1100: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Cr. 1. (0-2.) Topics in mechanical engineering, computational tools, ethics, intellectual
property, technical writing and presentation.
2334: Thermodynamics I
Cr.
3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
CHEM 1331,
MATH 2433,
PHYS 1322. Fundamental
concepts of heat and work, simple substances, energy analysis,
first and second laws, thermodynamics of state.
2336: Mechanics I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
PHYS 1321 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in
MATH 2433. Fundamentals of vector
mechanics applied to systems of forces, resultants, free body diagrams, equilibrium
and analysis of frames, machines and other structures. Centroids of areas,
center of mass and moments of
inertia.
2361: Mechanical Design I: Design Analysis and Synthesis
Cr.
3. (2-3). Prerequisites: CIVT 1330
and COSC 1410 or equivalent.
Introduction to engineering design. Individual and group projects.
3334: Thermodynamics II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: MECE 2334.
Power and refrigeration cycles, mixture of ideal gases,
basic combustion processes, equilibrium, thermodynamics of compressible
flow, thermal system design.
3336: Mechanics II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MECE 2336 and credit for or
concurrent enrollment in MATH 3321.
Kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies.
3338: Mechanical Design II: Dynamics and Control of
Mechanical Systems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MECE 2361 and
MECE 3336. Design of system
parameters and feedback control gains to satisfy transient and steady-state
response specifications for mechanical systems; transfer functions, time
and frequency response, vibration isolation, automatic control systems. Design
project required.
3360: Experimental Methods
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites:
COSC 1410,
ECE 3336.
Sensors, transducers,
signal conditions and analysis, and data acquisition and analysis. Measurement
of length, strain, force, temperature, pressure, and velocity.
3363: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MECE 2334,
MECE 2336, and credit for or concurrent enrollment
in MATH 3363.
Fluid properties, control volume and differential
balance equations, viscous and irrotational flows, dimensional
analysis, laminar and turbulent flows.
3369: Solid Mechanics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MECE 2336 and credit for or
concurrent enrollment in MATH 3363.
Intermediate studies of the principles of stress
analysis, buckling, energy methods, and the theories of failure;
includes practical applications.
3370: Computational Methods for Mechanical
Engineers
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
COSC 1410, MATH 3363,
credit for or concurrent enrollment in
MECE 3363. Mathematical
formulation and computer aided solution of typical problems from mechanics
of solids and fluids, heat transfer and mechanical engineering design and
critical assessment of results.
3399-4399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of chair.
3400: Introduction to Mechanics
Cr. 4. (4-0). Prerequisites:
PHYS 1321 and
credit for or concurrent enrollment in
MATH 3321.
Not for mechanical engineering majors. Statics of bodies,
analysis of deformation and stress in elastic solids subject to
bending and torsion, dynamics of particles, and mechanical vibrations.
3445: Materials Science
Cr. 4. (3-3). Prerequisites:
CHEM 1111
and MECE 2336.
Properties of materials described by and related
to materials structure. Emphasis on mechanical properties of materials.
4198:4298:4398:4498:4598: Special Problems
Cr. 1-5 per semester
or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of chair.
4332: Mechanical Design III: Integration of Component Design
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MECE 3338,
3369, and
3370 and credit for or concurrent
enrollment in MECE 3445. Finite
element theory for mechanical components and systems, failure theory in design,
computer based design.
4334: Mechanical Design IV: Mechanical Engineering Systems
Design
(also ECE 4334,
INDE 4334)
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites: MECE 4332
and credit for concurrent enrollment in MECE 4364. Credit
may not be received for both INDE 4334 and MECE 4334. Applications
of analytical, experimental and computational techniques in open-ended
problems supplied by industry and faculty.
4364: Heat Transfer
(also ECE 4334,
INDE 4334)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MECE 3363,
MECE 3370, and
MATH 3363. Steady and unsteady
heat conduction; heat transfer by forced and free convection, radiation, and/or
phase change; numerical solutions and heat transfer system synthesis.
4371: Thermal-Fluids Laboratory
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisites:
MECE 3360 and 4364. Experimental aspects of fluid mechanics and
heat transfer; fluid behavior and fluid properties, flow variables
and their measurement; temperature and heat transfer measurement;
design and execution of student experiments.
4372: Mechanics-Controls-Vibration Laboratory
Cr. 3. (1 - 1 2/3).
Prerequisite: MECE 3360,
3338. Experimental methods to study dynamic
response of structures and process systems. Course includes design
of control systems and modification of laboratory hardware.
5307: Fracture of Structural Materials
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
MECE 3445. Methods of materials characterization for fracture
resistant or fracture safe design.
5332: Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisites: MECE 3369,
3445, and
3363.
Vector and tensor analysis,
kinematics of deformation, stress, the balance laws of physics,
and basic constitutive theory with applications to elastic solids
and viscous fluids.
5335: Lubrication
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
MECE 3363.
Rheology of oils and greases; design and formulation of engine
oils; analysis of hydrodynamic, elastohydrodynamic and boundary
lubrication.
5338: Fundamentals of Acoustics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MATH 3321, MECE 3336, and ECE 2336. Introductory acoustics and
ultrasonics: vibrations of strings, bars, membranes, transmission
lines, plane and spherical waves.
5339: Introduction to Engineering Alloys
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: MECE 3445 or equivalent. Structure and properties
of metal alloys; selection of alloys for various engineering applications;
metallographic examinations; scanning electron microscope fractography.
5350: Design of Alternative Energy Systems
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisites: MECE 4364 and credit for or concurrent enrollment
in MECE 4334. Energy policy and economics, fundamentals of alternative
energy devices, analysis and design of solar thermal collection
and storage systems. Design project.
5360: Heat Transfer Component Design
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MECE 4364 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MECE 4334.
Extended surface analysis and design, equipment performance calculations,
electronic equipment cooling, heat exchanger selection and design,
design project.
5362: Applications of Fluid Mechanics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: MECE 3363. Flow in pipes
and pipe networks, drag and lift on submerged bodies, flow measurements, waterhammer, rotating
machinery.
5363: Fluid Mechanics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MECE 3363
and senior standing. Basic equations of fluid motion, irrotational
flow, viscous laminar flow, flow measurements, boundary layer
theory, turbulent flow.
5364: Industrial Energy Conservation
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MECE 3334,
MECE 3363,
credit for or concurrent enrollment in
MECE 4364.
Technical and economic principles needed to assess the
potential for energy conservation projects in energy-intensive
industries. Applications of energy procedures involving steam usage,
combustion science, heat recovery techniques and equipment, and industrial
insulation. Lighting, ventilation, and air conditioning of industrial
buildings.
5365: Vibration-Acoustical Transducers
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisite: ECE 3336. Principles of transduction, motional
impedance, calibration and reciprocity, measurement of acoustic-vibration
quantities.
5367: Control System Analysis and Design
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MECE 2334,
MECE 3338 and
MATH 3321. Analysis and design of
control systems in mechanical engineering; stability and time response, controller
design, state variable approach.
5371: Vibration Analysis
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: MECE 3336.
Single and multiple degree-of-freedom systems; free and
forced vibrations of damped and undamped systems; approximate
methods of analysis.
5373: Computer-Based Resolution of Open Problems
Cr. 3.
(3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing in College of Engineering.
The resolution of open problems in engineering including their
characteristics, approaches for modeling, solution and validation
of results. Examples from mechanical, electrical, chemical, civil
and industrial engineering will be presented in a computer-intensive
environment.
5377: Fundamentals of Nondestructive Testing
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisites: MECE 3445 and 3360. Types of defects in engineering
materials and methods of early detection, liquid penetrants, magnetic
particle inspection, eddy current testing, ultrasonic testing,
radiography, specialized techniques.
5387: Intermediate Dynamics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
MECE 3336. Topics in Eulerian and Lagrangian mechanics with application
to mechanical systems.
5397: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0). May be repeated for
credit when topics vary.