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1.00 Credits
An introduction to Mechanical Engineering. The design process and basic professional tools are introduced through multiple projects. A replacement for ME 175 for transfer or change-of-major students. Permission of instructor only. For transfer or change-of-major students who have earned at least 24 semester hours of credit or have completed a course equivalent to the basic topics of the generic WKU University Experience. (Course Fee)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MATH 126 and ME 175 or ME 176 with a grade of C or better. **EFFECTIVE FALL 2010** Prerequisites: ME 175 or ME 176, OR permission of instructor; and MATH 136 with a grade of "C" or better Description: A continuation of the design process, with an emphasis on Electro-Mechanical design and the use of professional engineering tools. Virtual and rapid prototypes will be developed through a series of integrated projects. Basic concepts in engineering experimentation will be introduced. Requires a grade of C or better in MATH 126.(Course Fee)
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3.00 Credits
** EFFECTIVE SPRING 2009** Prerequisites: EM 221 and ME 180 with a grade of C or better. Enhances design abilities through individual and team design projects and develops structured problem-solving techniques and written, oral and graphical communication skills.
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3.00 Credits
Effective Fall 2010 Prerequisites: ME 200 and MATH 331. Prerequisite/Corequisite: MATH 331. Fundamental principles of thermodynamics, first law, physical properties, ideal and real gases, second law, reversibility and irreversibility, and consequences of thermodynamic cycles.
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3.00 Credits
** Effective Spring 2009** Prerequisites: CHEM 116 or CHEM 120 and MATH 126 with a grade of C or better. Corequisites: ME 241. **Effective Fall 2010** Prerequisites: Chem 116 or 120; Math 136 with a grade of C or better. Corequisites: ME 241. Introduction to the science of engineering materials including structures from the atomic to macroscopic scales, properties, strengthening mechanisms, phase diagrams, and correlation between processing and properties. Introduction to manufacturing process selection, manufacturing properties of materials, material removal processes, and joining.
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1.00 Credits
** EFFECTIVE SPRING 2009** Prerequisites: CHEM 116 or CHEM 120 and MATH 126 or Math 136 with a grade of C or better. Corequisites: ME 240. Laboratory supporting ME 240. Experiments to develop understanding of materials science, engineering material properties and relationships between processing and properties. Exposure to manufacturing methods through experimentation and observation, including field trips to regional sites.
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1.00 Credits
EFFECTIVE SPRING 2009 Prerequisite: ME 180 with a grade of "C" or better. An introduction to PLC controls of industrial automation equipment, with an emphasis on their impact on electromechanical design and safety. Elements of industrial networking will be introduced. Course fee required.
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2.00 Credits
Effective Fall 2010 Prerequisite/Corequisite: ME 310 Prerequisites: ME 200 and ME 344 and ME 310. Students must have satisfied the Mechanical Engineering Pre-Major requirements as shown in the iCAP system. Introduces the concept of design methodologies (Design for Assembly, Design for Manufacturing, etc.) and applies these techniques to design projects. Written, oral, and graphical communication skills will continue to be developed, including skills in working with vendors for production of components to engineering specifications.
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3.00 Credits
**EFFECTIVE SPRING 2009** Prerequisites: EM 303, EE 285. Prerequisite/Concurrent: ME 347. The use of sensors and instruments to measure the behavior of mechanical systems is explored in lectures and laboratory exercises. Application of sensors, calibration of systems, and methods of data collection and analysis are covered with an emphasis on uncertainty analysis.
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3.00 Credits
** EFFECTIVE SPRING 2009** Prerequisite: ME 220 and ME 331. Gas mixtures, air-water vapor mixtures. Air conditioning system design. Principles and design of energy conversion devices, power and refrigeration cycles. Principles of combustion, chemical equilibrium, one-dimensional gas dynamics. Nozzle design. Continuation of ME 220.
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