MECHANICAL ENGINEERING There are two core areas offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The normal course plan consists of five courses from one core area, ENPM 620, and four technical electives. Special programs can also be arranged for those students with broad interests in mechanical engineering. Admission Requirements Full admission as a degree seeking student requires the following prerequisites: ◊ A bachelor’s degree, GPA of 3.0 or better, in engineering; Civil and Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical and Biomolecular, from an accredited institution. ◊ Courses in mathematics (Calculus I, II, III, & Differential Equations), and Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer are required to be considered for admission. Additional specific prerequisite requirement for specialization: ◊ General Mechanical: Strength of Materials/Structural Mechanics Foundation Courses The following courses are designed to prepare new students to successfully complete their academic program. ENPM 620 is for students who have not taken mathematics courses in several years and want to renew their skills. It may also be used for students who had less than acceptable academic performance in their mathematics courses at the undergraduate level. ENPM 672 is for students without a formal academic background in thermal engineering and may wish to transition to an area that requires a fundamental understanding. Please note that these courses may be counted as technical electives with the prior approval of the academic advisor. ENPM 620 Computer Aided Engineering Analysis (3) Computer assisted approach to the solution of engineering problems. Review and extension of undergraduate material in applied mathematics including vector analysis and vector calculus, analytical and numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations, analytical and numerical solutions of linear, partial differential equations, and probability and statistics. ENPM 672 Fundamentals for Thermal Systems (3) This course is a highly compacted introduction to three thermal engineering courses and is intended for those who did not major in mechanical of chemical engineering as an undergraduate. It also may be valuable for anyone who has been away from formal academics for longer than five years. Its purpose is to provide a background needed for understanding more advanced courses in applied thermal energy systems. Included in this course is an introduction to thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Energy and the Environment Core ENPM 621 Heat Pump and Refrigeration Systems Design Analysis (3) Prerequisites: undergraduate thermodynamics and undergraduate heat transfer. Thermal engineering of heat pump and refrigeration systems and thermal systems modeling. Thermodynamics and heat transfer. Cycle analysis, alternative refrigerants, graphical analysis using property charts. Analysis of applications such as space conditioning, food preservation manufacturing, heat recovery and cogeneration. A. James Clark School of Engineering
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