Seminar on Advanced Mechanical Engineering

Course title

A0744300

	SAEKI Masato
	ISHII Yasuyuki
	UCHIMURA Yutaka
	SAKAUE Kenichi
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	SAWA Takekazu
	SHIRAI Katsuaki
	SUWA Yoshihide
	TSUNODA Kazumi
	FUTAI Nobuyuki
	MATSUO Shigeki
	YAHAGI Yuji
	KAWATA Takuya
	TANGE Manabu

Course description

In this course, students in small group will learn technical writing methods and oral presentation skills in the context of a real engineering problem under the supervisor. This course also enhances the development of essential skills for oral and written communications and teamwork.

Purpose of class

To develop the ability of technical writing methods, oral presentation skills and teamwork.

Goals and objectives

Students will be able to consider research results on the theme and make a presentation about them theoretically.
Students will be able to investigate information about the theme actively and improve your own skills.
Students will be able to collect information and/or reference from various databases and use them effectively.
Students will be able to complete the project according to schedule.
Students will be able to select relevant methods to solve engineering problems and carry out them.

Language

English

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Jun Yamada 　Practice of Numerical Analysis for Transport Phenomena	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1250minutes
2.	Kazumi Tsunoda 　Colloquium on thermofluid engineering	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1250minutes
3.	Masato Saeki 　Basics of numerical calculation on mechanical kinematics	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1247minutes
4.	Yuji Yahagi 　Combustion Physics	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1250minutes
5.	Yutaka Uchimura Basis of digital control and design of control system	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1250minutes
6.	Yoshihide Suwa 　Fundamentals of application of fluid dynamics	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1250minutes
7.	Shigeki Matsuo 　Basics of laser microscope and laser microfabrication	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1250minutes
8.	Takao Utsunomiya 　Fundamentals and applications on strength design of structures	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1250minutes
9.	Kenichi Sakaue 　Basics of experimental solid mechanics	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1250minutes
10.	Nobuyuki Futai 1) Projects on 3D CAD/CAM, data visualization, literature search. 2) Softithographic prototyping lab 3) Journal club and technical presentation	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1250minutes
11.	Manabu Tange How to write technical documents You will learn how to make technical documents Structure of scientific articles, data processing, data visualization. You will also learn specific knowledge on research project of your thesis. Week 1: Guidance and Literature survey Week 2: Structure of academic articles Week 3: Words, sentences, paragraphs, and sections Week 4: Revising and proofreading Week 5: Introduction and methods Week 6: Results and discussion Week 7: Title and abstract Week 8: Citation, figures, equations Week 9: Fundamental of data processing Week 10: Exercises of data processing Week 11: Data visualization Week 12: Presentation: Slides Week 13: Presentation: Talk Week 14: Presentation and summary	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1250minutes
12.	Katsuaki Shirai Theme: Fundamentals of Turbulent Flow Overview: In contrast to laminar fluid flows treated in theories of fluid mechanics, almost all of real fluid flows are turbulent. Thus, fudamental knowledge of turbulence is required in order to use turbulent flows in engineering applications. In the present course, the students learn basic theories and applications of turbulence based on an introductory textbook. The students are expected to participate actively in the classes through discussions and presentations. The learning process is based on the consideration of solution to certain problems in turbulent flows. The students will learn the solving processes by making presentations, developing discussions and submitting reports. Schedule: 1. Introduction - deterministic aspect of turbulent flows 2. Basic equations - conservation laws and Boussinesq approximation 3. Instability and transision to turbulence - instability theory 4. Features of turbulent flows and analysis of turbulence 5. Statistical treatment of turbulence - Reynolds decomposition 6. Wall turbulence - turbulent flows near solid boundaries 7. Free turbulence - turbulent flows without solid boundaries 8. Turbulent kinetic energy - transport equations 9. Redistribution of turbulent energy 10. Vortex and vorticity equations 11. Turbulence model 12. Correlation and Taylor hypothesis 13. Energy spectrum 14. Turbulent diffusion Textbook: "Turbulence", F.T.M. Nieuwstadt, B.J. Boersma, J. Westerweel, Springer, (2016) and some others Preparation: Review the courses on hydrodynamics and fluid mechanics	preparation and report on subjects given in the seminar meeting.	1250minutes
13.	N/A	N/A	0minutes
14.	N/A	N/A	0minutes
Total.	-	-	14997minutes

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	presentation	reports	research results	experiments and results	Total.
1.	15%				15%
2.		5%	5%	10%	20%
3.		10%	5%	5%	20%
4.	10%	10%	5%	5%	30%
5.			5%	10%	15%
Total.	25%	25%	20%	30%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Your final grade will be calculated according to the following process:
- Defining the problem: 20 points
- Devising strategies: 30 points
- Solving the problem: 20 points
- Communication: 10 points
- Planning and execution: 20 points
An aggregate score of at least 60 points is required to pass the course.
Grading will be decided based on presentation and assessment of performance in the lab.

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