Department of Mechanical Engineering BITS, Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus Electives offered in II SEM 2013-14

SOLAR THERMAL PROCESS ENGINEERING (ME F433) Instructor-in-Charge: Prof. Nikolay Kharchenko Renewable energy sources have lately acquired a prominent place in energy policy decisions of countries all over the world. Sun is an inexhaustible source of clean energy, which can be converted into useful heat, and electrical energy in solar thermal and photovoltaic systems. Solar Thermal Processes play important role in these systems. This course aims at enabling students to explore opportunities for research & development in the challenging area of solar thermal systems for various applications, by gaining exposure to the principle of their operation, construction, manufacturing technologies, system and components design & sizing, and analysis of techno-economic performance of the systems. The course offers ample opportunities for planning self-study, application of knowledge gained to practical situations, and honing skills required for undertaking independent study and research. Prerequisite: Applied Thermodynamics (MF F214) & Heat Transfer (ME F311) Maximum students: 40 (A4, 2011 Batch)

POWER PLANT ENGINEERING (ME F420) Instructor-in-Charge: Dr. Ranjit S. Patil This course has been designed for on campus students and also as off campus course for Hindalco Power and TATA Power Company. During class hours, each and every portion taught in this course will be connected to power generation industry. Therefore, definitely it will be useful course for the students interested to pursue their career in Power Industry like Hindalco Power, TATA Power, Reliance Energy, NTPC, BHEL, Nuclear Power Plants, Thermax etc. During the course, one Industrial tour to Reliance Energy and Hydro Power Plant may be arranged. In this course students will be introduced to current Power Scenario of India and its comparison with rest of the world, very important topic as Economics of Power Generation, Hydro Power Plant, Renewable sources of Energy (Wind, Tidal, Solar, Geothermal), Fuels and Combustion, Steam Power Plants and Steam Generation using Latest Technology Boilers such as Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers with Two Phase Flow Analysis in Riser Tubes, Nuclear Power Plants, Energy Storage, Environment Pollution, and its Control. Prerequisite: Applied Thermodynamics (MF F214) & Heat Transfer (ME F311) Maximum students: 40 (A4; 2011 Batch)

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FRACTURE MECHANICS (DE G514) Instructor-in-charge: Dr. Vikas Chaudhari Types of failure, Types of fracture, Modes of fracture, Fracture criteria, Energy release rate, Stress intensity factor (SIF), SIF of more complex cases, Anelastic deformation at the crack tip, Elastic plastic analysis through J-integral, Crack tip opening displacement, Test methods, Fatigue failure, Mixed mode crack initiation and growth. The conventional design is based on yield point. However, it has been found that often a structural component fails even when the worst loaded point is well within the yield stress. Thus the design based entirely on avoiding yielding is not adequate for certain cases. Fracture mechanics is based on implicit assumption that there exists a crack in the structural component. Prerequisite: Mechanics of solids, Material Science, Advanced Mechanics of Solids and Design of Machine Elements. Maximum students: 20 (11 from ME and remaining 9 from A4: 2010 batch with CGPA 7.00 and above)

TRIBOLOGY (DE G513) Instructor-In-Charge: Mr. A.C. Kulkarni Tribology is the science & engineering of friction, wear and lubrication of mechanical systems including metal forming and machining operations. Tribos in Greek means rubbing. Tribology is one of the most important subject areas of Mechanical Engineering because due attention to tribological phenomena can result in less friction and wear resulting in huge savings in energy and material. Scope and Objective: Introduction, lubricants and lubrication, surface texture, bearing materials, fundamentals of viscous flow, Reynolds equation and applications, thrust bearings, journal bearings, Wear classification, characterization technique for wear Experimental methods to assess or measure wear using different test rigs, size, principles and operating limits, friction, wear and lubrication. Introduction and different aspects in Biotribology Prerequisite: Machine design and drawing, fluid dynamics Maximum Students: 12 (Only ME students)

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INTRODUCTION TO MEMS (EA C415) Telepresence Course Instructor-In-Charge: Dr. Rakesh G. Mote (at Goa Campus) The invention of transistor and the integrated circuits led to revolutionary miniaturization of electronics. Mechanical systems are undergoing similar revolution of miniaturization leading to cost effectiveness, compact size, high speed, precision etc. The compact devices like sensors, micro-pumps are already getting commercialized and finding place in day-to-day life appliances. The course introduces the basic concepts in MEMS (Micro Electromechanical Systems) with a view to address a class of students from science and engineering disciplines. The discussion on topics like MEMS design, Microfabrication, Microfluidics, Microrobotics and Microsensors have been structured in the course plan. The objective of the course is to equip the students from various aspects and with basic knowledge of the area of MEMS. Maximum Students: 20 (All 2010 and 2011 batch)

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