The Prime Movers and Fluid Machines Laboratory has the state of the art equipment and has been setup as a part of the CDC course Prime Movers and Fluid Machines for 3 rd year students in Mechanical Engineering discipline. The Prime Movers and Fluid Machines Laboratory can accommodate around 30 students and they will be performing experiments on the following equipments: Kaplan Turbine Test Rig, Pelton Wheel Turbine Test Rig, Francis Turbine Test Rig, Centrifugal Pump Test Rig, Single Cylinder Diesel Engine With Data Logging Facility, Four Cylinder Petrol Engine Test Rig With Eddy Current Dynamometer, Double Stage Air Compressor Test Rig, Cut Section Model of Actual Single Cylinder Two Stroke Petrol Engine, Cut Section Model of Actual Single Cylinder Four Stroke Diesel Engine, Model of Lancashire Boiler, Model of Cornish Boiler, Model of Babcock & Wilcox Boiler, Model of Locomotive Boiler, Model of Steam Engine, Model of 2 Stroke Compression Ignition Engine, Model of 2 Stroke Spark Ignition Engine. These equipments are used to conduct the performance tests and plot the characteristics curves of thermal and fluid power machines.
In this lab, the students conduct the performance tests on engines, compressors, pumps, and turbines. Through the non-working models on different types of engines and boilers, the students can understand the different components including the intricate details. The single cylinder engine setup with data logging facility can be used for doing computer aided combustion analysis and other advanced level tests.
