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One of the oldest and broadest areas of engineering activity, mechanical engineering, is concerned with machinery, power and manufacturing or production methods. Mechanical engineers design and manufacture machine tools-the machines that make machines-and machinery and equipment for all branches of industry. For example, they design turbines; printing presses; earth-moving machinery; food processors; air conditioning and refrigeration systems; artificial hearts and limbs; and engines for aircraft, diesel locomotives, automobiles and trucks, and public transportation vehicles. Their machines move and lift loads, transport people and goods and produce energy and convert it to other forms.
In the power specialty, mechanical engineers are involved in the design, production, and operation of hydraulic turbines for driving electric generators and of boilers, engines, turbines, and pumps for the development of steam power. They design and operate power plants and concern themselves with the economical combustion of fuels, the conversion of heat energy into mechanical power, and the use of that power to perform useful work.
In heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, mechanical engineers provide controlled conditions of temperature and humidity in homes, offices, commercial buildings, and industrial plants. They develop equipment and systems needed for the refrigeration of foods and the operation of cold storage warehouses and ice manufacturing plants.
Mechanical engineers work closely with industrial engineers and managers in many fields of manufacturing, designing imaginative machinery and systems that yield great economies in production.
Mechanical engineers may also be found working in marine engineering, designing machinery for boats, naval vessels, and merchant ships; in the automotive industry designing and manufacturing automobiles, trucks, and buses; and in the aerospace industry working in the design of new aircraft and spacecraft.
Mechanical engineering is a broad field that deals with diverse engineering problems. Its members can often be found in interdisciplinary activities such as automation and computer technology.
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- Equip the students with a broad and solid foundation on basic engineering and the fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering
- Develop the students’ capability to apply learned concepts in engineering design and to implement such in the practice of their profession
- Develop in the students an appreciation of advanced technology and apply such for the progress of society
- Inculcate in the students the importance of lifelong learning
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