A comprehensive course designed to bridge the gap between undergraduate knowledge and the advanced concepts encountered in a Mechanical Engineering Master's program.
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Thermodynamic Fundamentals Review
Unit 1: Zeroth and First Laws of Thermodynamics
Unit 2: First Law of Thermodynamics
Unit 3: Second Law of Thermodynamics
Thermodynamic Cycles: Power Generation
Unit 1: Carnot Cycle Deep Dive
Unit 2: Rankine Cycle Fundamentals
Unit 3: Rankine Cycle Modifications
Unit 4: Power Cycle Calculations
Thermodynamic Cycles: Internal Combustion Engines
Unit 1: Otto Cycle Fundamentals
Unit 2: Diesel Cycle Deep Dive
Unit 3: Otto vs. Diesel
Psychrometrics and HVAC Fundamentals
Unit 1: Psychrometric Principles
Unit 2: The Psychrometric Chart
Unit 3: HVAC Processes
Fluid Properties and Statics
Unit 1: Fluid Properties
Unit 2: Hydrostatics: Pressure and Measurement
Unit 3: Forces on Submerged Surfaces
Unit 4: Buoyancy and Stability
Fluid Dynamics: Conservation Laws
Unit 1: Conservation of Mass
Unit 2: Conservation of Momentum
Unit 3: Conservation of Energy: Bernoulli's Equation
Unit 4: Limitations of Bernoulli's Equation
Internal Flow: Pipes and Channels
Unit 1: Fundamentals of Internal Flow
Unit 2: Pressure Drop and Friction Factors
Unit 3: Pipe Systems and Minor Losses
Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Unit 1: CFD Fundamentals
Unit 2: CFD Software and Setup
Unit 3: CFD Post-Processing and Validation
Stress and Strain Analysis: Axial Loading
Unit 1: Fundamentals of Axial Stress and Strain
Unit 2: Applying Hooke's Law and Axial Deformation
Unit 3: Statically Indeterminate Axial Loading
Unit 4: Thermal Stress
Stress and Strain Analysis: Bending and Torsion
Unit 1: Bending Stress in Beams
Unit 2: Shear Stress in Beams
Unit 3: Beam Deflection
Unit 4: Torsion in Shafts
Failure Theories
Unit 1: Introduction to Failure Theories
Unit 2: Ductile Failure Theories
Unit 3: Brittle Failure Theories
Unit 4: Factor of Safety and Combined Loading
Unit 5: Advanced Topics
Fatigue Analysis
Unit 1: Introduction to Fatigue
Unit 2: Fatigue Life Prediction
Unit 3: Fatigue Design and Prevention
Dynamic Systems: Free Body Diagrams and Equations of Motion
Unit 1: Free Body Diagrams (FBDs)
Unit 2: Applying Newton's Second Law
Unit 3: Solving Equations of Motion
Vibration Theory: Single Degree of Freedom Systems
Unit 1: Fundamentals of Vibration
Unit 2: Damped Vibrations
Unit 3: Forced Vibrations and Resonance
Unit 4: Vibration Isolation
Vibration Theory: Multi-Degree of Freedom Systems
Unit 1: Introduction to Multi-Degree of Freedom Systems
Unit 2: Free Vibration Analysis
Unit 3: Forced Vibration Analysis and Modal Analysis