2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
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Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
3002 Rathbone Hall
785-532-5610
info@mne.k-state.edu
mne.ksu.edu
Mechanical engineering is a broad profession that traditionally comprises three primary sub-fields: energy, mechanisms and machinery, and controls. The work done by mechanical engineers includes the design, construction and use of systems for the conversion of energy available from natural sources (water, fossil fuels, nuclear fuels and solar radiation) to other forms of useful energy. These systems are used for transportation, heat, light, power; design and production of machines to lighten the burden of servile human work and to do work otherwise beyond human capability; processing of materials into useful products; and manufacturing. Mechanical engineers use creative planning, development and operation of systems using energy, machines and resources. A nuclear engineering option is available as an option within the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree program.
Accelerated
Bachelor of Science
Non-Degree Seeking
Mechanical Engineering
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ME 101 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Credits: 2
Introduction to the mechanical engineering curriculum and profession. Orientation for successful transition of new students to college life. Engineering approach to problem solving and computer use in all areas of mechanical engineering. Exchange of information regarding academic, technical, social, ethical, and professional matters between students, faculty, and practicing professionals.
Note
Must be taken during the student’s first eligible fall or spring semester in mechanical engineering.
Two hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: MATH 220.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 212 - Engineering Graphics Credits: 2
Technical sketching, study of basic principles of projective geometry, multiview drawings, pictorials, reading and interpreting drawings, CAD, sectioning, dimensioning.
Note
Six hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: Plane geometry.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 312 - Advanced Engineering Graphics Credits: 3
Advanced 3D CAD features and solid modeling techniques including an introduction to sheet metals, multi-body parts, weldments, etc. Advanced SolidWorks features such as creating configurations from other configurations, deformed features, surfacing and Macros will be introduced.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 212
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 390 - Topics in Mechanical Engineering Credits: 1-18
Topics selected in consultation with instructor. Intended for interdisciplinary studies or innovative studies in mechanical engineering.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ME 400 - Computer Applications in Mechanical Engineering Credits: 3
The development and application of computer techniques to the problems of design and analysis in mechanical engineering, including computer programming (abstraction and problem solving; algorithms; control structures; input/output; functions; arrays and array processing).
Note
Two hours lecture a week and two hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite or concurrent: MATH 340.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 497 - Undergraduate Research Experience Credits: 0-3
Open to students pursuing undergraduate research projects.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 499 - Honors Research in Mechanical Engineering Credits: 1-18
Individual research problem selected with approval of faculty advisor. Open to students in the College of Engineering honors program. A report is presented orally and in writing during the last semester.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 512 - Dynamics Credits: 3
Vector treatment of kinematics, Newton’s Laws, work and energy, impulse and momentum, with applications to problems of particle and rigid body motion.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: CE 333. Prerequisite or concurrent: MATH 340.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ME 513 - Thermodynamics I Credits: 3
Properties of the pure substance. The first and second laws of thermodynamics. Gas mixtures and psychrometry.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: PHYS 213; MATH 222.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ME 519 - Electrical Circuits for Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Credits: 4
Analysis, design, construction, and application of electric and electronic circuits using analytic tools, fundamentals of common components, instrumentation, and computer-based tools. 3 lectures and 3 hours of lab per week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisites: PHYS 214, MATH 340, and MATH 551.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 523 - Thermodynamics II Credits: 3
Continuation of Thermodynamics I. Energy analysis, thermodynamic cycles, generalized thermodynamic relations, and reactive systems.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 513.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 533 - Machine Design I Credits: 3
Introduction to the design and analysis of machine elements. Emphasis on materials, loads, stress, strain, deflection, failure theories, and finite element analysis. Applications include design and analysis of shafts, gears, and fasteners, weldments, springs, bearings.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: CE 533, ME 212 and ME 512.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 535 - Measurement and Instrumentation Laboratory Credits: 3
Theory and application of mechanical engineering measurements, instrumentation, and computer-based data acquisition.
Note
One hour recitation and six hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 513 and (ECE 519 or ME 519)
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
K-State 8
Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning
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ME 543 - Intermediate Mechanics of Materials Credits: 3
Fundamental principles of mechanics and its application to design and analysis of engineering structures. Topics covered include stress and strain, elastic and inelastic properties of materials, composite structures, unsymmetric bending, thin-walled structures and energy methods in structural analysis.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: CE 533
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 563 - Machine Design II Credits: 3
Design and analysis of machine elements. Applications include design and analysis of bearings, gears, shafts, clutches, brakes, belt and chain drives, and hydraulic fluid power.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 533.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 570 - Control of Mechanical Systems I Credits: 4
Introduction to modeling and control of dynamic systems encountered by mechanical engineers. Topics include basic linear systems modeling and analysis; feedback control; time response and stability of dynamic systems; introduction to root locus and frequency response design.
Note
Three hours lecture and three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: MATH 340, ME 400, and ME 512. Prerequisite or concurrent: ME 535 or NE 612.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 571 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3
Physical properties; fluid statics; dynamics of ideal and real fluids (for incompressible and compressible flow); impulse and momentum; laws of similitude; dimensional analysis; flow in pipes; flow in open channels; flow about immersed objects.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 512 or CE 530. Prerequisite or concurrent: ME 513.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ME 573 - Heat Transfer Credits: 3
Fundamentals of conduction, convection, and radiation; principles of heat exchanger design and dimensional analysis.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 400, ME 571, MATH 340.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 574 - Interdisciplinary Industrial Design Projects I Credits: 3
Introduction to design theory, project management, team dynamics and socio-economic context of design, etc.; application of design principles, engineering analysis and experimental methods to an industrial interdisciplinary design project involving design, analysis, fabrication and testing. Discussion of career planning, graduate school, ethics, technical/professional societies, and engineering licensing.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 535 or NE 612, ME 533, ME 571.
Prerequisite or concurrent: ENGL 415, or instructor approval.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
K-State 8
Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility
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ME 575 - Interdisciplinary Industrial Design Projects II Credits: 3
In-depth application of design principles, engineering analyses and experimental methods to an industrial interdisciplinary design project addressing design, analysis, constraints, standards, fabrication, and testing.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ME 574 or instructor permission.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 610 - Finite Element Applications in Mechanical Engineering Credits: 3
The application of the finite element method to the solution of engineering problems. Topics include introductions to the methods, linear elastic stress analysis, thermal analysis, and modeling limitations and errors. Commercial computer codes are used in the applications.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: CE 533.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 615 - Applications in Mechatronics Credits: 3
Application of Mechanical and Electronic engineering to design. Microcontrollers; sensors; analog-to-digital signal conversion; DC motor operation and pulse with modulation; drive train configuration; embedded C programming; competition at Engineering Open House.
Note
Three hours lecture a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 400 or ECE 431. Corequisite: ME 535 (not required if ECE 431 is taken).
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 620 - Internal Combustion Engines Credits: 3
Application of principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and chemistry, kinematics, and heat transfer to internal combustion engine processes. Performance and design characteristics of internal combustion engines.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 523.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 622 - Indoor Environmental Engineering Credits: 3
Ventilation, heating and cooling system design for buildings. Application of thermodynamic, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics principles for determination of building heating and cooling loads. Determination of ventilation requirements. Sizing, design and integration of environmental control systems.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 571.
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 626 - Introduction to Micro-Electromechanical Systems Credits: 3
MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) adapt the fabrication techniques and materials of semiconductor IC (integrated circuits) chips to make mechanical components, like cantilever beams, hinges, micromotors, micromirrors and microfluidic chips. In this course, the fabrication, design, and application of MEMS will be covered. Students will gain the knowledge of MEMS that combines interdisciplinary subjects of mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering and material sciences.
Note
A student may take either ME 626 or ME 826 for credit, but not both.
Repeat for Credit
N
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 627 - Introduction to Biomedical Micro-Electromechanical Systems Credits: 3
BioMEMS and microfluidics handle minute amount of liquids (microliter to picoliter) and bio-objects (DNA, protein, and cell). The course will cover (1) unique sciences of microfluidics, (2) liquid and bio-object manipulating principles, (3) design and manufacturing of microfluidic and biosensing devices, and (4) application in in vitro (out of body) diagnosis, 3D bioprinting, origami, and tissue engineering.
Note
A student may take either ME 627 or ME 827 for credit, but not both.
Repeat for Credit
N
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 628 - Aerodynamics Credits: 3
A general introduction to aerodynamics including the analysis of lift, drag, thrust, and performance for subsonic aircraft, and the application of aerodynamic principles to design.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 571, MATH 340.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 631 - Aircraft Propulsion Credits: 3
Mechanics and thermodynamics of aircraft propulsion systems; gas turbine aircraft engines; applied compressible flow; performance and design of propulsion systems.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 523, 571, MATH 340.
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 633 - Thermodynamics of Modern Power Production Credits: 3
The first and second law analysis of modern stationary power systems using fossil, nuclear, and renewable energy sources. Component and system design, such as cycle design, load factor, and auxiliaries are considered in conjuction with their costs.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 523.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 640 - Control of Mechanical Systems II Credits: 3
Design and analysis of control systems. Topics include linear and nonlinear systems modeling; parameter estimation/system identification; steady state errors; advanced root locus and frequency response design; controller implementation.
Note
Two hours lecture and three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 570 and MATH 551.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 651 - Introduction to Composites Credits: 3
Design, fabrication and testing of various composite materials. Analysis of mechanical properties of laminated composites.
Note
Two hours recitation and 3 hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: CE 533 and senior standing in engineering.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 656 - Mechanical Vibrations Credits: 3
A general consideration for the formation and analysis of free and forced vibration of mechanical systems of single and mulitple degrees of freedom.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 512 and MATH 340.
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 699 - Problems in Mechanical Engineering Credits: 1-18
Problems in Mechanical Engineering
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ME 701 - Development of Computer Applications In Mechanical Engineering Credits: 3
Nature of design, graphical user interface development to support computer-aided design, algorithms and computer graphics in computer applications, feature-based design, applications to design problems.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 400.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 716 - Intermediate Dynamics Credits: 3
General vector principles of the dynamics of particles and rigid bodies; applications to orbital calculations, gyrodynamics, and rocket performance; introduction to the energy methods of advanced dynamics.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 512, MATH 340.
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 720 - Intermediate Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3
A continuation of ME 571 in the study of general topics in fluid mechanics. Conservation of mass and momentum principles with particular emphasis on analysis of inviscid (potential) flows, compressible flows, and more advanced viscous flows including boundary layers. Numerous applications utilizing numerical methods.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 571, MATH 340.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 721 - Thermal Systems Design Credits: 3
Thermal systems design including economics, simulation, and optimization. Includes heating, ventilating and air conditioning design and control.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 573.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 722 - Human Thermal Engineering Credits: 3
Application of thermodynamic, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics principles of the thermal analysis of the human body. Mathematical analysis and computer modeling of human response to the thermal environment. Evaluation of heat stress and cold stress. Protection from heat and cold. Requirements for thermal comfort and impact on human performance.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 573.
Typically Offered
Fall-Odd Years
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ME 728 - Computer Control of ElectroMechanical Systems Credits: 3
Discrete modeling and analysis of dynamic physical systems in mechanical engineering. Sampling and data conversion and reconstruction. Real time implementation of control on a computer. Digital controller design and implementation. Laboratory exercises in control applications and design.
Note
Two hours of recitation and three hours of laboratory per week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 570.
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 730 - Control Systems Analysis and Design Credits: 3
Use of classical analysis techniques for control system compensation. State space-control theory fundamentals are presented in addition to an introductory treatment of several major systems areas.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ECE 530 or ME 640.
Typically Offered
Spring
Cross-listed
ECE 730
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ME 738 - Experimental Stress Analysis Credits: 3
Experimental methods of investigating stress distributions. Photoelastic models, photoelastic coatings, brittle coatings, and resistance strain gauges applied to static and dynamic problems.
Note
Two hours recitation and three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite or concurrent: CE 533.
Typically Offered
Fall-Even Years
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ME 760 - Engineering Analysis I Credits: 3
Methods of analysis employed in the solution of problems selected from various branches of engineering. Emphasis is on discrete systems.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: MATH 340 and senior standing.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 773 - Intermediate Heat Transfer Credits: 3
Conduction, convection and radiation, mass transfer, phase change, heat exchangers, introductory numerical methods.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 573.
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 777 - Monte Carlo Methods Credits: 3
The objective of this course is to explore various methods of Monte Carlo for solving direct and inverse problems in engineering. The course covers probability distributions; laws of large numbers and Central Limit Theorem; pseudo random number generation; sampling, scoring, and precision; variance reduction procedures; Markov chain Monte Carlo; inverse Monte Carlo; solution of linear operator equations; particle transport simulation.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: MATH 340 or equivalent and knowledge of a programming language.
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
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ME 800 - MNE Graduate Seminar/Research Paper Credits: 0-18
Presentation(oral and written) and discussion of progress in research. Credit hours can be earned by preparing and/or presenting publication quality papers. Topics may be drawn from any current research area in mechanical and nuclear engineering.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in mechanical and nuclear engineering.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 802 - Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity Credits: 3
Two- and three-dimensional deformation analysis, equilibrium, and elastic constitutive laws. Stress-strain transformations between coordinate systems. Governing equations of elasticity. Advanced topics in bending, shearing, torsion and combined loads, with applications to engineering problems.
Note
Three hous recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: CE 533.
Typically Offered
Fall-Even Years
Cross-listed
CE 802
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ME 811 - Thermodynamic Analysis Credits: 3
Basic considerations of the three laws of equilibrium thermodynamics. Availability analysis with applications including multicomponent systems.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 523, ME 571, MATH 240.
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
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ME 820 - Intermediate Topics in Thermal and Fluid Mechanics Credits: 0-18
Topics may include combustion, direct energy conversion, modeling and design of internal combustion engines, nonequilibrium multiphase and multicomponent systems, refrigeration, cryogenics, stability and turbulence.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 720 or ME 773.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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ME 824 - Computational Fluid Dynamics Credits: 3
The course introduces basic theories and algorithms for numerical simulations, and uses them to solve both model problems and classical fluid mechanics problems computationally.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 720
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 826 - Intermediate Micro-Electromechanical Systems Credits: 3
MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) adapt the fabrication techniques and materials of semiconductor IC (integrated circuits) chips to make mechanical components, like cantilever beams, hinges, micromotors, micromirrors and microfluidic chips. In this course, the fabrication, design, and application of MEMS will be covered. Students will gain the knowledge of MEMS that combines interdisciplinary subjects of mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering and material sciences. Advanced applications of MEMS are covered.
Note
A student may take either ME 626 or ME 826 for credit, but not both.
Repeat for Credit
N
Typically Offered
Fall
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ME 827 - Intermediate Biomedical Micro-Electromechanical Systems Credits: 3
BioMEMS and microfluidics handle minute amount of liquids (microliter to picoliter) and bio-objects (DNA, protein, and cell). The course will cover (1) unique sciences of microfluidics, (2) liquid and bio-object manipulating principles, (3) design and manufacturing of microfluidic and biosensing devices, and (4) application in in vitro (out of body) diagnosis, 3D bioprinting, origami, and tissue engineering. Advanced applications of BioMEMS are covered.
Note
A student may take either ME 627 or ME 827 for credit, but not both.
Repeat for Credit
N
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 830 - Intermediate Topics in Automatic Controls Credits: 1-18
Topics may include analysis and design of nonlinear, adaptive, optimal, digitals or stochastic control systems and the applications of intermediate control and stability theory.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 730 or ECE 730 or consent of instructor.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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ME 831 - Boundary Layer Theory Credits: 3
The development and solution of various laminar boundary layer problems involving momentum, heat, and mass transfer for a compressible viscous fluid.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 573.
Typically Offered
Fall-Even Years
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ME 836 - Introduction to Fracture Mechanics Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction to fracture mechanics concepts and applications. Topics include the asymptotic solution for stress at a crack tip, energy balance and crack propagation, computing stress intensity factors, fatigue crack growth, fracture of concrete, applications and current topics.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 802 or CE 802.
Typically Offered
Fall-Odd Years
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ME 840 - Intermediate Topics in Solid Mechanics and Machine Design Credits: 1-18
Topics may include intermediate elasticity, plasticity, tribology, probabilistic machine design, robotics, computational dynamics and nonlinear mechanics.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 716 or ME 802 or CE 802.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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ME 846 - Vibrations of Continuous Media Credits: 3
Basic mathematical and physical descriptions for wave phenomena in continuous media, with emphasis on propagations of mechanical disturbance in linearly elastic solids. Other selected topics in wave dynamics, including acoustics, water waves, nonlinear phenomena, will be discussed depending on students’ interest.
Note
Three hours of recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 802 or CE 802.
Typically Offered
Fall-Odd Years
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ME 860 - Engineering Analysis II Credits: 3
Continuation of Engineering Analysis I. Emphasis placed on continuous systems.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 760 or consent of instructor.
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 862 - Finite Elements Credits: 3
The foundations of the finite element method using weighted residuals and variational methods. Element formulation, assembly and solution are covered in detail. Formulation for dynamic and nonlinear problems. Discussion of advanced topics. The student will develop a complete finite element program.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 760. Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: ME 802 or CE 802.
Typically Offered
Spring
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ME 871 - Mechanics of Composite Materials Credits: 3
Topics include classification of composite materials, elasticity theory for anisotropic and in homogeneous materials, basic model for characterization of composite properties, laminated plate theory, textile composites, strength and criteria for composite failure, and fracture modes in composites.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 802 or CE 802.
Typically Offered
Spring-Odd Years
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ME 898 - Master’s Report Credits: 1-18
Topics selected with approval of major professor and department head.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ME 899 - Master’s Thesis Credits: 1-18
Topics selected with approval of major professor and department head.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ME 902 - Theory of Plasticity Credits: 3
Foundations of plasticity. Vectorial and sensorial analysis. Coverage of pressure-dependent and pressure-independent materials. Hyper elasticity-Green elasticity. Deformation theory of plasticity. Flow theory of plasticity. Plastic work rate-equivalent strain. Classical yield criteria. Closed form solution of simple cases. Numerical solutions of more complex cases.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 802 or CE 802.
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
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ME 910 - Computational Methods in Design Credits: 0-18
Selected topics from optimal design, geometric modeling, and multi-physics finite element methods.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
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ME 920 - Advanced Topics in Thermal and Fluid Mechanics - Boltzmann Transport Credits: 3
Non-Fourier heat transfer models used for microscale transport phenomena. Boltzmann integral methods for determining ion/neutron effects on metal material temperature.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 720 or ME 773.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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ME 921 - Thermal System Analysis Credits: 3
Advanced study of steady-state and dynamic simulation of thermal systems; thermal systems optimization. Thermodynamic availability and probabilistics in thermal system design.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 721.
Typically Offered
Spring-Odd Years
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ME 930 - Advanced Topics in Automatic Controls Credits: 1-18
Topics may include analysis and design of nonlinear, adaptive, optimal, digital, or stochastic control systems and the application of advanced control and stability theory.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 640.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ME 935 - Heat Conduction in Solids Credits: 3
General differential equation of heat conduction and methods of solution for steady-state and transient heat conduction, periodic heat flow, and internal heat sources.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 573.
Typically Offered
Fall-Odd Years
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ME 940 - Advanced Topics in Solid Mechanics and Machine Design Credits: 1-18
Topics may include advanced elasticity, plasticity, tribology, probabilistic machine design, robotics, advanced and computational dynamics and nonlinear mechanics.
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 802 or CE 802 or ME 716 or ME 846.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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ME 942 - Convection Heat Transfer Credits: 3
Energy and momentum equations in convective heat transfer, laminar and turbulent thermal boundary layers, steady and nonsteady convection problems.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 573.
Typically Offered
Spring-Odd Years
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ME 943 - Radiation Heat Transfer Credits: 3
Basic theories of thermal radiation, shape factors; exact and approximate solutions of integral equations of radiation heat transfer between solid surfaces with absorbing or nonabsorbing medium.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 573.
Typically Offered
Fall-Even Years
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ME 947 - Boiling Heat Transfer Credits: 3
Principles of boiling heat transfer and thermal hydraulics of two-phase flow; computational methods; design and analysis applications.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 942
Typically Offered
Fall-Odd Years
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ME 999 - Dissertation Research in Mechanical Engineering PhD Level Credits: 1-18
Dissertation Research in Mechanical Engineering PhD Level
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: Approval of department head and major professor.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Nuclear Engineering
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NE 350 - Reactor Operations Laboratory Credits: 3
A basic course in reactor operator licensing, nuclear safety, and reactor operations with structured laboratory exercises.
Note
Two hours lecture and one three-hour lab per week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: PHYS 214.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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NE 415 - Introduction to Engineering Analysis Credits: 3
Introduction to analytical, statistical, and numerical analysis, including computer programming, as applied to engineering.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: MATH 211 or 221.
Typically Offered
Fall
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NE 495 - Elements of Nuclear Engineering Credits: 3
Survey of nuclear engineering concepts and applications. Nuclear reactions, radioactivity, radiation interaction with matter, reactor physics, risk and dose assessment, applications in medicine, industry, agriculture, and research.
Note
Three hours lecture a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: MATH 221, PHYS 213.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
K-State 8
Global Issues and Perspectives
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NE 497 - Undergraduate Research Experience Credits: 0-3
Open to students pursuing undergraduate research projects.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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NE 612 - Principles of Radiation Detection Credits: 3
Operating principles and general properties of devices used in the detection and characterization of ionizing radiation. Fundamental methods of data interpretation and presentation.
Note
Two hours recitation and three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: NE 495.
Typically Offered
Spring
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NE 620 - Problems in Nuclear Engineering Credits: 1-18
Specific studies in current and advanced problems in various phases of nuclear engineering.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: Consult program director.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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NE 630 - Nuclear Reactor Theory Credits: 3
Theory of neutron diffusion and thermalization with application to steady-state nuclear reactors.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: MATH 340, NE 495.
Typically Offered
Fall
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NE 635 - Generation IV Reactor Design Credits: 3
Introduction to the complex field of nuclear reactor design, with emphasis on Gen IV reactor technology. Discussion topics include nuclear power cycles, the nuclear fuel cycle, the reactor design process, and reactor safety. The conceptual design of an advanced nuclear reactor based on a candidate Generation IV technology.
Note
Three hours lecture.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: NE 630.
Typically Offered
Spring
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NE 640 - Nuclear Reactor Thermalhydraulics Credits: 3
Engineering principles underlying the design and operation of nuclear power plant components and systems. Fundamentals of nuclear energy generation, heat transport, and single- and two-phase flows.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: NE 495
Co-requisite: ME 573
Typically Offered
Spring
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NE 648 - Nuclear Reactor Laboratory Credits: 3
Theory and measurement of nuclear and reactor parameters of fundamental importance to nuclear reactors and their operation.
Note
Two hours lecture and three hours lab. a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: NE 612 and NE 630.
Typically Offered
Spring
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NE 690 - Radiation Protection and Shielding Credits: 3
Basic concepts of radiation protection, doses, associated risks, and exposure limits. Properties of natural and other radiation sources, and evaluation of internal and external doses. Techniques for shield design including ray, point kernel, and transport theories for both neutrons and gamma rays.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: NE 495, PHYS 214, MATH 340.
Typically Offered
Fall
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NE 691 - Principles of Radiation and Human Health Credits: 3
Explores characterization of human health effects due to ionizing and nonionizing radiation exposure. Includes radiation health effects; radiation sources; radiation interactions with biological material; computational methods for exposure assessment; limits and safety guidelines; and risk analysis.
Note
A student may take either NE 691 or NE 891 for credit, but not both.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 400 or CIS 200; NE 690
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
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NE 730 - Applied Reactor Physics Credits: 3
Principles of reactor physics as used in practice. Topics include the fundamentals of nuclear data processing, pin- and lattice-level analysis for generation of multigroup constants, and full-core models of nuclear reactors based on multigroup diffusion theory. Throughout, students will use commercial-grade software, including CASMO 4 and SIMULATE 3, to complete computational laboratory assignments.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: NE 630 and ME 400.
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
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NE 737 - Intermediate Radiation Measurement Applications Credits: 3
The course will cover physical principles and mathematical modeling of radiation-based measurement systems used in medical and non-medical applications. Topics include measurement principles and inverse methods, radio-gauging, radio-tracing, quantitative analysis methods, imaging with ionizing radiation, and radiation scanning.
Note
Three hours lecture a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: NE 612, NE 690.
Typically Offered
Spring-Odd Years
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NE 740 - Nuclear Systems and Design Credits: 3
Principles underlying the design and operation of nuclear systems with emphasis on nuclear power reactors. Energy generation and removal in heat transfer fluids, reactor and component control systems and nuclear fuel reloading patterns. Design philosophy of existing, advanced and passively safe nuclear reactors will be covered.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 573.
Typically Offered
Fall
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NE 761 - Radiation Measurement Systems Credits: 3
Principles of systems used to measure radiation. Applications to radiation monitoring, dosimetry, and spectroscopy.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites
Prerequisite: NE 612.
Typically Offered
Fall-Odd Years
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NE 799 - Special Topics in Nuclear Engineering Credits: 0-18
Topical material of importance in nuclear engineering, such as controlled thermonuclear reactions, numerical analysis, Monte Carlo methods in radiation transport, effects of nuclear explosions, etc.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: Consent of program director.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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NE 806 - Neutronics Credits: 3
Particle transport, theories of diffusion, numerical analysis of diffusion, transient core analysis.
Note
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: NE 630.
Typically Offered
Fall
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NE 810 - Graduate Problems in Nuclear Engineering Credits: 1-18
Specific studies in advanced problems in various phases of nuclear engineering.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of program director.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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NE 851 - Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Credits: 2
Design of experiments for the TRIGA nuclear reactor.
Note
Six hours lab a week.
Requisites
Prerequisite: NE 630 and NE 648.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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NE 860 - Advanced Topics in Nuclear Engineering Credits: 1-18
A presentation of various special topics covering advanced nuclear engineering specialties.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of program director.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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NE 891 - Advanced Radiation and Human Health Credits: 3
Explores characterization of human health effects due to ionizing and nonionizing radiation exposure. Includes radiation health effects; radiation sources; radiation interactions with biological material; computational methods for exposure assessment; limits and safety guidelines; and risk analysis. Application of state-of-the-art exposure and risk assessment.
Note
A student may take either NE 691 or NE 891 for credit, but not both.
Requisites
Prerequisite: ME 400 or CIS 200; NE 690.
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
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NE 898 - Master’s Report Credits: 0-18
Topics selected with approval of major professor and department head.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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NE 899 - Master’s Thesis Credits: 1-18
Topics selected with approval of major professor and program director.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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NE 998 - Selected Advanced Topics in Nuclear Engineering Credits: 0-18
Current topics of interest in nuclear engineering at an advanced level, such as controlled thermonuclear reactions, numerical analysis, Monte Carlo methods in radiation transport, etc.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites
Prerequisite: Consent of program director.
Typically Offered
Spring
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NE 999 - Dissertation Research Credits: 1-18
Topics selected with approval of major professor and program director.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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