The course aims the application of dynamic principles in the working principle of machines. It covers the inertia forces in the slider crank mechanism, the balance of rotating and reciprocating parts. The course also deals with the analysis of gyroscopic couple and the working principle and dynamic analysis of the governor.
Lecturer: Dr. Bernard B. Munyazikwiye
Measurement procedures are an indispensable component of engineering practice, from the inception of new ideas (experiment), through the manufacturing process (prototype testing) to the final product delivery (quality control). The course aims to develop a fundamental knowledge on measurement principles and systems as well as on Instrumentation Engineering to enable the student to use rationally laboratory equipment with analytical approaches.
The course aims to provide the analysis of Vibration phenomena in Mechanical systems. The course provides mathematical relationships between the stiffness of a mechanical construction system and the frequency of the system. The course highlights the major area of advantages as well as the disadvantages of vibrations in mechanical engineering.
Indicative Content
- Single degree of freedom vibration
- Types of vibrations, Damping methods and logarithmic decrement
- Practical systems: Equivalent stiffness and mass from energy methods
- Rotational imbalance and whirling of shafts
- Vibration of multi-degree of freedom systems
- Equations of motion and matrix analysis, normal modes and modal superposition.
- Solve vibration problems using software (MATLAB- or any software)