M E 607 Applied Heat Transfer 3(3,0) Application-oriented extension of M E 304 considering topics in transient conduction, flow of fluids, energy exchange by radiation, and mass transfer. Applications in heat-exchanger design with emphasis on economics and variation of operating conditions from the design point. Preq: M E 304, consent of instructor.
M E 616 Control of Mechanical Systems 3(3,0) Physical molding and feedback principles are presented for control of mechanical systems. Transient response, root locus, and frequency response principles are applied to the control of basic mechanical systems such as electric motors, fluid tanks, or thermal processes. PID control laws are emphasized. Preq: M E 305.
M E 617 Mechatronics System Design 3(3,0) Mechatronics integrates control, sensors, actuators, and computers to create a variety of electromechanical products. Includes concepts of design, appropriate dynamic system modeling, analysis, sensors, actuating devices, and real-time microprocessor interfacing and control. Case studies, simulation, and projects are used to exemplify the system design principles. Preq: M E 305 or consent of instructor.
M E 620 Energy Sources and Their Utilization 3(3,0) Covers availability and use of energy sources such as fossil fuels, solar (direct and indirect), and nuclear. Addresses energy density and constraints to use (technical and economic) for each source. Preq: M E 303, 304.
M E 621 Introduction to Compressible Flow 3(3,0) Introductory concepts to compressible flow; methods of treating one-dimensional gas dynamics including flow in nozzles and diffusers, normal shocks, moving and oblique shocks, Prandtl-Meyer Flow, Fanno Flow, Rayleigh Flow, and reaction propulsion systems. Preq: M E 303, 308.
M E 622 Design of Gas Turbines 3(3,0) Guiding principles in gas turbine cycles are reviewed. Turbine and compressor design procedures and performance prediction for both axial and radial flow machines are presented. Methods of design of rotary heat-exchangers and retrofitting gas turbine for regenerative operation are presented. Design projects are used to illustrate the procedures. Preq: M E 308.
M E 623 Introduction to Aerodynamics 3(3,0) Basic theories of aerodynamics for accurately predicting the aerodynamic forces and moments which act on a vehicle in flight. Preq: M E 308.
M E 629 Thermal Environmental Control 3(3,0) Mechanical vapor compression refrigeration cycles, refrigerants, thermoelectrical cooling systems, cryogenics, thermodynamic properties of air, psychometric charts, heating and cooling coils, solar radiation, heating and cooling loads, insulation systems. Preq: M E 303, 308.
M E 630 Mechanics of Composite Materials 3(3,0) Fundamental relationships
for predicting the mechanical and thermal response of multi-layered materials
and structures are developed. Microme-chanical and macromechanical relationships
are
developed for laminated materials with emphasis on continuous filament
composites. The unique nature of composites and the advantages of designing
with composites are discussed. Preq: M E 302.
M E 632 Advanced Strength of Materials 3(3,0) Topics in strength of materials not covered in M E 302. Three-dimensional stress and strain transformations, theories of failure, shear center, unsymmetrical bending, curved beams, and energy methods. Other topics such as stress concentrations and fatigue concepts are treated as time permits. Preq: M E 302.
M E 650 Mechanical Vibrations 3(3,0) Mathematical analysis of physical problems in the vibration of mechanical systems. Topics include linear-free vibrations, forced vibrations, and damping in single degree of freedom systems, transient vibrations, critical speeds and whirling of rotating shafts, dynamic balancing, and multi-degree of freedom systems with lumped parameters. Preq: E M 202, M E 302, MTHSC 208.
M E 653 Dynamic Performance of Vehicles 3(3,0) Introduces techniques for analyzing the dynamic behavior of vehicles such as aircraft, surface ships, automobiles and trucks, railway vehicles, and magnetically levitated vehicles. Preq: M E 205, 305, or consent of instructor.
M E 654 Design of Machine Elements 3(3,0) Design of common machine elements including clutches, brakes, bearings, springs, and gears. Optimization techniques and numerical methods are employed as appropriate. Preq: M E 306 or consent of instructor.
M E 655 Design for Computer-Automated Manufacturing 3(3,0) Concepts of product and process design for automated manufacturing. Topics include product design for automated manufacturing, inspection and assembly using automation, industrial robots, knowledge-based systems, and concepts of flexible product manufacture. Preq: M E 301, 306, 404 (or concurrent enrollment) or consent of instructor.
M E (E C E) 656 Fundamentals of Robotics 3(3,0) Introduction to the fundamental mechanics and control of robots including their application to advanced automation. Topics include robot geometry, kinematics, dynamics, and control. Planar machine structures are emphasized, including methods using computer analysis. Application considerations include design and operation of robot systems for manufacturing and telero-botics. Preq: M E 305, 416 (or concurrent enrollment), or consent of instructor.
M E 671 Computer-Aided Engineering Analysis and Design 3(3,0) Students are exposed to geometric and solid modeling, finite elements, optimization, and rapid-prototyping. Students design an artifact, represent it on the computer, analyze it using FEA, then optimize before prototyping it. Emphasis is on the use of computer-based tools for engineering design. The World Wide Web is used for reporting. Preq: Numerical methods and programming experience or consent of instructor.
M E 693 Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering 1-6(1-6,0) Study of topics not found in other courses. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Consent of instructor.
M E 801 Foundations of Fluid Mechanics 3(3,0) Derivations of basic equations for multidimensional flow fields; analytical techniques for solving problems in laminar viscous flow and laminar inviscid flow; theories of similitude. Preq: Consent of instructor.
M E 810 Macroscopic Thermodynamics 3(3,0) First, second, and third laws of thermodynamics with engineering applications; thermodynamic property relations; chemical equilibrium. Preq: M E 312 or equivalent.
M E 811 Gas Dynamics 3(3,0) Concepts from thermodynamics, one-dimensional gas dynamics, one-dimensional wave motion, normal, and oblique shocks; flow in ducts and wind tunnels; two-dimensional equation of motion; small perturbation theory. Preq: Undergraduate course in fluid mechanics.
M E 812 Experimental Methods in Thermal Science 3(2,2) Theories of measurements, instrumentation, and techniques for measuring temperature, pressure, and velocity on a practical graduate engineering level; mathematical presentation of data, uncertainty analysis, data acquisition techniques, and theory and state-of-the-art measuring systems.
M E 814 Concepts of Turbulent Flow 3(3,0) Concepts of fluid turbulence; turbulent transport mechanisms, dynamics of turbulence, and experimental techniques pertinent to existing theories; classification of shear flows and their prediction methods. Preq: M E 801.
M E (PHYS) 815 Statistical Thermodynamics I 3(3,0) See PHYS 815.
M E 818 Introduction to Finite Element Analysis 3(3,0) Introduction to the finite element method; applications to heat transfer, fluid flow and solids; introduction to transient analysis; analysis strategies using finite elements; introduction to solid modeling, finite element modeling and analysis using commercial codes. Preq: Numerical methods course or consent of instructor.
M E 819 Computational Methods in Thermal Sciences 3(3,0) Numerical techniques as applied to the solution of fluid flow and heat transfer problems; use of finite difference methods.
M E 820 Modern Control Engineering 3(3,0) Mathematical modeling of engineering systems using differential and difference state equations; state variable time solutions using analytic and computer-aided analysis techniques; state control principles of controllability, observability, stability and performance specification; trade-offs between state variable and transfer function techniques. Preq: Undergraduate controls course or consent of instructor.
M E 821 Advanced Control Engineering 3(3,0) Concepts in multivariable, nonlinear, stochastic, and optimal control engineering; design and analysis considerations related to physical machines and processes; mathematical methods as needed. Preq: Undergraduate controls course or consent of instructor.
M E 822 Computer Control of Automated Machines 3(3,0) Concepts for control of automated manufacturing machines, cells and processes; logic and switching control; programmable controllers; supervisory hierarchical and expert control systems concepts for manufacturing; closed-loop direct digital control design including sampling, stability and response of discrete system models; design and application of computer control algorithms; computer requirements; sensors and signal conversion. Preq: M E 820 or consent of instructor.
M E 829 Energy Methods and Variational Principles 3(3,0) Application of variational principles in solid mechanics problems; virtual work; Casti-gliano's theorems on deflection and rotation; stationary potential energy; energy stability criterion; Hamilton's principle. Preq: M E 837 or consent of instructor.
M E 830 Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer 3(3,0) Fundamental concepts related to conduction and radiation heat transfer; analytical methods for steady and transient conduction heat transfer in one and two physical dimensions; radiation exchange between surfaces with and without radiatively participating media; combined conduction and radiation heat transfer. Preq: M E 304 or equivalent.
M E 831 Convective Heat Transfer 3(3,0) Derivation of continuity, momentum, and energy equations for boundary layer flow; solutions for confined and external flow regimes in laminar and turbulent flow. Preq: M E 304 or equivalent, MTHSC 208.
M E 832 Radiative Heat Transfer 3(3,0) Radiation properties; enclosure theory; radiation exchange between solid bodies; radiation exchange in the presence of absorbing, transmitting, and emitting media; combined radiation, conduction, and convection exchange. Preq: M E 304 or equivalent, consent of instructor.
M E 833 Heat Transfer with Change of Phase 3(3,0) Nucleate boiling in a pool; film boiling in a pool; forced nucleate boiling; forced film boiling; effect of impurities on boiling phenomena; dropwise condensation; filmwise condensation; effect of non-condensable gases on condensation; boiling and condensing processes in systems. Preq: M E 304 or equivalent, consent of instructor.
M E 834 Principles of Structural Stability 3(3,0) Practical criteria for analysis of conservative and nonconservative systems' stability; methods of adjacent equilibrium, initial imperfections, total potential energy, and vibration as applied to practical problems. Preq: M E 837.
M E 836 Fracture Mechanics 3(3,0) Fundamental elasticity-based course in the development of the basic concepts of engineering fracture mechanics; the Griffith criterion, Barrenblatt and Dugdale models, linear elastic fracture mechanics (L.E.F.M.), plane strain fracture toughness, the crack-tip stress and strain field, and plasticity and the J-integral. Preq: M E 837.
M E 837 Theory of Elasticity I 3(3,0) Theory of stress and deformation for continuous media; linear stress-strain relations for elastic material; two-dimensional problems including Airy stress function, polynomial solutions, plane stress and plane strain in rectangular and polar coordinates, torsion and bending of prismatic bars and thermal stresses. Preq: M E 302, MTHSC 208.
M E 838 Theory of Elasticity II 3(3,0) Continuation of M E 837 including topics from either three-dimensional problems associated with an infinite elastic medium, elastic half-space, contact stresses, symmetrically loaded sphere and circular cylinder, or complex variable methods in plane elasticity, stress concentrations problems, singular stresses and fracture, and composite materials. Preq: M E 837, PHYS 812.
M E 843 Nonlinear Dynamics of Mechanical Systems 3(3,0) Behavior of nonlinear mechanical systems analyzed with numerical, graphical, and analytical methods; understanding nonlinear effects and methods of analysis. Preq: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
M E 844 Random Vibration: Theory and Measurement 3(3,0) Analysis and measurement of random phenomena; description of random phenomena (probability theory, response of systems to random phenomena, and digital signal processing theory); use of spectrum analyzer and other digital signal recording instruments. Preq: M E 302 or MTHSC 208 and consent of instructor.
M E 845 Vibration of Continuous Media 3(3,0) Fundamental principles of generation, propagation, absorption, reflection, and scattering of vibrational wave in solids and fluids; free and forced oscillation of flexible strings, bars, membranes, and plates; theory of wave motion in liquids and gases. Preq: Consent of instructor.
M E 846 Intermediate Dynamics 3(3,0) Kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, Lagrange and Hamilton's formulation of mechanics; two-body central force problem; rendezvous of two bodies in a central force field; rotation of rigid bodies about a fixed point in space; vector analysis and matrix methods as aids in mathematical analysis. Preq: E M 202 or consent of instructor.
M E 852 Advanced Finite Element Analysis 3(3,0) Application of variational and weighted residuals methods; nonlinear analysis, steady-state, and time-dependent problems; application of commercial finite element codes; advanced computational procedures. Preq: C E 808 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
M E (E C E) 854 Analysis of Robotic Systems 3(3,0) See E C E 854.
M E (E C E) 859 Intelligent Robotic Systems 3(3,0) See E C E 859.
M E 861 Materials Selection in Engineering Design 3(3,0) Advanced study of various physical, chemical, and mechanical materials properties which govern the selection of materials in engineering design. Case studies of materials selection in design with metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites are presented.
M E 870 Advanced Design Methodologies 3(3,0) Nurturing of creativity; decision-making processes for design; in-depth study of the mechanical design process and tools; quality function deployment, concurrent design, systemic design, robust design, design for assembly, and axiomatic design.
M E 871 Engineering Optimization 3(3,0) Optimization in the context of engineering design; nonlinear and linear, static and dynamic, constrained and unconstrained formulation and solution of practical problems; structural optimization; multi-objective optimization; genetic algorithms; simulated annealing.
M E 891 Master's Thesis Research 1-12
M E 893 Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering 1-6(1-6,0) Topics not covered in other courses. May be repeated for credit.
M E 930 Advanced Topics in Heat Transfer 1-6(1-6,0) Topics not covered in other courses. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
M E 931 Advanced Topics in Fluid Mechanics 3(3,0) Topics not covered in other courses. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
M E 932 Advanced Topics in Thermodynamics 3(3,0) Topics not covered in other courses. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
M E 991 Doctoral Dissertation Research 1-12