Course Description

MEN 201 Mechanical Eng. Drawings         Pre-requisite: MEN 100

Introduction to CAG, Skills of using a drafting package, Geometrical and dimensional tolerances, Applications on mechanical elements (Bolts, welded and riveted joints, shafts and keys, springs, gears), Applications on assembly and working drawings (valves, presses, etc.), Laboratory.

MEN 260 Thermodynamic (1)                      Pre-requisite: MATH 202, PHYS 281

Concepts and definitions, Energy, heat and work, Energy Transfer, Properties of pure substances, Ideal gases, Mixture of gases, Phase change, First law of thermodynamics, Specific heats and enthalpy, Application to first law on closed system and control volume, Second law of Thermodynamics, Entropy, Principle of increase of entropy and definition of isentropic efficiency, Availability and reversibility, Some power and refrigeration cycles including Rankine and vapor compression cycles, Laboratory.

MEN 322 System Dynamics & Control      Pre-requisite: MEN 220, MATH 204

Introduction, Laplace transforms, Mathematical modeling of dynamic systems: mechanical, electrical, electro-mechanical, liquid-level, thermal and pressure systems, Transfer function, Block diagrams, State space equations of control systems, Industrial automatic controllers: basic control actions, Pneumatic and hydraulic controllers, Transient response analysis: First and second order systems, Root locus analysis and design, Frequency response analysis and design, Computer program applications.

MEN 332 Manufacturing Technology         Pre-requisite: MEN 130, CHEN 212

Introduction, Casting processes (solidification, melting, permanent and expendable mold casting), Bulk forming processes (cold forming, hot forming, formability, and forming limits), Sheet metal processes (formability of sheets and sheet forming processes, Manufacturing of polymer, Powder and Ceramic materials, Welding process, Principles of metal cutting and machining, Mechanism of chip formation, Heat treatment of materials, Laboratory.

MEN 340 Mechanics of Materials                Pre-requisite: CEN 201

Types of loads and stresses, Mechanical behavior of materials, Shearing forces and bending moment diagrams, Shearing stresses in beams, Stresses in compound bars, Bending stresses and deflection, Torsion of bars, Principal stresses and Mohr’s circle of stress, 3-Dimensional stresses, Principal strains and Mohr’s circles of strain, Stress-strain relations, Strain energy, Yield criteria, Fatigue analysis of thin and thick cylinder.

Heat Transfer MEN 362                               Pre-requisite: MEN 260, MEN 250

Principles of heat transfer, Steady state and transient conduction in different co-ordinates, Extended surfaces, Convective heat transfer, Analysis and empirical relations for forced and natural convection, Radiation heat transfer, radiation exchange between black and gray surfaces, Heat transfer applications (Heat Exchangers), Numerical methods in heat transfer with computer applications, Laboratory.

HVACR  MEN 463                                        Pre-requisite: MEN 361, MEN 362

Review of basic thermodynamics, vapor compression cycles, Refrigerants and their characteristics, Basic vapor compression equipment,  Introduction to absorption refrigeration, Psychometrics and psychometric processes, Human comfort, Heat gain-through walls and fenestrations, Cooling load calculations, Duct design and air distribution system, Load calculation using software packages, Laboratory work.

Senior Project  (I) MEN 498                        Pre-requisite: Complete 110 Credit

The student is required to function on multidisciplinary team to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints. A standard engineering design process is followed including the selection of a client defined problem, literature review, problem formulation (objectives, constraints, and evaluation criteria), generation of design alternatives, work plan.

Eng. Mechanics (Dynamics)   MEN 220      Pre-requisite: CEN 201

Review of particle motion, Rotation and translation of a rigid body in the plane, General plane motion, Displacement, velocity, and acceleration of rigid bodies, including Coriolis motion, Motion about a fixed point, Equations of motion for a rigid body, Constrained plane motion. Work and energy, Impulse and momentum, Mass moment of inertia, Introduction to mechanical vibrations.

Fluid Mechanics (1)  MEN 250                     Pre-requisite: MATH 202, PHYS 281

Concepts and definitions, Fluid statics, Forces on submerged surfaces and bodies, Non–viscous flow, Conservation of mass, momentum and energy equations, Bernoulli’s equation. Dimensional analysis, the Pi–theorem, and similarity, Pipe flow, Losses in conduit flow, Laminar and turbulent flow, Laboratory.

Machine Element Design MEN 310 Pre-requisite:  MEN 201, MEN 340

Material selection in design, Static failure theories, Fatigue failure, Design of shafts for static and dynamic loads, Gear geometry and forces, Use of the AGMA code in gear design, Power screws, Bolted joints, Welded joints. Introduction to clutches, brakes and couplings, Laboratory.

Machine Dynamics MEN 321                       Pre-requisite: MEN 220

Design of ordinary gear trains and analysis of epicyclic gear trains, Analytical design of disk cams, Grashof rules, Basic types of mechanisms, Design of mechanisms for transmission angle and time ratio, Position, velocity and acceleration analysis of linkages, Static and dynamic force analysis of mechanisms with the aid of computers.

Engineering Measurements MEN 333         Pre-requisite:  MEN 332, MEN 250

Introductions on use of computers on the Lab., Mathematical fundamentals, System description, Error analysis, Strain and force measurements, Temperature measurements, Pressure measurements, Mass flow rate measurements, velocity, and flow visualization, Torque, speed, and power Measurements, Data collection processing, Dynamic response, Laboratory.

Fluid Mechanics (2) MEN 351                      Pre-requisite: MEN 250

Review of the basic concepts, Differential analysis of fluid flow, Approximations of the Navier-Stokes equations, Flow over bodies, drag and lift, Compressible flow, Specific applications of one-dimensional compressible flow include one-dimensional isentropic flow, Flow with area change, Normal and oblique shock waves, Adiabatic flow with friction, Flow with heat addition,  Introduction to computational fluid dynamics. Laboratory.

Thermodynamic (2) MEN 361                      Pre-requisite: MEN 260, MEN 250

Irreversibility and availability, Thermodynamic Relations, Mixtures and Solutions, Chemical reactions and combustion, Phase and chemical equilibrium, Thermodynamics of compressible Flow, Laboratory.

Mechanical Design MEN 411                        Pre-requisite: MEN 310

Introduction, Design methodology (concept, alternatives, considerations, skills of team work, reports, Construction and detailed drawings of machines), Mechanical systems, Comprehensive design projects include; fixed and moveable joints, shafts, sliding and rolling bearings, Gears, couplings, clutches and brakes, belt drivers, Use of standard and technical manuals, Application of computer programs, Application on design of production facilities, Quality and reliability.

Fluid Machinery Design    MEN 452           Pre-requisite: MEN 260, MEN 250

Fundamental relations for the flow through an arbitrary Turbo machine, Momentum relations through an arbitrary Turbo machine, Energy relations through an arbitrary Turbo machine, Theoretical operational characteristics of Turbo machinery, Dimensional analysis and similitude; Actual operational characteristics and pump system combinations, Hydraulic pumps, Hydraulic turbines, Centrifugal compressors and fans, Axial compressors and fans, Design considerations, Positive displacement fluid machinery, Laboratory.

Senior Project (2) MEN 499                          Pre-requisite: MEN 498

Preliminary design of the selected alternative, design refinement, detailed design, design evaluation, and documentations. The student is required to communicate, clearly and concisely, the details of his design both orally and in writing in several stages during the design process including a final public presentation to a jury composed of several subject-related professionals.


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