2002-2003 Academic Catalog

95 Engineering School of Engineering, Nursing, and Science properties. Applications to solar energy engineering and design problems. Prerequisite: EGME-3150 Heat Transfer. EGME-4250 Propulsion 2 hours Introduction to the principles of thrust production, compressible flow of gases, thermodynamics of jet propulsion systems, and parametric performance analysis of jet engines. Prerequisites: EGME-3110 Thermodynamics; EGME-3210 Fluid Mechanics. EGME-4270 Compressible Fluid Flow 2 hours Introduction to the compressible flow of gases in engineering systems; isentropic flow in variable-area passages, shock and expansion waves, and flow with wall friction and heat transfer. Prerequisites: EGME-2050 Computational Methods; EGME-3110 Thermodynamics; EGME-3210 Fluid Mechanics. EGME-4410 Introduction to Fracture Mechanics 3 hours Introduction to failure modes caused by static and dynamic loading, brittle fracture criteria, elastic behavior, stress fields around cracks, fatigue failure, stress corrosion cracking, and strain hardening mechanisms. Prerequisite: EGME-2410 Properties of Engineering Materials. EGME-4530 Advanced Mechanics of Materials -Fa 3 hours Advanced treatment of stress and strain including coordinate transformations, the eigenvalue problem, Mohr’s circle and linear constitutive equations. Failure theories and energy methods including Castigliano’s theorems are studied; applications to classical topics including analysis of beams with non- symmetrical sections, non-circular torsion, thin-wall beams, and beams on elastic foundations. Prerequisite: EGME-2530 Statics and Mechanics of Materials. EGME-4610 Dynamics of Machines 3 hours Dynamic analysis of machines and mechanisms; Newton’s laws of motion, energy methods, force analysis, shaking forces, static and dynamic balancing, engine dynamics, multi-cylinder engines, and cam dynamics. Prerequisite: EGME-3610 Kinematics and Design of Machines. EGME-4660 Principles of Automatic Controls -Fa 3 hours Introduction to theoretical and experimental analysis of classical analog feedback control systems with emphasis on modeling, transfer function formulation, frequency response, root locus, Bodé plots, stability, and compensator design. Three lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory or recitation per week; design project required. Prerequisite: EGEE-2050 Circuits and Instrumentation. (Fee: $100) EGME-4710 Vibrations 3 hours Free and forced vibrations of mechanical systems having lumped mass and elasticity, single and multiple degree-of- freedom systems, matrix formulation, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Laplace Transform, dissipative systems, introduction to random, continuous, nonlinear vibrations, and engineering applications. Prerequisite: EGME-2630 Dynamics. (Fee: $15) EGME-4720 Vibrations Lab 1 hour Laboratory experiments to demonstrate and support EGME- 4710 Vibrations; function and calibration of instrumentation and motion detection transducers, measurement of the frequency response and impulse response function, electrodynamic shakers, instrumentation, Fast Fourier Transform, spectral analysis, and experience using a commercial FFT analyzer. One two-hour laboratory per week. (Fee: $100) EGME-4750 Random Vibrations and Signature Analysis 3 hours Introduction to vibration analysis of discrete and continuous systems to random excitation, harmonic vibration, transient response, convolution integral, Laplace and Fourier Transform, Discrete Fourier Transform, Fast Fourier Transform, random variables, coherence, correlation, auto- and cross-correlation, power spectral density, transfer function, and model analysis; experience using a commercial FFT analyzer and Model Analysis software. Design project required. Prerequisite: EGME- 4710 Vibrations. (Fee: $100) EGME-4810 Mechanical Engineering Senior Design I -Fa 3 hours This is the senior capstone design project for mechanical engineers. Student teams work independently on a design project to find a solution consistent with stated specifications using principles studied in previous courses. Work in this semester emphasizes proposal writing, background research, and preliminary design. Students prepare a proposal and give a mid-term design review and end-of-semester oral and written presentation. Projects are advised by a faculty committee and includes weekly meetings and written progress reports with the project faculty advisor. Prerequisites: EGME-3850 Mechanical Design; EGME-3610 Kinematics and Design of Machines; EGME- 3150 Heat Transfer; EGME-3020 Mechanical Engineering Lab II; and senior status. (Fee: $100) EGME-4820 Mechanical Engineering Senior Design II -Sp 3 hours A continuation of EGME-4810 emphasizing detailed design, prototyping, troubleshooting, design modifications, project completion, reporting and oral presentation. Students attend weekly meetings and submit written progress reports to the project faculty advisor and give a mid-term design review and end-of-semester oral and written presentations. Prerequisite: EGME-4810 Mechanical Engineering Senior Design I. (Fee: $100) EGME-4950 Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering 1-3 hours Selected topics in mechanical engineering at the 4000-level that expand the depth of existing 3000- and 4000-level courses or expose the students to advanced concepts not taught in other courses. Topics may be proposed by the engineering faculty or students. Prerequisite: instructor’s permission. Competition against other schools provides opportunities for engineering students to demonstrate their skills by designing and building a vehicle.