Undergraduate Courses Taught

  • Sustainable Energy Sources and Systems

    • ME 404/504 (University of Idaho,Spring 2017)

    Solar Thermal: Topics include Solar thermal systems; Estimation of Solar Radiation; Beam and Diffuse Components; Transmissivity absorptivity product; Liquid Flat Plate Collector; Collector Losses; Temperature Distribution and Collector Efficiency Factor.

    Solar photovoltaic: Basics of PV cell; Cell Connection; Models for PV Systems; Storage; Batteries; Power Conditioning; System Design.

    Wind energy systems: Resource Estimation; Betz Limit; Horizontal axis wind turbines; Blade Element Momentum Theory; Electrical aspects; Wind Farms; Economics of Wind Power.

  • Senior Laboratory

    • ME 430 (University of Idaho 2017-2019)

    Detailed lab investigation of engineering problem; statistical design of experiments; application of engineering principles to analyze experimental data; technical report writing; oral communication skills. One lecture and four hours of lab a week. Students work on experimental projects such as: Flow visualization in a wind tunnel, Constant temperature anemometry, Laser Doppler velocimetry, Cetane number determination of biodiesel, Octane number determination of gasoline/alcohol blends, Internal combustion engine performance and emissions measurement, and Determination of pump operating characteristics and efficiency.

  • Experimental Methods for Engineers

    • ME 330 (University of Idaho, Fall-2015,Spring 2016)

    Laboratory documentation and reporting; Laboratory measurement techniques; Sample statistics and probability, linear regression and calibration; General measurement system components; Measurement uncertainty analysis and error propagation; Data acquisition: sampling and aliasing; Analog electrical devices, operational amplifiers, signal characteristics, and data acquisition techniques; Analytical and practical understanding of measurement systems as 0th, 1st, and 2nd order systems; Frequency response of dynamic measurement systems; Temperature, Pressure, Flow, and Strain measurements; Sensors, transducers, actuators, and controls.

  • Heat Transfer

    • ME 345 (University of Idaho, Fall-2015,Spring 2016)

    Conduction: Physical Origins and Rate Equations; Introduction to Conduction; One-Dimensional Steady-State Conduction; Heat Transfer from Extended Surfaces; Two Dimensional Conduction; Two Dimensional Conduction: Analytical Solutions; Two Dimensional Conduction: Computer Solution; Transient Conduction-Lumped Capacitance; Transient Conduction-Analytical Solutions.

    Convection: Introduction to Convection: Flow and Thermal Considerations; Flat Plate in a Parallel Flow; External Convection (Cylinder, Sphere); Internal Flow: Hydrodynamic Considerations Internal Flow: Thermal Considerations; Laminar Flow in Circular Tubes; Turbulent Flow in Circular Tubes; Free Convection: Vertical and Horizontal Plates; Free Convection: Spheres and Cylinders; Boiling; Condensation.

    Radiation: Principles and Definitions; Radiative Properties of Surfaces; Radiation exchange between surfaces.

    Previously Taught

  • Fluid Dynamics-I

    • ME 3250 (UConn)

    Laws of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy in fluid systems, dimensional analysis, incompressible, inviscid and viscous flows, steady and unsteady flows, internal and external flows.

  • Introduction to Thermodynamics

    • ME 2233 (UConn)

    Introduction: Systems; Processes; Definitions; Work and Heat ; First Law of Thermodynamics; Evaluating Properties;Properties of Gases and Gas Mixtures; Control Volume Analysis using Energy; Second Law of Thermodynamics; Using Entropy; Intro to Heat Engine Cycles; Exergy Analysis; Third Law of Thermodynamics.

  • Applied Thermodynamics

    • ME 2234 (UConn)

    Vapor Power Cycles; Rankine Cycle; Modifications to Rankine Cycle; Intro to Gas Power Cycles; Otto Cycle; Diesel Cycle; Brayton Cycle; Combined Heat and Power; Nozzles and Diffusors; Refrigeration and Heat Pump Systems; Psychrometic Applications; Combustion; Chemical and Phase Equilibrium.