Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Studies

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GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM

Master’s Degree

of Mechanical & Industrial

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Contents

I- GENERAL ........................................................................................................... 3

1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 3

2. AREAS OF STUDY .................................................................................. 3

3. The PROGRAM ........................................................................................ 3

4. ADMITTANCE CONDITIONS ............................................................... 4

II- SCIENTIFIC DEGREES:.................................................................................... 4

1. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ........................................................................... 4

2. SCOPE OF WORK ....................................................................................... 5

3. GRADUATE STUDY REGULATIONS ...................................................... 5

4. GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIRMENT ..................................................... 5

III- GRADUATE COURSES DESCRIPTION ....................................................... 5

V. FACULTY……… …. .....................................................................................25

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University of Omer Al-Mukhtar

Faculty of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Department
Graduate Studies Program
I- General

1. INTRODUCTION

The department founded in year 1991. The Mechanical Engineering Department followed the
development of Libyan industries and the demand of engineers, and fulfilled his task by
introducing his outputs of engineers to the Libyan labor market. The graduate program in the
Mechanical Engineering Department is designed to prepare students with sound undergraduate
background for in-depth study of techniques in analysis, computation, design and synthesis
disciplines. The versatility and depth in scientific fundamentals acquired by the student enables
him to carry out a program of advanced study and research independently. The case studies in
graduate program directly linked with the technical and production problems of the
corresponding organizations and companies as well as linked with the scientific institutes
founded in the country. Different links also founded with some of international universities
through the working staff-members.

2. AREAS OF STUDY

The graduate program at the Mechanical Engineering Department offers M.Sc. degrees in the
following four disciplines:
a. Power Engineering
b. Applied Mechanics
c. Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering
d. Industrial & Production

3. The PROGRAM

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Students must complete 30 credits as shown below:

a. General Engineering Courses. Two core courses (6 credits) chosen from the General
Engineering Courses section.
b. Engineering Courses. Six elective courses (18 credits) selected from the Mechanical
Engineering Courses section approved by the student’s advisor.
c. Thesis.6 credits.

Course Title Credits

1st GE Course 3
Semester GE Course 3
6

Course Title Credits

2 nd
ME Course 3
ME Course 3
Semester
ME Course 3
9

Course Title Credits

3 rd
ME Course 3
ME Course 3
Semester
ME Course 3
9

4. ADMITTANCE CONDITIONS

The acceptance of students will be in accordance to the capability of the department and the
following will be provided by candidate:
1. B.Sc. certificate in engineering science.
2. Graduate’s transcript in undergraduate level.
The department fully authorized to select the candidates according to the methodology used.

II- SCIENTIFIC DEGREES:

1. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

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The graduate studies founded to upgrading the knowledge of the candidate to follow up the
development of technology science and to assist the organizations in the society by introducing a
skilled and a qualified graduate engineers for top management positions and ready to carry out
the research tasks and to contribute in establishment of the development base in the society.

2. SCOPE OF WORK
The mechanical department is consists of three branches as we said here in above, so the
candidate has to select the interesting topic and to follow the requirements.

3. GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIRMENT

For the master studies the candidate has to pass 8 curses with grade (65%), each curse has 3 credits (24
credits), plus 6 credits for the master thesis work. The candidate should have a rate of 75% for passing the
semesters. The ultimate time limit to finalize the requirement for the master degree is 42 months.

III- GRADUATE COURSES DESCRIPTION

Core Courses

Mathematics is an essential ingredient of all engineering disciplines. Each student from any of
the three branches must complete at least six credit units of the following courses .

1- GE 600Partial Differential Equations

2- GE 601 Advanced Statistics.
3- GE 602 Numerical Methods in Engineering.
4- GE 603 linear Algebra.

Core Courses Contents:

GE 600Partial Differential Equations

Text: Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction by Walter A. Strauss, second edition, John
Wiley & Sons, Inc.

List of Topics to Be Covered:

Chapter 1. Where PDEs Come From Chapter 2. Waves and Diffusions

Chapter 4. Boundary Problems Chapter 5. Fourier Series
Chapter 6. Harmonic Functions Chapter 8. Computation of Solutions

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GE 601 Advanced Statistics

This course examines model building, design of experiments, multiple regression, nonparametric
techniques, contingency tables and introduction to response surfaces, decision theory and time
series data.

GE 602 Numerical Methods in Engineering.

Error and approximation theory. Review of interpolation and polynomial approximation. Numerical
Methods for initial value problems: Euler, Taylor, Runge-Kutta, multistep, predictor-corrector
methods. Iterative methods for solving linear systems: Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel and SOR methods,
derivation and error analysis. Numerical Methods for boundary value problems: shooting, parallel
shooting and finite difference methods for linear and nonlinear problems. Finite difference methods
for partial differential equations, derivation and error analysis, consistency, stability and
convergence.

GE 603 linear Algebra

Introduction to Vectors in space, dot and cross products, vector spaces of Rn ,Orthogonalization,
orthogonal complements and projections , Matrices and operations. Eigen values and Eigenvectors,
Diagonalization, Orthogonal Matrices, Unitary Matrices. Quadratic forms. Linear systems. The
homogeneous and non-homogeneous systems, solution of X’=AX+G. Exponential matrix solutions.
Linear transformations. Vector functions of one variable, velocity and curvature, vector field. The
Gradient field, tangent planes, and normal Lines
.
A- Power Engineering Branch

Course Title Credits

1st
GE 600 Partial Differential Equations 3
Semester GE 602 Numerical Methods in Engineering 3
6

Course Title Credits

2nd Advanced Thermodynamics 3
Advanced Fluid Mechanics 3
Semester
Heat and mass transfer 3
9

3rd Course Title Credits

Semester Convective Heat and Mass Transfer 3
Advanced Air Conditioning 3

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Research Project
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NAME CODE CREDIT TYPE PREREQU

Advanced Thermodynamics ME 617 3 Core ME 307
Advanced Fluid Mechanics ME 638 3 Core ME 310
Convective Heat and mass transfer ME 639 3 Core ME 403
Analysis and design of Thermal systems ME 640 3 Core
Gas Dynamics ME 604 3 Elective ME 310
Conservation of Energy ME 605 3 Elective
Convective Heat and Mass Transfer ME 606 3 Elective ME 403
ME 310 &
Boundary Layer Theory ME 607 3 Elective
ME 403
ME 310 &
Heat and Mass Transfer ME 608 3 Elective
ME 403
ME 402 &
Advanced Air Conditioning ME 609 3 Elective
ME 503
Advance Heat Exchangers Analysis & Design ME 610 3 Elective ME 505
Radiative Heat Transfer ME 611 3 Elective ME 403
Numerical Fluid Dynamics & Heat ME 310 &
ME 637 3 Elective
Transfer ME 403
Turbulence ME 612 3 Elective ME 310
ME 307,
Theory of Combustion ME 613 3 Elective ME 310 &
ME 408
Theory & Application of Centrifugal Pumps ME 614 3 Elective ME 409
Advanced Gas Cycles Dynamics ME 615 3 Elective ME 310
Energy efficiency and management ME 616 3 Elective
Research Project ME 690 3 Elective
instructor's
Special Topics ME 697 3 Elective
permission
.
Seminar and project
1- ME 698 Seminars (one credit)
2- ME 699 M.Sc. Thesis (5 credits)

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Note: The student has the right to take only one course of 500 level as elective course (not taken
during his undergraduate studies) from power branch courses.

Power Engineering Branch Courses Contents

ME 638 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Continuum viewpoint and the equation of motion, Static Fluids, Mass Conservation, Inviscid
flow - differential approach: Euler's equation, Bernoulli's integral and the effects of streamline
curvature, the general form of Bernoulli's integral. Control volume theorems (integral approach):
linear momentum theorem, angular momentum theorem, and first and second laws of
thermodynamics. Navier-Stokes equation and viscous flow, Similarity and dimensional analysis,
Boundary layers, separation and the effect on drag and lift, Vorticity and circulation, Potential
flows; lift, drag and thrust production, Surface tension and its effect on flows, Introduction to
Turbulence.
ME 639 Heat & Mass Transfer
Introduction to conduction, convection and radiation, Introduction to mass transfer, Molecular
diffusion in fluids, Mass transfer coefficients, laminar and turbulent flows, Film theory,
Penetration theory, surface-renewal theory, Combination theory. Mass, Heat and momentum
transfer analogies, Simultaneous mass and heat transfer, Diffusion in solids, steady state and
unsteady state diffusion, Structure-sensitive diffusion, Interface mass transfer-diffusion between
phases, Material balances, Stages and mass transfer rates, Introduction to gas liquid operations
and liquid-liquid and solid-liquid operations.
ME 640 Analysis and design of Thermal systems
Review; economics, equation fittings, thermal systems modeling, system simulation, Lagrange
multipliers. Search methods, linear programming, dynamic programming. Geometric
programming. Thermal properties. Steady state simulation of large systems.
ME 604 Gas Dynamics
Review of Basic Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Conservation equations, review of
thermodynamics, compressibility, One-Dimensional Flow, One-dimensional flow equations,
unsteady wave motion, normal shock relations, Hugoniot equation, heat addition, friction, Two-
Dimensional Flow, Oblique shocks, detached shocks, Prandtl-Meyer expansion waves, shock-
expansion theory, quasi one-dimensional flow, Linear Theory, Linearized velocity, potential
equations, Linearized pressure coefficient, compressibility corrections , critical Mach number,
Transonic Flow, Transonic similarity, solutions of the potential equation, Hypersonic Flow,
Shock wave relations, Mach number independence, hypersonic similarity.

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ME 606 Conductive Heat Transfer

Fundamentals of heat conduction; General heat conduction equations for isotropic materials;
Simplifying assumptions to solve two and three dimensional heat conduction equations: Internal
heat generating systems; Bessel’s equation and related function; Classical, Graphical and
Numerical heat conduction problems; Heat flow equations for phase changing systems; Systems
with unsteady boundary arid initial conditions; Thermo-electric heat flow; Time-Temperature
response of thermocouple.
ME 607 Boundary Layer Theory
Fundamental laws of motion for viscous fluid, The boundary layer (B.L.) concept, Separation
and vortex formation. Navier-Stocke’s equations: Exact solutions of Navier-Stoke’s equations,
Parallel flow, Flow in convergent-divergent channels, B.L.equation for two dimensional
incompressible flow, B.L. over a flat plate, Exact and approximate solutions, Laminar B.L.
incompressible flow, Thermal boundary layer, Turbulent B.L., Turbulent flow through pipes. on
flat plates and rotating discs, Turbulent B.L. in compressible flow.
ME 608 Convective Heat and Mass Transfer
Principle of convection. Analysis of heat transfer for internal and external flows, laminar and
turbulent layer theories, forced and natural convection. Overview of Navier Stock’s equations;
General energy equation; Simultaneous solution of momentum and energy equations; Integral
energy equation; Approximate solutions. Turbulent flow inclosed ducts; Energy equation for
turbulent flow; Reynold’s analogy, Heat Transfer in turbulent shear layers; Very low Prandtl
number; Experimental correlations for forced convection, Free convection, Condensation and
boiling; Energy balance for two phase flow.
ME 609 Advanced Air Conditioning
General consideration in air conditioning design; Comfort indices; Effective temperature;
Comfort chart; Control of indoor air quality; Central air conditioning; Unitary and door systems;
Automobile and train car air conditioning; Heat pumps; Different types of heat pumps;
Comparison of various heating systems; The year round air conditioning; Air and water systems;
All water systems; Heating and cooling load calculations; Pumps and piping design; Room air
distribution; Noise control; fan selection and installation; Duct design, Vanes and dampers;
Passive conditioning.
ME 611 Radiative Heat Transfer
Introduction, The wave nature of thermal radiation, Black body radiation, radiation to and from a
surface element, Radiation for real bodies, View factors, radiation exchange in an enclosure,
Simplified zone analysis and generalized zone analysis, Radiation in a participation media,
Equation of radiative transfer, Equation of radiative heat transfer for plane-Parallel media and for
cylindrical symmetry, The solution of the equations of radiative heat transfer for different cases,
Introduction to approximate methods in the solution of the equation of radiative heat transfer and
pure radiative heat transfer in the participating media.

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ME 612 Turbulence
Introduction to turbulence, General equation of motion, Reynolds stress tensor, Correlations and
scales, Turbulent energy equation, Isotropic turbulence, Kolmogoroft scale, Turbulent Spectrum,
Eddies and pressure fluctuations, Anisotropic turbulence modeling, Transport processes and
variables, General equations for free shear flows, Jets, Wakes and separating flows, Wall
turbulence, Turbulence measurement.

ME 613 Theory of Combustion

Heat of reaction and formation, Free energy and the equilibrium constants, Free Energy and the
Equilibrium constants, flame temperature calculations, chemical Kinetics, Flame phenomena in
premixed combustible gases, Hugoniot equation plot, laminar flame, Speed of laminar flame and
its measurement, Turbulent flame and its speed, Detonation, Hugoniot relations and
hydrodynamic theory of detonation, Calculation of detonation velocity, Diffusion flames,
Burning in convective atmosphere, ignition, Chain spontaneous ignition, Thermal spontaneous
ignition, forced ignition, spark ignition and mini mum ignition energy, Combustion of
nonvolatile fuels, Environmental considerations, Primary and secondary pollutants.
ME 614Theory and applications of Centrifugal Pumps
Classification, construction and functions, theory, cavitation and net positive suction head,
characteristic pump curves, dimensional analysis and specific speed, similarity rules, viscosity
effects. pump catalogs. piping system; design and evaluation, energy savings and operations,
system analysis and selection, controls, economics. Common problems; diagnoses and solutions.
ME 616 Energy Management and Efficiency
Introduction, energy auditing, economic analysis, waste heat recovery, building envelop, HVAC
systems, energy management control systems, energy system maintenance, insulations, use of
alternative energy, indoor air quality, thermal energy storage, codes, standards and legislation,
energy security and reliability, financing energy management projects, measurement and
verification of energy savings, sustainability and high performance green buildings
ME 617 Advanced Thermodynamics
General review and concepts; laws of thermodynamics (review). Exergy analysis for closed and
open systems; reversible work, irreversibility, exergy. The third law of thermodynamics,
Chemical reactions; combustion stoichiometry (review), thermo chemistry (review), second law
analysis, work production from chemical reactions, fuel cells, reaction equilibrium. Chemical
exergy.
ME 637 Numerical Fluid Dynamics & Heat Transfer
Introduction, Mathematical description of physical phenomena, Governing differential equations,
Nature of coordinates, Discretization methods, Methods of deriving the Discritization equations,
Heat conduction-Steady one dimensional conduction (Gaussian eliminon method), Unsteady one

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dimensional conduction(Crank-Nicolson Scheme), Two & three dimensional situations (Gause-

Seidel point by point & line by line method), Over relaxation and under relaxation, Convection
and diffusion-different schemes, Discritization equations for two and three dimensions, False
diffusion, Calculation of the flow field, Difficulties of presentation of the pressure gradient term
and the continuity equation and the remedy. Simple and Simpler algorithm.

B- Applied Mechanics Branch

Course Title Credits

1st
GE 603 linear Algebra 3
Semester GE 602 Numerical Methods in Engineering 3
6

Course Title Credits

2 nd
Advanced Mechanics of Materials 3
Semester Vibration of Discrete Systems 3
Advanced Kinematics and Mechanisms 3
9

Course Title Credits

3 rd
Finite Element Methods 3
Random Vibrations and Nonlinear 3
Semester
Dynamics Research Project 3
9

NAME CODE CREDIT TYPE PREREQU

ME Core ME303
Advanced Mechanics of Materials 3
658
ME Core ME 304
Advanced Kinematics and Mechanisms 3
641
ME Core ME 310
Advanced Machine Design 3
642
ME Core ME 311
Vibration of Discrete Systems 3
643
ME Core ME 311
Vibration of Continuous Systems 3
644
ME Core ME 401
Advanced Control Systems 3
645
ME Electiv
Finite Element Methods 3
646 e

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ME Electiv ME 303
Fracture and Fatigue 3
647 e
ME Electiv
Advanced Design Engineering 3
648 e
ME Electiv ME 401& ME 310
Robotics 3
649 e
ME Electiv ME 401
Introduction to Mechatronics 3
650 e
ME Electiv ME303
Introduction to Elasticity 3
651 e
ME Electiv ME 651
Theory of Elasticity 3
652 e
ME Electiv ME 652
Theory of Plasticity 3
653 e
ME Electiv ME 311
Stability of Elastic Structures 3
654 e
ME Electiv ME303
Theory of Plates and Shells 3
655 e
Random Vibrations and Nonlinear ME Electiv ME 311
3
Dynamics 656 e
ME Electiv ME
Nonlinear Dynamics 3
657 e
ME Electiv
Research Project 3
690 e
ME Electiv Instructor's
Special Topics 3
697 e permission

Seminar and project

1- ME 698 Seminars (one credit)
2- ME 699 M.Sc. Thesis (5 credits)
A- Note: The student has the right to take only one course of 500 level as elective course
(not taken during his undergraduate studies) from Applied Mechanics Branch .

Applied Mechanics Branch Courses Contents

ME 658 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Strength, stiffness, and stability of mechanical components and structures. Fundamental
principles of stress analysis: three-dimensional stress and strain transformations, two-
dimensional elasticity, contact stresses, stress concentrations, energy and variational methods.
Stresses and deformations for rotating shafts, thermal stresses in thick-walled cylinders, curved

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beams, torsion of prismatic bars, and bending of plates. Projects relate analysis to engineering
design.
ME 641 Advanced Kinematics and Mechanisms
Introduction to conduction, convection and radiation, Introduction to mass transfer, Molecular
diffusion in fluids, Mass transfer coefficients, laminar and turbulent flows, Film theory,
Penetration theory, surface-renewal theory, Combination theory. Mass, Heat and momentum
transfer analogies, Simultaneous mass and heat transfer, Diffusion in solids, steady state and
unsteady state diffusion, Structure-sensitive diffusion, Interface mass transfer-diffusion between
phases, Material balances, Stages and mass transfer rates, Introduction to gas liquid operations
and liquid-liquid and solid-liquid operations.
ME 642 Advanced Machine Design
Stress life, strain life, and fracture mechanics approaches to fatigue life and design with metals,
polymers and ceramics. Introduction to material selection in design of machine components.
Thermal and structural considerations in design of machine components and hybrid materials.
Course project and relevant literature review required for graduate credit.
ME 646 Finite Element Methods
Finite element approximations to the solution of differential equations of engineering interest.
Linear and nonlinear examples from mechanical vibrations and solid mechanics are used to
illustrate applications of the method. The course emphasizes the development of computer
programs to carry out the required calculations. Must have knowledge of a high-level
programming language.

ME 643 Vibration of Discrete Systems

Description Concepts of undamped and damped vibrations of single and multi degree of freedom
discrete systems. Principles of modal analysis, analytical dynamics and approximate methods.
ME 644 Vibration of Continuous Systems
Description Analysis of one, two and three dimensional continuous vibratory systems including
strings, beams, membranes, plates and shells using exact and approximate methods with various
boundaries.
ME 645 Advanced Control Systems
Input-output and state space representation of linear continuous and discrete time dynamic
systems. Controllability, observe ability, and stability. Modeling and identification. Design and

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analysis of single and multi-variable feedback control systems in transform and time domain.
Introduction to adaptive control, self tuning regulations, model reference adaptive systems.
ME 647 Fracture and Fatigue
Materials and mechanics approach to fracture and fatigue. Fracture mechanics, brittle and ductile
fracture, fracture and fatigue characteristics, fracture of thin films and layered structures.
Fracture and fatigue tests, mechanics and materials designed to avoid fracture or fatigue.
ME 648 Advanced Design Engineering
An overview of advanced engineering design, from the establishment of the need to preliminary
design, including formal and informal methods to facilitate and encourage innovation. Focus is
places on a fundamental understanding of the problem and various theoretical and practical
techniques to arrive at feasible solutions. There is a strong focus on piratical applications,
including case studies, and culminating in a major design project.
ME 649 ROBOTICS
Principles of working of fully automated batch production factory (computer integrated
automated manufacturing system), Description of some typical examples. Numerical control
machines and machining centers as elementary cells of FPS. Control systems and control
equipment in FPS. CAD/CAM techniques, Robots principles of work classification,
Manipulators as mechanical part of robots.
ME 650 Introduction to Mechatronics
Integration of mechanical engineering with electronics and computer control. Sensors, actuators,
modeling using building block and state space methods, model-based control, programming of
PLCs with practical demonstrated.

ME 651 Introduction To Elasticity

This course is a first graduate course in solid mechanics. It addresses: kinematics and statics of
deformable elastic solids; compatibility, equilibrium and constitutive equations; problems in
plane elasticity and torsion; energy principles, approximate methods and applications
ME 652 Theory of Elasticity
Advanced topics in the theory of elasticity. The subject matter may vary from year to year and
may include, theory of potential functions, linear thermo elasticity, dynamics of deformable
media, integral transforms and complex-variable methods in classical elasticity. Problems of
boundary layer type in elasticity; current developments on the microstructure theory of elasticity.
ME 653 Theory of Plasticity

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Yield Criteria for ductile isotropic metals. Invariants of a second order tensor. Representative
stress and strain. Flow Rule (plastic stress strain relationship). Fundamental plasticity theory
leading to the establishment of the extremum principles. Applications of these principles to a
rigid, incompressible, non hardening, rate insensitive solid in a state of plane strain (upper and
lower bound theorems). Slip line field analysis (a more advanced upper bound method). Theory
of finite strain. Introduction to some macroscopic theories of anisotropy. Introduction to the
crystallographic theory of metal deformation and the determination of crystallographic yield loci.
ME 654 Stability of Elastic Structures
Basic concepts of instability of a structure; bifurcation, energy increment, snap-through, dynamic
instability. Analytical and numerical methods of finding buckling loads of columns. Post
buckling deformations of cantilever columns. Dynamic buckling with nonconservative forces.
Effects of initial imperfections. Inelastic buckling. Instability problems of thin plates and shells.
ME 655 Theory of Plates and Shells
Classical theory of plates and shells. Analytical solutions for rectangular and circular plates.
Buckling of plates. Membrane theory of shells; shells of Revelation under arbitrary loads.
Bending of shells of revelation.
ME 656 Random Vibrations and Nonlinear Dynamics
Vibrations of continuous systems. Nonlinear vibration phenomena, perturbation expansions;
methods of multiple time scales and slowly-varying amplitude and phase. Characteristics of
random vibrations; random processes, probability distributions, spectral density and its
significance, the normal or Gaussian random process. Transmission of random vibration,
response of simple single and two-degree-of-freedom systems to stationary random excitation.
Fatigue failure due to random excitation.

ME 657 Nonlinear Dynamics

Description Analytical, geometric, and perturbation methods for study of nonlinear mechanical
systems, and the dynamical phenomena that arise in nonlinear systems including stability,
bifurcations, and hysteresis.
B- Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering Branch

1st Course Title Credits

Semester GE 600 Partial Differential Equations 3
GE 602 Numerical Methods in Engineering 3

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Course Title Credits

2 nd
Renewable Energy Technology 3
Energy Planning and Environmental 3
Semester
Convective Heat and Mass Transfer 3
9

Course Title Credits

3rd Water Treatment 3
Research Project 3
Semester
Hydrogen Energy System 3
9

NAME CODE CREDIT TYPE PREREQU

ME Core
Advanced Thermodynamics 3 ME 307
617
ME Core
Renewable Energy Technology 3 ME 404
618
ME Core
Convective Heat and Mass Transfer 3 ME 403
608
ME Core
Energy Planning and Environmental 3
620
ME
Solar Energy Technology 3 Elective ME 404
621
ME
Wind Energy Technology 3 Elective ME 404
622
ME
Photovoltaic Solar Cells 3 Elective ME 404
623
ME
Energy Conversion and Storage 3 Elective ME 404
624
ME
Hydrogen Energy System 3 Elective ME 404
625
ME
Fuel Cells 3 Elective ME 404
626
ME 403,
ME
Heat transfer and Heat Exchangers 3 Elective ME 404 &
627
ME 505

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ME
Advance Power Plant 3 Elective ME 501
628
ME
Thermal System Design 3 Elective
629
ME ME 307 &
Advance Gas Turbine Cycles 3 Elective
630 ME 501
ME
Water Treatment 3 Elective ME 404
631
ME
Thermal Desalination 3 Elective ME 502
632
ME
Member (RO) Desalination 3 Elective ME 502
633
ME
Corrosion & Materials Selection 3 Elective ME 410
634
ME
Scale Formation &Fouling 3 Elective
635
ME
Viscous Flow 3 Elective ME 310
636
ME
Seminar project 3 Elective
619
ME
Research Project 3 Elective
690
ME
Special Topics 3 Elective
697

Seminar and project

1- ME 698 Seminars (one credit)
2- ME 699 M.Sc. Thesis (5 credits)
A- Note: The student has the right to take only one course of 500 level as elective course
(not taken during his undergraduate studies) from Sustainable and Renewable Energy
Engineering Branch.

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering Branch Courses Contents

ME 618 Renewable Energy Technology

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Overview of the most significant renewable energy resources and state of the art technologies
and their applications. The use of solar (thermal and photovoltaic), biomass, wind, hydro,
geothermal, hydrogen, waves, tidal energy as will as fuel cell and heat pump application
technologies are presented from the point of view of the future utilization of renewable energy
technologies.
ME 620 Energy Planning and Environmental
Concept of energy system, world energy resources, assessment of world energy resources, world
energy consumption and demand, future energy demand and climatic protection, environmental
impact of the world energy system, economical aspects of the energy system, international and
national energy policies for renewable energy diffusion, strategic planning of energy system.
ME 621 Solar Energy Technology
Overview of various solar system used for heating energy production and their application.
Different types of solar collectors are analyzed from the stand point of heat transfer and pressure
drop. The method of determination of necessary solar collector areas, hot water accumulators
and other purpose related components in various application. The basics of modeling and
simulation of typical solar system behavior under different climate condition and energy
consumption are presented. Also, different types of photovoltaic modules performance
calculations. Seminar work concerns design of a solar assisted hot water system, modeling of the
heat transfer in plate solar collector as function of collector geometry and characteristics of its
components (glazing, coating, insulation)
ME 622 Wind Energy Technology
Wind speed and energy distributions: speed and power relations, power extracted from the wind,
rotor swept area, air density, wind speed distribution, wind speed prediction, wind resource
maps. Propeller-type converters: theory of non-interacting stream – tubes, model behavior of
power output and matching to load, non- uniform wind velocity, restrotion of wind profile in
wake, and implications for turbine arrays. Wind power system: system components, turbine
rating, electrical load matching, variable-speed operation, system design feature, maximum
power operation, system control requirements, environment aspects, wind farm sizing.
ME 623 Photovoltaic Solar Cells
The course focuses on the physical principles, technology, and design of efficient semiconductor
photovoltaic. Course goals equip students with the concepts and analytical skills to understand
efficiency limitations, to assess the viability of various solar and thermos-photovoltaic energy
conversion. The course will focus on three primary aspects of photovoltaic energy conversion to
electronic energy, the theory and design of semiconductor photovoltaic cell, photovoltaic system
and applications.
ME 624 Energy Conversion and Storage
Energy classification, sources, utilization, principal fuels for energy conversion to thermal,
electrical and mechanical energy, stationary power plants (gas and steam and combined)

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operation and performance at varying loads. Hydropower generation and components of

hydroelectric power plant, various types of turbines, hydro potential. Power from wind energy.
Energy storage from conventional, hydro and wind plants. Thermal energy storage: sensible
storage, latent heat storage. Compressed air storages. Efficiency of the conversion. Costs for
different technologies. In this course methods of managing demand to avoid some of the
problems and storage energy to meet peak in demand, or make up for intermittent supply, are
investigated. Cost estimate and cost benefit analysis.
ME 625 Hydrogen Energy System
The goal of the course is to introduce students to concepts and tools for analyzing the hydrogen
economy. As presently envisioned, hydrogen would be used as alternative energy carrier to
displace a significant proportion of petroleum use for transportation and provide electricity for
stationary applications. A multidisciplinary set of tools is required to fully understand the large
technical, societal and economic effort and impacts associated with a shift to the hydrogen
economy. Hydrogen production, storage, transportation and utilization.
ME 626 Fuel Cells
Survey course is to introduce fuel cell technology. The emphasis will be on the electrochemistry,
the polymer materials science of PEM system, and the various methods of generating power
directly from a fuel and an oxidant. Science and engineering aspects of fuel cells. The system
effects of the steak will be introduced so as to provide a complete picture of the technology.
Elements addressed will range from thermos-chemistry, electro-chemistry, polymer science, and
electrochemical engineering. Development of an understanding of the proton exchange
membrane fuel cell will be the primary objective. The student is expected to have a board
understanding of the technical needs, challenges and opportunities after completing this course.

ME 627 Heat transfer and Heat Exchangers

Transfer of heat is fundamental to almost all energy conversion processes, this course looks at
the mechanisms of heat transfer, how to evaluate the relationships between heat transfer,
temperature and geometry and an introduction to the design of heat transfer equipment. Pinch
point technology. A major class project is assigned.
ME 628 Advance Power Plant
Cycle analysis of various modern power generation technologies including fluidized bed steam
generators: gas turbines, steam turbines, combined cycles and cogeneration are compared. The
impact of choices regarding energy generation, transmission, distribution and consumption as
well as potential air pollution are also considered. Modeling and performance of a different real
power plant at off-design conditions using PC. Exergy analysis.
ME 629 Thermal System Design

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Comprehensive design problems requiring engineering decision and code/standard compliance.

Emphasis on energy system components: piping networks, pumps, heat exchangers. Includes
fluid transients and thermal system modeling. A major class project is assigned.

ME 630 Advance Gas Turbine Cycles

Brief review of basic gas cycles thermodynamics. Reversibility and availability calculations.
Advanced gas turbine cycle (regeneration, inter-cooling and reheating). Different gas cycle:
modeling and simulation, to calculate the performance at off-design conditions (part load).
ME 631 Water Treatment
Water quality aspects of lakes and rivers. Theory of coagulation and flocculation processes,
coagulation kinetics, effects of coagulation. Break-point chlorination, advanced disinfection
processes (ozone/YV). Laboratory course on water treatment techniques and analysis of common
water quality parameters. Principle of microfiltration, ultrafidian and reverse osmosis; specific
membrane problems such as fouling, scaling and cleaning, pre-treatment options; commercial
membrane elements and system, computer Aided Design of brackish/seawater revers osmosis
plants. Ion exchange resins (selectivity, Colum operation, regeneration of resins and
applications). principles of chemical softening and sludge blanket softening; design and
operation of pellet softening and membrane softening plants. Process schemes of water treatment
plants.
ME 632 Thermal Desalination
Fundamentals: heat transfer surface and performance ratio, boiling point elevation, pressure drop
losses, hydrostatic head effects, flash range Multi-stage flash desalination: the submerged coil
evaporator, multi-stage flash principles, stage number effect, flash plant layout and components.
Multi effect distillation: VTE multiple effect distillation, analysis of multiple effect distillation,
fluted tubes, horizontal tube evaporator, multiple-effect plant layout and operation. Other
methods of distillation. Vapour compression distillation, vapour reheat distillation, freezing
methods. Combined power and water production: combination plants, cost allocation.
ME 633 Member (RO) Desalination
Conceptual design. Free energy requirement, thermodynamic relations: distribution between
solution and membranes, chemical potential differences across membranes. Transport relations
and mechanism of salt rejection: mechanism of salt rejection, transport equations and
phenomenological analysis. Membranes: cellulose acetate and other carbohydrate based
members, other neutral membranes, ion-exchange membranes. Concentration polarization: batch
cell without stirring, laminar flow, turbulent flow, experimental tests, pumping work.
Development and applications: configuration and hyper- filtration system, field tests and
applications, some remarks on economics.

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ME 634 Corrosion & Materials Selection

Fundamental properties of material, functional properties of materials, structural properties of
materials, surfaces and interface, steels, light metals, structural properties of polymers,
possibility of polymers, composites, corrosion, material selection.

ME 635 Scale Formation &Fouling

The purpose of the course is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge on membrane fouling
in RO technology. Particulate, inorganic, bio-fouling and organic fouling is dealt with in detail,
including pre-treatment options. Scaling and fouling control: information technology and
optimization in desalination, distillate post-treatment and quality control. Fouling is the common
name for all types of deposits blocking the membrane surface. Type of fouling (chemical,
biological, organic and physical). Scale prevention Techniques. Anti-scalants consist of polymer
substances.
ME 636 Viscous Flow
Introduction to index notation. Kinematics of fluid flow. Navier-Stokes equation. Boundary and
initial conditions. One- dimensional flows, coquette/Poliseuille flow. Equation in curvilinear
coordinates, Hagen-Poliseuille flow, circular coquette flow. Dimensional analysis and scaling.
Stream function/Vorticity equations. Stokes flow, zero Reynolds number flow. High Reynolds
number flow, boundary layers, Blasius boundary layer.
ME 619 Seminar project
Research project on an applied topic i: fuel and energy field, desalination field, related to an
industrial company, alternative energy technologies and sustainable energy production field.
Students must work in team assigned. Each design team must complete one of the projects; your
choice.

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Course Title Credits

1st
GE 601 Advanced Statistics. 3
Semester GE 603 linear Algebra 3
6

Course Title Credits

2nd Advanced metal cutting 3
Advanced operation research 3
Semester
Advanced metal forming 3
9

Course Title Credits

3rd Advanced Welding 3
Advanced Metal Casting 3
Semester
Research Project 3
9

CREDI
NAME CODE T
TYPE PREREQU
ME Core
Advanced metal cutting 3
659
ME Core
Advanced operation research 3
660
ME Core
Production planning and inventory control 3
661
ME Core
Advanced metal forming 3
662
ME Electiv
Total Quality Engineering 3
663 e
ME Electiv
Advanced Welding 3
664 e
ME Electiv
Advanced Metal Casting 3
665 e
ME Electiv
Experimental design and quality assurance 3
666 e
ME Electiv
Advanced mechanical behavior of eng. materials 3
667 e
ME Electiv
Human factors Engineering 3
668 e
ME Electiv
Advance Heat Exchangers Analysis & Design 3
669 e
Advanced manufacturing meteorology ME 3 Electiv

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670 e
ME Electiv
Material selection 3
671 e
ME Electiv
Computer integrated manufacturing systems 3
672 e
ME Electiv
Advanced nontraditional machining processes 3
673 e
ME Electiv
Computer-aided manufacturing systems 3
674 e
ME Electiv
Advanced management information systems 3
675 e
ME Electiv
Advanced Manufacturing Processes 3
676 e
ME Electiv
Research Project 3
690 e
ME Electiv instructor's
Special Topics 3
697 e permission
Seminar and project
1- ME 698 Seminars (one credit)
2- ME 699 M.Sc. Thesis (8 credits)
A- Note: The student has the right to take only one course of 500 level as elective course
(not taken during his undergraduate studies) from Industrial & Production Branch
.
Industrial & Production Branch Courses Contents
ME 663 Total Quality Engineering
Presents the quality system as a strategic management concept. As such, issues related to
customer needs and value, quality chains, and performance measurement are addressed. Next,
methods dealing with product/process design, quality function deployment, strategic and tactical
quality tools, design review and analysis, process improvement and reengineering are discussed.
Finally, techniques for quality measurement/improvement such as statistical process control,
reliability, process capability, and acceptance sampling are covered.
ME 664 Advanced Welding
The course covers the mechanism of surface bonding, welding metallurgy, effect of rate of heat
input on resulting microstructures, residual stresses and distortion, economic and capabilities of
various processes.
ME 665 Advanced Metal Casting

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The course covers history of metal casting, casting processes, mould design and materials,
molding of solidification, fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, modeling for micro structural
evolution, liquid metal treatment, heat treatment of castings, casting defects and inspection.
ME 666 Experimental Design and Quality Assurance
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the design of experiments as well as
advanced statistical quality control. Topics on experimental design include single-factor
experiments, block designs, factorial designs, factor experiments and Taguchi’s approach to
parameter design. Topics on quality control include product flow chart, cause-effect diagram,
Pareto Analysis, statistical process control, acceptance sampling and Taguchi’s approach to
quality.
ME 667 Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Review of elasticity and plasticity, strengthening mechanism, high temperature deformation
response, fracture mechanics, transition temperature approach to fracture control, cyclic stress
and strain fatigue, fatigue crack propagation, case studies as related to failure of engineering
materials.

ME 668 Human factors Engineering:

The study of human capacities and limitations with emphasis on human performance in system
design. Topics include design of displays and controls, workload, job design, human information
processing, anthropometry, workplace design, biomechanics, task analysis, and research
techniques in human factors engineering
ME 670 Advanced Manufacturing Metrology
Errors in measurement: Types of errors, compound errors, the effect of averaging results,
graphical methods. Measurements by light waves: Nature of light, monochromatic rays,
interferometer, laser metrology. Linear measurement: operation of measuring machines. Surface
metrology: Surface evolution methods, numerical values for surface assessment, surface texture
specimen, other methods of surface evolution, surface roughness measurement, nanotechnology,
computer aided analysis, roundness assessment of work piece and rotation accuracy of machine
spindles, vibration assessment of machine systems; forced and self-excited vibrations.
ME 659 Advanced Metal Cutting
Principles of metal cutting, Cutting tool design, tool selection and application, Economics of
metal cutting operations, Design for machining: standardization, choice of cutting speed to fulfill
given criteria, tool condition monitoring, TCM strategies based on cutting forces, acoustic
emission signals, and other process variables.
ME 671 Material Selections

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Review of material properties and manufacturing processes: Selecting materials for engineering
applications. The major families of materials, their properties, and how their properties are
controlled. Introduction to material and process selection charts, developing prescription for
material selection and process selection, Influence of component shape on material selection,
Techniques for multiple constraint, compound objective problems, Industrial case studies. Case
studies and design projects emphasizing materials selection.
ME 672 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
An introduction to computer-integrated design and manufacturing with a focus on manufacturing
process planning. Emphasis on concurrent engineering principles, manufacturing process
engineering, computer-aided process planning, NC programming, and CAD/CAM integration.
Course provides experience with CAD/CAM software and NC machines.
ME 662 Advanced Metal Forming
Bulk and sheet forming processes. Elementary plasticity theory, yield criteria, effective stress,
strain, instability and necking. Solutions to metal forming problems using upper and lower bound
methods. Anisotropy and formability in metal forming. Elements of von Mises plasticity theory-
stress and deformation states, constitutive equations, and flow rules; plane and axisymmetric
behavior. Solution techniques? exact, slip line theory, upper and lower bounds, finite bending,
deep drawing.
ME 676 Advanced Manufacturing Processes
A decision making framework of manufacturing systems. Manufacturing process selection:
Material selection, basic consideration, dimensions and tolerances, availability, automation and
labor costs. Characteristics of primary forming processes, relevant computer simulation
techniques involving CAD and finite element analysis. Application of lasers in manufacturing
processes (Machining, Welding, ...etc.). Process planning and the operation of manufacturing
systems. New issues in gauging and inspection.
ME 661 Production Planning and Inventory Control
The concepts introduced in the course compose a framework that helps while analyzing and
solving problems related to product flow control in manufacturing environments. Topics covered
in this course include classic inventory theory, Material Requirements Planning, Just in Time
planning, dynamics of manufacturing systems, the influence of variability on manufacturing
performance, push and pull production systems, production scheduling and supply chain
management.
ME 674 Computer-aided Manufacturing Systems
The application of computer technology and operations research in manufacturing systems;
includes the use of minicomputers and microprocessors for direct numeric control of machine
tools, adaptive control and optimization, and integrated manufacturing systems, including
applications of industrial robots.

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ME 675 Advanced Management Information Systems

Theme: Qualitative, symbolic representations of information and knowledge, presentation and
access to information. Types of knowledge: conceptual level (concepts, relations, attributes,
truth, uncertainty, meta, axioms), generic level (time, activity, state, causality, space).
Representation methods: relational, object oriented, conceptual. Networks and distributed
representations. Access to information: Query Languages (SQL), Network Services (ISO mail
standards), KQML (Knowledge Query and Manipulation Language). Interface technologies:
X/Motif, windows. The functioning and role of modern information systems in organizations.
The evolution of information systems in selected areas and types of businesses and institutions
will be examined as will the role of telecommunications and networking. The approach will
emphasize analytical and managerial perspectives and, while addressing a broad spectrum of
information technology, will not be primarily technical.

ME 660 Advanced Operation Research

Topics in advanced Operations Research will build upon the principles learned in (Operations
Research I) such as the further study of the principles and applications of sensitivity analysis,
including parametric programming. Duality is studied in further depth including the use of the
Dual Simplex Model. Non-linear optimality concepts will be introduced including model
formulation and related solution algorithms. This will include the Dynamic Programming model
as well as other non-linear solution modeling and methodology.
ME 697 Special Topics
Note: Graduate students are allowed to register elective courses only after deciding upon the
subject of the M.Sc. Thesis and the assignment of a supervisor. The choice of elective courses
will be accepted after a written permission from the student supervisor.
ME 690 Research Project
The research project is compulsory subject , which most students undertake in the third semester
the research project is designed to train the graduate students in research techniques and to
evaluate their capability to work independently and think critically . the research should contain
a little , the main research question , the explanation of why the topic studied is relevant (ch1)
literature review (ch2) methodology (ch3 ) and time schedule > the research topic may be an
expansion on past work in the field . the research project should be written up in the form of
thesis .

IV- Faculty
Associate Professor: Farj Alwahdi.

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Assistant Professors: Yousif Habib ,Tarek. Hamad, Yasser Aldali, Farj Hewedy, Galal Senussi,
Jamal Mohlhl , and Naji Shoaib ,Almahdi saleh .

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