JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• 1. To know about the working principle of various material handling equipments
• 2. To understand the Material handling relates to the loading, unloading and movement of all types of materials
• 3. To understand the estimation of storage space and maintenance of material handling equipments UNTT - I Mechanical Handling Systems: Belt Conveyors and Desing, Bucket Elevators, Package conveyors, Chain and Flight Conveyors, Screw Conveyors, Vibratory Conveyors, Cranes and Hoists. UNTT - II Pneumatic and Hydraulic Conveying Systems: Modes of Conveying and High pressure conveying systems, Low Velocity Conveying System. Components of Pneumatic Conveying Systems: General Requirements, Fans and Blowers, Boots-Type Blowers, Sliding-Vane Rotary Compressors, Screw Compressors, Reciprocating Compressors, Vacuum Pumps.

UNIT - III

Bulk Solids Handling: Particle and Bulk Properties. Adhesion, Cohesion and Moisture Content. Gravity Flow of Bulk Solids: Static and Dynamic Pressure Distribution in Bulk Solids. Modes of Flow: Mass Flow, Funnel Flow and Expanded Flow from Hoppers, Bins and Silos.

UNTT - IV Modern Material Handling Systems: Constructional features of (i) AGV (ii) automated storage and retrieval systems. Sensors used in AGVs and ASRS. Bar code systems and RFID systems: Fundamentals and their integration with computer- based information systems.

UNTT - V Total MH Throughput: Calculation for no. of MH systems; storage space estimation based on no of aisles. Maintenance of MH equipment, spare parts management, cost of materials handling, cost per unit load computations.

R16 B.TECH MSNT.

TEXTBOOKS:

• 1. Dr. Mahesh Varma, "Construction Equipment and its Planning & Application", Metropolitan Book Co.(P) Ltd., New Delhi, India 1997.
• 2. James M. Apple, "Material Handling Systems Design", The Ronald Press Company, New York, USA, 1972.
• 3. Woodcock CR. and Mason J.S., "Bulk Solids Handling: An Introduction to Practice Technology", Leonard Hill USA, Chapman and Hall, New York.
• 4. M P Groover etal, "Industrial Robotics", Me Graw Hill, 1999. R16 B.TECH MSNT.