Undergraduate Courses in Mechanical Engineering

ME 10. Graphics for Engineering Design (3) fall
Graphical description of mechanical engineering design for visualization and communication by freehand sketching, production drawings, and 3-D solid geometric representations. Introduction to creation, storage, and manipulation of such graphical descriptions through an integrated design project using state-of-the art, commercially available computer-aided engineering software. Lectures and laboratory. (ES 1), (ED 2)

ME 21. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I (1) fall, spring
Experimental methods in mechanical engineering and mechanics. Analysis of experimental error and error propagation. Introduction to elementary instrumentation. Introduction to digital data acquisition. Prerequisite: MECH 12, previously or concurrently. (ES 1), (ED 0)

ME 104. Thermodynamics I (3) fall, spring
Basic concepts and principles of thermodynamics with emphasis on simple compressible substances. First and second law development, energy equations, reversibility, entropy and efficiency. Properties of pure substances and thermodynamic cycles. Corequisites: MATH 23 and PHY 11. (ES 3), (ED 0)

ME 111. Professional Development (1) fall
Examination of ethical and professional choices facing mechanical engineers. Written and oral communications. Industrial field trips. (ES 0.5), (ED 0.5)

ME 121. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II (1) fall, spring
A continuation of ME 21 including use of transducers, advanced instrumentation, and data acquisition. Emphasis on experimental exercises that illustrate, and/or introduce material from thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics. Includes proposal writing and interpretation of results. Prerequisites: ME 21, ME 104, and co-requisite: ME 231. (ES 1), (ED 0)

ME 207. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory III (2) fall
Formulation of laboratory experiments through open-ended planning, including decision criteria for laboratory techniques and approaches. Execution of experiments based on individual plans, followed by assessment of experimental results. Prerequisite: ME 121. (ES 1), (ED 1)

ME 208. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory IV (2) spring
Formulation of laboratory experiments through open-ended planning, including decision criteria for laboratory techniques and approaches. Execution of experiments based on individual plans, followed by assessment of experimental results. Prerequisite ME 121. (ES 1), (ED 1)

ME 210. Laboratory Projects (1-2) fall, spring
Experimental work including planning, design and development of apparatus, data collection and analysis as it pertains to an engineering problem. Progress is reported in the form of several planning and project reports. Prerequisite: Department permission required. (ES 1), (ED 1)

ME 211. Integrated Product Development I (3) spring
Business, engineering and design arts students work in cross disciplinary teams of 4-6 students on conceptual design including marketing, financial and economic planning, economic and technical feasibility of new product concepts. Teams work on industrial projects with faculty advisors. Oral presentations and written reports. Prerequisites: ME 10, MECH 12, ME 104. (ES 0), (ED 3)

ME 212. Integrated Product Development II (2) fall
Business, engineering and design arts students work in cross disciplinary teams of 4-6 students on the detailed design including fabrication and testing of a prototype of the new product designed in the IPD course 1. Additional deliverables include a detailed production plan, marketing plan, detailed base-case financial models, project and product portfolio. Teams work on industrial projects with faculty advisors. Oral presentations and written reports. Prerequisites: ME 211, ME 252, (ME 252 may be taken concurrently). (ES 0) (ED 2)

ME 215. Engineering Reliability (3) fall, spring
Applications of reliability methods to engineering problems. Modeling and analysis of engineered components and systems subjected to environmental and loading conditions. Modeling content encompasses mechanistically based probability and experientially based statistical approaches. Concepts needed for design with uncertainty are developed. Principles are illustrated through case studies and projects. Engineering applications software will be extensively utilized for the projects. Prerequisites: MATH 23 or 33; MECH 12, previously or concurrently.

ME 231. Fluid Mechanics (3) fall, spring
Kinematics of fluid flow and similarity concepts. Equations of incompressible fluid flow with inviscid and viscous applications. Turbulence. One-dimensional compressible flow, shock waves. Boundary layers, separation, wakes and drag. Prerequisite: MATH 205. (ES 2.5), (ED 0.5)

ME 240. Manufacturing (3) spring
Analytical and technological base for several manufacturing processes and common engineering materials. Processes include metal cutting, metal deformation, injection molding, thermoforming, and composites. Process planning, computer-aided manufacturing, manufacturing system engineering, and quality measurements. Design project. Weekly laboratory. Prerequisites: ME 10, MAT 33, MECH 12. (ES 1.5), (ED 1.5)

ME 242. Mechanical Engineering Systems (3) fall, spring
The modeling and analysis of mechanical, fluid, electrical and hybrid systems, with emphasis on lumped models and dynamic behavior, including vibrations. Source-load synthesis. Analysis in temporal and frequency domains. Computer simulation of nonlinear models, and computer implementation of the superposition property of linear models. Prerequisites: MECH 102, MATH 205 and, previously or concurrently, ME 231. (ES 2), (ED 1)

ME 252. Mechanical Elements (3) fall, spring
Methods for the analysis and design of machine elements such as springs, gears, clutches, brakes, and bearings. Motion analysis of cams and selected mechanisms. Projects requiring the design of simple mechanisms of mechanical sub-assemblies. Prerequisites: MECH 12, ME 10 and MECH 102. (ES 1.5), (ED 1.5)

For Advanced Undergraduates and Graduate Students

ME 304. Thermodynamics II (3) fall, spring
Availability and Second Law Analysis. Design of gas and vapor power cycles, and refrigeration systems. Generalized property relations for gases and gas-vapor. Combustion and chemical equilibrium. Design of engineering systems and processes incorporating thermodynamic concepts and analysis. Prerequisite: ME 104. (ES 2), (ED 1)

ME 310. Directed Study (1-3) fall, spring
Project work on any aspect of engineering, performed either individually or as a member of a team made up of students, possibly from other disciplines. Project progress is reported in the form of several planning and project reports. Direction of the projects may be provided by faculty from several departments and could include interaction with outside consultants and local communities and industries. Prerequisite: Department permission required. (ES 1), (ED 2)

ME 312. Synthesis of Mechanisms (3) fall
Geometry and constrained plane motion with application to linkage design. Type of number synthesis. Comparison of motion analysis by graphical, analytical and computer techniques. Euler-Savary and related curvature techniques as applied to cam, gear and linkage systems. Introduction to the analysis of space mechanisms. Prerequisites: MATH 205, MECH 102. Chew. (ES 1), (ED 2)

ME 321. Introduction to Heat Transfer (3) fall, spring
Analytical and numerical solutions to steady and transient one- and two-dimensional conduction problems. Forced and natural convection in internal and external flows. Thermal radiation. Thermal design of engineering processes and systems. Prerequisites: ME 104, ME 231. Neti, Blythe, MacPherson. (ES 2), (ED 1)

ME 322. Gas Dynamics (3) spring
Flow equations for compressible fluids; thermodynamic properties of gases. Normal shock waves. Steady one-dimensional flows with heat addition and friction. Oblique shock waves. Expansion waves. Nozzle flows. Shock tubes; performance calculations and design. Supersonic wind tunnels; diffuser design. Real gas effects. Prerequisites: ME 231, ME 104, MATH 205. Blythe. (ES 2.5), (ED 0.5)

ME 323. Reciprocating and Centrifugal Engines (3) fall
Thermal analysis and design of internal combustion engines (conventional and unconventional), gas turbine engines, air breathing jet engines, and rockets. Components such as jet nozzles, compressors, turbines, and combustion chambers are chosen to exemplify the theory and development of different types of components. Both ideal fluid and real fluid approaches are considered. Prerequisite: ME 104. (ES 2.5), (ED 0.5)

ME 331. Advanced Fluid Mechanics (3) fall
Kinematics of fluid flow. Conservation equations for inviscid and viscous flows; integral forms of equations. Two-dimensional potential flow theory of incompressible fluids with applications. Boundary layers. Introduction to free shear layer and boundary layer stability and structure of turbulence. Transition from laminar to turbulent boundary layers. Separation of flow. Steady and unsteady stall. Secondary flows. Hydrodynamic lubrication. Measurement techniques. Prerequisite: ME 231 or equivalent. Varley. (ES 2.5), (ED 0.5)

ME 340. Advanced Mechanical Design (3) fall
Probabilistic design of mechanical components and systems. Reliability functions, hazard models and product life prediction. Theoretical stress-strength-time models. Static and dynamic reliability models. Optimum design of mechanical systems for reliability objectives or constraints. Prerequisite: MATH 231 or consent of instructor. Harlow. (ES 2), (ED 1)

ME 341. Mechanical Systems (3) spring
Advanced topics in mechanical systems design. Kinematics and dynamics of planar machinery. Shock and vibration control in machine elements. Balancing of rotating and reciprocating machines. Design projects using commercial computer-aided-engineering software for the design and evaluation of typical machine systems. Prerequisite: ME 252. Lucas. (ES 1.5), (ED 1.5)

ME 342. Dynamics of Engineering Systems (3) spring
Dynamic analysis of mechanical, electro-mechanical, fluid and hybrid engineering systems with emphasis on the modeling process. Lumped and distributed-parameter models. Use of computer tools for modeling, design and simulation. Design projects. Prerequisite: ME 242. (ES 2), (ED 1)

ME 343. Control Systems (3) fall
Linear analyses of mechanical, hydraulic and electrical feedback control systems by root locus and frequency response techniques. A design project provides experience with practical issues and tradeoffs. Prerequisite: ME 242 or ECE 125. Johnson. (ES 2), (ED 1)

ME 344 (IE 344, MAT 344) Metal Machining Analysis (3) spring
Intensive study of metal cutting emphasizing forces, energy, temperature, tool materials, tool life, and surface integrity. Abrasive processes. Laboratory and project work. Prerequisite: ME 240 or IE 215 or MAT 206.

ME 348. Computer-Aided Design (3) spring
Impact of computer-aided engineering tools on mechanical design and analysis. Part geometry modeling and assembly modeling using solid representations. Analysis for mass properties, interference, kinematics, displacements, stresses and system dynamics by using state-of-the-art commercially available computer-aided-engineering software. Integrated design projects. Two one-hour lectures and two-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: ME 10, ME 252, ME 242. Lucas, Ozsoy. (ES 1), (ED 2)

ME 350. Special Topics (1-4)
A study of some field of mechanical engineering not covered elsewhere. Prerequisite: consent of the department chair. (ES 1), (ED 2)

ME 360. (CHE 360) Nuclear Reactor Engineering (3) spring
A consideration of the engineering problems related to nuclear reactor design and operation. Topics include fundamental properties of atomic and nuclear radiation, reactor fuels and materials, reactor design and operation, thermal aspects, safety and shielding, instrumentation and control. Course includes several design projects stressing the major topics in the course. Prerequisite: Senior standing in engineering or physical science. Neti. (ES 2), (ED 1)

ME 387. (CHE 387, ECE 387) Digital Control (3) spring
Sampled-data systems; z-transforms; pulse transfer functions; stability in the z-plane; root locus and frequency response design methods; minimal prototype design; digital control hardware; discrete state variables; state transition matrix; Liapunov stability state feedback control (two lectures and one laboratory per week). Prerequisite: CHE 386 or ECE 212 or ME 343 or consent of instructor. Luyben.(ES 3), (ED 0)

ME 389. (ECE 389, CHE 389) Control Systems Laboratory (2) spring
Experiments on a variety of mechanical, electrical and chemical dynamic control systems. Exposure to state-of-the-art control instrumentation: sensors, transmitters, control valves, analog and digital controllers. Emphasis on design of feedback controllers and comparison of theoretical computer simulation predictions with actual experimental data. Lab teams will be interdisciplinary. Prerequisites: Either CHE 386, ME 343, or ECE 212. Johnson. (ES 1), (ED 1)