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4.00 Credits
Fundamentals of thermodynamics required for Mechanical Engineering majors. Students learn to apply the laws of thermodynamics to open and closed systems through lecture and laboratory experiments. Topics include: energy transfer, laws of thermodynamics, power cycles, refrigeration and heat pump cycles, gas mixtures, psychrometrics, combustion, and chemical and phase equilibrium. Inclusive Access Course Material 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. Characterize pure substances and obtain their thermodynamic properties using equations of state, charts, tables and/or software. 2. Model and analyze thermodynamic components, such as heaters, coolers, pumps, turbines, and pistons, using the laws of thermodynamics. 3. Model and analyze thermodynamic cycles such as power and refrigeration cycles. 4. Analyze vapor/gas mixtures in HVAC systems and combustion processes. Prerequisites: PHYS 2210 AND MATH 2210 (Both Grade C- or higher). SP
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1.00 Credits
Second half of fundamentals of thermodynamics required for Mechanical Engineering majors who have previously taken a lower division thermodynamics course at another institution. Students learn to apply the laws of thermodynamics to open and closed systems. Topics include: power cycles, refrigeration and heat pump cycles, gas mixtures, psychrometrics, combustion, and chemical and phase equilibrium. This class meets with MECH 3600 starting after mid-terms. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Model and analyze thermodynamic cycles such as power and refrigeration cycles. 2. Analyze vapor/gas mixtures in HVAC systems and combustion processes. Prerequisites: Instructor permission. SP
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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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1.00 Credits
Second half of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics required for Mechanical Engineering majors who have previously taken a course at another institution. Students learn to analyze compressible flow and turbomachines. This class meets with MECH 3700 starting after mid-terms. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)*** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Model and analyze turbomachines such as pumps and propellers. 2. Build and analyze representative models of real-world steady-state and transient fluid systems using analytical expressions and/or numerical analysis. Prerequisites: Instructor permission required. 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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