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Basics of Mechanical Engineering - 3

By Prof. Janakranjan Ramkumar, Prof. Amandeep Singh Oberoi   |   IIT Kanpur
Learners enrolled: 1338   |  Exam registration: 298
ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course is the second part of a three-part series which gives a brief introduction about basic mechanical engineering concepts. The course, due to the huge amount of content, is split into three: This course encompasses the concepts of fluid mechanics including the basic concepts of fluid mechanics, the basic and important theorems, laws, and equations governing fluid flow, types of flow, and advanced concepts like aerodynamics. The course also discusses thermal sciences concepts like properties, state, equilibrium, heat, energy, and work, processes, cycles, heat transfer methods, etc. Some optimization concepts like gradient descent and simplex methods are also covered in this course. The course will enable the student to have a firm grasp on these basic concepts and will serve as an introductory course which will discuss these topics and help students to develop interest and knowledge in basic and core concepts of mechanical engineering.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Students of all Engineering and Science disciplines.

PREREQUISITES: The student should have completed two semesters of UG Engineering or Science program.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: HAL, NAL, SAIL, ISRO
Summary
Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Elective
Language for course content : English
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Energy Systems
  • Computational Thermo Fluids
Credit Points : 3
Level : Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date : 21 Jul 2025
End Date : 10 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends : 04 Aug 2025
Exam Registration Ends : 22 Aug 2025
Exam Date : 01 Nov 2025 IST
NCrF Level   : 4.5 — 8.0

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.


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Course layout

Week 1: Introduction to Thermodynamics
1 Introduction to Thermodynamics
2 Thermodynamic System
3 Thermodynamics Energies
4 Thermodynamics Processes (Part 1 of 2)
5 Thermodynamics Processes (Part 2 of 2)


Week 2: Basic Laws of Thermodynamics
6 Basic Laws of Thermodynamics (Part 1 of 5)
7 Basic Laws of Thermodynamics (Part 2 of 5)
8 Basic Laws of Thermodynamics (Part 3 of 5)
9 Basic Laws of Thermodynamics (Part 4 of 5)
10 Basic Laws of Thermodynamics (Part 5 of 5)


Week 3: Basics of Power Cycles
11 Tutorial-1 (Introduction to Thermodynamics)
12 Tutorial-2 (Heat Engine and Pump, Entropy, Exergy)
13 Gas Cycles in Thermodynamics (Part 1 of 2)
14 Gas Cycles in Thermodynamics (Part 2 of 2)
15 Vapour Power Cycles


Week 4: Properties of Pure Substances
16 Pure Substances, Phase and Phase Change
17 Properties of Pure Substances
18 Property Tables
19 Psychrometry of Air


Week 5: Power Cycles Tutorials, and Heat Transfer
20 Tutorial-3 (Power Cycles, Part 1 of 2)
21 Tutorial-4 (Power Cycles, Part 2 of 2)
22 Tutorial-5 (Psychrometrics)
23 Heat Transfer


Week 6: Applications of Thermodynamics
24 Heat Exchangers and Mass Transfer
25 Applications of Thermodynamics (Power Plants, Part 1 of 2)
26 Applications of Thermodynamics (Power Plants, Part 2 of 2)
27 Applications of Thermodynamics (IC Engines)
28 Applications of Thermodynamics (Electric and Hybrid Vehicles)


Week 7: Heat and Mass Transfer Tutorials
29 Tutorial-6 (Heat Transfer, Part 1 of 2)
30 Tutorial-7 (Heat Transfer, Part 2 of 2)
31 Tutorial-8 (Mass Transfer and Applications)
32 Virtual Lab. Demonstration (Thermodynamics)


Week 8: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
33 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
34 Properties of Fluids
35 Classification of Flow (Part 1 of 2)
36 Classification of Flow (Part 2 of 2)
37 Types of Line Pattern in Fluid Mechanics


Week 9: Basic Theory of Fluid Mechanics
38 Basic Theory of Fluid Mechanics (Part 1 of 2)
39 Basic Theory of Fluid Mechanics (Part 2 of 2)
40 Basics of Fluid Aerodynamics


Week 10: Fluid Mechanics Tutorials

41 Tutorial 9 (Introduction to Fluid Mechanics)
42 Tutorial 10 (Concepts of Fluid Mechanics)
43 Tutorial 11 (Laws of Fluid Mechanics)


Week 11: Applications of Fluid Mechanics
44 Basics of Turbines and Pumps
45 Basics of Nozzles
46 Basics of Compressors
47 Virtual Lab. Demonstration (Fluid Mechanics, Part 1 of 3)
48 Virtual Lab. Demonstration (Fluid Mechanics, Part 2 of 3)
49 Virtual Lab. Demonstration (Fluid Mechanics, Part 3 of 3)


Week 12: Statistics in Mechanical Engineering
50 Basics of Engineering Statistics
51 Basics of Descriptive Statistics
52 Basics of Inferential Statistics
53 Design of Experiments

Books and references

  1. Patrick Chassaing. 2023, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics: For Scientists and Engineers, Springer. 
  2. Younus A. Çengel, Michael A. Boles, Mehmet Kanoğlu, 2023, Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, McGraw Hill Education. 
  3. Frank M White, 2017, Fluid mechanics, McGraw Hill Education
  4. R. Fletcher, 2000, Practical methods of optimization, Wiley

Instructor bio

Prof. Janakranjan Ramkumar

IIT Kanpur
Prof.Janakarajan Ramkumar teaches in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Design at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He teaches manufacturing science, micro- and nanotechnology, and the development of innovative products. He holds a bachelor's degree in production engineering and a PhD in defect quantification in composite drilling from India's IIT Madras, where he won a prize for the best thesis. He has made a significant contribution to teaching and research over the years. He increased the company's productivity while working for the Bosch Group. Nanotechnology and inclusive design are the main topics of his study and instruction. He has earned multiple national and international patents, and he has written more than 250 scientific articles.


Prof. Amandeep Singh Oberoi

Prof. Amandeep Singh Oberoi is a Faculty for online courses and shoulders the position of Senior Research Establishment Officer at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India. Under the role, he is entrusted with the responsibility to manage Imagineering Laboratory, where the emphasis is principally given to providing novel product development and fostering services in defense, Agritech, and Medtech. Dr. Oberoi has accumulated an experience of over two decades: industrial and academic combined; his research interests include the things he values such as Sustainable Manufacturing Processes and Systems, along with areas such as Additive Manufacturing; Simulation of Manufacturing Systems; Product Design and Manufacturing. He has fetched grants and has holds projects from various national and international funding agencies such as DST, MoT, BIRAC, DRDO, SIDBI, CoL. His MOOCs courses in NPTEL and agMOOC are well-received, gaining favour with the audience and receiving positive feedback. Furthermore, he has visited countries like the USA, Canada, Australia, and Egypt to speak at various international symposiums organised by renowned bodies such as AARDO, CIRP, IEOM.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: November 01, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

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