Labs | LUKHDHIRJI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, MORBI

Electrical Machines Lab

Electrical Machine Lab of electrical department is one of the oldest Laboratory

Laboratory has capacity to test induction motors up to 5 HP according to IS: 325. Electrical Machine laboratory is conducted for the undergraduate students in their second year. In this course students perform basic experiments on Transformers, DC machines, Inductions motors and Synchronous machines.

Major Equipment: Eddy current drive for motor testing, Constant V/f control induction motor drives upto 5 hp rating, Rectifier Transformer Set, AC/DC servomotor, Energy efficient induction motor, Demonstration model of sensor less vector control .

Experiments of Machine laboratory

1.Parallel Operation of Two Single Phase Transformers

2.Determination of the characteristic of a DC Shunt Generator

3.Determination of equivalent circuits parameters of a Three Phase Induction Motor

4.Determination of V-curve of a Synchronous Machine

5.(a) Scott Connection of Two Single phase Transformers (b) Vector group test

6.Determination of efficiency of DC machine through Hopkinson's Test.

CAD/CAM Lab

Facilities available:

Vertical Milling Center
Turning Center

Mechanical Operation Lab

The main objective of this experiments are to study the basic mechanical operation (crushing, grinding, screening, filtration, etc.) takes place during the process in chemical industry. It also provides platform to study and analyze various properties associated with the solid when it is in flow condition. This experiment provides the fundamental knowledge regarding to particle size reduction and enlargement by various methods and also deals with the detail construction & working of equipment’s used for mechanical operations.

Computer Lab

Computer laboratory is well equipped with 30 systems. All systems are highly configured. The following are the facilities in computer lab for the UG students and PG students.

Windows operating system
Arc gis software is installed
Scanning facility is available
Departmental library is available
Internet connection is available
E-library facility is available
10.30 to 5.00 clock students are using the available facilty
Guidance of faculty is always available for students
Laptop is available for faculty

Web Technology Lab

Total No. of Computers: 35

Facilities:

(1) LCD Projector

(2) LAN Connectivitity

Drives and Control Lab

Today’s industrial and domestic loads demands precise and smooth variable speed control. The development of compact Thyristor power converters has made this possible by smooth speed control of both AC and DC motors which are employed for several applications such as DC/AC drives, Vehicles and renewable energy. This course enables to develop the basics of electric drives and maintain different types of DC in industries. The competency in this area is highly required in pass outs working in most of the industries since these industries employ large number of motors and drives and their smooth operation and maintenance requires lot of competent man power.

Work System Design Lab

Work System Design Lab. is equipped with various equipments such as Tread Mill, Phill Caroll Discs, Stop Watches etc..

Physics Lab

In General Department physics lab is located at first floor of H block Room No. H-104 at old campus.We provide all the practical physics needs of the current syllabus of Physics, offered for 1st year students. Experiments are arranged mainly in three part (1) Optics, (2) Solid state devices (3) Classical Mechanics and properties of materials.

Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering Lab

The Soil Mechanics Laboratory enables students to study the physical properties of soil by preparing the samples and performing Atterberg's Limits, compaction, consolidation, permeability, unconfined compression, and direct shear tests. This experience helps them to appreciate the complexity of soil as a material. They also learn about the precautions to be observed and the limitations of the results associated with various types of soils and with different tests. The testing procedures conform to IS standards. This laboratory is also used by the graduate students to perform basic soil tests.

The Foundation Engineering Laboratory is concern with the application of soil mechanics to the analysis, design, and construction of foundations for structures. The instrument is used for Soil exploration, sampling, and in-situ testing techniques, Stress distribution and settlement of structures and bearing capacities of shallow foundations.

Environment Engineering Lab

Is well equipped to test water, waste water and air samples for pollutions & different characteristics - Physical, chemical and Biological Characteristics. Water treatment and Waste Water treatment plants models are also demonstrated before actual field visit. Experiments related to following equipment are conducted:

High Volume Air Sampler
Hot Air Oven
Centrifuge Machines
Smoke Meter
Turbidity Removal
BOD Incubator
Barometers
Flocculator
TDS & PH meter

Geological Lab

Large number of Rock and mineral samples are available. Models showing geological formation of rocks for faults, folds, joints, dip and strike are available. Microscope for observation of rocks and minerals is used.

Surveying Lab

Is well equipped with all surveying and leveling instruments of conventional methods and advance surveying techniques. Conventional equipment like dumpy level, compass, theodolite, planimeter, geodetic base line equipment etc. Advanced equipments like Total Station, GPS, Auto level, Digital theodolite, Digital Planimeter etc are available for UG Students of Semester 2, Semester 3 & Semester 4.

Transportation Lab

The laboratory is meant for tests on Materials used for Road construction viz-a-viz Aggregates, Bitumen and soil etc. The tests carried out are:

Aggregate Impact Test
Los angeles Abrasion Test
Specific Gravity and Water Absorption test
Shape Test
Deval Attrition test
Standard penetration Test for Bitumen
Softening point test
Flash and Fire point test
Ductility test
Viscosity test

Seminar Room

Is well equipped with Computer system, Multimedia projector, net connectivity, BISAG Disc, Podium and a High resolution Television screen for presentations & multimedia teaching for UG & PG Students & faculties.

Power Processing Circuits Lab.

This Lab focuses on practical skill development required for doing practical work using combined knowledge of various subjectsof Electrical, Machines, Power Electronics, Drives, and Controller etc. This will enable students for overall development in the field of engineering.

Microprocessor & Project Lab..

The laboratory work is aimed at putting the theory learnt in class in practice and to show the results are nearly matched with theory. In this context, following are the core objectives for laboratory work of this subject: To develop understanding of basics of IDE for microcontroller based systems, Understand the basics of assembler directives, Develop understanding of addressing modes of various operations.

Develop understanding of various operations on digital data techniques: CPU initiated unconditional and conditional I/O transfer, device initiated interrupt I/O transfer. 7 Interrupts: Interrupt structure of MCS-51 microcontroller, processing of vectored and non-vectored interrupts, latency time and response time; Handling multiple interrupts 8 15 8 Using on chip Programmable Peripheral Interface: Timer/Counter, PWM, Serial I/O, I/O port, Interfacing with LED, 7 Segment displays, LCD, ADC, DAC etc. ,Understand the use basic instructions to develop programs, Concept of using C language for program development, Concept of peripheral control, data I/O etc., Concept of real world hardware interface.

Power Electronics Lab.

This Lab focuses on the study of Power Semiconductor Device, Protection & Drive Circuits for various Power Semiconductor Devices, Power Electronics Converters (AC-DC and DC-DC) and its analysis & applications in Power Electronics Engineering which unable the students to thoroughly understand analyze & implement the industrial need .

CAD/CAM Lab

Facilities available:

1. CNC Milling Machine

SR.	PARAMETERS	TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
1	Table Size, (Length x Width)	500 to 600 x 200 to 300 mm minimum
2.	Spindle Speed Range	300 RPM to 3,000 RPM
3	Position Accuracy X / Y / Z	8 to 10 micron maximum
4	Main Supply	Three Phase, 415 V
5	Programming facilities	MDI Programming facilities

Software Available with us are:

1. MASTERCAM Software (For 20 users):

Features: Programming of FBM - automatically program pockets, contours, and drilled holes, Dynamic Milling, High Speed Machining, Complete tool path associability, Tool path data can be stored directly in the solid works file, Stream lined multi axis programming, Powerful 2D Machining, 3D Roughing, Finishing & Clean up Machining, Powerful Roughing & Finishing, Easy Threading & Grooving, Feed Rate Optimization, Efficient NC Tools and Tool Path Management.

2. SOLIDWORKS Software (For 60 users):

SOLIDWORKS Software

· SOLIDWORKS Premium Software

· SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium

· SOLIDWORKS Motion

· SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation

· SOLIDWORKS Plastics

· SOLIDWORKS Sustainability

· Complete Curriculum,

· Teacher Guide and Student Guides

· Extensive interactive Courseware projects

· Access to our online educational community

Basic Electronics Lab

To enable students to understand the operation of semiconductor devices and power electronics converters, the laboratory is equipped with the experimental set-ups and students are exposed to hands on design experiments. The laboratory also enables students to carry out projects very effectively. The laboratory caters the need of experiments for UG and PG programmes.

Computer Lab

Desktop computers (purchase under TEQIP-II) with latest configuration with internet connectivity for students

Heat Transfer Lab

The main objective of these experiments is to study the basics of heat transfer takes place during the process in industry. This experiments provides knowledge regarding to the basic modes and aspects of heat transfer process as well as it also provides an idea about various equipment used for heat transfer.

Programming Language Lab

Total No. of Computers: 40. LAN connectivity is available.

Audio Visual Lab

Department has well equipped audio visual lab with multimedia projector, Latest Podium, Big screen smart LED TV with Bisag connection.

Chemistry Lab

Chemistry is a subject of learning by doing. The practical performed in the lab improve students a lot. The chemistry laboratory offers lab courses for the subjects like Engineering chemistry, organic chemistry and unit processes, physical and inorganic chemistry for various semesters of Chemical Engineering department. It is well equipped to do lab work for these courses. Some techniques used in chemistry lab and related research work, involve weighing, preparing solutions, stirring, characterizing a compound by collection of data etc.

The instruments present in lab and their uses in brief are shown below:

1. Muffle furnace and Hot air oven for carrying out proximate analysis of coal, as well to determine moisture content of a sample, in analysis of an alloy etc.

2. pH meter, conductivity meter, potentiometer for analytical experiments for measuring electrical properties.

3. Melting point apparatus for identification of compound and its characterization

4. Analytical balance for weighing, making solution and for gravimetric analysis

5. Magnetic stirrer and heating Mantle in various heating and mixing purposes during experimental analysis

Power Electronics Lab

To enable students to understand the operation of semiconductor devices and power electronics converters, the laboratory is equipped with the experimental set-ups and students are exposed to hands on design experiments. The laboratory also enables students to carry out projects very effectively. The laboratory caters the need of experiments for UG and PG programmes.

Major Equipment : Experimental setups for power electronics Applications like inverters, IGBT & MOSFET, , A.C. voltage controllers, Chopper trainer, Single phase dual converter, Gate/Base triggering circuit trainer, Micro-controller kit, function generators, Power and harmonic analyzer.

Experiments of Power Eletronics Lab:

1. 1-phase Half & Full Controlled Converter

2. 3-Phase Thyristor converter circuits

3. Familiarisation with PE Components

4. D C Chopper Circuits

5. Basic DC-DC Converters with MOSFET Switch

6. Study of a single phase PWM AC to DC converter

7.Switching characteristics of MOSFET and IGBT

Mass Transfer Lab

The objective of this experiments are to study the principles of mass transfer and their application to separation and purification processes. The experiments integrate fluid dynamics and thermodynamics and proceeds to develop rate expressions for mass transfer in gases, liquids and solids.

The objective of this experiments are to apply the principles of mass transfer operations to specific applications, separation and/or purification processes. The goal is to provide students with the theoretical/analytical aspects to design mass transfer equipments and to deal with complex problems of separations.

Computer Lab

Computer lab is the use of computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of residential, commercial & industrial structure planning and layout. Civil Engineering software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing or Detail study about the building drawing and survey work like designing Highway, Canal And structure.

Database Management Lab

Total No. of Computers: 35. LAN connectivity is available.

Metrology Lab

Metrology Lab in our department is equipped with various measuring instruments, gauges and measuring machines. It makes the students to understand the basic principle involved in measuring process that suits for the respective product and its importance in the quality control. The experiments are based on geometrical measurements, form measurements using various basic measuring instruments like all types of vernier, micrometer and dial gauges etc and using coordinate metrology (Profile Projector). The students are exposed to learn about the error involved in the measurements, calibration of measuring instruments. The students are utilizing it.

The five major equipments in the lab are:

Tool Makers microscope with accessories with radius measuring head and thread template ocular
Slide and profile projector
Large tool maker microscope
Surface roughness tester
Gear Rolling tester

Computer Lab

Desktop Computer (Purchase under TEQUIP-II) with latest configuration with internet connectivity for students.

Computer Lab

Department has full-fledged computer lab with internet facility.

Dell Lab

Dell – Digital English Language Lab was established in L. E. College, Morbi in 2014. It’s an initiative of government of Gujarat. It aims at improving the language of students for professional communication. The lab has been established in the campus itself and offers CPT level for students and is a centre for online examination. As the college has been chosen as a centre thus students of the college have an advantage as they avail the facility at the college campus itself. Infrastructure vise lab consists of 26 computer units and a server for the same and last year that is in the year 2016-17 more than 100 students have successfully cleared the examination conducted by SCOPE.

Instrumentation Lab

Process Control is an important area of Instrumentation and Control Engineering. The process control laboratory furnishes the required set up to understand the basic principles.control trainers for simple feedback control systems to complex control systems are available.

Microprocessor Lab

This laboratory provides the platform for the students to understand the architecture and interfacing of microprocessor. The laboratory is equipped with the different experimental set-ups. Facility is provided to the students to do hands on for testing their programming codes. The laboratory also enables students to carry out projects very effectively.

IC Engine Lab

Facilities available:

- Computerized 1 HP four stroke Diesel engine test rig (purchased under TEQIP-II)

Four stroke diesel engine.

- Working and cut section models of four stroke and two stroke engine

Steering mechanism

Chemical Reaction Lab

This experiments introduces concepts of reaction rate, derivation of rate expressions from reaction mechanism, ideal reactor types, integral method of analysis, differential method of analysis, principles of chemical reactor analysis and design, experimental determination of rate equations, design of batch and continuous reactors, how to choose the most appropriate reactor for a given feed, optimization of selectivity in multiple reactions, consideration of temperature and pressure effects, etc.

In this experiments emphasis is on heterogeneous reaction engineering and non-ideal reactors, catalysis, leading finally to design considerations. The experiments deals with residence time distributions, and how they can be used to characterize and design non-ideal reactors. Kinetics and design of reactors for non-catalytic fluid-fluid and fluid-particle reactions follows.

Engineering Mechanics Lab

This lab deals with basic application and verification of various laws of forces like Law of Parallelogram of Forces, Polygon Law of Forces, Support Reactions of a Simply Supported Beam, laws of friction. Overall aim is to provide an opportunity to students for verification of theoretical concepts of statics and Engineering Mechanics for in depth understanding of fundamentals about the subject matter.

Product Design & Development Lab

Department has lab. for inculcating ideas of product design and development among the students.

Computer Facilities and Simulation Lab

To offer latest computing facilities, the department has latest computer terminals in various labs. Some of the terminals are having interfacing with hardware circuitry. The department has 70 PCs of Electrical Engineering .

List of Softwares:

1.PSCAD

2.MATLABV2013a

3.multisim

4.LABVIEW

Refrigeration & A/C Lab

Facilities available:

Test rigs of Refrigeration and Air conditioning (purchased under TEQIP-II) like Cooling Tower, Vapour Absorption Refrigeration System, Heat Pump, etc

Instrumentation and Process Control Lab

These experiments explain dynamic processes and the engineering tasks of process operations and control. Experiments covers modeling the static and dynamic behavior of processes; control strategies; design of feedback, feed forward, and other control structures; and applications to process equipment.

Earthquake Engineering Lab

Earthquake is identified as one of the manmade disaster not environmental disaster. Earthquake engineering is that field of civil engineering which deals into the design of earthquake resistance design and structure. For Civil Engineering Student, understanding of earthquake is mandatory to construct modern infrastructure with best earthquake resistance features.

Concrete Technology Lab

The objective of concrete laboratory is to determine the physical properties of building construction resources like cement, fine and coarse aggregate, steel, and strength characteristics of cement mortar, plain cement concrete and reinforced cement concrete. The tests contain determination of specific gravity, fineness, normal consistency, setting times, workability and soundness of cement, fineness modulus of fine and coarse aggregate, strength of cement mortar, cement concrete and bricks, bending strength on concrete, and non destructive test on concrete. The students will be able to suppose the fitness of these materials for construction. They can design the mix, make the specimens and experiment the same for the strength for comparison with design strength. This laboratory course will help the students to understand the theoretical concepts educated in the course building materials.

Fluid Mechanics Lab (Water Recourses Lab)

All fluid mechanics practical covering the subjects- fluid mechanics, applied fluid mechanics, Advanced fluid mechanics and Hydrology at under graduate and post graduate level are acquired recently in TEQIP-2 scheme. The experiments carried out are:

Metacentric Height
Venturi meter
Hydralic Bench
Electric Analoge
Impact of Jet
Viscosity
Darcy's Law
Reynold's Number

THERMAL/HMT Lab

Facilities Available:

Different type of test rigs/instruments (purchased under TEQIP-II) like CRITICAL HEAT FLUX APPARATUS, CRITICAL RADIUS OF INSULATING MATERIAL, Emissivity Measurement Apparatus, HEAT CONDUCTION IN ELECTRICAL ANALOGUE, HEAT CONDUCTION IN HYDRAULIC ANALOGUE, Heat Pipe Demonstrator, Heat Transfer Through Lagged Pipe, METAL ROD THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY TEST EQUIPMENT, Stefan Boltzmann Apparatus, THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY TESTING OF INSULATING POWDER MATERIALS (SPHERICAL ) TESTING EQUPMENT, Thermal Conductivity Of Liquid, UNSTEADY STATE OF HEAT TRANSFER APPARATUS.

Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals Lab

These experiments explain various properties of petroleum products, the petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol). Petroleum (oil) is also the raw material for many chemical products, including pharmaceuticals, solvents, fertilizers, pesticides, and plastics. The industry is usually divided into three major components: upstream, midstream and downstream. Midstream operations are usually included in the downstream category.

Conference HAll

Facilities Available:

Desktop computers (more than 50) with latest configuration, internet facility and licensed software like creo 3.0 CAD/analysis software, Solid works,etc. LED TV with BISAG Connection Fixed overhead projector with sound system. Many technical and non-technical books and CDs for students and staff.

Computer Lab

Now a day’s computers are useful for handling various chemical plants, so that knowledge of computer is must in this era and C is one of the foundations for modern information technology (IT) and computer science (CS). Many working principles of IT and CS, such as programming languages, computer architectures, operating systems, network communication, database, graphical user interface (GUI), graphics, image processing, parallel processing, multi-threads, real-time systems, device drivers, data acquisition, algorithms, numerical analysis, and computer game, are based on or reflected in the functionalities and features of C. The experience in C will help students understand the working principles of these important concepts in IT and CS. Therefore, C is required for the CS major in almost all universities.

Strength of Materials Lab

The objective of the strength of materials laboratory is to demonstrate the basic principles in the area of strength and mechanics of materials to the undergraduate students through a series of experiments. In materials science, the strength of a material is its ability to withstand an applied load without failure. The field of strength of materials deals with forces and deformations that result from their acting on a material. Strength of material is a subject which deals with the behavior of solid objects subject to stresses and strains. Basic Fundamentals of All the basic practices of Strength of materials are performed in this laboratory.

Fluid Flow Operation Lab

Chemical Engineering has to do with industrial processes in which raw materials are processed and separated into the useful products. The behavior of fluids is important to process engineering and constitutes one of the foundations for the study of the unit operations.