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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
Mechanical Engineering 1. [Hancock].
Machine Kinematics.—A careful study of plane, spheric, and screw
motions, turning pairs, slider crank chains, cams, ratchets, escapements,
toothed gears and so on. Free use is made of the drawing
board, the bulk of the work consisting in the graphic solution of problems
and the production of finished plates.
Shop work under instructors in Joinery and Turning.
Machine Design.—Consideration of the straining actions to which
machine parts are subjected; analysis and design of machine parts,
such as fastenings, journals, shafts and bearings, the investigation of
these parts or elements being, as far as possible, independent of
their application to any special machine. Both carefully penciled designs
and finished plates are required.
Shop work under instructors in the Machine Shop.
Elementary Steam Engineering.—An elementary study of the
properties of steam; of the standard modern types of steam boilers,
engines, feed water heaters, and condensers; of gas, gasoline, oil, and
alcohol engines; and of steam turbines. Laboratory exercises in
steam tests for pressure, temperature and humidity; and in tests of
steam and gasoline engines for speed, horse-power, and mechanical
efficiency.
Mechanical Engineering 2. [Hancock].
Steam Engines and Steam Boilers.—Thermodynamics of the Steam
engine; behavior of steam in the engine cylinder; effects of superheating,
jacketing, compounding, and condensing; study of the steam
boiler as a means of transferring heat energy from fuel to engine,
based on a preliminary study of the heat values of fuels, of economizers
and of feed-water heaters. Laboratory tests for steam consumption,
heat consumption, and thermodynamic efficiency of a steam
engine.
Shop work under instructors in Pattern Making.
Engine and Boiler Design.—Study and design of valves, valve
gears, and governors; straining actions to which engine parts are subjected
and the design of these parts; balancing the engine; capacity,
strength, and proportions of steam boilers and boiler furnace design;
artificial and natural draft and chimney design; design of steam mains
| Class | Topics |
| Freshman | Mathematics 1. Trigonometry, Higher Algebra, Analytical Geometry. |
| Chemistry 1. Inorganic Chemistry. | |
| Physics 1. Mechanics, Sound, Light, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism. |
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| Chemical Laboratory. 1. Experiments and Computations. | |
| Physical Laboratory 1. Experiments and Computations. | |
| Drawing 1. Mechanical, Projection and Machine Drawing, Shop-work in wood and iron. |
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| Sophomore | Mechanics 1. General Mechanics, Graphical Statics and Strength of Materials, Hydrostatics and Hydraulics. |
| Mathematics 2. Analytical Geometry, Differential and Integral Calculus. |
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| Mechanical Engineering 1. Machine Kinematics, Machine Design, Elementary Steam Engineering. |
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| Drawing 2. Descriptive Geometry, Graphical Statics, Machine Drawing. |
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| Junior | Mechanics 2. Strength of Materials, Stability of Structures, Hydraulics and Hydraulic Motors. |
| Electrical Engineering 1. Electrical Measurements, Direct Current Machinery, Telephony, Electric Batteries. |
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| Mechanical Engineering 2. Steam Engines and Boilers, Engine and Boiler Design, Steam Turbines, Gas Engines. |
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| Drawing 3. Structural Drawing, Shades and Shadows, Perspective. |
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| Senior | Mechanical Engineering 3. Hydraulic Machinery, Heating and Ventilation, Locomotive Engineering. |
| Mechanics 3. Analytical Statics, Dynamics of a Particle, Dynamics of a Rigid Body. |
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| Engineering Electives. | |
| Graduating Thesis. |
and boiler accessories. A complete engine and boiler design are required
of each student.
Shop work under instructors in the Forge Shop and in the
Foundry.
Steam Turbines and Gas Engines.—Thermodynamic theory of the
steam turbine; behavior of steam in nozzles and flow from orifices;
power and efficiency of the turbine; materials of construction, mechanics
of the turbine, and balancing the motor; study of standard types
of turbines. Theory of internal combustion engines; power, efficiency,
and economy; forces due to gas pressure and inertia; dimensions of
the engine parts. Laboratory exercises in thermodynamic and mechanical
efficiency tests of gasoline and alcohol engines. Complete
test of a steam power plant in the vicinity.
Mechanical Engineering 3. [Hancock].
Hydraulic Machinery.—Review of Theoretical Hydraulics as applied
to efflux from orifices, weirs, nozzles, and flow in pipes, canals,
and rivers; computation of the horse-power of streams and of hydraulic
transmissions; pressure machines, reciprocating pumps, water
wheels, turbines and centrifugal pumps, Complete hydraulic and
mechanical efficiency test of some water-power plant in the vicinity.
Heating and Ventilation.—Careful study and analysis of fuels
and determination of heat-values; types and arrangement of furnaces
and boilers; settings, appliances, and pipe fittings; principles of ventilation;
heat given off from radiating surfaces; systems of heating
and their design; special study of heating and ventilating public
buildings from the standpoint of correct sanitation. Laboratory exercises
in fuel tests, radiation from heating surfaces, and efficiency
tests of heating systems in large buildings.
Locomotive Engineering.—Study of the peculiarities in design
of locomotive furnaces and boilers; forced draft; valves and valve
gears; inertia effects on moving parts, their strength and design;
engine balancing; tractive force, hauling capacity, efficiency, and economy;
examination of the peculiar demands of service and investigation
of the means used to meet these demands.
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