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        MEC 302 - Mechanics of        and refrigeration systems, (2) gas   of fluid mechanics. Topics covered   MEC 399i - Internship       MEC 412 - Dynamics and Control   theoretical phenomena studied in the
        Materials                     power systems, (3) applications   include; Fluid properties, similitude,                              Systems Lab                    thermodynamics and heat transfer
                                      concerning humidification,     fluid statics, Bernoulli’s equation,     Credit Hours: 3                                              courses. Students are required to use
        Credit Hours: 3                dehumidification, evaporative   applications of the mass, momentum     Prerequisite: 90 Credit Hours   Credit Hours: 1              data acquisition system to acquire,
        Prerequisite: CIV 201         cooling, and (4) thermodynamics   and energy equations, viscous flow    This course focuses on getting the   Co-requisites: MEC 410  analyze, and interpret results.
        Stress and strain; Material behavior;   of combustion systems such as   in pipes, flow over immersed bodies,   student practically involved in the   This lab aims to provide students with   Experiments include: Psychometric
        Hooke’s law; Axial loading; Safety   furnaces, flow reactors etc.)  introduction to turbo machinery.   day-to-day business events in a   a full understanding and detailed   processes; performance of
        factors; Shear force and bending   MEC 330 - Computer Aided   MEC 351 - Fluid Mechanics Lab           relevant, modern and automated   hands-on skills of dynamic systems   refrigeration cycles and components;
        moment diagrams; Bending stresses   Drawing                                                           organization. The student will follow a   analysis and control implementation.   thermodynamic properties and
        and deflections; Shear stresses in                           Credit Hour: 1                           well-planned course of action during   Students will be engaged in projects   equations of state; convective heat
        beams; Torsion of circular members;   Credit Hours: 2                       Co-requisites: MEC 350    the period of training. The plan   that incorporate the three main   transfer; combustion engines; heat
        Combined stresses; Mohr’s circle;   Co-requisite: MEC 130                                             will be devised jointly by the site-  areas of mechanical engineering,   exchangers. The lab aims at inspiring
        Buckling of columns; Engineering                             This lab aims to provide students with   supervisor and college-supervisor.   thermo- fluid, dynamics and design.   the student and at enhancing his/her
        applications.                 This course aims at introducing   in-depth understanding of theoretical   The course will be a breakthrough   For each project the students will   entrepreneurial skills as relevant to
                                      geometric modeling techniques.   concepts in the fluid mechanics        in exposing the students to the   select a process, model it, simulate   the area of thermal engineering.
                                      Topics covered will include Freehand   course. Students are required to
        MEC 310  - Dynamics                      sketching, Orthographic and   use data acquisition system to   professional work culture and   it, design a controller for it, and   MEC 430 - Machine Design II
                                                                                                                                            implement the final control system
                                                                                                              conduct of business complexities.
        Credit Hours: 3                             Isometric Projections, Sectional   acquire, analyze and interpret results.              on a microcontroller. The students   Credit Hours: 3
        Prerequisite: CIV 201 + MTT 204  Views, Dimensioning. Introduction   Experiments include: Measurement                               will use components from a large   Prerequisite: MEC 302, MEC 340
                                      to Geometric modeling and      of pressures, pressure loss in pipes,    MEC 410 - Control Systems
        Kinematics and kinetics of particles   representation, Solid Modeling,   impact of jet, hydrostatic forces,   Credit Hours: 3       assortments of dynamic systems   This course aims at introducing
        in plane, rectilinear and curvilinear   Parametric and Feature-Based   viscosity, fluid flow rate, lift and drag,   Prerequisite: MEC 310 + MEC 390  and mechatronics components   fundamental skills and concepts of
                                                                                                                                            provided in the lab. The course also
        motion; work and energy of particles;   Modeling. Students will use a modern   boundary layer, flow visualization,                                                 machine design with applications
        particle impulse and momentum;   mechanical engineering package   shock wave, velocity profiles in    This course aims to introduce   aims to familiarize students with   to simple elements.  Topics covered
                                                                                                                                            entrepreneurial opportunities related
        kinematics and kinetics of rigid   (SolidWorks) throughout to apply the   laminar and turbulent flows,   students to the fundamentals                              include considerations affecting
        bodies..                      concepts learnt during this course.   performance of turbo machines.    knowledge of control system theories   to mechatronics, dynamics and   design, fits and tolerances, design of
                                                                                                              and applications. Topics include:   control, as well as to increase their   screws, fasteners and connections,
        MEC 320 - Thermodynamics I    MEC 340 - Machine Design-I     MEC 390 - Electromechanical              mathematical modeling, dynamic   commitment to ethical practices and   welded joints, shafts, and flexible
                                                                     Devices                                                                to social and environmental issues
        Credit Hours: 3               Credit Hours: 3                                                         system responses, feedback control   relevant to mechatronics, dynamics   mechanical elements (springs, belts,
        Prerequisite: PHY 102         Prerequisite: MEC 330, MEC 390  Credit Hours: 3                         characteristics, stability of feedback   and control.        ropes, flexible shafts, etc).  Ethical
        System and control volume concepts.   This course introduces the students   Prerequisite: PHY 201     systems, feedback control design,   MEC 420 - Heat Transfer                                       and Entrepreneurial issues and
                                                                                                              design steps of PID controller, and
                                                                                                                                                                           autonomous learning techniques
        Properties of a pure substance.   to modern engineering design   This course aims to provide          control design using root locus                              as well as introduction of codes
        Work and heat. The first law of   methodologies and conceptual   mechanical engineering students      method. The course includes project   Credit Hours: 3                        and standards will be employed
        Thermodynamics as applied to a   mechanical engineering designs.   with fundamental knowledge         work where students formed in   Prerequisite: MEC 320 + MEC 350  throughout the course where
        system and a control volume, internal   It promotes their creative thinking,   of electric circuits and machine   teams perform design; analyze                    relevant.
        energy, enthalpy. The second law   project planning and teamwork.   theory. Topics include: AC circuit   laboratory implementation of control   This course aims at providing
        of Thermodynamics.  Carnot cycle,   The course covers introduction   analysis; phases steady state power   systems for applications for their   students with essential concepts   MEC 432 - Design and
                                                                                                                                            of Heat Transfer. Topics covered
        entropy, reversible and irreversible   to manufacturing processes and   analysis, and polyphase circuits;   choices.                                               Manufacturing Lab
        processes. Applications of steady-  presents concepts of design for   basics of electrical machines                                 include: Steady and transient heat   Credit Hours: 3
                                                                                                                                            conduction, forced and natural
        state steady-flow, uniform-state   manufacturability, assembly, cost,   construction, machine theory of   MEC 411 - Kinematic and   convection, internal and external   Co-requisites MEC 301
        uniform-flow, and other processes.   and design optimization. It also   operation, modeling and analysis of   Dynamics of Machinery
                                      gives an introduction to risk and   machines, equivalent circuit and its                              flows, principles of engineering   This lab aims to integrate theoretical
        MEC 321 - Thermodynamics II   reliability in design and addresses the   governing equations of DC machines,   Credit Hours: 3                     thermal radiation, heat exchanger,   and practical knowledge gained
        Credit Hours: 3                   ethical issues in engineering design.   3-phase synchronous generations,   Prerequisite: MEC 310  boiling and condensation. The course   from previous design, materials,
                                                                                                                                            also aims at inspiring the student
        Prerequisite: MEC 320         The course requires students to   single phase transformers, and        Kinematics of mechanisms; Vector   as well as at enhancing his/her   manufacturing, dynamics and some
                                      demonstrate an ability to design and   3-phase induction motors, power   methods of analysis of plane                                aspects of thermofluid courses.
        This course is designed to teach   conduct simple experiments and to   semiconductor devices and their   mechanisms; Force analysis in   entrepreneurial skills, as related to   Students design and realize typical
        junior mechanical engineering   analyze and interpret data.  application in machine control.          mechanisms; Static and dynamic   the heat transfer area.     mechanical engineering systems
        students the application of                                                                           balancing of machines; Analysis and   MEC 421 - Thermal Engineering   or components through a series of
        thermodynamic principles to   MEC 350 - Fluid Mechanics                                               synthesis of cams; Introduction to   Lab                     projects and experiments. Students
        the design and optimization of   Credit Hours: 3                                                      kinematics of robotic manipulators.                          are required to use conventional
        engineering systems. Specifically,   Prerequisite: CIV 201 + MTT 205                                                                Credit Hour: 1                 and modern engineering tools as
        students will have the ability to                                                                                                   Co-requisites: MEC 420         well as to develop commitment
        apply the first and second law of   This course aims at providing                                                                   This lab aims to provide students   to ethical, environmental,
        thermodynamics to (1) vapor power   students with essential concepts                                                                                               social and global issues, and
                                                                                                                                            with in-depth understanding of
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