MECH - Mechanical Engineering Technology

This is an introductory 2D Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) class where students will learn visualization, sketching, and geometric construction of basic mechanical components. This course will illustrate fundamental drafting techniques that implement graphical communication through the use of the Alphabet of Lines, Orthographic Projection, and Section Views. Using CAD, students will learn to create working industrial drawings that adhere to industrial standards.

Fundamental principles of air conditioning and air conditioning systems.  Presentation of psychometric principles and processes, equipment selection, heating and cooling load calculations and heating system principles including forced warm air, hot water, electric and steam systems and system components.  Principles and practices of heating, air conditioning system design, operation and control.

This course is a first semester, freshman level course. It is a broad introductory study of the basic characteristics of engineering materials. The course will emphasize the selection of metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites for mechanical design purposes. The relationships of structure, material properties, and material selection to the design/ manufacturing process will be emphasized. The study will be enhanced by laboratory experience where the student will study mechanical testing equipment as well as chemical, mechanical and heat treatment effects on important material properties. The course will include the study of such areas as corrosion, strength, rigidity, wear resistance, thermal expansion, elasticity and plasticity principles of the common engineering materials. The course includes the use of equipment such as mechanical testing, light microscopes, electron microscopes, metallograph, furnaces and controllers. Data interpretation is also an important emphasis. The students also have substantial preparation work for the weekly labs.

This course is an introduction to 3D solid modeling techniques utilizing feature-based, constraint-based parametric design. This course encourages the student to visualize parts in the 3D world and have a "design intent" plan for each part in which they will design. This will help in the arrangement of assemblies, parts, features and dimensions to meet design requirements.

This manufacturing processes/machine tool lab is a supplement to MECH 1643 (or equivalent) aimed at exposing the students to laboratory exercises which will illustrate or support the concepts introduced in a manufacturing processes lecture course.  Eequipment covered in this lab includes: lathes, grinders, milling machines, band saws, drill presses, sheet metal forming, precision measurement devices etc.  As time or student experience permit, the topic of basic C.N.C. machine operations and programs may be introduced.  Safety and proper manufacturing procedures will be emphasized.

Applications of fluid mechanics and thermodynamic principles to testing and evaluation of appropriate equipment or systems. Laboratory evaluation, development of concepts and applications of instrumentation for data acquisition/data reduction on pumps, compressors, fans, nozzles, orifices, and pipeflow.

This is a lab course to supplement MECH 2503, Mechanics of Materials. It is a required co-requisite with MECH 2503 for several Mechanical Engineering Technology curricula and highly recommended (but not required) for all others. The emphasis of the course is on materials testing and the resulting technical reports. Tests covered include the tensile and compression tests of various materials, as well as torsion test and fatigue test. There are also exercises in measurement and calculation to verify important relationships developed in MECH 2503, such as Moment of Inertia and stresses developed in members under load.

Advanced CAD is a continuation of the basic drafting standards and techniques facilitated through the course pre-requisite, MECH 1603. Delving into other mechanical drafting disciplines, this course will help students develop additional skill sets required in a variety of other mechanical fields. This course will cover, but not be limited to, machine design, weldments, structural steel, process piping, and pressure vessels. The major emphasis of this course will be the creation of working industrial drawings for fabrication and or successful integration into a mechanical assembly. The following standards will be used: * ASME Sec. VIII, Div. 2, Pressure Vessel Code * ASME Y14.5M-Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing * ASME B31: Standards of Pressure Piping * ANSI B4.1: Limits and Fits * AISC: Standard Structural Steel Construction

This course will emphasize the application of mechanical design for industrial machinery. The lecture material for this course will be enhanced through a laboratory experience using design techniques that include the creation of working industrial drawings, parametrically driven spreadsheet solutions of design problems, component sizing and dimension determinations. The course will include the study of mechanical power systems such as gear trains, belt and chain drives, linkages, clutch-coupling brake components, torque transmission devices, shaft and component design calculations. The techniques of component design will also include the extensive use of online database information, standards and manufacturer's specifications. At all times in this class, the design and development for manufacturability will be paramount.

A study of mechanical design principles emphasizing application of mechanical design applications to industrial machinery. The study will be enhanced by laboratory experience in design techniques including Computer Aided Design, Computer Solutions of Design Problems, Component Sizing and Dimension determinations, Robot mechanisms and design solution of a mechanical component problem. The course will include the study of mechanical power systems such as gear trains, belt and chain drives, linkage, clutch coupling brake and flywheel components, cams and springs, fastening, shaft and component design calculations. Techniques of component solution design will include computer design solutions, Computer Aided Design, extensive use of handbooks, standards and manufacturers specifications and manufacturing for assembly.

This course supplements the study of manufacturing processes with emphasis on techniques, processes and factors that contribute to manufacturing management decision making. Previous manufacturing process exposure is desirable but not essential. Selected topics to be discussed include: motion and time study, engineering economics, project planning and scheduling, computer integrated manufacturing/management (CIM), Just in Time manufacturing strategy, design for manufacturability, statistical process control (SPC), statistical quality control (SQC), and other management policies and strategies.

This course will emphasize the application of mechanical design for industrial machinery. The lecture material for this course will be enhanced through a laboratory experience using design techniques that include the creation of working industrial drawings, parametrically driven spreadsheet solutions of design problems, and component sizing and dimension determinations. This course will include the study of linear motion devices, fluid power, rigid coupling design, and flywheels. Also covered in this class is spring design and selection, bolted and welded joint design, column support and lifting lug design. The techniques of component design will also include extensive use of online database information, standards and manufacturers’ specifications, and manufacturing for assembly. At all times in this class, the design and development for manufacturability will be paramount.

This course will emphasize the application of mechanical design for industrial machinery. The lecture material for this course will be enhanced through a laboratory experience using design techniques that include the creation of working industrial drawings, parametrically driven spreadsheet solutions of design problems, and component sizing and dimension determinations. This course will include the study of linear motion devices, fluid power, rigid coupling design and flywheels. Also covered in this class is spring design and selection, bolted and welded joint design, column support and lifting lug design. The techniques of component design will also include extensive use of online database information, standards and manufacturers' specifications, and manufacturing for assembly. At all times in this class, the design and development for manufacturability will be paramount.

A study of rotary engines, gas turbine engines, compressors and pumps in relation to physical designs, including problems of metallurgy, thermodynamics and fluid flow dynamics. Characteristics and application requirements with a detail coverage of the variety of current designs. Current design trends for combustors with improved exhaust emission characteristics. Applications of principles through actual tests of engines, components and systems. Experiments and demonstrations covering combustion phenomena, dynamometer characteristics and test instrumentation. Evaluation of noise and vibrations through experiments. Evaluation of air-fuel ratios through exhaust gas analysis. Application of test instrumentation, analysis techniques, and computer analysis of test results for rotary engines, turbines, compressors and engine driven devices.

This course will use advanced 3D solid modeling techniques utilizing feature and constraintbased parametric design practices. The students will create models using helical and variable section sweeps, and blends, patterns, and family tables to create complex geometries of fanand turbine blades and other complex mechanisms. Emphasis will be placed on capturing "design intent" and the manufacturability of the solid models. High-end topics will include parametric programming, surface modeling and rapid prototyping.

This course is a calculus-based study of advanced concepts in Mechanics of Materials. It addresses the behavior of deformable mechanical components when subjected to tension, compression, torsion, lexure/bending or a combination of these loads. Extensive use is made of free body diagrams as well as Mohr’s Circle for stress and strain. Experience is gained in the Analysis of beam delection, shafts in torsion, power, column buckling and thin walled pressure vessels. Analysis includes examination of stress concentrations, elastic and inelastic response, residual stresses, indeterminate structures and thermal effects. Superposition, singularity functions and theories of failure are studied. Laboratory experiences include traditional mechanical material testing and computer software applications to include inite element techniques.

A student may contract for one to four credit hours of independent study through an arrangement with an instructor who agrees to direct such a study.  The student will submit a plan acceptable to the instructor and to the department chairperson.  The instructor and student will confer regularly regarding the process of the study.

Tool, Die & Fixture design is a specialized phase of mechanical or manufacturing engineering that develops the tooling and work holding devices for manufacturing operations. This course will introduce the student to the design of tools, machining tooling, jigs and fixtures and other work holding devices. Students will be required to create working industrial drawings for various work holding devices and fixtures for a myriad of metal removal applications. This will require students to research, analyze, and select the most equitable and safe design solution through calculations, component selection, and mechanical design. Topics covered in this course in-clude theory of cutting and forming of metal, dies and die types, miscellaneous press working operations, presses and press accessories, press classification and selection, blanking and piercing dies, die life, dies block, die sets, die material, utilization, function and nomenclature of die components, tool and die design-techniques, mathematical analysis of die components, etc.

The finite element method is a numerical method for solving engineering problems. This course will introduce engineering technology students to the principles of finite element method by formulating differential equations for solving simple engineering- oriented problems in the areas of structural analysis, heat transfer and fluid flow. The students will also learn to apply a programming environment such as VBA for methods in solving more complex finite element applications by iterative means. A commercial finite element analysis software system will be used as a solver for larger scale 2D and 3D models.

This course is an introduction to the theory and application of continuum fluid mechanics. Fluid properties and state relations are studied. Incompressible laminar and turbulent flows are investigated using control volume, Reynolds Transport Theorem, and momentum and energy equations. Navier-Stokes Equations are developed. Dimensional analysis, Buckingham Pi Theorem and modeling are covered. Flow rate, pipe sizing and minor losses in pipe systems are addressed. Compressible flow and gas dynamics are introduced and include topics in boundary layer theory, mach number, stagnation properties and shock waves. Turbomachinery, pumps and turbines are included. Weekly laboratory experiences address all the above topics.

The concepts and the practices of quality control, precision measurements and inspection needed in the manufacturing environment are studied. Advanced concepts of direct and indirect measurements, contact and non-contact gauging, angular measurement and surface texture/finish are covered. Expanded coverage of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and drawing specifications as related to inspection will be emphasized. Precision measurements and part inspection using both manual and computer-controlled coordinate measurement machines and optical comparators will also be covered. The students will play an active role in a "team" project involving research and reporting on various aspects of the field of metrology.

This course is designed to provide a general knowledge of the various components and elements of devices utilized in a manufacturing process system design. The emphasis is on use, selection and specification of the components, not on the aspects of individual mechanical design principles best left to the mechanical engineers and designers. The students will be able to select and specify individual "machine elements" or incorporate them into a system. The selection criteria will involve comparisons of the various available elements utilizing charts, tables and/or manufacturers data generally available in traditional reference texts, standards manuals or literature.

The course initially develops a foundation in analyzing elementary single and two degree of freedom systems subjected to natural and various types of forced motion. Then using this foundation, multi-degree of freedom systems are investigated for both natural and forced motion. Modeling, damping, resonance, force transmissibility and modal analysis are discussed. Emphasis is placed on practical vibrations problems in several engineering fields. Design problems provide the opportunity to apply principles taught in the classroom to realistic problems encountered by practicing engineers. In class demonstrations supplement the theory development.

Six-Sigma is a quality improvement methodology structured to reduce product or service failure rates to a negligible level (roughly 3.4 failures per million opportunities).  The Six-Sigma process encompasses all aspects of a business, including management, service delivery, design, production and customer satisfaction.  This course explores the principles and practices of Six-Sigma in manufacturing oriented industries.  Students will be introduced to the key concepts of Six-Sigma to better prepare them to support a company's continuous improvement efforts.  Students will also learn how to select, justify, and apply the principles, tools, and techniques to improve manufacturing and/or business performance.  Topics covered include quality function deployment; teams and teamwork; DMAIC problem-solving; measures and metrics; project management; statistical methods; control charts; design of experiments; reliability; failure modes and effects analysis; and lean manufacturing.  A realistic capstone industry project wil be develped and defended by students, individually or in teams, to support understanding and deployment of the Six-Sigma strategies on the factory floor and beyond.

This course covers such topics as recognizing and using the proper probability distribution to model product times to failure, the analysis of life data to determine the reliability characteristics and to achieve reliability improvement of a product or a process. Also covered are concepts and methods for the design, testing, and estimation of component and system reliabilities, reliability design and implementation, and design procedures that are necessary to insure a reliable product or process.

A study of the fundamental concepts underlying the study of velocity, acceleration, and force analysis of machines; linkages, cams, gears, and flywheels; balancing of rotating and reciprocating machine elements; introduction to synthesis; computer simulation of mechanical systems.