AE3491 Syllabus - Mechanics Of Machines - 2021 Regulation Anna University

AE3491 Syllabus - Mechanics Of Machines - 2021 Regulation Anna University

AE3491	MECHANICS OF MACHINES	LTPC

3003

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• To understand the principles in the formation of mechanisms and their kinematics
• To learn the basic concepts of toothed gearing and kinematics of gear trains.
• To study the effect of friction in different machine elements.
• To study the effect of friction in different machine elements.
• To understand the importance of balancing and vibration

UNIT I	KINEMATIC ANALYSIS IN SIMPLE MECHANISMS AND CAMS	9

Mechanisms – Terminology and definitions – kinematics inversions and analysis of 4 bar and slide crank chain – velocity and acceleration polygons – cams – classifications – displacement diagrams - layout of plate cam profiles.

UNIT II	TOOTHED GEARING AND GEAR TRAINS	9

Gear terminology – law of toothed gearing – involute gearing – Gear tooth action - Interference and undercutting – gear trains – parallel axis gear trains – epicyclic gear trains.

UNIT III	FRICTION ASPECTS IN MACHINE COMPONENTS	9

Surface contacts – Sliding and Rolling friction – Friction drives – Friction in screw threads – Friction clutches – Belt drives – Friction aspects in brakes.

UNIT IV	STATIC AND DYNAMIC FORCE ANALYSIS	9

Applied and Constrained Forces – Free body diagrams – Static equilibrium conditions – Static Force analysis in simple mechanisms – Dynamic Force Analysis in simple machine members – Inertia Forces and Inertia Torque – D’Alembert’s principle.

UNIT V	BALANCING OF ROTATING MASSES AND VIBRATION	9

Static and Dynamic balancing – Balancing of revolving masses – Balancing machines – Free vibrations – natural Frequency – Damped Vibration – bending critical speed of simple shaft – Forced vibration – harmonic Forcing – Vibration isolation.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO1: Design the linkages and the cam mechanisms for specified output motions.
CO2: Determine the gear parameters of toothed gearing and speeds of gear trains in various applications.
CO3: Evaluate the frictional torque in screw threads, clutches, brakes and belt drives.
CO4: Determine the forces on members of mechanisms during static and dynamic equilibrium conditions.
CO5: Determine the balancing masses on rotating machineries and the natural frequencies offree and forced vibratory systems

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Uicker, J.J., Pennock G.R and Shigley, J.E., “Theory of Machines and Mechanisms”, Oxford University Press, 2017.

REFERENCES:

1. Cleghorn. W. L., Nikolai Dechev, “Mechanisms of Machines”, Oxford University Press, 2015.
2. Rao.J.S. and Dukkipati.R.V. “Mechanism and Machine Theory”, New Age International Pvt. Ltd., 2006.
3. Rattan, S.S, “Theory of Machines”, McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., 2014.
4. Robert L. Norton, Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2009.
5. Thomas Bevan, “The Theory of Machines”, Pearson Education Ltd., 2010