Mechanical Engineering
Location: 5269 Morris St., Sexton Campus
P.O. Box 15000
Halifax, N.S. B3H 4R2
Telephone: (902) 494-3917
Fax: (902) 423-6711
Dean
Leon, L.J., BSc, MSc, PhD (Dal), PEng
Department Head
Pegg, M.J., BSc, PhD (Leeds), PEng
Professors Emeriti
Cochkanoff, O., BASc (UBC), MASc (Toronto), PhD (Iowa State), PEng, CD
Russell, L.T., BEng (TUNS), MSc (Queen’s), PhD (Car), PEng
Professors
Allen, P.L., BSc (MtA), BEng (TUNS), MESc (UWO), PhD (TUNS), PEng
Basu, P., BE (Cal), PhD (Burd), PhD (Aston), PEng (Co-op Advisor)
Bauer, R.J., BSc (Waterloo), PhD (Toronto), PEng (Undergraduate Program Co-ordinator)
Chuang, J.M., BSc (Nat Taiwan Ocean), MEng (Memorial), PhD (TUNS), PEng
Hubbard, T., BSc (Dal), BEng (TUNS), PhD (Caltech), PEng
Kalamkarov, A.L., BSc, MASc, PhD(Moscow State), DSc (Acad Sci, USSR), PEng , FASME, FCSME (Graduate Student Advisor)
Kujath, M.R., MSc (Warsaw Tech Univ), PhD (Polish Academy of Sciences), PEng
Militzer, J., BSc (EEM Brazil), MSc (USP Brazil), PhD (Wat), PEng
Ugursal, V.I., BSc (Bogazici), MEng, PhD (TUNS), PEng, FCSME
Warkentin, A., BEng Mgt, MEng (McMaster), PhD (Waterloo), PEng
Watts, K.C., BSA, MSc (Guelph), PhD (Wat), PEng, PAg
Associate Professor
Pan, Y., BEng (Yanshan, China), MEng (Zhejiang, China), PhD (NUS, Singapore), PEng
Assistant Professors
Doman, D.A., BASc, MASc (Waterloo), PhD (Dalhousie) (Assistant Undergraduate Co-ordinator)
Groulx, D., BSc, PhD (Sherbrooke), Ing, PEng (Co-op Co-ordinator)
Swan, L., BSc (CalPoly), MASc, PhD (Dal), PEng (Recruitment Co-ordinator, Graduate Seminar Co-ordinator)
Adjunct Professors
Fung, A., BSc (Dal), BEng, MASc (TUNS), PhD (Dal), PEng
Quinn, W., BSc (U ASc Hamberg), MSc (TU Berlin), MSc, PhD (Queen’s)
Adjunct Associate Professors
Beausoleil-Morrison, I., BASc, MASc (Waterloo), PhD (U of Strathclyde)
Seto, M., BSc, MSc, PhD (UBC), PEng
Senior Instructor
Warner, R.A., BEng (TUNS), PEng
I. Introduction
Mechanical Engineering covers a very broad field of professional activity in such areas as land, sea, air, and space transportation; primary and secondary manufacturing industries; energy supply, conversion and utilization; environmental control; and industrial management. In these areas, the Mechanical Engineer may become involved with design, construction, operation, development, research, planning, sales and management.
The curriculum is designed to develop an understanding of the fundamental principles of Mechanical Engineering through lecture, tutorial, and laboratory activities. Well-instrumented laboratories in thermofluids, energy conversion, stress analysis, vibrations, and control systems provide experience in measurements and applications, to ensure a thorough understanding and appreciation of the subject matter. Classes in mathematics, and various non-technical subjects are offered to broaden the student’s outlook and understanding of the profession.
Laboratory involvement is considered an important component of mechanical engineering students’ education. Emphasis in the laboratory is placed on project work in which design, development and testing are combined in term projects. The laboratory facilities include extensive equipment which is available for use by both undergraduate and graduate students. Measurement techniques and interpretation of test data are emphasized in the laboratories which include several testing machines, photoelastic equipment and strain gage facilities. The control systems laboratories include hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic control systems and components. Several test cells are available for engine testing and a well instrumented, low turbulence wind tunnel is available.
Most undergraduate laboratories use high-speed PC-based digital data acquisition and control systems with graphical interfaces for lab experiments and computations, and the Department has several advanced computer graphics systems.
A design project is an integral part of the senior year curriculum. This involves the student in the original design of a machine or system. Generally, the material learned in several classes must be applied in an imaginative way to achieve the required objective. Non-credit machine- shop practice classes are available to aid the design and construction of projects. Many design projects are sponsored by industry. Most projects involve hardware and typically result in construction and testing of prototypes.
Postgraduate studies in the Department are concentrated in the areas of renewable energy, conversion and storage, stress analysis, heat transfer, multi-phase flow, fluid and thermal power, dynamics of rotating machines, robotics, MEMS and computer aided design and manufacturing. Research and project master’s degrees as well as the doctoral degree are offered.
II. Program Guide
Mechanical Engineering offers two versions of the BEng Program:
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| 1. | Co-op Program |
| 2. | Non Co-op Program |
A. Co-op Program
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Sequencing |
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Year
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Fall
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Winter
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Summer
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1 |
Study Term 1 |
Study Term 2 |
Free |
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2 |
Study Term 3 |
Study Term 4 |
Free |
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3 |
Work Term 1 |
Study Term 5 |
Work Term 2 |
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4 |
Study Term 6 |
Work Term 3 |
Work Term 4 |
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5 |
Study Term 7 |
Study Term 8 |
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Years 1 and 2 follow the core program outlined in the Engineering section of this calendar.
Year 3, Work Term 1 (Fall)
Year 3, Study Term 5 (Winter)
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| • | MECH 3010.03 Machine Design: Loading of Components |
| • | MECH 3500.03 Dynamics of Machines |
| • | MECH 3805.03 Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics |
| • | CPST 3030.03E Engineering in Society II |
| • | ENGM 3356.03: Numerical Methods and Partial Differential Equations |
| • | MATL 3500.03 Materials Engineering |
Year 3, Work Term 2 (Summer)
Year 4, Study Term 6 (Fall)
Year 4, Work Term 3 (Winter)
Year 4, Work Term 4 (Summer)
Year 5, Study Term 7 (Fall)
Year 5, Study Term 8 (Winter)
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| • | MECH 4025.05 Design Project II |
| • | MECH 4500.03 Vibrations |
| • | MECH 4900.03 Systems II |
| • | Technical Elective II |
| • | Technical Elective III |
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* Humanities Class |
Classes in the following departments meet the requirement for the humanities
credit: Canadian Studies, Classics, Gender and Women’s Studies, History,
History of Science and Technology, Music, Philosophy, Political Science,
Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Theatre.
B. Non Co-op Program
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Sequence |
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Year |
Fall |
Winter |
Summer |
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1 |
Study Term 1 |
Study Term 2 |
FREE |
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2 |
Study Term 3 |
Study Term 4 |
FREE |
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3 |
Study Term 6 |
Study Term 5 |
FREE |
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4 |
Study Term 7 |
Study Term 8 |
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Non co-op students take the same academic program as the co-op students; however, Study Term 6 may be taken before Study Term 5 if desired. In this way, the program can be done in a total of four years.
C. Technical Elective Choices
NOTES:
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| 1. | Not all of these classes will be offered every year. |
| 2. | Seniors may take a postgraduate class as a Technical Elective with the approval of the Department Head and the professor offering the class. |
| 3. | Technical Electives may be taken from another engineering department with the permission of the Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, and the professor offering the class. |
III. Class Descriptions
MECH 3010.03: Machine Design: Loading of Components.
MECH 3020.03: Machine Design: Power Components.
MECH 3300.03: Fluid Dynamics.
MECH 3305.03: Fluid Mechanics.
MECH 3500.03: Dynamics of Machines.
MECH 3660.03: Finite Element Method in Mechanical Design.
MECH 3700.03: Heat Transfer I.
MECH 3705.03: Heat Transfer.
MECH 3805.03: Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics.
MECH 4000.03: Manufacturing.
MECH 4010.03: Design Project I.
MECH 4015.05: Design Project I.
MECH 4020.03: Design Project II.
MECH 4025.05: Design Project II.
MECH 4300.03: Stress Analysis.
MECH 4340.03: Energy Management I.
MECH 4430.03: Turbomachines.
MECH 4440.03: Principles of Marine Craft Design.
MECH 4450.03: Marine Craft Design and Construction.
MECH 4510.03: Mechanics of Composite Materials.
MECH 4521.03: Applied Dynamics.
MECH 4530.03: Mechanics of Composite Materials.
MECH 4560.03: Space Systems.
MECH 4600.03: Engineering Measurements.
MECH 4631.03: CAD/CAM - Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing.
MECH 4638.03: Computer Aided Tolerancing and Dimensioning.
MECH 4650.03: Biomechanical Engineering.
MECH 4652.03: Kinematics of Human Motion.
MECH 4660.03: Finite Element Method in Mechanical Design.
MECH 4805.03: Thermo-Fluid Engineering III.
MECH 4810.03: Energy Conversion Systems.
MECH 4820.03: Energy from Renewable Resources.
MECH 4830.03: Reciprocating Internal-Combustion Engines.
MECH 4840.03: Steam Plant Engineering.
MECH 4851.03: Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning.
MECH 4880.03: Introduction to Nuclear Engineering.
MECH 4950.03: Advanced Control Engineering.
MECH 4960.03: Computational Methods in Engineering.
