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- MEC.P211
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2024
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- 4Q
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- 2024/4/12
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Course description and aims
Students will learn most basic issues in the mechanical engineering field through exercises and experiments. The issues are related to mechanics of materials, thermodynamics, mechanical vibration, and fluid mechanics. Students will deepen their understandings of issues learned in the lectures required in the department of mechanical engineering. Topics covered are (1) Tensile deformation and fracture of materials, (2) Thermoelectric power generation and Stirling engine, (3) Free and forced vibrations of 1 and 2 degree-of-freedom systems, and (4) Energy conservation law of fluid flow and flow visualization. In addition, students will learn basics of writing reports of experiments.
The primary aim of the course is a better understanding of mechanical engineering issues and improving the ability to set problems, practical skills and problem solving skills. Additionally, through the group work of experiments, students will learn methods to obtain and process data, and the ability to draw conclusions from findings and write technical reports.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will acquire the following abilities:
1) Ability to explain fundamental aspects of mechanical engineering that cannot be learned only from lectures.
2) Ability to conduct basic experiments related to mechanical engineering.
3) Methods to obtain and process data.
4) Consideration on experimental results.
5) Basic ability to write technical reports.
Keywords
Deformation and fracture of materials, Thermal energy conversion, Free and forced vibrations, Energy conservation of fluids
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
In the first class of orientation, the instructor will explain attitude, precautions for student experiments, and writing procedures for the experiment report. In the second and the fifth class, students are divided into two groups and complete exercises related to the experiments carried out in the course. In the third, fourth, sixth, and seventh class, students are divided into four groups and engage with an experimental topic. The written report must be submitted by a specified date. Students must read the experiment manual before the start of each experiment to ensure safety and smooth running of the experiment.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation | Understand the approach and precautions for student experiments and writing procedures for the experimental report. |
| Class 2 | Exercises of mechanics of materials and thermodynamics | Learn the basics of mechanics of materials and thermodynamics necessary for the 3rd and 4th experiments. |
| Class 3 | Experiment on tensile deformation and fracture of materials | Measure the load and displacement by tensile testing and calculate stress, strain, Young's modulus, yield stress, and tensile strength. |
| Class 4 | Experiments on conversion efficiency of thermoelectric generation, properties of the Stirling engine | Understand the power generation by thermoelectric effects and the characteristics of Stirling engine. |
| Class 5 | Exercises of mechanical vibrations and fluid mechanics | Learn the basics of mechanical vibrations and fluid mechanics necessary for the 6th and 7th experiments. |
| Class 6 | Experiment on free vibration of mechanical system | Measure the vibrational displacement of oscillation of a rigid pendulum, understanding the eigen frequencies and vibrational modes of a multi degree-of-freedom mechanical system. |
| Class 7 | Experiment on the energy conservation law of fluid flow and flow visualization | Measure the velocity and pressure of fluid flow in order to comprehend the energy conservation law of fluid flow. To understand the features of flow patterns, observe the visualized flow around objects. |
| Class 8 | Review and summary | Through comments on the experiment report from instructors, review the results of each experiment, and deepen your understanding of mechanical engineering. |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Experiment manuals for the individual topics will be distributed by the instructor through T2SCHOLA.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not required.
Assessment criteria and methods
Full attendance and completion of all experiments are compulsory. Assessment is based on the quality of written reports and achievement level of issue stated in target
Related courses
- MEC.C201 ： Mechanics of Materials
- MEC.E201 ： Thermodynamics (Mechanical Engineeirng)
- MEC.F201 ： Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
- MEC.D201 ： Mechanical Vibrations
- MEC.P212 ： Applied Experiments for Mechanical Engineering
- MEC.P331 ： Advanced Experiments for Mechanical Engineering
- MEC.P332 ： Frontal Experiments for Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
- This course is not open to students who do not belong to the Mechanical Engineering Department.
- Students who already earned credits for MEC.P211.A "Basic Experiments in Mechanical Engineering" by the 2023 academic year cannot take this course.
Other course requirements:
- Students must have taken Mechanics of Materials (MEC.C201.R) and Thermodynamics (MEC.E201.R). E201.R) or equivalent knowledge.
- Students who entered before March 31, 2023 (with student ID number: 22B~) will receive one credit for this course, which will be converted to one credit for A(○).
