ACADEMIC CATALOG - Purdue University Calumet

ME - Mechanical Engineering
ME 114 ENGINEERING DRAWING
(Class 1, Lab. 2, Cr. 2)
A technical drawing course covering geometric constructions
pictorial and multiview drawing, sections, graphical vector
solutions, dimensioning, detail and assembly drawings.
Development of free hand sketching techniques as well
as use of drafting instruments.
ME 271 BASIC MECHANICS I (STATICS)
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 163 and MA 164 and PHYS 152 Co-requisite: MA 261
Review of vector algebra and equilibrium. Hydrostatics,
virtual work, static stability, friction. First and second
moments of areas, volumes, and masses, center of gravity. A
minimum grade of C is required for the course prerequisites.
ME 275 BASIC MECHANICS II (DYNAMICS)
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 261 and ME 271
Fundamental concepts, kinematics, translation and rotation.
Kinetics impulse, momentum, work, energy. Rectilinear and
curvilinear translation of point masses. Plane motion of rigid
bodies and vibration.
ME 291 INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE I
For co-operative engineering students only
Practice in industry and comprehensive written report of this practice.
ME 292 INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE II
For co-operative engineering students only.
Practice in industry and comprehensive written report of this practice.
ME 320 KINEMATIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
(Class 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: ME 275
Graphical, analytical, and computer techniques for analyzing
displacements, velocities, and accelerations in mechanisms.
Analysis and design of linkages, cams and gears. Laboratory
projects include analysis, design, construction, and evaluation
of mechanisms.
ME 325 DYNAMICS OF PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: ECE 201 and ME 275
Development and solution of linear models; translational and
rotational mechanical systems, electrical systems, electromechanical
systems, thermal systems, hydraulic systems. The
Laplace transform, transfer functions, and Bode plots, state
variable representation and solutions. Computer analysis and
simulation.
ME 345 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTATION
(Class 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: CE 273 and ME 325
Mechanical measurements and methods of experimentation.
Calibration standards, statistical replication and error minimization,
transducers and instrumentation, dimensional analysis and
the design of an experiment. Laboratory experiments will
require formal reports and will deal with displacements, velocities,
pressures, and elastics strains.
ME 393 INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE III
For co-operative engineering students only.
Practice in industry and comprehensive written report of this practice.
ME 305 GENERAL THERMODYNAMICS I
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 261
Properties of pure substances, work and heat, first and second
laws of thermodynamics, entropy, irreversibility and availability,
power and refrigeration cycles, thermodynamic relations.
ME 306 GENERAL THERMODYNAMICS II
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: ME 305
Thermodynamic relations. Power and refrigeration cycles,
methods of thermodynamic analysis, technical thermodynamics
and design, energy conversion. Thermodynamics of combustion
processes and equilibrium.
ME 311 ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Introduction of principles of engineering project management
and techniques. Topics include technical feasibility studies,
project specifications, scheduling, validation, lifecycle costing,
and economic analysis. The focus is on managing an
engineering project through scheduling, budgeting, resource
management, execution and control.
ME 312 FLUID MECHANICS
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 264 and ME 275
Continuum, velocity field, fluid statics, basic conservation
laws for systems and control volumes, dimensional analysis,
Euler and Bernoulli equations, viscous flows, boundary layer
flow in channels and around submerged bodies, one-dimensional
gas dynamics.
ME 313 FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY
(Lab. 3, Cr. 1)
Pre or Co-requisite: ME 312
Introduction to fluid mechanics laboratory, experiments on
flow patterns, velocity profile in an air pipe, wind tunnel calibration,
draining of a tank, pipe friction, boundary layer studies,
falling ball experiments, and viscosity measurements.
ME 394 INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE IV
For co-operative engineering students only.
Practice in industry and comprehensive written report of this practice.
ME 395 INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE V
For co-operative engineering students only.
Practice in industry and comprehensive written report of this practice.
ME 416 HEAT TRANSFER
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: ME 305 and ME 312 and ME 313Co-requisite: ME 417
Steady state and transient heat transfer by conduction,
laminar and turbulent convection, firm condensation and
boiling, and by radiation. Combined heat and mass transfer
by diffusion and convection. The analysis and design of
heat exchangers for process heat transfer.
ME 417 HEAT TRANSFER LAB
(Lab. 3, Cr. 1)
Pre or Co-requisite: ME 416
Heat transmission laboratory with measurements of temperature
and flows. Experiments include temperature profiles in
solids, thermal conductivity, radiation, and the determination
of various heat and mass transfer coefficients.
ME 426 HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING ANALYSIS
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: ME 416
Psychometrics, air conditioning systems, equipment selection,
duct design and piping design. Heating and cooling
loads, solar radiation and heat transmission in buildings.
Heat pumps. Application of air conditioning to residences,
computer rooms, light commercial and high-rise buildings.
ME 429 SENIOR ENGINEERING DESIGN I
The senior engineering design courses I and II constitute a
two semester sequence of an interdisciplinary activity. The
objective of these courses is to provide engineering students
with supervised experience in the process and practice of
engineering design. Projects are chosen by the students or
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