Tiederman, W.G., Chair; Arakere, N.K.; Chung, J.N.; Crane, C.D.; Duffy, J.; Gaither, R.B.; Gater, R.A.; Goswami, D.Y., Green, A.E.S.; Hahn, D.W.; Haingley, H.A.; Klausner, J.F.; Kumar, A.V.; Lear, W.E.; Mason, P.A.; Matthew, G.K.; Mittal, R.; Peterson, J.E.; Reisinger, K.D.; Roan, V.P.; Schueller, J.K.; Seireg, A.; Sherif, S.; K.S.; Sowls, R.E., Undergraduate Coordinator; Tlusty, J.; Walton, O.R.; Wiens, G.J.; Zhang, Z.M.; Ziegert, J.C., Graduate Coordinator.

The use of computer assisted graphics in analytical design. Solution of representational problems in many areas, including CAD.

Comparison of political, scientific, technological and social thought and interrelationships between technological and social development. Course is introductory, exploratory and qualitative in scope. (H)

Study and application of design: conceptual design, system and component design, selection of standard parts, and prototype construction and testing. Graphic, written and oral communication.

Applications of first and second laws of thermodynamics to closed and open systems. Steady one-dimensional conduction, lumped parameter analysis, convection, radiation. Intended for non-mechanical engineering students.

Sketching, descriptive geometry, computer graphics, computer aided drafting, and design projects.

Application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to closed and open systems and to cyclic heat engines. This includes the development of procedures for calculating the properties of multiphase and singlephase pure substances.

A continuation of EML 3100 with an emphasis on applications that involve imperfect gases, gas-vapor mixtures (psychrometrics), or chemically reacting gases (combustion).

The study of mechanisms used in machinery. The design of motion, the creation of dynamic models and analysis of the resulting forces.

Use of precision instruments and measurement standards in mechanical engineering. Preparation of engineering reports.

Matrix operations and properties. Techniques for solving simultaneous linear algebraic equations. Numerical formulation and solution of first and second order partial differential equations. Quadrature integration. Vector algebra and differential calculus. Emphasis on operational procedures and applications.

Geometry, kinematics and statics of robot manipulators.

Steady state and transient analysis of conduction and radiation heat transfer in stationary media.

Experimental verification and demonstration of thermal and thermochemical phenomena.

Heat transfer in fluid systems; forced convection; free convection; phase change. Heat exchanger design and selection.

Continued experimental verification and demonstration of thermal and thermochemical phenomena.

The single degree of freedom systems, multiple degree of freedom systems. Application to mechanical systems with problems employing computer techniques.

Theory, analysis, and design of controls of mechanical engineering systems; including mechanical, electromechanical hydraulic, pneumatic and thermal components and subsystems.

Experimental verification and demonstration of dynamic mechanical engineering systems and their control.

Descriptive and analytical treatment of manufacturing processes and production equipment, automation, computer control, integrated systems. Applications of mechanics stress analysis, vibrations, controls, heat transfer. Discrete time simulation.

Analysis of combustion systems; evaluation of combustion in engines and boilers, examination of pollutant formation; analysis of open flames and fires, fire safety. Each of 3 parts may be taken together or in separate terms.

Steam power plants and their auxiliary equipment.

Gas and liquid fuels, internal combustion engines. Automotive, aircraft and Diesel power plants.

Nature and availability, collection and storage, solar properties of materials, conversion to heat, power and electricity for domestic and industrial consumption including transportation.

Physical basis of propulsion, gas turbines and ramjet fundamentals. Introduction to compressor and turbine design. Propulsion performance. Unconventional means of propulsion in space.

Testing of lubricants, gasoline, automobile engines, aircraft engines and high and low speed Diesel engines.

Thermomechanical and thermoelectric energy conversion. Conventional and unconventional techniques and analysis for energy systems interactions.

Stress-strain analysis and design of machine elements; finite element analysis; optimization techniques.

Integrated design and presentation of a mechanical system.

Applied engineering design using patents, technical literature, consensus codes and standards, federal regulations, statutes and local codes.

Heating and air conditioning systems. Equipment selection, system arrangement and duct design.

Refrigerating and air conditioning; apparatus and their applications to the industrial, commercial and residential fields.

Conservation equations of dynamic fluid systems with emphasis on integral methods. Applications to flow analysis of thermal hydraulic systems.

Analysis of viscous flow systems. Dynamics and thermodynamics of compressible fluid flow. Turbo-machinery.

Selected problems or projects in the student’s major field of engineering study.

The first part of a two-course sequence in which interdisciplinary teams of students learn structured design methods applied to industry-sponsored projects.

Topics include: determining product specifications based on customer needs, project management, concurrent engineering and system level design.

The second part of a two-course sequence in which interdisciplinary teams of students learn structured design methods applied to industry-sponsored projects.

Topics include: detailed design, component specification, prototype manufacturing, acceptance testing and documentation.

Principles of mechanical engineering practice, professional standards and ethics.

Synthesis and analysis of mechanical engineering systems, planning and execution of engineering contracts, supervision of construction and tests.

Variable Mechanical Engineering Course content not offered in other formal courses.

Presentation of papers on current developments in mechanical engineering.

Practical engineering work under industrial supervision, as set forth in the College of Engineering Regulations.

Practical co-op work experience under approved industrial supervision.