SIDDHARTHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

AND SCIENCES
KOREMULLA ROAD , NARAPALLY, MALKAJGIRI , TELANGANA
 MINI PROJECT REVIEW

Department of Mechanical Engineering

TEAM:
G. NAGA TEJA DURGA PRASAD (20TQ5A0334)
G.SRI CHARAN (19TQ1A0331)
G. GANESH (19TQ1A0317)
A. PRAVEEN KUMAR (19TQ1A0325)
A.DEVA KUMAR (20TQ5A0314)
MINIHACKSAW POWERD BY BEAM ENGINE
 • Introduction:
A beam engine is a type of steam engine where a pivoted overhead beam is
used to apply the force from a vertical piston to a vertical connecting rod. This
configuration, with the engine directly driving a pump , was first used by
Thomas Newcomen around 1705 to remove water from mines in Cornwall. The
efficiency of the engines was improved by engineers including James Watt
who added a separate condenser ,Jonathan Hornblower and Arthur Woolf
who compounded the cylinders, and William McNaught (Glasgow)who
devised a method of compounding an existing engine. Beam engines were
first used to pump water out of mines or into canals, but could be used to
pump water to supplement the flow for a waterwheel powering a mill.
 • Components:
• DC Motor
• Disc
• Connecting arms
• Overhead Beam
• Cutting Blade
• Support Bed
 • Working:
• A beam engine mechanism is one where we use an overhead beam to
create motion. Here we use a beam engine motion based assembly in
order to achieve hack saw cutting motion using a circular cutting disc.
Our system uses a motorized disc to drive a connector which is in turn
connected to an over head beam. The overhead bean has a connecting
rod in turn connected to a mini hacksaw blade . When the motorized disc
below is turned on the connecting arm starts reciprocating the overhead
beam . This beam now heals achieve a back and forth cutting motion as
required by the hacksaw blade . We construct a small bed in order to rest
the work piece to achieve desired cutting. Thus we study the design and
fabrication of mini hacksaw using beam engine mechanism.
 • Advantages:
1.The cutting speed can be varied.
2.It is portable.
3.Simple in construction than mechanical hacksaw.
4.It is compact one.
5.Less maintenance.
 • Disadvantages

1.Only smaller size metal can be cut.

2.Only soft metal can be cut.
3.Less efficiency when compared to mechanical device.
 • APPLICATIONS :
1.It is used in small scale industries and in large scale industries.
2.It useful when materials need to be cut in hazardous areas such as
oil & gas refineries, chemical factories or oil rigs as well as dusty
and wet environments where electric tools are not effective.  
3.It is valuable tools in production environments such as pallet
repair, shipbuilding or fiberglass workshops, because they will last
longer than electric tools.