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MEC 411 - Kinematic and boiling and condensation. The course MEC 332 - Design and applications. The formulation is and microprocessor applications.
Dynamics of Machinery also aims at inspiring the student Manufacturing Lab presented for general engineering The course also includes weekly lab Major Elective Courses
as well as at enhancing his/her problems in linear static, conduction sessions which focus on gaining
Credit Hours: 3 entrepreneurial skills, as related to Credit Hours: 3 heat transfer and incompressible hands-on skills with mechatronics
Prerequisite: MEC 310 the heat transfer area. Co-requisites MEC 301 fluid mechanics analyses. The components and devices. The course
Kinematics of mechanisms; Vector MEC 421 - Thermal Engineering This lab aims to integrate theoretical course is aimed at giving students also aims to familiarize students Energy Systems
methods of analysis of plane Lab and practical knowledge gained an overview of the use, limitations with entrepreneurial opportunities MEC 460 - Air-Conditioning
mechanisms; Force analysis in from previous design, materials, and applications of the methods in related to mechatronics, as well as Systems
mechanisms; Static and dynamic Credit Hour: 1 manufacturing, dynamics and some solids and thermo fluids. The use of to increase their commitment to
balancing of machines; Analysis and Co-requisites: MEC 420 aspects of thermofluid courses. a commercial program in a project ethical practices and to social and Credit Hours: 3
synthesis of cams; Introduction to Students design and realize typical type of work will provide the students environmental issues. Prerequisite: MEC 420, MEC 321
kinematics of robotic manipulators. This lab aims to provide students mechanical engineering systems with an overview of the capabilities MEC 498 - Capstone Design
with in-depth understanding of or components through a series of and limitations of such programs This course aims to provide students
MEC 412 - Dynamics and Control theoretical phenomena studied in the projects and experiments. Students available in the market. Ethical and Project-I with in-depth understanding of
Systems Lab thermodynamics and heat transfer are required to use conventional autonomous learning techniques will Credit Hour: 1 Types of air-conditioning systems,
courses. Students are required to use be employed throughout the course Prerequisite: MEC 430 (co) + Senior cooling load calculations, A/C cycles
Credit Hours: 1 data acquisition system to acquire, and modern engineering tools as where relevant. and control, air distribution systems:
Co-requisites: MEC 410 analyze, and interpret results. well as to develop commitment Status (108 credits) ducting design and air supply, air
to ethical, environmental,
This lab aims to provide students with Experiments include: Psychometric social and global issues, and MEC 480 - Mechanical Vibration This course is a capstone project for distribution fans design. Chilled water
a full understanding and detailed processes; performance of to be aware of entrepreneurial Credit Hours: 3 mechanical engineering students. systems: water chillers, design of
The project typically involves the
hands-on skills of dynamic systems refrigeration cycles and components; opportunities relevant to design and Prerequisite: MEC 310 + MEC 410 water distribution systems. Matching
analysis and control implementation. thermodynamic properties and manufacturing. design of mechanical engineering of different components of the
Students will be engaged in projects equations of state; convective heat This course aims at providing system or a device. Each group of system, vibration and noise problems
that incorporate the three main transfer; combustion engines; heat MEC 463 - Turbomachinery students with knowledge in the area mechanical engineering seniors may in the air conditioning systems.
areas of mechanical engineering, exchangers. The lab aims at inspiring Credit Hours: 3 of mechanical vibrations. Topics address one or more mechanical MEC 461 - Internal Combustion
engineering aspects such as
thermo- fluid, dynamics and design. the student and at enhancing his/her Prerequisite: MEC 420 include: free and forced vibration Engines
For each project the students will entrepreneurial skills as relevant to of one-degree-of-freedom systems; thermos-fluid systems, aerodynamics
select a process, model it, simulate the area of thermal engineering. An introduction to the fundamentals free and forced vibrations of and aircraft design, dynamics & Credit Hours: 3
it, design a controller for it, and MEC 430 - Machine Design of modern turbomachinery. Emphasis multi-degrees-of-freedom systems; control systems, renewable energy Prerequisite: MEC 321
implement the final control system will be placed on gas (combustion), natural frequencies and mode systems and design & manufacturing This course aims to provide students
aspects.
on a microcontroller. The students Credit Hours: 3 steam, wind and hydraulic shapes; vibration control; vibration with in-depth understanding of
will use components from a large Prerequisite: MEC 302, MEC 340 turbomachinery. Applications of measurement methods; and vibration MEC 499 - Capstone Design engines, fuels and exhaust emissions.
assortments of dynamic systems the principles of fluid mechanics, of continuous systems. Project – II Topics include introduction and
and mechatronics components This course aims at introducing thermodynamics and aerodynamics classifications of engines, fuel air
provided in the lab. The course also fundamental skills and concepts of to the design and analysis of turbines MEC 482 - Introduction to Credit Hours: 3 and actual cycles, thermo-chemistry
machine design with applications
aims to familiarize students with and compressors are incorporated. Mechatronics Prerequisite: MEC 498 + Senior of combustion processes, flame
entrepreneurial opportunities related to simple elements. The course Students are expected to have a solid Credit Hours: 3 Status (120 credits) types, chemical kinetics, normal
covers different theories of failure,
to mechatronics, dynamics and background in undergraduate fluid Prerequisite: MEC 390 + MEC 410 and abnormal combustion in
control, as well as to increase their and their application for static and mechanics and thermodynamics. This course is the second and major spark ignition and compression
commitment to ethical practices and dynamic loading. Topics covered This course aims to provide students part of the capstone project for ignition engines, air pollution
include considerations affecting
mechanical engineering students.
to social and environmental issues MEC 465 - Numerical and with an introduction to, and hands- from combustion systems, engine
relevant to mechatronics, dynamics design, fits and tolerances, design of Finite Element Simulation of on skills for, mechatronics elements. The project typically involves the performance and testing, non-
design of mechanical engineering
screws, fasteners and connections,
and control. Engineering Problems Topics include: statics, dynamics
welded joints, shafts, and flexible and statistical characteristics of system or a device. Each group of conventional engines.
MEC 420 - Heat Transfer mechanical elements (springs, belts, Credit Hours: 3 measurement systems, measuring mechanical engineering seniors may MEC 462 - Energy Management
Credit Hours: 3 ropes, flexible shafts, etc). This Prerequisites: MEC 302 + MTT 204 fundamental properties; transducers address one or more mechanical Credit Hours: 3
engineering aspects such as
course primarily relies on face-to-face
Prerequisite: MEC 320 + MEC 350 lectures as the main mode of content Co-Requisite: MEC 420 for measuring position, velocity thermos-fluid systems, aerodynamics Prerequisite: MEC 420
and acceleration, fluid flow,
This course aims at providing delivery. Several assignments and This is a foundation course in the temperature, pressure and strain, and aircraft design, dynamics Energy management principle,
students with essential concepts exams will be conducted. Additionally, area of numerical and finite element signal conditioning and problems, & control systems, renewable Energy auditing process, utility rate
of Heat Transfer. Topics covered students will collaborate on a project analysis in solids mechanics and operational amplifiers, integrators, energy systems and design & structures, economic principles and
thermo fluids. The course provides
include: Steady and transient heat to apply theoretical Machine Design differentiators, diode circuits and manufacturing aspects. Projects with life cycle cost. Energy management
conduction, forced and natural concepts using ANSYS. a unified theoretical treatment applications, bipolar junction interdisciplinary nature between applications in buildings, boilers
convection, internal and external for the formulation of the finite transistors and field-effect transistors various fields are encouraged and and thermal systems, waste heat
flows, principles of engineering element, finite volume and finite theory and applications, analog to preferred. recovery, electrical systems, motors
thermal radiation, heat exchanger, difference methods in engineering digital/digital to analog conversions, and insulation material. Impact of
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