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USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 203 - 204

Mechanical Engineering

Course Descriptions

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program take coursework in thermodynamics and heat transfer; instrumentation and measurements, energy conversion systems, solid and fluid mechanics, dynamics, machine analysis and design, mechanical design, and controls. This is supplemented by elective coursework in such areas as power plant analysis, refrigeration and air conditioning, mechanical design, advanced mechanics, heat transfer, robotics, propulsion, vibrations, computer-aided design, manufacturing, composite materials, and aerodynamics.

Students completing this program normally enter careers in a wide range of industries which either produce mechanical products or rely on machines, mechanical devices and systems to produce electricity, petroleum products, foods, textiles, building materials, etc. Mechanical Engineering graduates may follow careers in such fields as transportation, power generation, manufacturing, instrumentation, automatic control, machine design, construction, refrigeration, heating and air conditioning, aerospace, defense and all the process industries (foods, textiles, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, etc.). There are abundant career opportunities in a wide range of industries because mechanical equipment is required in every aspect of industrial production.

Bachelor's Curriculum - Mechanical Engineering

Semester I 
ENC 1101 Freshman English I3
MAC 2281 Engineering Calculus I3
CHM 2045 General Chemistry I3
CHM 2045L Chemistry Lab I1
EGS 1113 Intro. to Design Graphics3
EGN 3000 Foundations of Engineering1
EGN 3000 Foundations of Engineering Lab 2
 16
Semester II 
ENC 1102 Freshman English II3
MAC 2282 Engineering Calculus II3
CHM 2046 General Chemistry II3
CHM 2046L General Chemistry II Lab1
PHY 2048 General Physics I3
PHY 2048L General Physics I Lab1
*Historical Perspectives Elective  3
 17
Summer Term 
MAC 2283 Engineering Calculus III3
PHY 2049 General Physics II3
PHY 2049L General Physics II Lab 1
EGN 2210 Computer Tools for Engineers 3
 10
Semester III 
EGN 3311 Statics3
EGN 3443 Engineering Statistics3
MAP 2302 Differential Equations3
EGN 3343 Thermodynamics I3
EGN 3373 Introduction to Electrical Systems I 3
 15
Semester IV 
EGN 4450 Introduction to Linear Systems2
EGN 3321 Dynamics3
EML 4106 Thermal Systems and Economics3
EGN 3365L Materials Engineering I3
*Social Science Electives 6
 17
Semester V 
EGN 3433 System Dynamics3
EML 4041 Computer Methods3
EML 3262 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery3
EML 3500 Machine Analysis and Design I3
*Historical Perspectives Elective3
*ALAMEA Perspectives Elective 3
 18
Semester VI 
EML 4501 Machine Design3
EML 3701 Fluid Systems3
ENC 4931 Engineering Communications3
*Fine Arts Elective3
MW/MI 3
 15
Semester VII 
EML 4142 Heat Transfer I3
EML 3303 Mechanical Engineering Lab I3
EML 4551 Capstone Deisgn (MW/MI)3
Approved Technical Elective3
Approved Technical Elective 3
 15
Semester VIII 
EML 4302 Mechanical Engineering Lab II3
Controls Elective3
Approved Design Elective3
Approved Technical Elective3
Approved Technical Elective 1
 13

*Approved General Education Requirements

Prerequisites (State Mandated Common Prerequisites)

Complete the A.A. degree at the community college. Some courses required for the major may also meet General Education Requirements thereby transferring maximum hours to the university. If a student wishes to transfer without an A.A. degree and have fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, the student must meet the university’s entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements.

The following are transferable courses from the Community College that will be accepted in the Math/Science/Engineering areas:

Math  
     Calculus  
 USFC/C
 MAC 2281MAC 2311 (3)
 MAC 2282MAC 2312 (3)
 MAC 2283MAC 2313 (3)
     Differential Equations  
 MAP 2302MAP 2302 (3)
Chemistry  
     General  
 USFC/C
 CHM 2045CHM 1045 (3)
 CHM 2045LCHM 1045L (1)
 CHM 2046CHM 1046 (3)
 CHM 2046LCHM 1046L (1)
Physics  
 USFC/C
 PHY 2048PHY 2048 (3)
 PHY 2048LPHY 2048L (1)
 PHY 2049PHY 2049 (3)
 PHY 2049LPHY 2049L (1)
Graphics  
 USFC/C
 EGN 2210EGS 1111 (3)
Fortran  
 USFC/C
 EGN 2210COP 2202 (3)

This is a limited access program involving special admissions requirements. Please be aware of the immunization, foreign language, continuous enrollment policies of the university, and qualitative standards required.

Engineering Admissions Requirements

Transfer students must have completed the equivalent USF Engineering Calculus sequence with a 2.0 GPA; must have completed one year of equivalent USF General Physics and Chemistry courses with a minimum of 2.0 GPA; must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or better.


USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 207

Mechanical Engineering Faculty

Chairperson: R. V. Dubey; Professors: R.A. Crane, R. V. Dubey, R. H. Howell, A. K. Kaw, S.J. Ying; Associate Professors: G. H. Besterfield, D. P. Hess, J.L.F. Porteiro, S. Wilkinson; Assistant Professors: M. M. Rahman; Courtesy Appointment: L. A. Scott, R. L. Mann.

USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 214 - 215

Mechanical Engineering Courses

EAS 4121 HYDRO AND AERODYNAMICS (3)

PR: EML 3701, MAP 2302. Advanced fluid dynamics, ideal and viscous flows, applications to flow around immersed bodies.

EML 3262 KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY (3)

PR: MAC 2282, PHY 2048, EGN 3321. Kinematics of machines and mechanisms; position, velocity, and acceleration analysis of mechanisms; cams; gear trains; inertia forces in mechanisms; flywheels; balancing of rotating masses.

EML 3303 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LAB I (3)

PR: EML 3500, EML 3701, EML 4041. Engineering laboratory measurements. Use of the library and the writing of technical reports. Experiments in the measurement of temperature, pressure, fluid flow, psychrometrics, concentration, viscosity. Mass-energy balances of simple systems.

EML 3500 MACHINE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN I (3)

PR: EGN 3311, EGN 3365. Stress and deflection analysis of machine parts, variable loads, endurance limits, fasteners, bearings, power transmission, code consideration of pressure and vacuum vessels, elements of design.

EML 3701 FLUID SYSTEMS (3)

PR: EGN 3343; Principles of fluid flow; piping and duct systems; fluid machinery; metering of compressible and incompressible flow; boundary layer theory; dimensional analysis; introduction to aerodynamics.

EML 4041 COMPUTATIONAL METHODS (3)

PR: EGN 2210, EGN 4450. Techniques to solve engineering problems using numerical methods and digital computers. Topics include roots of equations, simultaneous linear equations, numerical integration and differentiation, and curve fitting.

EML 4106C THERMAL SYSTEMS AND ECONOMICS (3)

PR: EGN 3343. Power and refrigeration cycles; fuels and combustion; internal combustion engine cycles; co-generation; nuclear energy; methods of economic analysis.

EML 4142C HEAT TRANSFER I (3)

PR: EML 3701, EML 4041. Conduction, convection and radiant heat transfer; thermal properties of materials; role of fluid flow in convective heat transfer; design and selection of heat exchangers.

EML 4174 VISUAL BASIC FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS (3)

PR: EGN 2210. Introduces students to the powerful graphical interface language of Visual Basic. Illustrates the use of the language in engineering and science applications.

EML 4220C VIBRATIONS (3)

PR: EML 3433 and EML 3262. Natural frequency, damping and resonance in single-degree-of-freedom systems. Vibration isolation and absorbtion. Lagrange's equations. Multi-degree of freedom systems. Introduction to vibration of continuous systems and predictive maintenance.

EML 4302 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY II (3)

PR: EML 3303, EML 4142. Continuation of EML 3303 with emphasis on material and energy balances, stress analysis and vibrations. Lec.-lab. The Team-Project-Time Approach.

EML 4312 MECHANICAL CONTROLS (3)

PR: EGN 3433, EML 4041. Introduces the concept of dynamic systems. Modeling of dynamic systems. Laplace Transforms. Transfer Functions. Block Diagrams. Characteristic equation. Time response of first and second order systems. Stability of dynamic systems. Routh stability criterion. Frequency response of dynamic systems. Polar plots and Bode plots. Introduction to state space model.

EML 4419C PROPULSION I (3)

PR: EML 3701, EML 3500 or CI. Introduction to the design of propulsion systems. Basic analysis of internal combustion, jet and rocket engines. Application to ground and air transportation. Advanced propulsion concepts. Special topics for class discussion.

EML 4501 MACHINE DESIGN (3)

PR: EML 3500, EML 3262. Continuation of EML 3500. Antifriction bearings, journal bearings, power transmission, shafting.

EML 4551 CAPSTONE DESIGN -XMW (3)

PR: EML 4501. Comprehensive design or feasibility project requiring application of previously acquired engineering knowledge; use of ANSYS and CAD.

EML 4552 SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGN (3)

PR: EML 4551 or CC. Comprehensive design or feasibility study project. In some cases may be a continuation of EML 4551.

EML 4562 INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITE MATERIALS (3)

Introduces manufacturing types and applications of advanced composites. Students study micromechanical and macromechanical behavior of a lamina and analyze and design a laminated structure made of advanced composite materials.

EML 4601 AIR CONDITIONING DESIGN (3)

PR: EML 4106, EML 3701. Application of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid flow to sizing of HVAC systems. Heating and cooling calculations, air requirements, equipment sizing. Energy Code requirements. Design project.

EML 4905 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-4)

PR: CI. Specialized independent study determined by the student's needs and interests. May be repeated up to 15 credit hours.

EML 4930 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGR. (1-4)

PR: CC. May be repeated up to 9 credit hours.

EML 5105 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (3)

PR: EML 4106C or CI. Application of thermodynamics, chemistry, dynamics of machinery, electronics, and fluid mechanics. Topics covered are: introduction of engines, fuels and combustion, numerical modeling, ignition, fuel systems, balance of reciprocating mechanisms, and emission control of exhaust pollutants.

EML 5245 TRIBOLOGY (3)

PR: EML 4501. An introduction to friction, lubrication, and wear. Contact of real surfaces, mechancis of friction, surface failures, boundary lubrication fluid properties, thin film lubrication, thick film lubrication, bearing and lubricant selection.

EML 5325 MECHANICAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES (3)

PR: CI. Description of mechanical material cutting, forming and fabrication methods, as used in modern industrial manufacturing processes.

EML 5930 SPECIAL TOPICS III (1-4)

PR: CC. May be repeated up to 9 credit hours.

EML 5931 SPECIAL TOPICS IV (1-4)

PR: CC. May be repeated up to 9 credit hours.


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