Mining Engineering — 5th Semester Syllabus

Unit-1.0: Basics of Design Thinking

Over View Of Design Thinking • Design Thinking Skills • Introduction To The Essential Ideation Techniques • Core Elements Of Design Thinking

Unit-2.0: Design Thinking Process

Stages Of Design Thinking Process (Explain With Examples) – Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test • Design Thinking Frameworks: "Head, Heart And Hand", "Inspire, Ideate, Implement", "Double Diamond" • Mindset For Design Thinking: Innovation Heuristics, Behavior Models, Ask 5 Why / 5W+H Questions, Overcoming Cognitive Fixedness • Exercises And Case Based Discussions

Unit-3.0: Design Thinking in IT

Diagrams And Maps In Design Thinking – Empathy Map, Affinity Diagram, Mind Map, Journey Map • Combining Ideas Into Complex Innovation Concepts • Design Thinking To Business Process Modeling • Agile In Virtual Collaboration Environment • Scenario Based Prototyping • Design Thinking Vs Agile Methodology

Unit-4.0: Design Thinking & Customer Centricity

Understanding Customer Needs: Voice Of Customer, Customer Population, Type Of Customer Needs • Gathering Customer Needs, Organizing And Prioritizing Customer Needs • Generating Concepts, Concept Selection • Use Of Design Thinking To Enhance Customer Experience • Parameters Of Product Experience • Alignment Of Customer Expectations With Product Design

Unit-5.0: Innovation

Innovation • Difference Between Innovation And Creativity • Role Of Creativity And Innovation • Creativity To Innovation

Unit-6.0: Process of Product Design

Process Of Product Design: Introduction To Product Design • Product Strategies • Product Value • Product Planning • Product Specifications • Stages Of Product Design • Examples Of Best Product Designs And Functions

Unit-1.0: Introduction to IoT

Basics Of IoT And Its Building Blocks • Concept Of IR 4.0 And IoT • Structure And Planning Involved For Making An IoT Project • Introducing IoT Platforms • Development Boards Used In IoT Projects

Unit-2.0: Sensors

Communication Protocols Used In IoT • Sensors And Actuators • Choosing The Sensors And Develop The Boards Depending On The Requirements • Creating Custom Sensors And Boards (Digital And Analog Electronics Circuits) • Introducing Embedded Systems

Unit-3.0: Raspberry Pi

Introducing Raspberry Pi • Setting Up A Raspberry Pi As Our Customized IoT Server • Introducing ESP Boards ESP8266/ESP32 • Embedded C Programming Language

Unit-4.0: Arduino

Arduino IDE • Setting Up Arduino IDE To Program Other Boards

Unit-5.0: IoT Web Applications

Introducing Python Programming • Development Of IoT Web Applications • Flask Framework In Python Programming • HTML, CSS And JavaScript Programming Languages For Creating Interactive GUIs • Introducing APIs And How To Use Them In The Applications

Unit-6.0: IoT Security

Security Policies • Risk Assessment • Concept Of Cyber-Security • Authentication Techniques Used In Web Applications • Authorization Techniques Used In Web Applications • Security In Cloud Computing • Securing Your Products From Online Attacks

Unit-1.0 Solar Energy Technology (7 hrs)

Solar Energy- History • Sun Light- Properties • Solar Cell Physics • Dark And Illuminate Junctions – Characteristics • PV Cell Architecture And Fabrication • PV Cell- PV Module And Array- Characteristics • Estimation Of Solar Panel Requirement For The Given Application • Tilt Angle Calculation • Algorithm For Maximum Power Point Tracking

Unit-2.0 Solar Thermal Energy Technology (8 hrs)

Concentrating And Non-Concentrating Solar Thermal Collectors • Black Bodies And Radiation • Inclined Surfaces And Diffuse Radiation Models • Absorber, Reflection Plates, And Operation • Collector Efficiency • Solar Collector Efficiency Factor

Unit-3.0 Wind Energy Technology (7 hrs)

Wind Energy, Current Status And Future Prospects In India • Wind Resource Assessment • Wind Turbines: Types And Components Of Horizontal And Vertical Axis Wind Turbines • Power Extracted From Wind • Betz Limit • Airfoil, Lift And Drag Force – Characteristics • Stand-Alone Systems • Wind Pumps And Small Wind Turbine - Schemes And System Design

Unit-4.0 Fuel Cell (6 hrs)

Operating Principle Of Fuel Cell • Types Of Fuel Cell And Polarization Curves • Low And High Temperature Fuel Cells • Fuel Cell Stacks • Advantage Of Electrochemical Energy Conversion

Unit-5.0 Hydrogen Energy Technology (6 hrs)

Hydrogen Energy System- Components • Concepts And Working Principles Of Electrolysers • Methodologies Of Hydrogen Energy Extraction Process • Monitoring And Control

Unit-6.0 Ocean Energy Technologies (8 hrs)

Ocean Energy: Introduction And Types • Tidal Energy: General Arrangement, Components And Working Principle • Wave Energy: General Arrangement, Components And Working Principle • Marine Current: General Arrangement, Components And Working Principle • Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: General Arrangement, Components And Working Principle

Unit-1.0 Introduction

Optimal Design Problem Formulation • Concept Of Duality • Examples Of Optimization Problems

Unit-2.0 Linear Programming Problems

Linear Programming • Simplex Method And Dual Method • Applications

Unit-3.0 Single Variable Optimization

Optimality Criteria • Bracketing Methods

Unit-4.0 Single Variable Optimization (Direct Search & Gradient based)

Direct Search Methods • Gradient Based Methods

Unit-5.0 Multivariable Unconstrained Optimization

Optimality Criteria • Direct Search Method • Gradient Based Methods

Unit-6.0 Constrained Optimization

Optimality Criteria • Transformation Methods • Applications

Unit-1.0 Introduction to Non-Destructive Testing

NDT Versus Mechanical Testing • Overview Of The Non-Destructive Testing Methods For The Detection Of Manufacturing Defects As Well As Material Characterization • Various Physical Characteristics Of Materials And Their Applications In NDT • Visual Testing, Types Of VT, Relative Merits And Limitations

Unit-2.0 Liquid Penetrant Testing

Liquid Penetrant Testing – Principles • Types And Properties Of Liquid Penetrants • Developers • Testing Procedure • Control And Measurement Of Penetrant Process Variables

Unit-3.0 Magnetic Particle Testing (7 hrs)

Magnetic Particle Testing- Theory Of Magnetism • Inspection Materials • Magnetization Methods • Interpretation And Evaluation Of Test Indications • Principles And Methods Of Demagnetization • Residual Magnetism

Unit-4.0 Ultrasonic Inspection Method (7 hrs)

Types Of Ultrasonic Waves – Principles Of Wave Propagation – Characteristics Of Ultrasonic Waves – Attenuation • Principle Of Pulse Echo Method, Through Transmission Method, Resonance Method • Data Presentation A, B And C Scan Displays • Ultrasonic Testing And Evaluation Of Base Material • Ultrasonic Test Indications, Safety And Precautions • Focusing Techniques: Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique (SAFT), Time Of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) • Signal Analysis • Capabilities, Effectiveness And Limitations Of Ultrasonic Testing

Unit-5.0 Radiography (7 hrs)

Principle, Interaction Of X-Ray With Matter • Imaging, Film And Film Less Techniques • Types And Use Of Filters And Screens • Geometric Factors, Inverse Square, Law • Characteristics Of Films – Graininess, Density, Speed, Contrast, Characteristic Curves • Penetrameters, Exposure Charts, Radiographic Equivalence • Applications, Fluoroscopy- Xero-Radiography, Computed Radiography, Computed Tomography

Unit-6.0 Industrial Applications of Non-Destructive Evaluation (7 hrs)

Span Of NDE Activities Railways, Nuclear, Non-nuclear And Chemical Industries • Aircraft And Aerospace Industries • Automotive Industries • Offshore Gas And Petroleum Projects • Coal Mining Industry • NDE Of Pressure Vessels, Castings, Welded Constructions

Unit-1.0 Introduction to Embedded System (7 hrs)

Block Diagram Of Embedded System • Embedded System Vs. General Computing System • Harvard And Von-Neumann Architecture • RISC And CISC Processors • Main Components Of An Embedded System • Important Characteristics Of An Embedded System: Processor Power, Memory, Operating System, Reliability, Performance, Power Consumption, Flexibility • Advantages & Disadvantages Of An Embedded System • Application Areas Of An Embedded System

Unit-2.0 Atmel & PIC Microcontroller IC (8 hrs)

Atmel Microcontroller: Basics Of ATMEL Microcontroller: Pin Diagram And Its Functions, Atmel Microcontroller Family • Arduino Microcontroller Board: IDE (Integrated Development Environment), Types Of Arduino Board And Its Specifications • PIC Microcontroller: Introduction, Pin Configuration, Architecture, Instruction Set, Application

Unit-3.0 Programming using Embedded C (7 hrs)

Introduction To Embedded C • Embedded C & C Language • Embedded C Basic Operators • Instruction Set Of Embedded C: Arithmetic Operations, Logical Operations, Data Transfer Operation, Decision Control And Looping • Timer/Counter Programming • Serial Communication Programming

Unit-4.0 Communication Standards (7 hrs)

Modes Of Data Communication: Serial & Parallel • Synchronous And Asynchronous Communication • Serial Communication Standards RS 232 And RS485 • External Communication Interface: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, GSM, GPRS

Unit-5.0 Communication Protocol (7 hrs)

Communication Protocols: UART, SPI, I2C • RTOs (Real Time Operating System): Basics Of RTOs, Types Of RTOs And Characteristics Of RTOs

Unit-6.0 Interfacing I/O Devices (7 hr)

I/O Interfacing With: Switch(s) And Keypad • LCD And LED Display • OLED And TFT Display • Relay, Interfacing With: ADC And DAC • Stepper Motor DC Motor • Other Sub Systems: Reset Circuit, Oscillator Circuit, Watch Dog Timer

Unit-1.0 Solar Energy (7 hrs)

Sun As A Source Of Energy • Solar Energy-Importance • Solar Radiation At The Earth's Surface • Measurement Of Solar Radiation-Pyroheliometer, Pyranometer, Sunshine Recorder • Solar Still, Solar Pond • Storage Of Solar Energy For Heating

Unit-2.0 Wind Energy (8 hrs)

Factors Influencing Wind • Wind Shear And Turbulence • Wind Speed Monitoring • Site Selection For Wind Turbine • Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) • Classification Of WECS • WECS-Characteristics

Unit-3.0 Biomass Energy (7 hrs)

Photosynthesis Process • Biomass Fuels • Biomass Conversion Technologies • Urban Waste To Energy Conversion • Biomass Gasification • Biomass To Ethanol Production • Biomass Electrical Power Generation • Factors Affecting The Biomass Generation

Unit-4.0 Hydrogen Energy (7 hrs)

Concepts Of Hydrogen Energy • Components Of Hydrogen Energy • Working Principles Of Electrolysers • Hydrogen Energy Extraction, Methodologies • Hydrogen Energy Extraction Process • Monitoring And Control

Unit-5.0 Ocean (7 hrs)

Principle Of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: Off Shore And Onshore • Tidal Current, High And Low Tides • Ocean Tidal Energy Conversion Schemes

Unit-6.0 Geothermal Energy (7 hrs)

Origin And Distribution Of Geothermal Energy • Site Selection For Geothermal Energy • Economic Aspects About Tidal Energy, Conversion Plant

Unit-1.0 Introduction to MATLAB (8 hrs)

MATLAB, Command Window, Computing With MATLAB • Math Built-In Functions • Variables, Numbers, Operators, Expressions, Input And Output • Vector In MATLAB • Matrices In MATLAB • Arrays In MATLAB • Multi-Dimensional Matrices And Arrays • Array Addressing • Cell Arrays • Structure Arrays • Built In Functions For Analyzing Arrays • Element By Element Operations • Polynomial Operations Using Arrays

Unit-2.0 Plots (8 hrs)

Introduction To Graphs & Plots • Different Type Of Plot Designing • 2D & 3D Plots • Scientific Data Based Plots • Plot Editing & Handling • Plotting Images • Plot Commands • Multiple Plots On The Same Page • Line Plots • Mesh And Surface Plots • Plots With Special Graphics • Files And File Management- Import/Export

Unit-3.0 GUI (4 hrs)

Introduction To Graphical User Interface • GUIDE Tool • Interfacing Of MATLAB Script And GUI

Unit-4.0 Programming using MATLAB (8 hrs)

Operators And Variables • Operators And Functions • Conditional Statements • Loops • Nested Loops • The Break And Continue Commands • Function File • Debugging Mat Lab Programs • Examples Of Simple User-Defined Functions • Comparison Between Script Files And Function Files

Unit-5.0 Mathematical Computing with MATLAB (7 hrs)

Polynomial Addition And Subtraction • Polynomial Multiplication And Division • Formulation Of Polynomial Equation • Polynomial Differentiation And Integration • Polynomial Curve Fitting • Examples, Solving Equation Of One Variable • Finding Minimum Or Maximum Of A Function

Unit-6.0 Introduction to MATLAB Toolboxes and Simulink (7 hrs)

Simulink Introduction • Image & Video Processing Toolbox • Fuzzy Logic Toolbox • Neural Network Toolbox • SIMSCAPE • Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

Unit-1.0 Additive Manufacturing Introduction and Data Preparation for 3D Printing (8 hrs)

CAD-CAM And Its Integration • CAD- Part And Surface Modeling • CAD File Formats • Additive V/S Conventional Manufacturing Processes • Process Chain For 3D Printing • Classification Of 3D Printing Processes • Product Design And Prototyping • Reverse Engineering For 3D Printing • 3D Scanners And Working • Data Preparation For 3D Printing: STL Interface Specification, STL Data Generation, STL Data Manipulation • Advantages And Limitations Of STL File Format • Open Files, Repair Of STL Files • Alternative 3D Printing Interfaces • Part Orientation And Support Generation • Factors Affecting Part Orientation • Various Models For Part Orientation Determination • The Function Of Part Supports • Support Structure Design • Automatic Support Structure Generation • Model Slicing And Contour Data Organization • Direct And Adaptive Slicing: Identification Of Peak Features, Adaptive Layer Thickness Determination • Tool Path Generation

Unit-2.0 3D Printing Materials (8 hrs)

Various Forms Of 3D Printing Raw Material- Liquid, Solid, Wire, Powder • Polymers, Metals, Non-Metals, Ceramics • Polymers And Their Properties • Powder Preparation And Their Desired Properties • 3D Printing Material For FDM, SLA, SLS, Binder Jetting, Material Jetting And Direct Energy Deposition 3D Printing Processes • Choosing The Right 3D Printing Material On The Basis Of Performance Requirements And Material Properties

Unit-3.0 Solid based 3D Printing Processes (4 hrs)

Basic Principle And Working Of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Process • Construction Details And Working Of Established FDM Based 3D Printers For Plastics Parts • Producing A Part Using FDM Based 3D Printer • Liquefaction, Solidification And Bonding • Laminated Object Manufacturing Process • Accuracy, Precision And Tolerance In 3D Printing • 3D Printer Software-Fusion 360, Solidworks, Onshape, Tinkercad, UltimakerCura, MeshLab, Simplyfy 3D, Repetier Host, Slic3r – Use And Operation Of Anyone • Cost Estimation Of FDM 3D Printed Component

Unit-4.0 Liquid based 3D Printing Processes (8 hrs)

Photo Polymerization • Principle And Working Of Stereo Lithography Apparatus • SLA Based 3D Printing Processes • SLA Based 3D Printing Process Materials • Scanning Techniques • Curing Processes • Cost Estimation Of SLA 3D Printed Component

Unit-5.0 Powder based 3D Printing Processes (7 hrs)

Powder Fusion Mechanism • Principle And Working Of Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) Process • SLS Based 3D Printers • Laser Engineering Net Shaping Process • Electron Beam Melting • Binder Jet 3D Printing • Materials And Process Parameters For SLS Based 3D Printing Processes • Cost Estimation Of SLS Based 3D Printed Component

Unit-6.0 Post Processing and Quality (7 hrs)

Need Of Post Processing: Functional And Aesthetic Reasons • Steps Of Post Processing: Cleaning/Support Removal, Fixing, Curing Or Hardening, Surface Finishing, Colouring • Cleaning: Support Removal (FDM And Material Jetting), Powder Removal (SLS And Powder Bed Fusion), Washing (SLA And Photopolymerisation) • Fixing: Filling, Gluing, Welding • Surface Finishing: Sanding, Polishing, Tumbling, Hydro Dipping, Epoxy Coating, Electro Plating, Vapour Smoothing-Acetone Treatment • Colouring, Coating, Priming And Painting • Inspection And Testing: Digital, Visual, Physical • Defects And Their Causes