Mechanical Engineering 1. [Hancock].
Machine Kinematics.—A careful study of plane, spheric, and screw
motions, turning pairs, slider crank chains, cams, ratchets, escapements,
toothed gears and so on. Free use is made of the drawing
board, the greater bulk of the work consisting in the graphic solution
of problems and the production of finished plates.
Shop work under instructors in Joinery and Turning.
Machine Design.—Consideration of the straining actions to which
machine parts are subjected; analysis and design of machine parts,
such as fastenings, journals, shafts and bearings, the investigation of
these parts or elements being, so far as is possible, independent of
their application to any special machine. Both carefully penciled
designs and finished plates are required.
Shop work under instructors in the Machine Shop.
Elementary Steam Engineering.—An elementary study of the
properties of steam; of the standard modern types of steam boilers,
engines, feed water heaters, and condensers; of gas, gasoline, oil, and
alcohol engines; and of steam turbines. Laboratory exercises in
steam tests for pressure, temperature and humidity; and in tests of
steam and gasoline engines for speed, horse-power, and mechanical
efficiency.
