Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | MACHINE ELEMENTS II | ||||||
Course Unit Code | AMEM317 | ||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 | ||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||
Prerequisites | AMEM316 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||
Course Contents | � Various types of Gear: – General, Introduction to gears, Types of gears, Tooth system, Contact ratio, Force analysis, Applications of gear design and power transmission in mechanical drives.
� Spur and Helical Gears: Calculations, Force analysis, stresses, strains, geometry, applications, drawings.
� Bevel and Worm Gears: Calculations, Force analysis, stresses, geometry, applications.
� Mechanical Spring: Various types and applications of springs, Stresses in helical springs, Deflection of helical springs, Extension and Compression springs, Springs material, Fatigue loading, Design of springs, Miscellaneous springs.
� Clutches and Breaks Brake: Geometry and operations analysis, Band-type clutches and brakes, Energy consideration, Temperature rise, Friction materials.
� Power transmission components: Competition of the design of a power transmission, Flat belts, Roller chain, Wire rope, Flexible shaft.
� Laboratory work: Use of special software for calculating and drawing of various machine element (Autocad, 3D Drawings, Advanced assembly, SolidWorks, Simple Drawings and FEM Simulations, Software for machine elements calculations)
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Lectures, laboratories and tutorials are used in this subject and assignments are performed to evaluate the students understanding of the subject matter.
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |