Course Descriptions
EME5143 Internal Combustion Engines
EME5153 Applied Thermodynamics
EME5213 Mechanical Vibrations
EME5173 Transport Phenomena
EME6133 Viscous Flow
EME6153 Incompressible Flow I
EME6243 Radiation Heat Transfer
EME6253 Turbulence
EME6393 Compressible Flow I
EME6493 Theory of Plates & Shells
EME6553 Structural Stability
EME6563 Aerodynamics
EME6593 Random Vibrations & Spectral Analysis
EME6613 Elasticity I
EME7113 Fracture Mechanics
EME7213 Advanced Combustion and Emissions
EME7543 Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
EME5223 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
EME5253 Engineering Analysis I
EME6113 Fatigue Analysis
EME6123 Automotive Structural Analysis
EME6213 Fundamentals of Acoustics
EME6223 Conduction Heat Transfer
EME6233 Convection Heat Transfer
EME6413 Advanced Thermodynamics
EME6423 Advanced Dynamics
EME6523 Combustion and Emissions
EME6533 Mechanical Vibrations II
EME6543 Computational Fluid Dynamics
EME5143 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
Prerequisite: EGE3003, senior or graduate standing. Methods of predicting engine performance; e.g. power, torque, efficiency and fuel consumption. Fuels, air and fuel induction systems, spark and valve timing and matching the engine to the vehicle. Experimental measurement procedures. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME5153 APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS
Prerequisite: EGE3003, senior or graduate standing. The concept of availability, refrigeration cycles, mixtures and psychometrics, combustion and thermochemistry, chemical equilibrium, equations of state and thermodynamic relations. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME5213 MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS
Prerequisite: EME3043, senior or graduate standing. Free and forced vibration of one and two degree of freedom linear systems. Damped vibration. Concept of vibration isolation. Multi-degree of freedom systems. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME5173 TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
Prerequisite: EME3024 & EME4013 and graduate standing. Basic principles of heat, mass and momentum transfer in engineering systems; fundamental equations, formulation and solution of boundary value problems. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME6133 VISCOUS FLOW
Prerequisites: EME5173 and graduate standing. Exact solutions of fluid flow equations, similarity solutions and integral methods, stagnation point flow, jets and wakes, derivation of boundary layer equations, experimental results for laminar boundary layers and stability of laminar boundary layers and transition. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME6153 INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW I
Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Perfect flow theory. Conformal mapping, Helmholtz theorems. Linearized potential flow theory, airfoil theory. Introduction to viscous incompressible flow. Stokes and ocean flow. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME6243 RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER
Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Brief review of fundamental laws of energy transfer by radiation, and surface radiation problems. Electromagnetic theory and its application on radiative properties. Radiative properties of small particles. Radiative properties of gases. Radiative transport equation for emitting-absorbing-scattering media solution techniques for radiative transport equation. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME6253 TURBULENCE
Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Development of the heat and momentum transfer equations in turbulent flow. The concept of eddy diffusivity. Analysis of heat transfer in
turbulent flow using Momentum Transfer Analogy. Phenomenological theories of turbulence. Methods of Prandtl, Von Karmen, Martinelli, Lyon, Deissler; other recent developments in turbulent flow. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME6393 COMPRESSIBLE FLOW I
Prerequisite: Graduate standing. One-Dimensional isentropic flow, normal and oblique shock waves, 2-D and 3-D steady subsonic flow, transonic flow, supersonic flow and hypersonic flow, Prandtl Meyer expansion waves, variable area flow, adiabatic flow in a duct with friction, method of characteristics, higher-order theories. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME6493 THEORY OF PLATES & SHELLS
Prerequisite: EME5223 and graduate standing. Equations and solutions of bending of thin plates of various shapes, edge conditions, and loadings. Orthotropic plates. Membrane and bending theory of shells of revolution. Large deformation analysis. Numerical solution of plates and shells. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME6553 STRUCTURAL STABILITY
Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Analysis of flexible members. Linear and nonlinear buckling of beams, beam columns, frames, arches, plates, and complicated structural systems. Post buckling behavior of steel structures. Energy and numerical methods to solution of buckling problems. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME6563 AERODYNAMICS
Prerequisite: EME5133 and graduate standing. Fundamental concepts in aerodynamics such as lift, drag and pressure distribution of airfoils, boundary layer concept, instability and separation. Effects of wing planform shape on lift and drag and introduction to airfoil design and high-speed aerodynamics. Airfoil and wing theory for both compressible and incompressible flow. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME6593 RANDOM VIBRATIONS & SPECTRAL ANALYSIS
Prerequisite: EME5213 and graduate standing. Calculation of linear and nonlinear system responses from arbitrary deterministic and random excitations. Probability and joint probability distributions and methods of averaging. Concepts of correlations and Fourier analysis including DFT and FFT. Accuracy of measured data and its associated confidence level. Digital spectral analysis on finite length data record to extract system information through auto- and cross- correlations. Principles of window selections for periodic and non periodic signals and window correction factors. Synthesis of correlated and uncorrelated noise sources. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME6613 ELASTICITY I
Prerequisite: EME5223 and graduate standing. Analysis of stress and strain at a point in an elastic medium: two-dimensional problems in rectangular and polar coordinates; torsion of bars; energy principles; numerical methods. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME7113 FRACTURE MECHANICS
Prerequisite: EME6113 and graduate standing. This course covers fracture mechanics and study its application to failure under static loading as well as consider growth of
cracks due to cyclic loading. It covers linear elastic and elasto-plastic models of local stress fields around crack tips, stress intensity factor and strain energy release rate.
Mathematical models for dynamic crack extension and fatigue crack growth and computational fracture mechanics are also discussed. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME7213 ADVANCED COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS
Prerequisites: EME5143, EME5153 and graduate standing. This course is the second in a series of courses offered at an advanced graduate level for students interested in studying Combustion Systems and Emissions. The course addresses different combustion topics ranging from Heterogeneous combustion theories, diffusion flames, droplet combustions, spray combustion, mechanisms of combustion formation and compression ignition, to stratified charge and gas turbine engines. This course gives students fundamental knowledge for analyzing combustion systems. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME7543 ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Prerequisite: EME6543 and graduate standing. The prerequisite for this course will provide the student with a sound understanding of the fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and the ability to solve simple problems with CFD. The course is aimed at advancing the student’s skills to a point where he/she can solve complex reallife CFD projects as he/she would have to do while performing the job of a CFD analyst in industry. Each student will perform a single CFD project throughout the length of this course. Each student will have a weekly 1-on-1 interaction with the instructor for guidance. Lecture 3 hours. 3 hours credit
EME5223 ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
Prerequisite: EME3013, senior or graduate standing. Advanced topics in classical strength of materials and the analysis and design of mechanical components. Theories of failure, elasticity, thick-walled cylinders and rotating disks, plate bending, and thin shells. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME5253 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I
Prerequisites: MCS3413 and graduate standing. Designed to explore topics needed to enhance analytical skills of engineers for obtaining deeper understanding of scientific principles. Topics include vectors and vector spaces, matrices and system of linear equations, Eigenvalues and EigenVectors, solution of ordinary differential equations, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, Fourier integrals and Fourier transforms, Vector Calculus and numerical methods. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME6113 FATIGUE ANALYSIS
Prerequisite: EME5223 and graduate standing. This course covers the design of mechanical and automotive components against fatigue failure. It covers mechanical properties and behavior of engineering materials subjected to static, dynamic, creep, and fatigue loads under environments and stress states typical of service conditions: biaxial theories of failure; behavior of crack bodies, microstructure-property relationships; design methodologies for homogeneous and composite materials. Major topics covered include: elementary stress analysis, principal stresses in 3D; Mohr's circle, elastic deformation; Hooke's Law, mechanism and rhelogical modeling, plastic, creep, and anelastic strain in metals and polymers, failure theories for ductile and brittle materials, applications of failure theories, introduction to Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM), fatigue stress raisers, S-N curve & design, strain based fatigue analysis, application of LEFM to fatigue, fatigue crack growth behavior, fatigue design using LEFM, creep life estimates, stress-strain time relations. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME6123 AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Prerequisites: EME5213, EME5223 and graduate standing. This course reviews the concepts and applications of advanced mechanics of materials to the analysis and design of automotive structures. Basic body structure, loadings, and vehicle dynamics are presented. Analytical techniques, including energy and numerical methods are reviewed, especially those which lead to the application of modern design and the latest analysis tools. Major topics covered include: body structures and configurations, primary vehicle motions and loadings, structural analysis techniques, modeling of automotive structures, modal and vibration analysis, fatigue and structural durability, use and integration of the latest engineering computational tools. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME6213 FUNDAMENTALS OF ACOUSTICS
Prerequisite: EME5213 and graduate standing. Wave theory; vibration and waves in strings and rods; reflection, transmission and excitation of plane waves; sound measurement; radiation from vibrating bodies; low-frequency sound transmission; ray acoustics; introduction to noise measurement and control. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME6223 CONDUCTION HEAT TRANSFER
Prerequisite: EME4013 and graduate standing. Conduction heat transfer in steady and transient state, including heat sources. Analytical, numerical, graphical, and analog methods of solution for steady and fluctuating boundary conditions. Thermal stresses. Dynamics of thermal instrumentation and heat exchangers. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME6233 CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER
Prerequisite: EME4013 and graduate standing. Determination of the rate of heat transfer due to the transport of energy to or from surfaces by both molecular conduction processes and gross fluid movement inside channels and over external surfaces. Understanding of the convection heat transfer phenomena along with the mathematical techniques for the solution of such problems. Engineering applications. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME6413 ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS
Prerequisite: EGE3003 and graduate standing. Postulational basis of thermodynamics; potentials and transformation theory; method of calculating properties from data. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics; calculation of properties of gases and plasmas; equilibrium mixture calculations. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME6423 ADVANCED DYNAMICS
Prerequisite: EME3043 and graduate standing. Kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies in space. Energy and momentum integrals. Equations of motion in general rotating coordinate frames. Euler angles, angular momentum, and kinetic of rigid bodies. Application to spatial motions of rigid bodies. Analytical mechanics. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME6523 COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS
Prerequisite: EME5143 and graduate standing. Fundamentals of emission formation in combustion systems, wall quenching and imperfect combustion, unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, aldehydes, nitrogen oxides, species stratification in the combustion chamber, particulates. Effect of design parameters and engine operating variables on emission formation. Emission controls and instrumentation. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME6533 MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS II
Prerequisite: EME5213 and graduate standing. Free and forced multidegree-of-freedom systems. Eigenvectors and eigenvalues and orthogonality of normal modes. Mode-summation method. Lagrange’s Equations. Solution of forced vibrations by Laplace Transforms and numerical methods. Rayleigh’s principle and approximate numerical techniques. Vibration of continuous systems: longitudinal and transverse vibration of beams; torsional vibrations, vibrating string. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
EME6543 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Prerequisite: EME3024 and graduate standing. Introduction to numerical techniques for the solution of inviscid and viscous compressible and incompressible flow and the use of existing algorithms and commercial software. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit