MSE 411 Engineering Materials Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: a course in thermodynamics and a course in strength of materials. Structure of metals, ceramics, polymers, and other solid engineering materials.
Crystallographic principl<:s. Chemical bonding. Crystal imperfections. Phase equilibria. Irreversible processes in solids. Relations of structure to mechanical, physical, and chemical properties. Applications to materials selection and design.
MSE 575 Transport Phenomena in Solids Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: senior standing in engineering or science. Energetics and kinetics of phase changes in metals and alloys. Nucleation and growth models with special emphasis on role of crystal defects. Selected topics in multicomponent diffusion.
MSE 576 Corrosion Class 3 (3 cr.) (el.)
P or corequisite: CHM 373 or MSE 411. Rate-controlling steps in electrode processes; activation, ohmic, and concentration polarization; passivation;
potentiostatic studies and alloy design; applications to engineering systems.
MSE 597 Selected Topics in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering Hours and credits to be arranged.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ME 270 Basic Mechanics I Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: PHYS 152; P or corequisite: MA 261. Fundamental concepts, force systems, graphical representation of force systems, equilibrium, distributed forces, hydrostatics, virtual work, static stability, friction. Firstand second moments of areas, volumes, and masses, center of gravity. Application to structural and machine elements, such as bars, beams, brusses, cables, and friction devices.
ME 274 Basic Mechanics II Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 270 and MA 261. Fundamental concepts, kinematics, translation, and rotation. Kinetics, impulse, momentum, work, energy. Rectilinear and curvilinear translation of point masses. Plane motion of rigid bodies and vibration. Application to projectiles, gyroscopes, machine elements, and other engineering systems.
ME 285 Industrial Practice I (0 cr.)
For cooperative program students only. Practice in industry and comprehensive written reports of this experience.
ME 286 Industrial Practice II (0 cr.)
P: ME 285. For cooperative program students only. Practice in industry and comprehensive written reports of this experience.
ME 287 Industrial Practice III (0 cr.)
P: ME 286. For cooperative program students only. Practice in industry and comprehensive written reports of this experience.
ME 288 Industrial Practice IV (0. cr.)
P: ME 287. For cooperative program students only. Practice in industry and comprehensive written reports of this experience.
ME 289 Industrial Practice V (0 cr.)
P: ME 288. For cooperative program students only. Practice in industry and comprehensive written reports of this experience.
ME 303 Thermodynamics Class 4 (4 cr.)
P: MA 262 and PHYS 251. Introduction to the laws of thermodynamics. First law in closed and open systems. Second law from both microscopic and macroscopic viewpoints. Properties from statistical mechanics. Applications to engine cycles and chemical reactions.
ME 310 Fluid Mechanics Class 3 Problem 1, Lab. 2 (4 cr.)
P: MA 262 and ME 274; P or corequisite ME 303. Continuum, velocity field, fluid statics, basic conservation laws for systems and control volumes, dimensional analysis. Euler and Bernoulli equations, viscous flows, boundary layer, flow in channels and around submerged bodies, one dimensional gas dynamics.
ME 315 Heat and Mass Transfer Class 3, Problem 1, Lab. 2 (4 cr.)
P: ME 303 and 310. Fundamental principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation; mass transfer by diffusion and convection. Application to engineering situations.
ME 340 Dynamic Systems and Measurements Class 3, Lab 3 (4 cr.) or Class 2, Lab 3 (3 cr.)
P: MA 262 and EE 201. Modeling and formulation of differential equations for dynamic systems, including mechanical vibratory systems, thermal systems, fluid
systems, electrical systems and instrumentation systems. Analysis of dynamic systems and measuring devices including transient response and frequency response techniques. Mechanical systems, transducers, operational amplifiers, readout devices and their response to constant, transient and steady state sinusoidal phenomena are considered. Calibration and data analysis techniques are introduced. Both analog and digital computation is included.
ME 413 Noise Control Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: Differential equations and basic physics. Fundamentals: acoustic waves;
reflection; scattering; absorption; tones; noise. Psychoacoustics: voice; ear;
theories of hearing; loudness; deafness. Environmental acoustics: sound in buildings; acoustic tiles; sound insulation. Sound reproduction and measurement:
microphones; loudspeakers; recording techniques. Applied acoustics: industrial applications of sonics; flaw detection; echo sounding; medical applications. Noise control: effects of noise on man; vibration insulation; gear, bearing, fan, compressor, heating and ventilating system noise; automobile and aircraft noise;
community reaction; legal aspects; city planning.
ME 433 Principles of Turbomachinery, Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 305 or ME 310. Unified treatment of the principles underlying fluid mechanic design of gas, vapor, and hydraulic turbines, pumps, fans, and compressors. Fluid mechanic design of stator and rotor blades, nozzles, and diffusers. Inspection trip to an industrial plant required.
ME 440 Internal Combustion Engines Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 303. Basic principles; theoretical and actual cycles; performance characteristics; combustion; carburetion; air capacity; fuels and lubricants;
accessories and controls. .
ME 491 Engineering Design Project (1-3 cr.)
P: Senior standing and consent of a faculty sponsor. The student selects an engineering design project and works under the direction of the faculty sponsor.
Suitable projects may be from the local industrial, municipal, state and educational communities. May be repeated for additional credit.
ME A497 Thermal Science Applications Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 303, ME 310; P or corequisite ME 315. Applications of thermal science theory to such topics as heating, ventilating and air conditioning, real cycles of combustion engines, turbomachinery, power plants and combustion.
ME H497 Senior Design J Class 2 (2 cr.)
P: Senior standing. This course and ME )497 make up a two-semester series of lectures on decision making in design. Lectures consider such topics as: Boolean Algebra; inference; expectations; utilities, contingency tables; decision trees strategies and values and reliability.
ME 1495 Senior Design II Class 1 (1 cr.) P: ME H497. Continuation of ME H497.
ME M497 Design of Machine Elements Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: CE 273 and ME 274. Applications of strength of materials and dynamics in the design of stressed members such as shafts, bearings, gears, springs, power screws, rivets and chains.
ME 500 Thermodynamics SS. Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 303. The empirical, physical basis of the laws of thermodynamics.
Formulation of the definitions and laws from the postulational approach. Properties and relations between properties in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. The criteria of equilibrium. Application to a variety of systems and problems including phase and reaction equilibrium.
ME 501 Statistical Thermodynamics Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 303. Experimental evidence for the quantization of energy and the existence of wave particle duality. Development of the Schroedinger theory and solution of simple cases. Details of atomic and molecular structure. The Maxwell-
Boltzmann formulation of statistical mechanics and application to radiation and perfect gas behavior. The Gibbs formulation of statistical mechanics and application to metals, crystals, and real gases.
ME 50S Heat and Mass Transfer Sem. 1 and 2 55. Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 315. Heat conduction and mass diffusion in one, two and three dimensions with application of analytical, numerical, and analogical techniques;
treatment of convective heat and mass transfer for internal and external flows by dimensional analysis, differential equations and integral method, and use of analogies between heat, mass, and momentum transport; radiation heat transferfor surfaces and bases; selected topics including combined heat and mass transfer, two phase heat transfer, and high speed flow phenomena.
ME 509 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 310 or equivalent. Fluid properties, basic laws for a control volume, kinematics of fluid flow, dynamics of frictionless incompressible flow, basic hydrodynamics, equations of motion of viscous flow, viscous flow applications, boundary layer theory, unsteady flow.
ME 510 Gas Dynamics Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 310. Flow of compressible fluids. One-dimensional gas dynamics including isentropic flow, normal and oblique shocks, Rayleigh line, Fanno line, and simple wave flows. Multi-dimensional compressible flow including general concepts, method of characteristics for nonlinear flows, and small perturbation theory for linearized flows. Shock reflection and interaction.
ME 513 Engineering Acoustics Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 563 or consent of instructor. The simple oscillator. Free and forced response. Applications to vibration isolation. Transient response. Applications to sonic boom excitation and spacecraft excitation by oscillating shocks. Wave motion in strings and bars. The acoustic wave equation. Sound transmission between two media and through walls. Building acoustics. Acoustic resonators and filters and applications to muffler theory.
ME 525 Combustion Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 501. Physical and chemical aspects of basic combustion phenomena.
Rate processes and chemical kinetics. Chain reaction theory. Chain and thermal ignition. Detonation, deflagration, diffusion flames, heterogeneous combustion.
ME 528 Air Pollution Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: ME 303 and 310 or permission of instructor. Definition of the air pollution problem. Kinds and sources of pollutants. Meteorology and the transport and movement of pollutants. Methods of controlling the quantities of dust, fumes,and mists generated in industrial processes. Aircraft, truck,and automobile exhausts and the pollution of the atmosphere. Biological and economic aspects of air pollution.
ME 563 Mechanical Vibrations Class 3 (3 cr.)
P: CE 273. Review of systems with one degree offreedom including the LaPlace transformation. LaGrange's equations of freedom systems. Transfer functions for harmonic response, impulse response, and step response. Convolution integrals for response to arbitrary inputs. Principle frequencies and modes. Introduction to phase-plane for nonlinear problems. Applications to critical speeds, measuring instruments, isolation, torsional systems.
ME 568 System Optimization Techniques I Class 3 (3 cr.)
Open to advanced undergraduate students. Development and application of concepts and techniques required for optimization of systems in which design freedom exists. ("Systems" may be biological, economic, mechanical ... J Topics covered include dynamic programming, the Pontryagin Maximum Principle, interrelationships with the calculus of variations, solutions in the presence of system constraints. Introduction to direct techniques of solution for both functional and parameter optimization problems. Computer solutions required.
ME 569 Mechanical Behavior of Materials Class 3 (3 cr.)
Astudy of how loading conditions and environmental conditions can influence the behavior of materials in service. Elastic and plastic behavior, fracture, fatigue, low and high temperature behavior. Introduction to fracture mechanics. Emphasis is on methods of treating these conditions in design.
ME 571 Lubrication and Fluid Cushion Systems Design Class 3 (3 cr.) Boundary and thick film lubrication theory. Incompressible hydrostatic and hydrodynamic bearing systems. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication of rolling and rubbing elements. Mechanics of captured air bubble and hovercraft suspensions.
ME 580 Nonlinear Engineering Systems Class 3 (3 cr.)
Methods of analysis for nonlinear ordinary differential equations arising in engineering systems. Mathematical modeling. Exact and approximation solution techniques for nonlinear equations. Stability and graphical methods. Regular and singular perturbation analysis. Variational methods and method of weighted residuals. Application of digital computers.
ME 597 Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1-6 cr.)
Available on arrangement with the head of the school. May be repeated for credit.
ME 697 Mechanical Engineering Projects Credit and hours to be arranged.
Individual advanced study in various fields of mechanical engineering. May be repeated for credit.