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ME
241
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630241
Material applications throughout civilizations, materials science and engineering, classification of materials, modern material needs, relation between structure, properties and performance, atomic structure and interatomic bonding, the structure of crystalline solids, imperfections in solids, diffusion in solids, mechanical properties of engineering materials, deformation and strengthening mechanisms, mechanical failure of materials, phase diagrams, phase transformations, heat treatment processes, materials selection.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0420101,0420105
ME
259
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630259
The design process in the broad context of engineering enterprise, conceptual design including visualization, problem definition, information search, and project planning, intermediate design including modeling and simple analysis, decision making concepts, design documentation, teamwork and communication, use of computer tools in engineering design, case studies and examples from industry, engineering ethics.
(3-2-3)
Prerequisites:
0600102,0600202
Corequisites:
0600204
ME
311
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630311
Graphical, analytical and computer aided analysis and synthesis of basic mechanism, cam design, analysis and design of gears, gear trains.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600203
ME
318
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630318
Mathematical modeling and analysis of dynamic systems with mechanical, electrical and fluid elements, linearization techniques, transient and steady-state response, introduction to design and synthesis, frequency response.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0410240,0600203,0600205
ME
319
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630319
Integrated use of mechanical, electrical and computer systems for information processing and control of machines and devices, system modeling, electromechanics, sensors and actuators, signal processing and conditioning.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630318 or 0630317
ME
322
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630322
Second Law analysis of engineering systems, gas power cycles, Vapor and Combined power cycles, Refrigeration cycles, thermodynamic property relations, gas mixtures, gas vapor mixtures and air conditioning, chemical reactions.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600208
ME
325
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630325
Introduction to environmental issues related to engineering. Review of selected multilateral agreements that are directly related to refrigerants such as Montreal and Kyoto Protocol with emphasis on compliance strategies. Present available refrigerants as well as future technologies and alternatives. Management of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) programs, good practices and safety issues. Available standards in HVAC systems and the challenges in meeting efficiency targets
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600208
ME
331
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630331
Fluid Statics, introduction to fluid dynamics, conservation laws, Bernoulli equations, dimensional analysis and similitude, internal viscous flows, introduction to external flows.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0410240,0600203,0600208
ME
341
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630341
Review of the fundamentals of engineering materials including ferrous alloys, nonferrous alloys and super alloys, ceramic materials (structure, applications and processing), composites (divisions, processing, strengthening mechanisms and properties), corrosion and degradation of materials, electrical properties of materials, thermal properties of materials, magnetic properties of materials, optical properties of materials, materials selection and design considerations, economic, environmental, and societal issues in materials science and engineering.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630241
ME
351
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630351
Meaning of design, design considerations, codes and standards, economics, safety, professional ethics, stresses due to Torsion, bending and shear forces (review), stress concentration, beams with asymmetrical sections, stresses in cylinders, press and shrink fits, curved members in flexure, contact stresses, deflection and stiffness (curved members, Castigliano's theorem), buckling, statistical considerations in design, limits and fits, selection of materials in design, fracture and propagation of cracks, design with steady loading (failure criteria), design with variable loading (fatigue and endurance limit, cumulative fatigue damage).
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600203,0600204,0630241,0630259
ME
353
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630353
Principles of manufacturing processes including casting, metal forming, material removal, and joining, engineering and economic analysis of manufacturing processes.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600102,0630241
ME
361
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630361
Planning, scheduling, and control of projects using project management techniques including PERT and Gantt representations, management of organizations, goal setting, performance review and appraisals, budgeting, leadership and engineering project team building, computer applications of project management software.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
9988221
Corequisites:
0600304
ME
373
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630373
Training on the use of computer in preparation of reports and graphs. Theory and Practice of Measurement and Experimental Data Collection. Laboratory Evaluation and Demonstration of Components of the Generalized Measurement Systems and their Effects on the Final Results. Applications of Basic Methods of Data Analysis as well as Basic Instrumentation for Sensing, Conditioning and Displaying Experimental Measurements. Basic Measurements of Physical and Mechanical Properties and Basic Experiments on Motion and on Material Testing.
(0-3-1)
Prerequisites:
0600204,0600304,9988221
ME
403
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630403
Review of Newtonian Mechanics in plane motion, motion of rigid bodies in three dimensions, gyroscopic effects, principle of virtual work, D'Alembert's principle, Lagrange's equations of motion, case of impulsive forces, conservation laws, Lagrange's multipliers, variational calculus, Hamilton's principle, Hamilton's equations, Canonical transformations, The Hamilton-Jacobi equation.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0410211,0410240,0600203
ME
415
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630415
Fundamentals of vibratory linear and torsional systems, harmonically excited systems, balancing, whirling of shafts, vibration measuring instruments, transient response of dynamic systems, two degree-of-freedom systems, multi degree-of-freedom systems, introduction to continuous systems, approximate methods, vibration control.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600307,(0630318 or 0630317)
ME
416
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630416
Sound levels, effects of noise, noise control criteria, instrumentation, sources of noise, room acoustics, enclosures and barriers, acoustical materials, vibration control, malfunction diagnosis.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630415
ME
417
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630417
Components of control circuits, feedback, operation, stability, and performance characteristics, cascade and feedback compensation, pole-zero assignment, sensitivity and state- variable feedback, applications in thermal, fluid, air conditioning, automotive and machine tool systems.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630331,0630415
ME
419
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630419
Special topics to be selected by the department to reflect interests in special areas of mechanical engineering.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
Consent of the Department
ME
420
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630420
Analysis and performance characteristics of energy conversion systems, based on thermodynamics and fluid flow, fossil fuels, thermodynamics limitations, electrical energy from fossil fuels, thermodynamics limitations, electrical energy from fossil fuels, nuclear energy: fission, solar energy (collectors, photo voltaic solar cells, applications), water, wind and geothermal power (electrodynamic generators), magnetohydrodynamics.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630322
ME
421
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630421
Basic concepts of conduction, convection, and radiation, steady state, one and two dimensional heat conduction, heat transfer from extended surfaces, transient conduction, natural and forced convection with applications for external and internal flows, heat exchangers, black and gray body radiation, shape factors and radiation exchange between surfaces.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600307,0630331
ME
422
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630422
Engine overview, two and four strokes engines cycles, fuels and combustion thermochemistry, knocking, spark and compression ignition engines, turbocharging and supercharging, performance and testing, alternative fuels and fuel cells, after-treatment systems, emissions and safety, lubrication, assessments (optimization of fuel economy, energy, friction, etc.), maintenance and reliability, design of thermal systems.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630322,0630421
ME
423
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630423
Classification of partial differential equations, numerical techniques for solving fluid dynamics and heat transfer problems, finite difference, finite element, boundary element, and finite control volume methods, numerical solutions of parabolic, elliptic, and hyperbolic equations in fluid dynamics and heat transfer.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630331,0630421
ME
424
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630424
Analysis of vapor compression refrigeration systems, air conditioning systems, moist air properties and psychrometric processes, solar radiation, cooling load, space air distribution, fans selection and air duct design.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630322,0630421
ME
425
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630425
Mechanical vapor compression refrigeration cycle (single-stage and multi-stage), compressors, condensers, evaporators and metering devices, selection and balancing equipment, absorption refrigeration systems, refrigeration of foods, cold store construction and refrigeration load, refrigeration systems.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630424
ME
426
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630426
Energy conservation measures and energy auditing, energy analysis tools, indoor air quality, building envelope, efficient lighting, fenestration and shading devices, efficient HVAC systems, heat recovery systems, thermal energy storage systems, cogeneration systems, compressed air systems, water management, building energy code.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630424
ME
427
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630427
Nature and availability of solar energy, spectral distribution of solar radiation, solar angles and solar radiation on horizontal and tilted surfaces, transmission through transparent media and absorption by opaque surfaces, flat plate collectors, solar concentrates, solar water heating systems (design using f-chart method), solar cooling systems, energy storage systems, other applications.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630421
ME
428
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630428
The application of the principles of thermodynamics and transport phenomena to the analysis of power plants systems and its component: Special emphasis on the conventional steam power plants, gas turbines power plants, and co-generation power desalting plants used in Kuwait.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630322,0630421
ME
429
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630429
The application of the principles of thermodynamics and transport phenomena to the analysis of Desalination systems by distillation (evaporation and condensations) and by membrane processes with special emphasis on the Multi Stage Flash (MSF), and Reserve Osmosis Desalting methods to desalt seawater in combination, conventional steam power plants, gas turbines power plants, and co-generation Power desalting plants used in Kuwait.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630322,0630421
ME
431
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630431
Compressible Flow. Unsteady-flow problems. Kinematics of fluid flow. Boundary layer flows. Turbomachines. Fluid Power control
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630331
ME
433
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630433
An introduction to chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, reacting systems, detonation and deflagration, laminar and diffusion flames, droplet evaporation and burning, combustor applications and design considerations, pollutant emissions and control.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630322,0630421
ME
437
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630437
Propulsion. Elements of Airplane Performance and Design.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630331
ME
438
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630438
Jet Propulsion: Compressible Flow, Shock wave, Sonic, Subsonic and Supersonic speed, Rayleigh and Fanno flow. Jet Engine Components (diffuser, compressor, combustor, turbine and nozzle). Jet Engine performance: Energy and Exergy. Ramjet, turbojet, turbofan and rocket.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630322,0630331
ME
445
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630445
Review of properties of engineering materials. Structure and Deformation. Stress-strain relationships. Principles of elasticity, plasticity and viscoelasticity. Failure criteria. Fracture, fatigue and creep. Failure of machine elements.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600204,0630241
ME
446
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630446
Principles of reinforcement and matrix materials, mechanics and mechanical properties. failure analysis and strength, design with composites.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600204,0630241,0630351
ME
447
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630447
corrosion fatigue. Methods of corrosion testing.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630241,100 credits or above
ME
448
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630448
Introduction to applied elasticity, thermoelasticity, energy methods, torsion, unsymmetrical bending, failure criteria, shear center, curved beams, beams on elastic foundation, bending of plates and shells, elastic stability.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600204,0630351
ME
449
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630449
Material discontinuities, management and evaluation of non-destructive evaluation (NDE), visual inspection and basic test methods, vision and optical sensors, fundamental methods of NDE, liquid penetrant methods, magnetic particle tests, ultrasonic methods (immersion and contact), radiography inspection and other advanced methods of NDE.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630415,100 credits or above
ME
450
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630450
A system engineering approach to robotic science and technology, fundamentals of manipulators, actuators, and end effectors, kinematics, control, and programming of manipulators, along with introduction to sensing, perception, pattern recognition and computer vision.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600203,0600205,0600310,Completion of 90 credit hours
ME
451
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630451
Flywheels.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600304,0630311,0630351or 0630352,0630353
ME
455
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630455
Use of computers in modeling, simulation and design, introduction to finite element method, optimization techniques, applications in thermal, fluid and mechanical system design.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630415,0630421
Corequisites:
0630451
ME
456
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630456
Fundamentals of industrial automation, numerical control (NC) systems, part programming, robotics in manufacturing, materials handling and automated storage systems, group technology, automated identification and inspection systems, flexible manufacturing systems.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630353
ME
459
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630459
Application of design process through a team project, teams of students experience mechanical engineering design through: problem definition, developing a project plan, gathering available information, generating and evaluating alternative solutions through design analysis and synthesis, prototype construction, testing, and refinement.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600209,0630455
ME
461
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630461
Types of maintenance management, planned and scheduled maintenance, maintenance by use of computer, maintenance cost measurement techniques, sensing devices for maintenance diagnoses.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600304
ME
463
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630463
Introduction to Computational Intelligence, types of knowledge-based systems, knowledge acquisition and representation, search strategies and inference process, expert systems, neural networks, and other implementation tools of Computational Intelligence, case studies of Computational Intelligence applications such as robotics, manufacturing, and thermal sciences.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600307
ME
464
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630464
A broad study of condition monitoring of rotating and reciprocating machinery, presenting condition monitoring techniques (vibration, oil, electrical current, thermal, corrosion, manual inspection), emphasis on vibration and signal analysis, data acquisition, recording, sensing, balancing, fault diagnosis and conditioning, case studies, and applications.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630415
ME
465
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630465
Use of simulation to build, analyze, improve, implement and test systems in the service and manufacturing industries, methods for using a simulation language, introduction to statistical aspects to simulation.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600304,and Consent of Department
ME
466
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630466
Introduction to the field of failure analysis including real-world practical investigations and solutions to actual failure problems with technical products, equipment and systems, product liability issues, failure prevention techniques, remedial design, engineering ethics, the engineer as an expert witness.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630351
ME
467
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630467
The quality function in computer integrated manufacturing, in-depth analysis of control charts and other statistical process control techniques, organization and managerial aspects of quality assurance, attributes and variable acceptance sampling plans.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600304
ME
473
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630473
Experiments, analysis, and writing reports, includes experiments covering the fields of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and fluid machinery.
(0-3-1)
Prerequisites:
0630322,0630331,(0630373 or 630-372)
ME
474
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630474
Experimental techniques in the study of mechanical vibrations and dynamics of machines, analysis and discussion of experimental results in formal reports.
(0-3-1)
Prerequisites:
(0630373 or 0630372),0630415
ME
475
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630475
Experiments, analysis, and writing reports, includes experiments covering the field of heat transfer and air conditioning.
(0-3-1)
Prerequisites:
0630424
Corequisites:
0630473
ME
476
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630476
Experimental methods for system identification, control design, and analysis of controlled systems, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems are considered, calibration of sensors, analysis and discussion of experimental results in formal reports.
(0-3-1)
Corequisites:
0630417,0630474
ME
478
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630478
Vision systems, Image pre-processing, Segmentation, Shape representation and description, Object recognition, Image understanding, 3D vision, Images Transforms and Texture.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0600304,0600307
ME
479
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630479
Special topics to be selected by the department to reflect interests in special areas in mechanical engineering.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
Consent of Department,Completion of 90 Credit hours
ME
481
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630481
Mechanisms of friction, wear, and lubrication that govern interfacial behavior, applications of basic theories to solutions of friction and wear problems
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630331,0630451
ME
483
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630483
including bone, muscle, and connective tissues.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630331,0630351
ME
484
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630484
Workplace model of occupational safety, safety laws and regulations, definition of occupational injuries and diseases, measurement of hazard potential and safety performance, statistical analysis of safety, safety programs.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
Completion of 100 Credit hours
ME
485
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630485
Nuclear fission, reactor criticality, reactor power and rating, fuel consumption and burn up, fuel cycles, reactor operation and radiation shielding, conversion, and breeding, fast reactors, nuclear power plants, power generation, heat transfer in nuclear reactors, thermodynamic power cycles, economics of nuclear power plants.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630322,0630421
ME
486
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630486
Modes of heat transfer, basic design methods of heat exchangers, classification of heat exchangers, heat transfer and flow friction characteristics, compact, shell-and-tube and plate-type heat exchangers performance analysis, fouling and its effect on the life cycle analysis, maintenance methodology, flow-induced vibration and noise in heat changers.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630421
ME
487
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630487
Principles of airflow and airflow measurement techniques. Industrial process exhaust systems. Selection and design of exhaust hoods (general and specific applications). Make-up and supply air ventilation systems. Dilution ventilation systems. Selection and design of ducts, fans, stacks, and air cleaners. Monitoring and testing of ventilation systems.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630421
ME
488
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630488
systems.
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
0630421
ME
489
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630489
Thermo-Fluid Engineering
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:
Consent of Department,Completion of 90 Credit hours
ME
495
ME
Description
Course Number:
0630495
The student undertakes an independent project (theoretical and/or experimental) under the supervision of a faculty adviser. The objective is to provide the student with an opportunity to integrate and apply the knowledge gained throughout his/her course of study in an actual problem. The student must document his/her study in a technical report and give an oral presentation of the results.
(0-9-3)
Prerequisites:
Completion of 100 Credit hours