Coursework is offered by TFS Area faculty in a wide variety of topics pertinent to Thermal/Fluids Systems. These courses are categorized as Core Courses and Additional Courses. In addition to these courses, there are a number of Supplemental Courses offered within other areas of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and through other departments. Courses not listed on this page may also be acceptable in a program of study. All courses must be approved by the student's thesis/dissertation supervisor, thesis/dissertation committee, and the chair of the graduate studies committee. The Thermal/Fluids Systems Area also offers Undergraduate courses in the Undergraduate Technical Option Area.

TFS AREA CORE COURSES

The following are core courses for study within the TFS Area. Graduate students are expected to understand the material covered in each. These courses serve as the basis for the written Doctoral Qualifying Exams. Each course is offered once annually.

1. Dynamics Of Fluids
   1. ME 381P Topic 1: Incompressible Flow (Fundamentals)
   2. ME 381P Topic 3: Dynamics of Turbulent Flow
   3. ME 381P Topic 5: Incompressible Flow II (Applications)
   4. ME 381P Topic 6: Modeling of Turbulent Flows
   5. ME 381P Topic 7: Hypersonic Flow
2. Advanced Experimental Methods For Thermal/ Fluid Systems
   1. ME 382P: Advanced Experimental Methods for Thermal/ Fluids Systems

ADDITIONAL TFS AREA COURSES

The following are courses regularly offered by faculty within the TFS Area and may be used in a program of graduate study for TFS Area students of Mechanical Engineering. Most of these courses are offered either on an annual or biennial basis. However, a few are offered at less regular intervals; please check the Official UT Online Course Schedule to determine when a particular course is offered.

1. Mathematical Methods In Engineering
   1. ME 380Q Topic 1: Engineering Analysis: Analytical Methods
   2. ME 380Q Topic 2: Engineering Analysis: Numerical Methods
   3. ME 380Q Topic 3: Perturbation Methods
   4. ME 380Q Topic 4: Numerical Methods for Differential Equations
2. Thermodynamics
   1. ME 381Q Topic 1: Advanced Thermodynamics
   2. ME 381Q Topic 4: Gas Dynamics
3. Heat Transfer And Rate Processes
   1. ME 381R Topic 1: Conduction Heat Transfer
   2. ME 381R Topic 2: Convection Heat Transfer
   3. ME 381R Topic 3: Radiation Heat Transfer
   4. ME 381R Topic 4: Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer
   5. ME 381R Topic 5: Radiation in Participating Media
   6. ME 381R Topic 6: Two-Phase Transport Phenomenon
4. Design Of Thermal And Fluid Systems
   1. ME 382Q Topic 1: HVAC System Design
   2. ME 382Q Topic 2: Solar Thermal Energy System Design
5. Topics In Combustion
   1. ME 382R Topic 1: Fundamental Combustion Science

SUPPLEMENTAL TFS AREA COURSES

The following are courses offered outside the TFS Area and may be of interest to TFS Area students. Please check the Official UT Online Course Schedule and the Official UT Online Graduate Catalog to find additional courses which may be of interest.

1. Mechanical Engineering Courses
   1. ME 380Q Topic 1: Engineering Analysis: Analytical Methods
   2. ME 380Q Topic 4: Numerical Methods for Differential Equations
   3. ME 381Q Topic 1: Advanced Thermodynamics
   4. ME 381Q Topic 2: Statistical Thermodynamics
   5. ME 381Q Topic 3: Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics
2. Aerospace Engineering And Engineering Mechanics Courses
   1. EM 388: Solid Mechanics I
   2. EM 388L: Solid Mechanics II
   3. EM 388F: Fracture Mechanics
   4. EM 394F: Finite Elements Methods
   5. EM 388V: Theory of Viscoelasticity
3. Chemical Engineering Courses
   1. ChE 386K: Theory of X-Ray Diffraction
   2. ChE 386L: Laboratory Experiments in X-Ray Diffraction
   3. ChE 384: Kinetic Processes in Materials

 

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