02208511 Engineering Analysis for Mechanical and Energy Engineers 3(3-0-6) units

Engineering analysis, boundary value problems, solutions of ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, vector calculus, complex analytic functions, con formal mapping, complex integrals, methods of formulating and solving problems in mechanical and energy engineering.

02208512 Energy Engineering 3(3-0-6) units

Energy situation energy source and cost energy utilization and consumption calculation energy from fossil fuel steam power plant gas turbines processes alternative fuels technology in energy storage energy saving.

02208515 Statistical Energy Analysis 3(3-0-6) units

Procedures of statistical energy analysis, modeling the system, basic equations of statistical energy analysis, mode count, damping loss factor, coupling loss factor and input power calculation.

02208516 Biomass Conversion 3(3-0-6) units

Concept of biomass conversion, biomass property, thermochemical conversion of biomass, pyrolysis, gasification ,combustion and fluidized bed, biological conversion of biomass, biogas production and ethanol production, densification of biomass, environmental impacts.

02208517 Decision Analysis for Energy Project Management 3(3-0-6) units

Project management, analysis processes and project managing, analysis study of project possibility, project feasibility studies, project monitoring, project schedules and cost controlling; project evaluation, quality and risk management, decision methods in process management and techniques, case study of making decision analyses, decision making factors.

02208518 Energy Conservation in Industry 3(3-0-6) units

Energy conservation methods, conceptual framework for energy efficiency promotion in industry, energy consumption auditing and index, energy balance, estimation of possible energy saving and economic analyses, energy conservation opportunities, methods of optimal energy produce and use, techniques for improving มคอ.2 -21- energy efficiency, energy conservation methods for industrial equipment, machines and processes, using condensate in industries, cogeneration power plant.

02208519 Energy Resources and Technologies 3(3-0-6) units

World energy sources. Fossil fuel. Consumption and lifetime of energy for oil. Coal and natural gas. Combustion. Gasification and power generation from fossil energy. Theory and application of energy: solar, biomass, wind, geothermal, hydropower, tidal, wave and ocean thermal. Status of fossil energy and renewable energy in the present and future.

02208529 Optimization Methods for Mechanical Engineering 3(3-0-6) units

Method of linear optimization, network flows, discrete optimization, dynamic optimization, nonlinear optimization, steepest descent, Newton’s method and Quasi-Newton method, dynamic programming, graph มคอ.2 -22- theory and genetic algorithm.

02208531 Mathematical Modeling of Mechanical Properties of Materials 3(3-0-6) units

Mathematical modeling of linear and nonlinear materials, mechanical properties of viscoelastic materials, hyperelastic materials. Composite materials, nano materials, modeling of materials flow stress, stress relaxation of materials. Testing and computer method for mechanical properties of materials.

02208548 Thermo-economic Engineering 3(3-0-6) units

Concept of thermo-economic engineering, exergy, development of mathematical model of thermo-economic engineering, optimization; application of thermo-economic in power plant, refrigeration system, air conditioning system and renewable energy system, device selection for maximum utilization.

02208555 Drying of Foods and Cereal Grains 3(3-0-6) units

Air movement. Moist air properties. Equilibrium moisture contents. Thermo physical properties of food and grains. Grain drying systems. Rigorous and simplified analysis of grain drying. Simulation of various food and biomaterial drying systems, approximate calculation methods for various techniques of food drying.

02208558 Combustion and Heat Transfer 3(3-0-6) units

Combustion Theory, chemical and kinematics thermodynamics, combination and diffusion, structure of flame, pollution and cleaning processes, graphical and numerical conduction analyses, fluid flowing and boundary layers, application of forced and free convection, condensation and boiling, concept and evaluation of radiation.

02208559 Thermal Systems Operation and Design 3(3-0-6) units

Thermal system and equipment, theory of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Heat exchangers: types, performance, design and application. Waste heat recovery applications and economics evaluation. Thermal storage. Sensible and latent heat systems. Theory of refrigeration and air conditioning system and application.

02208584 Mobile Robotics 3(3-0-6) units

Designing and constructing mobile robot platform, basic system design and program of mobile robots, sensors and actuators for mobile robots, mobile robot programming, path planning for obstacle avoidance, behavior-based human algorithm, mobile robot applications

02208591 Research Methods in Mechanical and Energy Engineering 1(0-3-2) units

Research methods in mechanical and energy engineering, research proposal writing, research report writing, utilization of instrumentation in mechanical and energy engineering research, application of software in instrument control and data analysis.

02208596 Selected Topics in Mechanical and Energy Engineering 1-3 units

Interesting topics in mechanical engineering at the master’s degree level, the topics are subject to change in each semester

02208597 Seminar 1 unit

Presentation and discussion on interesting topics in mechanical and energy engineering at the master’s degree level.

02208598 Special Problems 1-3 units

Study and research in mechanical and energy engineering at master’s degree level and compile into written reports.

02208599 Thesis 1-36 units

Research at the master’s degree level and compile into a thesis.

01208521 Finite Element Method in Stress Analysis 3(3-0-6) units

Variational formulation of the finite element method, techniques of constructing and assembling characteristic element matrices, principle of minimum potential energy, principle of virtual displacements, application to problems in stress analysis, computer implementation of the finite element method.

01208522 Advanced Machine Design 3(3-0-6) units

Analysis of stresses and deflections due to complicated loading ; investigation

01208523 Advanced Mechanics of Machinery 3(3-0-6) units

Selected topics in machine analysis, such as cam radius of curvature, planetary gearing, circulating power, efficiency, minimum equivalent polar moment of inertia, stresses due to inertia forces, balancing of engines

01208526 Fracture Mechanics 3(3-0-6) units

A design concepts, analyses, and test methods for assuring fracture-safe structural reliability, the material parameters used in materials specifications, nondestructive inspection methods, the fracture mechanisms as a basis to determine causes of failure.

01208531 Theory of Elasticity 3(3-0-6) units

Fundamental equations of the mechanics of elastic bodies; plane problem; bending, torsion and extension of prismatic bodies; three dimensional problem; propagation of waves in elastic media; approximate methods; introduction to theory of plasticity.

01208534 Design of Pressure Vessels 3(3-0-6) units

Application of plate and shell theories for design and construction of pressure vessels, cylindrical shells and spherical shells: design procedure and testing of gas containers; specifications for pressure vessels and non destructive examination.

01208541 Classical Thermodynamics 3(3-0-6) units

General thermodynamic relationships, equations of state for real gases, multi-component systems, multi-component phase equilibrium, system involving external force fields, the third law of thermodynamics, reaction equilibrium.

01208542 Advanced Fluid Mechanics 3(3-0-6) units

Conservation laws, flow kinematics, special forms of the governing equations, two-dimensional potential flows, three-dimensional potential flows, surface waves, exact solutions, low-reynolds-number solutions, boundary layers, shock waves.

01208549 Finite Element Method in Thermal and Fluid Flow Analysis 3(3-0-6) units

Variational and weighted residual formulations of the finite element method, techniques of constructing and assembling characteristic element matrices, Rayleigh-Ritz method, Galerkin method, application to problems in thermal and fluid analysis, computer implementation of the finite element method.

01208571 Dynamic System Modeling and Analysis 3(3-0-6) units

Dynamic modeling of nonlinear mechanical, electrical, electromechanical, thermal and fluid systems; model representation in state variable, input-output, matrix form and block diagrams; linearization; time and frequency domain analysis; computational simulations.

01208576 Artificial Neural Networks in Mechanical Engineering 3(3-0-6) units

Biological neural networks, history and importance of artificial neural networks logical neuron, models and architectures of artificial neural networks, learning and working principles of supervised and unsupervised artificial neural networks.

01208577 Mechatronics 3(3-0-6) units

Analog electronic design, sensors, actuators, filters, controllers, amplifiers, digital controllers.

01208578 Digital Control Systems 3(3-0-6) units

Sampling and data reconstruction; z-transforms and state variable, descriptions of discrete-time systems; modeling and identification, analysis and design using root locus, frequency response, and state space techniques; optimal control.

01208581 Nonlinear Systems in Mechanical Engineering 3(3-0-6) units

Fundamental properties of second-order nonlinear systems; input output stability, absolute stability; frequency domain analysis, perturbation and averaging.

01208583 Robotics 3(3-0-6) units

Mathematical tools for modeling and analysis of robotic systems, kinematic and dynamics models, motion planning, motion control sensing.

01208588 Advanced Dynamics 3(3-0-6) units

Elementary dynamic relationships; variational principles and Lagrange’s equations, gyroscopic theory, Hamilton’s equation and canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, engineering applications.

01208589 Advanced Mechanical Vibration 3(3-0-6) units

Dynamic analysis of multi-degree of freedom discrete vibrating systems; Lagrangian formulation, matrix and numerical methods, impact and mechanical transients; dynamic analysis of continuous media; vibration and wave motion analysis of strings, elastic bars, beams, plates and fluid column; earthquake wave propagation