity modulation, hand
calculations and computer simulations.
3. System design. Example of design of a refrigerating system applied to the
conservation of foodstuffs. (06 Hours)
4. Analysis of Air Conditioning Systems (04 Hours)
Building Survey and Conditioning Load Estimate, Human Comfort Heat
Transmission, Outside Temperature, Sunlight, People Load, Infiltration, Air
Saturation Temperature, Air Volume, Spray Cooling, Jet Cooling, Absorption System,Compression Cycle, Controlling Temperature, Human Effect on Air, Removing
Odors, Evaporative Air Conditioning, Spray Humidifying, Removing Dust, Air
Mixtures, Package Units, Conditioning Old Buildings, Code and sanitary Regulations,
Ice Systems, Ground Water, Air Blending, Central Air Conditioning,
5. Design Aspects of Air Conditioning Systems (04 Hours)
Zoning, Pressure Losses and Duct Sizing, Ventilation Systems, Air Conditioning
Systems and Applications, All Air Systems, Controlling, Computerized Control,Vibration Isolation, Building Management Systems, Troubleshooting
6. ASHRAE Codes of Design and Use of Computer Codes for Designing of Air
1. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning: An Introduction to HVAC (4th Edition) ByAIR CONDITIONING & REFRIG, Larry Jeffus.
2. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician's Epa Certification Guide, By
James F. Preston
3.
Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning (3rd Edition), By Tom Birch.4. Troubleshooting and Servicing Modern Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Systems, By John Tomczyk.
5. Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning, By Russell E. Smith.6. MicroPipe and MicroCalc software by White Rose software (or any other
1. Dismantling, assembly/fabrication and instrumentation of a domestic refrigerator unit.2. Design, construction/assembly, installation a commissioning of split type air
conditioning unit.
Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes Vehicle dynamics and stability.
Alternative energy vehicles.
Damage control Vehicle Transmission
Vehicle industry policy, regulations, legislature.
Servicing and maintenance of vehicles.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lectureroom, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects,
mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
End Semester
Exam
Continuous Assessment
20%
Mid
Term(s)
Written Oral
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance) 5%
15% 60%
Module Number ME3237 Title Vehicle Technology
Year Third Year Semester 02
GPA None GPANumber of Hours 96 Credit
Hours
05
√
Hours Per Week:
Theory 04 Tutorial 01 Practical 03 Filed Visits(Other)
construction, safe handling and working practices for composite materials,material analysis and suitability, safety factors, mechanical failure, structural
deterioration and degradation, impact on industry, health and safety.
2. Vehicle Body Systems (12 Hours)
Body Designs and configuration; stability, passenger and cargo transport,aerodynamics, coefficient of lift and drag, active and passive restraint systems,
structural analysis, durability, damage control, destructive and non-destructive testing,
6. Operational requirements of an automotive workshop. (06 Hours)
- Service centres, repair shops, vehicle sales, parts sales, dealerships, wholesalers,dismantlers.
- Organizational obligations, customer obligations, warranty claims, service
obligations.
- Industry organizations, manpower training, product specialization, healthregulations, social responsibilities. health and safety, Staff structures, division of
Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the modulecoordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Sri LankaHigher National Diploma in Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Learning Outcomes
Operate monitor and evaluate engine performance and capacity of marine diesel
engines, steam turbines, gas turbines, pumps compressors
Organize safe maintenance and repair procedures for prime movers
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lectureroom, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects,
mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
1. Diesel Engine Construction and Maintenance (12 Hours)
a). Design features, materials and construction and maintenance of two and four
stroke cycle marine diesel engines. b). Machinery alignment and installation.
c) Diesel engine operation;
safe and efficient operation with minimum fuel consumption and maintenance,
determination of engine power and power balancing of the cylinders, controlindication and alarm systems associated with automatic operation of a diesel engine
power plant, detection and ratification of operating faults, prevention of engine fires
and explosion.d). Diesel engine systems
Starting and reversing, fuel and lubricating oil, scavenging and supercharging, water,
air and oil cooling, waste heat recovery,
Adequate knowledge on operating the engine to achieve performance level to meet theoperational requirements and in accordance with technical specifications. Proficiency on
the methods of measuring load capacity of engines in accordance with technicalspecifications.
e) Auxiliary power plant.
Safe and efficient operation of oil fired and exhaust gas boilers and their associated
equipment, chemical treatment of boiler water and the prevention of contamination,general requirements of auxiliary diesel engines and boilers and auxiliary steam and
gas turbines, principles of operation of integrated power systems.
2.
Marine Gas Turbines (08 Hours)
Operation and maintenance of marine gas turbines
Adequate knowledge on operating and maintaining ancillary equipment to achieve performance
level to meet the operational requirements and in accordance with technical specifications.
Proficiency in operational and maintenance requirement of marine gas turbines.
3. Operation and maintenance of Marine Steam Plant (12 Hours)
a) main and auxiliary boilersDesign features, material and construction and maintenance of main and auxiliary
boilers, Installation requirements of boilers, fittings and pipework
b) Boiler OperationSafe operation of boilers and their fittings, mountings and auxiliaries, efficient control
of combustion, feed water and final steam conditions, chemical testing and treatment
of water in boilers and feed systems and the prevention and removal of contamination,
prevention of boiler fires, blowbacks and explosionsc) Steam Turbines
Design features, materials and construction and maintenance of steam turbines,
gearing and condensers, requirements for installation and alignment and theallowances for thermal expansion, emergency connection
d) Turbine Operation
Safe and efficient plant operation of turbine and condensers, start up and shout down
procedures, analysis of information fro monitoring equipment and the determinationof turbine poser, control, indication and alarm systems associated with the automatic
operation of steam turbine, detection and rectification of operating faults.
e) Boiler and Turbine SystemsGeneral requirements of the following systems;
Boiler fuel, feed water and draught air
Turbine and gearbox lubricationCondenser cooling and air extraction
Main reduction gear box
Deaerator and feed heatera) Auxiliary Power Plant
Principles of construction, operation, testing and maintenance of auxiliary steamturbines, diesel engines and gas turbines for the generation of electricity.
4. Propellers and Shafting (06 Hours)
Types of Propellers, Controllable pitch propellers, Stern tubes; Water lubricated, Oil
lubricated, Shafting systems, Defects of propellers, Repair and maintenance of propellers
5. Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (06 hours)
Principles of refrigeration, Refrigerating compressors, Refrigerating systemcomponents, Refrigerating system operation, Brine cooling system, Cold storagespaces, Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Systems for Accommodation, General
Operation and Maintenance
6. Pumps and Pumping systems (04 hours)
Principles, Types of pumps, Pump operation Maintenance and troubleshooting of
pumps.
7. Marine Engineering Practice (04 Hours)
Principles of preventive, corrective and condition monitoring maintenancestrategy and repair technology for marine engine and machinery.
Common recurrent failure and causes on marine engine.