College of Engineering and Computer Science
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSES (ENME)
304 Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
A continuation of ENGR 303 (Thermodynamics) with an emphasis on mechanical engineering applications that involve energy (availability), power and refrigeration cycles, gas-vapor mixtures (psychometrics), and chemically reacting gases (combustion). Spring semester. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: ENGR 303 with grade of C or better.
309 Heat and Mass Transfer (3)
Fundamental principles of heat, mass, and momentum transfer; application to macroscopic systems. Special emphasis on heat transfer by conduction and convection; analogy between heat and mass transfer. Design experience included. Spring semester. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 303, 307 with grades of C or better.
347 Mechanical Engineering Experimentation (2)
A course in the study of general characteristics of mechanical measurement systems; the study of electrical signals, computerized data acquisition systems, discrete sampling and time-varying signal analysis, statistical and uncertainty analysis of data; and the study of various sensing devices for solid-mechanical quantities, pressure, temperature, humidity, and flow. Fall and Spring semesters. Lecture 2 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 303, 307, 308, 222 with a grade of C or better. Corequisites: ENME 304, 309, 348.
348 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery I (3)
Mobility analysis of planar mechanisms, the study of displacement, velocity and acceleration of planar mechanisms; the analysis and synthesis of various followers and plate cams; the analysis of spur, helical, bevel and worm gear systems with an introduction to simple and compound gear trains. Spring semester. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 248 with grade of C or better, Mathematics 255.
440 Advanced Fluid Dynamics (3)
Principles of continuity, momentum, and energy applied to flow measurements, turbomachinery, open channel flow, compressible flow, and computational fluid mechanics using text and/or supplemental software. Fall semester. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 303, 307 308 with grades of C or better.
441 Energy Conversion (3)
Broad based energy conversion as applied to steam power, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, and nuclear power systems with combustion analysis using appropriate computer software for analyzing equilibrium combustion products. Design experience. Spring semester. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 303, 307, 308, ENME 304, 309 with grades of C or better.
442 Machine Design (3)
The analysis of design of machine elements including fatigue-failure analysis of shafts, springs, screws, brakes, clutches, chains, belts, welds, and rivets, lubrication of journals, ball and roller bearings, and spur, helical, bevel, and worm gears. Design experience included. Spring semester. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 246, 248, ENME 348 with grades of C or better.
443 Thermal Component Design (3)
Design of individual components of thermal systems. Economic tradeoffs in sizing, choice of materials, number of passes, and other design criteria. Examples of heat exchangers, refrigerators, steam cycle components, and modern innovative concepts. Design experience included. Spring semester. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 307, 308, ENME 304, 309 with grades of C or better.
445 Mechanical Vibrations (3)
Free and forced vibrations of damped and undamped systems; single and multiple degrees of freedom using lumped parameter analysis. Matrix rotation: sweeping and rotation techniques. Design experience included. Spring semester. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 248, ENME 348 with grades of C or better, Mathematics 245, 255.
446 Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3)
Statically indeterminate structures; introduction to theory of elasticity; special topics in mechanics of materials. Design experience included. Fall semester. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 246 with grade of C or better; Mathematics 245, 255.
447 Mechanical Engineering Experimentation Laboratory (2)
The laboratory will provide experiences with instrumentation and data acquisition required for measuring temperature, pressure, liquid and gas flow rates, rotational speed, strain, displacement, velocity, acceleration, and combustion products. Design project is included. Fall and Spring semesters. Laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 222,303, 307, 308, ENME 304, 309, 347, 348 with grades of C or better. Corequisites: ENME 441 (for energy systems), or ENME 445 or 448 (for mechanical systems).
448 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery II (3)
The study of compound and planetary gear trains and transmissions; static force analysis of mechanisms; dynamic force analysis of mechanism; balancing of rotating systems; dynamics of reciprocating engines, cam dynamics & vibration; analytic synthesis of linkage; introduction to robotics. Spring semester. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 348 with grade of C or better, Mathematics 255.
450 Mechanical Engineering Design Project (3)
Capstone mechanical engineering design experience; design of a thermal and/or mechanical system; consideration of engineering standards and realistic constraints that include most of the following considerations: economic, environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health and safety, social, and political; application of the design process; oral presentations and written design report required. Spring semester. Lecture 2 hours, design lab 2 hours. Prerequisite: ENGR 385. Prerequisites or Corequisites: ENME 442, 443 and 447.
497r Research (1-4)
On demand.
498r Individual Studies (1-4)
On demand.
499r Group Studies (1-4)
On demand.
