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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

Engineering 2M [Hancock].

Elementary Steam Engineering.—Descriptive and experimental
study of steam and gas engines, steam turbines, condensers, feed-water
heaters, feed pumps and injectors. The properties of steam;
the steam engine indicator, calorimeters, and separators. Engine
testing and the computation of power and efficiency. Weekly problems
for private solution. For illustration and practice free use
is made of the steam equipment of the laboratory and of the university
power plant.

Steam Boilers and Power Plants.—Power boilers and superheaters;
choice of type for specific service; fuels, combustion, corrosion,
and incrustation; furnaces, settings, and boiler rating. Choice and
arrangement of apparatus for steam power plants; piping plans, and
estimates of cost. Weekly problems and designs.

Machine Design.—Straining actions in machine elements; friction,
lubrication, and efficiency; riveted fastenings, screws and screw
fastenings; keys, cotters, and force fits; axles, shafting, and couplings,
journals and bearings; belt and rope transmissions; toothed
gearing, spur, and bevel wheels. Problems for private solution involving
analysis and design of machine elements are assigned each
week. Lectures, 1-2, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Engineering 3M. [Hancock].

Thermodynamics of Heat Engines.—Thermodynamic theory o
hot air, gas, and steam engines, steam turbines, air compressing and
refrigerating machinery and compressed air transmission. Laboratory

tests for heat consumption and thermal efficiency. Weekly
problems for private solution.

Engine Design.—Straining actions in and design of engine parts;
valves, valve gears, nozzles, vanes, and governors; balancing. Weekly
problems and designs.

Hydraulic Machinery.—Pressure machines, hydraulic transmission,
reciprocating pumps, turbines, and centrifugal pumps; hydraulic
power plants. Weekly problems and designs. Lectures, 9-10,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Engineering 4M. [Hancock].

Kinematics of Machines.—Plane, spheric, and screw motions;
quadric and slider-crank chains; cams, ratchets, escapements, toothed
gears, et cetera. Weekly problems for graphical solution.

Locomotive Engineering.—Locomotive furnaces and boilers;
valves and valve gears; inertia effects on moving parts, their
strength and design; balancing, tractive force, hauling capacity, efficiency,
and economy. Weekly problems and designs. Lectures,
12-1, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

In addition to the instruction in the principles of Mechanical
Engineering gained from the lectures and the demonstrations in the
laboratory connected with them, the student learns much from the
courses in engineering practice outlined below. In these he solves
for himself under the personal criticism and guidance of competent
instructors all the fundamental problems in the practical duties of
the mechanical engineer.

Advanced Machine Shop.—Bench and machine-tool work in the
construction of articles of commercial value. Fall Term of the
Junior year, and Winter Term of the Senior year; hours, 3-6, thrice
weekly.

Pattern Making, Foundry and Forge Shop.—Simple solid and
split patterns and core boxes; core making, moulding, and casting;
exercises in forging iron and steel; forging and tempering center
punches, cold chisels, lathe, and planer tools. Spring Term of the
Junior year. Hours, 3-6, twice weekly.

Steam Laboratory.—Practice at the Lighting and Power Plant
in the operation and care of boilers, engines, generators, pumps,
feed-water heaters, et cetera; in the steam laboratory with steam
and gasoline engines, condensers, calorimeters, separators, indicators;
steam fitting and testing steam lines. Winter Term of the
Junior year. Hours, 3-6, twice weekly.