BSc in Mechanical Engineering

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleMACHINE ELEMENTS AND MACHINES IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Course Unit CodeASOG301
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated6
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Classify the different ways of transmitting motion and power
  2. Design and calculate spur and helical gears. Calculate forces on gears
  3. Design and calculate bevel and worm gears.
  4. Calculate clutches and brakes.
  5. Calculate and design power transition systems using belts.
  6. Calculate roller chains, wire ropes, flexible shafts.
  7. Combine the theoretical and practical knowledge in order to calculate or maintenance lifting and transportation machines in Oil and Gas Industry.
  8. Analyze and calculate heavy transportation equipment used in Oil and Gas Industry
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesAMEM316Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents - Gears: Gear tooth geometry, tooth systems, gear, trains, gear box design, design of helical, bevel and worm gears from strength and wear considerations, Design of Machine Tools Gear Box; Speed and Feed Gear Boxes;
 - Housings, The Function of Housings, Materials for Housings, Design of Housings, Housings Split through the Axes of Shafts, Design of Mounting Feet,  Design of Lifting Elements, Housings Split at Right Angle to the Axes of the Shafts, Nonsplit Housings, Deformations and Stiffness Problems, Housing Seals , Sealing of Rigid Connections (Static Seals), Sealing Movable Joints, Noncontact Seals, Contact Seals, Combined Seals
 - Clutches and Breaks, Brake analysis, Band-type clutches and brakes, Energy consideration, Temperature rise, Friction materials.
 - Competition of the design of a power transmission, Flat belts, Roller chain, Wire rope, Flexible shaft.
 - Lifting and transportation machines, Heavy Lift Equipment, Hydraulic Gantry Systems, Hydraulic Strand Jacks, Lifting towers, Skidding Systems, Elevated Runways
 - Heavy Transportation Equipment, Jumper Bridge, Beam and Dolly Transporters, Goldhofer Self-propelled Trailers, Prime Movers and Over-the-Road Tractors
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Fundamentals of Machine Elements, B. J. Hamrock, B. Jacobson, S. R. Scmid, Mcgraw-Hill
  • Mechanical Engineering Design, Ch. R. Mischke, J. Edward Shigley, McGraw-Hill
References
  • Mechanical Design, An Integrated Approach, Ansel C. Ugural, Mcgraw Hill, 2004.
  • Design of Machine Elements and Machines, Jack A. Collins, George H. Staab, Henry R. Busby, John Wiley & Sons, 2002
  • Mechanisms and mechanical devices by Neil Clater, Nichocals P. Chironis, Third Edition 2001
  • Fundamental of Machines Components Design, Robert C. Juvinall, Kurt M. Marshek, Third Edition, 2000
  • Machine Design: An Integrated Approach by Robert L. Norton, Robert L Norton, Prentice Hall, 2nd edition, 2000
  • Machine Elements in Mechanical Design by Robert L. Mott, Prentice Hall, 3rd edition, 1998
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsLectures, laboratories and tutorials are used in this subject and assignments are performed to evaluate the students understanding of the subject matter.
A description is given at the beginning of the course in order for the students to get enough information on the main subjects of the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
Assignments20%
Midterm Exam20%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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