Welcome to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern, ranked among the top ten worldwide in mechanical engineering by the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) and top five ...

Fundamentals of surface contact: surface topography, asperity contact, interfacial phenomena. Friction theories and wear mechanisms. Temperatures in sliding contacts. Hydrodynamic, hydrostatic, ...

Application of tools from differential geometry and Lie groups to problems in dynamics, controllability, and motion planning for mechanical systems, particularly with non-Euclidean configuration ...

Fundamentals of heat transfer by conduction, convection, radiation. Steady and transient heat conduction in solids. Forced and free convection in fluids. properties of thermal radiation. Radiation ...

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Basis for advanced courses in fluid dynamics. Stress, flow kinematics, rate of strain, material derivatives, and general balance equations. Navier -Stokes equations and exact solutions.Course Syllabus ...

We provide students with a strong foundation in mechanical engineering, prepare them for leadership and innovation by emphasizing independent thinking and teamwork, instill a systematic approach to ...

Introduction to modern computational methods for calculating thermodynamic, transport, and structural properties of materials. Computational chemistry, molecular simulation, and mesoscopic methods, ...

A student with a good scholastic record may be admitted to the Undergraduate Honors Program during the junior or pre-senior year. At the time of admission, the student must have a cumulative grade ...

Tuesday is a recitation session. Registration for this session is not necessary if it conflicts with other classes. No permission is required. ME 373 is the second course in fluid mechanics for ...

Modeling the dynamic behavior of physical systems. Concepts of causality, dependent and independent storages, and state. Introduction to bond graphs. Generation of state equations; analytical and ...