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MECE 240 MANUFACTURING PROCESSES (2-3)3 Engineering materials; casting processes; hot and cold forming processes; machine processes; welding; numerical control; field trips, films, demonstrations, and student-performed experiences. MECE 301 APPLIED MICROCOMPUTER GRAPHICS (2-3)3 (CSCI 111, GPHS 120, Junior Status Required) DOS fundamentals, microcomputer graphics capabilities utilizing industrial software. Examples of industrial graphic software may include AutoCAD, CadKey, EasyCad depending on the available system. Emphasis is on graphic applications to mechanical engineering problems. Laboratory will be hands-on and devoted to extensive practice with one of the softwares listed above. MECE 304 KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY (3-3)4 (GENE 122) Relative motions, analysis, and design of gears, trains, cams, and linkages; simultaneous graphical and analytical analysis of velocity, acceleration, static and inertial force, and balancing. MECE 332 THERMODYNAMICS I (3-0)3 (MATH 247) Fundamental concepts of energy analysis along with models for material properties necessary for problem solving including use of computer-aided thermodynamic property tables; First Law, introduction to Second Law, pressure, temperature, volume, enthalpy, and entropy. MECE 333 MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS (0-3)1 (MECE 332, MATH 448) Use of transducers Statistical analysis for the measurement of dimension and speed. Measurement of fluid flow, pressure, power, strain, velocity, viscosity, statistical analysis. MECE 334 THERMODYNAMICS II (3-0)3 (MECE 332)(Continuation of Thermo I) Irreversibility and availability; power and refrigeration cycles, thermodynamic relations; mixtures and solutions; chemical reaction; phase and chemical equilibrium; flow through nozzles and blade passages. MECE 335 EXPERIMENTAL METHODS (0-3) (§MECE 334, MATH 448) Methodology of experimental investigation; common properties of electrical, mechanical, thermal, and fluid systems, statistical analysis of data. MECE 336 HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER (3-3)4 (CHEE 202 or MECE 332) Steady-state and transient conduction; one, two-and three-dimensional conduction; free and forced convection; radiation; heat exchangers; heat and mass transfer by analytical, numerical, analogical, and experimental methods. MECE 340 VIBRATIONS (3-0)3 (MATH 344, GENE 122) Systems of one degree of freedom, undamped and damped; free and forced vibrations; transient and nonlinear vibrations; multi-degree of freedom systems with simulations by analog or digital computer. MECE 404 DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS (2-3)3 (GENE 213, §MECE 304) Working stresses, design of machine elements such as shafting, screws, springs, belts, clutches, brakes, gears, bearings and miscellaneous machine elements. MECE 405 SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LAB (0-3)1 (MECE 335, 336, MATH-448; Senior Status) Analysis and testing of selected thermal or mechanical systems, such as, turbines, fans, pumps, air conditioning, vibration, and internal combustion engines, statistical analysis. MECE 406 THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION (3-0)3 (MECE 334) Thermodynamics applied to energy conversion devices; internal combustion and jet engines, rockets, steam power plants, fuel cells, thermoelectric generators. MECE 407 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING (3-0)3 (MECE 334; MECE 336 or consent of instructor) Fuels and combustion, steam generators, superheaters, reheaters; condensers, economizers; feedwater heaters; air preheaters, draft systems; introduction to nuclear power plant systems; aspects of environmental pollution, alternative energy systems including hydroelectric plants, field trips. MECE 408 REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (3-0)3 (MECE 334, MECE 336 or consent of instructor) Air and humidity relations; comfort and indoor air quality; building heat transfer; design heating and cooling loads; air distribution; refrigeration; systems and equipment; system energy analysis; control systems. MECE 410 MATERIALS ENGINEERING (2-3)3 (CHEM 116; GENE 213) Metals, microstructure, chemical composition, heat treatment, plastic deformation, fracture, fatigue, creep, and wear; introduce preparation and microscopic examination of specimens; advanced materials testing. MECE 425 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINERY (3-0)3 (MECE 334) Characteristics and classifications; induction process; effects of clearance; expansion and compression processes; adiabatic power producing machines; power absorbing machines; multi- state compressors. MECE 434 AERODYNAMICS (3-0)3 (GENE 315; MECE 334) Bernoulli’s equation; dimensional analysis; potential flow analysis; lift analysis; compressible flow through nozzles; shock wave analysis; boundary layer effects; experimental testing in subsonic and supersonic flows. MECE 435 THEORY OF TURBOMACHINES (3-0)3 (MECE 334, GENE 315) Dimensional analysis; energy transfer between a fluid and a rotor; thermodynamics of gas flow; flow of fluids in turbomachines; centrifugal pumps and compressors; radial flow turbines; axial flow turbines; performance of compressors and pumps and comparison of types. MECE 439 INDUSTRIAL HYDRAULICS: COMPONENTS AND CIRCUITS DESIGN (2-3)3 (GENE 213, GENE 315 or consent of instructor) Basic laws of fluid power. Fluids and auxiliaries. Energy input, energy control and energy output devices. Hydraulic circuits, symbology, operation, analysis and design practices. Component selection and performance analysis. MECE 440 AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (3-0)3 (§ELCE 384; MATH 344) Analysis and design for controlling solid body, fluid, pneumatic, and electromechanical components; on-off, proportional, floating and rate response in control systems including industrial instrumentation. Introduce personal computer (PC) concepts-terms and uses as an engineering tool. Study PC architecture and disk operating system (DOS). Describe types of PC application software and its use for engineering analysis. Stress engineering computer applications. Applications will parallel courses taken in engineering. MECE 456 FINITE ELEMENTS METHOD (2-3)3 (§MECE 336, MATH 344, MECE 404) Finite element formulation of boundary value problems in engineering. Design and application of one - and two - dimensional elements. Both the direct method and method of weighted residuals will be emphasized. Modern FEM software will be utilized for the solution of representative problems. Singularities in two-dimensional flows: potentials by analytic solutions, conformal transformations and mapping; cavitation, viscous flow; boundary layer and control; turbulent flow; magnetohydrodynamics. Theory of failure in 2-D and 3-D stress systems. Fatigue failure modes and their analysis. Fatigue life estimation techniques. Plasticity of metals and applications. Creep behavior of engineering materials. Shock, wear, corrosion, and other modes of failure. Thermal stresses. MECE 467 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (3-0)3 (ELCE 384, MECE 334) Analysis and design of transient and Steady state of behavior of thermal, mechanical, and fluid systems, dynamic system elements; generalizations; modeling physical systems; equation formulation and solution; applications. MECE 470 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS 1 to 4 (Junior or senior status) An investigation of analytical or experimental nature; design, construction and testing of an experimental apparatus. MECE 471 TOPICS IN CONVECTION AND RADIATION (3-0)3 (MECE 336) Study of fundamental laws of conduction and radiation in depth and detail; study of analytical methods and their limitations; study of fundamental principles required for application to specific situations. MECE 474 APPLIED HEAT TRANSFER (3-0)3 (MECE 336) Recent developments in engineering and scientific applications of heat transfer, including: Techniques to augment heat transfer; mass transfer cooling; heat exchangers and heat pipes; heat transfer in fluidized and fixed beds; thermal energy storage; cooling Techniques for electronic equipment; cooling towers. MECE 475 ADVANCED AUTOMATIC CONTROLS (3-0)3 (MECE 440) Expansion of the fundamental concepts of Automatic Controls with wider applications; nyquist criterion; frequency-domain, time-domain; bode diagrams; transform; digital computer applications including CSMP. MECE 476 ADVANCED VIBRATIONS (3-0)3 (MECE 340) Expansion of fundamental concepts of vibration with wider applications; multi-degree of freedom systems; continuous systems; matrix and digital computations. MECE 480 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1 TO 3 MECE 490 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS DESIGN I (3-0)3 (MECE 404 one semester before graduation) Systems design applied to an energy audit project; lectures cover morphology of design, the design processes, decision and optimization techniques, and computer aided design. MECE 491 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS DESIGN II (3-0)3 (MECE 490) A semester-long design project in which students normally work in teams. Formal report required at the end of the semester. [Home] [Curriculum] [Technical Electives] [Back to Top] |
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