An introduction to analysis, synthesis, design, and testing of mechanical systems, their components and instruments. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory.

Communication of designs to manufacturing using basic definitions of points, lines and planes in space. Creative projects involving mechanical devices described in a manner required by appropriate manufacturing processes. Techniques from geometry, vectors, analysis, and spatial definitions integrated to provide information to both the design and manufacturing processes. 1 lecture, 1 laboratory.

Use of advanced communication principles to communicate project designs to manufacturing processes. Projects evaluated in terms of meeting design criteria. Techniques of advanced communication methods explored to enhance reliability and quality assurance of products and subsystems. Use of computers to enhance these processes. 1 lecture, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 151.

Analysis of forces on engineering structures in equilibrium. Properties of forces, moments, couples, and resultants. Equilibrium conditions, friction, centroids, area moments of inertia. Introduction to mathematical modeling and problem solving. Vector mathematics where appropriate. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 241 (or concurrently), PHYS 131.

Analysis of motions of particles and rigid bodies encountered in engineering. Velocity, acceleration, relative motion, work, energy, impulse, and momentum. Further development of mathematical modeling and problem solving. Vector mathematics where appropriate. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 241, ME 211.

Methods of utilizing solar energy. Energy concepts, collection and storage systems; greenhouse effect. Commercial and residential building applications. Solar power generation and recent technical developments. International achievements in solar energy with emphasis on solar energy application in developing countries for water purification and other life support functions. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: PHYS 121 or equivalent.

General approach to the meaning of engineering design. Conceptual blocks, creativity, design process, design considerations and elements. Intended for transfer students as a substitution for ME 134. 3 lectures.

Fundamentals of measuring temperature, pressure, and other thermal-fluid parameters. Measurement principles including error analysis. Theory and practice of writing lab reports. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CHEM 125, ENGL 114, PHYS 132.

Special assignments undertaken by students who need or wish to acquire abilities supplementary to their standard pattern of courses. Assignments must be primarily of shop or laboratory nature. Work is done by the student with a minimum of faculty supervision. Credit/No Credit grading only. 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Consent of department head.

Properties and fundamental relations for processes involving substances and the transfer of energy. First and second laws of thermodynamics, irreversibility and availability. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: PHYS 132, ME 212.

Basic principles of heat transfer. Conduction, radiation, convection, and combined modes. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 302 or CHEM 305, MATH 242, CSC 231.

Free vibration, damping, transient and steady state response to forced vibrations. Engineering methods, single and multiple degrees of freedom. Experimental studies of the dynamic behavior of structures and machines. Instrumenta-tion methods utilized in field and laboratory. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: MATH 318, ME 326, EE 201.

Continuation of ME 212. Additional analysis of planar motion of rigid bodies with particular attention to the kinematics of mechanisms. Rotating reference frames. Introduction to three dimensional dynamics. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 242 (or concurrent), ME 212, CSC 231.

Design of machine parts by stress and deflection. Effects of fluctuating stresses and stress concentration. Design of shafts and other machine parts. Modern industrial design practice using standard components and design layout drawings. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 205, ME 152, MATE 210, CSC 231, ME 212.

Design of mechanical equipment and systems using various machine elements and components such as threaded fasteners, power screws, springs, gears, bearings, clutches, etc. Decision modeling based on technical and economic feasibility. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ECON 201, ME 318 (or concurrent), ME 328.

Fluid statics. Conservation equations of fluid dynamics. Viscous flow, boundary layer concepts, lift and drag, compressible flow, turbomachinery. ME 341: 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 212. ME 342: 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 341, CSC 231 or equivalent.

Power and refrigeration cycles. Ideal gas mixtures, psychrometry, combustion. Convection, condensation, boiling heat transfer. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 313, ME 341.

Planning, execution and reporting of fluid mechanics experiments involving flow measurement and control, conservation equations, pressure and velocity distributions, performance of turbomachines, dimensional analysis for lift and drag on airfoils or bearings. 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 236, ME 342.

Heat transfer and thermodynamic experiments covering combined free convection and radiation, forced convection, heat exchanger, polytropic blowdown, steam turbine, and refrigeration system. 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 236, ME 313, ME 341.

Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 2 units per quarter.

Advanced strength of materials: behavior of disks, plates, and shells. Theory of elasticity. Energy methods. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 206, MATH 318, ME 328 or consent of instructor.

Microprocessor applications in machine control and product design. Applied electronics. Drive technology; transducers and electromechanical systems. Real-time programming. Mechatronic design methodology. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: EE 321, EE 361, ME 329.

Application of micro-controllers and programmable logic controllers in the design of mechatronic products and automation systems. Digital feedback motion and process control. Modern industrial mechatronics applications. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 329 and ME 405 or consent of instructor.

Bonded resistance strain gages for static and dynamic measurements; rosettes, bridge circuits, lead wire effects, special gages. Photoelastic and moire fringe methods including birefringent coatings, shadow, and projection moire. Applications in mechanical design and metrology. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 328.

Behavior of unidirectional fiber composites. Properties of short-fiber composites, and orthotropic lamina. Analysis of laminated composites. Strength and hygrothermal behavior of composite materials. Structural optimization. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: AERO 330 or ME 328.

Engineering aspects of energy sources, conversion and storage. Topics selected from fossil fuel systems, nuclear power, thermoelectric systems, thermionic converters, fuel cells, magnetohydrodynamic generators, and geothermal, tidal, wind and ocean temperature energy conversion systems. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 302.

Design of ground vehicles for directional stability and control. Tire mechanics and their effects on vehicle performance. Simulation of vehicle dynamics using digital computer. Synthesis of steering mechanism and suspension system. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: ME 318, ME 328.

Modeling and analysis of mechanical control systems. Design of mechanical, hydraulic and fluid systems using block diagrams, root locus, Bode diagrams, and the digital computer. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 318.

Introduction to robots and their types. Homogeneous transformations. Kinematic equations and their solutions. Motion trajectories, statics, dynamics, and control of robots. Robot programming. Actuators, sensors and vision systems. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 326, ME 422.

Pipe specifications and pertinent codes. Valves, fittings, pumps and compressors. The transportation function of piping as related to power plants, refineries, slurry systems, pumping systems and drainage. Philosophy of system design. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 205, CE 206, ME 342, CSC 231, MATE 210.

Component and system design from global integration point of view of various design parameters, using real life problems. Techniques of brainstorming, decision making, PERT, feasibility studies. Industrial participation design program. Subsystem design involving gears, bearings, etc. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: ME 313, ME 329, ME 342, ENGL 218.

Comprehensive study of various design methods and techniques. Techniques used to explore various structural concepts such as prestressing, shaping, sizing, etc. Simulation of systems using digital computer. Design criteria identification of design parameters and constraints. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 329.

Types of reservoirs and reservoir rocks. Measurement and interpretation of physical properties of reservoir rocks and fluids porosity, permeability, compressibility, electrical resistivity, fluid saturation, viscosity, solution gas. Introduction to flow in porous media, reserve calculations and computer applications. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 341.

Primary, secondary, and tertiary (enhanced) oil recovery methods. Waterflooding, gas injection, steam injection, in-situ combustion, chemical flooding, miscible flooding. Performance calculations and computer applications in EOR. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 342, ME 344.

Theory and practice of oilwell planning, drilling, well logging, and completion applied to the development of new oil and gas production, from onshore and offshore fields. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 329, ME 342.

Design and operation of surface and subsurface equipment required in oil production. Processes and systems involved are well pumping, gas lifting, acidizing, hydraulic fracturing, fluid gathering and storage, separation of oil, gas, water and sediment from produced fluid. Includes equipment used in enhanced oil recovery processes. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 329, ME 342.

Theory and application of numerical, analytical, and experimental methods to selected heat transfer problems. Application of principles of conduction, convection, condensation, and boiling heat transfer, stress, and vibrations to design of heat exchange equipment. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 313, ME 342.

Design and optimization of thermal systems. Engineering economics, thermal component sizing, steady-state simulation, and optimization techniques applied to the design and performance analysis of thermal systems. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 342, ME 344.

Performance characteristics of various types for liquids and for gases. Criteria for proper selection of type and main dimensions. Cavitation criteria. Gas turbine cycles and performance. Two-dimensional cascades. Axial flow turbines and compressors. Centrifugal compressors and radial-inflow turbines. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 342, ME 344, MATH 318.

Application of design parameters to the various engine cycles. Aspects of the combustion processes. Energy conversion including losses and cooling. Static and dynamic loading. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 344.

Forced convection in laminar and turbulent flow, free convection, diffusion, combined heat and mass transfer. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 342, ME 344.

High and intermediate temperature systems for conversion of solar energy to mechanical power and heat. Thermal energy storage and total thermal energy system design. Recommended as a complement to ME 415. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 313.

Individual and team project work (including computer simulation) in designing systems, selecting equipment, estimating energy consumption and operating costs for applications in industrial ventilation, exhaust and pollution control. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 341, ME 344 or ENVE 304, EE 201.

Basic engineering principles of refrigeration processes including: vapor compression cycles, multipressure systems, absorption systems, steam jet cooling, air cycles, and low temperature refrigeration. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 313, ME 341.

Individual and team projects in designing systems, using psychometrics and load calculations for selecting equipment, estimating energy consumption and operating costs for air conditioning systems. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 313, ME 341 and ME 344.

Advanced topics in environmental control including psychrometric chart construction, direct contact transfer processes, heat exchangers, and refrigeration fundamentals. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: CSC 231, ME 313, ME 344.

Selection and completion of a project under faculty supervision. Projects typical of problems which graduates must solve in their fields of employment. Project results are presented in a formal report. Minimum 150 hours total time. Prerequisite: Senior standing, ME 344 and ME 329 (or concurrent).

New developments, policies, practices, and procedures discussed through seminar mode. Codes of ethics and case studies interpretations through panel discussions by students. 1 seminar. Prerequisite: Senior standing, ME 344 and ME 329 (or concurrent).

Directed group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 9 units. 1 to 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Directed group laboratory study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 6 units. 1 to 3 laboratories. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Part-time work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student career interest. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Total credit limited to 16 units. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.

Full-time work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student career interest. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Total credit limited to 16 units. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.

Advanced study planned and completed under the direction of a member of the department faculty. Open only to graduate students who have demonstrated ability to do independent work. Enrollment by petition. Prerequisite: Consent of department head, graduate adviser and supervising faculty member.

Approximate methods of stress analysis with emphasis on the theory of the Finite Element Method. Rayleigh-Ritz approximate energy minimizations applied to one- and two-dimensional stress fields. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 401, graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Vibration of complex engineering systems. Inertia and stiffness matrices. Natural frequencies and normal modes. Approximate solutions and computer techniques. Response to transient and periodic inputs. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 318, graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Description of sound using normal modes and waves. Interaction between vibrating solids and sound fields. Sound absorption in enclosed spaces. Sound transmission through barriers. Applications in acoustic enclosures, room enclosures, room acoustics. Design of quiet machinery and transducers. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 318, MATH 318.

Selected modern applications of thermodynamics which may include topics from: 1) equilibrium and kinetics as applied to combustion and air pollution, analysis and evaluation of techniques used to predict properties of gases and liquids, and 2) improvement of modern thermodynamic cycles by second law analysis. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 342, ME 344 and graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Control volume analysis of fluid-thermo equations for one-dimensional, compressible flow involving area change, normal shocks, friction, and heat transfer. Two-dimensional supersonic flow including linearization, method of characteristics, and oblique shocks. One-dimensional constant area, unsteady flow, 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 342, ME 344, MATH 242, and graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Various system modeling methods applied to mechanical systems. System stability studies and system optimization methods. 3 seminars, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Theory of steady-state and transient conduction in isotropic and anisotropic media. Development of differential equations, solutions by series, transforms, Duhamel's Method, variational methods. 3 seminars. Prerequisite: ME 342, ME 344, MATH 318, and graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Conservation of mass, momentum, and energy applied to laminar forced and free convection and turbulent flows. Differential, integral, and scale analysis solutions. 3 seminars. Prerequisite ME 342, ME 344, MATH 318, and graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Numerical solutions of classical, industrial, and experimental problems in conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer. 3 seminars. Prerequisite: ME 552, ME 553, graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Advanced study analysis and part-time work experience in student's career field; current innovations, practices, and problems in administration, supervision, and organization of business, industry, and government. Must have demonstrated ability to do independent work and research in career field. Total credit limited to 9 units. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

Advanced study analysis and full-time work experience in student's career field; current innovations, practices, and problems in administration, supervision, and organization of business, industry, and government. Must have demonstrated ability to do independent work and research in career field. Total credit limited to 9 units. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

Each individual or group will be assigned a project for solution under faculty supervision as a requirement for the master's degree, culminating in a written report/thesis. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.