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The lab is meant for the 1st year students where they learn the basics of mechanical engineering. This lab contains two strokes/four stroke petrol & diesel engine models, Babcock, Wilcox and Cochran boiler models, impulse and reaction steam turbine model and working models of the screw jack, winch crab, worm & worm wheel.

To understand the basics of mechanical engineering and by working models and experiments.

  • Understand the basics of working on boilers, mountings, and accessories.
  • Grasp the principle and working of two strokes and four strokes internal combustion engines.
  • Analyze the mechanisms of simple lifting machines.
  • Understand the mechanism of the gear drive.
  • Learn about the use of various measuring devices.
  • To study the construction and working of Cochran and Babcock & Wilcox boilers.
  • To study the function and working of various mountings and accessories in a boiler.
  • To study the construction and working of 2 strokes & 4 stroke diesel engine.
  • To study the construction and working of 2 strokes & 4 stroke petrol engine.
  • To calculate the mechanical advantage, velocity ratio and efficiency of worm and worm wheel.
  • To calculate the mechanical advantage, velocity ratio, and efficiency winch crab.
  • To study Simple screw jacks and compound screw jacks and determine their efficiency.
  • Measurement of the diameter of the shaft using (i) vernier caliper (ii) digital caliper (iii) vernier micrometer (iv) digital micrometer.
  • Measurement of the angle of taper using sine bar.10. To study the different types of gears.