Course Content and Outcome Guide for RET 122

Date: 03/20/13

Posted by: Curriculum Office

Course Number: RET 122
Course Title: Mechanical Power II

Transcript Title: Mechanical Power II
Credit Hours: 5
Lecture Hours: 40

Lecture / Lab Hours:

Lab Hours: 30

Prerequisites: RET 120, EET 112
Grading Options:

Special Fee:

Course Description:
Second course in digital electronics presents sequential circuit elements (latches and D/JK flip-flops) with applications including counters, registers, and shift registers. Sequential network analysis and synthesis are covered including the use of state tables and state diagrams. Introduces sampling and the Nyquist Sampling Theorem including introductory coverage of analog-to-digital converters (ADC) and digital-to-analog converters (DAC). Includes a 3-hour per week laboratory. Prerequisites:  RET 120, EET 112

Course Outcomes:
Upon finishing this course, students will:

1. be prepared to work in the power generation field understanding the process of power generation and the assembly, maintenance and operation of the machinery.
2. be knowledgeable about safety processes and procedures and be prepared to work safely around cranes and other heavy machinery.
3. be prepared to work safely alone and within a team on power generation projects.

Outcome Assessment Strategies:
Evaluation is done by midterm and final exams, quality of lab work and of a term project.

Text & Materials:  (suggested and/or required)

• Smith, Jamie C., Ed., 2006, Fundamentals of Technology: Principles of Mechanisms, Version 4.01. TII Technical Educational Systems, Mundelein, IL.
• A custom textbook will also be created consisting of selected chapters and articles from journal, manual, textbook, and Web resources, copied with publishers’ permission.

Course Activities & Design:

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues, and Skills):
• How to assemble a scale model of a functioning wind turbine.
• Principles and logistics of cranes and rigging.

o Center of gravity of crane-load systems.
o Lever principles as applied to crane and load:

• Tipping axis.
• Fulcrum.
• Load.

o Wind loading.
o Blocking, outriggers.
o Maintaining clearance of power lines.
o Rigging:

• Converting between US Standard Weight System to metric weight system.
• Slings:
  • Load edge related to sling.
  • Types and characteristics.
  • Hardware and correct use of lifting capacity.

o Eyebolts and hoist rings.

• Sling inspections and safe handling.

• Types of hitches and lifting capacities.
• Wire rope, synthetic web, and round slings.
• Removal-from-service issues:
  • Inspection and removal.
  • Capacity loss.

• Crane safety.

• Mechanical alignment:

• Pipes with flange alignment.
• Shaft-to-shaft alignment procedures.
• Centerline alignment.
• Two 3” pipes with flange alignment.
• Types of misalignment.
• Two-plane alignment.
• Run-out correction.
• Preparation of driver and driver unit.
• Alignment operations.
• Coupling types.
• Bearings — types, float, installation best practices.
• Calculating for alignment.
• Alignment specifications and tolerance.
• Tools:
  * Straight edge, feeler gauge (single/double), taper gauge (gap gauge), Cliter spark plug gauge taper.
• Measurement of alignment.
• Surface alignment method.
• Tools for alignment:

  * Porta power, jacks, etc.

  * Laser alignment.

 

• Basic maintenance and operation of a wind turbine.

• Basic mechanical theory as applied to gear ratios and gearboxes.

• Application of mechanical theory as applied to levers, wheels, axles, pulleys, and other mechanisms to wind turbine construction.

• Propeller blade pitch — hydraulic/motor type.

• Propeller blade yaw — nacelle rotation, motor type and actuator.

• Drive trains, drive lines, U joints, and transmission.

• Towers.

• Introduction to tools of the trade:

• Wrenches, torque wrenches, hammers, screwdrivers, grease guns, DMM, porta power, other miscellaneous tools, and dirty grease disposal.

• Airframe aerodynamics (wind – surface boundary effects on propellers, air foils, and rotors).

• 3-Phase power line connections.

• Substations.

• Generator-Power line setups (no substation)