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Drdo Syllabus Mechanical

This syllabus covers 17 topics related to mechanical engineering including engineering mechanics, strength of materials, theory of machines, vibrations, design, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, applications, engineering materials, metal casting, forming, joining, machining operations, metrology and inspection, computer integrated manufacturing, and production planning and control. Key concepts include stress and strain analysis, energy methods, kinematics and dynamics, failure theories, fluid flow, heat transfer modes, thermodynamic cycles, welding and machining processes, tolerancing, and operations research methods.

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Drdo Syllabus Mechanical

This syllabus covers 17 topics related to mechanical engineering including engineering mechanics, strength of materials, theory of machines, vibrations, design, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, applications, engineering materials, metal casting, forming, joining, machining operations, metrology and inspection, computer integrated manufacturing, and production planning and control. Key concepts include stress and strain analysis, energy methods, kinematics and dynamics, failure theories, fluid flow, heat transfer modes, thermodynamic cycles, welding and machining processes, tolerancing, and operations research methods.

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Syllabus for Mechanical Engineering paper DRDO

Engineering Mechanics: Free body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual
work; kinematics and dynamics of particles and of rigid bodies in plane motion, including
impulse and momentum (linear and angular) and energy formulations; impact. 

1. Strength of Materials: Stress and strain, stress-strain relationship and elastic


constants, Mohr’s circle for plane stress and plane strain, thin cylinders; shear force and
bending moment diagrams; bending and shear stresses; deflection of beams; torsion of
circular shafts; Euler’s theory of columns; strain energy methods; thermal stresses. 

2. Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane


mechanisms; dynamic analysis of slider-crank mechanism; gear trains; flywheels.
3. Vibrations: Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems; effect of
damping; vibration isolation; resonance, critical speeds of shafts. 

4. Design: Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and the
S-N diagram; principles of the design of machine elements such as bolted, riveted and
welded joints, shafts, spur gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, brakes and
clutches. 

5. Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties; fluid statics, manometry, buoyancy; control-volume


analysis of mass, momentum and energy; fluid acceleration; differential equations of
continuity and momentum; Bernoulli’s equation; viscous flow of incompressible fluids;
boundary layer; elementary turbulent flow; flow through pipes, head losses in pipes,
bends etc. 

6. Heat-Transfer: Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, resistance


concept, electrical analogy, unsteady heat conduction, fins; dimensionless parameters in
free and forced convective heat transfer, various correlations for heat transfer in flow
over flat plates and through pipes; thermal boundary layer; effect of turbulence; radiative
heat transfer, black and grey surfaces, shape factors, network analysis; heat exchanger
performance, LMTD and NTU methods. 

7. Thermodynamics: Zeroth, First and Second laws of thermodynamics; thermodynamic


system and processes; Carnot cycle. irreversibility and availability; behaviour of ideal
and real gases, properties of pure substances, calculation of work and heat in ideal
processes; analysis of thermodynamic cycles related to energy conversion. 

8. Applications: Power Engineering: Steam Tables, Rankine, Brayton cycles with


regeneration and reheat. I.C. Engines: air-standard Otto, Diesel cycles. Refrigeration
and air-conditioning: Vapour refrigeration cycle, heat pumps, gas refrigeration, Reverse
Brayton cycle; moist air: psychrometric chart, basic psychrometric processes.
Turbomachinery: Pelton-wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines — impulse and reaction
principles, velocity diagrams. 

9. Engineering Materials: Structure and properties of engineering materials, heat


treatment, stress-strain diagrams for engineering materials. 
10. Metal Casting: Design of patterns, moulds and cores; solidification and cooling; riser
and gating design, design considerations. 

11. Forming: Plastic deformation and yield criteria; fundamentals of hot and cold working
processes; load estimation for bulk (forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing) and sheet
(shearing, deep drawing, bending) metal forming processes; principles of powder
metallurgy. 

12. Joining: Physics of welding, brazing and soldering; adhesive bonding; design


considerations in welding. 

13. Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining, single and multi-
point cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, tool life and wear; economics of
machining; principles of non-traditional machining processes; principles of work holding,
principles of design of jigs and fixtures 

14. Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular
measurements; comparators; gauge design; interferometry; form and finish
measurement; alignment and testing methods; tolerance analysis in manufacturing and
assembly. 

15. Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their


integration tools. 

16. Production Planning and Control: Forecasting models, aggregate production


planning, scheduling, materials requirement planning. 

17. Inventory Control: Deterministic and probabilistic models; safety stock inventory control
systems. 

18. Operations Research: Linear programming, simplex and duplex method,


transportation, assignment, network flow models, simple queuing models, PERT and
CPM. 

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