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Semester 2
Conceptual Design for Mechanical Engineers 3 (MECE09030)
Subject
Mechanical Engineering
College
SCE
Credits
10
Normal Year Taken
3
Delivery Session Year
2023/2024
Pre-requisites
Course Summary
Design is often regarded as the central creative activity of engineering, this course aims to enhance the skills of analysis and synthesis required to develop solutions to open-ended problems. CDM3 aims to teach techniques for the effective evaluation and communication of design ideas. To support thisthe students will also acquire a knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes selection along with the most common component / system failure modes.
Course Description
Course Syllabus:Unit 1-Course OverviewIntroduction; The Design Process; Creative style; Brainstorming.Unit 2-Concept communicationEffective graphic and verbal communication of design ideas to groups and individuals.Unit 3-Design Requirements and Design DefinitionExploring the design requirement through the use of tools like the requirement Trees and producing Product Design Specifications.Identification of Design need; Product Life Cycle; Legislative constraints.Unit 4-Material and process selectionTo build the general understanding of the uses and limitations of common engineering materials and which processes can be used to shape them.Unit 5-Concept calculation, approximations and assumptionsTo gain an understanding of the types of calculations and estimations that can be used to select and evaluate design concepts.Unit 6-Material Properties and FailureStatic Strength; Stiffness; Brittleness; Resilience; Toughness; Creep.Unit 7-Stress ConcentrationDesign for Static Strength.Unit 8-Fatigue FailureTerminology; Measurement; Characteristic Curves; Miner's Rule; S-N Curves.Unit 9-Component and systemFailure Reliability of an assembly and the cost of reliability.Unit 10-Tools for exploring the failure of a Design Fault trees; Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Assessment Information
Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%
Additional Assessment Information
Coursework %: 100
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