Adequacy assessment and synthesis of machine elements with a focus on the design process. Static failure of ductile and brittle materials, fatigue...
The principles of manufacturing unit processes including casting, forming, machining and joining. Interactions between design, materials (metals,...
Physical properties of fluids and fundamental concepts in fluid mechanics. Hydrostatics. Conservation laws for mass, momentum and energy. Flow...
Introduction to heat transfer mechanisms. The formulation and solution of steady and transient heat conduction. Radiant heat transfer including...
Emphasis on applications of thermodynamics to flow processes. Real fluids, evaluation of state functions of real fluids. Non-reacting mixtures,...
Open loop and feedback control. Laws governing mechanical, electrical, fluid and thermal control components. Analogies. Analysis of some engineering...
Basic equations of two-dimensional flow, potential flow, exact viscous solutions. Introduction to lubrication, boundary layers, turbulence, and...
In this course, students study the design process, including needs analysis, problem definition; design criteria and critical parameter...
Research frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, specific discussion of research done at Waterloo, seminars by members of research groups. [Offered: S,...
Research frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, specific discussion of research done at Waterloo, seminars by members of research groups. [Offered: W] ...
The Canadian Legal System, Forms of Business Organizations, Tort Law, the role of the professional; Contract Law, the Elements of a Contract, Statute...
A continuation of the ME 322 course in analysis and synthesis of machinery, including advanced analysis of machine elements such as clutches, brakes,...
This course is intended for those students interested in acquiring a working knowledge of metallurgy. It covers: metals and alloy systems, iron-carbon...
Introduction to modern welding and joining processes for metals, polymers and ceramics. Fundamentals of the joining process and the influence of the...
Thermodynamic properties of moist air; psychrometric charts; humidity measurements; direct water contact processes; heating and cooling of moist air...
Selected topics in heat transfer fundamentals and applications. Topics to be covered include the fundamentals of convection with analytical solutions...
Review of reserves and consumption trends of Canada's and the world's energy resources. Design of fossil-fuel central power plants, including boiler...
This course is intended to reinforce the concepts learned in ME 380 and to extend the significant design experience obtained. Students work...
In this elective course, students apply Mechanical Engineering principles to a design or research project of their own choosing. Students may work...
This course is a continuation of ME 212 and ME 321. Basic kinematic and dynamic concepts are extended. The emphasis is on vector methods, general...