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4.00 Credits
Starting with basic principles of energy conversion, the vast area of modern energy technology is covered. Fossil, nuclear, solar, and geothermal energy resources and current and future methods of energy conversion are analyzed. State of the art and present research areas reviewed. Technical and economic feasibility of processes, equipment, and plants is analyzed. Prerequisite: MENG 240.
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3.00 Credits
Basic concepts. Steady-state conduction; unsteady-state heat conduction; mathematical, graphical empirical and numerical methods of analysis. Principles of convection, dimensionless numbers. Forced convection. Natural convection. Radiation heat transfer. Heat exchangers. Prerequisites: MENG 240, MATH 320.
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4.00 Credits
General concepts of machine design, such as stress and strength, stress concentration fatigue, theories of failure, deflection in machine parts. Applications of the design process, including design of shafts, fasteners, couplings, gears, bearings, springs, screws, and other machine elements. Prerequisite: MENG 221.
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3.00 Credits
Numerical and analytical methods for the solution of engineering problems will be covered. In particular, applications to problems in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, flight vehicle design, and vibration theory will be discussed. Prerequisites: MATH 320, MENG 221.
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3.00 Credits
Two-dimensional state of stress and strain. Stress equations of equilibrium. Stress and strain transformation equations. Compatibility. Three-dimensional stress-strain relations. Plane elasticity theory; plane-strain and plane-stress problems in cartesian and polar coordinates. Airy's stress function. Verification of theoretical solutions by experimental methods using strain-gages. Photoelasticity. Birefringent coatings. (Offered regularly, but not every semester.) Prerequisites: MENG 423.
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3.00 Credits
Review of classical mechanics and electromagnetics. Analysis of electric and electromechanical components and systems. Principles and fabrication of Microsystems including microsensors and actuators. Control of mechatronic systems. Passive and active vibration compensation. Integration of microprocessors for embedded application. Prerequisite: MENG-324
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3.00 Credits
Quantitative prediction of mechanical behavior of materials: plastic, viscous, plastic deformations, crack formation, and growth under monotonic and repeated loading. Deformation, viscous creep. Types of fracture and theories of fracture; fatigue. Elective for MENG students. (Offered regularly, but not every semester.) Prerequisites: MENG 310, MENG 221.
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3.00 Credits
Theories of stress and strain. Energy methods. Deflections of structures using the method virtual work and Castigliano's theorem. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures. Classical and modern theories of curved beams subjected to general loading. Determination of stresses and deformations of curved beams with various boundary conditions. Thickwalled cylinders; shrink fits. Flat plates. Beams on continuous elastic support. Prerequisites: MENG 310, MENG 221, MATH 320. (Elective for MENG or AENG students.)
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3.00 Credits
Conservation laws, viscous flow in ducts, fully developed flow, turbulent flow, pipe networks, general theory of turbomachines including pump performance and characteristics, pump cavitation and hydraulic turbines. Laminar and turbulent boundary layer flow. Prerequisites: MENG 340, MATH 320.
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4.00 Credits
Fundamentals of planning and design of thermal power plants. Detailed design and performance characteristics of power plant subsystems, i.e., turbines, steam condensers, feedwater heaters, boiler plant pumps, steam generators, boiler fans, piping design, cooling water systems, water treatment. System analysis based on First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics toward optimization of power generation. Advanced (optimized) energy conversion cycles with energy/ energy flows. Students are required to complete a design project of a thermal power plant and submit a report with complete system analysis, heat balance diagrams, major system/ subsystem and piping drawings. Prerequisites: MENG 240.
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