REPORT OF STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES) TRAINING PROGRAMME (JANUARY 2018 – JULY 2018) AT GALANT INVESTMENT LTD. BY NNADI VICTOR CHINEDU 14CM017032 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MECH ENG DEPARTMENT. COVENANT UNIVERSITY BEING A REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE DEAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MCE 429 DEAN COE: PROF. BOLU CHRISTIAN AMAECHI JULY 2018 Dedication To God for granting me an internship placement this year, for the strength and preservation to work for the duration of the internship. 1 Acknowledgements Firstly, I thank God for granting me an internship placement this year, for the strength and preservation to work for 6 months. It was a pleasant experience. I thank the management of Galant Investment LTD for accepting me as an intern and giving me the tools and permission to work and gain experience. I thank Engr. Taiwo Ajose, the freelance generator specialist for impacting me technically, morally and spiritually, and his wife and children for welcoming me into their home throughout the period I worked there. I thank the management of Covenant University for organizing the program. I thank the staff concerned for the prior 4 year theoretical training that made the process of getting hands on training a breeze. I thank my supervisor for taking out time to observe and carefully validate my operations at GIL. I also thank my fellow interns for being good company to me both physically and virtually. 2 Contents Dedication ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Galant Investment LTD. ............................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 1 – Introduction, participation and work done. ............................................................................... 6 Chapter 2 – New Experience gained. .......................................................................................................... 18 Chapter 3 – Challenges encountered by student. ........................................................................................ 39 Chapter 4 – Observations & Contributions ................................................................................................. 40 Chapter 5 - Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 41 Chapter 6 - Challenges Observed as being faced by the SIWES Industry-based Firm ................................ 42 Related Diagrams ........................................................................................................................................ 44 3 Abstract INTRODUCTION I worked as an intern at Galant Investment Limited for 6 months from January to July 2018. During my stay there I gained a lot of experience repairing, installing, and purchasing inverters, solar panels, batteries and generators. The focus was on learning about combustion engines and how it worked and learning about practical electrical and electronics engineering. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this report are - To highlight my participation at GIL, and the experience I gathered. - To highlight the challenges I encountered - To highlight my observations and contributions to the company. METHODOLOGY The document starts off with an introduction of the company, GEN Galant Investment LTD, followed by a detail-rich list of the various kinds of work I participated in. This is followed by a chapter that highlights my experience gained at GIL, here I explain what I learnt on the field, in lectures and through personal study inspired by the work done. Thereafter, a chapter that highlights the challenges I faced trying to get used to the work and become a more valuable intern, then a chapter that contains my observations and contributions, then a brief conclusion. The report was then rounded off with the challenges I observed has been faced by the company during the period of my attachment. All related diagrams were intelligently embedded in the body of the document to aid a better reading experience. 4 Galant Investment LTD. I started working at Galant Power Solutions LTD on January 29, 2018 Galant Power Solutions is a Nigerian energy company with a daring vision to use the power of the sun to bring 24/7 electricity supply to Nigerian/African homes at an affordable cost, one home at a time. Staff Introduction I was introduced to the concept of the business. I was given a tour around the facility and introduced to the tools I would need. We had a sit down meeting to discuss about my industrial training program and I was introduced to the areas of operation that I would be trained in. We concluded that for the first three months, I would be attached with Engr. Taiwo Ajose, under whom I would learn how to install, maintain and repair portable electrical generators of various sizes. And for the remaining time of the program, I would come back to the head office where I would learn practical electrical works such as household electrical wiring, electricity distribution theory, the use of electrical engineering tools, installation, maintenance and repair of inverters, solar panels and deep cycle batteries. “Modern mechanical systems hardly can do without embedded electrical systems. Hence a good mechanical engineer should also be well grounded in Electrical and electronics systems knowledge, to be able to safely design a complete modern mechanical system” - Engr. Godwin Nnadi, President of Galant Power Solutions. 5 Chapter 1 – Introduction, participation and work done. 1.1 PPE DISPENSARY I was given the following personal protective equipment 1. Hand Gloves 2. Overalls 3. Helmet 4. Safety Googles 5. Ear Mufflers 6. Safety Boots 1.2 INTRODUCTION TO BASIC MEASUREMENT TOOLS AND PRINCIPLES I was taught how to use a tape rule, Vernier caliper, micrometer screwguage meter rule and I was introduced to the Sounding tape used to measure the depth of liquids. I was made to understand that other more complex tools would be revealed to me during the course of my training. 1.3 TRAINING ON THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT I was thought about the use of the various PPEs I was issued. 1. Hand Gloves: The workplace can create many hazards for your hands, whether from chemicals, cuts or burns. Industrial safety work gloves are designed to reduce hand injuries in complex work environment without hindering the user’s overall dexterity in the field. They are useful during welding operations and when working with electricity. 2. Overalls: (also called dungarees), usually made denim or chino cloth. It is a type of garment used as a protective clothing when working. It protects your body and garment from harmful and harmless liquid spillages. It is also designed to not have hanging or draping parts that can get entangled in rotating machines. 3. Helmet: This is a firm of protective gear worn to protect the head from injuries. It aids the skull in protecting the human brain. Useful when working in an area that is prone to fallen objects. 4. Safety Googles: Googles or Safety Glasses are forms of protective eye wear that usually enclose or protect the area surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or chemical from striking the eyes. In welding shaded googles are used to protect the eyes against flares. 5. Ear mufflers: These are a style of hearing protection that fit around the external ear used to reduce the transmission of sound from entering the ear canal. Nosie is reduced to a safer intensity level protecting against noise-induced hearing loss. The Occupational safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends the use of hearing protection 6 devices HPD when an employee is exposed to an average noise intensity of 85DBA over an 8 hour shift. 6. Safety Boots: (Also known as steel toe boot or a steel capped boot or safety shoe) is a durable boot or shoe that has a protective reinforcement in the toe which protects the foot from falling objects. 1.4 DETAILED TRAINING ON SAFETY Safety was an integral and important part of operations at Galant Power Solutions. A whole week was used to train me thoroughly on good safety practice. Here are the safety practices that I was trained in. I was introduced to concepts such as Save Your Life, Work at height, Firefighting, working in confined spaces and working with electricity. 1.5 WORKING WITH NEW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS I was introduced to new measuring instruments like the AVOmeter, the Meger (for insulation resistance testing), clip-on ammeter, and the battery tester. 1.6 PORTABLE GENERATOR REPAIRS, PURCHASE, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE. From February 12th, I was sent to be attached with Engr. Taiwo Ajose, a Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years of experience of working with generators of various sizes, for a period of 3 months. Throughout the period, we solved a ton of generator problems in and around FESTAC Town, ranging from repairs, purchase assistance, installation and maintenance. We were opportune to solve over 100 problems related to generators during my stay. Below, I have highlighted a few of the challenges we encountered and how we diagnosed and solved them:- Case 1; Date: February 12; Location: 2nd Avenue, FESTAC Town. Work Nature: Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Corrective