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Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
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Head: Director of graduate studies: Visit the MNE Graduate Web Site for current news and information Graduate faculty: Bruce Babin, Ph.D., University of Arizona. B. Terry Beck, Ph.D., Oakland University. Liang-Wu Cai, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kirby S. Chapman, Ph.D., Purdue University. William L. Dunn, Ph.D., North Carolina State University. Steven J. Eckels, Ph.D., Iowa State University. Donald L. Fenton, Ph.D., University of Illinois. Mohammad Hosni, Ph.D., Mississippi State University. Byron W. Jones, Ph.D., P.E., Oklahoma State University. Prakash Krishnaswami, Ph.D., University of Iowa. Kevin B. Lease, Ph.D., University of Iowa. Sameer I. Madanshetty, Ph.D., Yale University. Douglas S. McGregor, Ph.D., University of Michigan. David A. Pacey, Ph.D., Kansas State University. Dale E. Schinstock, Ph.D., University of Kansas. J. Kenneth Shultis, Ph.D., University of Michigan. Daniel V. Swenson, Ph.D., Cornell University. J. Garth Thompson, Ph.D., Purdue University. Akira Tokuhiro, Ph.D., Purdue University. Youqi Wang, Ph.D., Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Warren N. White, Jr., Ph.D., Tulane University. Xiao Jiang Xin, Ph.D., University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Zhongquan Zheng, Ph.D., Old Dominion University. The departmentThe Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department at Kansas State University offers separate graduate programs in Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering both leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Our award-winning faculty are engaged in exciting and cutting-edge research projects in state-of-the-art laboratories and research facilities, while our graduate students are excelling inside and outside of the classroom. Research areas and courses include a broad range of both traditional and emerging fields of Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering. With over $5 million in research funding, almost all graduate students in our department receive graduate research assistantships (GRA). Several of our students receive graduate teaching assistantships (GTA) with 50-100 percent tuition waiver to help teach laboratory sections. The MNE department also pays for the health insurance of all Ph.D. students. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. Although students with bachelor's degrees in Mechanical and/or Nuclear Engineering make up the bulk of our graduate student body, the department welcomes applicants from other fields including other engineering disciplines, mathematics, physics and chemistry. International applicants should also include GRE and TOEFL scores. GRE scores should be no less than 400 verbal, 650 quantitative and 3.0 on analytical writing. TOEFL scores must be above 600 on the written exam or 250 on the computer exam. The IELTS may substitute for the TOEFL. IELTS scores are valid for two years and should be no less than 7.0.. Programs of study are flexible and tailored to the interests, backgrounds and career goals of each student. Courses from outside the department are often added to programs of study to enhance the student's experience. To see when MNE Graduate courses are offered, please view the MNE Graduate Course Rotation Schedule.
Degree requirementsProspective students may apply for a graduate degree in either Mechanical Engineering or Nuclear Engineering. We offer the following degrees:
For information on specific degree requirements, please go to degree
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Research facilitiesIn addition to a first-rate curriculum of graduate courses, cutting-edge graduate research projects are supported by state-of-the-art labs and research facilities. Labs and research centers associated with K-State’s Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department include: Laboratory facilities Research centers Mechanical and nuclear engineering coursesUndergraduate and graduate credit in minor fieldME 512. Dynamics. (3) I, II, S. Vector treatment of kinematics, Newton's Laws, work and energy, impulse and momentum, with applications to problems of particle and rigid body motion. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: CE 333. Pr. or conc.: MATH 240. ME 513. Thermodynamics I. (3) I, II, S. Properties of the pure substance. The first and second laws of thermodynamics. Gas mixtures and psychrometry. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: PHYS 213; MATH 222. ME 523. Thermodynamics II. (3) I, II. Continuation of Thermodynamics I. Energy analysis, thermodynamic cycles, generalized thermodynamic relations, and reactive systems. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 513. ME 533. Machine Design I. (3) I, II. 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. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 512. ME 535. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I. (3) I, II. Theory and application of mechanical engineering measurements, instrumentation, and computer-based data acquisition. One hour rec. and six hours lab a week. Pr.: ME 400, 513, and EECE 519. ME 560. Engineering Economics. (3) I, II. Economic analysis of problems as applied in engineering. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ECON 110, junior standing in engineering. ME 563. Machine Design II. (3) I, II. 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. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 533. ME 570. Control of MEchanical Systems I. (4) I, II. 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. Three hours lec. and three hours lab a week. Pr.: MATH 240, ME 400, and ME 512. Pr. or conc.: ME 535. ME 571. Fluid Mechanics. (3) I, II, S. 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. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 512. Pr. or conc.: ME 513. ME 573. Heat Transfer. (3) I, II. Fundamentals of conduction, convection, and radiation; principles of heat exchanger design and dimensional analysis. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 400, ME 571, MATH 240. ME 574. Interdisciplinary Industrial Design Projects I. (3) I, II. 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. One hour rec. and six hours lab per week. Pr.: ME 535, ME 571, Pr. or conc.: ENGL 415, or instructor approval. ME 575. Interdisciplinary Industrial Design Projects II. (3) I, II. Continuation of ME 574 with emphasis on in-depth project experience. Also, discussion of career planning, graduate school, ethics, technical/professional soieties, and engineering licensing. One hour lec. and five hours lab a week. Pr.: ME 574 or instructor approval. NE 501. Introduction to Nuclear Engineering. (3) I, II. An overview course to acquaint non-nuclear engineers with introductory aspects of nuclear engineering. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: Junior standing in engineering or physical sciences. NE 515. Nuclear Engineering Materials. (3) I. An investigation of the nuclear properties, metallurgy, the processing of nuclear materials, and the behavior of fuels and components in a radiation environment. Three hours lec. a week. Pr.: NE 505, CHE 350. NE 520. Neutron and Particle Interactions I. (2) II. Neutron interactions and associated cross sections of importance to nuclear reactor theory; fission and its application to reactor design; energetics of multiple neutron scattering and neutron thermalization. Two hours rec. a week. Pr.: NE 505. Undergraduate and graduate creditME 610. Finite Element Applications in Mechanical Engineering. (3) I. 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. Pr.: CE 533. Pr. or conc.: ME 573. ME 620. Internal Combustion Engines. (3) I, even years. Analysis of cycles, design and performance characteristics. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 523. ME 622. Indoor Environmental Engineering. (3) II, even years. 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. Three hours rec. a week. Pr. or conc.: ME 573. ME 628. Aerodynamics. (3) I. 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. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 571, MATH 240. ME 631. Aircraft and Missile Propulsion. (3) II, odd years. Mechanics and thermodynamics of aircraft and missile propulsion systems; combustion; air breathing jet engines; rockets; applied compressible flow; propellants; performance and design of propulsion systems. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 523, 571, MATH 240. ME 633. Thermodynamics of Modern Power Cycles. (3) I, odd years. The first and second law analysis of modern steam cycles for both fossil-fuel and nuclear-fuel installations, Cycle efficiency and factors affecting performance, such as cycle design, load factor, and auxiliaries. Thermal pollution resulting from steam cycles. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 513. ME 635. Dynamics of Flight-Stability and Control. (3) II, odd years. Development of the general dynamic equations of motion for six-degree-of-freedom aircraft. Aerodynamic and propulsion force and moment models, linear and flat earth approximations, static and dynamic stability and control analysis. Longitudinal and lateral normal modes, stability augmentation and automatic control design and simulation. Pr. or conc.: ME 570. ME 640. Control of Mechanical Systems II. (3) I. 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. Two hours lec. and three hours lab a week. Pr.: ME 570 and MATH 551. ME 651. Introduction to Composites. (3) I. Design, fabrication and testing of various composite materials. Analyses of mechanical properties of laminated composites. Two hours rec. and 3 hours lab a week. Pr.: CE 533, Senior standing in engineering. ME 656. Machine Vibrations I. (3) II. A general consideration of free and forced vibration in machines for various degrees of freedom; critical speed; vibration isolation. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 512 and MATH 240. ME 699. Problems in Mechanical Engineering. (Var.) I, II, S. Pr.: Approval of department head. ME 701. Development of Computer Applications In Mechanical Engineering. (3) I. 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. Pr.: ME 400.ME 716. Intermediate Dynamics. (3) II. 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. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 512, MATH 240. ME 720. Intermediate Fluid Mechanics. (3) I. 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. Pr.: ME 571, MATH 240. ME 721. Thermal Systems Design. (3) I. Thermal systems design including economics, simulation, and optimization. Includes heating, ventilating and air conditioning design and control. Pr.: ME 573. ME 722. Human Thermal Engineering. (3) I, odd years. 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. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 573. ME 728. Computer Control of ElectroMechanical Systems. (3) II. 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. Two hours of recitation and three hours of laboratory per week. Pr.: ME 570. ME 730. Control Systems Analysis and Design. (3) II. 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. Pr.: EECE 530 or ME 640. Cross-listed with EECE 730. ME 738. Experimental Stress Analysis. (3) I, even years. Experimental methods of investigating stress distributions. Photoelastic models, photoelastic coatings, brittle coatings, and resistance strain gauges applied to static and dynamic problems. Two hours rec. and three hours lab a week. Pr. or conc.: CE 533. ME 760. Engineering Analysis I. (3) I. Methods of analysis employed in the solution of problems selected from various branches of engineering. Emphasis is on discrete systems. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: MATH 240 or senior standing. ME 773. Intermediate Heat Transfer. (3) II. Conduction, convection and radiation, mass transfer, phase change, heat exchangers, introductory numerical methods. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 573. NE 612. Principles of Radiation Detection. (3) I. Operating principles and general properties of devices used in the detection and characterization of ionizing radiation. Fundamental methods of data interpretation and presentation. Two hours rec. and three hours lab. a week. Pr.: NE 495. NE 620. Problems in Nuclear Engineering. (Var.) I, II, S. Specific studies in current and advanced problems in various phases of nuclear engineering. Pr.: Consult program director. NE 630. Nuclear Reactor Theory. (3) I. Theory of neutron diffusion and thermalization with application to steady-state nuclear reactors. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: MATH 240, NE 495. NE 648. Nuclear Reactor Laboratory. (3) II. Theory and measurement of nuclear and reactor parameters of fundamental importance to nuclear reactors and their operation. Two hour lec. and three hours lab. a week. Pr.: NE 512 and NE 630. NE 690. Radiation Protection and Shielding. (3) II. 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. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: NE 495. NE 761. Radiation Measurement Systems. (3) II in odd years. Principles of systems used to measure radiation. Applications to radiation monitoring, dosimetry, and spectroscopy. Three hours rec. Pr.: NE 512. NE 799. Special Topics in Nuclear Engineering. (Var.) On sufficient demand. 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. Pr.: Consent of program director. Graduate creditME 800. MNE Graduate Seminar/Research Paper. (Var.) I, II. 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. May be repeated with change in subject matter. Pr.: Graduate standing in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering. ME 802. Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity. (3) I, even years. 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. Three hous rec. a week. Pr.: CE 533. Cross-listed with CE 802. ME 811. Thermodynamic Analysis. (3) II, even years. Basic considerations of the three laws of equilibrium thermodynamics. Availability analysis with applications including multicomponent systems. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 523, 571, MATH 240. ME 820. Intermediate Topics in Thermal and Fluid Mechanics. (Var.) On sufficient demand. Topics may include combustion, direct energy conversion, modeling and design of internal combustion engines, nonequilibrium multiphase and multicomponent systems, refrigeration, cryogenics, stability and turbulence. Pr.: ME 720 or ME 773. ME 830. Intermediate Topics in Automatic Controls. (Var.) On sufficient demand. Topics may include analysis and design of nonlinear, adaptive, optimal, digitals or stochastic control systems and the applications of intermediate control and stability theory. Pr.: ME 730 or EECE 730 or consent of instructor. ME 831. Boundary Layer Theory. (3) I, even years. The development and solution of various laminar boundary layer problems involving momentum, heat, and mass transfer for a compressible viscous fluid. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 573. ME 836. Introduction to Fracture Mechanics. (3) I, odd years. 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. Pr.: ME 802 or CE 802. ME 840. Intermediate Topics in Solid Mechanics and Machine Design. (Var.) On sufficient demand. Topics may include intermediate elasticity, plasticity, tribology, probabilistic machine design, robotics, computational dynamics and nonlinear mechanics. Pr.: ME 716 or ME 802 or CE 802. ME 846. Vibrations of Continuous Media. (3) I, odd years. 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. Three hours of rec. a week. Pr.: ME 802 or CE 802. ME 860. Engineering Analysis II. (3) II. Continuation of Engineering Analysis I. Emphasis placed on continuous systems. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 760 or consent of instructor. ME 862. Finite Elements. (3) II. 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. Pr.: ME 760. Pr. or conc.: ME 802 or CE 802. ME 871. Mechanics of Composite Materials. (3) II, odd years. 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. Pr.: ME 802 or CE 802. ME 898. Master's Report. (Var.) I, II, S. Topics selected with approval of major professor and department head. ME 899. Master's Thesis. (Var.) I, II, S. Topics selected with approval of major professor and department head. ME 902. Theory of Plasticity. (3) II, even years. 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. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 802 or CE 802. ME 910. Computational Methods in Design. (Var) II, even years. Selected topics from optimal design, geometric modeling, and multi-physics finite element methods. ME 920. Advanced Topics in Thermal and Fluid Mechanics. (Var.) On sufficient demand. Topics may include combustion, direct energy conversion, modeling and design of internal combustion engines, non-equilibrium multiphase and multicomponent systems, refrigeration, cryogenics, stability and turbulence. Pr.: ME 720 or ME 773. ME 921. Thermal System Analysis. (3) II, odd years. Advanced study of steady-state and dynamic simulation of thermal systems; thermal systems optimization. Thermodynamic availability and probabilistics in thermal system design. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 721. ME 930. Advanced Topics in Automatic Controls. (Var.) I, II. On sufficient demand. Topics may include analysis and design of nonlinear, adaptive, optimal, digital, or stochastic control systems and the application of advanced control and stability theory. Pr.: ME 640. ME 935. Heat Conduction in Solids. (3) I, in odd years. General differential equation of heat conduction and methods of solution for steady-state and transient heat conduction, periodic heat flow, and internal heat sources. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 573. ME 940. Advanced Topics in Solid Mechanics and Machine Design. (Var.) On sufficient demand. Topics may include advanced elasticity, plasticity, tribology, probabilistic machine design, robotics, advanced and computational dynamics and nonlinear mechanics. Pr.: ME 802 or CE 802 or ME 716 or ME 846. ME 942. Convection Heat Transfer. (3) II, odd years. Energy and momentum equations in convective heat transfer, laminar and turbulent thermal boundary layers, steady and nonsteady convection problems. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 573. ME 943. Radiation Heat Transfer. (3) I, even years. 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. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 573. ME 947. Boiling Heat Transfer. (3) I, in alternate years. Principles of boiling heat transfer and thermal hydraulics of two-phase flow; computational methods; design and analysis applications. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ME 942. ME 999. Dissertation Research in Mechanical Engineering. Ph.D. level. (Var.) I, II, S. Pr.: Approval of department head and major professor. NE 806. Neutronics. (3) I. Particle transport, theories of diffusion, numerical analysis of diffusion, transient core analysis. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: NE 630. NE 810. Graduate Problems in Nuclear Engineering. (Var.) I, II, S. Specific studies in advanced problems in various phases of nuclear engineering. Pr.: Graduate standing and consent of program director. NE 851. Nuclear Engineering Laboratory. (2), On demand. Design of experiments for the TRIGA nuclear reactor. Six hours lab a week. Pr.: NE 630 and 648. NE 860. Advanced Topics in Nuclear Engineering. (Var.) I, II, S. A presentation of various specialtopics covering advanced nuclear engineering specialties. Pr.: Graduate standing and consent of program director. NE 898. Master's Report. (Var.) I, II, S. Topics selected with approval of major professor and department head. NE 899. Master's Thesis. (Var.) I, II, S. Topics selected with approval of major professor and program director. NE 998. Selected Advanced Topics in Nuclear Engineering. (Var.) II. On sufficient demand. 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. Pr.: Consent of program director. NE 999. Dissertation Research. (Var.) I, II, S. Topics selected with approval of major professor and program director. For more informationFor additional information and application materials please contact:Academic Program Coordinator Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering 3002 Rathbone Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-5106 785-532-2603 E-mail: grad@mne.ksu.edu Home Page: http://www.mne.ksu.edu/graduate
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