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MEC 498 - Capstone Design controllers and simulation programs
Project-I Major Elective Courses on overall energy management.
Credit Hour: 1 MEC 464 - Power Plants
Prerequisite: MEC 465 (co) + Senior Credit Hours: 3
Status (108 credits) Energy Systems Prerequisite: MEC 321 + MEC 420
This course is a capstone project for MEC 460 - Air-Conditioning Forms of energy, oil, gas and coal.
mechanical engineering students. Combustion processes, energy
The project typically involves the Systems cycles. Steam generators and their
design of mechanical engineering Credit Hours: 3 component design. Turbines. Load
system or a device. Each group of Prerequisite: MEC 420 curves. Field trips to power plants
mechanical engineering seniors may and other energy installations.
address one or more mechanical This course aims to provide students
engineering aspects such as with in-depth understanding of
thermos-fluid systems, aerodynamics Types of air-conditioning systems, Materials and Manufacturing
and aircraft design, dynamics & cooling load calculations, A/C cycles MEC 431 - Computer Aided
control systems, renewable energy and control, air distribution systems: Machine Design
systems and design & manufacturing ducting design and air supply, air
aspects. distribution fans design. Chilled water Credit Hours: 3
systems: water chillers, design of Prerequisite: MEC 430
MEC 499 - Capstone Design water distribution systems. Matching
Project – II of different components of the This course aims at covering the
system, vibration and noise problems theory and application of design
Credit Hours: 3 in the air conditioning systems. methods for complicated machine
Prerequisite: MEC 498 + Senior components. Computers will be used
Status (120 credits) MEC 461 - Internal Combustion to help design integrated systems.
Engines The course also focuses on gaining
This course is the second and major skills in self research, critical thinking
part of the capstone project for Credit Hours: 3 and working within design groups.
mechanical engineering students. Prerequisite: MEC 321 Topics covered include design of
The project typically involves the This course aims to provide students journal and rolling-element bearings,
design of mechanical engineering with in-depth understanding of gears and gear boxes, clutches,
system or a device. Each group of engines, fuels and exhaust emissions. couplings, and brakes. Ethical issues
mechanical engineering seniors may Topics include introduction and and Entrepreneurial opportunities
address one or more mechanical classifications of engines, fuel air and case studies will be explored
engineering aspects such as and actual cycles, thermo-chemistry throughout the course.
thermos-fluid systems, aerodynamics of combustion processes, flame
and aircraft design, dynamics types, chemical kinetics, normal MEC 470 - Composites Materials
& control systems, renewable and abnormal combustion in Design
energy systems and design & spark ignition and compression Credit Hours: 3
manufacturing aspects. Projects with ignition engines, air pollution Prerequisite: MEC 300 + MEC 302
interdisciplinary nature between from combustion systems, engine
various fields are encouraged and performance and testing, non- This course aims to provide
preferred. conventional engines. students with the knowledge of
composite materials including the
MEC 462 - Energy Management constitutive materials, manufacturing
Credit Hours: 3 processes, performances, and design
Prerequisite: MEC 420 approaches.
Energy management principle, MEC 471 - Introduction to
Energy auditing process, utility rate Computer Aided Manufacturing
structures, economic principles and Credit Hours: 3
life cycle cost. Energy management Prerequisite: MEC 301
applications in buildings, boilers
and thermal systems, waste heat This course aims to provide
recovery, electrical systems, motors students with the fundamentals of
and insulation material. Impact of computer-aided manufacturing.

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