AEE 501. Fundamental Aerodynamics. 3 Hours

Fundamentals of aerodynamics including compressibility phenomena for subsonic, transonic, and supersonic flow. Emphasis on steady and inviscid force and moment determination for airfoils and finite wings. Prerequisite(s): Fluid mechanics or an equivalent course .

AEE 502. Advanced Aerodynamics. 3 Hours

Advanced analytical development of viscous and compressible aerodynamics as applied to lifting surfaces and slender bodies. Approximations to lifting surface theory and numerical solutions. Introduction to unsteady aerodynamics. Prerequisite(s): AEE 501.

AEE 503. Introduction to Continuum Mechanics. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 503. Tensors, calculus of variations, Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions of motion. General equations of continuum mechanics, constitutive equations of mechanics, thermodynamics of continua. Specialization to cases of solid and fluid mechanics. Prerequisite(s): EGM 303.

AEE 504. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 504. An advanced course in fluid mechanics with emphasis on the derivation of conservation equations and the application of constitutive theory. Navier-Stokes equations. Ideal fluid approximation. Exact and approximate solutions to classical viscous and inviscid problems. Compressible and incompressible flows. Corequisite(s): MEE 503 or AEE 503.

AEE 506. Mechanical Behavior of Materials. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 506. Fudamental relationships between the struture and mechanical behavior of materials. Includes fundamentals of stress and strain, the physical basis for elastic deformation, elementary dislocation theory and plastic deformation, strengthening mechanisms, yield criteria and their application to biaxial and multi-axial behavior and failure, fracture and toughening mechanisms, creep and creep rupture,behavior and failure of cellualr solids, and fatigue. Prerequisite(s): MAT 501 or MAT 502 or consent of instructor.

AEE 507. Orbital Dynamics. 3 Hours

Solution of the two-body problem; coordinate systems; time measurement; orbital elements. Basic orbital maneuvers; transfers; rendezvous; ground-tracks. Methods of orbit determination. Restricted three-body problem and introduction to artificial satellite theory. Prerequisite(s): MTH 219, EGM 202, or equivalent.

AEE 509. Experimental Aerodynamics. 3 Hours

Fundamentals of wind tunnel components and design, wind tunnel characterization, blockage corrections, calibration of six component force balances, flow visualization methods, optical flow diagnostic techniques such as Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). Use of equipment such as hot-wire anemometer, steady and unsteady pressure transducers, six component force sensors, multi-hole probes, high speed cameras and associated equipment for PIV. Prerequisites: (MEE 401 or AEE 501 or equivalent) or permission of instructor.

AEE 511. Principles of Corrosion. 3 Hours

Theoretical and practical application of electrochemical principles to the field of corrosion covering thermodynamics, kinetics, forms of corrosion and methods for characterizing and controlling corrosion in areas of biomedical engineering, aerospace, automotive, and marine environments. Prerequisite(s): MAT 501.

AEE 513. Propulsion. 3 Hours

Principles of propulsive devices, aerothermodynamics diffuser and nozzle flow, energy transfer in turbo-machinery, turbojet, turbo-fan, prop-fan engines, turbo-prop and turboshaft engines. RAM and SCRAM jet analysis and a brief introduction to related materials and air frame-propulsion interaction.

AEE 517. Radiation Heat Transfer. 3 Hours

Currently offered as MEE 517. Fundamental relationships of radiation heat transfer. Radiation characteristics of surfaces. Geometric considerations in radiation exchange between surfaces. Emissivity and absorptivity of gases. Introduction to radiative exchange in gases.

AEE 521. Flight Vehicle Dynamics. 3 Hours

Dynamics of flight vehicles that emphasize the fundamental theory of flight and its application to aerospace systems. Static and dynamic stability including the characteristic longitudinal and lateral perturbation motions about the equilibrium state. Prerequisite(s): AEE 501.

AEE 523. Engineering Design Optimization. 3 Hours

An introduction to the theory and algorithms of nonlinear optimization with an emphasis on applied engineering problems. Fundamentals include Newton's method, line searches, trust regions, convergence rates, and linear programming. Advanced topics include penalty, barrier and interior-point methods.

AEE 525. Principles in Corrosion. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 525. Theoretical and practical application of electrochemical principles to the field of corrosion covering thermodynamics, kinetics, forms of corrosion in areas of biomedical engineering, aerospace, automotive and marine environments. Prerequisite: MEE 501.

AEE 526. Aerospace Fuels Science. 3 Hours

Basic elements of hydrocarbon fuel production including petroleum based fuels and alternative fuels. Fuel properties, specifications, handling, and logistics. Introduction to chemical kinetics and the chemistry associated with liquid phase thermal-oxidative degradation of fuels. Introduction to the computational modeling of fuel thermal stability and fuel systems. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

AEE 527. Automatic Control Theory. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 527. Stability and performance of automatic control systems. Classical methods of analysis including transfer functions, time-domain solutions, root locus and frequency response methods. Modern control theory techniques including state variable analysis, transformation to companion forms, controllability, pole placement, observability and observer systems. Prerequisite(s): ELE 432, MEE 435, or equivalent.

AEE 538. Introduction to Aeroelasticity. 3 Hours

The study of the effect of aerodynamic forces on a flexible aircraft. Flexibility coefficients and natural modes of vibration. Quasi-steady aerodynamics. Static aeroelastic problems; wing divergence and dynamic aeroelasticity; wing flutter. An introduction to structural stability augmentation with controls. Prerequisite(s): AEE 501.

AEE 539. Structural Design Optimization. 3 Hours

The study of structural design using gradient and non-gradient based optimization techniques. Fundamentals of the non-linear mathematical programming problem, conditions of optimality, constrained and unconstrained optimization algorithms, sensitivity analysis, sequential quadradic programming, genetic algorithms, structural sizing, shape and topology optimization. Prerequisites: (MEE 409 or equivalent) or permission of instructor.

AEE 540. Flight Vehicle Dynamics. 3 Hours

Dynamics of flight vehicles that emphasize the fundamental theory of flight and its application to aerospace systems. Static and dynamic stability including the characteristic longitudinal and lateral perturbation motions about the equilibrium state. Prerequisite(s): AEE 501 or permission of instructor.

AEE 541. Experimental Mechanics of Composite Materials. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 541. Introduction to the mechanical response of fiber-reinforced composite materials with emphasis on the development of experimental methodology. Analytical topics include stress-strain behavior of an isotropic materials, laminate mechanics, and strength analysis. Theoretical models are applied to the analysis of experimental techniques used to characterize composite materials. Lectures are supplemented by laboratory sessions in which characterization tests are performed on contemporary composites. Prerequisite(s): EGM 303 or EGM 330.

AEE 543. Analytical Mechanics of Composite Materials. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 543. Analytical models are developed to predict the mechanical and thermal behavior of fiber-reinforced composite materials as a function of constituent material properties. Both continuous and discontinuous fiber-reinforced systems are considered. Specific topics include basic mechanics of an isotropic materials, micromechanics, lamination theory, free-edge effects, and failure criteria. Prerequisite(s): EGM 303 or EGM 330.

AEE 545. Computational Methods for Design. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 545. Modeling of mechanical systems and structures, analysis by analytical and numerical methods, development of mechanical design criteria and principles of optimum design. Selected topics in mechanical design and analysis, use of the digital computer as an aid in the design of mechanical elements. Prerequisite(s): Computer programming.

AEE 546. Finite Element Analysis I. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 546. Fundamental development of the Finite Element Methods (FEM) and solution to field and comprehensive structural problems. Variational principles and weak-forms; finite element discretization; shape functions; finite elements for field problems; bar, beam, plate, and shell elements; isoparametric finite elements, stiffness, nodal force, and mass matrices; matrix assembly procedures; computer coding techniques; modeling decisions; program output interpretation. Course emphasis on a thorough understanding of FEM theory and modeling techniques. Prerequisite(s): AEE 503 or MEE 533.

AEE 547. Finite Element Analysis II. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 547. Advanced topics: heat transfer; transient dynamics; nonlinear analysis; substructuring and static condensation; effects of inexact numerical integration and element incompatibility; patch test; frontal solution techniques; selected topics from the recent literature. Prerequisite(s): MEE 546.

AEE 550. Exergy Analysis for Aerospace Applications. 3 Hours

Apply the concept of exergy to the integration of rate mechanisms (i.e., heat transfer and fluid dynamics) into thermodynamic system modeling and analyses; design challenges through open-ended problems with explicit considerations of system-level impacts, engineering trade-offs, and system optimization. Analysis, modeling & design of engineering systems involving applications of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid flow. Perform exergy and thermodynamic analyses and optimization of selected systems. Prerequisites: (MEE 511 or equivalent) or permission of instructor.

AEE 551. Noise & Vibration Control. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 551. Concepts of noise and vibration control applied to mechanical systems. Methodologies covered will include passive treatments using resistive elements (sound absorbers, vibration damping) and reactive elements (tailoring of material stiffness and mass); active control of sound and vibration; and numerical analysis. Prerequisite(s): MEE 439.

AEE 553. Compressible Flow. 3 Hours

Fundamental equations of compressible flow. Introduction to flow in two and three dimensions. Two-dimensional supersonic flow, small perturbation theory, method of characteristics, oblique shock theory. Introduction to unsteady one-dimensional motion and shock tube theory. Method of surface singularities. Prerequisite(s): AEE 504 or equivalent.

AEE 554. Transonic Aerodynamics. 3 Hours

Fundamentals of transonic flows; transonic characteristics and flow modeling, transonic similarity, properties of shock waves, shock-boundary layer interactions, three-dimensional effects, transonic solution techniques. Prerequisites: (AEE 501 or equivalent) or permission of instructor.

AEE 555. Turbulence. 3 Hours

Origin, evolution, and dynamics of fully turbulent flows. Description of statistical theory, spectral dynamics, and the energy cascade. Characteristics of wall-bounded and free turbulent shear flows. Reynolds stress models. Prerequisite(s): AEE 504 or equivalent.

AEE 556. Hypersonic Aerodynamics. 3 Hours

Hypersonic prediction techniques, similarity rules, Newtonian impact theory, high-temperature equilibrium properties of gases; wake characteristics; heat transfer, chemical kinetics and reacting gas flows, simulation and testing techniques. Prerequisite(s): AEE 504 or permission of instructor.

AEE 557. Viscous Flow. 3 Hours

Development of the Prandtl boundary layer approximation in two and three dimensions for both compressible and incompressible flows. Exact and approximate solutions for laminar flows. Unsteady boundary layers. Linear stability theory and transition to turbulence. Empirical and semi-empirical methods for turbulent boundary layers. Prerequisites: (MEE 504 or equivalent) or permission of instructor.

AEE 558. Computational Fluid Dynamics. 3 Hours

Introduction to the numerical computation of continuum fluid flows in engineering applications. Finite­-difference and finite­-volume numerical formulations as well as iterative and temporal solution procedures. Introduction to the use of commercial CFD codes to analyze flow problems of practical engineering interest including verification and validation (V&V). Prerequisite(s): MEE 504 or permission of instructor.

AEE 560. Propulsion Systems. 3 Hours

Introduction and history, types of propulsion systems, thermodynamics review and simple cycle analysis, thermodynamics of high speed gas flow, aircraft gas turbine engine, parametric cycle analysis of various types of gas turbine engines, component and engine performance analysis (inter-turbine burners), advanced cycles with regeneration, reheating, and inter-cooling, variable and inverse cycle engines, hybrid propulsion systems (turbo-ramjets, rocket-ram-scramjets, etc.), advanced propulsion systems, pulse detonation engine theory and concepts, thermal management of high-speed flight, energy management and vehicle synthesis. Prerequisite(s): (MEE 413 or MEE 513) or permission of instructor.

AEE 561. Viscous Flow. 3 Hours

Development of the Prandtl boundary layer approximation in two and three dimensions for both compressible and incompressible flows. Exact and approximate solutions for laminar flows. Unsteady boundary layers. Linear stability theory and transition to turbulence. Empirical and semi-empirical methods for turbulent boundary layers. Prerequisite: (MEE 504 or equivalent) or permission of instructor.

AEE 565. Fundamentals of Fuels & Combustion. 3 Hours

Offered as MEE 565. Heat of combustion and flame temperature calculations; rate of chemical reaction and Arrhenius relationship; theory of thermal explosions and concept of ignition delay and critical mass; phenomena associated with hydrocarbon-air combustion; specific applications of combustion.

AEE 590. Problems in Aerospace Engineering. 1-3 Hours

Special topics in Aerospace.

AEE 593. GEA - Course A. 6 Hours

This course is for students enrolled in Aerospace Engineering who are part of the GE ACE program. This course is permissions only.

AEE 594. GEA - Course B. 6 Hours

This course is for students enrolled in Aerospace Engineering who are part of the GE ACE program. This course is permissions only.

AEE 595. Aerospace Engineering Project. 0-6 Hours

Student participation in an aerospace research, design, or development project under the direction of a project advisor. The student must show satisfactory progress as determined by the project advisor and must present a written report at the conclusion of the project.

AEE 599. Aerospace Engineering Thesis. 1-3 Hours

Thesis in Aerospace Engineering.

AEE 690. Selected Readings in Aerospace Engineering. 1-3 Hours

Directed readings in aerospace engineering to be arranged and approved by the student's advisory committee and the program director. May be repeated.

AEE 698. DE Dissertation. 1-15 Hours

An original investigation as applied to aerospace engineering practice. Results must be of sufficient importance to merit publication.

AEE 699. PHD Dissertation. 1-3 Hours

Research in aerospace engineering. Results must be of sufficient importance to merit publication.