COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY
Department of
Mechanical Engineering
Course Syllabus
Fall 2001
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General course information
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Course: |
MECE E3028 – Mech.
Eng. Lab. II |
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3 credits, LEC 1 hr - LAB 5 hrs per week |
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Time: |
Tuesday and Thursday 1 pm – 4 pm |
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Location: |
Room 294 Engineering Terrace |
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Instructor: |
Prof. Luc
G. Fréchette 228, S. W. Mudd Bldg e-mail:
[email protected] Tel.: (212) 854-2962 |
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Laboratory
Supervisor: |
Robert Stark 294 Engineering Terrace e-mail: [email protected] Tel.: (212) 854-0298 |
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Teaching Assistant: |
Vasilis Sotiris 134G, S. W. Mudd Bldg e-mail: [email protected] Tel.: (212) 854-7306 |
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Recommended
textbooks: |
Experimental
Methods for Engineers J. F. Holman Fundamentals of
Classical Thermodynamics G. J. Van Wylen and R. E. Sonntag Fundamentals of
Heat and Mass Transfer Frank P. Incropera and David P. DeWitt |
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Course Web site: |
http://www.columbia.edu/~lf307/MECE3028 |
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Course Description:
Selected intermediate experiments in power and energy conversion, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and solid mechanics. This laboratory provides students with hands-on experience and an opportunity to review and apply the theory learned in the core mechanical engineering courses.
The course objectives are:
- Develop intuition in the operation and analysis of mechanical systems and instrumentation
- Gain practical skills to conduct mechanical engineering experiments
- Become familiar with conventional experimental techniques and equipment for power, flow, heat, strength measurements
- Develop a methodology to conduct and report experiments
- Develop teamwork skills
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Laboratories:
Lab 1 - Air Compressor 2 weeks
Lab 2 - Westinghouse Steam Unit 2 weeks
Lab 3 - Steam Air Heat Exchanger 2 weeks
Lab 4 - Vibration of a Cantilever Beam 2 weeks
Lab 5 - Stress Concentration - Stress / Strain 2 weeks
Lab 6 - Flow Measurement 1 week
Lab 7 - Viscometer 1 week
Refer to the Laboratory Manual for a complete description of the labs.
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Laboratory Assignements |
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Tuesday |
Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
Group E |
Group F |
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1 |
4-Sep |
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Lectures |
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2 |
11-Sep |
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Lectures |
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3 |
18-Sep |
1 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
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4 |
25-Sep |
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7 |
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5 |
2-Oct |
2 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
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6 |
9-Oct |
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7 |
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7 |
16-Oct |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
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8 |
23-Oct |
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7 |
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9 |
30-Oct |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
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10 |
6-Nov |
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7 |
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11 |
13-Nov |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
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12 |
20-Nov |
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7 |
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13 |
27-Nov |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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14 |
4-Dec |
7 |
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Evaluation:
The course grade is based on the Final Examination, Group Laboratory Reports and Intermediate Short Reports, and participation, according to the distribution shown in Table 1.
Each group must individually conduct their experiments, analyze their data, and compose their reports; use of the work done by other groups is prohibited. Students are however encouraged to discuss the concepts and theory underlying the various experiments with their colleagues.
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Lab reports: 2 week labs 10%, 1 week labs 5% |
60% |
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Final Exam During exam period |
30% |
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Participation |
10% |
Table 1 - Evaluations