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0.50 Credits
Lab portion of MECH 3600. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Acquire and analyze data from thermodynamic components and/or systems. 2. Evaluate uncertainty and/or error between experimental measurements and analytical/simulated predictions. Corequisites: MECH 3600. SP
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3.00 Credits
Fundamentals of heat transfer required for Mechanical Engineering majors. Students learn to analyze conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer through lecture and laboratory experiments. Topics include: steady state and transient conduction, forced and natural convection, boiling and condensation, heat exchangers, and radiation heat transfer. Inclusive Access Course Material (electronic book) fees may apply, see Fees tab under each course section for details. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Model and analyze components or systems subject to conduction heat transfer. 2. Model and analyze components or systems subject to free- or forced-convection heat transfer. 3. Model and analyze components or systems subject to radiation heat transfer. 4. Build and analyze representative models of real-world steady-state and/or transient heat transfer systems using analytical expressions and/or numerical analysis. Prerequisites: MATH 3500 AND MECH 3700 (both Grade C- or higher). Corequisites: MECH 3655. SP
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0.50 Credits
Lab portion of MECH 3650. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Acquire and analyze data from systems subject to conduction, convection, and/or radiation heat transfer. 2. Evaluate uncertainty and/or error between experimental measurements and analytical/simulated predictions. Corequisites: MECH 3650. SP
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4.00 Credits
Fundamentals of fluid mechanics required for Mechanical Engineering majors. Students learn to analyze fluids through lecture and laboratory experiments. Topics include: fluid statics, conservation of mass, work and energy of moving fluids, fluid momentum, dimensional analysis and similitude, viscous flow within enclosed surfaces, pipe flow, compressible flow, and turbomachines. Inclusive Access Course Material (electronic book) fees may apply, see Fees tab under each course section for details. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Model and analyze systems involving hydrostatic equilibrium, internal flow, and/or flow over immersed bodies using kinematics, energy, conservation of mass, and/or conservation of momentum. 2. Describe scaling of fluid flow using dimensional analysis and similitude. 3. Model and analyze turbomachines such as pumps and propellers. 4. Build and analyze representative models of real-world steady-state and transient fluid systems using analytical expressions and/or numerical analysis. Prerequisites: MATH 2210 AND MECH 2030 AND MECH 3600 (All Grade C- or higher). Corequisites: MATH 3500 AND MECH 3705. FA
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0.50 Credits
Lab portion of MECH 3700. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Acquire and analyze data from systems subject to hydrostatic forces and/or fluid flow. 2. Evaluate uncertainty and/or error between experimental measurements and analytical/simulated predictions. Corequisites: MECH 3700. FA
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3.00 Credits
First course in the product design series required for Mechanical Engineering majors. Students work in teams to develop a product through customer needs identification, concept generation and selection, concept testing, benchmarking, design parameter specification, engineering analysis, and critical function prototyping. The course culminates in an alpha prototype and formal design review of the product with faculty and industry leaders. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Define and propose, in teams, solutions to a team-perceived problem using engineering design principles and ethics. 2. Formulate background for a team-defined project using prior work such as journal articles, patent databases, and/or benchmark data. 3. Propose project milestones and a plan to achieve project milestones. 4. Design and perform a feasibility study. 5. Prototype, in teams, an alpha solution to a team-defined problem. Course fee required. Prerequisites: MECH 3650 AND MECH 3250 AND MECH 1100 AND MECH 1150 (All Grade C- or higher). Corequisites: ENGL 3010. FA
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3.00 Credits
Second course in the product design series required for Mechanical Engineering majors. Student teams further develop their product through engineering analysis, beta testing, economic analysis, design for manufacturing, design reviews, and documentation. The course culminates in a final product that will be presented to the public at Engineering Design Day. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Evaluate economic considerations of a team-defined problem. 2. Propose a design and/or improvement to a component and/or system using engineering analysis. 3. Prepare and present a technical oral and poster presentation. 4. Prototype, in teams, a beta solution to a team-defined problem. Course fee required. Prerequisites: MECH 4000 (Grade C- or higher). SP
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3.00 Credits
Design principles and prototyping techniques for additive manufacturing. Students are introduced to various additive manufacturing technologies which may include SLA, SLS, 3D scanning, epoxy casting, vacuum forming, and injection molding. Emphasizes using engineering analysis during the design process, applying advanced CAD techniques, selecting appropriate materials, and applying ergonomic design principles. Non-mechanical engineering majors may take this course with instructor permission. ** COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) ** At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to 1) apply engineering analysis to design and prototype a system that meets defined specifications 2) design for and print engineered parts using SLA technology 3) design for and print engineered parts using SLS technology 4) create and manipulate meshes using 3D scanning technology and CAD programs 5) design for and prototype engineered parts using epoxy casting, injection molding, and/or vacuum forming technology. Course fee required. Prerequisites: MECH 1000 (Grade C- or higher). Corequisites: MECH 3300.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamentals, advantages, and drawback of various optimization algorithms with an emphasis on engineering applications. Practical examination of how optimization algorithms are implemented in commercial engineering design software. ** COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) ** At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to 1) Use built-in optimization functions in MATLAB to solve multi-dimensional and multi-constraint optimization problems 2) Write their own gradient-based optimization algorithms and compare them to those available within MATLAB 3) Apply optimization algorithms to analyze engineering scenarios 4) Use commercial CAD packages to perform structural shape/topology optimization and validate their designs. Course fee required. Prerequisites: MECH 2250 (Grade C- or higher).
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3.00 Credits
Students learn the basic principles behind the development of numerical solutions to the partial differential equations (PDEs) governing fluid flow and are introduced to commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. Techniques for characterizing PDEs are introduced along with discretization methods. Numerical methods are applied and students develop Matlab scripts to solve a handful of model equations. More complex problems are solved using CFD software. **COURSE LEARING OUTCOMES (CLOs) ** At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Classify the basic partial differential equations (PDEs) governing fluid flow (and other physical processes) and develop basic space and time discretization methods leading to numerical representations of these PDEs. 2. Discretize model PDEs, choose and apply appropriate boundary and initial conditions, and write their own individual Matlab scripts to solve these model equations numerically. 3. Assess the accuracy and stability of numerical results and the efficiency of the chosen numerical methods. 4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of grid generation techniques. 5. Solve two- and three-dimensional problems involving internal and external flow using commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. Prerequisites: MECH 3700 (Grade C- or higher).
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