International competitions. Springs & Friction Clutches: Introduction to springs, Types and terminalogy of springs, Stress and
deflection equations, Series and parallel connection, Design af helical springs, Design against
fluctuating load, Concentric springs, Helical torsion springs, Spiral springs, Multi-leaf springs,
Optimum design of helical spring, Introduction to clutches, Multi-disk clutches, Cone clutches and
Unit II
centrifugal dutches, Torque transmitting capacity Gear Box Design: Introduction to Gearbox, Types of Gearboxes, Performance of vehicle, Total resistance to motion, Traction and tractive effort, Acceleration, Calculation of gear ratio, Gear Reduction ratio, Primary ratio, Secondary ratio, Design of three speed gear box, Design of four speed
Unit III
gear box Design of Valves and Flywheel: Introduction to Valves, Design aspects of intake and exhaust manifolds, Inlet and exhaust valves, Valve springs, Tappets, Valve train, Material of Valve,
Unit IV
Introduction to flywheel, Design of flywheel Design of Cylinder and Piston: Introduction to Cylinder and Piston, Choice of material for cylinder and piston, Piston friction, Piston slap, Design of cylinder, Piston, Piston pin, Piston rings, Piston failures, Lubrication of piston essembly
Unit V
Design of Connecting Rod & Crankshaft: Introduction to Connecting Rod, Material for connecting rod, Determining minimum length of connecting rod, Small end and Big end design, Design of big end
Unit VI
cap bolts, Connecting rod failures, Balancing of IC engines, Significance of firing order, Material crankshaft, Design of crankshaft under bending and twisting, Balancing weight calculations for Design of Rolling and Sliding Contact Bearing: Introduction to rolling contact bearings, Static load carrying capacity, Stribeck's equation, Dynamic load carrying capacity and equivalent bearing
bad, Load life relationship, Selection of bearing life from manufacturer catalogue, Bearing failure and
lubrication of rolling contact bearings, Basic modes of lubrication, Petroff's equation, Hydrostatic step
bearing and energy losses in Hydrostatic step bearing, Raimondi and boyd method, Bearing design
selection of parameters