30 courses in the 1977–78 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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ME53 F,W 3C,2to3L 5
Heat Transfer 1
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.
ME 54 FW 3c 5
Thermodynamics 2
Emphasis on applications of thermodynamics to flow processes, real fluids, evaluation of state functions of real fluids. Non-reacting mixtures, reacting-mixtures, equilibrium considerations. Introduction to the kinetic theory of gases.
ME56 FS 3C 5
Heat Transfer 2
Selected topics in heat transfer fundamentals and applications. Topics to be covered include the fundamentals of convection with analytical solutions to simple laminar flow problems and approximate solutions to turbulent flow problems based on analogies between momentum and heat transfer. Also covered is radiant exchange in grey enclosures and in black enclosures containing emitting-absorbing gases. The remaining topics will be chosen from design of heat exchangers; condensation heat transfer; boiling heat transfer, and the treatment of problems in heat conduction.
ME58 Wtt 3C 5
Internal Combustion Engines
Reciprocating SI and Cl engines, gas turbines, jets, rockets: principles of operation, modern developments (for pollution control and improvements in efficiency), Prereq: ME 54
ME59 F,S 3C 5
Energy Conversion
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. Economics 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.
Prereq: ME 54
ME60 SW 3C,2T 5
introduction to Control Systems
Open loop and feedback control. Laws governing mechanical electrical, fluid and thermal control components. Analogies. Analysis of some engineering control systems using block diagrarn algebra, transient and steady-state operations. Different modes of control. Review of Laplace Transform methods. Transfer function. First and second order systems. Concepts of stability. Principles of analog computer simulation. Brief treatment of linear flow graph and system graph representations.
ME62 FW 3C,1T 5
Fluid Mechanics 2
Basic equations of two-dimensional flow, exact viscous solutions, introduction to lubrication, boundary layers, and introduction to turbulence. Turbomachinery fundamentals and applications. Selected advanced topics.
ME63 S,F 3C 5
Tribology
The science of friction, lubrication and wear. The topography and contact mechanics of real surfaces. The measurement of friction and wear. Friction and wear theories for elastic and plastic contact. Lubrication mechanisms; hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, elastohydrodynamic, boundary, extreme pressure, and solid film. Physical and chemical properties of lubricants. Bearings and their selection.
ME69 SW 3C 5
Introduction to the Environmental Sciences Composition and structure of the atmosphere and oceans. Thermodynamics of moist air. Hydrostatic equation. Stability. Winds and Current on a Rotating Earth. Gradient, geostropic and inertial flow. Vertical variation of wind, convection, thermals, plumes, basic diffusion theory-coastal currents, gulf streams, tides, internal waves.
ME8&2 S,F,.W SL 5
Mechanical Engineering Projects
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 student's field of specialization. Projects, in general, involve technical disciplines beyond the strictly “mechanical engineering field.
First and simple higher order equations. Solution of linear equations. Solution of linear equations by various methods; equations transformable to linear form. Simultaneous equations. Laplace transforms. Series solutions. Fourier series.
ME04 — SF 3C,1T 5
Numerical Analysis
A survey of numerical procedures with emphasis upon computer implementation using the FORTRAN 4 programming language. In particular, the following topics are covered: Interpolation, curve fitting, solution of non-linear equations, numerical integration, numerical solution of Ordinary Differential Equations, matrix algebra and solution of systems of linear equations, and problems in the solution of partial differential equations.
ME05 SW 3C,1T 5
Partial Differential Equations
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.
ME 12 S,W Dynamics
An introduction to the kinematics of particle and rigid body motion. Impulse-momentum equations. Work-energy methods and Euler’s equations. Simple gyroscopes. Vibrations.
3C,1T 5
ME15 F,W 2C,3L 5
The Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
The relevance of materials engineering to the ascent of man, the internal structure of materials, electrical, magnetic and optical properties of materials, structure of imperfect solids, microscopy of materials, elasticity and aneiasticity, stress-strain behaviour in metals, plasticity in metals, non-metallic behaviour, fracture of materials, improving materiais.
ME19 FLW 2C,1D,1T 5
Mechanics of Deformable Solids 1
An analytical treatment of statics and resistance of materials. Equilibrium of particles, rigid bodies and deformable bodies. Vector fields. Introduction to stress and strain. Stress-strain relationships. Elastic and inelastic behaviour of prismatic members subjected to axial, shearing, torsional and flexural deformations.
ME20 S.F 2C,1D,1T 5
Mechanics of Deformable Solids
A general treatment of the behaviour of structural components from the study of stress and strain in solids. Topics include super- position, energy theorems, theories of failure, elastic and inelastic analysis of unsymmetrical bending, torsion of circular members, columns and stability, and virtual work.
Course Descriptions Mechanical Engineering
ME21 S,W 3C,1L 5
Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines
Principles of the geometry of motion. Uniform and non-uniform motion, linkage, gears, cams. Synthesis and analysis of mechanisms. Consideration of the dynamic forces in machines. Gyroscopic torque. Vibration analysis, response to shock, motion and force transmissibility, vibration isolation.
ME 22 FW 3C,1T 5
Mechanical Design 1
Analysis and synthesis of machine elements. Factors affecting working stresses, fatigue, creep and impact considerations. Design of shafting, springs, screws, clutches, brakes and gear.
ME30 SF 2C3L 5
Control of the Behaviour of Materials
The stability and control of micro-structure, phase diagrams, vacancies and diffusion, reaction rate theory, solid state transformations in materials, materials at high temperatures, alloying and strengthening, composite materials and bio-materials, environmental degradation of materials, review of materials engineering.
ME 32 Physical Metallurgy 2 Not given in 1977-78
ME33 FW 6L 5
Experimental Materials Science
This course is designed to acquaint students with materials phenomena using an experimental approach. Microstructural changes and their effects on the mechanical properties in various materials will be studied using such techniques as optical and scanning electron microscopy together with electron probe microanalysis and X-ray analysis. The student may work on a project of his own choice provided it meets the objectives of this course.
ME35 S.F,W 3C 5
industria) Metallurgy
This course is intended for those students interested in acquiring a working knowledge of metallurgy. It will cover: Metals and alloy systems, iron-carbon alloys, heat treatment and the function of alloying elements in steel, corrosion and scale resistant alloys, copper and nickel base alloys, light metals and their alloys; casting, hotand cold working of metals; soldering, brazing and welding; corrosion and oxidation; metal failure analysis.
ME40 S,W 3C 5
Manufacturing Processes
The principles of manufacturing unit processes including casting, forming, machining and joining. Interactions between design, materials (metals, polymers, ceramics) and processes. Advantages and limitations relative costs and production rates otf competitive processes.
ME 44 F,W 3C 5
Production Engineering
Introduction to a number of problem areas in production/industrial engineering. Topics will be selected from product and process design including value analysis; location and layout of facilities; job design and work measurements; production planning, scheduling and inventory control; planning and control of large-scale projects; quality controt; reliability and maintenance.
ME 46 Polymer Processing Not offered 1977-78
ME 47 Analysis and Design of Manufacturing Systems 1 Not offered 1977-78
ME48 Wtt 3C,2T 5
Analysis and Design of Manufacturing Systems 2 Analysis and design of the plant layout and materials handling systems as basic components of a manufacturing facility and system. Product range and mix and their effect on these systems. Proven systematic analysis and synthesis and evaluation techniques for efficient and effective plant design.
ME50 SF 3C,1L 5
Thermodynamics
The erlgineering science of energy. The scope and limitations of thermodynamics. Macroscopic approach to heat, work, energy and the First Law. Properties andstate of simple substances. Control-mass and control-volume energy analysis. The Second Law of Thermodynamics, principle of increase of entropy, limiting cycle efficiencies, criteria for equilibrium.
ME51 S.W 3C,3L 5
Fluid Mechanics 1
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. Introduction to compressible flow.
ME52 Ww 3c 5
Air Conditioning
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 and catculations; air flow in and around buildings, diffusers.
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 Laws 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, andother topics. The ME 1002 section is restricted to senior Mechanical Engineering students.
A continuation of GenE 115 with applications of graphics, measurement and other analytic principles to introductory problems in the various disciplines of Mechanical engineering; an introduction to engineering design methods as applied to Mechanical engineering and including specification development, informationgathering, concept formulation, feasibility analysis and report writing.
ME 300Introduction to Mechanica! Engineering 28 S,W 1c 0
Technical specialties in Mechanical Engineering, discussion of options in Mechanical Erigineering curriculum, seminars and technical topics in the various options.
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. Introduciton to value engineering and reliability.
Fundamentals of mechanical vibration. Forced, transient and nonlinear vibrations. Numerical methods for muiti-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 sheils, 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 and ternary metal systems. 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 covalent compounds. The vitreous state. Important phase diagrams in oxide-ceramic systems. Production methods for glass, porcelain and graphite shapes. Properties and applications of special ceramics.
Principles of deformation processes including forging, rolling, drawing, extrusion and sheet metalworking. Basic methods of analysing pressures, forces and deformation. Process control and limitations. interaction of process, equipment and material; workability.
Mechanics of cutting operations. Analysis of forces and energies in single and multi-point cutting. Machines and tools, their influence on the cutting process. Non-conventiona!l machining techniques.
Moulding from the liquid state. Review of applicable heat transfer and fluid flow theory. Influence of time in casting. Solidification time, freezing waves and riser design. Pouring time, fluidity, grating and running. Hot tears, distortion, shrinkage and residual stresses. Die casting; thermal stability, pressure pulse effects. Other casting methods.
Static and dynamic design of welding details. Temperature distributions, distortion and residual stresses. Solidification in welding. Fracture modes and mechanical destructive tests.
ME 548Numerical Control of Machine Tools 1S,F 3C,4L 5
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.
Combustion thermodynamics; Introduction chemical kinetics of combustion; Combustion properties of fuels; Flammability of combustible mixtures, Flame propagation mechanisms, pre-mixed and diffusional; Stability of flames; Introduction to combustion aerodynamics, jet flames; Atomization: Droplet and spray combustion; Elementary ignition concepts and theory; Basic detonation theory.
Choice of instrumentation systems, sensing devices and conversion devices. Examples and experiments of techniques used in the measurement of flow, pressure, temperature, position, velocity acceleration, strain, sound, surface finish and dimensions.
Properties of hydraulic fluids. Design and function of conventional hydraulic and pneumatic circuits. Characteristics of flow and pressure control valves. Speed control in fluid power circuits. Performance of pumps and fluid motors. Hydrostatic and hydrokinetic transmission systems. Principles of sealing, filtration and heat control in hydraulic circuits. Industrial applications of fluid power systems.
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.
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 friction (Fanno) and heat transfer (Rayleigh). Imperfect gas effects, measurement of compressible flows, use of formulae, charts and tables, introduction to the methods of characteristics.
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.
Basic acoustics. Legal aspects. Physiology of the ear. Signal analysis. instruments and techniques. Noise reduction techniques, absorption, damping and barrier. Wave transmission and impedance. Handling industrial plant noise problems. Designing for minimum noise in engineering systems.
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 to flow systems, reactors, air pollution control equipment, etc.
MES 570 W 3C 0.5
Atmospheric Dynamics
Hydrodynamic equations of motion on a rotating earth. Geostropic 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.
ttThe offering of this course is contingent on sufficient demand and/or available teaching resources.