Graduate Courses Descriptions: Special Topics
ENME 700 - ADVANCED MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I (3)
Prerequisite: None. This course is aimed at graduate students who aspire to become mathematically self-sufficient in engineering research. The intent is to instill mathematical literacy across a relatively wide front under the constraint of a one semester treatment. After taking this course, students should be able to function reasonably well in pursuing more advanced and specialized mathematical topics. The application of mathematical concepts to solving physical problems encountered in Mechanical Engineering will be stressed. Students will be required to explore the capabilities of Mathematica, Math CAD or equivalent in solving differential equations analytically and numerically. Topics covered are: 1) Partial differential equations (classification of second order PDEs, classical solution techniques for second order linear PDEs, hyperbolic equations, Green's functions, variational methods, perturbations and singular perturbation methods, 2) geometric theory of Differential Equations, 3) Tensor Analysis with Applications to continuum Mechanics.
ENME 702 - PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS (3)
Prerequisites: MATH 241 and MATH 246. Proposed description: Linear spaces and operators, orthogonality, Sturm-Liouville problems and eigenfunction expansions for ordinary differential equations, introduction to partial differential equations, including the heat equation, wave equation and Laplace's equation, boundary value problems, initial value problems, and initial-boundary value problems.
ENME 788 - SEMINAR
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Mechanical Engineering. Credit in accordance with work outlined by Mechanical Engineering staff.
ENME 788H - SEMINAR: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY (1)
Prerequisites: Basic thermodynamics and understanding of thermochemistry; Undergraduate coursework in fluid mechanics and heat transfer. This course will serve as a one-credit seminar course that will explore the scientific issues and technological challenges that must be understood and addressed by future researchers in this area. The course will look at recent research and some background fundamentals to gain some understanding of the following issues: 1) hydrogen production from natural gas reactions, electrolysis, and photocatalysis; 2) hydrogen storage as a compressed gas, cryogenic liquid, and hydrides; 3) hydrogen-based energy conversion technologies such as fuel cells and hydrogen engines
ENME 799 - MASTER THESIS RESEARCH (1-6)
ENME 808 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (2-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Advanced topics of current interest in the various areas of mechanical engineering. May be taken for repeated credit.
ENME 808D - AUTOMOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS (3)
ENME 808I - HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES (3)
ENME 808K - MEMS and MICROFABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES I (3)
Prerequisite: None. This course presents a broad overview of MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) and microfabrication technologies. Both traditional and emerging microfabrication techniques for microsensors, microactuator, and nanotechnology will be introduced. Both silicon and non-silicon microfabrication will be covered.
ENME 808L - MEMS and MICROFABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES II (3)
Prerequisite: ENME 808K. This course will cover the fundamental basis of MEMS and microsystems technology. This is a broad, demanding course that provides a classroom overview as well as design and laboratory components. ENME 808? is part 2 of a 2-semester course (part one is ENME 808K). In the second semester, the course will go into greater depth. We have been fortunate to be able to offer a laboratory component in this course through the generous sponsorship by Northrop Grumman Corporation, which covers the cost. You will have the opportunity to gain real-life research experience in microfabrication.
ENME 808O - ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND FUEL CELLS
(Former title: ADVANCED POWER PLANT FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES (2-3)
Prerequisite: None. This course will emphasize analysis of various power plant technologies being considered for the next generation of hybrid electric vehicles. The course will focus on the theory and design of power plants, including proton-exchange membrane fuel cells, direct injection diesel engines, and conventional spark ignition engines. A few weeks will also be set aside for looking at battery and electric motor technology being computational models for thermodynamic analysis and performance assessment of integrated hybrid vehicle power plants, both series and parallel configurations. Theoretical analysis will be presented in the context of outstanding problems related to hybrid electric vehicle power plant development and systems integration. Topics such as combustion cycle analysis and modeling of reacting flows will be presented in the context of specific technologies such as diesel engines or fuel cells. Students will perform an independent analysis on a hybrid system, which they will propose or extract from an industry design concept. Smaller assignments will allow the student to use the theoretical tools that are taught along with the individual technology topics to analyze a problem related to the specific technology (i.e., PEM fuel cells, DI diesels, etc...)
ENME 808R - ADVANCED ENGINEERING STATISTICAL METHODS (3)
Prerequisite: Elementary statistics. The course introduces the statistical methodology used 1) for the analysis, control and improvement of processes, and 2) to quantify certain system characteristics in vibrations and turbulence. The fundamental techniques that form the basis of this methodology include: designed experimentation, which is employed to obtain the input/output relationships of a process and to determine appropriate input levels; statistical process control, which is used for monitoring process performance; reliability techniques, which are employed to minimize or eliminate premature failure; acceptance sampling, which supports quality assurance, and the statistical analysis of time-varying random signals, which are used to describe the attributes of physical systems. Several of these techniques are implemented by student teams through laboratory activities. Software is employed to support these activities and to supplement the classroom material.
ENME 808T - INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY (3)
Permission Required. Innovation is the foundation of business value. Technology innovation emerges from the iterative process of inventing, patenting, and commercializing ideas at the edge of current product and process capabilities. This course is designed for inventors. The course will lead participant teams through the process of creating an invention, writing a patent application, and preparing a commercialization plan. The course material will focus on three areas: TRIZ, The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving; Intellectual Property; and the Commercialization of Inventions. Lecturers will include inventors, patent attorneys and commercial designers. Course progress will be assessed by the application of course material to a technological innovation. Students must be committed to pursuing a technological innovation from invention to commercialization. This course will be particularly relevant for students who are in the process of developing new technology or who have prior experience with inventions.
ENME 899 - PH.D. THESIS RESEARCH
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