ME 498

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in mechanical engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites.

1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary to a maximum of 9 hours.

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CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
48376	Lecture-Discussion	IJU	10:00AM -11:20AM	MW	Engineering Hall	Chadha, C Jasiuk, I	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Laser 3D Printing Section Info: The course addresses laser powder bed fusion (LPBD) 3D printing technology. The LPBF is an additive manufacturing (AM) process where a laser fuses particulate materials such as metals, polymers, or ceramics. The course includes an overview of the LPBD method, data preparation workflow, AM process chain, AM parameters-microstructure-property relations, post-processing, and case studies. EOS company will offer a summer internship to a top student in the class. This course is pre-approved by the MechSE UPO to count as a MechSE Elective course for ME students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
47098	Lecture-Discussion	JHU	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	Engineering Hall	He, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Carbon Capture and Storage Section Info: Carbon capture and storage is an important technology for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating global warming. This course will cover fundamentals for CO2 separation from syngas and post-combustion flue gas, the most advanced CO2 capture technologies including absorption, adsorption and membranes, CO2 compression and transportation, and CO2 sequestration in deep underground geological formations. The course will have regular lecture sessions, combined with reading and discussion sessions as well as the writing of a short research paper. This course will cover fundamentals for CO2 separation from syngas and post-combustion flue gas, CO2 capture technologies including absorption, adsorption and membranes, CO2 compression and transportation, and CO2 sequestration in deep underground geological formations. The course will have regular lecture sessions, combined with reading and discussion sessions as well as the writing of a 5-7 page research paper. This course is pre-approved by the MechSE UPO to count as a MechSE Elective course for ME students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
60698	Online	KN	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Nawaz, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Advanced Heat Exchangers Section Info: This course offers a comprehensive exploration of heat exchanger technologies, focusing on their fundamental principles, design considerations, performance analysis, and practical applications. Emphasizing energy efficiency and decarbonization, the course equips engineers, designers, and researchers with the skills needed to optimize heat exchangers across industries like HVAC&R, waste heat recovery, and water harvesting. Starting with core concepts in heat and mass transfer, the course covers essential heat transfer modes (conduction, convection, and radiation) and their impact on heat exchanger performance. The course covers various heat exchanger types, including shell-and-tube, plate, and air-cooled designs, and more advanced configurations enabled by emerging design optimization and manufacturing processes, while gaining insight into their advantages, limitations, and applications. Performance analysis tools, including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), will be introduced to assess efficiency, pressure drops, and thermal stresses. The course also explores the role of heat exchangers in real-world systems for capturing and reusing waste heat, contributing to energy savings and environmental sustainability. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC or MENG:Mech Engineering Onl-UIUC.
53473	Online Lecture	KNG	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Nawaz, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Advanced Heat Exchangers Section Info: This course offers a comprehensive exploration of heat exchanger technologies, focusing on their fundamental principles, design considerations, performance analysis, and practical applications. Emphasizing energy efficiency and decarbonization, the course equips engineers, designers, and researchers with the skills needed to optimize heat exchangers across industries like HVAC&R, waste heat recovery, and water harvesting. Starting with core concepts in heat and mass transfer, the course covers essential heat transfer modes (conduction, convection, and radiation) and their impact on heat exchanger performance. The course covers various heat exchanger types, including shell-and-tube, plate, and air-cooled designs, and more advanced configurations enabled by emerging design optimization and manufacturing processes, while gaining insight into their advantages, limitations, and applications. Performance analysis tools, including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), will be introduced to assess efficiency, pressure drops, and thermal stresses. The course also explores the role of heat exchangers in real-world systems for capturing and reusing waste heat, contributing to energy savings and environmental sustainability. Topic: Micro-manufacturing Processes and Automation Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53479	Online Lecture	KNU	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Nawaz, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Advanced Heat Exchangers Section Info: This course offers a comprehensive exploration of heat exchanger technologies, focusing on their fundamental principles, design considerations, performance analysis, and practical applications. Emphasizing energy efficiency and decarbonization, the course equips engineers, designers, and researchers with the skills needed to optimize heat exchangers across industries like HVAC&R, waste heat recovery, and water harvesting. Starting with core concepts in heat and mass transfer, the course covers essential heat transfer modes (conduction, convection, and radiation) and their impact on heat exchanger performance. The course covers various heat exchanger types, including shell-and-tube, plate, and air-cooled designs, and more advanced configurations enabled by emerging design optimization and manufacturing processes, while gaining insight into their advantages, limitations, and applications. Performance analysis tools, including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), will be introduced to assess efficiency, pressure drops, and thermal stresses. The course also explores the role of heat exchangers in real-world systems for capturing and reusing waste heat, contributing to energy savings and environmental sustainability. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
39186	Lecture-Discussion	LC3	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg	Cai, L Zhou, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Nano-MFG Sustainable Energy Section Info: Meeting the world's growing energy needs in a sustainable fashion is one of the most pressing problems today. This course will introduce the scope of the energy problems, define some of the options for sustainable energy, and look into the basic physics and chemistry of emerging sustainable energy technologies including batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, solar fuels, etc. State-of-the-art nanomanufacturing methods and advanced characterization of functional materials for sustainable energy applications will be discussed. This course is pre-approved by the MechSE UPO to count as a MechSE Elective course for ME students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
47741	Lecture-Discussion	LC4	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg	Cai, L Zhou, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Nano-MFG Sustainable Energy Section Info: Meeting the world's growing energy needs in a sustainable fashion is one of the most pressing problems today. This course will introduce the scope of the energy problems, define some of the options for sustainable energy, and look into the basic physics and chemistry of emerging sustainable energy technologies including batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, solar fuels, etc. State-of-the-art nanomanufacturing methods and advanced characterization of functional materials for sustainable energy applications will be discussed. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
69482	Online	LCO	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Cai, L Zhou, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Nano-MFG Sustainable Energy Section Info: Meeting the world's growing energy needs in a sustainable fashion is one of the most pressing problems today. This course will introduce the scope of the energy problems, define some of the options for sustainable energy, and look into the basic physics and chemistry of emerging sustainable energy technologies including batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, solar fuels, etc. State-of-the-art nanomanufacturing methods and advanced characterization of functional materials for sustainable energy applications will be discussed. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Civil Engr - Online - UIUC, MS:Industrial Engr Online-UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, MS:Env Engr CivilEngr ONL-UIUC, NDEG:Engineering GR ONL - UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr-Online-UIUC, MENG:Engr:Energy Sys Onl-UIUC, MENG:Mech Engineering Onl-UIUC, MENG:Engr:Energy Sys Onl-UIUC, MENG:Engr:AeroSys Online- UIUC, or MENG:Elec & Comp Eng ONL -UIUC.
46956	Online Lecture	UG3	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Lee, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Design of IC Engines