MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (ME)

ME 2001. Elementary Mechanical Engineering Analysis. Lec. 2. Credit 2.
Prerequisites: ENGR 1120 and MATH 1910. An introduction to mechanical engineering analysis through the study of numerical methods and matrix algebra and the use of modern numerical computing tools for problem solving.

ME 2330. Engineering Mechanics-Dynamics. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CEE 2110 and PHYS 2110. Particle Kinematics; relative motion; kinetics, applications of Newton's Laws, work-energy principle, impulse-momentum principle, and vibrations.

ME 3010. Materials and Processes in Manufacturing. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1020 or CHEM 1120, and Corequisite: CEE 3110. Property/microstructure interrelations and design considerations for engineering materials; overview of manufacturing processes; interrelations among materials, design and manufacturing; and introduction to failure criteria and material selection.

ME 3023. Measurements in Mechanical Systems. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ECE 3810 and ECE 3860. Corequisite: CEE 3110. Principles of measurement; calibration and basic instrumentation and measurement techniques in mechanical systems. [Required Course]

ME 3050. Dynamic Modeling and Controls. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: MATH 2120, ME 3023, ECE 3810, and ME 2330. Corequisite: ME 3060 Dynamic Modeling and Controls Lab (1 hr Lab). Modeling and simulation of lumped parameter mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluid, and mixed systems, control algorithms, stability, transient response, and frequency response.

ME 3060. Dynamic Modeling and Controls Laboratory. Lab. 2. Credit 1.
Corequisite: ME 3050. Experiments and simulations of lumped parameter mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluid, and mixed systems, control algorithms, stability, transient response, and frequency response.

ME 3110. Physical Metallurgy and Heat Treatment. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Structure and properties of ferrous and nonferrous metals and alloys; equilibrium diagrams; heat treatment methods and effects; and behavior in service.  Not for ME majors.

ME 3210. Thermodynamics I. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1110 and MATH 2110. Concepts, models and laws; energy and the first law; properties and state; energy analysis of thermodynamics systems; entropy and the second law; and conventional power and refrigeration cycles.

ME 3220. Thermodynamics II.  Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: ME 3210. Gas power and refrigeration cycles, equations of state and general thermodynamic relations, ideal-gas mixtures, properties of gaseous mixtures, combustion, and chemical equilibrium.

ME 3610. Dynamics of Machinery. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: ME 2330. Motion converters and design process. Mobility equations; solutions of vector equations; kinematic position, velocity and acceleration analysis of mechanisms; introductory geometric synthesis of linkages; design of cam-follower mechanisms; gear tooth geometry; analysis and synthesis of gear trains and planetary gear differentials; and computer aided studies.

ME 3710. Heat Transfer. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: MATH 2120. Corequisite: ME 3210. Single and multidimensional steady-state and transient heat conduction; role of convection for internal and external forced flows and in buoyancy-driven flow; and thermal radiation processes and properties.

ME 3720. Fluid Mechanics. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 2330. Fundamentals of fluid flow; fluid statics; systems and control volumes; continuity, momentum and energy equations; dynamic similitude; one-dimensional open channel flow; and compressible flow.

ME 3910. Mechanical Engineering Seminar. Lec. 2. Credit 1.
Second term junior standing. Professional, social, and ethical issues in engineering practice; oral and written technical communication.

ME 4010. Machine Design. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CEE 3110, ME 3010, and Corequisite: ME 3610 or consent of instructor. Tools of machine design; stress strain and deformation of machine parts; inherent properties of machine parts; design of machine parts for strength; design of machine parts for rigidity; and introduction to finite element analysis.

ME 4020 (5020). Applied Machine Design. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 4010 and ME 3050. Design for strength and rigidity under dynamic loads; shaft design of joints (threaded fasteners, welds, springs, keys, etc.); design of gear trains; lubrication and bearing design; finite element analysis; and optimization and statistical consideration in design.

ME 4060 (5060). Machine Vibrations. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: ME 3050. Linear vibration of machine elements, lumped parameter multidegree of freedom and continuous system solutions; computer-aided solutions of linear and nonlinear systems; and simple laboratory vibration measurement and comparative vibration analysis.

ME 4120 (5120). Intermediate Dynamics. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: ME 2330. Rigid-body kinematics, plane and three-dimensional rigid-body kinetics, Lagrangian mechanics, orbital motions, and variable mass rockets.

ME 4140 (5140). Introduction to Robotics and Intelligent Machines Engineering.  Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ECE 3810, 3860, ME 3050 and ME 3060. Robotic concepts and subsystems; mechanics of robots; sensors and intelligence; actuators; and trajectory planning and control.

ME (CEE) 4160 (5160). Experimental Stress Analysis. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CEE 3110 and MATH 2120. Introduction to theory of elasticity; photoelasticity; theory and application of strain gages and rosettes; brittle coatings; holographic interferometry; and moire' analysis.

ME 4180 (5180). Finite Element Methods in Mechanical Design.  Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 3050, ME 3710, ME 3720, and ME 4010. Fundamental concepts and Galerkin approximations; displacement-based formulation; one-dimensional elements and their applications in design of mechanical systems; isoparametric formulation; plane stress, plane strain, axisymmetric, and solid elements and their applications; modeling considerations and error analysis; and introduction to ALGOR.

ME (CEE) 4190 (5190). Advanced Mechanics of Materials. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CEE 3110, MATH 2120, or consent of instructor. Advanced topics; fracture mechanics, elastic support, non-circular shafts, curved beams, thick-walled cylinders, introduction to plates, and thin shells of revolution.

ME 4210. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 3220, ME 3710, and ME 3720. Refrigeration systems with emphasis on the vapor-compression cycle, air-conditioning systems, principles of psychrometrics, human comfort, and principles for building load calculations.

ME 4220. Air Conditioning Design. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: ME 4210. Design of heating, cooling, and ventilation systems for buildings. Duct system design, pipe system layout, and equipment selection.

ME 4260 (5260). Energy Conversion and Conservation. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 3220, ME 3710, or equivalent. Energy conversion and conservation techniques used in industrial applications; energy audits, heat loss considerations, and energy measurements.

ME 4310 (5310). Gas Dynamics. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 3220 and ME 3720. Fundamental motions, shock waves, flow through ducts and nozzles, unsteady wave motion, linearized flows, and method of characteristics.

ME 4370 (5370). Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines Engineering. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ECE 3810, and 3860; ME 3050 and ME 3060. Mechatronics; number systems, microcontroller technology and architecture of 8-bit microcontrollers (e.g. Motorola MC68H110), assembly language programming, A/D and D/A conversion, parallel I/O, programmable timer operation, interfacing sensors and actuators, applications, and team project on design and implementation of a mechatronic system.

ME 4430 (5430). Micro & Nano Manufacturing. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: Senior of graduate level standing in any College of Engineering Department.  Nano manufacturing, silicon mirco machining and fabrication, laser materials processing of microstructures, abrasive micro machining, mechanical micro machining, micro rapid prototyping and sintering, and case studies.

ME 4444. Senior Design Project. Lec. 2. Lab. 4. Credit 4.
Prerequisites: ME 3910, ME 4751, and ME 4020 as a prerequisite with ME 4720 as a corequisite, or ME 4720 as a prerequisite with ME 4020 as a corequisite. Capstone group design project in mechanical engineering with FE exam review.

ME 4450 (5450). Design for Manufacturability. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 3010 and CEE 3110. Material and manufacturing process constraints on design shape, size and quantity; plastic and fibrous composite parts manufacturing; rapid prototyping; design for X; dimensions and tolerances.

ME 4460 (5460). Mechanical Properties of Materials. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CEE 3110, ME 3010, or consent of instructor. Elastic and anelastic properties, edge and screw dislocations, slip planes, plastic deformation, and properties of ceramics and polymers.

ME (CHE) 4470 (5470). Interdisciplinary Studies in Ceramic Materials Processing. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: Senior standing in engineering, mathematics, chemistry (calculus-based), or physics. Selected materials synthesis for metals, ceramics and their composites, application of fracture mechanics and failure models, mechanical, chemical, and morphological characterization theory and practice, and materials design.

ME 4480 (5480). Microstructural Analysis. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: ME 4460 (5460). Techniques and applications of microstructural analysis; reflected light microscopy; metallography; electron microscopy; and fractography and failure analysis.

ME 4490 (5490). Properties and Selection of Engineering Materials.  Lec. 3. Credit 3. 
Prerequisite: ME 3010. An intermediate course in materials engineering emphasizing the interrelations among material properties, microstructure, and optimum material selection for design applications.

ME 4510 (5510). Aerodynamics. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: ME 3720. Fundamental principles and equations; thin airfoil theory, finite wings, wings in compressible flow, and aerodynamic drag.

ME 4610. Steam Power Plants. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 3220, ME 3710, and ME 3720. Fuels, coal properties, firing methods, boilers and other heat exchangers, turbine characteristics, cooling water and towers, dust collection, new developments, and plant trip.

ME 4620 (5620). Turbomachinery. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 3720. Presents a generalized description and unified theory of the design and operation of rotating machinery in which energy transfer occurs due to velocity changes; design methods for various types of turbomachines -- pumps, fans, compressors, and turbines.

ME 4630. Internal Combustion Engines. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 3220, ME 3710, and ME 3720. Ideal fuel/air cycles, heat loss, friction, combustion and detonation, carburetion and fuel injection; air flow, normal overall performance, and extreme performance.

ME 4640 (5640). Dynamics of Machinery II. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 3610. Graphical and analytical synthesis of linkage mechanisms for function generation, motion generation, and path generation. Kinetostatic analysis of linkage mechanisms; engine dynamics and balancing; and rigid-body dynamics and time response analysis.

ME 4720. Thermal Design. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 3220, ME 3710, and ME 3720. Introduction to the design of thermofluid devices and systems; general design methodology, modeling, simulation, and optimization; and heat exchangers and prime movers in systems.

ME 4730 (5730). Numerical Heat Transfer. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: ME 3710 and ME 3720. Fundamentals of numerical methods; steady and unsteady one-dimensional heat conduction; steady and unsteady multidimensional heat conduction; fully-developed duct flows; one- and two-dimensional convection heat transfer, and flow through porous media.

ME 4751. Energy Systems Laboratory. Lec. 1. Lab. 2. Credit 2.
Prerequisites: ME 3023, ME 3210, ME 3710, and ME 3720. Basic instrumentation and principles of measuring pressure, temperature, fluid velocity, and fluid flow rate; demonstrations, measurements, and evaluations of heat transfer and fluid flow processes.

ME 4810 (5810). Automatic Controls. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Corequisite:  ME 3050. Mathematical modeling of physical systems, control algorithms, stability, transient response, and frequency response.

ME (CEE) 4930 (5930). Noise Control. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: MATH 2120 and PHYS 2110. Identification and description of noise sources and noise radiation, methods of noise measurement and criteria for noise levels, principles, and techniques of noise control.

ME (ECE, CHE) 4950 (5950).  Introduction to MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS).  Lec. 3.  Credit 3.
Prerequisite:  Senior standing in engineering or consent of instructor.  Introduce the design, fabrication and performance of MEMS devices.  Topics include bulk and surface micromachining, photolithography, sensors, actuation systems, optical MEMS, and microcantilever based systems.

ME 4990. Special Problems. Credit 1 to 9 per semester. Maximum 24.
Prerequisite: Approval of department chairman. Investigation of current topics in the student's area of interest. Because of the impossibility of duplicating the conditions for a special topic, this course may not be repeated for the improvement of a grade.

Course descriptions for 6000- and 7000-level courses are contained in the Graduate Catalog.