M.

Tech Degree (Full Time) Programme in Mechanical Engineering

(Specialisation: Thermal Engineering)
SEMESTER I
Sl Hours/Wee
No Course Code Course Name k Credits
. L T P
1 18-450-0101 Advanced Fluid Mechanics 3 1 0 4
2 18-450-0102 Advanced Thermodynamics 3 1 0 4
3 18-450-01** Elective I 3 1 0 3
4 18-450-01** Elective II 3 1 0 3
5 18-450-0109 Thermal Engineering Laboratory I 0 0 3 1
6 18-450-0110 Seminar I 0 0 3 1
7 18-450-0111 Research Methodology and IPR 2 1 0 2
Total 14 5 6 18

SEMESTER – I

18-450-0101: ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS

Course Outcomes:
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Understand the different flow patterns of ideal fluids
2. Demonstrate lift and drag for flow past a cylinder with and without rotation
3. Analyse viscous incompressible flows between parallel plates, along pipes and
around sphere
4. Evaluate integral equations of laminar boundary layer
5. Explore the control of boundary layer separation and transition
6. Solve turbulent boundary layer equations and determine the coherent structures in the
wall layer

Module I
Flow of ideal fluids: Introduction, Uniform flow, Source and Sink, Vortex flow, Doublet,
Flow about a cylinder without circulation, Lift and drag for flow past a cylinder without
circulation, Flow about a rotating cylinder, Lift and drag for flow about a rotating cylinder

Module II
Viscous incompressible flows: Navier-Stokes Equations, Exact solutions of Navier–Stokes
equations, Parallel flow in a straight channel, Couette flow between two parallel flat plates,
Plane Poiseuille flow, Hagen Poiseuille flow through a pipe, Low Reynolds number flow
around a sphere.

Module III
Laminar boundary layer: Boundary layer approximation and equations, Wall Shear and
boundary layer thickness, Momentum – Integral equations for boundary layer, Separation of
boundary layer, Entry flow in a duct, Control of boundary layer separation, Mechanism of
boundary layer transition.

Module IV
Turbulent flow: Characteristics of turbulent flow, Reynolds Stresses, Turbulent flow near a
wall, Turbulent boundary layers, Laminar – Turbulent transition, Turbulence production and
cascade, Mean motion and fluctuations, Derivation of governing equations for turbulent flow,
Turbulent boundary layer equations, Boussenesq approximation, Wall free shear flow, Wall
bounded shear flow, Coherent structures in a wall layer.

References
1. Bachelor, G.K., An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics, London Cambridge University
Press, 1967.
2. Shames, I. H., Mechanics of Fluids, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York, 1962.
3. Schlichting, H., Boundary Layer Theory, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York,
1953.
4. Mohanty, A. K., Fluid Mechanics, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi,
1986.
5. Som S. K., and Biswas G., Introduction to Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Machines, Tata
McGraw Hill, 1998.
6. Frank M.White, Fluid Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill, 1986.
7. Pijush K Kundu and Ira M. Cohen, Fluid Mechanics, Elsevier, 2001.
8. Tennekes H., and Lumley J. L., Introduction to Turbulence, MIT Press, 1972.
9. Biswas G., and Eswaran V., Turbulent flows, Narosa Publishing House, 2002.

18-450-0102: ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS

Course Outcomes:
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Understand the fundamentals of availability, irreversibility and second law efficiency
for a system
2. Apply the generalized equation for determining the changes in entropy, enthalpy and
internal energy of systems
3. Analyse the fundamental property relations for systems of variable composition
4. Model equilibrium in multiphase systems
5. Apply first and second law analysis of reacting systems
6. Explore degeneracy of energy levels

Module I
Availability, Irreversibility and second law efficiency for a closed system, Control volume,
Availability analysis of simple cycles, Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell relations,
Generalised relation for changes in entropy, Internal energy and enthalpy, Generalised
relations for Cp and Cv, Clausius-Claypeyron equation, Joule-Thomson coefficient,
Bridgman tables for thermodynamic relations.

Module II
Different equations of state, Fugacity, Compressibility, Principle of corresponding states, Use
of generalized charts for enthalpy and entropy departure, Fugacity coefficient, Lee-Kesler
generalized three parameter tables, Fundamental property relations for systems of variable
composition, Partial molar prosperities, Real gas mixtures, Ideal solution of real gases and
liquids, Equilibrium in multi phase systems, Gibbs phase rule for non-reactive components.
Module III
Thermo chemistry, First law analysis of reacting systems, Adiabatic flame temperature,
Entropy change of reacting systems, Second law analysis of reacting systems, Criterion for
reaction equilibrium composition, Conjugate fluxes and forces, Entropy production,
Onsager’s reciprocity relations, Thermo-electric phenomena and formulations,
Thermodynamics of high gas flow.

Module IV
Microstates and macro-states, Thermodynamic probability, Degeneracy of energy levels,
Maxwell-Boltzman, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics, Microscopic interpretation of
heat and work, Evaluation of entropy, Partition function, Calculation of the microscopic
properties from partition functions, Collision theory and transport properties.

References
1. WanWylen, Gordon J and Sonntag, Fundamental of Classical thermodynamics, John
Wiley International, 1994.
2. Yunus A Cengel, Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, McGraw Hill,
1996.
3. Robert Balmer, Thermodynamics, Jaico Publication, 1998.
4. Russell and Adebiyi, Classical Thermodynamics, Saunders College Publication, 1993.
5. Rayner Joel, Basic Engineering Thermodynamics, Addison Wesley, 1996.
6. Bejan Adrian, Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

ELECTIVES I & II (18-450-0103 & 18-450-0104)

18-450-0103: INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING

Course Outcomes:
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Understand the fundamental thermal-fluid science behind working of HVAC
equipment
2. Explain the vapour compression and vapour absorption refrigeration cycles for both
theoretical and practical cycles, properties of refrigerants, and selection criteria for
refrigerants
3. Understand about the chilling and freezing theories and methods
4. Explain psychrometry and air-conditioning systems
5. Calculate heat load for comfort and industrial air conditioning system
6. Select HVAC system type and configuration

Module I
Methods of producing cold: thermodynamic basics, Capacity, Coefficient of Performance,
Vapour compression systems, ideal and actual cycles: single stage, multistage and cascade
systems. Vapour absorption systems: aqua ammonia and lithium bromide - water systems,
Electrolux system, comparison between vapour compression and absorption systems.

Module II
Refrigerants and environmental issues, Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and Global
Warming (GW), Montreal and Kyoto protocols Total Equivalent Warming Index (TEWI)
Azeotropic and zeotropic mixtures, alternative to existing CFC and HCFC refrigerants. Non-
conventional refrigeration systems: air refrigeration cycles, Steam jet refrigeration, thermo-
electric, vortex tube refrigeration, pulse tube refrigeration magnetic refrigeration and
cryogenic refrigeration.

Module III
Theories and methods of chilling and freezing. Temperature -Time graph of freezing process,
freezing time, Refrigeration load in freezers, Microbiology of Food Products, Factors of
importance in refrigerated storage, freezing characteristics of foods, factors affecting the
quality of frozen foods.

Module IV
Introduction to thermal comfort and parameters of indoor environment quality; Psychrometric
properties, Psychrometric chart; Basic process in air-conditioning: Humidification and
Dehumidification processes; Introduction to evaporative cooling and cooling towers. Comfort
and industrial air conditioning, Summer and Winter air conditioning systems, central and
unitary systems, human comfort, comfort chart and limitations, Fundamentals of duct design.

References
1. Roy J. Dossat, Principles of Refrigeration, Pearson Education Asia, 2001.
2. W. F. Stoecker and J.W. Jones, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 2nd Edition, Tata
McGraw-Hill, 1982.
3. C. P. Arora, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill,
2007.
4. R. C. Arora, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Prentice Hall India, 2010.
5. P. N. Anantanarayan, Basic Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 4th Edition, Tata
McGraw-Hill, 2013.
6. T.H.Kuehn, J W Ramsey and J L Therelkeld, Thermal Environmental Engineering,
Prentice Hall, 2000.
7. Shan K. Wang, Handbook of air-conditioning and refrigeration, McGraw Hill, 2000.
8. Gosney W, Principles of Refrigeration, Cambridge University Press, 1982.
9. ASHRAE Handbook, Cold Storage Application, ASHRAE, 2003.

18-450-0104: INCOMPRESSIBLE AND COMPRESSIBLE FLOWS

Course Outcomes:
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Understand the governing equations for fluid flow
2. Apply the differential and integral forms of governing equations
3. Analyse turbulence models and closure problems in turbulence
4. Compare Isentropic, Fanno and Raleigh flows
5. Apply governing equations for normal and oblique shocks and analyse shock
interactions
6. Explore the possibilities of the combination of Isentropic, Fanno and Rayleigh flows

Module I
Concept of a fluid, Fluid as a Continuum, Variation of viscosity with temperature, Stream
function, Vorticity and circulation, Eulerian and Lagrangian formulations, Reynolds transport
theorem, Bernoullis equation, Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids, Integral relations for a
control volume, Differential relations for fluid flow, Continuity equation, Momentum
equation, Energy equation, Reynolds averaging, RANS equation.

Module II
Turbulence models and flow equations, Steady and Unsteady Turbulent boundary layers,
Universal structure of mean velocity profile in turbulent boundary layer, Effect of roughness,
Moody’s chart, Eddy viscosity concept, Mixing length models, Mass and Momentum
equation for fluctuating quantities.
Isentropic flow with variable area: Stagnation and Critical conditions, Mass flow rate,
Geometric chocking, Isentropic flow through Convergent nozzle and Convergent Divergent
nozzle.

Module III
Fanno flow : Adiabatic flow in constant area duct with friction, Fanno line, Friction chocking
and its consequences, Variation of Mach number with duct length.
Rayleigh flow : Frictionless flow in constant area duct with heat transfer, Raleigh line,
Thermal chocking and its consequences, Maximum heat transfer.

Module IV
Normal Shocks: Fundamental relations, Prandtl Meyer relation for normal shock,
Impossibility of shock in subsonic flow.
Oblique Shocks and Expansion waves: Fundamental relations, Prandtl’s relation, θ-β-M
diagram, Shock Reflections and Interactions, Detached shocks, Expansion of supersonic
flow, Supersonic flow around a convex corner, Prandtl Meyer angle.

References
1. Frank M White, Fluid Mechanics, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Company Ltd.,
2008.
2. Schlichting H, Boundary Layer Theory, McGraw Hill Book Company, NewYork,
1979.
3. Shapiro A. H., The Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Flow, Ronald
Press Company, New York, 1953.
4. Babu V., Fundamentals of Gas dynamics, Ane publishers, New Delhi, 2007.
5. John D Anderson, Modern Compressible flow, Mc Graw Hill, 2003.
6. Biswas and Eswaran, Turbulent Flows, Narosa Publishers. 2002.
7. James John and Theo Keith, Gas Dynamics, Pearson Education, 2006.

18-450-0109: THERMAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY I

Course Outcomes:
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Acquire hands on experience on the various test-rigs, experimental set-up
2. Measure the various technical parameters by instrument and by mathematical
relationship
3. Identify the effect of various parameters on the system and able to correlate them

Syllabus contents:

Free Convection Heat Transfer;

Forced Convection of Heat Transfer;
Calibration of Wedge Probe;
Performance studies on Centrifugal Fan;
Performance Studies on an Axial Flow Fan;
Measurement and Analysis of combustion parameters in I.C engines;
Study of various transducers used in I.C engines;
Parallel and Series operation of pumps;
Cavitation test on a centrifugal pump;
Performance and emission measurements in 2 & 4 stroke S.I. engines;
Performance and emission measurements in Diesel engines;
Performance test on Centrifugal pumps;
Performance test on a Hydro turbine;
Simulation of incompressible flows using CFD software.

18-450-0110: SEMINAR I
Course Outcomes:
1. On completion of this course the student will be able to:
2. Improve communicative skills
3. Overcome performance anxiety in front of an audience
4. Widen the knowledge of thrust area
5. Develop the skill for preparing presentation material
6. Improve self confidence

Students shall individually prepare and submit a seminar report on a topic of current
relevance related to the field of Thermal and Fluid Engineering. The reference shall include
standard journals, conference proceedings, reputed text books and technical reports. The
references shall be incorporated in the report reflecting the state-of-the-art in the topic
selected. Each student shall present a seminar for about 30 minutes duration on the selected
topic. The report and presentation shall be evaluated by a team of internal examiners
comprising of 2 teachers based on style of presentation, technical content, adequacy of
references, depth of knowledge and overall quality of the seminar report.

References
1. David F. Griffiths, Desmond J. Higham, Learning LaTeX, Society for Industrial and
Applied Mathematics, 2016.
2. Lalit Mali, Libre office 5.1 Impress, Draw, Base book, Vol. 2, Notion Press, 2017.

18 -450-0111 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND IPR

Course Outcomes:
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of research processes (reading, evaluating, and developing)
2. Perform literature reviews using print and online databases
3. Summarize and discuss important issues and trends within the actual research area.
4. Write a scientific article within a limited topic but with a quality such that the article
could be accepted for presentation in a conference or workshop
 5. Create a scientifically sound and reasonable and well documented plan for a Masters
thesis project of excellent quality.
6. Understand the basics of the four primary forms of intellectual property rights.
7. Compare and contrast the different forms of intellectual property protection in terms
of their key differences and similarities.
Module I
Meaning of research problem, Sources of research problem, Criteria and
Characteristics of a good research problem, Errors in selecting a research problem,
Scope and objectives of research problem.
Approaches to investigation of solutions for research problem - data collection,
analysis, interpretation. Necessary instrumentation.

Module II
Effective literature review approaches, Plagiarism, Research ethics.
Effective technical writing. How to write a good report and a paper?
Developing a Research Proposal, Format of research proposal, Presentation and
assessment by a review committee.

Module III
Nature of Intellectual Property: Patents, Industrial Designs, Trademark and
Copyright. Process of Patenting and Development: technological research,
innovation, patenting, development.
International Scenario: International cooperation on Intellectual Property. Procedure
for grant of patents, Patenting under Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Module IV
Patent Rights: Scope of Patent Rights. Licensing and transfer of technology. Patent
information and databases. Geographical Indication of goods.
New Developments in IPR: Administration of Patent System. IPR of Biological
Systems, Computer Software etc. Traditional knowledge: Indigenous, medicinal and
bioprospecting knowledge, Need for protection. Case Studies.

References
1. Stuart Melville and Wayne Goddard, Research methodology: An introduction
for Science & Engineering students, Juta & Co Ltd, 1996.
2. Ranjit Kumar, Research Methodology: A Step by Step Guide for beginners, 2nd
Edition, Pearson, 2005.
3. Gopalakrishnan N S, and Agitha T G, Principles of Intellectual Property, 2nd
Edition, Eastern Book Company, 2015.
4. Bansal K and Bansal P, Fundamentals of Intellectual Property for Engineers,
BS Publications, 2013.
5. Deborah E. Bouchoux, Intellectual Property: The Law of Trademarks,
Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets, 4th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2012.
6. Markel, Mike, Technical Communication. 11th Edition, Mac Millan, 2015.