Performance characteristics and efficiencies of air-breathing engines. Cycle analysis and engine components. EGR 232 Loads, fatigue, minimum weight design, stress analysis of semi-monocoque structures, and design of members in tension, bending, and torsion. Properties and uses of plastics and composites. Materials selection for mechanical designs.
Small groups design, build, and test realistic engineering systems under faculty supervision.
Projects include safety, economic, environmental, and ethical considerations and require written and oral reports. Small groups design, build, and test realistic engineering systems under faculty supervision. Projects include safety, economic, environmental, and ethical considerations and require written and oral reports. May be repeated for credit with approval of academic advisor and department chair. Special Topics 1-6 credits MAE 498.