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Gate+ Ese Combined Syllabus: Section 2: Applied Mechanics and Design

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GATE+ ESE COMBINED SYLLABUS

GATE- Section 2: Applied Mechanics and Design


Engineering Mechanics: Free-body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual work;
kinematics and dynamics of particles and of rigid bodies in plane motion; impulse and
momentum (linear and angular) and energy formulations, collisions.
Mechanics of Materials: Stress and strain, elastic constants, Poisson's ratio; Mohr’s circle for
plane stress and plane strain; thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams;
bending and shear stresses; deflection of beams; torsion of circular shafts; Euler’s theory of
columns; energy methods; thermal stresses; strain gauges and rosettes; testing of materials
with universal testing machine; testing of hardness and impact strength.
Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms;
dynamic analysis of linkages; cams; gears and gear trains; flywheels and governors; balancing of
reciprocating and rotating masses; gyroscope.
Vibrations: Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems, effect of damping;
vibration isolation; resonance; critical speeds of shafts.
Machine Design: Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and
the S-N diagram; principles of the design of machine elements such as bolted, riveted and
welded joints; shafts, gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, brakes and clutches, springs.

ESE-- 7. Engineering Mechanics


Analysis of System of Forces, Friction, Centroid and Centre of Gravity, Dynamics; Stresses and
Strains-Compound Stresses and Strains, Bending Moment and Shear Force Diagrams, Theory of
Bending Stresses- Slope and deflection-Torsion, Thin and thick Cylinders, Spheres.
8. Engineering Materials:
Basic Crystallography, Alloys and Phase diagrams, Heat Treatment, Ferrous and Non Ferrous
Metals, Non metallic materials, Basics of 19 Nano-materials, Mechanical Properties and Testing,
Corrosion prevention and control
9. Mechanisms and Machines:
Types of Kinematics Pair, Mobility, Inversions, Kinematic Analysis, Velocity and Acceleration
Analysis of Planar Mechanisms, CAMs with uniform acceleration and retardation, cycloidal
motion, oscillating followers; Vibrations –Free and forced vibration of undamped and damped
SDOF systems, Transmissibility Ratio, Vibration Isolation, Critical Speed of Shafts. Gears –
Geometry of tooth profiles, Law of gearing, Involute profile, Interference, Helical, Spiral and
Worm Gears, Gear Trains- Simple, compound and Epicyclic Dynamic Analysis – Slider – crank
mechanisms, turning moment computations, balancing of Revolving & Reciprocating masses,
Gyroscopes –Effect of Gyroscopic couple on automobiles, ships and aircrafts, Governors.
10. Design of Machine Elements:
Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and the S-N diagram;
principles of the design of machine elements such as riveted, welded and bolted joints. Shafts,
Spur gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, Brakes and clutches, flywheels.

GATE-
Section 3: Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences
Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties; fluid statics, manometry, buoyancy, forces on
submerged bodies, stability of floating bodies; control-volume analysis of mass,
momentum and energy; fluid acceleration; differential equations of continuity and momentum;
Bernoulli’s equation; dimensional analysis; viscous flow of incompressible fluids, boundary
layer, elementary turbulent flow, flow through pipes, head losses in pipes, bends and fittings.
Heat-Transfer: Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, resistance concept
and electrical analogy, heat transfer through fins; unsteady heat conduction, lumped parameter
system, Heisler's charts; thermal boundary layer, dimensionless parameters in free and forced
convective heat transfer, heat transfer correlations for flow over flat plates and through pipes,
effect of turbulence; heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU methods; radiative heat
transfer, Stefan-Boltzmann law, Wien's displacement law, black and grey surfaces, view factors
radiation network analysis.
Thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems and processes; properties of pure substances,
behaviour of ideal and real gases; zeroth and first laws of thermodynamics, calculation of work
and heat in various processes; second law of thermodynamics; thermodynamic property charts
and tables, availability and irreversibility; thermodynamic relations.
Applications: Power Engineering: Air and gas compressors; vapour and gas power cycles,
concepts of regeneration and reheat. I.C. Engines: Air-standard Otto, Diesel and dual cycles.
Refrigeration and air-conditioning: Vapour and gas refrigeration and heat pump cycles;
properties of moist air, psychrometric chart, basic psychrometric processes.
Turbomachinery: Impulse and reaction principles, velocity diagrams, Pelton-wheel, Francis and
Kaplan turbines.

ESE-1. Fluid Mechanics:


Basic Concepts and Properties of Fluids, Manometry, Fluid Statics, Buoyancy, Equations of
Motion, Bernoulli’s equation and applications, Viscous flow of incompressible fluids, Laminar
and Turbulent flows, Flow through pipes and head losses in pipes.
2. Thermodynamics and Heat transfer:

Thermodynamic systems and processes; properties of pure substance; Zeroth, First and Second
Laws of Thermodynamics; Entropy,Irreversibility and availability; analysis of thermodynamic
cycles related to energy conversion: Rankine, Otto, Diesel and Dual Cycles; ideal and real gases;
compressibility factor; Gas mixtures. Modes of heat transfer, Steady and unsteady heat
conduction, Thermal resistance, Fins, Free and forced convection, Correlations for convective
heat transfer, Radiative heat transfer – Radiation heat transfer co-efficient; boiling and
condensation, Heat exchanger performance analysis.
3. IC Engines, Refrigeration and Air conditioning:
SI and CI Engines, Engine Systems and Components, Performance characteristics and testing of IC
Engines; Fuels; Emissions And Emission Control. Vapour compression refrigeration, Refrigerants and
Working cycles, Compressors, Condensers, Evaporators and Expansion devices, Other types of
refrigeration systems like Vapour Absorption, Vapour jet, thermo electric and Vortex tube refrigeration.
Psychometric properties and processes, Comfort chart, Comfort and industrial air conditioning, Load
calculations and Heat pumps.
4. Turbo Machinery:
Reciprocating and Rotary pumps, Pelton wheel, Kaplan and Francis Turbines, velocity diagrams, Impulse
and Reaction principles, Steam and Gas Turbines, Theory of Jet Propulsion – Pulse jet and Ram Jet
Engines, Reciprocating and Rotary Compressors –Theory and Applications
GATE – Section 4: Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Engineering
Materials: Structure and properties of engineering materials, phase diagrams, heat treatment,
stress-strain diagrams for engineering materials.
Casting, Forming and Joining Processes: Different types of castings, design of patterns, moulds
and cores; solidification and cooling; riser and gating design. Plastic deformation and yield
criteria; fundamentals of hot and cold working processes; load estimation for bulk (forging,
rolling, extrusion, drawing) and sheet (shearing, deep drawing, bending) metal forming
processes; principles of powder metallurgy. Principles of welding, brazing, soldering and
adhesive bonding.
Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining; basic machine tools; single
and multi-point cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, tool life and wear; economics of
machining; principles of non-traditional machining processes principles of work holding, design
of jigs and fixtures.
Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements;
comparators; gauge design; interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and
testing methods; tolerance analysis in manufacturing and assembly. Computer Integrated
Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integration tools.
Production Planning and Control: Forecasting models, aggregate production
planning, scheduling, materials requirement planning.
Inventory Control: Deterministic models; safety stock inventory control systems.
Operations Research: Linear programming, simplex method, transportation,
assignment, network flow models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.

ESE--11. Manufacturing ,Industrial and Maintenance Engineering:


Metal casting-Metal forming, Metal Joining, Machining and machine tool operations, Limits, fits and
tolerances, Metrology and inspection, computer Integrated manufacturing, FMS, Production planning and
Control, Inventory control and operations research - CPM-PERT. Failure concepts and characteristics-
Reliability, Failure analysis, Machine Vibration, Data acquisition, Fault Detection, Vibration Monitoring,
Field Balancing of Rotors, Noise Monitoring, Wear and Debris Analysis, Signature Analysis, NDT
Techniques in Condition Monitoring.
12. Mechatronics and Robotics:
Microprocessors and Microcontrollers: Architecture, programming, I/O, Computer interfacing,
Programmable logic controller. Sensors and actuators, Piezoelectric accelerometer, Hall effect sensor,
Optical Encoder, Resolver, Inductosyn, Pneumatic and Hydraulic actuators, stepper motor, Control
Systems- Mathematical modeling of Physical systems, control signals, controllability and observability.
Robotics, Robot Classification, Robot Specification, notation; Direct and Inverse Kinematics;
Homogeneous Coordinates and Arm Equation of four Axis SCARA Robot

ESE---5. Power Plant Engineering:


Rankine and Brayton cycles with regeneration and reheat, Fuels and their properties, Flue gas analysis,
Boilers, steam turbines And other power plant components like condensers, air ejectors, electrostatic
precipitators and cooling towers – their theory and design, types and applications;
6. Renewable Sources of Energy:
Solar Radiation, Solar Thermal Energy collection - Flat Plate and focusing collectors their materials and
performance. Solar Thermal Energy Storage, Applications – heating, cooling and Power Generation;
Solar Photovoltaic Conversion; Harnessing of Wind Energy, Bio-mass and Tidal Energy – Methods and
Applications, Working principles of Fuel Cells.
GATE ONLY-Section 1: Engineering Mathematics
Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, Eigen values and Eigen vectors.
Calculus: Functions of single variable, limit, continuity and differentiability, mean value
theorems, indeterminate forms; evaluation of definite and improper integrals double and triple
integrals; partial derivatives, total derivative, Taylor series (in one and two variables), maxima
and minima, Fourier series; gradient, divergence and curl, vector identities, directional
derivatives, line, surface and volume integrals, applications of Gauss, Stokes and Green’s
theorems.
Differential equations: First order equations (linear and nonlinear); higher order linear
differential equations with constant coefficients; Euler-Cauchy equation; initial and boundary
value problems; Laplace transforms; solutions of heat, wave and Laplace's equations.
Complex variables: Analytic functions; Cauchy-Riemann equations; Cauchy’s integral theorem
and integral formula; Taylor and Laurent series.
Probability and Statistics: Definitions of probability, sampling theorems, conditional
probability; mean, median, mode and standard deviation; random variables, binomial, Poisson
and normal distributions.
Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations;
integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules; single and multi-step methods for differential
equations.

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