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3.00 Credits
Representation of performance of turbomachines; mechanism of energy transfer; factors limiting design and performance including surge, choking, and cavitation; two-and three-dimensional flow phenomena; performance analysis including multistage effects and off-design performance. When Offered: Offered biannually. Credit Hours: 3
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A presentation of the principles of macroscopic transport useful in the analysis of mechanical engineering systems. The course covers the formulation energy mass and momentum balances in continua; the development of mathematical models of heat conduction and mass diffusion in solids and of flow in ideal and Newtonian fluids. Models are illustrated using examples from mechanical engineering. Particular attention throughout is devoted to the development of the ability to create realistic and reliable models. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Topics in flight dynamics, generic to rotorcraft. Lift and propulsion system, hovering, forward flight. Longitudinal and lateral trim. Dynamic stability. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Corequisite: MANE 4050. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Momentum, blade element, vortex, and cascade theories. Nonuniform inflow; rigid and nonrigid wakes; rotating and fixed system interactions; steady and nonsteady flow. Static thrust (hover), axial flow (rotor ascent and descent, propeller forward flight), cross flow (rotor forward flight, propeller yaw) flight conditions. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4070 or equivalent. When Offered: Offered on sufficient demand. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Analytical and geometrical theories of function, path, and motion generation of four bar linkages. Consists of 3, 4, and 5 accuracy points. Review of recent developments and use of computer graphic methods. When Offered: Spring term annually . Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Elements of robot manipulators, mobility criteria, 3-D coordinate systems, matrix representation. Joint solutions and motion characteristics. Simulation on computer graphics. Hands-on experience of several robots and applications in industry. When Offered: Offered on sufficient demand. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Analytical basis of design for rotating machinery mounted on various types of bearing supports, as exemplified by turboshaft engines, centrifugal or axial flow compressors, vehicle drivetrains, etc. Description of analytical and numerical tools for evaluation of dynamic stability, critical speeds, and unbalance response of rotor-bearing systems. Special problems encountered in modern applications operating through and above the critical speeds, and means of their solution, including rigid and flexible rotor balancing and support damper design. Several informal laboratory sessions are included to enhance visualization of rotordynamic phenomena. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4170. When Offered: Offered on availability of faculty. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Development and application of the variational formulation to structural dynamics problems involving effects such as rotary inertia, shear deformation, extensionality, and nonlinearities. Several papers published in the technical journals are also discussed during the semester. When Offered: Offered on availability of faculty. Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Advanced topics in structural design with continuous-fiber advanced composites. Development of plate equations including interlaminar stresses. Introduction to and use of constrained numerical optimization program. Statistical effects on failure. Saint Venant's principle for anisotropic materials. Failure criteria, including stress concentration effects. Plate and shell buckling. A detailed student design project is assigned. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4130 or permission of instructor. When Offered: Spring term annually . Credit Hours: 3
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Cartesian tensors, infinitesimal strain kinematics, equations of motion. Models of material behavior: isothermal linear isotropic and anisotropic elasticity, thermoelasticity, linear viscoelasticity, and rate-independent plasticity. General principles in elasticity: minimum potential and complementary energy, reciprocal theorem. Formulation of linear elastic boundary value problems, methods of solutions for 2-D and 3-D elasticity problems. Correspondence principle of linear viscoelasticity, applications to simple structural components. Use of symbolic computations in the solution of BVP. When Offered: Spring term annually . Cross Listed: Cross-listed as CIVL 6170. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and CIVL 6170. Credit Hours: 3
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