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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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