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for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering
and Industrial Engineering
COURSES
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
1. Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (1)
Introduction to engineering design; case studies in mechanical
engineering; problem-solving using the engineering approach; introduction
to engineering code of ethics, mechanical engineering profession,
and career opportunities.
26. Engineering Graphics (3)
Basic computer literacy required. Principles of orthographic projection,
dimensioning, and descriptive geometry. Applications to the solution
of engineering problems including the use of interactive computer
graphics. (Two 3-hour lecture labs) (CAN ENGR 2)
29. Engineering Mechanics (3)
(Same as CE 29.) Prerequisites: MATH 77 (or concurrently); PHYS
4A. Not open to mechanical or civil engineering majors. Study
of fundamental principles of statics and dynamics by scalar and
vector methods.
31. Engineering Materials (3)
Prerequisites: CHEM 1A, PHYS 4A. Fundamental nature and properties
of engineering materials; structure of matter and its effect on
mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and thermal properties. (CAN
ENGR 4)
32. Engineering Materials Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: ME 31 or concurrently. Application of experimental
methods to engineering materials. Study of stress and strain in
metals; fatigue; hardness; toughness. (3 lab hours)
112. Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (3)
Prerequisite: CE 20. Development of principles of kinematics and
kinetics in engineering.
116. Fluid Mechanics (3)
Prerequisites: CHEM 1A; ME 29 or CE 29 or ME 112 (or concurrently).
Fundamentals of fluid mechanics as applied to engineering problems.
118. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (1)
Prerequisites: IE 182W, ME 116 (or concurrently). Applications
of experimental methods used in engineering practice to fluid
systems. (One 3-hour lab)
134. Dynamics in Machine Design (3)
Prerequisites: ME 26, 112, CE 121 (or concurrently); MATH 81.
Analytical, graphical, and computer solutions applied to design
problems of machinery, mechanisms, and gears. Both closed- and
open-ended homework problems plus a design project and report
are required. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
136. Thermodynamics (3)
Prerequisites: CHEM 1A; ME 29 or CE 29 or ME 112 (or concurrently).
Fundamentals of thermodynamics and heat transfer as applied to
engineering problems.
137. Turbomachinery (3)
Prerequisites: ME 118 and 136. Applications of fluid mechanics
and thermodynamics and rotor -fluid energy interchange. Steady
flow problems of pumps, compressors, and turbines with incompressible
and compressible fluids. Both closed- and open-ended homework
problems.
140. Advanced Engineering Analysis (3)
Prerequisites: MATH 81, ECE 70, ME 112 (or concurrently), ME 116
(or concurrently), ME 136 (or concurrently). Development of the
finite element method of engineering analysis; specific applications
to heat flow, fluid flow, vibrations in mechanical systems, and
stresses in mechanical component design using appropriate numerical
techniques, closed-form solutions of partial differential equations
and the digital computer.
142. Mechanical Vibration (3)
Prerequisites: ME 112, CE 121. Mathematical and physical basis
of vibration theory with applications to engineering analysis
and design. Includes transient and steady state phenomena, distributed
and lumped parameter systems, coupled systems, and computer solutions.
143. Mechanical Design Laboratory (2)
Prerequisites: CE 121, IE 182W, ME 134. Application of theory
and techniques of experimental stress analysis to the design of
machine components, mechanical structures, and dynamic transducers.
Group-design teams design and test a mechanical device or structure
to simulate real-life client -engineer relationships. A final
project report and an oral presentation are required. (1 lecture,
3 lab hours)
144. Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3)
Prerequisites: CE 121, ECE 70, MATH 81. Advanced topics in mechanics
of materials.
145. Heat and Mass Transfer (3)
Prerequisites: ECE 70, MATH 81, ME 116, 136, 140. Analytical,
numerical, and electrical analogy methods are used to solve a
variety of heat transfer and mass transfer problems. Advanced
topics in radiation, boundary layer flow, and heat exchanger design.
146. Air Conditioning (3)
Prerequisites: ME 116, 136. Theory and practice in air conditioning
including psychrometrics, load estimating, heating and cooling
systems, fluid design and controls.
154. Design of Machine Elements (3)
Prerequisites: IE 90; ME 134, 144. Design of machine elements
and components using theory learned in prerequisite courses. Both
individual and team-type open-ended design projects are required.
Use of computers for design is required. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
155. Elements of Systems Design (3)
Prerequisites: ME 154 (or concurrently), senior standing. Introduction
to the concepts and practice of the design of engineering systems.
Students are required to complete preliminary designs of specified
engineering systems. Experience in design is gained through setting
specifications, innovation, design optimization, and social and
economic aspects.
156. Advanced Thermodynamics -- Fluid Mechanics (3)
Prerequisites: ME 116, 136. Advanced topics in thermodynamics
and fluid mechanics including analysis of solar and nuclear systems
as applied to engineer ing problems.
158. Energy Systems Laboratory (2)
Prerequisites: ME 118, 145, 156; IE 182W. Design of experiments
to evaluate and/or simulate energy systems. Selection and calibration
of instruments. Computer-aided data acquisition and data processing.
Group projects and technical reports. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
162. Computer-Aided Design (3)
Prerequisites: ME 26, 140. Survey of computer applications for
design, analysis of mechanical systems, and manufacturing of mechanical
components. Typical programming language software packages used
in industry (CAD/CAM and FEA) will be introduced.
164. Machine Design (3)
Prerequisites: ME 116, 136, 154, 155; IE 182W, 160 (or concurrently).
Open-ended design problems of complete machine systems. Integration
of prereq uisite course material into final design project. Satisfies
the senior major requirement for the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
(Two 3-hour lecture-labs)
166. Energy Systems Design (3)
Prerequisites: ME 145, 156; IE 160, 182W. Design of conventional
and alternative energy conversion systems; selection and integration
of components of the system; use of codes and standards. Group
project report required. Satisfies the senior major requirement
for the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
180. Special Projects (1-3; max total 3)
Prerequisites: senior standing in mechanical engineering, approved
subject, IE 182W. Study of a problem under supervision of a faculty
member; final typewritten report required. Individual project
except by special permission.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for SP grading.
191T. Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected
mechanical engi neering subjects not in current courses.
193. Mechanical Engineering Cooperative Internship (1-6; max
12)
Prerequisite: permission of adviser. Engineering practice in an
industrial or government installation. Each cooperative internship
period usually spans a summer-fall or spring-summer interval.
This course cannot be used to meet graduation requirements. CR/NC
grading only.
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
211. Advanced Dynamics (3)
Prerequisite: M E 134 or permission of coordinator. Dynamics of
mechanical systems with emphasis on equations of motion. Kinematics
of particles, energy and momentum methods, variational methods,
LaGrange's method, kinematics and plane motion of rigid bodies,
kinetics of rigid bodies in three dimensions, mechanical vibrations.
220. Compressible Fluids (3)
Prerequisite: M E 156 or permission of coordinator. Review of
the foundations of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. The velocity
of sound, mach number and angle, differences between incompressible,
subsonic, and supersonic flow. Isentropic flow, working charts
and tables, choking, operation of nozzles. Normal shock waves,
ducts, shock tube analysis. Fanno and Rayleigh analysis, oblique
shock waves, the Prandtl-Meyer equation. Lift and drag on bodies
in supersonic flow. Method of characteristics.
221. Incompressible Fluids (3)
Prerequisite: M E 156 or permission of coordinator. The kinematics
of liquids and gases, the LaGrangian and Eulerian methods, streak
lines, stream tubes. Geometry of the vector field, stokes, and
Gauss's theorems, acceleration of a fluid particle, homogeneous
fluids and the equation of continuity. Integration of Eutor's
equation, Bernoulli's equation. Potential motion and potential
functions, source and sink potentials, the stream function. Vortex
theory, surfaces of discontinuity.
223. Jet Engine Propulsion (3)
First-year graduate course in mechanics and thermodynamics of
jet engine propulsion. Thermodynamics of fluid flow and engines,
boundary layer theory, subsonic and supersonic inlets, combustors,
fans, compressors, turbines, nozzles, inlet distortion, fuel controls,
noise reduction, ramjets and scramjets.
224. Rocket Propulsion (3)
First-year graduate course in mechanics and thermodynamics of
rocket engine propulsion. Nozzle theory and thermodynamics, heat
transfer, flight performance, chemical rocket propellant performance,
liquid propellants, solid propellants, rocket testing, advanced
propulsion concepts.
225. Heat Transfer (3)
Conduction, convection, and radiation. One and two dimensional
steady-state conduction, LaPlace's equation, numerical techniques.
Transient heat transfer. Heisler charts, multiple-dimensional
systems, boundary layers, Reynold's analogy. Forced and natural
convection radiation heat transfer, Kirchoff's and Wien's laws,
radiation shields.
227. Advanced Thermodynamics (3)
Prerequisite: M E 156 or permission of coordinator. Review of
classical thermodynamics, Maxwell relations, equations of state,
nonideal gases, experimental methods. The molecular theory of
gases, Clausius and Van der Waals equations of state, velocity
distribution. LaGrange's method, the principle of equipartition.
Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics, micro- and macro-states. Quantum
statistics based on the Bose-Einstein, Maxwell -Boltzmann, and
Fermi-Dirac statistics.
229. Advanced Gas Dynamics (3)
Review of supersonic flow. Vibrational and chemical rate processes,
nonequilibrium chemical rate equations, rate equations for dissociation
and recombination. Flow with vibrational or chemical nonequilibrium.
Nonequilibrium kinetic theory; evaluation of collision cross-sections.
Flow with translational non-equilibrium. Radiative transfer in
gases, and approximate solutions of the equation of radiative
transfer.
230. Aircraft Stability and Control (3)
First-year graduate course covering analytical tools, system theory,
reference frames, and transformations, equations of unsteady motion,
longitudinal aerodynamics, lateral aerodynamics, stability of
steady flight, and response to control actuation. All stability
derivatives will be discussed in detail, and examples and problems
based on actual airplanes will be used.
232. Advanced Aircraft Stability and Control (3)
Prerequisite: M E 230. Continuation of M E 230. Validity of small
disturbance theory, nonlinear equations of motion, steady state
and dynamic stability and control of elastic airplanes. Frequency
response methods, response to turbulence. Automatic flight control
analysis and design, the human pilot in the control loop, stability
augmentation, digital flight control systems, state vector methods.
241. Structural Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: M E 134 or permission of coordinator. Graduate-level
course in the principles of structural mechanics. Stress, strain
and displacements, static and dynamic loads, energy methods, virtual
work, discrete and continuous system analysis, finite element
analysis, elastic beams, plates, and frames; single and multi
degree-of-freedom modal analysis.
243. Structural Dynamics (3)
Prerequisite: M E 241 or permission of instructor. Continuation
of M E 241. Von Karman theory, shear deformation, geometry and
equilibrium of shells, theory of vibrations, vibrations of aircraft
structures, coupling with the aerodynamic equations, flutter,
ground and flight structural test techniques.
250. Astrodynamics (3)
Introductory course in astrodynamics. Two-body orbital mechanics,
orbit determination, basic orbital maneuvers, rendezvous, ballistic
missile trajectories, lunar and interplanetary trajectories, orbital
perturbations, launch trajectories, reentry, spacecraft dynamics
and attitude control.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: graduate status in engineering. See Academic
Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for SP grading.
291T. Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: graduate status in engineering or permission of
instructor. Selected mechanical engineering subjects not in current
courses.
298. Project (3; max total 3)
Prerequisite: graduate status in engineering. See Criteria for
Thesis and Project. Independent investigation of advanced character
such as analysis and/or design of special engineering systems
or projects; critical review of state-of-the-art special topics,
as the culminating requirement for the master's degree. Abstract
required. Approved for SP grading.
299. Thesis (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: see Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation,
completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for master's
degree. Approved for SP grading.
Mechanical Engineering Degrees