| A Description of Major Courses |
| I find it would take forever to design a page or pages with a description of what each engineering course is about and what it taught. I thought I'd take the opportunity to describe what I thought to be the most important classes for what I'm trying to do as a career. These course generally explain how I have the computer experience I do and give a description of the knowledge gained in the field of study. |
| Thermodynamics I&II- These are two separate courses, an introductory course and the advanced course. The introductory course introduced ME's to the basic thermodynamic cycles. We learned how to analyze turbines, compressors, refrigeration cycles, air conditioning cycles, nozzles and so forth. It also teaches us the principals such as the first and second laws of thermodynamics. The advanced course takes us through the analysis of advanced cycles such as reheating cycle. We are given an insight into the design and analysis of power plants. We also went into detail into the analysis of jet engines as well. |
| Fluid Mechanics- This course introduces students to the aspects fluid flow, pipe flow, and pressure analysis. We learned how friction affects the flow of fluid and and how viscosity and density play a major role in fluid flow. The name of this course pretty much describes itself. |
| Heat Transfer- We learned the principals behind heat transfer. We learned how to indeptly analyze the processes of conduction, convection, and radiation. This class also taught us to use the computer programs of Finite Elements of Heat Transfer and Interative heat transfer |