39 courses in the 1972–73 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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Physical properties of fluids and fundamental concepts in fluid mechanics. Hydrostatics. Conservation laws for mass, momentum and energy. Flow similarity and dimensional analysis as applied to engineering problems in fluid mechanics. Laminar and turbulent flow. Engineering applications such as flow measurement, flow in pipes and fluid forces on moving bodies.
Thermodynamic properties of moist air; psychrometric charts; humidity measurements; direct water contact processes; heating and cooling of moist air by extended surface coils; solar radiation; heating and cooling of loads on buildings; effects of the thermal environment; air conditioning calculations; air flow in and around buildings, diffusers. Prerequisite: ME 54.
Introduction to heat transfer mechanisms. The formulation and solution of steady and transient heat conduction. Radiant heat transfer including exchange laws and view factors. Introductory convective heat transfer.
Emphasis on applications of thermodynamics to flow processes, real fluids, evaluation of state functions of real fluids. Thermodynamic analysis of selected devices.
Methods of refrigeration, refrigerants and their thermodynamic properties, vapour compression systems; actual cycles, simple and complex; survey of refrigeration applications such as preservation of food by quick freeze and long term deep freeze techniques; cooling load calculations; calculation of thermal capacities of components such as evaporators, compressors and condensors; refrigerant controls; piping and accessories; defrost methods; miscellaneous processes, cryogenics. Prerequisite: ME 54.
Forced and free laminar and turbulent convection heat transfer in internal and external flows. Special topics selected from current applications.
Reciprocating SI and CI engines, gas turbines, jets, rockets. Prerequisite: ME S54.
Applications of fundamental principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, combustion and heat transfer to the design of power plants using fossil and nuclear fuel heat sources. Economic and pollution problems associated with power equipment. Other energy conversion devices such as batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, thermionic and thermoelectric devices and MHD generators.
Prerequisite: ME 54.
Modes of control and errors of systems. Stability criteria. Root locus methods. Analysis and synthesis using Bode, Nichols and Nyquist plots. Boolean algebra, switching circuits and function logic. Applications to fluid control and mechanical systems.
Basic equations of fluid flow, nondimensional formulation and dynamic similarity. Potential flow theory, one-dimensional compressible flow, turbomachinery. Exact viscous solutions, lubrication, laminar and turbulent boundary layers and pipe flow.
63 Lubrication Mechanics
64 Industrial Fluid Mechanics
69 Introduction to the Environmental Sciences
82 Mechanical Engineering Projects
90 Engineering Physics
455 Department of Mechanical Engineering
A) Lubrication Principles: dry friction, boundary lubrication, hydrodynamic lubrication, rolling elements, squeesefilms, metal working lubrication, wear, failure modes. B) Lubrication applications: sources and types of lubricants, their composition and selection; sliding bearings, rolling bearings, gears, wire rope, hydraulic fluids, metalworking. C) Project: related to a specific topic in Parts A and B. Lab or theoretical evaluations will be involved in the design of a suitable lubrication system for a specified industrial application. To be offered in Fall and Spring Terms.
Flow in ducts, furnaces, heat exchangers, scrubberg, reactors, etc.; gas cleaning by removal of gaseous and particular constituents; gas handling equipment; atmospheric dispersion of pollutants; wind loading on buildings and structures; wind tunnel modelling. Prerequisite: ME 62.
Composition and structure of the atmosphere and oceans. Thermodynamics of moist air. Hydrostatic equation. Stability. Winds and Currents on a Rotating Earth. Gradient, geostrophic and inertial flow. Vertical variation of wind, convection, thermals, plumes, basic diffusion theory-coastal currents, gulf stream, tides, internal waves.
Engineering assignments requiring the student to demonstrate initiative and assume responsibility. Student activity is guided and co-ordinated by faculty supervisor. In selecting projects, particular account is taken of the students’ field of specialization. Projects, in general, involve technical disciplines beyond the strictly mechanical engineering field. 9 hours laboratory.
Physical optics; waves as energy carriers, interference and diffraction. Quantum theory of radiation; photons, empirical spectroscopy, de Broglie waves, atomic structure, energy quantization, absorption and radiation by atoms and molecules. Nuclear physics; nuclear structure, binding energy, nuclear reactions. Solid state physics; statistical distribution laws, molecular binding, band theory.
The rights and responsibilities of the engineer as a citizen of Ontario and Canada under the law; brief history of Canadian law differentiating between Civil and Criminal Law, the rights and duties of citizens and police, a review of Domestic Law, Real Estate Law, Landlord and Tenant Law. The law as it may pertain to the engineer in his profession, brief reviews of the Law of Contracts, Patents, Trade marks, industrial design, and copy-right, Bills of Exchange, Company Law, incorporation of companies, Common and Preferred shares, the Law of Master and Servant, surveying law, Constitutional Law, Private International Law, and other topics.
Technical specialities in Mechanical Engineering, discussion of options in Mechanical Engineering curriculum, seminars and technical topics in the various options. I hour, non-credit.
Research frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, specific discussion of research done at Waterloo, seminars by members of research groups. 1 hour, non-credit.
Modelling physical systems with distributed parameters. Boundary and initial conditions. Division into hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic equations by means of discriminant. Characteristics. Separation of variables; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. Orthogonality. Fourier series, gamma functions. Bessel and Legendre equations. Numerical solution of Laplace and diffusion equations. Analogue simulation techniques.
Review of fundamental relations. Complex functions and their derivatives. Transformations. Analytic functions; Cauchy-Reimann equations; singular points. Complex integration and integral theorems. Theory of residues. Conformal mapping. Various engineering applications.
Principles of optimum design of machine elements; minimum cost, minimum weight, maximum power, etc. Statistical considerations in factors of safety and tolerances. Effect of manufacturing errors on product performance. Introduction to value engineering and reliability. Prerequisite: ME 22.
A second course in engineering dynamics, inertia tensor and Euler’s Equations, energy methods, gyroscopic motion, generalized co-ordinates and Lagrange Equations, vibrations.
Fundamentals of mechanical vibration. Forced, transient and nonlinear vibrations. Numerical methods for multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Continuous systems. Vibration isolation. Measurements of vibration. Use of models and the analogue computer. .
Analysis of stress and strain in three dimensions, plates and shells, stress functions, plastic stress-strain concentrations. Residual stress, thermal and creep. Energy methods.
Nucleation and growth in metals. Diffusion and sintering. Fundamental aspects of condensed phase equilibria in binary metal systems. Binary and ternary eutectic phases. Non-equilibria in metal systems. Surface phenomena. Corrosion and oxidation in metals.
Introductory survey of the organic chemistry of polymers. Morphology of amorphous and crystalline polymers. Rheological and structural models of the behaviour of polymers under load. The effects of environmental variables on the mechanical properties of polymers. Reinforced polymers. Adhesives. Electrical and optical properties of polymers.
The crystallography of ionic and co-valent compounds. A study of the mechanical properties of single crystals and polycrystals. Properties of special ceramic materials.
Welding. Temperature distributions. Phase changes and solidification. Segregation, heterogencity and weldability. Thermal and residual stresses. Residual plastic distortions and their occurence in welded structures. Physics of welding arc. Welding codes and industrial practice. Design of welded structures. Resistance welding. Fracture mechanics and failure of welds. Weld testing and nondestructive testing procedures.
ME 547Statistical Quality Control and Reliability Engineering
The quality function, economics of quality, measurement and analysis of quality costs. Statistical quality control acceptance sampling — single, double and min. inspection. Doge-Roming plans. Reliability and maintainability. Relationship of reliability-exponential and Weibull distributors. Special applications of Reliability Engineering to maintenance and allied fields.
Introduction to Boolean Algebra. Realization of logic functions using bistable devices. Sequential control circuits. Data storage and processing. Basic requirements of a Numerically Controlled System. Analysis of Numerically Controlled Machine Tools and their effect on the performance of the servo-drive system. Data preparation. Programming for Numerically Controlled Machine Tools. Advantages and economics of Numerically Controlled Machine Tools.
This subject presents to the students both static and dynamic problems associated with machine tools and their effect on the accuracy and efficiency of manufacture. The prediction of natural frequencies of Machine Tool elements. Iterative methods for the determination of natural frequencies. Machine tool chatter. Testing of machine tool vibrations by sweep and random methods. An introduction to statistical methods as applied to vibrations of complex structures. Factors affecting the stiffness of machine tool structures, effects of relative stiffness on accuracy, friction characteristics of slideways. Hydrostatic bearings.
ME 550Experimental Numerical Control and Automation
The course is designed to enable the student to study the fundamental concepts of the application of Numerical Control and Automation to Manufacture. The students will perform a series of experiments which demonstrate the basic concepts, in addition each student will undertake a project. Prerequisite: ME 548.
Chemical equilibrium, multiconstituent fluid phases, additional topics in statistical thermodynamics, introduction to thermodynamics of irreversible processes.
Choice of instrumentation system, sensing effects and conversion elements. Generalized treatment of instrument dynamics. Instrumentation amplifiers, synthesis of network for signal conditioning. Examples of techniques used in the measurements of flow, pressure and temperature. Measurement of position, velocity and acceleration. Signal generators, frequency and transient response measurements. A.M. and F.M. systems, Statistical methods for system evaluation. Introduction to signal theory.
Properties of hydraulic fluids. Design and function of conventional hydraulic and pneumatic circuits. Characteristics of flow and pressure control valves. Seed control in fluid power circuits. Design and performance of pumps and fluid motors. Design of pump sets. Hydrostatic and hydrokinetic transmission systems. Principles of sealing, filtration and heat control in hydraulic circuits. Industrial applications of fluid power systems.
Introduction to nonlinear system: phase plane and describing functions. State space analysis. Introduction to systems with random inputs. Auto and cross-correlations, and the optimum filter theory.
Classification of turbomachines, performance parameters and laws of modelling. Basic equations of flow in turbomachines, compressible flow. Energy transfer in radial and axial turbomachines, performance characteristics, losses and efficiencies. Blade and cascade design, three-dimensional effects.
Sensors and instrumentation used in monitoring body parameters. Response of the body to various actions. Transfer functions and reaction times. Characteristics of blood flow. Mathematical models of pulmonary, cardiovascular and optical systems. Use of computers in modelling and data analysis. Application of automatic control principles to artificial limbs and other aids. Use of fluidics and fiuid power devices to aid body functions.
Basic laws of compressible fluid flow. Wave propagation in compressible fluids, isentropic flow of a perfect gas, normal and oblique shock waves, Prandtl-Meyer flow. Flow in ducts and over bodies, flow with frictions (Fanno) and heat transfer (Rayleigh). Imperfect gas effects, measurement of compressible flows, use of formulae, charts and tables.
Reynolds stresses, intensity and scale of turbulence. The “law of the wall”, logarithmic velocity profile and velocity defect laws, effects of roughness. Pressure loss in pipes and conduits. Jets and wakes. Flow in Diffusers and Contractions, and Experimental measurement techniques. Prerequisite: ME 62.
Kinematics and dynamics of fluid flow; vorticity and circulation; vortex dynamics; theorems of Kelvin and Helmholtz and Biot-Savart law. Potential theory with circulation; Kutta-Joukowski theorem. Theory of infinite wing; effects of angle of attack, camber and profile shape on lift. Thin airfoil theory; aerodynamic devices for improving performance. Finite subsonic wing; downwash and induced drag. Stability and control of airplanes. Theory of supersonic wing; aerodynamic problems of supersonic flight.
Plane waves in air, sound intensity. Waves in three dimensions, monopole and multipole sources. Interference patterns, diffraction, acoustic impedance. Propagation of sound in the atmosphere and in the ocean. Reflection arid absorption of sound waves. Physiological and architectural acoustics. Acoustical measuring instruments.
A study of industrial aspects of fluid Mechanics. Unsteady flow, pipe and duct systems, two and three-dimensional flow techniques, practical calculation of boundary layers, separation, base pressures, jets, wakes and shear layers, diffusers and flow distribution devices, flow control, two-phase flow, instrumentation, wind tunnel modelling, wind loading. The course will be oriented to practical design techniques for flow systems, reactors, air pollution control equipment, etc.
Hydrodynamic equations of motion on a rotating earth. Geostrophic balance in the atmosphere and oceans, vertical variation of wind and pressure fields in the atmosphere, mechanisms of pressure change, vorticity equation.
Nature and sources of air pollution, chemical and biological aspects, effects on health and environment. Physical aspects of the atmosphere, thermodynamics, vertical variation of wind and temperature, stability, convection, atmospheric turbulence, diffusion equations, plumes, thermals, jets in stratified flow, radioactive plumes, particulate dispersion, instrumentation (micrometeorological), air pollution control techniques and equipment monitoring instrumentation.
This course will deal with a number of topics from the broad spectrum of engineering problems in the aquatic environment. Subjects discussed may include: structures (open, solid, floating, submerged), vehicles (surface, substructure, bottom) and shore processes. Treatment of the phenomena and the particular properties of the medium which make its solution of engineering problems in this area more challenging will be treated (mainly from the descriptive point of view). Usually a seminar and/or essay will be an important part of the course work-load.
A study of available components, their specifications, use and limitations. A number of industrial design projects will be carried out by limited number of students. Guest speakers from industry are invited to this course.