Oct 09, 2026  
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

ME 432 Applied Thermal Science

Fall/Spring

This elective course focuses on applications of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer to current and relevant mechanical engineering problems. The course emphasizes application of the fundamental thermal laws, including conservation of mass, momentum and energy and the second law of thermodynamics, to design and analyze energy systems. The specific applications addressed may change depending on current advancements in engineering and interest in particular topics by the students and/or instructor. Prerequisite: Completion of ME 320  and EGR 360  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.

3 credit hours