This course develops an understanding of the current energy situation and impacts of energy choices on ecomonic and sustainability metrics. A range of different technologies and approaches are presented for meeting future energy needs. Students learn how to develop the tool set to assess the potential for alternative energy technologies and gain experience in assessing different energy technologies for specific case studies. Typically offered in Spring.
ME 200 Thermodynamics I
Conservation of Mass, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, and the Engineering Approach to Problem Solving. Work and heat transfer as means for changing system energy. Properties of pure substances, analyses of individual devices, systems and cyclic devices. Entropy, reversible and irreversible processes, device and cycle performance. Application to engineering problems such as IC and gas turbine engines, refrigerators and heat pumps, plus power generation.
ME 463 Senior Design
Engineering Design is the senior-level capstone design course of the ME curriculum. Students work in teams to engineer practical solutions to problems.