Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Engineering & Technology Lahore(KSK Campus).
LAB DATA
Lab Incharge: Engr. Muhammad Amjad
Lab Assistant: Abbas Ali
Lay-Out of Mechanics of Machines Lab
DOOR # 1 White Board DOOR # 2
2 3 26 32
4
27
5 3
1
6 28
7 29
9 24 25
10 Description
11 of lab lay-out
23
12 13
30
22 21
14 15
16 17 18 19 20
Description of lab lay-out
1. Fly wheel 17.Moment of Inertia
2. Linear and angular speed 18.Warm and Warm wheel
3. Governor’s apparatus 19.Clutch Friction
4. Static and Dynamics 20.Friction of Belt
Balancing Materials
21.Gear Train
5. Cam and Follower
22.Epicyclic Gear Train
6. Toggle Joint
23.Piston Crank
7. Funicular polygon of forces
24.Co-efficient of Friction
8. Friction Machine
25.Friction on Horizontal &
9. Balancing Machine Inclined Plane
10.Crank and Slotted Lever 26.Portal Frame
Mechanism
27.Redundant Truss
11.Four Bar Chain
28.Roof Truss
12.Ackerman Steering
29.Force Triangle
13.Slotted Link Mechanism
30.Screw Efficiency
14.Slider Crank Chain
31.Helical Gear
15.Whitworth Quick Return
32.Wheel and Axle
16.Duplex Screw Jack
Objective of the Lab:
The objective of the lab is to perform experiments which are related to mechanics of machine
subject in order to understand the behavior of different mechanical equipments which
students study in theory.
Governor Apparatus
Objective:
Exp.# 1:
1. To observe the lift off speed of a
Porter Governor.
2. To observe the effect of varying
sleeve weight or spring force on the
operation of a Porter Governor.
Exp # 2:
1. To observe the lift off speed of a
Proell governor.
2. To observe the effect of varying
sleeve weight or spring force on the operation of a Proell governor.
Exp # 3:
1. To observe the lift off speed of a Hartnell governor.
2. To observe the effect of varying sleeve weight or spring force on the operation of a Hartnell
governor.
Clutch Friction Apparatus
Objective:
To investigate the behavior of flat clutch plates
and to compare the results using two different methods
(uniform pressure and uniform wear) of calculations.
Worm Wheel Apparatus
Objective:
To investigate the behavior of a worm
and wheel gear set.
Wooden Block friction Apparatus
Objective:
Exp.# 1:
To measure the coefficient of static and
kinetic friction between wooden block
and a inclined wooden block.
Exp # 2:
To measure the coefficient of static and
kinetic friction between wooden block
and a horizontal wooden block.
Gear Train Apparatus
Objective:
To obtain by experiment the velocity ratios of a simple or
a compound train of gears and to verify calculated values.
Duplex Screw Jack Apparatus
Objective:
To study the tension in the tight and in the slack
side of a square thread and a Vee thread.
Friction of Belt Apparatus
Objective:
To determine the coefficient of friction for a square
belt and Vee belt and compare the results which is in contact
with a cast iron pulley.
Epicyclic Gear Train Apparatus
Objective:
To investigate different types of Epicyclic gear
configurations and check ratios with theoretical values.
Screw Efficiency Apparatus
Objective:
To evaluate the efficiencies of square and vee threads
for both raising and lowering and to compare them to theoretical
predictions.
Piston Crank Apparatus
Objective:
To investigate the relationships between piston
displacement and crank angle and between piston load and
crankshaft torque.
Helical Gear Drive Apparatus
Objective:
1. To investigate a pair of helical gears;
2. To find the effort required to raise
each of range of loads at a given
velocity ratio.
3. To find the efficiency at each load.
4. To find the effort of friction at each
load.
5. To investigate the effect at varying the
velocity ratio.
6. To study the variation in effort,
friction, efficiency and velocity ratio.
Balancing Machine
Objective:
To investigate the masses which required to
balance the rod in the rotating and reciprocating
position.
Wheel & Axle Apparatus
Objective:
1. To calculate the velocity ratio of the machine and to
check the value by comparing distance moved by the
effort and load respectively.
2. To plot graph on a base of increasing load illustrating
the variation of
i) Effort
ii) Effort of friction
iii) Efficiency
3. To obtain an equation for the relationship between load
and effort, and hence to obtain a value for the limiting
efficiency of the machine.
Static & Dynamic Balancing
Machine
Objective:
The objectives of the experiments are as follow:
1. To understand the effect of dynamic balancing
2. To understand the effect of static balancing
3. The use of vector diagram
4. Comparison of actual and theoretical results.
Journal Friction Machine
Objective:
The object of the experiment is to evaluate
different bearings under varying conditions of load and
speed. The processed data will then be compared to theory
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