Courses Programs - Thayer School of Engineering - Dartmouth ...

graduate courses
ENGS 220 Electromagnetic Wave Theory
Not offered 2010–2011
Continuation of ENGS 120, with emphasis on fundamentals of propagation and
radiation of electromagnetic waves and their interaction with material boundaries.
Selected topics include propagation in homogeneous and inhomogeneous media,
including anisotropic media; reflection, transmission, guidance and resonance;
radiation fields and antennas; diffraction theory; and scattering.
Prerequisites: ENGS 100 and ENGS 120, or permission of instructor
ENGG 230 Fatigue and Fracture
(Can be used by undergraduates for A.B. course count only)
Not offered 2010–2011
A study of the fracture and fatigue behavior of a wide range of engineering materials
(metals, ceramics, polymers, biological materials, and composites). Topics include
work of fracture, fracture mechanics (linear elastic, elastic-plastic and plastic), fracture
toughness measurements, crack stability, slow crack growth, environmentally assisted
cracking, fatigue phenomenology, the Paris Law and derivatives, crack closure, residual
stress effects, and random loading effects. These topics will be presented in the
context of designing to avoid fracture and fatigue.
Prerequisite: ENGS 130 or permission of instructor
ENGG 240 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery
(Can be used by undergraduates for A.B. course count only)
Not offered 2010–2011
A study of kinematics, dynamics, and vibrations of mechanical components. Topics
will include kinematic analysis and synthesis of mechanisms, with applications to
linkages, cams, gears, etc.; dynamics of reciprocating and rotating machinery; and
mechanical vibrations. Computer-aided design and analysis of kinematic and kinetic
models.
Prerequisite: ENGS 140
ENGS 250 Turbulence in Fluids
Not offered 2010–2011
An introduction to the statistical theory of turbulence for students interested in
research in turbulence or geophysical fluid dynamics. Topics to be covered include
the statistical properties of turbulence; kinematics of homogeneous turbulence, phenomenological
theories of turbulence; waves, instabilities, chaos and the transition
to turbulence; analytic theories and the closure problem; diffusion of passive scalars;
and convective transport.
Prerequisite: ENGS 150 or equivalent
ENGG 261 Biomass Energy Systems
Offered alternate years: 11S: arrange
A consideration of utilizing plant biomass to produce energy (fuels and electrical
power) as well as complementary coproducts. Technical aspects will be considered
with respect to biomass production and logistics, pretreatment, hydrolysis, fermentation,
product recovery, and thermochemical processing. Design of integrated processes
will also be addressed. Evaluation of biomass energy systems will be considered from
economic, environmental, and resource perspectives.
Prerequisites: ENGS 157, ENGS 161, and permission of instructor
Instructors: Lynd, Laser
ENGG 296 Graduate Research (1 credit)
ENGG 297 Graduate Research (2 credits)
ENGG 298 Graduate Research (3 credits)
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