SCI 636 Materials Science Seminars
The student will be responsible for the formal presentation of two seminars and will be obliged to attend all the seminars given in this course. One seminar will be given weekly.
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48 courses in the 1970–71 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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SCI 638 Physical Examination of Materials
Fundamentals of metallography, special optical techniques, principles of quantitative microscopy. X-ray diffraction, x-ray fluorescent macro- and micro-analysis. Electron microscopy.
SCI 640 Thermodynamics of Solids
This course will deal with the atomistic and thermodynamic interpretation of the fundamental properties of solids such as diffusion, solidification, surface properties and equilibrium in multicomponent systems.
SCI 641 Mechanical Metallurgy
Stress-strain relationships in tension, compression and shear. Elastic, anelastic and plastic properties of single crytals and polycrystalline aggregates. Fracture, Applications to materials testing.
SCI 643 Manufacturing Science 2
The classical theory of plasticity, with particular reference to forming processes. Elements of tensors, stress, strain, yield and flow; strain-hardening, anisotropy. Extremum principles ,field theory, limit analysis. Impact and instability effects. Limiting conditions in forming operations. Time rate and temperature effects. Approximate technological theories; residual stresses.
SCI 647 Manufacturing Science 8
Polymer processing. Review of applicable heat transfer and fluid flow theory. Elements of polymer science and rheology. Introduction to cartesian tensors; application to non-newtonian flow. Viscometry. Influence of time in moulding. Screw extrusion, injection moulding, vacuum forming and film operations.
SCI 648 Numerical Control of Machine Tools 2
Digital computer programming for numerically controlled machine tools. Design of post processor programmes for generalized computer programmes for numerically controlled machine tools. Design of technology programmes for numerically controlled machine tools. Organization and managements aspects of numerical control.
SCI 649 Theory of Machining
Strain distributions in orthogonal chip formation; temperatures in chip formation; dynamic plasticity; tool wear and machinability; mechanics of chip formation, stresses, chip curl, bluntness and cutting forces; mechanics of scraping and grinding, design of surgical instruments; machining of brittle materials.
SCI 655 Combustion
Structure and physics of monatomic and polyatomic molecules, spectroscopy-visible and infra-red, gas chromatography, statistical calculation of thermodynamic properties of molecules, bond energies and heats of formation, elements of kinetic theory of gases, elementary chemical kinetics, ionization and relaxation effects in gases, radiation from flames.
SCI 656 Combustion 3
The theoretical description of common combustion processes such as laminar and turbulent premixed and diffusion flames, modelling of combustion processes, theory of ignition solids and liquids, combustion instability, combustion in jet engines, liquid propellant rockets, solid propellant rockets.
SCI 350 Department of Mechanical Engineering
SCI 622 Laminar Flow
Use of tensor notation. Navier-Stokes and continuity equations, some exact solutions. Two dimensional boundary layer theory, laminar flow along flat walls and in “equilibrium” layers (Falkner- Skan equation) some approximate methods for non-equilibrium layers. Equations of motion with buoyancy term, energy equation, Reynolds analogy. The origin of turbulence, Orr-Sommerfeld equation, Tollmein Schlichting waves.
SCI 664 Turbulent Flow 2
Stochastic concepts, averages, correlation coefficients ,auto-correlation functions, spectra. Space and time “scales” of turbulent fluctuations, energy dissipation in turbulence. Correlation and spectral tensors in three dimensions, isotropic forms. Equations of motion, spectral equation for isotropic turbulence. Universal equilibrium theory, the Kolmogoroff spectrum. Diffusion by continuous movements, “absolute” and “relative” diffusion. Brief treatment of turbulence in shear flow.
SCI 665 Gas Dynamics 2
Subsonic flows in two and three dimensions. Hodograph method. Supersonic flow in two dimensions with small perturbations. Airfoil design. Method of characteristics. Design of nozzles and diffusers. Linearized theory of hypersonic flow. Methods as applied to transonic flow.
SCI 666 Wave Phenomena in Fluid Flow
Fundamental properties of “wave-like” motions in fluids, tidal waves in one-dimensional channels. Surface waves in deep water, phase velocity, dispersion relationship, group velocity. The equations of acoustics, “near field” and “far field” problems, ray theory. Wave propagation in 1-2 and 3 dimensions, in layered and in moving media. Gravity waves in stratified fluids. Second and higher order interactions, radiation stress.
SCI 667 Boundary Layer Theory
Review of elementary boundary layer theory in laminar and turbulent flow. The development of turbulent boundary layers in arbitrary pressure gradients, application to internal and external flows. Boundary layers on axisymmetric bodies, three-dimensional or “skewed” boundary layers. Heat and mass transfer through boundary layers, effect of material properties on boundary layer behaviour.
SCI 668 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 2
Steady horizontal motion in infinite fluids and in closed basins. Westward intensification, coastal jets in stratified fluids. Turbulent Ekman layers. Seiches in closed basins, internal waves in stratified fluids. Rossby waves. Motion under unstable stratification, the Rayleigh problem, Benard cells, turbulent thermals and plumes.
SCI 669 Numerical Studies in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Numerical methods, time integration of hydrodynamical equations of motion on a rotating earth, numerical weather prediction, computation of selected other physical processes in the atmosphere (e.g. long-wave radiation).
SCI 710 Analytical Methods in Virations
Behaviour of systems, system response, weighting function, transfer function, Duhamel’s integral. Principles of dynamics, strain energy virtual work, variational principle, Lagrange’s equation. Discrete systems, eigenvalue problem, natural mode of vibration, solution of the characteristic determinant, approximate methods of solution. Continuous systems, formulation of the boundary value
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problem, vibration of rods and membranes, Rayleigh’s energy method, Rayleigh-Ritz method, Galerkin’s method.
SCI 720 Evaluation of Mechanical Systems and Design
The testing and evaluation of mechanical systems. Product characteristics, reliability and long-life design. Hazards and safety consideration. Shock and vibration, environmental testing, Value engineering.
SCI 721 Mechanical Systems Analysis and Synthesis
Analogs and models. Computers as a design tool. Design decision logic, design equations. Optimization. Legal restrictions, planning, economic considerations and decisions.
SCI 731 Fluidic Control Systems
Characteristics of fluidic logic devices. The correlation between the structure of flow in a fluidic element and its logic function. Fundamentals of Boolean algebra, switching circuits, logic functions and fluid implementation of logic circuits. Synthesis of Fluidic Control Systems and analysis of fluid network. Identification methods of fluidic functions. Analog fluid contro) systems.
SCI 733 Fluid Modulators and Amplifiers
Valve configuration and valve controlled drive. Pressure-flow characteristics in hydraulic and pneumatic valves at constant pressure or at constant flow rate. Operating forces in steady state: axial and lateral. Transient forces and valve stability. Binding effects and cavitation in spool valves. Jet-pipe valves. Analytical background of design considerations. Pure and hybrid fluid modulation and amplifying elements.
SCI 734 Seminar in Fluid Control Systems
Study, investigation and discussion under the supervision of a faculty member, of current literature and research papers in fluid control systems presented in recent conferences and meetings.
SCI 735 Analysis of Nonlinear Fluid Control Systems
The topological approach: Phase trajectories and singular points. Relay operated servomechanisms and optimum switching. Limit cycles and the jump phenomena. Exact and asymptotic methods: The point transformation. The Kryloff and Bogoliuboff method of autonomous and non-autonomous systems. The Ritz; average method and harmonic balance. Duffing’s interation and Poincare peturbation. The describing function and compensation techniques as applied to fluid systems. The dual input describing function. Liapunov and Mathieu stability criteria. Applications to fluid power, mechanical and management control systems.
SCI 736 Ductility and Fracture
Factors contributing to the property “ductility”. Plastic instability, work hardening, strain-rate sensitivity. The mechanism of ductilerupture and effect of materials variables. Intergranular embrittlement and cleavage. The ductile /brittle transition. Superplasticity and intergranular cavitation fracture during creep and fatigue.
SCI 737 Phase Transformations
Phase diagrams, homogenous and heterogenous nucleation, diffusion, phase changes in metals and alloys. Diffusional growth processes, diffusional and shear transformations.
SCI 738 Composite Materials
Fibrous, lamellar and particle reinforced composites. The effect of combinations of brittle and ductile phases on the mode of deformation of an aggregate. The reinforcing mechanism of continuous and discontinuous fibres. Fracture and energy absorbing characteristics of composite materials.
SCI 352 Department of Mechanical Engineering
SCI 739 Dislocation Theory
Simple and extended dislocations. Stress, strain and energy associated with single dislocations. Forces on and between dislocations. Dislocation-dislocation interactions, cross slip and multiplication. Interactions with point defects. Applications in grain-boundary theory, plasticity, recovery recrystallization and fracture.
SCI 740 Thermodynamics of Solids
Atomistic and thermodynamic interpretation of the fundamental properties of solids such as diffusion, solidification, surface properties and equilibrium in multicomponent systems.
SCI 747 Computer Aspects of Manufacture
Optimizing programmes for on-line computer contro] of manufacture. Design of interface elements. Sampled data systems and their relationship to on-line control of machine tools and manufacturing units. Computer programmes for design of machine tools and associated elements.
SCI 748 Design and Analysis of Automation Systems
Application of Boolean Algebra to switching and logic functions. Minimization function, simplification methods. Matrices with Boolean functions. Pneumatic and hydraulic circuit design for automatic systems. Data storage and processing. Automatic feed devices, transfer machines, warehousing, counting and batching systems. Design for automatic assembly. On-line computer control of automatic systems.
SCI 749 Metallurgy and Plasticity in Metal Fabrication
Basics, Viscoplasticity. Thermodynamics of plastic flow (including dislocation dynamics). Structure of rolled sheet, design of welded products. Metallurgy of forgings, extrusions and wire products. Mechanics of piercing and stamping. Friction and wear.
SCI 751 Conduction Heat Transfer
Steady and transient heat conduction in isotropic media. Conduction in flowing media. Conduction in stagnant films with mass transfer. Heat conduction with phase change and moving boundaries. Problems of heat conduction in anisotropic media.
SCI 752 Convective Heat Transfer
Derivation of the general energy equation. Parameters required for determination of heat transfer in laminar and turbulent flows. Fully numerical solutions, exact solutions, and approximate solutions for internal and external flows. Problems involving frictional heating, property variations and mass injection at the wall will be considered. If interest is indicated special topics such as heat transfer by boiling, condensation and evaporation will be discussed.
SCI 753 Radiation Heat Transfer
Summary of radiation between surfaces, view factors, emissivity measurements. Flame radiation, radiation from clouds of luminous particles. Gas radiation, calculation of flame emissivities based on flame spectroscopy. Optical temperature measurement.
SCI 754 Approximate Methods in Non-Linear Analysis
This course constitutes an introduction to methods of obtaining approximate, analytical solutions to various typical, non-linear, ordinary and partial differential equations. Methods to be discussed include integral approximations, several types of weighted residual techniques, and asymptotic methods, including matched “inner” and “outer” expansions. Examples wil be obtained primarily from electrical, chemical and aero /thermodynamic processes.
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SCI 761 Internal Aerodynamics of Turbomachines
Fundamental relationships for internal fluid flow with reference to stationary and rotating co-ordinate systems ;vorticity and circulation;compressible inviscid flow with swirl within axisymmetric passages; some effects of viscosity and turbulence. One-, two- and three-dimensional analysis methods for compressible flow in turbomachines; flow in diffusers; secondary flows in stationary and rotating passages; some characteristics of three-dimensional turbulent boundary layers.
SCI 762 Turbulent Diffusion in the Natural Environment
Statistical quantities of interest in turbulent diffusion: Eulerian and Lagrangian probability distributions, averages, correlations, spectra. Specific prediction models for atmospheric and oceanic mixing processes: diffusion in a homogeneous field and in a boundary layer. Effects of density stratification, buoyant movements.
SCI 753 Micrometeorology
Energy balances at the earth-atmosphere boundary, wind flow and turbulent heat and mass transfer over homogeneous surfaces, wind flow around obstacles, atmospheric pollution, local weather modification.
SCI 764 Dynamical and Physical Meteorology
Thermodynamics of moist air, formation of precipitation, solar and terrestrial radiation, energy equations, scale analysis of equations of motion, geostrophic adjustment, available potential energy, the general circulation, barotropic and baroclinic instability .
SCI 801 Oral examination of the thesis for the Ph.D
SCI 803 Comprehensive Examination
SCI 804 Language requirement for the Ph.D
SCI 807 Engineering Project
SCI 808 Research Thesis for the M.A.Sc
SCI 809 Research Thesis for the Ph.D
The major areas of current research in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are: Materials Science Manufacturing Science Solid Body Mechanics & Mechanical Design Natural Fluid Dynamics Combustion Turbulent Flow in Boundary Layers and Ducts Turbomachinery Fluid Control Systems ‘ Bio-Engineering
Descriptions of the active projects in each area and a listing of publications resulting from them may be found in the brochure “Research in Engineering” published by the Faculty of Engineering.
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