Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Laboratory
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: "C-" or better in (ME EN 2550 AND ME EN 3400 AND (ME EN 2300 OR ME EN 3600 OR ME EN 3610) AND (ME EN 3700 OR ME EN 3710)) AND Full Major status in Mechanical Engineering. Corequisites: "C-" or better in (ME EN 4610 OR ME EN 3650).Corequisites: "C-" or better in (ME EN 4610 OR ME EN 3650).
Description
This course provides instruction in the design of experiments related to thermal, fluid, and energy systems. The course focuses on hands-on learning through weekly laboratory activities that transition from controlled experiments to semi-structured experiments to open-ended experiments as the semester progresses. Primary topics covered include uncertainty analysis, measurement techniques, sensor calibration, reverse engineering strategies, statistical analysis of data, modeling, optimization, and design of experiments with several factors.