Ames, Bandyopadhyay, Bibel, Cavalli, Grewal, Johnson, Kulkarni (Chair), Semke, Stanlake
and Zahui
The primary mission of the Mechanical Engineering Department is to prepare graduates to function effectively as mechanical engineers in a wide spectrum of industries. The Department’s further mission is to engage in research and scholarly activity that contributes to basic and applied discovery to enhance student learning while being of benefit to the state, region, and nation. Educational objectives contributing to the overall mission are:
- Develop
students’ critical thinking
and problem solving skills using the principles
of science and mathematics.
- Give students a broad understanding of mechanical engineering including the areas of: a) thermal sciences, b) mechanical design, and c) manufacturing processes & materials.
- Give students design experiences that blend scientific knowledge, engineering analysis, and societal and humanitarian issues
- Equip graduates with the engineering knowledge and technical, leadership, and communication skills to qualify for entry level professional positions.
- Provide opportunities for students to prepare for graduate school.
Continuous assessment of student learning in accordance with specific program outcomes, including input from program constituents such as students, alumni, employers and industry advisory groups, provides opportunity to measure success in meeting the mission of the department. Beginning with the freshman year, teamwork, problem solving, and design exercises are interwoven throughout the curriculum, culminating in a two-semester capstone design project during the senior year. Several courses include laboratories which develop experimental, teamwork, and communication skills. Technical papers required by selected courses develop knowledge of contemporary issues as well as communication skills. State-of-the-art computer software is used extensively throughout the curriculum. Within our bachelor’s degree we offer an option known as the “aerospace concentration.” This option adds five credits to the degree but results in the student earning a private pilot’s license as well as tailoring the engineering degree towards the aerospace industry. Students are strongly encouraged to prepare for a professional license by taking the national fundamentals of engineering (FE) exam prior to graduation. Students who excel academically are also well qualified to pursue graduate work in mechanical engineering or a related field.
The department offers combined Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)/Master of Science (with a major in Mechanical Engineering) and BSME/Master of Engineering degrees. For more detailed information, see Mechanical Engineering in the Graduate Section and Combined Degree Program under the School of Engineering and Mines section.
The Mechanical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
In addition to the normal transfer credit requirements, students in Mechanical Engineering must complete a minimum of 21 credit hours of 300-level or higher coursework in Mechanical Engineering at UND, including ME 418, ME 483, ME 487 and ME 488 Engineering Design sequence.
School
of Engineering and Mines
B.S.
IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Required
128 credits (36 of which must be numbered
300 or above, and 60 of which
must be from a 4-year institution) including: |
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General Education Requirements (see University
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The Following Curriculum: |
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Freshman Year |
First
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Second Semester |
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Chem 121 |
General Chemistry |
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Chem 121L |
General Chemistry Lab |
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Engl 110 |
College Composition I |
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Engl 120 |
College Composition II |
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Engl 125 |
Technical and Business Writing |
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ME 101 |
Intro.to Mechanical Engineering |
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Engr 200 |
Computer Applications in Engineering |
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Math 165, 166 |
Calculus I, II |
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Phys 251 |
University Physics I |
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Phys 252L |
University Physics Lab I |
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Arts and Humanities |
(3) |
(3) |
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Sophomore Year
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Engr 201 |
Statics |
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Engr 202 |
Dynamics |
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Engr 203 |
Mechanics of Materials |
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ME 201 |
Student Design |
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ME 341 |
Thermodynamics |
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Econ 201 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
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EE 206 |
Circuit Analysis |
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Math 265 |
Calculus III |
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Math 266 |
Intro to Differential Equations |
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Phys 252 |
University Physics II |
(3) |
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Phys 252L |
University Physics Lab II |
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Phys 253 |
University Physics III |
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Phys 253L |
University Physics Lab III |
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Chem 122 |
General Chemistry |
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Chem 122L |
General Chem Lab |
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Junior Year
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Social Science |
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ME 301 |
Materials Science |
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ME 306 |
Fluid Mechanics |
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ME 322 |
Kinematics and Dynamics |
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of Machines |
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ME 323 |
Machine Component Design |
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ME 323L |
Machine Component Design Lab |
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Engr 460 |
Engineering Economy |
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ME 474 |
Fund.
Heat & Mass Transfer |
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Math 321 |
Applied Statistical Methods |
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Technical Elective |
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Senior Year
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ME 418 |
Manufacturing Processes |
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ME 480 |
Mechanical Engineering Seminar |
(3) |
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ME 483 |
Mechanical Measurements Lab |
(3) |
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ME 487 |
Engineering Design |
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ME 488 |
Engineering Design |
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ME 370 |
Engineering Disasters and Ethics |
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ChE 340 |
The Role of Engineers & Applied
Scientists in a Global Society |
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Phil 370 |
Ethics in Engineering & Science (A&H)
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Arts & Humanities (if taking either ME 370 or ChE 340)
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Social Science (if taking Phil 370) |
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Technical Electives |
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TECHNICAL ELECTIVES: |
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Technical electives must be chosen from the following three groups as stated unless the student is seeking the Aerospace concentration.
For the Aerospace concentration, technical electives must be chosen from the Aerospace group of electives as identified by a # in the technical elective listing below. One of the technical electives has to be either ME 429 or ME 464.
ME 490 or ME 590 may also be included in the respective groups at the discretion of the Mechanical Engineering Chair. Further, students who satisfactorily complete two Cooperative Education (ME 397) experiences for a combined total of atleast 3 credit hours are granted a waiver for one technical elective. The waived technical elective is considered as elective at large and is NOT specified into any one of the three groups listed below.
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Mechanical Design: |
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(Take at least one from this group or
any three for optional emphasis) |
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ME 324# |
System, Dynamics and Controls |
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ME 426# |
Mechanical Vibrations |
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ME 429# |
Intro. to Finite Element Analysis |
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ME 523 |
Advanced Machine Design |
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ME 526# |
Advanced Vibrations |
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ME 529# |
Advanced Finite Element Methods |
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ME 532# |
Advanced Dynamics |
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Thermal Systems: |
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(Take at least one from this group or
any three for concentration) |
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ME 342# |
Intermediate Thermodynamics |
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ME 446# |
Gas Turbines |
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ME 449# |
Internal Combustion Engines |
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ME 451 |
Heating and Air Conditioning |
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ME 464# |
Computational Fluid Dynamics |
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ME 476# |
Intermediate Fluid Mechanics |
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ME 477# |
Compressible Fluid Flow |
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ME 545 |
Fluidized-Bed Combustion |
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ME 574# |
Advanced Heat Transfer |
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Manufacturing and Materials: |
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(Take at least one from this group or
any three for concentration) |
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ME 313 |
Material Properties and Selection |
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ME 416 |
Advanced Manufacturing Processes |
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ME 514 |
Processing of Advanced Materials |
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Some of the following courses may be waived by completing Engr 100 — Professional Assessment Evaluation: ME 101, Engr 200, ME 201, ME 397 and ME 480. The ethics requirement as represented by ME 370/ChE 340/Phil 370 may also be waived, but not the University’s GER (For Engr 100 course description, see Engineering listing). |
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Aerospace Concentration: |
Requires
133 hours
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Students completing the above curriculum
with the following modifications will be
deemed to hold a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with an Aerospace
Concentration. |
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Completion of Avit 102, Introduction to Aviation, 5 credits. This course includes earning a private pilot license and is recommended for the summer session between the freshman and sophomore years.** |
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echnical electives must be chosen from the aerospace group of electives as identified by a # in the above technical elective listing. One of the technical electives has to be either ME 429 or ME 464. An ME 490 or an ME 590 may also be included in the aerospace group at the discretion of the Mechanical Engineering Chair. |
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Students already holding a private pilot license may earn a commercial license or an acceptable advanced rating through UND as a substitute for Avit 102. |
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Courses
101. Introduction to Mechanical Engineering. 3 credits. Development of visualization, technical communication, and documentation skills. 3-D geometric modeling as applied to CADD applications using current methods and techniques commonly found in industry. Introduction to engineering design and analysis of a machine or system, and team problem solving. Development of an academic career plan. F,S
201. Student Design. 1 credit. Prerequisite: ME 101. Corequisites: PHYS 251 or ENGR 201. Team problem solving with design and build of a machine or mechanism, typically ASME Design Contest project. Machine shop safety and introduction to fabrication processes. Special topic lectures on contemporary Mechanical Engineering issues and research activities. F
290. Special Laboratory Problems. 1 to 3 credits. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 credits. Consent of instructor. Laboratory investigations of interest to student and faculty. On demand.
301. Materials Science. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Chem 121, Phys 252. The theory of the structure of matter, the prediction and evaluation of engineering properties of materials. F
306. Fluid Mechanics. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Phys 251, Math 265. Fluid properties; fluid statics and dynamics; transport theory and transport analogies, conservation of mass, energy, and momentum; dimensional analysis; boundary layer concepts; pipe flows; compressible flow; open channel flow. F,S
313. Material Properties and Selection. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 301. Study of relationships between materials, manufacture and design of engineering component. On demand.
322. Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Engr 200, 202 and ME 101. Analytical and graphical study of motions, velocities, accelerations and forces for design of machine elements such as linkages, cams and gears. F
323. Machine Component Design. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Engr 203, ME 322. Design of machine elements such as shafts, bearings, gears, clutches, springs, threaded components, and bolted, riveted, welded, and bonded joints. Stress and failure theory analyses of the implementation of machine components are covered. S
323L. Machine Component Design Laboratory. 1 credit. Corequisite: ME 323. Application of design and analysis tools developed in the Machine Component Design course. Laboratory emphasizes creative design, analysis techniques, construction methods, and design report writing. S
324. Systems Dynamics and Control. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Math 266, ME 322. Theory, analysis, and design of linear closed-loop control systems containing electronic, hydraulic, and mechanical components. Differential equations. LaPlace transforms, Nyquist and Bode diagrams are covered. On demand.
341. Thermodynamics. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Phys 251, Math 166. Fundamental energy relationships applied to both closed and open systems. Determination of thermodynamic properties, first and second laws of thermodynamic processes and basic cycles. F,S
342. Intermediate Thermodynamics. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 341. Power and refrigeration cycles. Exergy analysis, psychrometrics, reacting and non-reacting mixtures. On demand.
370. Engineering Disasters and Ethics. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing. Engineering disasters will be the basis for teaching an ethics course to engineering students. Starting with the premise that most people know the difference between right and wrong (this is not a course on criminal activity!), the course explores how engineers, in spite of their best intentions, sometimes create disastrous situations. The effect of cumulative adverse detail is difficult to teach except with case studies. Also explored is cost vs. safety trade-offs, the role of lawsuits, and government regulation. F
397. Cooperative Education. 1-3 credits repeatable to 12. Prerequisite: Eligible for admission to the mechanical engineering degree program. A practical work experience with an employer closely associated with the student’s academic area. Arranged by mutual agreement among student, department and employer. S/U grading only. F,S,SS
418. Manufacturing Processes. 4 credits. Prerequisite: Engr 203, ME 301. Descriptive and analytical study of manufacturing methods and economics as they pertain to machining, metrology and automation. Includes laboratory. F
426. Mechanical Vibrations. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Engr 202, Math 266. Vibration analysis and design as it applies to single and multi degree freedom mechanical systems, isolation and absorption of vibration, vibration of continuous systems, numerical methods of solution. S
428. Advanced Manufacturing Processes. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 418. Individual projects involving the manufacturing economics and flow charts for selected products and basic technical principles of manufacturing processes. Includes laboratory. On demand.
429. Introduction to Finite Element Analysis. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Engr 203. Finite element analysis is introduced as a design tool. Emphasis is given to modeling techniques and element types. Matrix and energy methods are also introduced. On demand.
446. Gas Turbines. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 341. General principles, thermodynamics, and performance of gas turbine engines. Design consideration of engine components. On demand.
449. Internal Combustion Engines. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 342. Fundamentals of spark ignition and compression ignition engines, related components and processes. On demand.
451. Heating and Air Conditioning. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 342 or consent of the instructor. Corequisite: ME 474. Psychometrics, heating and cooling loads and analysis of air conditioning systems. On demand.
464. Computational Fluid Dynamics. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 306 and Math 266. Provides a practical experience using computational fluid dynamics and provides supporting material in fluid dynamics, which is useful in understanding the need to resolve grids in boundary layers and other regions of high velocity gradients. The course is structured as half lecture and half laboratory. The lecture covers topics related to laminar and turbulence boundary layers with and without acceleration, turbulence modeling, wakes and jets. The laboratory provides experience in building grids using the program GAMBIT, the solid/fluid modeling and meshing program, and calculating solutions using FLUENT, a commercial flow solver. On demand.
474. Fundamentals of Heat & Mass Transfer. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Math 266, ME 306 and 341. Convection, conduction, radiation, dimensional analysis and design of heat transfer equipment. S
476. Intermediate Fluid Mechanics. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 306, Math 266. Differential forms of conservation of mass, energy, and momentum for viscous fluid flow. Boundary layer theory and its applications. Principles of one-dimensional compressible flow. On demand.
477. Compressible Fluid Flow. 3 credits. Pre- or corequisites: ME 306 and 341. Introduction to the theory and application of one-dimensional compressible flow. Course topics include isentropic flow in converging and converging/diverging nozzles, normal shock waves, oblique shock waves, Prandtl-Meyer flow, flow with friction and heat addition. On demand.
480. Mechanical Engineering Seminar. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Reports and presentations on current developments in mechanical engineering and engineering ethics. F
480. Mechanical Engineering Seminar. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Reports and presentations on current developments in mechanical engineering and engineering ethics. F
483. Mechanical Measurements Laboratory. 3 credits. Prerequisite: EE 206. Experiments and written reports on the operation and performance of instruments and basic mechanical engineering equipment. F
487. Engineering Design. 2 credits. Prerequisites: ME 323, ME 323L, and either ME 474 or one elective from the thermal sciences group. Corequisites: Engr 460 and 483. The first course of a two-course sequence in Engineering Design, establish concepts and important features of the machine or system, do market analysis, establish design objectives, explore alternatives, conduct research, specify constraints. F
488. Engineering Design. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 487. Systematic study and practice essential to the optimal design of a complete machine or system, utilizing economic and social constraints together with current mechanical and thermal design techniques. The course is a continuation of ME 487 taken the preceding semester. S
489. Senior Honors Thesis. 1 to 8 credits; total not to exceed 9. Prerequisite: consent of the Department and approval of the Honors Committee. Supervised independent study culminating in a thesis. F,S
490. Special Laboratory Problems. 1 to 3 credits. Repeatable to maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Laboratory investigations of interest to students and faculty. On demand. |
