Mechanical Engineering Lab
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Fully Equipped Lab with latest Machinery:

Separate Laboratories are fully equipped with the latest equipment�s recommended by GTU and AICTE

Basic Mechanical Engineering Lab :

Lab is well equipped with following cut section models and charts. Boilers - Cochran, Lancashire, Babcock & Wilcox, locomotive. Boiler Mountings-lever safety valve, Spring Loaded & Dead weight Safety Valve, Combine High steam & Low Safety Valve, Stop Valve, Feed Check Valve, Fusible plug. Boiler Accessories-Steam Injector, Economizers, Super heater. Types of Coupling, Clutches. Reciprocating and Centrifugal pump. Engines -2 & 4 stroke Petrol/Diesel, Turbines- Gas and Steam.

Machines & Mechanisms Lab :

The lab is well-equipped and enables students to understand the functional characteristics various machines and mechanisms, demonstrate the ability to synthesize and analyse mechanisms. Objectives of this lab are to impart practical knowledge on kinematic analysis of mechanisms for the specified type of motion in a machine. The lab is set up equipment like - Corriolis Component of acceleration, Cam analysis, Gear train apparatus, Slip & creep measurement apparatus, Motorised gyroscope apparatus. The cut section models includes- Brake Dynamometer, types of belt Pulleys, Kinematic pairs, types of Bearings, Knuckle Joint, Cotter Joint , Gear box with clutch

Fluid Mechanics Lab :

This lab enables students to understand basic concept of fluid mechanics, statics, dynamics and various approaches to fluid mechanics, fundamentals of flow through pipes and Correlate fundamentals of fluid mechanics with various mechanical systems. The lab is equipped with different set-ups such as Bernoulli�s theorem, orifice & mouthpiece, notch and weirs apparatus, venturimeter, rotameter & orificemeter apparatus, energy losses in pipe, pitot tube, free & forced vortices, metacentric height of ship model.

Measurement & Metrology Lab :

This lab provides a means of assessing the suitability of measuring instruments, their calibration, and the quality control of manufactured products. This lab includes measuring Instruments-Micrometres, Verinier, Dial Gauge, Height Gauge, Telescopic Gauge, Bevel Protector, Plug Gauges, Gear Tooth Caliper, Sine Bar, Thread Plug Gauge, Radius Gauge, Screw Pitch Gauge and Slip Gauges, Dead Weight Tester, Thermocouple with Digital Multimeter, Surface Roughness Tester with computer interface.

Material & Metallurgy Lab :

This lab used to study the structure-properties relationships of various materials for their proper applications. Especially study of different types of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys, in terms of their composition, structure, properties and applications, to understand the concept of hardenability and its relevance to heat treatment process. The lab is well-equipped with Metallurgical microscope with image analyser software, Double disc polishing machine, Belt grinder, Jomny end quench hardenability test apparatus, Vickers hardness testers.

Hydraulic Machine Lab :

The lab is well-equipped and enables students to learn the benefits and limitations of fluid power compared with other power transmission technologies, to understand the operation and use of different hydraulic machines like hydraulic crane, fluid coupling and fluid torque convertor etc. The lab is used to predict the performance of fluid power components like turbines, pumps. The lab includes the experimental set-up like-Impact of Jet on Vanes, Pelton Wheel & Francis Turbine Test Rig, Centrifugal , Reciprocating & Gear Pump Test Rig with swinging field dynamometer, Two-Stage Air Compressor Test Rig and Tilting Flume Apparatus.

Dynamics and Vibration Lab :

The lab is well-equipped and enables students to understand the balancing of machine parts statically and dynamically and also used to understand vibration of machine parts and their effects on the vehicle and engine performance. Various experiments available in labs are Universal Governor, Static and Dynamic Balancing, Balancing of Reciprocating Masses, Vibration Apparatus Whirling of Shaft, Calibration of Power Transmission Dynamometer, Vibration Meter

Heat Transfer Lab :

This lab helps the students to understand the modes of heat transfer through conduction, convection and radiation practically. These experiments also pave way for inculcating certain innovative skills in the students making them to use the above experimental setups as starting point to take up higher level experimental studies in Heat Transfer. The laboratory is equipped with a number of experimental setups like -Heat Transfer through Composite Wall , Thermal Conductivity of Insulating Powder , Unsteady State Heat Transfer , Heat Transfer through Pin Fin ,Heat Transfer in Forced Convection ,Emissivity Measurement ,Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger,Pool Boiling (Critical Heat Flux)

CAD LAB :

The objective of lab is to understand and handle design problems in a systematic manner and to gain practical experience in handling 2D drafting and 3D modelling and Analysis software systems. It is to be used to apply CAD in real life applications. Lab is well equipped with 24 Dell Vostro Desktop Computers (Intel Core i7 processor) with 1 server. The lab has licensed Operating System and solidworks software.

Energy Lab :

This lab helps the students to understand the renewable and non-renewable energy sources. The laboratory is equipped with a experimental setups like - Solar Still Desalination System, Parabolic Solar Line Focusing Test, Wind Turbine, Solar Cabinet Dryer, Solar Domestic Box Cooker.



Mechanical Workshop :

Mechanical workshop comprising following shops
� Machine shop
� Welding Shop
� Foundry shop
� Fitting Shop
� Carpentry shop
� Smithy Shop
� Plumbing Shop