MECH - Mechanical Engineering Technology

This course is designed to help prepare the student for academic success at the college level and in career exploration. It will explore academic success strategies, campus resources, and campus and professional society opportunities, as well as knowledge "of self". The students also will gain an understanding of employment opportunities along with employer expectations and professional responsibilities.

This course is a applied course for Mechanical Engineering Technology students and is designed to help prepare the student for academic success through basic skills development and career exploration. The students will gain an understanding of basic tools and expand technical ability. The class will explore academic success strategies, campus resources, professional society opportunities, as well as a knowledge "of self".

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. Air distribution systems and design principles of duct and piping systems.

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 introductory course in engineering problem solving. The student will be presented with engineering-oriented problems to solve using various methods such as MATHCAD, MS Excel and/or general programming concepts. The students will learn the logical sequence of steps to obtain their solutions to the various technical problems.

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.

Graphics/CAD involves the visualization, sketching, and geometric construction of mechanical components. Students will layout and create 2D working industrial drawings that adhere to industry standards. This course will illustrate CAD drawing construction techniques that implement graphical communication through the use of the alphabet of lines, orthographic projection, section views, auxiliary views and the creation of assembly and detail mechanical components. This course will also use the ASME Standard Y14.5M-1994 for Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing to facilitate the communication of geometry requirements for associated features on detail components and assemblies.

This manufacturing processes lab is a supplement to MECH 1643 aimed at exposing the students to laboratory exercises which will illustrate or support the concepts introduced in the lecture. Equipment 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.

The basic equipment, processes and service required to produce a product are studied. This course is designed to give the student the knowledge and vocabulary to generally comprehend the complex and inter-related functions that must be accomplished to produce the end product. The equipment covered in this course includes: lathes, grinders, milling machines, planers, shapers, band saws, drill presses, etc. The processes covered include the making of iron and steel, hot and cold forming, machining, welding, brazing, soldering, electro-discharge machining, grinding, etc. The services covered include safety, planning, quality control, and an introduction to Computer Aided Manufacturing.

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.