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ATMT 1650 - Millwright Theory-Millwright Theory 1

Credit Hours: 2.00


Prerequisites: None

The proper use of tools and equipment used by the industrial millwright will be studied. The principles of machinery and equipment, i.e., screw threads, flat belts, belt splicing, structural steel, wire rope, wire rope fittings, slings, hoisting chains, grinding wheels, and metal saws will also be studied.

Billable Contact Hours: 2

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OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe machinery and equipment installation, principles of power transmission, ‘V’ belt drives, and flat belt drives.

Objectives:

  1. Using the material presented on machinery and equipment installation, list the proper procedures for the installation of machinery and equipment with 80% accuracy.
  2. Using the material presented on principles of power transmission, list the principles of power transmission with 80% accuracy.
  3. Using the material presented on ‘V’ belt and flat belt drives, specify the correct drives for applications and calculate the belt and pulley sizes with 80% accuracy.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe gearing, chain drives, drive couplings and bearings.

Objectives:

  1. Using the material presented on gearing, list the types of gears for power transmission and calculate gearing ratios for power transmission with 80% accuracy.
  2. Using the material presented on chain drives, list the types of chain drives and sprockets for specific applications, calculate the power transmission ratios of chain drives with chain and sprocket sizes with 80% accuracy.
  3. Using the material presented on drive couplings for power transmission, list the types of drive couplings for industrial applications and calculate the power transmission ratios in direct drive and clutching couplings with 80% accuracy.
  4. Using the material presented on bearings, list the types of bearings for industrial applications based on loads and speeds with 80% accuracy.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe gaskets, packings, seals, structural steel, screw threads, mechanical fasteners and pipe fittings.

Objectives:

  1. Using the material presented on gaskets, packings and seals, identify the correct gasket, packing or seal for industrial applications based on system pressures and movement with 80% accuracy.
  2. Using the material presented on structural steel, identify the types of structural for industrial applications and list the geometric shapes and sizes of structural steel with 80% accuracy.
  3. Using the material presented on screw threads, list the screw thread form and series for industrial applications; identify the types of screw threads for English and Metric thread series with 80% accuracy.
  4. Using the material presented on mechanical fasteners, list the standard mechanical fasteners available for industrial applications and identify the mechanical fasteners for industrial applications with 80% accuracy.
  5. Using the material presented on pipe and pipefittings, list the standard pipe and pipe fittings available for industrial applications and identify the pipe and pipefittings both straight and taper thread for industrial applications based on pressure and volume requirements with 80% accuracy.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO)
  • Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
  • Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
  • Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
  • Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
  • Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
  • Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.
CDO marked YES apply to this course:
Critical Thinking: YES
Information Literacy: YES
Scientific Literacy: YES

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
 

  1. Drawing, Sketches
  2. Machinery and Equipments Installation, Layout, Arc Method, 3‐4‐5 Method, Machinery Foundations, Vibration
  3. Principles of Power Transmission Belts, Calculations
  4. V‐Belt Drives, Fractional Horsepower Belts, Wedge Belts, Alignment, Tension Selection, Maintenance of U Belts and Drive, Installation
  5. Flat Belts, Belt Speed, Pulley Diameters, Slippage, Length, Strength, Joints, Installation, Drive Arrangements, Maintenance, Alignment and Shafting
  6. Gears - Spur Gears, Circular Pitch, Pitch Calculations, and Other Gear Types
  7. Chain Drives, Standard Roller Chain, Roller Chain Sprockets, Installation, Maintenance, Replacement, Silent Chain Sprockets, Installation, Maintenance, Replacement
  8. Couplings, Coupling Types, Rigid, Flexible, Styles of Flexible Couplings, Alignment Operations, Straight Edge, Thickness Gage Method, Indicator Method, Offset Shaft Couplings
  9. Packings and Seals. Stuffing Boxes, Lantern Rings, Mechanical Seals, Seal Lubrication, Balancing, “O” Rings, Formed and Molded Packing, Installation and Operation, Packing Procedure, Radial Lip Seals
  10. Bearings. Radial Bearings, Thrust Bearings, Guide Bearings, Plain Bearings, Bearing Materials, Bearing Design, Lubrication Holes and Grooves, Bearing Failures, Anti‐Friction Bearings, Ball Bearings Dimensions, Bearing Types, Taper Bore Spherical Roller Bearings, Adjustment of Taper Bore Spherical Roller Bearing, Bearing Nomenclature, Bearing Handling, Transmission Unit Bearings
  11. Structural Steel, Standard Angles, Beams, Channels, Structural Steel Bolts, Torque Wrench
  12. Screw Threads, Coarse and Fine Threads, Diameters, Thread Designations
  13. Mechanical Fasteners, Standard Bolts, Screws, Nuts, Grade Markings
  14. Pipe Fittings, Pipe Threads, Taper Thread Connections, Measurements, Steam Traps, Fire Protection

Primary Faculty
Kacir, John
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Jewett, Mark
Dean
Hutchison, Donald



Primary Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088



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