Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Ottawa
Room A-205 Colonel By Hall
Telephone: 562-5834
Fax: 562-5177
The Department
Chair of the Department
B.S. Dhillon
Graduate Studies Officer:
S. Tavoularis
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is one of the two constituents
of the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Consult the Institute entry beginning on page 163 of this Calendar for
a faculty list, graduate program descriptions, and admission requirements.
Programs of research and study are offered in several areas. Most research
projects in the Department are in the general fields of thermofluids, solid
mechanics, materials and design, manufacturing, and industrial engineering.
Members of the Department are engaged in research on the following topics:
elasticity, plasticity, viscoelasticity, micromechanics of solids, stress
analysis of shells, shell dynamics, strength of material, vibration, flow-induced
vibration, photo-elasticity and experimental stress analysis, metal forming,
plastic deformation and fracture of metals, ceramics and polymers, hot
working of metals, welding, time and temperature dependent solid state
processes, constitutive relations of plasticity and fracture, fibre composite
material pressure vessels and high performance energy storage rotors, automated
manufacturing of composites, two-phase heat transfer and fluid flow related
to nuclear reactors, two-phase thermosyphons, swirling flow, turbulent
flow structure, turbulent diffusion, flow and heat transfer in rod bundles,
hemodynamics of cardiac assist devices, infiltration and stack effect in
buildings, low Reynolds number flows, flow visualization, heat exchangers,
power generation, battery and fuel-cell/flywheel hydrid power train design,
liquid fuel combustion, alternate and broad-cut fuel I.C. engine design,
integrated computer-aided design systems, computer-aided manufacturing
and automation, computer control of mechanical systems, robot design and
control, computer vision for control of machines, reliability modelling,
human reliability, common-cause failures, transit system reliability, and
power production system reliability.
Research Facilities
Research is conducted in large, modern and well-equipped laboratories containing
computerized engine test cells, wind tunnels, water tunnels, towing tanks,
two-phase heat transfer and fluid flow loops, submerged arc welders, computer
controlled filament winder, material testing apparatus including computer
controlled tensile machine, hydraulic fatigue testing machine and impact
tester, high-speed data acquisition systems, photo-elastic equipment, shaker
table, high-speed rotor testing facility, a selection of mini-and micro-computers,
a state of the art CAD/CAM facility, robots, computer controllers, computer
controlled machine tools, and a low temperature facility. An AMDAHL 5880
computer is available for advanced degree work.
Graduate Courses
The following courses are not necessarily all given each year.
Engineering 89.501 (MCG5101)
Theory of Elasticity
Analysis of stress and strain. Stress and strain tensors. Yield criteria
laws of elasticity and general theorems. Stress functions. Two-dimensional
problems in rectangular and polar coordinates. Applications in plates and
shells. Strain energy techniques. Application of numerical analysis to
elasticity problems.
Engineering 89.502 (MCG5102)
Advanced Stress Analysis
Solutions to special beam problems including beams on elastic foundations,
curved beams, multi-span beams, etc. as well as some axisymmetric problems.
The significance of assumptions is discussed and solution techniques including
series solutions and energy methods are utilized.
Engineering 89.503 (MCG5103)
Theory of Perfectly Plastic Solids
Inelastic behaviour, model materials. Yield criteria and flow laws. Energy
principles. Contained plastic deformation. Plane strain. Slipline fields.
Applications to metal-forming processes.
Engineering 89.504 (MCG5104)
Theory of Plates and Shells
A general coverage of various approaches to plate problems and the application
of these methods to practical cases. A study of the theory of shells including
deformation of shells without bending, stresses under various loading conditions,
general theory of shells, shells forming surfaces of revolution.
Engineering 89.505 (MCG5105)
Continuum Mechanics
Fundamental equations of continuum mechanics. Thermodynamics of continua.
Rheological equations. Hamilton’s principle for continua. Analytical solution
of some elasticity and incompressible fluid dynamic problems. Extension
to viscoelasticity and plasticity. Sound waves. Shock waves. Numerical
methods of solution.
Engineering 89.506 (MCG5106)
Advanced Topics in Elasticity
Algebraic computation software. Curved solids. Governing equations of planar
elastostatics in Cartesian coordinates. Governing equations of plates.
Linear shell theory in curvilinear coordinates. Introduction to non-linear
elastostatics. Non-linear shell theory. Instability of cylindrical shells.
Thick and thin shell elastodynamics.
Engineering 89.507 (MCG5107)
Advanced Dynamics with Applications
Review of Euler/Newton and D’Alembert formulation, Euler Angles, Gyrodynamics,
analysis and response of rotating machinery. Lagrangian dynamics, generalized
coordinates, virtual work, generalized forces and the power function. Determination
of system constraint forces and equilibrium. Emphasis will be on modelling
and formulation of multi-degree-of-freedom vibrational, electro-mechanical,
two- and three-dimensional dissipative systems, and other engineering applications.
Engineering 89.508 (MCG5108)
Finite Element Analysis
Review of matrix algebra and structural mechanics. Direct and variational
approaches in the FE analysis of a continuum. Elastic plane stress, plane
strain, axisymmetric and three-dimensional elasticity. Elementary FE programing.
Isoparametric concept, conforming and non-conforming elements. Thin and
thick plates. Thin and thick shells, axisymmetric shells. Steady-state
field problems. Intermediate FE programing. Introduction to FE software.
Applications in mechanical engineering.
Engineering 89.509 (MCG5109)
Advanced Topics in Finite Element Analysis
Finite elements and their solution techniques. Multilayered plate, shell
and continua. Eigenvalue and transient analysis, material and geometric
non-linearities. Applications to fracture mechanics. Steady and transient
state heat conduction. Potential flow. Creeping flow and incompressible
viscous flow with inertia.
Engineering 89.510 (MCG5110)
Micromechanics of Solids
Introduction. Cartesian tensor notation. Continuum mechanics versus probabilistic
micromechanics. Analysis of stress and strain. Analysis of motion. Classes
of materials in micromechanics. Random theory of deformation. The stochastic
deformation process. Application to classes of materials in micromechanics.
Application to classes of structured solids. Experimental approaches.
Engineering 89.511 (MCG5111)
Gas Dynamics
Review of thermodynamics of perfect gases. Conservation equations for compressible
flows. Gas flow regimes. Wave propagation in compressible media. Isentropic
flow. One-dimensional unsteady flow: method of characteristics. Normal
and oblique shock waves. Prandtl-Meyer expansion fans. Nozzle, wind tunnel,
shock tube, diffuser and airfoil applications. Ideal gas flow in ducts
of variable section, friction, heat addition and heat loss. Multi-dimensional
flow and methods of characteristics. Imperfect gas effects, dissociation
and ionization. Methods of measurement.
Engineering 89.514 (MCG5114)
Analysis and Design of Pressure Vessels
Principles of design, materials, preliminary layout. Elastic analysis of
axisymmetric shells. Discontinuity analysis. Numerical methods, nozzle-shell
analysis. Plastic collapse, fatigue, fracture, creep, buckling.
Engineering 89.515 (MCG5115)
Non-Linear Optimization
Formulation of optimization problems. Unconstrained optimization: direct
search techniques, gradient techniques. Constrained optimization: by unconstrained
minimization, by direct methods. Mathematical programing. Geometric programing.
Dynamic programing. Examples and applications in Mechanical Engineering
topics.
Engineering 89.517 (MCG5117)
Introduction to Composite Materials
Review of strengthening mechanism in metals and polymers. Fibre-reinforced
composite materials: strengthening mechanisms, prediction of strengths
and moduli, specific properties, fracture mechanisms, toughness, fatigue,
creep, effect of environment; fabrication methods and engineering applications.
Laminates; mechanical properties and engineering applications.
Engineering 89.518 (MCG5118)
Introduction to Plasticity
The analysis of stress and strain in elastic and plastic continuum. Time
independent plastic deformation. The microscopic basis of plastic behaviour.
Rate dependent deformation. The effect of temperature. Materials testing.
Applications.
Engineering 89.519 (MCG5119)
Fracture Mechanics
Stress concentration in elastic and plastic media. The energy condition,
crack resistance, compliance, the J. integral. Crack arrest. Plain strain
and plain stress behaviour. The microscopic aspects of crack propagation.
The effect of temperature. Fatigue, stress corrosion cracking, and creep
fracture. Probabilistic fracture.
Engineering 89.526 (MCG5126)
Deformation of Materials
The deformation and fracture properties of metals, ceramics and polymers
are investigated in low temperature engineering environments. The principles
of atomic bond breaking processes as the fundamental physical process of
deformation and fracture are studied. Deformation kinetics analysis. Introduction
to dislocation theory. The rheological models. The analysis and interpretation
of constant strain rate, constant stress and stress relaxation tests in
terms of the material structure. Thermal activation analysis. Cyclic loading,
hydrostatic pressure effects. The principles and practice of short-term
testing and analysis.
Engineering 89.529 (MCG5129)
Hot Working of Metals
High temperature mechanical properties in metals. Types of recovery, recrystallization
and precipitation in metals and their effects on hot strength and structure.
Hot rolling of metals. Selection of rolling schedules. Influence of as-rolled
structure on room temperature mechanical properties such as yield, tensile
and fracture stresses, impact strength. Roll force calculation. Problems
and defects in rolling.
Engineering 89.531 (MCG5131)
Heat Transfer by Conduction
Steady one-dimensional systems. Differential equations of Bessel and Legendre.
Extended surface. Fourier series and integration of partial differential
equations. Steady two-dimensional systems. Steady-state numerical methods.
Steady heat source systems. Steady porous systems. Transient systems; heating
and cooling, unsteady boundary conditions, stationary and moving sources.
Transient numerical method. Experimental analogic method.
Engineering 89.532 (MCG5132)
Heat Transfer by Convection
General problems of convection. Fundamental equations. Boundary layer equations.
Forced convection in laminar flow. Forced convection in turbulent flow.
Free convection. Condensing and boiling. Heat transfer to liquid metals.
Heat transfer in high-speed flow. Special topics.
Engineering 89.533 (MCG5133)
Heat Transfer by Radiation
Thermal radiation and radiation properties. Radiant interchange among surfaces
separated by radiatively non-participating media. Radiant energy transfer
through absorbing, emitting and scattering media. Combined conduction and
radiation. Combined convection and radiation.
Engineering 89.534 (MCG5134)
Heat Transfer with Phase Change
Pool boiling. Hydrodynamics of two-phase flow. Flow boiling and flow boiling
crisis. Instability of two-phase flow. Condensation.
Engineering 89.536 (MCG5136)
Special Studies in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
Current topics in the field.
Engineering 89.537 (MCG5137)
Special Studies in Solid Mechanics and Materials
Current topics in the field.
Engineering 89.538 (MCG 5138)
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Current topics in the field.
Engineering 89.541 (MCG5141)
Statistical Thermodynamics
Kinetic theory of an ideal gas. The distribution of molecular velocities.
Transport phenomena. Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics. Quantum mechanics. Quantum
statistics. Partition functions. Partition functions and thermodynamic
properties. Derivations of specific heats of gases. Gas mixtures. Law of
mass action.
Engineering 89.548 (MCG5551)
Théorie d’Écoulement Visqueux
Dérivation des solutions exactes des équations de Navier-Stokes. Écoulement
à petit nombre de Reynolds. Écoulement de Stokes. Écoulement d’Oseen. Théorie
de lubrification. Couches limites laminaires. Introduction à la stabilité
hydrodynamique.
Engineering 89.549 (MCG5552)
Théorie de Turbulence
Révision des théories fondamentales et des résultats expérimentaux des
écoulements turbulents. Théorie universelle de l’équilibre, théorie isotropique
locale. Turbulence isotropique, contrainte homogène des écoulements, écoulements
turbulents dans les tuyaux et les canaux, jets, sillages, couches limites.
Diffusion turbulente. Modèles de turbulence.
Engineering 89.550 (MCG5557)
Méthodes Numériques en Mécanique des Fluides
Équations primitives. Méthodes de base à différences finies. Méthodes intégrales.
Critère de stabilité. Calcul des écoulements transitoires laminaires tri-dimensionnels.
Méthodes MAC de Los Alamos. Calcul des écoulements multidimensionnels turbulents.
Modèles de turbulence différentielle (K-E). La méthode numérique de Gosman.
Exemples de programmation et de vérification des problèmes exemples.
Engineering 89.551 (MCG5151)
Laminar Flow Theory
Derivation and exact solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations. Low Reynolds
number flows, Stokes flow. Oseen flow, lubrication theory. Laminar boundary
layers. Introduction to hydrodynamic stability.
Engineering 89.552 (MCG5152)
Theory of Turbulence
Review of the basic theories and experimental results of turbulent flow.
Universal equilibrium theory, locally isotropic theories, isotropic turbulence,
homogeneous shear flow, turbulent pipe and channel flow, jets, wakes, boundary
layers. Turbulent diffusion of passive contaminants. Modelling of turbulence.
Engineering 89.555 (MCG5155)
Inviscid Flow Theory
Langrangian and Eulerian description of fluid motion. Euler equations,
velocity potential, irrotational flow, stream function, singular flows.
Conformal mapping, Schwarz-Christoffel theorems. Airfoil theory, circulation
and lift.
Engineering 89.556 (MCG5156)
Measurement in Fluid Mechanics
Review of the common experimental techniques used in fluid mechanical research
and applications. Flow visualization techniques. Hot-wire anemometry. Laser-Doppler
anemometry. Measurement of concentration, temperature, force, pressure.
Engineering 89.557 (MCG5157)
Numerical Computation of Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Governing equations for fluid flow, heat transfer, and chemical species.
Explicit, implicit, finite difference and control volume procedures for
approximating the parabolic and elliptic sets of partial differential equations
and boundary conditions. Numerical solution by direct and iterative Gauss-Seidel
relaxation methods. Considerations of stability, convergence, and numerical
diffusion. Computational problems.
Engineering 89.558 (MCG5158)
Industrial Fluid Mechanics
Application of simple flows to analysis of more complex systems. Pipe and
duct systems, flow separation and control, aerosols, separation of particulates
from flow, cavitation, unsteady flow.
Engineering 89.559 (MCG5159)
Advanced Production Planning and Control
The principles of production management. Methods engineering, manufacturing
control. Recording and evaluation of operations. Financial and production
planning. Inventory control. Automation. Factory planning.
Engineering 89.561 (MCG5161)
Environmental Engineering
Thermodynamic considerations. Physiological reactions of humans to different
environments. Principles of ventilation, distribution and cleaning of air.
Illumination and acoustics.
Engineering 89.568 (MCG5168)
Industrial Organization
Principles of organization. Production processes. Organization and planning
production. Evaluation of production activities. The economics of production.
Planning for economy. Information engineering. Standardization.
Engineering 89.569 (MCG5169)
Advanced Topics in Reliability Engineering
Overview of classical reliability concepts. Fault tree construction and
evaluation. Common-cause failure analysis of engineering systems. Human
reliability modelling in engineering systems. Human unreliability data
banks. Three state device systems. Delta-star and Mellin transforms reliability
determination techniques. Models to compute reliability of on-surface transportation
vehicles. Reliability techniques applications in advanced engineering systems.
Engineering 89.570 (MCG5170)
CAD/CAM
Current technologies of CA drafting: hardware and software. Design software
description: optimization, analysis, and graphical representation. Current
technologies of CAM hardware (NC machines, robots, and automated transportation
systems) and computer-process interface and control. Introduction to group
technology, CA process planning, and CA quality control. Course is project
oriented with hands-on experience.
Engineering 89.571 (MCG5171)
Applied Reliability Theory
Coherent systems. Paths and cuts representation. State-space representation.
Observability and controllability. Failure rate. Repair time. System reliability
estimation: binomial model. Strength stress model. Failure detection and
isolation. Multiple sensors. Model based methods. Expert system approach.
Analytical redundancy. Applications.
Engineering 89.572 (MCG5172)
Introduction to Management of Automation (Robotics and Numerical Control)
Administrative concept of automation, robotics and numerical control; elements
of flexible manufacturing systems. Process design in automation. Role of
automation in the administration of manufacturing and project engineering.
Optimization in the design of computer assisted manufacturing (CAM). State
of art review.
Engineering 89.573 (MCG5173)
Systems Engineering and Integration
State space representation. Observability, controllability, state estimation.
Parameter identification. Steady-state and transient performance. Stability.
Monitoring and regulation. Discretization effects. System integration.
Bandwidth coordination. Technological systems design examples.
Engineering 89.576 (MCG5176)
Industrial Control Systems
Concept, analysis and design of classical and modern industrial control
systems: classical control systems; design of electro-mechanical servo-systems
and process controllers. Modern control system applications; basic techniques
in the use of microprocessors. Microprocessor/microcomputer based control
systems for robotics, automation, manufacturing and instrumentation applications.
Design project of industrial control and automation systems. Not accessible
to students who have taken MCG 4108.
Engineering 89.577 (MCG 5177)
Robot Mechanics
Robotics overview. Transformations. Basics of robot kinematics, statics
and dynamics. Introduction to practical robots, control and programing.
Project in analysis, design or application of manipulators. Not accessible
to students who have taken MCG 4132.
Engineering 89.578 (MCG5178)
Advanced Topics in CAD/CAM
Overview of totally integrated CAD/CAM systems. Details of design and manufacturing
software tools. Methods of linking design and manufacturing tools to form
an integrated CAD/CAM system. Students will undertake projects which will
provide them with hands-on experience.
Engineering 89.579 (MCG5179)
Flexible Manufacturing
Types of manufacturing systems. The concept of flexible manufacturing.
Overview of the basic components of flexible manufacturing systems: NC
machine tools, programable manipulators, guided vehicles, storage and retrieval
warehouses. Machine cells. System layout and reliability. Group technology.
Workpieces and tools routing. Operations sequencing.
Engineering 89.580 (MCG5180)
Advanced Topics in Composite Materials
Computer automated manufacturing techniques. Advanced topics in lamination
theory. Interlaminar stresses and free edge effects. Lamina and laminate
failure theories. Principles of non-destructive testing including damage
assessment. Mechanics and failure of particle, flake, thermoplastic and
metal matrix composites.
Engineering 89.581 (MCG5181)
Advanced Vibrations
Kinematics of vibrations, the single-degree-of-freedom system, without
and with damping, two degrees of freedom, several degrees of freedom, vibration
of shafts, critical speeds, complex presentation, influence coefficients,
matrix method, stability of solution, approximate methods.
Engineering 89.582 (MCG5182)
Theory of Elastic Instability
Considerations of instability with respect to small deformation. Differential
equations for linear elements. Conservative and non-conservative force
systems. Energy methods. Instability due to torsional and lateral forces
in beams. Instability of elements curved in a plane. Applications of trigonometric
series in the above problems. Stability of linear members in the inelastic
zone.
Engineering 89.585 (MCG5185)
Multivariable Digital Control
Quantization. Z-Transform. State equations. Jordan canonical form. Multirate
and nonsynchronous samplings. Controllability and observability of digital
systems. Digital controllers design using bilinear transformation. Digital
PID controller. Stability. Optimal control of digital systems. Examples
of controlling mechanical system actuators.
Engineering 89.586 (MCG5186)
Non-Linear Discontinuous Dynamics and Control
Hamiltonian dynamics. Hamiltonian control systems. Lyapunov dynamics. Decoupling.
Phase space analysis. Switching and sliding mode control. Boundary layer
continuous approximation. Actuator, sensors and controller requirements.Manipulation
control examples.
Engineering 89.591 (MCG5191)
Combustion in Premixed Systems
Stoichiometry, thermo-chemistry, ignition, flame propagation, flame stabilization,
diffusion flames, turbulent combustion, modelling.
Engineering 89.592 (MCG5192)
Combustion in Diffusion Systems
Gaseous jet flames, combustion of liquid droplets, atomization, spray flames,
coal combustion, fluidized bed combustion.
MCG 6000
Mechanical Engineering Report
For students in the course work master’s program working on the Engineering
Report.
MCG 7999
M.A.Sc. Thesis
For students working towards their master’s thesis.
MCG 9997
Preparation for Ph.D. Thesis Proposal.
Following completion of the comprehensive examination, registration required
for all Ph.D. candidates until the thesis proposal is accepted by the advisory
committee.
MCG 9998
Preparation for Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination
Registration required for all Ph.D. candidates until the comprehensive
examination is passed.
MCG 9999
Ph.D. Thesis
For students working towards their Ph.D. thesis.