MCE 4391

BASIC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Dr M Tarik Arafat
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME),
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

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MCE 4391
■ MCE 4391: Basic Mechanical Engineering
■ 3 credit course
■ Dr Tarik will take 1.5 credit
■ Class – Friday (1.5 hr class)
■ Number of classes: Weeks?
■ Contact details:
– Preferred way of communication: e-mail: tarikarafat@hotmail.com

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 Marks distribution

• Attendance – 10%
• Quiz – 15% -
• Quiz – 1 – Date:
• Quiz – 2 – Date:
• Mid term – 25% - 1.5 hr exam, 2 Questions out of 4
(subsection?) – Date:
• Term final – 50% - 3 hr exam, 6 Questions out of 8.

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 Course Outline

Topics:
• Thermodynamics
• Engines
• Refrigeration
• Fluid machinery

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 Course Outline

Topics:
• Fluid machinery – Turbines, Pumps, Fans, Blowers,
Compressors
• Engines – SI, CI
• Any other topic?

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 Fluid machinery

Text book:
- Mechanics of Fluids – Merle C. Potter, David C.
Wiggert, Bassem Ramadan
References:
- Fluid mechanics fundamentals and applications,
Yunus A Cengel, John M Cimbala
- Class lecture

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 Fluid
What is fluid?
- Fluid is a substance that deforms or flows
continuously under the action of a shear stress(tangential
force per unit area).
- Fluid is not just liquid! Fluid includes Liquid, Gas
and plasma.
Fluid properties
- Viscosity, density, Specific gravity, cohesion, adhesion.

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 Machine

- A machine is a device that makes work easier by

changing the size or direction of a force.

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 Fluid machine

-> A fluid machine is a device which either converts the

energy held by a fluid into mechanical energy or vice
versa.

Energy stored in Fluid machine Mechanical energy

fluid

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 Fluid Machine

Stored energy in fluid

- How?
Mechanical energy :
- rotating shaft against a load

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 Fluid Machine

Classification of fluid machines:

- Direction of energy transfer
- Fluid used
- Principles of operation

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