TS ECET case studies
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TS ECET (Telangana State Engineering Common Entrance Test) is a state-level entrance examination for diploma holders and B.Sc. graduates who want lateral entry into the second year of a B.E./B.Tech. The TS ECET case studies are 5 cases and about 3,893 words.
1Open-Top Can: Optimising Sheet Area Under a Cutting-Table Constraint
A small fabrication unit in Nacharam must supply 200 open-top cylindrical stainless-steel cans, each holding exactly 500 cm³ (0.5 litre). The sheet is 0.8 mm SS-304 at Rs 620 per square metre, and the cutting table can only shear circles whose diameters are whole centimetres, so the radius comes in 0.5 cm steps.
753 words, about 4 min2Metre Bridge Readings That Do Not Add Up to 100 cm
In a practical revision session a diploma student measures an unknown coil with a metre bridge. The resistance box in the right gap is 6.0 ohm and the coil is in the left gap.
807 words, about 4 min3Zinc Plating Shortfall: Time, Current Density or Bath Chemistry?
A plating shop zinc-plates steel brackets in an acid chloride bath. One batch carries 0.20 m² of surface to be coated with 20 micrometre of zinc.
770 words, about 4 min4Suction Lift and NPSH Margin on a Summer Duty
A process pump in a textile plant lifts water from a sump whose surface is 4 m below the pump centreline. The suction line is 4 m of 80 mm inside-diameter pipe with one foot valve and strainer (K = 5.0) and two 90 degree bends (K = 0.75 each).
768 words, about 4 min5Motor Feeder Sizing: Derated Cable, Voltage Drop and Starting Method
A 15 kW, 415 V, three-phase squirrel-cage motor drives a crusher through a belt. The nameplate gives 28 A full-load current, 89 per cent efficiency, 0.85 power factor, direct-on-line starting with a starting current of six times full load and a starting torque of 180 per cent.
795 words, about 4 min