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GENG 700-702 Graduate Professional Experience 1 credit Prerequisite: Discipline-specific industrial sponsorship This course complements regular academic education with handson, real-world development exposure. Students are required to be engaged in practical training during the course. International students require Curricular Practical Training (CPT) approval. Topics include issues facing engineering and computing professionals, trends in the fields, job prospects, team and workplace behavior, project leadership as well as reviews of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. GENG 703 Engineering Analysis 2 3 credits Solving engineering problems using ordinary differential equations, partial differential equation, series solutions to differential equations. Complex analysis applied to engineering problems. GENG 796 Directed Research Project 3 credits Those students choosing their research project option will complete a directed research project. The topic will be approved by a threemember board consisting of the candidate’s major professor, the department chairperson, and the Director of the Graduate Engineering Program. The student will perform the literature search, complete the project, and submit a final report. GENG 797 Thesis 3-6 credits Those students choosing the thesis option will have their topic approved by a three-member board consisting of the candidate’s major professor, the department chairperson, and the Director of the Graduate Engineering Program. The student will perform the literature search, complete the thesis, and submit a final report. Under this option, students must complete a total of 6 Thesis credits. GME 505 Finite Element Method 1 3 credits Fundamentals of matrix algebra; basic approach to finite element analysis; definitions and basic concepts; system analysis fundamentals of elasticity; element formation by direct displacement method; element formulation by Galerkin Criterion (weight residuals method); finite element workshop using finite element program, such as ANSYS, for design and analysis of some structures. GME 507 Optimization in Engineering 3 credits Basic theory, concepts and methods of engineering optimization. Primary techniques from both classical and modern optimizations applied to engineering decision-making.
GME 510 Thermal Systems Design 3 credits This course reviews the fundamentals of thermal systems design and optimization. Basic consideration in thermal systems design will be discussed. General approach to system analysis, modeling, simulation and optimization will be introduced. Various optimization techniques and methods will also be presented and discussed. GME 511 Alternative Energy Systems 3 credits Various alternative energy systems are introduced, their operation discussed and their performance evaluated. GME 524 Turbomachinery Design 3 credits Application of general principles of fluid mechanics to fluid machinery design. Design principles of centrifugal and axial compressors, degree of reaction estimates, blade design, state performance calculations, axial flow turbines. Design calculations of blade stress, disc stresses, and thermal stresses. GME 525 Advanced Fluid Mechanics 3 credits Velocity distributions in laminar and turbulent flow. Equations of state and interphase transports in isothermal systems. Compressible flow. Isentropic flow. Shock and expansion waves. Frictional effects. Flow with heat consideration. Numerical analysis. GME 526 Advanced Thermodynamics 3 credits Recapitulations of first and second laws of thermodynamics and their application to more generalized engineering systems. Chemical engineering thermodynamics; partial molar properties, chemical potential and its application to multiphase and multispecies systems. Statistical thermodynamics. Introduction to irreversible thermodynamics. GME 527 Internal Combustion Engines 3 credits This course introduces and reviews the fundamentals of internal combustion engines, including spark-ignition and compressionignition engines. General engine systems and working cycles are described. Engine thermodynamics, gas exchange and combustion processes, engine fluid flow and heat transfer, and fuel injection systems are analyzed. The course also reviews the formation of engine exhaust emissions and methods for controlling the emissions of the internal combustion engines. Engine design and consideration of the effects of design and operating factors are introduced. GME 528 Heat Exchanger Design 3 credits Application of general principles of heat transfer in design of heat exchanges. Different types of heat exchangers will be studied in design-oriented projects.