Technical Electives
ENME 423: Modern Climate Control and Building Energy Design/Analysis
Prerequisite: ENES 232. Corequisite: ENME 332. Fundamentals and design calculations of heat and moisture transfer in buildings; evaluation of cooling, heating and power requirements of buildings.; building energy consumption simulations, use of alternative energy and energy conservation measures in buildings; fundamentals of fans/pumps and air/water distribution in buildings; introduction to refrigeration and energy systems for data centers and other mission-critical facilities. 3 credits.
ENME 430: Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Engineering
Prerequisites: MATH 246. Fundamental aspects of nuclear physics and nuclear engineering, including nuclear interactions; various types of radiation and their effects on materials and humans; and basic reactor physics topics, including simplified theory of reactor critically. 3 credits.
ENME 431: Nuclear Reactor Systems and Safety
Prerequisites: ENME 430, MATH 246. Engineering, material and thermal aspects of light water reactors, fast reactors, high temperature gas reactors, heavy water moderated reactors, breeder reactors, advanced reactors including GEN IV designs. Evolution of light water reactor safety and regulation in the US that has culminated in the current body of regulations. 3 credits.
ENME 436: Renewable Energy
Prerequisites: ENME331. Fundamentals, design/analysis tools, and state of the art renewable energy technologies. Energy resources and global perspectives of current and future energy demand/consumption trends, followed by prime renewable energy technologies, including wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, and ocean thermal energy conversion. Economics of renewable energy, energy conservation opportunities, CO2 capture and storage, and thermal energy storage. 3 credits.
ENME 454: Vehicle Dynamics
Corequisite: ENME 361. The fundamentals of passenger vehicle and light truck design and vehicle dynamics are covered. The engineering principles associated with acceleration, braking, handling, ride quality, aerodynamics, and tire mechanics are discussed, as well as suspension and steering design. 3 credits.
ENME 464: Cost of Analysis for Engineers
Prerequisite: ENME392; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department. Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.An introduction to the financial and cost analysis aspects of product engineering. Introduces key elements of traditional engineering economics including interest, present worth, depreciation, taxes, inflation, financial statement analysis, and return on investment. Provides an introduction to cost modeling as it applies to product manufacturing and support. Cost modeling topics will include: manufacturing cost analysis, life-cycle cost modeling (reliability and warranty), and cost of ownership.
ENME 470: Finite Element Analysis
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Basic concepts of the theory of the finite element method. Applications in solid mechanics and heat transfer. 3 credits.
ENME 489D: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering: Flight Dynamics and Simulation
Prerequisites: ENME 331, ENME 489F, PHYS 270. This course will cover the fundamentals of near earth flight mechanics associated with fixed wing air vehicle atmospheric flight. Primary topics will include review of basic aerodynamics and an introduction to basics of configurational aero effects, flight performance, vehicle stability, and aeromechanics control. This will be done through processes such as lectures, tests, homework assignments, lab events with flight simulators, and a special project involving an RC aircraft instrumentation and flight. Periodic relevance to real-world examples of applied aerodynamics based on the instructors 30+ years of experience within the area of aeromechanics toward military aviation will be included. 3 credits.
ENME 489F: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering: Dynamics of Atmospheric Flight
Prerequisites: ENME 331, PHYS 270, MATH 246, MATH 206 or ENME 202. This course will cover the fundamentals of near earth aerodynamics associated with fixed wing air vehicle atmospheric flight. Primary topics will include review of basic fluid flow equations of motion, airfoil and wing theory, and compressible flow effects. This will be done through processes such as lectures, tests, homework assignments, and a special topic review project. Periodic relevance to real-world examples of applied aerodynamics based on the instructors 30+ years of experience within the area of aeromechanics toward military aviation will be included. 3 credits.
ENME 489T: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering: Nuclear Reactor Design
Prerequisites: ENME 430 and MATH 246. The major objective of ENME 489T is to have the student understand the fundamental concepts of nuclear reactor design in addition to the fundamental nuclear reactor physics concepts learned in ENME 430. 3 credits.
ENME 489X: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering: Energy Conversion Systems for Sustainability
Prerequisite: ENES 232. This course will focus on energy sustainability with view to changing global energy availability and use, and addresses the objective of greatly reducing the dependence on the finite fossil energy sources and move to the environmentally benign sustainable energy. The emphasis will be on sustainability issues, discussion on supply, demand and storage, energy transmission, global warming and carbon management, biomass- resources, uses and production of biofuels, national energy policy discussion, carbon emission, energy security and economics to ensure future energy needs can be met without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs. 3 credits.
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