Advance Undergraduate Engineering
The following 4000-level courses have been approved for graduate credit:
ME 4204: Internal Combustion Engine
Analysis and design of gasoline and diesel engines. Fundamental processes and their application in current technology. Thermodynamics: air standard and air-fuel cycles. Combustion: stoichiometry, fuels, chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, flame propagation, knock, pollutant formation and control. Flow processes: volumetric efficiency, intake and exhaust tuning, two-stroke scavenging, carburetion, fuel injection, super- and turbo-charging. Pre: 3124, 3404 (3H, 3C) I.
ME 4212: POWER GENERATION
The design, control, and performance characteristics of electric power generating plants, with major emphasis upon the steam generating system, both fossil and nuclear. Pre: 3124, 3304. Co: 4414. (3H,3C) I.
ME 4224: AIRCRAFT ENGINES & GAS TURBINES
Performance and characteristics of aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines, as determined by thermodynamic, fluid mechanic, heat transfer, and solid mechanic behavior of components. Operational limitations and component matching. Stress and associated temperature limits and influence of blade cooling techniques on turbines. Pre: 4414 or 4234. (3H,3C) II.
ME 4254: RAMPET & ROCKET PROPULSION
Detailed study of analysis and design of ramjet and rocket propulsion systems. Vehicle performance requirements relating to choice of propulsion systems. Ramjet inlets, combustion chambers, and nozzles; analysis techniques for high-speed flow. Liquid and solid propellant rocket engine designs. Solid propellant burning rates, grain design. Special propulsion systems for high speed, trans-atmospheric, and space flight. Pre: 4234. (3H,3C) II.
ME 4304: HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS
Analytical and numerical methods for solving multidimensional and transient conduction problems. Fundamental analysis of convective heat and mass transfer with applications to industrial process heating, compact heat exchanger design, boiling and condensation, cooling tower design, and aerodynamic heating. Radiation properties of materials and heat transfer applications to real surfaces and absorbing-transmitting media including gases and windows. Diffusion and moisture transfer from wetted surfaces and through porous media with applications to drying processes, evaporative cooling, and heat pipe theory. Pre: 3304. (3H,3C) I.
ME 4424: THERMODYNAMICS OF FLUID FLOW
One-dimensional compressible flow of perfect gases under specialized conditions: isentropic flow (with area change), normal and oblique shocks, constant area flow with friction, constant area flow with heat transfer, Prandtl-Meyer flow, and generalized one-dimensional flow. Introduction to propulsion systems and other selected topics. Pre: 3124 and 3404. (3H,3C) II.
ME 4524: INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
Automation, robot technology, kinematics, dynamics, trajectory planning, and control of two-dimensional and spatial robots; robot programming; design and simulation of robotic devices. (3H,3C) II.
ME 4554: Advanced Technology Motor Vehicle
Energy use and environmental issues for motor vehicles: Emissions standards, fleet requirements, dynamometer testing, fuel economy, and vehicle performance. Alternative fuel vehicles: Characteristics and infrastructure of fuels, batteries, electric vehicles, and hybrid electric vehicles. Vehicle design: Modeling and simulation of vehicle energy use and performance, component sizing. Fuel cells for transportation. Heavy-duty vehicles and busses. Low mass vehicles and future vehicle technology.
ME 4614: MECHANICAL DESIGN II
Design of mechanical elements such as welds, bonds, rolling element bearings, boundary lubrication bearings, gears, clutches, wire rope, roller chain, shaft systems, and the like. Complex fatigue situations are addressed in many machine elements. The course aims to develop student’s problem-solving ability and ownership through the use of open-ended class, team, and individual problems that have no solution examples available. Pre: 3614 or equivalent. (3H, 3C) I.
ME 4624: Finite Element Practice in Mechanical Design
Application of the finite element method to stress analysis problems in mechanical design. Modeling techniques, proper use of existing computer programs, interpreting of results, application to design modification. I
ME 4634: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN & MANUFACTURING
Participants will study the uses and fundamental aspects of CAD/CAM software including history, current application case studies in conceptual, preliminary and detail mechanical design, comparative analysis of commercial CAD/CAM solid modeling, CAD/CAM standards, mathematics of geometric curve and surface modeling and implementation. Mechanical systems will be designed by teams using commercial CAD/CAM software including conceptual and detail design, design analysis, numerical control programming, and complete documentation. (2H, 3L, 3C) I, II
ME 4704 (MES 4064): TRIBOLOGY
Basic principles of tribology-the study of friction, wear, and lubrication-including the importance of materials, surfaces, design, operating conditions, environment, and lubrication on friction, wear, and surface damage in any system. Application of tribological theories, concepts, techniques, and approaches to design, research, development, evaluation, and problem-solving. Pre: 3404, MSE 2034. (3H,3C) I.
ME 4714: THEORY & APPLICATION OF HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION
Basic equation of lubrication as applied to design problems. Reynolds equation, plain journal bearing analysis, fixed arc geometry bearing analysis, tilting pad bearing analysis. Fluid film seal analysis and design. Thrust bearing design and application. Introduction to gas bearing theory. Finite element solution for fluid film bearing analysis. Pre: 3404. (3H,3C) II.
ME 4724: Engineering Acoustic
Basic acoustical theory and practice, acoustic terminology, measurement, transmission, and perception of sound, muffler design, noise control techniques. I
ME 4734 (ECPE 4734): MECHATRONICS
Blending of mechanical, electronic, software, and control theory engineering topics into a unified framework for design. Microcontroller architecture and programming; sensor and actuator technologies – principles of operation and selection criteria; data acquisition and signal processing issues for smart product design; control system design and implementation issues. Laboratory exercises are an integral part of the course. Pre: 3514 (3H, 3C) I.