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ME 605. Advanced Dynamics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 205 and MATH 312. Derivatives of vector functions and rotation frames of reference, dynamics of particles, Lagranges equations and rigid body dynamics. Application to mechanical systems is emphasized with computer applications.
ME 606. Energy and Variational Methods in Applied Mechanics. Lectures 3 hours; 3 credits. Corequisite: MATH 691. Concepts of energy and variational methods, calculus of variations, variational principles of structural mechanics, Castiglianos Theorems. Approximate methods of solution, applications to bars, beams, and plates. Linear stress, buckling and vibration problems. Cross-listed with AE 603.
ME 607. Introduction to Continuum Mechanics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Corequisite: MATH 691. Indicial notations and tensor calculus; stress and strain tensors; rate of deformation tensor, Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions, conservation principles, constitutive formulations from elastic solids and viscous fluids, formulations of fluid mechanics and solid mechanics problems. Siimple applications. Cross-listed with AE 601.
ME 608. Computational Methods in Mechanical Engineering I. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: MATH 691. Emphasis on finite-volume and finite-difference techniques for numerical solution of elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic partial differential equations, applications to heat transfer, internal flows, and structural mechanics problems.
ME 609. Theory of Elasticity. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: MATH 691 and AE 601, or ME 607. Equations of equilibrium, strain-displacement, compatibility, and constitutive equations using Airy and complex potential stress functions; plane engineering boundary value problems for beams, disks, thick-walled cylinders and various stress raiser problems. Torsion of thin-wall sections. General three-dimensional elasticity problems. Cross-listed with AE 630.
ME 610. Advanced Fluid Dynamics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: MATH 691. Conservation laws of mass, momentum, and energy equations: boundary conditions; exact and approximate solutions of Navier-Stokes equations; boundary-layer theory; introduction to internal and rotational flows; application to flows in pipes and blade passages; introduction to turbulent flows.
ME 611. Advanced Classical Thermodynamics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Corequisite: MATH 691. Rigorous development of the macroscopic theory of thermodynamics; structural basis for equations of state and general properties of matter; phase and chemical equilibria.
ME 614. Theory and Design of Turbomachines. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 414 and 610. Real cycles; fluid motion in turbomachines, theory of diffusers and nozzles; fluidrotor energy transfer; radial equilibrium; transonic stages; combustion chambers; axial and centrifugal turbines; axial and centrifugal pumps and compressors; performance and design criteria; cavitation and two-phase flow considerations.
ME 615. Compressible Flow. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 414/514 and 610. Conservation equations in compressible flow; full potential equations, small perturbation equations; two-dimensional compressible flow; hodographs, method of characteristics; slender bodies, computational methods; introduction to three-dimensional flows and transonic flow; compressible boundary-layer flows; internal flows in nozzles and the diffusers; generalized quasi-1 D internal flows.
ME 618. Convection Heat Transfer. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 610. Corequisite: ME 611. Conservation equations; heat transfer in internal and external flow fields; problems in laminar and turbulent boundary layers for incompressible and compressible flow, energy transfer in free convection, multiphase flows.
ME 619. Conduction Heat Transfer. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: MATH 691. Corequisite: MATH 692. Analytic and numerical solutions to steady and unsteady, one-, two-, and three-dimensional problems, extended surfaces, boundary value and characteristic value problems.
ME 620. Introduction to the Theory of Plasticity. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 609 and permission of the instructor. Stress and strain tensors, equations of elasticity, basic plasticity experiments, criteria for yielding initial and subsequent yield surfaces, plastic stressstrain relations, incremental and boundary value problems.
ME 621. Advanced Materials Science. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Corequisite: MATH 691. Thermodynamics of phase equilibria, statistical theory of solid solutions, and kinetic phenomena such as diffusion and nucleation applied to phase stability and transformation in solids.
ME 622. Mechanical Behavior of Materials. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Macroscopic behavior of materials with respect to elasticity, plasticity and viscoelasticity; yield criteria; fracture; influence of high and low temperatures, corrosion and radiation.
ME 623. Theory of Vibrations. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 404/504 and MATH 691. Introduction to applied modal analysis, modes of vibration of discrete systems; modal coordinate, transfer functions in frequency domain, modes of vibration of continuous systems and approximate systems response. Practical and computer applications are incorporated.
ME 628. Theory of Plates and Shells. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: MATH 691. Classical theory of plates and shells. Analytical solutions for rectangular and circular plates. Buckling of plates. Membrane theory of shells; shells of revolution under arbitrary loads.
ME 632. Nuclear Engineering. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 419/519. Nuclear power plant systems. Power reactor control and kinetic behavior, including safety coefficients, accumulative poisons, temperature control parameters. Primary and secondary plant as a transient system.
ME 635. Computational Methods in Mech. Engg. II. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: MATH 691, ME 404/504 and 440/540. Review of fundamental finite-element concepts; variational formulation; plate bending problems; structural vibration; stability analysis and transient problems; heat conduction selected problems; fluid mechanics selected problems. Application to selected topics in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.
ME 636. Modern Control Theory. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 436 or equivalent. Formulation of state space equations governing dynamics and stability of linear systems. Controllability; observability. State feedback control design. Optimal control methods. State observers and estimators. Cross-listed with AE 650.
ME 638. Kinematic Analysis of Mechanisms. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 431 or permission of the instructor. Mechanisms structure; basic concepts of mechanisms; canonical representation of motion. Euler Savany equation; curvature theory; analysis of 2- and 3- dimensional mechanisms, including noncircular gearing, skewed four-bar linkages. Hookes joint. Geneva wheels and robotic manipulators; current applications and computer-aided analysis.
ME 640. Energy Utilization and Conservation. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite permission of the instructor. Overview of scope of efficient energy utilization in industrial, commercial, transportation and power-generation fields. Power plant waste-heat utilization, district heating, combined gas and steam cycle, organic fluid bottoming cycle, total energy concept for residential and commercial buildings, system management, on-line computer evaluation, energy analysis.
ME 644. Turbulent Flow I. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 610. Basic turbulent flow concepts; origin of turbulence; introduction to turbulence measurements; introduction to turbulence modeling; eddy viscosity/diffusivity concept; zero-equation models; one-equation models; two-equation models; introduction to second-moment closures; applications to boundary layers, shear layers, jets, plumes, wakes and separated flows.
ME 646. Corrosion of Materials. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. This course covers the basics of corrosion theory and electrochemical foundation of corrosion processes. It will cover the chemical and metallurgical processes occurring during corrosion, along with the application of materials and methods to prevent corrosion. Stress corrosion cracking, corrosion fatigue, and other types of corrosion related failure will be discussed, along with design of systems to minimize the effects of corrosion and make use of corrosion resistant materials in their production and development. Corrosion of metals will be emphasized, but non-metals (polymers, composites, and ceramics) will be discussed.
ME 647. Corrosion Laboratory. Laboratory 2 hours; 1 credit. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. This course will provide a hands-on approach to learning the basics of corrosion methods. It serves as a companion to ME 646. In this course, students will learn to run corrosion tests such as: exposure tests, atmospheric tests, electrochemical tests and others outlined in standard test methods. Electrochemical methods which will be covered include both AC and DC methods. DC methods such as: polarization methods, potentiodynamic, potentiostaircase, potentiostatic, cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic, and galvanodynamic, linear polarization resistance. AC methods including: electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, electrochemical noise analysis and other methods.
ME 650. Composite Materials. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Reinforcements, matrices, particulate composites; short fiber and continuous fiber reinforced composites; prediction of elastic failure properties; directionally solidified composites; design considerations; experiments.
ME 651. Experimental Stress Analysis. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Brittle coatings; electrical resistance and semi-conductor strain gages; special purpose strain gages; stress gages, shear gages, etc.; strain gage circuits, strain gage based transducers; photoelasticity theory and two-dimensional techniques; compensation and principle stress separation methods.
ME 652. Failure Analysis and Prevention. Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 201, 203, and 225. Causes of service failures and strategies for failure prevention; case histories; non-destructive evaluation methods, including liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, ultrasonic inspection and eddy current method. Laboratory demonstrations.
ME 654. Thermomechanical Processing of Materials. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 201, 203 and 225. Principles of thermal and chemical refining processes; modeling melting and solidification processes; fundamentals of metal castings including flow of molten metal and heat transfer during solidification; superplastic forming of metals, strain crystallizing of polymers; effects of processing on properties.
ME 655. Advanced Design. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Concepts, principles and procedures related to analysis of stresses and strains in machine components. Consideration of function of parts along with factors such as forces, life required, maximum cost, weight and space restrictions, number of parts to be produced material selection, kinematics, environmental restrictions. Finite element analysis to illustrate different aspects of stress analysis.
ME 667. Cooperative Education. 1-3 credits. Available for pass/fail grading only. Student participation for credit based on academic relevance of the work experience, criteria, and evaluative procedures as formally determined by the department and the Cooperative Education program prior to the semester in which the work experience is to take place.
ME 669. Practicum. 1-3 credits. Prerequisite: approval by department and Career management. Academic requirements will be established by the department and will vary with the amount of credit desired. Allows students an opportunity to gain short duration career related experience. Student is usually already employer-this is an additional project in the organization
ME 670. Engineering Software for Compter-Aided Analysis and Design. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Introduction to CAE software for finite element modeling and analysis, and design optimization. MSC/NASTRAN, PATRAN, PRO/E, GENESIS and other commercially advanced software will be introduced.
ME 680. Applied Mathematics for Design and Manufacturing. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: MATH 312. Linear algebra. Vectors and matrices. Partial differential equations. Curve fittings. Applied probabilities. Statistics of distributions. Testing of hypotheses and decisions. Quality control.
ME 682. Concurrent Engineering. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Study of the principles of concurrent engineering with emphasis on the design-manufacture interface for single products; rapid prototyping projects; design of injection-molded and stamped parts for cars.
ME 684. Process Modeling and Re-Engineering. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 682. Study of methodologies and available tools to analyze problem processes and determine solutions to improve bottom-line performance. A process modeling project will be the key component of this course to reinforce the principles of process re-engineering. Another major topic is Parametric Design by Guided Iteration.
ME 685. Projects in Design and Manufacturing. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Project(s) course to allow graduate students to complete a practical engineering assignment in design and manufacturing areas.
ME 690. Mechanical Engineering Seminar. Lecture 1 hour; 1 credit. Current topics in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Mechanics are reviewed, often by guest lecturers.
ME 692. Manufacturing Automation. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 205. Industrial robots. Spatial descriptions and transformations. Forward and inverse manipulator kinematics. Velocities and static forces. Manipulator mechanism design. Programmable logic controller.
ME 695. Topics in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Mechanics. 1-3 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Special topics of interest with emphasis placed on recent development in mechanical engineering or engineering mechanics.
ME 696. Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Mechanics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite Permission of the instructor. Individual analytical and/or experimental study selected by the student. Supervised and approved by the advisor.
ME 698. Thesis Research in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Mechanics. Variable credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Research leading to the Master of Science thesis.