The calendar below provides information on the course's lecture (L) and recitation (R) sessions.
AP = Prof. Adam Powell, RK = Prof. Randolph Kirchain, WP = Wanida Pongsaksawad (course TA)
Course schedule.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
MOTIVATING PROCESSES |
INSTRUCTORS |
KEY DATES |
| L1 |
Introduction |
|
AP |
|
| R1 |
Math Review |
|
WP |
|
| I. Solid Heat Treatment |
| L2 |
Introduction
Energy Conservation and 1-D Conduction |
Various |
AP |
|
| L3 |
Sphere Generation
Multilayers |
|
AP |
|
| L4 |
Multilayers (cont.)
Biot #
Finite Differences |
Glass-ceramics |
AP |
|
| R2 |
Heat Flow through Multilayer Sheet and Cylinder |
|
WP |
|
| L5 |
Finite Differences (cont.)
Radiation |
Polymer Extrusion |
AP |
|
| L6 |
Dimensional Analysis |
Furnace Wall |
David Dussault (Guest Lecturer) |
Problem set 1 due |
| L7 |
Radiation (cont.)
Convective Cooling Curves
Dimensionless Graphs |
Thermal Spray |
AP |
|
| R3 |
Dimensional Analysis |
|
Jose Vieyra |
|
| L8 |
Convective Cooling Curves (cont.) |
|
AP |
|
| II. Engineering Economics |
| L9 |
Introduction |
|
RK |
|
| L10 |
Cost Modeling I: Unit Operations |
Pizza Oven |
RK |
Problem set 2 due |
| R4 |
Economic Models in Engineering |
|
WP |
|
| L11 |
Cost Modeling II: Cost Factors and Scale |
|
RK |
|
| III. Liquid-Solid Processing |
| L12 |
Moving Bodies |
Vacuum Arc Remelting |
AP |
|
| L13 |
Moving Bodies (cont.)
Stability |
Casting |
AP |
Problem set 3 due |
| R5 |
Casting: Solid-Liquid Process |
|
WP |
|
| L14 |
Stability in Alloy Solidification |
Injection Molding |
AP |
|
| IV. Fluid Behavior |
| L15 |
Introduction
Newtonian Fluids |
|
AP |
|
| L16 |
Test 1 |
|
AP |
|
| R6 |
Fluid Flow and Drag Force on a Sphere, with Examples |
|
WP |
|
| L17 |
Viscous Shear |
|
AP |
|
| L18 |
Tubes
Flow Rate
Sphere Flow |
Precipitation, Bubbles |
AP |
|
| L19 |
Sphere Drag and Reynolds Number |
|
AP |
|
| L20 |
Engineering and Society
Particle Velocity |
Lessons of 9/11 |
AP |
|
| L21 |
Friction Factors
Boundary Layers |
|
AP |
|
| L22 |
Plate Drag
Turbulence |
Fermentation |
AP |
Problem set 4 due |
| R7 |
Friction Factors and Drag Forces
Turbulence |
|
WP |
|
| L23 |
Turbulence (cont.) |
Fermentation |
AP |
|
| L24 |
Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors |
Fermentation |
AP |
Problem set 5 due |
| L25 |
Chemical Reactors
Porous Media |
|
AP |
|
| R8 |
Batch/Continuous Flow Reactors
Flow through Porous Media |
|
WP |
|
| L26 |
Porous Media (cont.) |
|
AP |
|
| V. Deformation Processing |
| L27 |
Non-newtonian Flow |
Various |
AP |
Problem set 6 due |
| L28 |
Deformation Mechanisms |
Polymers, Metals |
AP |
|
| R9 |
Test 2 Review
Warm Up Practice Problems |
|
WP |
|
| L29 |
Sintering |
HIP, CM |
AP |
|
| L30 |
Test 2 |
|
AP |
|
| L31 |
Consolidation Processes |
HIP, CM |
AP |
|
| VI. Vapor-Solid Processes |
| L32 |
Evaporation Processes |
Zirconia PVD |
AP |
|
| R10 |
Sintering (Stage I and Stage II)
Evaporation |
|
WP |
|
| L33 |
Vapor Phase Transport
Structure Formation |
Thin Films |
AP |
Problem set 7 due |
| L34 |
Patterning
Polymer Deposition |
Polymer Sputter |
AP |
|
| L35 |
Coherent/Expitaxial Films
Nanostructure Formation |
VLS |
AP |
|
| R11 |
Mean Free Path
Structure Zone Model
Fabrication Processes |
|
WP |
|
| VII. Special Topics |
| L36 |
Process Selection |
|
AP |
Problem set 8 due |
| L37 |
Costs of Materials Usage |
|
RK |
|
| L38 |
Wrap Up |
|
AP |
|