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Basic concepts of gas dynamics and gas properties. Subsonic flow. Supersonic flow. Hypersonic flow. Shock-wave phenomena. Dimensional analysis. Experimental techniques and other selected topics.

Characteristics of different types of partial differential equations. Scalar representations of Navier-Stokes equations. Covarient and contravarient base vectors and calculus. Transformation of Navier-Stokes equations from physical space to computational space; Grid generation methods. Numerical methods for inviscid flows. Numerical methods for incompressible viscous flows.

Design of submerged and falling film evaporators. Single and multi-effect desalting systems and component design. Multi-stage flash (MSF) desalting system design. MSF components design (pumps, stages, brine heater, evacuating system,..). Mechanical vapor compression desalting system. Reverse osmosis desalting systems.

An upper division of graduate technical elective treating topics in mostly not covered in other courses, chosen at the discretion of the Graduate Program Committee.

Availability analysis. Irreversible Thermodynmics applied to engineering systems. Energy Analysis for power plants, refrigeration systems. Equilibrium and stability of thermodynamics system. General relations.

Fundamentals of manufacturing and automation, production systems (types, analysis, automation, simulation), numerical control production systems (NC, DNC, CNC, ACO, ACC) - industrial robotics (technology-programming, and application in manufacturing systems). Materials handling systems - flexible classification, coding machine cells, workstations, computer control). Control systems (feedback, optimal, sequence control). Computer integrated manufacturing (fundamentals of CAD/CAM computer planning of material process, and capacity) shop floor control and automation-order release, scheduling, identification systems. Computer network.

Stationary crack under static loading. Energy balance fracture mechanisms: Crack initiation and growth. Fracture modes. Stress intensity factors. Fracture toughness. Brittle and ductile fractures. Dynamic crack growth. Fatigue. crack propagation and component's life prediction. Experimental methods. Case studies.

An upper division of graduate technical elective treating topics in Engineering mostly not covered in other courses, chosen at the discretion of the Graduate Program Committee.

Project course for non-thesis students.

Basic concepts of material and energy balances, combined material and energy balances, balances on non-reactive and reactive processes, application of material and energy balances to unit operations.

Fluid properties, fluid statics, kinematics, fluid dynamics including mass, energy and momentum equations, dimensional analysis, laminar flow, turbulent flow and its applications, forces on immersed bodies, introduction to compressible flow, applications to filtration and fluidization.

Laboratory course in Fluid Mechanics includes experiments on venturi meter, friction losses in pipes, center of pressure, flow measuring apparatus, multi-pump test (Pump characteristics) and losses in piping systems.

Structure of different kinds of chemical processes flow diagrams. Chemical process descriptions. Simultaneous material and energy balances using spreadsheet and process simulators. Economic analysis of chemical processes. Impact of chemical engineering on society. Process safety.

Structure of the chemical industry, oil refinery, crude distillation, synthesis gas, bulk chemicals, catalytic reactors, polymers, biotechnology, process development.

Environmental Sciences- Measurements, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Wastewater- Municipality, Industrial and grey water. Polluted air- Air quality, Air quality control, and Air cleaning. Solid water- Sources, Management and treatment. Sustainability and Global issues- Alternative energy and future outlook.