Graduate Mechanical Engineering Course Descriptions

ME 501 Basic Engineering Mechanics This course is intended to provide an introduction to engineering mechanics. Topics include Static and Dynamics, Strength of Materials, and Systems Modeling. The course will emphasize basic relationships in these areas necessary to the understanding of design and manufacturing principles as covered in ME 503.

ME 502 Introduction to Engineering Analysis Basic concepts and introduction to engineering analysis techniques in mechanical and manufacturing engineering. Topics include: applications of ordinary and partial differential equations, linear algebra and numerical analysis to mechanical and manufacturing engineering system. Prerequisite: ME 501 or equivalent.

ME 503 Principles of Mechanical Engineering This course is intended to provide non-mechanical engineering students with an understanding of the principles of mechanical design. It is given from the viewpoint that design is the central activity of the engineering profession, and it is more concerned with the introduction of mechanical engineering principles pertinent to design of products. This course presents design as an interdisciplinary activity that draws on such diverse subjects as materials selection, modeling and analysis, and manufacturing processes

ME 505-506 Theory of Performance of Propellants and Explosives I-II* These two courses will deal with the theory, performance, and life-cycle applications of propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics and advanced warhead and propulsion systems. Topics include: 1) Physical and chemical principles which govern the characteristics, performance, and design for use of energetics and advanced warhead and propulsion systems; 2) Current theory to explain stability, sensitivity, combustion, detonation, initiation, power, shaped charge effect, and flash and smoke formations; 3) calculation procedures to estimate performance of energetics and warhead and propulsion systems; 4) modern instrumentation and test procedures for material and system evaluation. First and second semesters. (At Dover, N.J.)

ME 507 Ordnance Engineering I* Program is designed to treat system engineering of military weapons from concept through development and field use; technical disciplines in explosives, chemical and atomic; propellants, interior ballistics and stresses, closed breech, recoilless and rocket weapons are studied and integrated for application to entire systems; system philosophy and application of subjects such as statistics and probability and research and development of commodity are developed. (At Dover, N.J.)

ME 508 Ordnance Engineering II* Program is designed to treat system engineering of military weapons from concept through development; exterior and terminal ballistics including drag and trajectory criteria in air, water and dense media; projectile, bomb, rocket and missile design including criteria and fundamentals of stress computations; penetration and fragmentation theory; fundamentals of design of fuses; artillery, nonrotated, time, VT and barometric fuses. (At Dover, N.J.)

ME 509 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering* Courses on special topics of current interest in Mechanical Engineering, including but not limited to, the following: Nuclear Power Engineering and Computer-Aided Building Energy Analysis. Prerequisite: approval of the Department Head.

ME 510 Steam Power Plants Analysis of thermodynamic, hydraulic, environmental and economic considerations that affect the design of modern nuclear and fossil-fueled steam power plants. Review of the Rankine cycle leading to the analysis of modern heat balances. Design considerations and performance evaluation of key components such as steam generators, condensers and circulating water systems, feedwater heaters, deaerators and main feedpumps, as well as auxiliary pumping and cleanup systems. Special topics include nuclear plant safety systems, chemical requirements, flue gas desulfurization systems and fluidized bed combustion.

ME 515 Automotive Engineering* Analysis of the automotive vehicle as an entire integrated system under highway and off-road conditions. Significant subject areas include power-train design, control and stability; suspension design, tire-road interface, soil-vehicle interface, four-wheeled, tracked and unconventional vehicles; emphasis is on design theory.

ME 520 Analysis and Design of Composites Composite material characterization; composite mechanics of plates, panels, beams, columns, and rods integrated with design procedures; analysis and design of composite structures, joining methods and procedures, introduction to manufacturing processes of filament winding, braiding, injection, compression and resin transfer molding, machining and drilling, and industrial applications.

ME 521 Nondestructive Evaluation This course will introduce principles and applications of Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) techniques which are important in design, manufacturing, and maintenance. Most commonly used methods such as ultrasonics, magnetics, radiography, penetrants, and eddy currents will be discussed. Physical concepts behind each of these methods as well as practical examples of their applications will be emphasized. Also offered as CE 530.

ME 529 Modern and Advanced Combustion Engines The internal combustion engine examined in terms of the four fundamental disciplines that determine its characteristics: 1) fluid mechanics; 2) chemistry of combustion and of exhaust emission; 3) first and second laws of thermodynamics, and 4) mechanics of reciprocating and rotary motion; high output Otto and Diesel engines for terrestrial, maritime and aerospace environments; normal and abnormal combustion; stratified charge and advanced low emission engines; hybrid and multifuel engines; Sterling and other space engines; free-piston and rotary-piston concepts and configurations.

ME 530 Introduction to Pharmeceutical Manufacturing Pharmaceutical manufacturing is vital to the success of the technical operations of a pharmaceutical company. This course is approached from the need to balance company economic considerations with the regulatory compliance requirements of safety, effectiveness, identity, strength, quality, and purity of the products manufactured for distribution and sale by the company. Overview of chemical and biotech process technology and equipment, dosage forms and finishing systems, facility engineering, health, safety, & environment concepts, and regulatory issues. Cross-listed with PME 530

ME 532 Air Pollution Principles and Control An introduction to the principles and control of air pollution, including: types and measurement of air pollution; air pollution chemistry; atmospheric dispersion modeling; compressible fluid flow; particle dynamics; ventilation systems; inertial devices; electrostatic precipitators; scrubbers; filters; absorption and adsorption; combustion; condensation. Also offered as EN 506.

ME 534 Industrial and Environmental Catalytic Processes
The basis of catalysis and catalytic processes are introduced, such as the production of a broad range of chemicals and reduction of pollutants from mobile and stationary sources. Also offered as ChE 652.

ME 535 Good Manufacturing Practice in Pharmaceutical Facilities Design Current Good Manufacturing Practice compliance issues in design of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical facilities. Issues related to process flow, material flow, and people flow, and A&E mechanical, industrial, HVAC, automation, electrical, and computer. Bio-safety levels. Developing effective written procedures, so that proper documentation can be provided, and then documenting through validation that processes with a high degree of assurance do what they are intended to do. Levels I, II, and III policies. Clinical phases I, II, III and their effect on plant design. Defending products against contamination. Building quality into products. Cross-listed with PME 535.

ME 538 Chemical Techonology Processes in API Manufacturing Bulk active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing and unit operations. Process scale-up. Transport processes, including mass, heat, and momentum transfer. Process synthesis, analysis, and design. Traditional separation processes, including distillation, evaporation, extraction, crystallization, and absorption. New separation processes, including pressure swing adsorption, molecular sieves, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, microfiltration, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, diafiltration, gas permeation, pervaporation, supercritical fluid extraction, and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Batch and continuous reactors for homogeneous, heterogeneous, catalytic, and non-catalytic reactions. Cross-listed with PME 538.

ME 540 Validation and Regulatory Affairs in Pharmeceutical Manufacturing Validation of a pharmaceutical manufacturing process is an essential requirement with respect to compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) contained within the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR). Course covers validation concepts for plant, process, cleaning, sterilization, filtration, analytical methods, and computer systems; GAMP (Good Automated Manufacturing Practice), IEEE SQAP, and new electronic requirements - 21 CFR Part 11. Master validation plan, IQ, OQ, and PQ protocols, and relationships to GMP. National (FDA) and international (EU) regulatory affairs for cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) and cGLP (current Good Laboratory Practice) requirements in development, manufacturing, and marketing. Handling the FDA inspection. Cross-listed with PME 540.

ME 543 Air-Conditioning Thermodynamic analysis of refrigeration cycles, properties of refrigerants and coolants; psychrometry; factors affecting human comfort; environmental control requirements in industrial processes; estimation of infiltration and ventilation, heat transmission coefficients, insolation; heating and cooling load on buildings; numerical methods for building energy analysis; selection of air distribution systems, ducting and fans; selection of water and steam distribution systems, piping and pumps.

ME 546 Introduction to Turbomachinery Aerodynamic and thermodynamic fundamentals applicable to turbomachinery; design configurations and types of turbomachinery; turbine, compressor and ancillary equipment kinematics, thermodynamics and performance; selection and operational problems of turbomachinery.

ME 551 Microprocessor Applications in Mechanical Engineering Introduction to basic concepts and current state-of-the-art hardware; architecture and elementary programming; instruction sets; fundamental software concepts; interfacing microprocessors to external devices; microprocessors in control systems; hands-on laboratory applications of microprocessors in mechanical engineering systems.

ME 554 Introduction to Computer-Aided Design An introduction to using a computer system to aid in engineering design, fundamental components of hardware and software; databases and database management, numerical control and computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of manufacturing system from conceptual design through quality control to final shipping is discussed. Applications include solids modeling, CAD drawing and solution using finite element method

ME 560 Total Quality Control Overview of quality aspects in industry, quality products and services, the quality function, quality costs and total quality control; review of basic statistical methods including probability functions of single and multiple random variables, statistical estimation, and tests of hypothesis, sampling, regression and correlation analysis. Introduction to statistical process control methods, control charts, pre-control, the measurement of process capability and variation; design and analysis of experiments; multi-vari charts, components search, factorial experiments, paired comparisons, variables search, scatter plots; quality in industry, management of change, quality improvement

ME 564 Principles of Optimum Design and Manufacture Application of mathematical optimization techniques, including linear and nonlinear methods, to design and manufacture of devices and systems of interest to mechanical engineers; optimization techniques include: constrained and unconstrained optimization in several variables, problems for structured multi-stage decision, and linear programming; formulation of design and manufacturing problems using computer- based methods; optimum design of parts and assemblies to minimize the cost of manufacture.

ME 566 Design for Manufacturability Processes involved in the design and development of parts and assemblies for manufacturability and functionality; characteristics and capabilities of significant manufacturing processes; principles of design for manufacturability; product planning; conceptual design; embodiment design; dimensional tolerances; optimum design of products to minimize cost of manufacture; materials specifications for ease of manufacturability and good functional results; design for ease of assembly; integrated product development; concurrent engineering practice.

ME 584 Vibration and Acoustics in Product Design Basics of concurrent design as they apply to quiet product design; vibration and acoustic characteristics in design or products and systems; source-path-receiver model for vibration and acoustics; vibration of single and two degrees of freedom models; features of continuous systems, design for low vibration and vibration control; acoustic plane and spherical waves; acoustical source models; acoustic performance descriptions; design of quiet products and systems; application of computational methods; case studies.

ME 590 Environmental Law for Practicing Engineers Review of laws regarding air, water and noise pollution. Role of engineering representing a company or public before government agencies. Permit system, implementation plans, and other legal sanction. Site studies and environmental impact statements

ME 594 Computer Methods in Mechanical Engineering Problems in mechanical engineering illustrating the application of computer methods to solve roots of algebraic and transcendental equations, system of algebraic equations, curve fitting, numerical integration and differentiation, ordinary and partial differential equations.

ME 595 Heat Exchanger Design Basic principles of heat exchanger design; types of heat exchangers, heat exchanger effectiveness; uncertainty analysis of design and operating parameters; fouling factors; heat transfer augmentation in heat exchangers, two-phase flow, boiling and condensation in heat exchangers, second law of thermodynamics for optimization of heat exchanger design; tube vibrations; codes and standards; individually supervised heat exchanger design project.

ME 596 Thermal Analysis and Design in Electronic Packaging* Introduction to electronic packaging, thermal characteristics and operating environment of electronic components, reliability; fundamental concepts and basic modes of heat transfer; contact and interface thermal resistance; convective cooling of components and systems, modeling of chips, packages, and printed circuit boards; finned array and heat sink analysis; cold plate and heat exchanger design and analysis; computer-aided design; heat pipes; liquid and immersion cooling.

ME 597 Integrated Design and Packaging of Electronic Systems* This is a multi-disciplinary course in the analysis and design of electronic systems. Topics include: introduction to conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer as applied to electronic systems; design of heat sinks for small to large frames; structural analysis including shock and vibration modeling; introduction to electromagnetic shielding; integrated product design for manufacturing, reliability and quality control.

ME 598 Introduction to Robotics Elements of a robotic/flexible automation system; overview of applications; manipulator anatomy; drive systems; end effectors; sensors; computer control: functions, levels of intelligence, motion control, programming and interfacing to sensors and actuators; applications: identification, hardware selection, work cell design, economics, case studies; design of parts and assemblies; advanced topics.

ME 601 Engineering Thermodynamics Fundamental laws of the thermodynamics of mechanical, thermal and chemical equilibrium systems; thermodynamic properties of materials including multiphase, multicomponent systems with gaseous chemical reactions; analysis of thermodynamic systems (open and closed) based primarily on the first and second laws.

ME 604 Advanced Heat Transfer Fundamental modes of heat transfer; conduction, thermal resistance, extended surface with variable cross-section area, application of analytical, numerical, and analog methods to the steady and unsteady state; convection, fluid flow and elementary boundary layer theory, dimensional analysis, forced convection for internal and external flows, natural convection, laminar and turbulent flow correlation formulas, condensation and boiling; radiation, physical foundations, radiative properties of surfaces, enclosure radiation, view factors, electrical analogy, gas radiation.

ME 605 Conduction Heat Transfer* Lumped, integral and differential formulation of general laws, statement of particular laws, initial and boundary conditions; steady one-dimensional conduction, principles of superposition; extended surfaces, power series solutions and Bessel functions, approximate solutions; steady two- and three-dimensional conduction, unsteady problems, separation of variables and orthogonal functions; steady periodic problems and complex temperature; finite difference formulation and numerical solutions; introduction to finite element formulation of conduction problems.

ME 609 Convective Heat Transfer* Place of convective heat transfer among engineering sciences, concepts related to thermodynamics, mechanics and deformable moving media. General principles: conservation of mass, balance of linear momentum, conservation of total energy, increase of entropy; formulation of parallel flows, buoyancy driven flows, thermal boundary layers, fully developed heat transfer in pipes and channels, heat transfer correlations for turbulent flows.

ME 610 Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering* Courses on advanced topics of current interest in Mechanical Engineering, including but not limited to any of the following: Steam Turbines, Random Vibrations, Stability of Nonlinear Mechanical Systems, Stress Waves in Solids, Lubrication Theory, Radiative Heat Transfer, Mechanism Design, Buckling of Metal Structures. Prerequisite: approval of the Department Head.

ME 611 Engineering Acoustics Fundamentals of wave motion, acoustical plane waves, spherical waves, transmission of sound through media, radiation of sound, acoustical source mechanisms, absorption of sound, principles of underwater acoustics, ultrasonics.

ME 612 Selected Topics in Air Pollution Technology This course will concentrate on a group of current topics on air pollution technology, for example: public health aspects of air pollution, incineration, fugitive emissions, modeling and prediction of near-field dispersion, air quality measurement, aerosols, odor control, current industrial applications and practice. The course will extend coverage of air pollution topics into additional areas not covered in conventional courses and at the same time provide flexibility for including new, timely subjects.

ME 615 Thermal Systems Design Introduction to fluid mechanics and heat transfer; design of piping systems; selection of pumps; analysis and design of heat exchangers; modeling and simulation of thermal systems; system optimization and design; case studies.

ME 617 Flame Structure and Combustion Processes* The structures of flames in a variety of practical combustion devices (e.g., coal and oil burners, reciprocating engines, etc.) are described theoretically and compared to experimental results. Based on this understanding, the basic "tradeoff" between device of efficiency and pollutant emissions is established.

ME 621 Introduction to Modern Control Engineering Introduction to state space concepts, state space description of physical systems such as electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, thermal, hydraulic, pneumatic, aerospace, etc., systems. Eigenvalues, eigenvectors and other topics in linear algebra, modal decomposition and other coordination transformations. Relationship between classical transfer function methods and modern state methods. Analysis of linear continuous and discrete time linear systems, solution by state transition matrix, controllability, observability and stability properties; synthesis of linear feedback control systems via pole assignment and stabilizability and performance index minimization. Brief introduction to optimal control, estimation and identification. (Alternate years.)

ME 622 Optimal Control and Estimation of Dynamical Systems* Introduction to vector stochastic processes; response of linear differential systems to white noise, state estimation of linear stochastic systems by Kalman Filtering, combined optimal control and estimation of continuous time Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) Regulators; optimization techniques for dynamic systems using nonlinear programming methods and variational calculus; optimal control of linear and nonlinear systems by Pontryagin's maximum principle and Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman theory of dynamic programming; computational methods in optimal control and estimation; applications to aerospace, mechanical electrical and other physical systems. Second semester. Prerequisite: ME 621 or equivalent.

ME 623 Design of Control Systems This course focuses on the application of advanced process control techniques in pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries. Among the topics considered are bioreactor and polymerization reactor modeling, biosensors, state and parameter estimation techniques, optimization of reactor productivity for batch, fed-batch and continuous operations, and expert systems approaches to monitoring and control. An overview of a complete automation project from design to start-up of a pharmaceutical plant will be discussed, including process control issues and coordination of interdisciplinary requirements and regulations. Guest speakers from local industry will present current technological trends. A background in differential equations, biochemical engineering, and basic process control is required. Also, offered as CHE 661.

ME 625 Gas Turbines* Gas turbine cycles, theoretical and practical; cycles with intercooling, recuperation and reheat; the closed cycle turbine; cycles on the H-S charts; heat exchangers; intercoolers; compressor and turbine types; turbine cooling; aircraft gas turbines; turboprops and turbojets; afterburners and wet compression for jets; industrial gas turbines; nuclear fuel applications; regulation of gas turbines.

ME 627 Turbomachines Fundamental theory of turbomachines for incompressible fluids; Euler theorem; velocity diagrams; hydraulic turbines and pumps; aerodynamic theory of turbomachines; two-dimensional and three-dimensional flow of compressible fluids; boundary layer considerations in turbomachines, loading limits and design corrections; free vortex, solid rotation, and other types of radical equilibrium; axial, radial and mixed flow machines; transonic and supersonic compressors; similarity laws; characteristic curves; off design conditions and regulation.

ME 631 Mechanical Vibrations I Vibration of linear system with one degree of freedom; multidegree of freedom systems; vibration control; Lagrange's equation; theory of small vibrations; matrix methods; normal coordinates; approximate methods of Holzer and Rayleigh-Stodola.

ME 632 Mechanical Vibrations II Vibration of continuous systems; theory and application using finite element method; nonlinear systems; transient response, shock and impact phenomena; random vibrations.

ME 635 Simulation and Modeling This course emphaasizes the development of modeling and simulation concepts and analysis skills necessary to design, program, implement, and use computers to solve complex systems/products analysis problems. The key emphasis is on problem formulation, model building, data analysis, solution techniqeus, and evaluation of alternative designs/processes in complex systems/product. Overview of modeling techniques and methods used in decision analysis, including multi-attribute unity models, decision trees, and optimization methods are discussed. Also offered as IPD 611 and SYS 611.

ME 636 Project Management and Organizational Design This project-based course exposes students to tools and methodologies useful for forming and managing an effective engineering desiggn team in a business environment. Topis covered will include: personnality profiles for creating teams with balanced diversity; computational tools for project coordination and management; real-time electronic documentation as a critical design process variable; and methods for refining project requirements to ensure that the team addresses the right problem with the right solution. Also offered as IP612 and SYS612

ME 641 Engineering Analysis I Introduction to the application of engineering analysis techniques and mathematical principles of mechanical engineering. In addition, to analytical and computational techniques case studies and project-based examples will be given.

ME 642 Engineering Analysis II Topics included are applications of complex variables, linear algebra, ordinary and partial differential equations, numerical analysis and other mathematical methods applied to mechanical engineering. Prerequisites: Degree in Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent.

ME 644 Computer Integrated Design and Manufacturing Fundamentals of Computer-Integrated Design and Manufacturing addresses design and manufacturing as a global closed-loop system comprising four major functions: marketing, part design, process specifications, and production. The emphasis of this course is on the computer integration of the islands of automation created by isolated computerized systems within these major functions in an enterprise.

ME 645 Production Systems Introduction to the design and control of production systems using mathematical, computational and other modern techniques. Topics that will be investigated include forecasting, inventory systems, aggregate production planning, material requirements planning, project planning, job sequencing, operations scheduling and reliability, in addition to capacity, flexibility and economic analysis of flexible manufacturing systems.

ME 648 Mechanics of Continuous Media* A basically physical approach to the study of continuum mechanics; Cartesian tensor notation, the concepts of stress, deformation and flow in continuous media; conservation equations and constitutive relations developed and used to establish mathematical models for the deformation of elastic, plastic and viscoelastic solids; the flow of Newtonian, and non-Newtonian fluids.

ME 651 Analytic Dynamics Fundamentals of Newtonian mechanics; principle of virtual work; D'Alembert's Principle; Hamilton's Principle; Lagrange's equations; Hamilton's equations; motion relative to moving reference frames; rigid-body dynamics; Hamilton-Jacobi equation; applications.

ME 652 Advanced Manufacturing This course is intended to give the student an in depth appreciation of contemporary and emerging manufacturing methods in use in a wide variety of durable and consumable goods industries. The initial emphasis will be on the mechanics of material removal/material flows and processing. Next, contemporary net-shape composite manufacturing processing techniques, equipment and testing methods will be presented and demonstrated whenever possible. The course will conclude with hands-on manufacturing projects accomplished in teams, focusing on the study of the field of manufacturing processes from a mechanical engineering design standpoint. Topics will include optimum mechanical design for cost, weight, stress, energy, and tolerances.

ME 654 Advanced Robotics* Robot path control, dynamics of robot systems, mechanical drive systems; microcomputers, computational architectures, digital control of manipulators; sensors, force and compliance control, vision systems, tactile sensing, range finding and navigation; intelligence and task planning. Prerequisite: ME 598 or equivalent.

ME 658 Advanced Mechanics of Solids Torsion, bending, and shear of beams with solid or thin-walled sections; curved beams; shrink fits, pressure vessels, spinning discs; experimental techniques, strain rosettes; buckling of bars, beams, rings, boiler tubes; thermal stress problems; introduction to theory of elasticity.

ME 659 Advanced Structural Design This course deals with methodologies for designing modern structures and other performance-driven products. The course entails aspects of computer aided engineering (CAE), integration of CAE and Design, methodologies for failure and stability analysis, designing with anisotropic materials such as composites, modeling process-material-performance relationships and the use of such models in design, multi-disciplinary design optimization, and integrated product design automation.

ME 661 Advanced Stress Analysis* Stress analysis of axisymmetric bodies; beams on elastic foundations; introduction to plate theory, and fracture mechanics; plasticity; creep and fatigue of engineering materials. Prerequisite: ME 658 or its equivalent.

ME 663 Finite-Element Methods Development of the fundamental equations of finite-element theory, using the matrix displacement approach. Detailed case studies of one-dimensional (truss and beam), two-dimensional (plane stress/strain and axisymmetric solid), k and plate-bending elements are explained. Applications include interactive model building, and solution.

ME 664 Special Topics in Applied Finite-Element Methods* This course covers the development and application of finite-element theory to (1) fluid structure interaction, (2) large deformations of incompressible material, (3) electromechanical coupling problems, and (4) nonlinear heat transfer with phase change. Prerequisite: ME 663 or equivalent.

ME 665 Advanced Product Development This course addresses methodologies and tools to define product development phases and also provides experience working in teams to design high-quality competitive products. Primary goals are to improve ability to reason about design, material and process alternatives and apply modeling techniques appropriate for different development phases as well as development of competitive product design and plans for its manufacture along with facilities layout simulation, testing, and service. Topics covered are: user requirements gathering, quality function deployment (QFD), design for assembly, design for materials and manufacturing processes, optimizing the design for cost and producibility, manufacturing process specifications and planning, process control and optimization, SPC and six sigma process, tolerance analysis, flexible manufacturing, product testing, and rapid prototyping.

ME 668 Engineering Fracture Mechanics* Fracture energy, linear elastic fracture mechanics, stress intensity factor, crack opening displacement (COD), fracture mechanics in design, elastic plastic fracture mechanics, numerical methods in fracture mechanics, introduction to fatigue, fatigue crack initiation, fatigue crack propagation. Prerequisite: ME 658 or equivalent.

ME 669 Theory of Plasticity* Fundamentals of elasticity and plasticity, yield criteria, plastic stress-strain relations, theories of work hardening. Extremum principles. Application to problems of bending, torsion, plane stress and plane strain. Slip line and limit analysis. Prerequisite: ME 658 or the consent of the instructor.

ME 673 Aeroelasticity* Review of two-dimensional thin airfoil theory, thin air foils in unsteady motion, transient harmonic time dependence; fundamentals of vibration of continuous and lumped systems; aeroelastic vibrations, single degree of freedom flutter, stall flutter, coupled bending-torsion flutter; multiple degrees of freedom, cascades, turbomachines.

ME 674 Fluid Dynamics Stress in a continuum; kinematics of fluid motion; rate of strain and vorticity; relation between stress and rate of strain; the Navier-Stokes equations; inviscid flow; stream function, velocity potential and circulation; Kelvin and Helmholtz theorems; two- dimensional incompressible flows; the Kuta-Joukowski theorem; introduction to compressible flows, boundary layers and drag on bodies. Prerequisite: ME 641 or equivalent.

ME 675 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer* Computational techniques for solving problems in fluid flow and heat transfer; review of governing equations for fluid flow, special topics in numerical analysis, algorithms for incompressible flow, treatment of complicated geometrical constraints. 2.5 credits. Prerequisites: ME 594 and ME 674 or the equivalent.

ME 678 Viscous and Turbulent Flows* Fundamental equations of viscous flow; solutions of the Newtonian viscous flow equations; laminar boundary layers; stability of laminar flows; fluid turbulence and approximate solutions.

ME 679 Mechanics of Compressible Fluids* Pressure wave propagation; one-dimensional flow; isentropic flow, adiabatic flow, diabatic flow, real and ideal flow in nozzles and diffusers; normal shock, Rankine-Hugoniot relation; flow in constant area ducts with friction; flow in ducts with heating and cooling; Fanno, Rayleigh and Busemann lines; generalized one-dimensional continuous flow; unsteady one-dimensional flow; method of characteristics.

ME 684 Multiphase Flows * Fundamental principles of two-phase gas-liquid flow and associated heat transfer as applied to power, chemical, petrochemical, and process industries; topics include: flow patterns, homogeneous and separated flow models, two-phase pressure drops, drift-flux model, critical flow, flooding, nucleation theory, pool and flow boiling, critical heat flux, post-critical heat flux, heat transfer, condensation, and thermal-hydraulic instabilities. Prerequisites: ME 601 and ME 674.

ME 700 Seminar in Mechanical Engineering* Presentations and discussions by advanced graduate students on selected topics. No credit, pass/fail.

ME 800 Special Problems in Mechanical Engineering 3 credits for the degree of Master of Engineering (Mechanical).

ME 801 Special Problems in Mechanical Engineering 3 credits for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

ME 802 Special Problems in Mechanical Engineering 3 credits for the degree of Mechanical Engineer.

ME 900 Thesis in Mechanical Engineering For the degree of Master of Engineering (Mechanical). Six credits with advisor approval.

ME 950 Mechanical Engineering Design Project Design project for the degree of Mechanical Engineer. 12 credits with advisor approval.

ME 960 Research in Mechanical Engineering Original work, which may serve as the basis for the dissertation, required for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Hours and credits to be arranged.