Course Title:​ Basic Mechanical Engineering

​Course Code:​ ME 125

Rationale: ​Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) students desiring to be employed in
multidisciplinary research activities will need to have a broad intellectual foundation in the field of
mechanical engineering.
Outcomes:
Count mechanical principles and innovative design of mechatronics solutions.
Learning outcomes Course Content Teaching Assessment
-Learning Strategy
Strategy
1. Identify the natural resources Source of energy: conventional and Lecture, Short Question,
and suitable methods for renewable. Exercise, Essay type,
conservation and sustainable multimedia Assignment
development. presentation, report, Project
2. Understand environmental Supplemental Report.
problems arising due to reading, Multiple
developmental activities. problem Choice,
3. Realize the importance of solving. Essay question,
ecosystem and biodiversity open book
for maintaining ecological exam, class
balance. test.
4. Identify engineering
materials, their properties,
manufacturing methods
encountered in engineering
practice.

1. Categorize the basic elements Study of steam generation units. Lecture, True-False
of steam power plant. Exercise, item, Multiple
2. Describe theory of steam multimedia choice.
power plant operation. presentation.
3. Analyze the steam generator
performance.

1. Identify the basic Introduction to steam turbine, Lecture, Observations,

construction of the steam internal combustion engines, gas Exercise, Short Question,
turbine and its different types  turbine and automobile. multimedia open book
2. Describe the mechanism of presentation. exam, class
test.
power transfer through
various turbines. 

1. List the basic element of Introduction to blowers and Lecture, Discussions,

blowers and compressors. compressors. Exercise, Short answer,
2. Categorize operation of multimedia
various types of fans and presentation.
 blowers, and the diagnosis of
operating problems.
3. Examine and discuss the
construction and operation of
centrifugal compressors, fans
and blowers.​

1. Understand basics of Introduction to basic modes of heat Lecture, Short Question,

thermodynamics and transfer steady state Exercise, Assignment
components of a thermal one-dimensional conduction and multimedia report, class
power plant. convection. presentation. test, interviews.
2. Identify the fundamental
thermodynamic concepts for
various applications.

1. Demonstrate an Introduction to refrigeration and air Lecture, Portfolio, Short

understanding of the need and conditioning systems. Exercise, Question,
importance of HVAC multimedia Assignment
technology, goals of HVAC presentation. report, MCQ,
Essay question,
engineering and HVAC
open book
systems.
exam, class
2. Discuss understanding of the test.
principles and practice of
thermal comfort.
3. Explain understanding of the
principles and practice and
requirements of ventilation.

4. Demonstrate knowledge of
the refrigeration cycle
including safety procedures
and testing requirements for
temperature/pressure
relationships.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of
heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning and refrigeration
controls, including wiring
configurations and technical
components for optimum
performance.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of
air conditioning components,
systems, and accessories,
 including the sequence of
operation.
1. Solve simple fluid statics Fluid statics: forces on submerged Lecture, Peer rating,
problems. planes-impulse momentum Exercise, Short Question,
principles, flow measuring multimedia Assignment
instruments, losses in fluid flow presentation. report, open
through pipes, continuity equation, book exam.
Bernoulli’s law.
1. Characterize the function and Pumps: Types, working principle, Lecture, Reports, Short
use of pumps and valves and centrifugal pump, power Exercise, Question, class
be able to make design calculation, priming, working multimedia test.
decisions accordingly. principles of submersible pump and presentation.
turbine pump.
2. Examine a pump's capacity.
3. Compute the horsepower
required to drive a pump
under given condition.
4. Compute the amount of work
done when given values for
force and distance.

1. Demonstrate the procedure Water turbines: Types, description Lecture, Short Question,
and components of water and working principles, water Exercise, Essay type,
turbines. turbines used in hydroelectric multimedia Assignment
2. Interpret the key technologies power plants. presentation. report, class
test.
involved in hydroelectric
power generation.
3. Determine the requirements
for power generation and
select the appropriate
technology.
4. Apply methodologies for
analysis and design of ocean
based power plants and basic
components.