DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

BRIEF HISTORY

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Anambra State University Uli, was established in April 2001. It is housed within the Faculty of Engineering Complex at the southern end of Uli Campus, with a total classroom space of 788m², office space of 106m² and Workshop/Laboratory space of 391m² and foundry of about 50m² The Department is adequately equipped to provide the country with the necessary technological tools (skills and machines) for the provision of the nation’s needs of materials, goods and services. This infrastructural development of the Department and provisions of the required machines/equipment in the Mechanical Engineering Workshop/Laboratory are presently shouldered by the Government of Anambra State of Nigeria.

Activities in the Department commenced in earnest in the same year it was established under Prof. G.C. Okechukwu as the coordinator and the Dean Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, with Engr. George Onyegbuchule as the first staff of the Department. As student population and staff strength continued to grow, in 2003, Engr. Dr. C.C. Ihueze was appointed the first Head of the Department to help build the Department in pursuance of its philosophy and objectives. Presently, HOD is Engr. Dr. C.C. Nwobi-Okoye and the academic staff strength of the Department now stands at 37 and technical staff at 10. All the academic staff of the Department are members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers while the majority are COREN Registered. Engr. A. A. N. Echezona took over the headship in 2009, and continued to review the curriculum. This edition has been produced under Engr. Dr. Atanmo as the HOD.

The Department started its primary responsibility to provide the nation with high caliber technical manpower with initial intake of 25 students to pursue their undergraduate studies and today, the student population has grown to 458. In line with modern trends in Engineering profession and to keep itself relevant in the solution of Engineering problems in Nigeria, the Department takes keen interest in students’ projects such as design and construction of different machine components, fabrication of machinery, design and production of different components using new composite materials, also in Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), Staff research activities, and consultancy services for local industries. Apart from concentrating its effort in building a solid foundation for undergraduate studies the Department has embarked on postgraduate studies to further increase its capabilities to provide the nation with the mental and physical resources for solving scientific and sophisticated engineering problems.

PROGRAMME PHILOSOPHY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Philosophy and Mission Statement

The Philosophy and mission statement underlying the programme of the department is aimed at achieving the goals and objectives of the National Policy on Industrialization and Self-Reliance. This is to be achieved through:

Broad-Based foundation in Engineering as well as specialized knowledge and practice in Mechanical Engineering.
Practical exposure to application of Mechanical Engineering in particular and Engineering in General to problem solution

Adequate training of Mechanical Engineering Students on human and organizational behavior and management

Developing products entrepreneurial knowledge in the students of Mechanical Engineering and inculcating in them a sense of public responsibility and a spirit of self-reliance.
Nurturing of partnership between the Department/University and industry for effective programme delivery.
Creating among staff and students deep awareness and understanding of the moral, ethical, legal, and professional obligations needed to function as part of a professional enterprise while protecting human health and welfare and the environment in a global society.

Creating awareness and understanding of the need in develop leadership and team building skills to maximize the benefits of an engineering education and its application to solving problems
Providing a forum for learning, research, manpower training, and technology development in the field of Mechanical Engineering. The department believes that by seeking and designating knowledge in this field, she will be enhancing the industrial development of our nation.

The general philosophy of the programme therefore is to produce graduates of Mechanical Engineering with high academic and ethical standards and adequate practical exposure for self-employment as well as being of immediate value to industry and the community in general.

Aims and Objectives

The general goal and objectives of the programme is the realization of national

needs and aspiration vis-à-vis industrial development and technological

emancipation in the area of Mechanical Engineering. The Department therefore

aims at producing graduates that are resourceful, creative , knowledgeable and

able to perform the following functions:

Design mechanical engineering projects and supervise their implementation
Design and implement mechanical engineering products and production techniques for use.

Design and develop new mechanical engineering products and production techniques for industrial use.

Install and maintain complex engineering systems for optional performance in Nigeria’s peculiar environment
Adapt and adopt exogenous specialized technology in order to solve local engineering problems
Exercise original thought, have good professional judgment and be able to take responsibility for the execution of important tasks.

Manage people, fund, materials and equipment
Improve on indigenous technology for deployment to the solution of local problems

ADMINISTRATION IN GENERAL OF PROGRAMME/SUB-DISCIPLINE/DISCIPLINE

Describe how the programme/sub-discipline/discipline is administered. Use separate sheets. The description should highlight the following:

Personnel Administration

(a) Organization Structure

The highlight administrative body in the department is the Departmental Board. Membership of the Board comprises the Head of Department as its chairman, all academic staff and the senior technical staff who are sectional heads. While the Board formulates policies that guide the overall governance of the Department, the Head of Department is responsible for the day to day running of the Department and reports periodically to the Board. The laboratories are divided into sections with the most senior technical staff as sectional heads. These heads are responsible to the Head of Department.

(b) How staff are involved in the decision-making process and in general administration.

At the beginning of each session, the Head of Department nominates members into the various Departmental Committees that assist in the running of the Department. These committees help to carry staff along in the general administration of the Department. Some of these committees and their responsibilities are listed below:

Examinations Board:

The Board consists of six senior academic staff and the external examiner with the Head of Department as chairman. The Board is saddled with the responsibility of vetting the examination questions submitted by the various lecturers. The Examination’s officer takes the responsibility for the production and proof-reading of the question papers, examination time tabling and scheduling of examination invigilators.

Projects Coordinator:

This is a senior academic staff whose duty is to assign final year students to academic staff for project supervision. He coordinates the project defence and ensures that each student’s project meets the format and standard set out by the Department.

SIWES Coordinator:

This is an academic staff charged with the responsibility of arranging placement of our 400 level students on the Students’ Industrial Works Experience Scheme (SIWES). He collects the students log books and their technical reports at the end of each Industrial attachment and works out the grade for each participating student through a Departmental SIWES defence exercise.

SOMES Adviser:

This is an academic staff charged with the responsibility of guiding the undergraduate students association, SOMES. The staff is the link between the students and the Head of Department in the organization of activities such as the SOMES week, the engineering week, academic excursions to local industries within the geopolitical zone.

(c) Policy and Practice on Staff Development:

The University encourages staff to upgrade themselves by allowing them to engage in further studies, leading to M.Sc/M.Eng degrees or PhD as the case may be.

(d) Staff Promotion:

Staff are regularly appraised yearly and those found promotable are promoted as at when due.

Students Welfare.

(a) Handling of academic grievances.

The University has set out procedures for handling academic grievances of students, and these are listed in the academic regulations of the University. In the department, the disciplinary Committee decides and adopts a method that will be fair to all concerned in their grievances.

(b) Students Academic Advising:

All teaching staff are involved in academic advising. Each level of students is assigned principal and assistant course advisers by the Head of Department. These academic staff remain the students course adviser, as long as they are students in the Department. Some of the functions of the advisers include:

Ensuring effective enrolment of the students during registration.
Checking the academic loads of the students with regards to the number of credit hours to be carried per semester.
Counseling students as the needs arise.

Examination:

(a) Setting, conduct, evaluation schemes, moderation schemes –

Internal and external for final year examinations and the issuance of results.

An internal moderation of examination questions and model solution for other classes other than the final year papers is done by the Examination Board. The external moderator is responsible for the vetting of the final year questions and solutions. The moderated papers return to the Head of Department who together with the examination officer will arrange for the typing.

Each lecturer grades his scripts and returns same to the Head of Department, for a second moderation by the Board. The external examiner will in turn go through the graded scripts and unbound copies of the students project reports on arrival at the University.

The results of the final year students are presented to the Senate for consideration and approval, after which they are formally released.

Academic Atmosphere

Any policy adopted and practiced by the Department/college/school/faculty/department in pursuit of academic standards and maintenance of academic atmosphere.

To encourage pursuit of academic excellence, the Department;

Insists on an oral project defence for final year students.
Encourages periodic seminars in respect of Mechanical engineering plant design work usually carried out by the final year students.

The academic atmosphere is conducive since we have enough lecture rooms and fairly equipped laboratories.

ACADEMIC CONTENT: Existing Curriculum for the programme

The Mechanical Engineering Programme is designed to give each student a thorough grounding in his specific professional area while giving him flexibility of choice in tailoring his individual programme to fit/her personal career plans for immediate employment in industry, self employment or for post graduate studies and research. The main objective of Mechanical Engineering Programme is to inculcate basic skills and principles involved in the design and maintenance of small scale and/or large scale industrial plants.

Admission Requirements:

Credit level passes in Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination in five subjects including Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry, and one other subject, obtained in one or two sittings of the examination.

GCE ‘O’ level or equivalent Credit level, passes in five subjects including

Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry and one other subject, obtained in one or two sittings of the examination.

Direct Entry Admission Requirements

Candidates must have GCE ‘A’ level passes or equivalent in Mathematics,

Physics and Chemistry. OR

Candidates must be holders of the OND at the Upper Credit level.

Candidates must in addition satisfy UME admission requirements, as

stated in 2.1 above.

Candidates satisfying these requirements under 2.2, qualify for admission into level 200 at the programme.

UME Entry Requirement: Five (5) credit passes in SSCE/GCE/SSE including Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and English in not more than two (2) sittings.
DIRECT ENTRY: Holders of National and Higher National Diploma ND/HND certificates with minimum of upper credit passes are eligible for admission into year two/three depending on the appropriateness of their requisite academic preparation. In addition, the applicant must meet the UME entry requirement specified above.

CATEGORIZATION OF EXAMINATION IRREGULARITYIES AND ACCOMPANYING PUNISHMENT AS APPROAVED BY THE SENATE

Examination Offences Committed by Students

The various examination offences committed by students are categorized as follows:

Offences punishable by expulsion from the university
Offences punishable by suspension for one year or more

Offences punishable by failure in the course

Offences punishable by issuing a student wit written warning

The following sanctions are recommended as appropriate for the various examination offences which are very common among students.

Punishable for examination Offences Committed by the Students

Group A:

Offences punishable by Expulsion from the University

Assault on an Invigilators
Impersonation: When the impersonator is not a student of COOU, he/she should be handed over to the police and if he/she is from another tertiary institution and his particulars are known, he/she should be reported to his/her institution

Involvement in alternation of grades

Being in possession of any dangerous weapon in and around examination venue. (In addition, the student should be handed over to the police)

Group B:

Offences punishable by Three (3) Years Suspension

Involvement in examination leakage
Destruction of evidence relevant in the case

Smuggling already prepared answer scripts into the examination hall

Group C:

Offences Punishable by Three (3) Years Suspension for Second Offenders and two (2) Years for the First Offenders

Being in possession of material relevant to the examination
Refusal to surrender exhibit in connection with the examination offences

Snatching of answer script from another students

Writing solution on any part of the body or clothes
Use of calculators to store information relevant in the solution

Group D:

Offences Punishable by Three (3) Years Suspension for Second Offenders and one (1) Years for the First Offenders

Smuggling out answer script from exam hall
Smuggling out examination questions from exam hall

Failure/refusal to submit answer script after examination

Offences Punishable by One (1) Year Suspension for the second offender and being made to fail Examination for the first Offender

Writhing solutions on any part of the question paper
Exchanging of question papers with solutions written on any patty of them

Cheating by peeping into another person’s work during an examination

Displaying one’s work for another to copy from
Talking to, or with another student during examination
Disobeying the invigilators during an examination; e.g. refusal to relocate; refusal ti stop writing ; refusal to sign in and sign out; undue delay in submitting answer script at the end of the examination

Creating disturbance during the examination e.g. shouting slogan, shuffling feed unduly, whistling, fighting (both partners), assaulting another student, causing panic, etc
Unjustified verbal attack on the invigilator

Programme workload by students

FIRST YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code Course Title Units

MTH 111 Elementary Mathematics I 3

CHM 101 General Chemistry I 2

CHM 171 Practical Chemistry 1

PHY 107 General Physics I 3

PHY 191 Practical Physics 1

GSS 101 Use of English I 2

CIS 101 Introduction Computer 2

ENG 103 Engr’g Drawing I 2

ENG 101 Introduction to Engineering: Engineer-in-Society 2

GSS 103 Introduction to Philosophy and Logic 2

GSS 107 Nigerian People & culture 2

Total 22

SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code Course Title Units

MTH 112 Elementary Mathematics II 3

CHM 102 General Chemistry II 3

CHM 192 Practical Chemistry II 1

PHY 108 General Physics II 3

PHY 192 Practical Physics II 1

GSS 102 Use of English II 2

ENG 122 Workshop Practice I 2

ENG 106 I. T. in Engineering 3

Total 18

SECOND YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code Course Title Units

GSS 208/209 Peace Studies and Conflict resolution 2

ENG 211 Material Science 2

ENG 281 Material Science Lab I 1

ENG 201 Engineering Mathematics I 3

ENG 241 Strength of Materials 2

ENG 271 Strength of Materials Lab 1

ENG 221 Basic Elect. Engineering 2

ENG 231 Engineering Drawing II 2

ENG 261 Engineering Thermodynamics I 3

STA 203 Statistics for Physics. & Engineering 2

GSS 103 Introduction to Philosophy and Logic 2

(Direct Entry Students Only)

Total 20/22

SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code Course Title Units

GSS 206 Humanities (Nig. People and Culture) 2

ENG 202 Engineering Mathematics II 3

ENG 222 Workshop Technology I 2

ENG 212 Workshop Practice II 1

ENG 232 Fluid Mechanics 3

GSS 210 Basic Communication in Igbo 1

MCE 232 Properties of Engineering Material I 2

MCE 212 Engineering Drawing 2

MCE 242Strength of Materials 2

GSS 107 Nigerian People & culture (Direct entry students only) 2

ENG 292 Introduction to Entrepreneurship Studies I 2

Total 20/22

THIRD YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code Course Title Units

MCE 311 Machine Design I 2

ENG 301 Engineering Analysis I 3

MCE 321 Workshop Practice III 2

MCE 391 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I 2

MCE 313 Engineering Drawing III 2

MCE 331 Advanced Strength of Materials II 3

MCE 341 Mechanics of Machines I 2

MCE 351 Mechanics of Fluids I 2

MCE 361 Engineering ThermodynamicsII 2

ENG 305 Technical Report Writing & Presentation 2

Total 22

SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code Course Title Units

MCE 312 Machine Design II 2

MCE 392 Mechanical Eng. Lab. II 1

MCE 328 Manufacturing Tech.& Processes 2

MCE 342 Mechanics of Machines II 2

MCE 314 Measurement and Instrumentation 2

EEE 332 Power and Machines 2

MCE 324 Engineering Metallurgy I 2

MCE 372 Heat and Mass Transfer 2

ENG 312 Entrepreneurship Studies II 2

MCE 352 Mechanics of Fluids 2

ENG 302 Engineering Analysis II 2

ENG 300 SIWES I Student Industrial Work Experience

Total 23

FOURTH YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code Course Title Units

ENG 401 Computational Methods 2

MCE 411 Machine Design III 3

ENG 405 Engineering Management & Law 2

MCE 451 Applied Fluid Mechanics 2

MCE 461 Applied Thermodynamics 2

MCE 471 Applied Heat and Mass Transfer 3

MCE 483 Computer Aided Design And Manufacturing 3

MCE 431 Theory of Elasticity 3

MCE 413 Automatic Control 3

Total 23

SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code Course Title Units

ENG 400 Fourth Year Semester SIWES 9

FIFTH YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code Course Title Units

MCE 500 Seminar 1

MCE 511 Applied Design 4

MCE 513 Tribology & Dynamics 2

MCE 583 Engineering Economic Analysis 2

MCE 515 Engineering Materials Selection And Economics 2

MCE 541 Fluid Power Transmission Systems 3

MCE 561 Thermodynamics III 2

MCE 525 Engineering Metallurgy II 2

Total 18

SECOND SEMESTER

DESIGN & MANUFACTURING OPTION

Course Code Course Title Units

MCE 592 B. Eng. Project 6

MCE 542 Vibration and Control

MCE 584 Operations Reserach 3

MCE 522 Manufacturing Processes and Tools Engineering 4

MCE 512 Design of welded and Cast Structures 3

Total 19

A.1 ADD ONE (1) COURSE ONLY FROM THESE ELECTIVES

Course Code Course Title Units

MCE 588 Productivity & Work Study 2

MCE 586 Systems Engineering 2

POWER ENGINEERING OPTION:

Course Code Course Title Units

MCE 592 B.Eng Project 6

MCE 562 Power Plant Engineering 3

MCE 564 Energy Conversion Principles 3

MCE 572 Thermal Engineering and Advanced Heat Transfer 4

MCE 574 Refrigeration and Air conditioning 3

Total 19

B.1 ADD ONE (1) COURSE ONLY FROM THESE ELECTIVES

Course Code Course Title Units

MCE 566 Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering 2

MCE 576 Industrial Ventilation and Pollution Control Systems 2

Graduation Requirements:

Minimum Course and Credit Unit loads:

In order to qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) Hons Degree in Mechanical Engineering, the candidate must take and pass, at the requisite levels, the minimum number of courses listed in the COURSE LISTING, 4.0 above, and must thereby accumulate the minimum number of credit Units specified therein. This would include passing all the compulsory General Studies and Industrial Training courses.

Minimum Duration of the Programme:

For candidates admitted with the Senior Secondary School Certificate or GCE ‘O’ level, a minimum of five academic sessions will be required for the degree.
For candidates admitted with passes in relevant subjects in the GCE ‘A’ level examinations, a minimum of four academic sessions will be required.

Classes of the Degree:

The final quality or class of the B.Eng Hons Degree to be awarded to the candidate at the successful end of the programme will be determined by his/her CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA) as computed at the end of the programme, and approved by the Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and summarized as follows:

CGPA CLASS OF DEGREE

4.50 – 5.00 First Class (Hons)

3.50 – 4.49 Second Class (Hons) Upper Division

2.40 – 3.49 Second Class (Hons) Lower Division

1.50 – 2.39 Third Class(Hons)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Introduction

This chapter describes the courses offered in this Department. Apart from borrowed courses –that’s courses from other departments –courses with the code MCE are Departmental courses while those with ENGR are Faculty courses.

FIRST YEAR COURSES

CIS 101 – Introduction To Computers

History of computers, functional components of computer, characteristic of computer, problem solving, flowcharts, algorithms, computer programming statements, symbolic names, arrays, expression and control statements, introduction to basic programming and computer application.

CHM 171 – Practical Chemistry

The theory and practice of simple volumetric and qualitative analysis. Simple organic preparations. Reactions of functional group physical determinations.

ENG 122 – Workshop Practices I

Use of engineering measuring instruments: Calipers, gauges. Sheet metal work-layout, cutting, shaping, welding, brazing, soldering, fasting. Woodwork: Basic woodworking principle and the introduction to Industrial safety: survey of sources of common accidents, accident prevention and control.

Introduction to machine shop: lather work, shaping, milling, grinding, and dulling.

MTH 111 – Elementary Mathematics I

Elementary set theory: subsets, union, intersection, and complements. Venn diagrams. Real numbers, integers, rational and irrational numbers; mathematical induction, real sequences and series; theory of quadratic equations; binomial theorem. Complex numbers, the Argand Diagram. De Moivre’s theorem, nth roots of unity. Circular measure, trigonometric functions of angles of any magnitude, addition and factor formulae.

ENG 101 – Introduction to Engineering: Engineering in Society

History and philosophy of science: Man –his origin and nature; man and his cosmic environment; scientific methodology; science and technology in the society and service of man. Renewable and nonrenewable resources –and his energy resources. Environmental effects of chemicals, plastics, textiles, wastes and other materials. Chemical and radio-chemical hazards. Introduction to the various areas of science and technology

Engineer-in-society: History of engineering and technology, safety in engineering and introduction to risk analysis. The role of engineers in nation building. Invited lectures from professionals.

ENG 102 – Applied Mechanics

Statics: Laws of statics; system of forces and their properties. Simple problems. Friction, Particle dynamics: Kinematics of plane motion. Newton’s law –kinetics of particles, momentum and energy methods. Kinetics of Rigid Bodies: two dimensional motion of rigid bodies, energy and momentum. Mass, movement of inertia. Simple problems. Simple harmonic motions.

ENG 103 – Engineering Drawing I

Drawing instruments and the use of graphic tools. Introduction to drawing, measuring, lettering and dimensioning of objects in various views/positions. Engineering geometry. Fundamentals of orthographic projection, first and third angle orthogonal projections, isometric projections. Graphs, charts and presentation of data and results.

GSS 101 – Use of English I

Effective communication and writing in English study skills, language skills, writing of essay. Instruction on Lexis sentence construction, outline and paragraphs. Collection and organization of materials and logical presentation.

GSS 102 – Use of English II

Punctuation and logical presentation of papers. Use of library, phonetics. Art of public speaking and oral communication.

GSS 103 Introduction to Philosophy and Logic (2 Credits)

A brief survey of main branches of philosophy. Symbiotic logic, special symbols in symbolic Logic-conjunction, negation, affirmation, disjunction, equivalent and conditional statements law of tort. The methods of deduction using rules of inference and bi-conditionals qualification theory. Types of discourses, nature of arguments, validity and soundness, techniques for evaluating arguments, distinction between inductive and deduction inference, etc. (illustrations will be taken from familiar texts, including literature material, novels, law reports and newspaper publication).

MTH 112 – Elementary Mathematics II

Function of a real variable graph, limits and continuity. The derivative as limit of rate of change. Techniques of differentiation. Curve sketching; integration as an inverse of differentiation. Methods of integration, definite integrals. Application of integration to areas and volumes.

ENG 106 IT IN ENGINEERING (3 CR, SEM 2)

Identification of PC parts and peripheral devices: functions, application, and how to use them. Safety Precautions and preventive maintenance of PC. Filling system: directory, sub-directory, file, path, and how to locate them. Word processing: principle of operation, applications, demonstrations, and practical hand-on exercises in word available services, principle of operations, application, demonstrations, and hand-on exercises in e-mail, and www.

Spreadsheet: principle of operation, applications, demonstration, and practical, hand-on exercises in use of spreadsheets to solve problems.

Database management package: principle of operation, applications, demonstration, and practical, hand- on exercises in use of DBMS package in solving problems. Report Presentation software package: principle of operation, applications, and demonstration. Practical hands-on exercises in use of power point as a popular report presentation package. Mini-project to test proficiency in use of software packages.

SECOND YEAR COURSES

ENG 281 – Material Science Laboratory

Mechanical test, impact test, tensile test, hardness test, fatigue test, creep non-destructive test of engineering materials. Testing of magnetic materials, e.g. transformer cores, testing of insulators, cables and transformer coil, verification of P-N junction characteristics.

ENG 292 – Entrepreneurial Studies I

Introduction to entrepreneurship and new ventures creation: Introduction to Module, learning objectives and assessment, Description of entrepreneurship. The role of entrepreneur. Creation of new ventures, Stevenson’s Model, Entrepreneurial resources, Business plan, Case Studies, Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Entrepreneurial team, Entrepreneurial finance –Determining capital requirements, Financial Strategy and managing Cash flow, Raising financial capital –Venture Capital and informal equity, Department finance and other financial instruments. Marketing and new ventures –Product, Price, Place, Promotion and People. Cash Study. New venture Workshop.

ENG 201 – Engineering Mathematics I, prerequisites: (MTH 111, MTH 112)

Series and tests for convergence if infinite sequences and series of numbers. Equation of lines and planes. Matrices determinants, eigen values and eigen functions, matrix solution of linear algebraic equations, dot and cross product of vectors, triple products, vector functions, the gradient, divergence and curl. Vector spaces. Linear dependence and independence (Wronskians and Jcobians). Computer solution of matrices.

ENG 202 – Engineering Mathematics II , prerequisites: (ENG 201)

Review of differentiation and integration methods. Derivation of equations from physics, chemistry, biology, geometry etc. Ordinary differential equations. Applications of first order differential equations. Second order linear equations. Linear dependence and independence. Solutions of second order linear differential equations by method of undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters. Simple Laplace transformation. Solution of initial-value problems by Laplace transform method. Computer solution of elected engineering problems. Excel package.

Double and triple integrals with applications, vector integration and vector integral theorems: divergence Green’s – Stoke’s theorems and applications. Functions of more than one variable. Extremization of functions of many variables.

ENG 231 – Engineering Drawing II , prerequisites: ( ENG 103)

Projection of lines and laminae; auxiliary views and mixed projection. Preparation of detailed working drawings for production; semi-detailed drawings, conventional presentation methods. Assembly drawing of machines, devices and installation layout; itemization and part-listing. Drawing office practice and reprographics.

ENG 222 – Workshop Technology , prerequisites: (MCE 122)

Use of measuring instruments, Calipers, micrometers, gauges, sine bar. Wood planners, saws, sanders, pattern making.

Machine shop: Lathe work shaping, milling, grinding, reaming, metal spinning, hand tools, gas and arc welding, cutting, brazing and soldering. Foundry practice.

Theoretical: Industrial safety and accident prevention, ergonomics, metrology. Casting, forging, press-tool work, spinning, metal joining, welding, brazing and soldering. Heat treatment. Machine tools, classification, simple theory of metal cutting. Tool action and cutting forces.

ENG 212 – Workshop Practice II , prerequisites: (ENG 103)

Machine tools practice: Lathe, Shaping, Milling and Drilling.

Foundry: Sand testing, mixing of sands, preparation of moulds. Pattern making – solid, split sweep pattern; hoisting gadgets and risers. Melting and pouring of metals. Detection of defects. Welding: manual arc welding-butt, T-joints, edge preparation, surface cladding, argon arc welding, CO₂MIG welding, S.A. surface. Manufacture of simple engineering/technology products to specifications using machining, foundry, welding and woodworking technologies. Inspection and testing of the manufactured products for accuracy using appropriate equipment and methods.

ENG 232 – Fluid Mechanics

The steady state flow equation (Bernoulli’s Equation) and application.

MCE 232 – Properties of Materials , prerequisites: (ENG 211)

Classification of engineering materials, mechanical properties, optical properties, thermal properties, electrical properties. Viscoelastic materials. Fatigue and creep of engineering materials. Heat treatment of metals and their alloys. Importance of heat treatment. Engineering plastics.

ENG 261 –Engineering Thermodynamics I , prerequisites: (CHM 111, PHY 107)

Basic concepts, definitions and laws. The ideal gas, heat and work. The first law of thermodynamics, applications to open and closed systems. Second law of thermodynamics and heat cycles.

THIRD YEAR COURSES

ENG 301 –Engineering Analysis I , prerequisites: (ENG 201)

Complex derivatives and analytic functions. Integration – counter integration, Cauchy’s integral theory, residue theorem. Applications. Rieman surfaces, bassels equation and fast fourier analysis. Lengendre functions. Simultaneous differential equations – with constant coefficients, Laplace transform methods. Linear second order partial differential equations with constant and variable coefficients. Special functions. Numerical and digital computer methods applied to various engineering problems to include matrix inversion, approximation of functions.

ENGR 302- Engineering Analysis II

Classification of second orders partial differential equations. Laplace, wave and diffusion equations. Initial and boundary value problems, separation of variables. Similarity solutions. Solution of equations by Courtion.Newton Raphson method, errors. Numerical differentiation and intergration, simpson`s rule. Applications in engineering of fourier analysis, transportation and other optimization problems, dynamic programming, Monte Carlo simulation, design and simulation formation, analysis and application.

ENG 305 – TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING AND PRESENTATION

Principles of effective communication; Professional use of the English Language, writing of proposals; tending for jobs; writing technical papers; written and oral presentation of technical ideas; introduction, background, definition of the problem, review of literature, materials and methods; results and discussions; conclusion, recommendations, reference; appendices etc.

Oral communication; speaking skills with effective use of statistical and technical information. Principles of effective communication in interpersonal and mass communication process. Written communication; principles of technical communication in particular use in design and research reports.

MCE 300 & 302 – Mechanical Maintenance & Repairs Technology I & II

The need for maintenance and repairs. Types and procedure for machinery Inspection, maintenance tools and equipment for maintenance; Troubleshooting of equipment. Requirement for operators safety by good maintenance. Upgrading age machinery, prediction of the rate of wear. Maintenance of plants, Adjustment of belt and chain drives, brake and clutches. Treatment of worn shafts, bearings etc. Lubrication. Reassembly of machine process. Equipment maintenance.

MCE 313 – Engineering Drawing III , prerequisites:( ENG 103, ENG 231)

Design and Communication Drawings: Tolerances, and fits, preparation of detailed drawings, specification of threads, fasteners, keys, and springs, size description, machining and welding symbols, dimensions and specifications. Assembly drawing of machines, devices and installation layout, iternisation and parts-listing. Mechanical-, chemical-, electrical/electronics-and civil engineering drawings, piping drawings, structural drawings and engineering map drawings. Drawing office practice and reprographics. Introduction to 2-D Auto CAD.

MCE 321 – Workshop Practice II , prerequisites:( ENG 212 )

Machine Operation Practice: Instruction of metal working process-turning operation, gear cutting, boring on the lathe machines, drilling, shaping and slotting using the shaper; vertical and horizontal milling with the miller. Grinding of round and flat surfaces. Design of simple jigs and fixtures.

Electrical Workshop Practice: Convection and application of colours, codes and signs, etc. Use of electrical tools, machines, cables and conductors.

Automobile Work: Simple automobile diagnosis and repairs.

Practice: Manufacture of simple engineering product so specification using foundry machining, welding technologies. Inspection and testing of the manufactured products for accuracy using appropriate equipment and methods.

Milling: Types of milling machines, milling cutters, machine feed and rotation. The dividing head, linear indexing and linear graduating, gear cutting, rack cutting attachments.

Shaping: Hydraulic and crank shapers, drive, quick-return mechanism, use of dividing head, special cutting tools. Key ways and planer, slotting machine and tools for slotting.

Slotting and broaching, hoeing and lapping, determination of spindle speeds, and feed speeds. Machine tool installation, testing and maintenance.

MCE 324 – Metallurgy I

The modification of properties of engineering materials through changes in microstructure.

Welding metallurgy, modern techniques of welding and applications.

Weldability of industrial materials.

Destructive and non-destryctive testing of materials, ultra-sonic and x-ray tests. Analytical principles of metallic and non-metallic compounds in metals.

MCE 331 – Strength of Materials II , prerequisites: (ENG 241, ENG 271)

Concepts in two dimensional stress and strain analysis. General state of stress and strain at a point – principal stresses and principal strains. Generalized Hooke’s law, equations of equilibrium, strain – displacement and stress – strain relations. Axial force, torsional loading, shear force and bending moments, simple bending theory, shear and moment diagrams. Stresses, transformation of stresses, Mohr’s circle. Elementary buckling of column, deflection of beams under flexural loading, statically determinate and indeterminate structures and stability analysis, shear flow, strain energy, failure theories, impact loading. Bending of beams with unsymmetrical sections, skew bending, bending.

MCE 341 – Mechanics of Machines I , prerequisites: ( ENG 102)

Concept and types of mechanisms. Kinematics of mechanisms, kinematic analysis. Complete static and dynamic forces and analysis. Flexible shaft couplings, virtual work, energy and speed fluctuations in machines. The flywheel and mechanical governors. Acceleration of geared systems, equilibrium of machines, brakes and dynamometers mechanisms.

MCE 342 – Mechanics of Machines II , prerequisites: (MCE 341)

Spiral gearing and theory of involute gearing, simple, compound and epicychic gear trains. Dynamics of rotating and reciprocating machines, static and dynamic balancing of machines. Balancing of rotating masses, multi-cylinder engines and governors. Friction, wear and lubrication-application in kinematics and selection of power screws, bolt and rope drives. Chains, brakes and clutches, hydrodynamic and hydrostatic lubrications, journal bearings, Reynolds equation, graphical solutions, oil and gas bearings, Hydrodynamic drives, torque converters.

Laboratory: Reynold’s experiment, kinematics of mechanisms, principles of the governor, cam follower, static and dynamic balancing of rotors and engines, friction and machines, simple screq jack, brake drum friction.

MCE 344 – Measurement and Instrumentation, prerequisites:( MCE 232 )

Measurement principles and basic definitions. General concepts of instrument systems and components, sensing devices, transmitting devices, terminating devices. Typical systems and devices for the measurement of quantities – displacement, velocity and acceleration, force, torque and shaft power, pressure, flow and temperature, stress, strain and shear. Static and dynamic characteristics of instruments and data handling devices. Accuracy and error analysis. Analog methods of measurement. Dynamics of measurement. Data presentation and curve fitting.

Metrology: Standards of measurement, use of block gauges. Straightness, flatness and roundness measurement. Cylindrical, concentricity, parallelism, taper and alignment. Measurement of surface roughness and texture. Auto collimator, optical flat and interferometry screw thread and gear measurements.

MCE 351 – Mechanics of Fluids I , prerequisites: (ENG 232)

Definition of a fluid and fluid properties. Statics of fluid systems, pressure in a static fluid, manometry, forces on planes and curved surfaces. Kinematics of fluid motion, streamlines, velocity, acceleration, rotation and circulation.

Buoyancy and floatation, stability of floating and submerged bodies. Types of flow, continuity equation, energy equation, momentum equation, fluid resistance, laminar and turbulent flow in fluids, flow in closed conduits boundary layer concepts. The Euler and Bernoulli equations. Differential analysis. Fluid measurements; pressure, velocity and flow rates. Hydraulics of pipe flow; hydraulic and energy grade lines, pipes in series, parallel pipes, branching pipes, network of pipes, deterioration of pipes. unsteady flow conduits, water hammer purge control.

Laboratory: Measurement of fluid properties. Stability of floating bodies.

MCE 352 – Mechanics of Fluids II, prerequisites: ( MCE 351)

Introduction to hydrodynamics, stream function flow fields, rotational and irrotational flows. Flow over immersed bodies and viscous flow, simple flows and their superposition. Boundary layer theory and drag. Isentropic flow through variable area ducts, plane normal slock waves. Flow with heat exchange and flow with friction, venturies and orifices. Navier – stokes equation. 2 – D potential flow. Von Karman’s integral

MCE 361 – Engineering Thermodynamics II , prerequisites: ( ENG 261)

Vapour power cycles, Carnot, Rankine, Superheat, reheat, regeneration reversed carnot, refrigeration and heat pump cycle. Gas power cycles, Otto, Diesel, Drayton, intercooling, reheating and regeneration. Non-reacting gas mixtures, Dalton-Gibbs and Amagat laws, mixture of perfect gases and of gases and vapours, psychometry and psychometric charts. Reacting gas mixtures, stoichiometry of reaction. Reversible and irreversible processes. Clausius inequality entropy, and irreversibility.

Heat engine and heat pump calculations. Application of second law to non-flow and steady flow processes.

MCE 372 – Heat and Mass Transfer

Modes of heat transfer. General heat conduction equation. Steady State conduction in one dimension. Composite bodies. Lagging, economics of insulation. Convection and condensation, heat transfer, laminar and turbulent heat flow.

MCE 391 – Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I

Mechanical Testing: Tension test, compression test, mechanical testing of members under axial, bending and torsional loads. Deformation and characteristic stress – strain curves, strength, ductility brittleness, hardness tests, impact test, fatigue tests and creep tests. Linear acceleration trolley experiment, angular acceleration, wall jib crane, simple screw jack, Weston differential pulley block, belt friction, compound pendulum and the flywheel.

MCE 392 – Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II

Engine bench Tests, throttling calorimeter and marcet boiler experiment, fluid flow measurement, the slider crank experiment, four bar mechanism, bocks joints, disc and cam follower experiment with worth quick return mechanism, slotted brink. Scotch yoke. Geneva stop and Oldham coupling. Reciprocating pump tests. Centrifugal pump tests. Wind tunnel experiments.

MCE 311 – Machine Design I, prerequisites: ( ENG 102)

Principles of design, the design process – from the recognition of need to integrated development. Principles of reliability and economics in design for production. Strength wear and material consideration and selection. Fits, limits and tolerance specifications.

Brief review of force systems and stresses usually encountered in design. Design of cast, forged and welding housings and structures; design of riveted joints, screw fastening, springs

etc. shaft design. A flexible mechanical element, couplings, clutches, brakes. Identification of standard machine components. Analysis of simple force (and torque) systems acting on a machine component.

MCE 328 – Manufacturing Technology and Processes

History of Machine Tools: Lathes, drill press, milling machines, and grinders, machining, turning and boring operations.

Turning: The lathe and its function. Drive and feed work, holding devices (jigs and fixtures), turning on centers, taper turning, screw cutting, eccentric turning, form turning, boring on saddle, button boring.

Lathe Types: Automatic lathes, copy lathes, turret and capstan lathes. Planning the work on turret lathes.

MCE 312 – Machine Design II, prerequisites: (MCE 311)

Design of shafts against buckling. Detailed design of shafts under combined loading – stress concentration factors. Goodman’s diagrams, shaft equations and iterative design. Design of keys, spines, couplings, brakes, clutches, sliding and rolling contact bearings. Design project on the design of simple machine,

assemblies involving drives and transmissions of curved bars, thin plates, beams on elastic foundations, torsion of thin walled sections.

FOURTH YEAR COURSES

ENG 401 – Computational Methods, prerequisites: (ENG 301)

Polynomials and their zeros –methods of bisection, Newton, Bairstow, synthetic division and Lehmer; direct methods for the solution of linear equations, interactive process, its application to the solution of simultaneous linear equations; convergence; interpolation and differentiation methods in numerical integration –Newton Coates formulae and finite difference methods; the eigenvalue problem solution of ordinary differential equations –methods of Taylor, Euler, predictor –corrector and Runge-Kutta. Introduction to interpolation and curve fittings, statistical analysis, regression and correlation –large sampling theory, test hypothesis and quality control.

MCE 411 – Machine Design III, prerequisites: (MCE 312)

Journal bearings. Application of Hertz stress theory. Gears, power transmission systems. Elements of fluid power system design. Design of cylinder, pipes and pipe joints, tubes, plates and fly wheel. Seals, packing’s, gaskets and shields.

MCE 431 – Theory of Elasticity, prerequisites: (MCE 311)

Strain energy, principle of virtual work, Castiglione’s theorem, principle of least work, statically indeterminate beams, plastic analysis, columns – stability of elastic mechanical systems. Long straight columns, effect of and conditions, the secant formula empirical formulae for intermediate and short columns, eccentric loadings, repeated loading, impact loading.

MCE 451 – Applied Fluid Mechanics, prerequisites: (MCE 351)

Dimensional analysis and similitude. Introduction to Turbo machinery, characteristic curve for axial-flow and centrifugal pumps, fans, blowers, impulse and reaction turbines, fluid couplings, lubrication mechanics, hydrodynamic theory applied to tapered wedge and journal bearings, hydrostatic lubrication applied to journal bearings. One dimensional compressible fluid flow.

MCE 461 – Applied Thermodynamics, prerequisites: (MCE 361)

Multistage reciprocating compressors, the rotary compressors centrifugal and axial-flow, stagnation properties. Simple gas turbine plant, the steam power plant. Combustion of fuels, chemistry of common hydrocarbon fuels, combustion with deficiency or excess air. Thermo chemistry, Hess law of Heat Summation, Heats of combustion and reaction. Ideal adiabatic flame temperature, Reciprocating internal combustion engines.

MCE 471 – Heat and Mass Transfer II, prerequisites: ( MCE 372)

Use of dimensional analysis. Radiative heat transfer. Black bodies, grey surfaces. Heat exchangers, extended surfaces, engine cooling. Combined modes of heat transfer. Mass transfer between phases, humidification of gases, and types of dryers, evaporation.

MCE 483 – Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing:

Review of computer hardware and software, methods of system analysis and applications. Use of computers to aid design and manufacturing functions. Introduction to geometric modeling, properties and representation of solids, algorithms and software, interactive computer graphics. Application of computers to parts. NC, CNC programming languages and software aspects. Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) and flexible manufacturing systems. Industrial robots. Software development and use of personal computers in design.

MCE 413 – Automatic Control / Instrumentation:

The Basic automatic control system

Closed loop and open chain control systems. Continuous and on-off controller, the neuron mechanism, the regulator, the remote position controller, process control, the block diagram, open and closed loop transfer function.

Series and parallel connected flexible element.

Elementary performance assessment

Response to a step displacement input, effect of natural frequency and viscous damping.

Response to ramp displacement input. Steady stage lag. Effect of steady output load, frequency analysis. Phasor diagram. The dynamic magnifier. Factor affecting stability. The Nyquist and Bode diagram. Phase and gain margin. The Hurwitz-Routh stability criterion.

Improvement of system performance

First and second derivation of error compensation. First derivative of input, first derivative of output compensation. Error integral compensation.

Instrumentation

Hydraulic and pneumatic data transmission. Transport delays indicating and recording. The synchronous transmitter and receiver. The synchronous control transformer.

Power amplifiers and nervomotors

Hydraulic spool-valve relays. Pneumatic diagrams and bellow actuation. Rotary hydraulic motors. The two-phase induction A-C system. The shunt wound D-C servomotor.

FIFTH YEAR COURSES

MCE 500- Seminar (1^st Semester)

Students will be expected to prepare and deliver a seminar on material from literature of industrial experience and as an impromptu talk on variety of topics.

MCE 501 OR 502 – ELEMENT OF FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

Processing and preservation techniques. Low temperature preservation and use of preservation and use of preservatives. Considerations in the selection of equipment for food processing. Unit of operations in food processing technology

MCE 511 – Applied Design, prerequisites: (MCE, ENG 401)

Scientific Design Methodology: An appreciation of the process of engineering design, and of systematic procedures and tools usable in the design process, with particular reference to mechanical systems and devices.

Topics include systematic problem definition, search for possible solutions, statical analysis of stress/strength interference, experiment planning techniques, optimum design for minimum weight and cost management of the design process.

Design Project: Students will be required to conduct a design project under supervision, using the presented techniques, and taking at least simple mechanical systems (e.g. testing and assembling devices, heat drive) for a specified duty, analyze its operating conditions and after considering the design criteria, choose between potential solutions. Reports submitted by students should contain all calculations, a comparison of potential solutions, justification for the design finally chosen, and instructions on detail design, manufacture, testing and use.

MCE 512 – Design of Welded and Cast Structures, prerequisites: (MCE 511)

Review of elastic, plastic, and creep behaviour of materials and introduction to low-cycle and multi axial stress fatigue. Welding and casting processes. Design of weldments and castings with application to pressure vessels and other structures. Analysis of industrial welding processes. Material and process selection, codes and specifications, cost analysis, weldment design and testing. Welding and costing equipment. Laboratory experience in the production and evaluation of weldments and castings.

MCE 513- TRIBOLOGY AND VEHICLE DYNAMICS

Basic characteristics of Tribology as contract mechanics, adhesion forces and the properties of the surrounding media – The science of tribology (Greek tribos: rubbing) concentrates on contract mechanics of moving interfaces that generally involve energy dissipation. It encompasses the science fields of Adhesion, Friction, Lubrication and Wear.(Leonardo da vinci(1452 – 1519) father of modern tribology. Amoutons Law of friction, Regnolds steady state equation of fluid film lubrication Fα vn

Hydrodynamic lubrication of thick films involving lubrication, Molecular Tribology. Vehicle Dynamics – vehicle Dynamics in the Design process. General vehicle characteristics Tribology vis-à-vis. Terotechnology (Friction) Material properties influencing friction, laws of friction,, causes/theories of friction, types of friction, effect of fiction. Wear-causes/sources of wear, types (Adhesive, abrasive, corrosive, erosive fretting, Wear of polymers, wear of ceramics, materials; effects, steps, prevention) resistance.

Lubrication – purpose, principles/types, properties and characteristics of lubricants, types-(oils, greases,solid lubricants) lub.systems, Hydranlic oils.

Dynamics of the crankshaft: Estimation of load ability of engine and hub bearings. Different types of vehicle tyres construction, physical and chemical properties, significance of legal requirements and destination of tyres. Location of the centre of factors influencing under steer vehicle stability, conditions and critical speed. Suspension characteristics. Dynamic flow analysis. Hydraulic pneumatic and fluidic systems and components. Lubrication, purposes, principles/types – properties and characteristics. Types of lubricants(oils, grease, solid lubricants) lub-systems Behaviuor of Tribological components. Selections frictions-wear-failures and lubrications aspects of bearings(rolling contract and plain), gears wire-ropes, seals, conveyors etc. other tribological measures. Surface engineering, Material selection, improved designs.(hardening, modification and coating). Tribo-Technical systems-Technical functions of Tribological systems, operating variables, Tribological systems structure, Tribological characteristics, application methodology. Tribological monitoring of Equipments conditions. Tribological in metal-working processes. Effects of friction. Tribology in steel industries, in Mining industries, Tribology in transport sector.

MCE 515 – Engineering Materials Selection and Economics,prerequisites: ( MCE 511)

Evaluation of relevant factors in materials selection, technical and economic considerations. Materials for structural, high temperature, cryogenic, electrical, electronic and nuclear application. Principles and economics of recycling. Current status and future prospects of important engineering materials.

MCE 522 – Manufacturing Processes and Tools Engineering,prerequisites: ( MCE 328)

Measurement unit processes and material considerations. Casting techniques. Solidification and heat flow theory, defect formation, casting design, metal forming, elementary plasticity theory, plastic failure criteria, force and work calculations, power forming techniques, theory and practices of power consolidation, design considerations. Joining techniques, heat flow and defect formation theory, residual stresses. Machining theory and practice. Heat treatment and surface hardening: diffusion theory, principles of wear resistance. Metrology. Tools engineering. Tool materials, plastic mould design, jig and fixture design principles, die design, mechanized assembly, and functional ganging. Fundamental aspects of machine tool design and control, machine tool dynamics and computer aided design.

MCE 525 – Engineering Metallurgy II, prerequisites: (MCE 324)

Age – hardening and isothermal transformation processes, quenching and tempering, hardenability and graphitization processes. Fracture mechanics applied to metals, ceramics and polymers. Dislocation. X-ray and election diffraction. Industrial metallurgy, corrosion and high temperature oxidation theories. Material conservation. Quenching of metals, glasses, polymers textiles, paper and wood. Transport processes; analysis of heat and mass in materials processing operation.

MCE 541 – Fluid Power Transmission Systems,prerequisites: (MCE 451, MCE 461)

Properties of hydraulic fluids, dynamic flow analysis, hydraulic, pneumatic and fluidic systems and components, characteristic of flow and pressure control valves, actuators, position motors, hydraulic machines, pumps and turbines, design, analysis and performance, hychostatic and hydrodynamic power transmission systems, filtration and heat control in hydraulic systems design and circuit analysis. Introduction to pneumatics, pneumatic logic control. Applications and performance test measurements for hydraulic pumps, gas flow turbines and compressors.

MCE 542 – Vibrations and Control, prerequisites: ( ENG 401)

Free-and forced oscillations of single degree of freedom systems. Damped vibrations. Vibrations isolation and measurement. Two and multiple degrees of freedom systems. Electro-mechanical analogies. Linear systems of the first order. Response to standard inputs. Dynamics of machinery: Kinematics and dynamic analysis and synthesis of mechanisms, design and analysis considerations in reciprocating and rotating machinery, vibration in machinery, vibrations of systems with more than one degree of freedom. Vibration and shock isolations. Experimental investigation of dynamic systems.

Control: Transfer function and stability analysis using Laplace transforms and state space representation of physical systems. Open loop and closed loop control concepts, controllability, observability and non-linear phenomena. Time domain and frequency domain analysis and (design). Performance measures and specifications, stability analysis. Feed forward, cascade, and state vector feed back control systems. Electrical systems.

MCE 543 – Control Engineering, prerequisites: ( MCE 344)

Measurement principles and basic definitions. Standards. Accuracy and error analysis, measurement statistics. Instrument systems, sensing devices, transmitting devices, terminating devices. Typical systems and devices for measuring quantities such as temperature, pressure, flow, size, displacement, velocity, acceleration, force, power, torque, stress and strain. Analogue methods of measurement.

Dynamics of measurement. Data presentation and curve fitting. Laboratory work in measurement techniques.

MCE 561 – Thermodynamics III,prerequisites: ( MCE 461)

Non-ideal pure substances. Pure substances. Equations of state and compressibility factors. General thermodynamic relations – Maxwell’s relations, T-ds equations, energy equations, Calusius-Claperon equation, difference in heat capacities, Joule Thompson’s coefficients. Thermodynamics of chemical reactions, first law and second law analysis of reacting systems. Dissociation and equilibrium constants. Introduction to phase and chemical equilibrium.

MCE 562 – Power Plant Engineering,prerequisites: (MCE 461, MCE 471)

Introduction to power plants: energy sources fundamental combustion processes of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Steam power plants: steam generators, burner designs, auxiliary power station equipment, Diesel and gas turbine plants; Hydroelectric power plants: dams and plant auxiliaries; Nuclear power plants: fuels and nuclear fission, reactor types nuclear waste; Geothermal power plants; design and operation of equipment; Alternative energy forms: solar performance and selection of prime movers for small power generating plants; Fundamentals of electrical generators performance and energy distribution systems

MCE 564 – Energy Conversion Principles,prerequisites: ( MCE 461)

Thermodynamic principles of energy conversion principles: Emphasis on direct energy conversions including thermoelectric, photovoltaic, thermionic, magnetohydrodynamic, and electro-gasdynamic devices; fuel cells, solar energy, and nuclear power sources. Alternate energy ources. Solar, wind, tides, geothermal, hydrogen, biomass and biomass conversion, battery technology.

MCE 566 – Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering,

Introduction of nuclear reactor engineering: radiation protection and reactor safe-guards, radiation hazards and health physics, reactor shielding principles and geometric transformation, shield design, nuclear reactions and radiations. Neutron balance. Neutrons reactor theory, homogeneous and heterogeneous reactor systems. Water moderated and fast reactors. Control of nuclear reactors. Thermal problems in reactor design, reactor coolants, reactor structural and moderator materials. Reactor fuels: production, properties, reprocessing and waste disposal. Nuclear reactor system. application of nuclear techniques in industries.

MCE 572 – Thermal Engineering and Advanced Heat Transfer,prerequisites:( MCE 471, MCE 461)

Advanced heat transfer: Unsteady conduction, analytical methods, graphical and numberical methods, electrical analogue circuits. Energy transfer change of phase, iterative processes in combined modes.

Solar Energy: Nature of solar radiation, direct, diffuse and reflected irradiance, ephemeris transit, equation of time. Solar flux, solar collectors, applications of solar energy and prospects. Refrigeration and air-conditioning, air-refrigerating cycles, common refrigerants, complex vapour-compression systems, binary systems.

MCE 574 – Refrigeration and Air-conditioning,prerequisites: ( MCE 561)

Fundamentals of vapour compression refrigeration, analysis of refrigeration cycles and equipment. Refrigerants and their

properties. Absorption refrigeration systems. Low temperature refrigeration. Refrigeration applications, elements and design of refrigeration systems. Reverse application of refrigeration-heat pumps. Steady state and transient cooling loads calculations.

Principles of air-conditioning with emphasis on thermodynamic processes involving air, water, vapour mixtures. Production of atmospheric and thermal environments for human activity. Heat source and climatic considerations. Comfort and physiological aspects. Psychrometry and psychrometric processes. Evaluation of cooling and heating loads. Methods of reducing cooling loads. Air-conditioning systems and equipment. Ducts and fans. Chilled water and condenser water piping. Steam piping and heating systems. Air-conditioning controls. Ventilation and air-conditioning systems.

MCE 576 – Industrial Ventilation and Pollution Control Systems

Survey of the need for organized ventilation of industries and to combat the ecological problems due to industrial pollutants. Aerodynamics of industrial ventilation. Contaminants and air distributions. Required air quantity, air distributor scheme for various industrial buildings, ventilation of metallurgical and chemical industries. Nuclear power stations and other areas with special requirements. Duct network. Natural ventilation. Wind pressure distribution. Aeration equipment. Analysis of aeration in single – and multi-storey factories. Local ventilation. Classification of inlet devices. Physical modeling of ventilation in industrial buildings. Theory of filtration and dust cleaning. Aerosols. Dispersal composition. Aerodynamics of duct flow. Stoke’s formula. Filtration and dust cleaning equipment. Degree of effectiveness. Industrial filters. Design, construction, exploitation and regeneration.

Gravitational, inertial and wet cleaners, design and construction. Industrial pollution control. Safe disposal of industrial wastes. Sanitary requirements. Distribution of pollutants in free jets. Computational methods for pollutant propagation in the atmosphere computer algorithms for industrial ventilation and pollution control systems design and manufacture.

MCE 583 ENGINERING ECONOMIC & ECONOMY ANALYSIS

Economic Analysis-Engineering Economy and the Engineering processes,. Some fundamental economic Analysis. Elementary Selections in Economic Analysis via some Advance Econmic Analysis. Interest and Equivalence. Computing cash flow, time value of money, simple and compound interest formulae, calculations of equivalence involving interest.

Economic Analysis Alternatives:

Basic of comparisons of annual increment approach, Rate of return comparisons, benefits/cost comparison (MARR) Evaluating Replacement alternative break even analysis.

Accounting and Depreciation: Accounting and cost accounting, application of computer in accounting. Basic aspects of depreciation, Depreciation and expenses; Depreciation accounting methods, straight line, sum of the year digits and checking balance methods modified accredited(MACRS) methods of accounting comparism of MACRS with other depreciation accounting methods.

Income Tax, Income tax-rates, calculation of taxable income of individual, and firm financial repon/statement of account of companies. Financial management, definition-difference between accounting and financial functions. Functions of financial management, objectives, role and scope of financial management. Students form of financial statements-Fixed and current asset items. Fixed and current liability items, Mechanics of Accounting, cash book and sales book. Debit note book, credit note book, ledger, funds flow statements, managerial Economics. Factors influencing managerial decisions. Micro and Macro economics, production, functions, Theory of cost, salary and wages, cost centre, cost unit, classification of costs. Natural classification of costs factory overheads, classification based on Activity or volume, variable costs-Mixed costs opportunity costs, sunk costs, imputed costs, direct labour-purchase costs, assumptions in Break-Even-Analysis, break-even point, Methods of lowering BED. Application of BEP, cost-volume profit (CVD) Analysis. Profit-volume(P/V) Graph.

MCE 584 – Operations Research

History of operations research, example of models in engineering principles of modeling. Linear programming, formulation of linear programming models, graphical solutions, solving systems of linear equations. Simplex method. Artificial variable techniques. Duality

in linear programming. Sensitivity analysis. Transportation and assignment algorithms.

MCE 586 – Systems Engineering

System modeling: Modeling of systems by algebraic, difference, ordinary differential equations, and partial differential equations. System simulation using analogue, hybrid and digital computers. System optimization using differential calculus, variational calculus, linear programming and dynamic programming. System behaviour: categories of systems, behaviour illustrated by the study of selected mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, industrial, transportation, economic, biological and social systems. System control. Decision analysis. Estimation of input values. Utility and value analysis. Multiple objectives and criteria. Production functions and marginal analysis. Econometrics. Evaluation of a public systems.

MCE 588 – Work Study and Productivity

Method Study: Procedure – systematic approach, therblings and other symbols used in method study, method charts. Ergonomics and principles of motion. Economy, microanalysis and photographic techniques. Case studies.

Work Measurement: Time study using the stop clock procedure. Method rating. Relaxation and contingency allowances.

Activity Sampling: Procedure of activity sampling and analysis of data, study of production, predetermine motion time system (PMTS), principles, method time measurement (MTM), and application of MTM. Application to layouts in production.

Productivity: Types of productivity, productivity in manufacturing organization, factors affecting productivity, techniques of improving productivity. Job evaluation and wages.

Projects: Developing the best method of doing a job. Recording techniques, design of work place layout using the principle of motion economy.