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This course introduces students to maker culture and the hands-on activity of assembling and dissecting modern products. Students will gain experience and skills in opening and tinkering with devices, repurposing them to serve a new and different purpose, and working with basic electronics including sensors, actuators, and microcontrollers such as Arduino. Activities will vary each quarter, ranging from hacking appliances, to LED sculptures, textile sensors, paper robots, and more. Guest speakers will lead some activities and introduce students to broader perspectives on making. Limited Enrollment. All interested students must register on the waitlist and attend the first two class sessions in order to apply. Registration numbers will be granted to those who are accepted into the class.

The design of wind turbines, biomedical devices, jet engines, electronic units, and almost every other engineering system, require the analysis of its flow and thermal characteristics to ensure optimal performance and safety. The continuing growth of computer power and the emergence of general-purpose engineering software has fostered the use of computational analysis as a complement to experimental testing. Virtual prototyping is a staple of modern engineering practice. This course is an introduction to Computational Engineering using commercial analysis codes, covering both theory and applications. Assuming limited knowledge of computational methods, the course starts with introductory training on the software, using a series of lectures and hands-on tutorials. We utilize the ANSYS software suite, which is used across a variety of engineering fields. Herein, the emphasis is on geometry modeling, mesh generation, solution strategy and post-processing for diverse applications. Using classical flow/thermal problems, the course develops the essential concepts of Verification and Validation for engineering simulations, providing the basis for assessing the accuracy of the results. Advanced concepts such as the use of turbulence models, user programming and automation for design are also introduced. The course is concluded by a project, in which the students apply the software to solve a industry-inspired problem. Enrollment priority will be given to juniors and seniors who are using this course to meet their BSME program requirements. Prerequisites: ME 80, ME 131, and CS106A or CS106B. Prerequisites strictly enforced.

Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) combines the fields of Design for Manufacturability (DfM) and Additive Manufacturing (AM). ME127 will introduce the capabilities and limitations of various AM technologies and apply the principles of DfM in order to design models fit for printing. Students will use Computer Aided Design (CAD) software to create and analyze models and then print them using machines and resources in the Product Realization Lab. Topics include: design for rapid prototyping, material selection, post-processing and finishing, CAD simulation, algorithmic modeling, additive tooling and fixtures, and additive manufacturing at scale. Prerequisite: ME102 and ME80, or consent of instructor. By application only, see notes below.

Students will continue to build understanding of Product Realization processes and techniques concentrating on Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, materials, tools, and workholding. Students will gain an understanding of CNC in modern manufacturing and alternative methods and tools used in industry. Students will contribute to their professional portfolio by including projects done in class. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: ME 103 and consent of instructor. By application only, see notes below.

ME129 is designed for Juniors in Mechanical Engineering who have elected the Product Realization concentration. Students will develop professional level knowledge and experience with materials and manufacturing processes. Activities will include lectures, site visits to local manufacturing organizations, and recorded site visits to global manufacturing organizations. Assignments will include essays and discussions based on site visits, materials exploration including hands-on activities in the Product Realization Lab (PRL), and product tear downs supported by PRL resources. The environmental sustainability consequences of materials and transformation process choices will be a unifying thread running throughout the course. Prerequisites: ME102 and ME103. By application only, see notes below.

The principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation with examples from the engineering of practical devices and systems. Topics include transient and steady conduction, conduction by extended surfaces, boundary layer theory for forced and natural convection, boiling, heat exchangers, and graybody radiative exchange. Prerequisites (complete the following courses): CME102 (or MATH53), ME30, and ME70. Prerequisites strictly enforced.

A second course in engineering thermodynamics. Review of first and second laws, and the state principle. Extension of property treatment to mixtures. Chemical thermodynamics including chemical equilibrium, combustion, and understanding of chemical potential as a driving force. Elementary electrochemical thermodynamics. Coursework includes both theoretical and applied aspects. Applications include modeling and experiments of propulsion systems (turbojet) and electricity generation (PEM fuel cell). Matlab is used for quantitative modeling of complex energy systems with real properties and performance metrics. Prerequisites: ME30 required, ME70 suggested, ME131 desirable.

This course expands on the introduction to fluid mechanics provided by ME70. Topics include the conservation equations and finite volume approaches to flow quantification; engineering applications of the Navier-Stokes equations for viscous fluid flows; flow instability and transition to turbulence, and basic concepts in turbulent flows, including Reynolds averaging; boundary layers, including the governing equations, the integral method, thermal transport, and boundary layer separation; fundamentals of computational fluid dynamics (CFD); basic ideas of one-dimensional compressible flows. Recommended Prerequisite: ME 70

The Mechanical Measurement experiments course introduces undergraduates to modern experimental methods in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and thermal sciences. A key feature of several of the experiments will be the integration of solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer principles, so that students gain an appreciation for the interplay among these disciplines in real-world problems. Prerequisites (completed the following courses): ME70, ME80, CME102 (or MATH53). Prerequisites strictly enforced.