courses of instruction - Lafayette College

with special emphasis on heat exchanger
design, boiling and condensing phenome
na, and the transport and storage of cryo
genic liquids. Prerequisite: ME 470. Staff
486. Compressible Flow. A study of the
behavior of compressible fluids including
isentropic flow, Fanno and Rayleigh pro
cesses, normal and two-dimensional shock
waves, and application to selected prob
lems in modern high speed flows. Prereq
uisites: ME 350, 362. Staff
487. Principles of Thermal Design. The
study of the principles of thermal design
by synthesizing the fundamental subjects
of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and
heat transfer. The course emphasizes the
principles of design methodology includ
ing optimization, search methods and
dynamic programming, and modeling
and simulation of thermal equipment and
systems. A design project is carried out.
Prerequisites: ME 362,470. Staff
488. Robotics. A course to acquaint stu
dents with the fundamentals of robotics
and related automation technologies.
Emphasis placed upon robot mechanics,
work cell design, manufacturing applica
tions, and programming and control.
Prerequisite: ME 361. Staff
491. Design and Analysis of Pressure
Components. Application of mechanical
design and analysis techniques to pressure
vessels and piping. The determination of
pressure component stresses and choice of
design and construction features are
related to component performance and
economics. Prerequisites: ME 353, 371.
Staff
493. Computational Methods of Engineer
ing Analysis. Provides engineering students
with a broad background in numerical
methods as well as with hands-on experi
ence in selecting computational tools. The
emphasis is on numerical solution of engi
neering problems using standard software
libraries, user generated codes, and standard
methods of numerical analysis. Prerequisite:
Mathematics 264. Staff
ENGINEERING/MECHANICAL
494. Failure Modes of Engineering Mate
rials. Discussion of various material failure
modes with emphasis on understanding
how to design components to avoid failure.
Failure modes covered include deforma
tion, fatigue, fracture, creep, and corrosion.
Other topics covered include Weibull analy
sis, Non-Destructive Testing (NOT), and
Failure Modes and Effects analysis (FMEA).
Extensive use is made of case studies.
Prerequisites: ES 230, and either ME 371
or permission of instructor. Staff
390,391. Independent Study or Research.
An opportunity for selected students to un
dertake independent study or research
projects during the junior and/or senior
year. Projects are selected based on the
background and interests of the student.
Each student is required to submit a paper
embodying the results of the study or re
search. The proposal for this work is sub
mitted to a faculty member who serves as
the adviser and to the department head
for approval. Hours arranged. S taff
395,396. Special Topics. This course con
siders recent advances and/or subjects of
current interest to students and members
of the staff. The special topic(s) for a given
semester will be announced prior to regis
tration. Staff
495,496. Thesis. This program is de
signed in accordance with the honors pro
gram of the College. Enrollment is limited
to seniors in Mechanical Engineering. S taff
ENGLISH
Professor Van Dyke, Head; Professor Woolley,
Associate Head; Professors Blake, D . R.
Johnson, Schlueter, Upton; Associate
Professors Byrd, Donahue, J. J. Martin, Walls,
Washington, West/all; Assistant Professors
Cefalu, Falbo, Rotella, Smith; Director of
Theater/Lecturer O'Neill; College Writing
Program Associate/Lecturer Tniten; College
Writing Program Coordinator Seetch
With its focus on reading and writing, in
quiry and insight, English is an ideal ma-
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