Engineering Technology

BET 301 Healthcare Technology 3.0 Credits

An overview of medical equipment used in hospitals and other medical environments to diagnose and treat patients. Sensors and physiological signals will be explained. Equipment found in various hospital departments and medical specialties will also be discussed. Patient safety and regulations will be emphasized.

BET 302 Biomedical Electronics 4.0 Credits

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of analog electronics with an emphasis on biomedical applications. Students will be introduced to solid state devices including diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers, oscillators, and mixers and their use in power supplies, amplifiers and active filters.

BET 303 Medical Imaging Systems 3.0 Credits

Introduces students to physical principles, instrumental design, data acquisition strategies, image reconstruction techniques, and clinical applications of imaging modalities most commonly used in clinical medicine. The particular emphasis is placed on the basic engineering design involved in each modality.

BET 305 Clinical Laboratory Equipment 3.0 Credits

Clinical laboratory instrumentation and automation is described with emphasis on the demands of clinicians for diagnostic information. Special attention is given to reliability, ease of training, and cost effectiveness.

EET 102 Introduction to Engineering Technology 3.0 Credits

The main objective of this course is to introduce the basic concepts and the fundamentals of Engineering Technology (ET). Students are introduced to the four tracks (electrical, mechanical, industrial, and biomedical) in ET and work on the selected topics designed to enhance the problem solving techniques.

EET 201 Circuit Analysis I 4.0 Credits

Introduction to the key electrical terms, basic laws and theorems of electric circuits by concentrating on Direct Current (DC) circuit analysis, power, and energy.

EET 202 Circuit Analysis II 4.0 Credits

Introduction to time domain (transient) analysis of R, L, C elements and energy storage in L and C circuits. The response of source-free RL, RC, and RLC circuits are developed followed by response to constant voltage and current sources.

EET 203 [WI] Non-Destructive Evaluation of Materials 4.0 Credits

The course presents principles of Ultrasound Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials combining hands-on laboratory experience with lectures. The students learn the physical principles of measurements of sound velocity in different materials, attenuation coefficients, directivity pattern of transducers and location and dimensions of heterogeneities in materials, such as flaws, and cavities. This is a writing intensive course.

EET 204 Introduction to Nanotechnology 3.0 Credits

The course provides an introduction to scientific notation, size relationships between nanometers and other metric measures, self assembly, molecular recognition, the history of nanotechnology, and the role and influence of nanotechnology in other technologies.

EET 205 Digital Electronics with Laboratory 4.0 Credits

The objective of this course is to introduce AET students to fundamentals of digital electronics starting with the binary number system and proceeding to logic gates, Boolean algebra, combinational logic circuits, and the basic arithmetic units used in digital computers such as adders, counters and shift registers.

EET 206 Analog Electronics I 4.0 Credits

Students are introduced to linear circuit analysis of passive and active semiconductor components, modeling of non-linear circuit elements, light and heat-dependent semiconductor devices, biasing of three-terminal devices, and semiconductor small-signal models.

EET 207 Introduction to Laboratory and Process Control 3.0 Credits

This course introduces students to programming techniques used to control laboratory experiments and industrial processes. The emphasis is on applications of LabView and C in real-world measurements and embedded systems.

EET 307 Basic Power Systems I 3.0 Credits

Fundamentals of single-phase and three-phase power systems; introduction to symmetrical components and sequence impedances; power transfer modeling; the per-unit system; power transmission line impedance and admittances.

EET 310 Industrial Application of Nanotechnology 3.0 Credits

This course introduces students to nanotechnology materials, devices, and processes from the perspective of product development and process engineering, manufacturing scale-up, quality assurance, and reliability. Laboratory projects provide students with hands-on experience in fabricating and characterizing nanomaterials and nanodevices, and their applications for renewable energy, solid-state lighting, novel functional materials, and biomedical engineering.

EET 311 Modeling of Engineering Systems 4.0 Credits

Course introduces students to development and application of ordinary differential equations to systems analysis with emphasis on electrical systems. Particular attention is paid to the derivation of differential equations from given practical circuits used in industrial applications.

EET 313 Signals and Systems I 4.0 Credits

Course introduces students to applications of the systems analysis to the design of useful circuits and devices used in industrial applications. Covers time and frequency domain circuit analysis (transfer function, convolution) to determine response of the system to the arbitrary input.

EET 317 Analog Electronics II 4.0 Credits

Students are introduced to four-layer diodes, power amplifiers, differential amplifiers, linear and non-linear operational amplifiers, feedbacks, oscillators, and active filters. Class discussions include practical circuits, troubleshooting, and case studies.

EET 319 PLC Fundamentals 4.0 Credits

Introduces the fundamentals of programmable logic controllers, and PLC application in process control. The course includes both lecture and laboratory aimed at applying fundamental principles to practical projects. The emphasis is on the basics of ladder logic, including timers, counters, and program control.

EET 320 Renewable Energy Systems 3.0 Credits

This course provides an introduction to energy systems and renewable energy resources, with a scientific examination of the energy field and an emphasis on alternate energy sources and their technology and applications. The class explores society's present needs and future energy demands, examines conventional energy sources and systems, including fossil fuels and then focuses on alternate, renewable energy sources such as solar, wind power, geothermal and fuel cells.

EET 322 Electrical Energy Conversion 4.0 Credits

The course covers the fundamentals and the principles of electrical machines and transformers, with an emphasis on their application and installation. The course covers transformer, dc, ac and special machines. Novel energy conversion techniques such as Fuel Cell and Batteries are also discussed.

EET 323 Electrical Systems Design 3.0 Credits

This course covers the basics of industrial systems, including safety, grounding, protection, lighting, distribution, commonly found in residential, commercial and industrial environment. The course formulates the application of standards and codes such as NEC, NEMA and IEEE.

EET 324 Power Electronics 4.0 Credits

The course covers the basics of the industrial and power electronics over a spectrum of applications and provides an introduction to the emerging technologies in these fields. The course is accompanied by laboratory using hardware and software simulation tools.

EET 325 Microprocessors 3.0 Credits

Introduces student to fundamentals of microprocessing using an application-oriented approach. Includs fundamental principles and system requirements supplemented with specific implementation examples and practical circuits with detailed design considerations.

EET 401 Applied Microcontrollers 3.0 Credits

The course is an introduction to microcontroller hardware and software with an emphasis on embedded control applications. Topics covered include microcontroller architectures, programming, analog and digital input/output, timing, debugging and PC-based software development tools.

EET 402 Control Engineering 3.0 Credits

The course covers fundamental of control theory and their applications, including, linear systems and feedback, linear system operation and stability, standard methods applicable to the linear systems and basic for designs and applications.

EET 404 Signals and Systems II 3.0 Credits

Introduces the analysis of electric circuits under steady sinusoidal conditions, applications of Laplace transformation and complex frequency analysis, and Fourier analysis for representing an arbitrary time function as a sum of sinusoidal functions.

EET 406 Communication Systems 3.0 Credits

This course introduces AET student to fundamentals of Communication Systems using an integrated approach to analog and digital communications. Design and applications of contemporary communication systems are emphasized via the reduction theory to practice.

EET 407 Power Systems Fundamentals 3.0 Credits

The course covers the basic principles of the power systems, electric grid, methods to analyze electric grid systems and basic power system protection and stability.

EET 409 Optical System Design 3.0 Credits

This course introduces ET students to fundamentals of optics and optical systems using an application-oriented approach. Special attention is given to fundamental principles of optical systems and their requirements supplemented with specific applications-based examples.

INDE 240 Technology Economics 3.0 Credits

Techniques for project decisions: benefit cost, present worth and annual worth analysis, rate of return, minimum attractive rate of return, capital budgeting, risk analysis, and depreciation.

INDE 300 Quality Management 3.0 Credits

This is a course about managing quality. It will introduce quality concepts necessary for an organization to remain competitive in today's economy. Discussion will focus on the tools and techniques necessary to manage quality processes within an organization.

INDE 301 Health Systems Introduction 3.0 Credits

Emphasis on the application of industrial engineering methodologies to analyze and solve health systems challenges. Critical evaluation of the utility of key industrial engineering concepts and tools for assessing and modeling health care problems and challenges in health care delivery.

INDE 340 Introduction to Decision Analysis 3.0 Credits

Overview of modeling techniques and methods used in decision analysis, including multiattribute utility models, decision trees, and Bayesian models. Psychological components of decision making are discussed. Elicitation techniques for model building are emphasized. Practical applications through real world model building are described and conducted.

INDE 350 Industrial Engineering Simulation 3.0 Credits

Covers techniques and application of computer simulation of existing or proposed real world systems and processes. Models of such systems or processes are often complex, precluding traditional analytical techniques. Students will build simulation models and do simulations with commercial simulation software, analyze and interpret the results, and to plan simulation studies.

INDE 351 Intelligent Manufacturing Systems 3.0 Credits

Design and simulation of intelligent manufacturing systems with special emphasis on sensor-integrated robotic assembly tasks. Fundamentals of artificial intelligence, application of robotics, sensors, vision, network integration, and flexible assembly work cells. Industry based case studies and working examples.

INDE 361 Quality Control 3.0 Credits

Covers theory and methods for design and analysis of quality control systems, including solutions to problems of product specifications, process control, acceptance inspection, and other means of quality assurance. Fall. Alternate years.

INDE 362 Operations Research for Engineering I 3.0 Credits

Introduces systems sciences, including linear programming and other linear optimization methods, simplex method, primal-dual solution methods, the transportation method, pert-cpm and other network techniques, and dynamic programming. Requires development and presentation of simulation term-project proposals. Winter.

INDE 363 Operations Research for Engineering II 3.0 Credits

Covers single and multi-episode probabilistic inventory models, queuing theory, single and multichannel systems, production scheduling and other assignment methods, Markov processes, Poisson processes and other stochastic systems, and replacement theory. Includes selected case studies. Applications: queuing, reliability, inventory, and finance. Requires development and presentation of term-project simulation models.

INDE 364 Special Topics in Industrial Engineering 0.5-12.0 Credits

Provides special courses offered based on student or faculty interests. All terms. Variable.

INDE 365 Systems Analysis Methods I 3.0 Credits

Provides an introduction to the concepts and techniques used in analysis of complex systems. Covers the origins and structure of modern systems and the step-wise development of complex systems and the organizations of system development projects. Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) from concept development, engineering development, post-development.

INDE 366 Systems Analysis Methods II 3.0 Credits

OO (Object Oriented) Methodology and UML (Universal Modeling Language) modeling, within the SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) framework, are covered in this class. There are two components to OO systems Analysis and Design; The ORM (Object- Relationship Model) is a way to describe or represent objects, classes of objects, relationships between objects and classes, and memberships of the real world. The OBM (Object-Behavior Model) is a means of describing the behavior of objects.

INDE 367 Data Processing 3.0 Credits

Covers the information ?based skills necessary for Industrial Engineers. It is a project based course. Particular attention is paid to real world database problems. This course explains data acquisition and database systems. The course focuses on designing databases for given problems. Students will use different database techniques. Introduction to SQL.

INDE 370 Industrial Project Management 3.0 Credits

Provides an overview of the roles, responsibilities, and management methods of technology in project management. Emphasizes scheduling of various projects, monitoring, control and learning from projects. Three interrelated objectives of budget, schedule, and specifications are also introduced. The course assumes no prior knowledge in management techniques and is intended to teach students how to develop approaches and styles of management for service and manufacturing industry projects.

INDE 375 Quality Improvement by Experimental Design 4.0 Credits

Methods for Design and analyzing industrial experiments. Blocking; randomization; multiple regression; factorial and fractional experiments; response surface methodology; Taguchi's robust design; split plot experimentation.

INDE 399 Independent Study in Industrial Engineering 0.5-12.0 Credits

INDE 400 Designs of Program Evaluation Systems 3.0 Credits

Focus on evaluation broadly conceived to include evaluation of programs as well as within business organizations. The context of the class is evaluation in the health care sector, particularly long term care. Emphasis placed on the development of valid and practical models, and the identification and measurement of short-term and long-term intervention outcomes. Covers principles of research design, evaluation, and measurement issues.

INDE 461 Methods of Engineering and Measurement 3.0 Credits

Covers fundamentals for developing methods improvements and measurement of these improvements through time study and standard data. Includes analysis and design of man-and-machine work systems and application to typical problems in work measurements. Fall. Alternate years.

INDE 462 Industrial Plant Design 3.0 Credits

Covers design of a product-oriented facility, including process design, materials handling, work area design, storage and warehousing, and service-area planning. Includes complete final plant layout and presentation of term project. Winter. Alternate years.

INDE 463 Production Management 3.0 Credits

Covers production planning and control systems, including materials, equipment, and manpower requirements; manufacturing planning and control, including production scheduling, inventory, and quality control; analytical methods for inventory control; and production planning and methods. Spring. Alternate years.

INDE 467 Decision Processes 3.0 Credits

Covers advanced methods of analyzing decision-making under uncertainty, including expected value concepts and criteria, decision tree analysis, preference theory concepts, probabilistic risk assessment, risk analysis using simulation techniques, and decisions to purchase imperfect information. Uses case studies relating to facility siting, resource exploration and development, and new technology deployment and market penetration. Fall. Alternate years.

INDE 468 Analysis of Experimental Data 3.0 Credits

Covers use of linear and non-linear models to identify cause and estimate effect. Includes randomization and blocking with paired comparisons, significance testing and confidence intervals, factorial designs, least squares regression analysis, response surface methods, analysis of variance, and Box-Jenkins and other time series forecasting methods. Fall.

INDE 469 Organization Planning and Control 3.0 Credits

Analyzes human, capital, and physical resource planning, allocation, and control, including human factors and man-machine interface, technological innovation, concepts of behavioral science, and structure and dynamics of industrial organizations. Uses a case study approach to situational analysis. Spring. Alternate years.

INDE 470 Engineering Quality Methods 3.0 Credits

Methods for controlling and improving industrial processes. Control charts; process capability; multifactor experiments; screening experiments; robust designs. Understanding of the continuous quality improvement tied to a real life project improvement.

INDE 490 Senior Project Design 4.0 Credits

Design methodology and engineering principles applied to open-ended design problems with inherent breadth and innovation. This course integrates the knowledge acquired in the various courses of the undergraduate curriculum to an open-ended design effort and applies the knowledge gained to the solution of contemporary engineering problem. Requires written and oral final reports, including oral presentations by each design team at a formal design conference open to the public and conducted in the style of a professional conference. Some or all pre-requisites may be taken as either a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Please see the department for more information.

MET 100 Graphical Communication 3.0 Credits

Introduces engineering graphics and fundamentals of computer aided design using the interactive software package AutoCAD on a personal computer.

MET 101 Manufacturing Materials 4.0 Credits

Covers tests used to characterize properties of ceramic, polymeric, and metallic materials and how material properties influence their use and manufacturing. Includes laboratory work on ASTM and industrial testing procedures.

MET 201 Introduction to Manufacturing Processes 3.0 Credits

Introduces manufacturing and its managed activities: research and development, production, marketing, industrial relations, and finance. Includes laboratory work in organization, staffing, and operating a model manufacturing enterprise.

MET 202 Computer-Aided Drafting 4.0 Credits

Introduces computer design using an interactive software package on a microcomputer.

MET 204 Applied Quality Control 3.0 Credits

Covers variables, procedures, and processes of total quality control within the manufacturing industries. Includes instrumentation for material evaluation, attribute inspection and sampling, supervising for organizational quality improvements, and statistical control. Emphasizes directed laboratory experiences.

MET 205 Robotics and Mechatronics 3.0 Credits

Provides a comprehensive technical introduction to robotics and automation in manufacturing. Topics include flow line production, material handling, group technology, and flexible and mechatronics-integrated manufacturing.

MET 209 Fluid Power 3.0 Credits

Covers the fundamentals of hydraulic systems with an emphasis on applications of Bernoulli's equation. Topics include component types and designs, hydraulic circuit analysis, and design of hydraulic systems.

MET 213 Applied Mechanics 4.0 Credits

Covers elements of statics and strength of materials with specific applications to manufacturing problems. Topics include the design of bolted connections, simple structures, centroids, moments of inertia and beam design.

MET 301 Advanced Design Graphics 3.0 Credits

Covers the theory and practice of industry's parts and assembly drawings with a specialization in tolerance and geometric dimensioning. Discusses industrial procedures and standards.

MET 307 HazMat for Manufacturing 3.0 Credits

Covers the characteristics of hazardous substances and wastes, medical surveillance for plant personnel, toxicology, respirators and protective clothing, environmental direct reading indicators, decontamination procedures, and safe working practices.

MET 308 Maritime Manufacturing 3.0 Credits

Provides an overview of the key engineering standards, laws, and regulations governing the construction of commercial vessels in the United States and methods of complying with these requirements. Focuses on the ship manufacturing process and the installation and testing of ship systems.

MET 310 Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics 3.0 Credits

Covers applied topics related to the integration of computer, robotics, and internet-based automation technologies in modern manufacturing.

MET 316 Computer Numerical Control 3.0 Credits

Discusses theory and application of computer numerical control machines in the manufacturing environment. The laboratory focuses on the programming and operation of CNC machine tools.

MET 380 Special Topic in Manufacturing 1.0-5.0 Credit

Covers selected topics that meet student interest and faculty capabilities. May be taken more than once if topics vary. Students may enroll in more than one section in a term when different topics are covered in each section.

MET 402 Manufacturing Design with CAD 3.0 Credits

Covers design of tools and fixtures for manufacturing, including general-purpose work holders, modular and dedicated fixtures, jigs, fixturing principles, degree of freedom, locating and clamping components, wire frame and solid modeling, and 3d to 2D conversion. Students design models of fixtures.

MET 403 Three Dimensional Modeling 3.0 Credits

Covers three-dimensional design with emphasis on manufacturing and industrial standards. Includes computer-aided-manufacturing using solid, surface, and wire-frame models.

MET 404 Digital Instrumentation 3.0 Credits

Covers digital technology and its application in manufacturing. Covers variables, procedures, and processes of total quality control.

MET 407 Manufacturing Processes 3.0 Credits

Covers a systematic understanding of the operations, applications, and planning of manufacturing processes. Discusses quantitative evaluations of processing parameters influencing product quality.

MET 408 MFG Information Management 3.0 Credits

Covers information management in manufacturing. Topics include cost estimation and control, manufacturing resources planning (MRP), just-in-time (JIT), production and inventory controls, management information systems (MIS), supply chain management (SCM), and other advanced information management technology.

MET 409 Green Manufacturing 3.0 Credits

Covers life cycle analysis, pollution prevention, recycling, and lean manufacturing, including characteristics of hazardous substances and wastes, medical surveillance for plant personnel, toxicology, respirators and protective, environmental direct reading indicators, decontamination procedures and safe working practices for MFG.

MET 411 Advanced Computer Numerical Control 3.0 Credits

This course covers applied topics related to the integration of computer, CNC machines, and internet-based automation technologies in modern manufacturing.

MET 421 [WI] Senior Design Project I 3.0 Credits

This course constitutes the first course of a three-quarter course sequence. It aims to train the students in identifying projects of relevance to the society, in planning and scheduling a solution, and in entrepreneurial activities that may result from the project. The course is also intended to cover an industrial project starting from the proposal writing and conceptual design to final steps. This course is focused on proposal writing. This is a writing intensive course.

MET 422 Senior Design Project II 3.0 Credits

This course constitutes the second course of a three-quarter course sequence and continues MET 421. It aims to train the students in maintaining the progress of a project on schedule, including resolving any team conflicts. It also trains them how to prepare oral, and submit written progress reports. The students supply summary reports to his/her advisor. This course is focused on following standard design steps from the conceptual to final design.

MET 423 [WI] Senior Design Project III 3.0 Credits

This is the final installment of a 3 course sequence. The course objective is to train students in a project from the initial conceptual design stage to the preliminary and the final design completion, how to conduct design reviews, and how to document and present findings, design concepts, and conclusion in both oral and written formats. Students are also required to build a working prototype of their final design concept and present it during final presentation of the project.

MHT 201 Kinematics 3.0 Credits

Study of four-bar linkages, sliders, and other devices using orthogonal of vectors, instantaneous centers, equivalent linkages, and effective cranks. Graphic solutions are emphasized, including an introduction to computer software.

MHT 205 Thermodynamics I 3.0 Credits

Students are introduced to the general theory of heat and matter; laws of thermodynamics; energy-transformation principles and availability of energy; and properties and processes for substances and ideal gases.

MHT 206 Thermodynamics II 3.0 Credits

First and second law analysis of power cycle components. Analysis of gas power cycles, including Otto & Diesel engines and Brayton cycle turbines. Analysis of traditional power plant cycles, including Rankine, Refrigeration and heat pump.

MHT 214 Technology Laboratory I 3.0 Credits

Conduct experiments to determine the physical properties of incompressible fluids and to measure the flow rates of velocities utilizing pilot tubes, office plates, Venturi and Weirs flow meter, U-tube differential manometers and piezometers. Some or all pre-requisites may be taken as either a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Please see the department for more information.

MHT 220 Applied Statics 3.0 Credits

Explores forces, moments, couples, statistics of particles, and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. Examines external and internal distributed forces, first moments and centroids, and structures such as trusses, frames and machines.

MHT 222 Applied Dynamics I 3.0 Credits

Topics include friction, second moments, and virtual work; kinematics of particles-rectilinear and curvilinear motions of dynamic particles-force, mass and acceleration, work and energy.

MHT 224 Applied Dynamics II 3.0 Credits

Impulse and momentum of particles; kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies-force-mass and acceleration; dynamics of rigid bodies - work and energy. Impulse and momentum; introduction to mechanical vibration.

MHT 226 Measurement Laboratory 3.0 Credits

Basic concepts of measurement and measurement systems and techniques, causes of errors and error propagation; uncertainty analysis, data collection and analysis using statistical methods, data acquisition systems; students perform experimental laboratory activities involving various measurement sensors and instruments.

MHT 295 Environmental Control Plasma Laboratory 2.0 Credits

The course presents engineering principles of non-thermal plasma application to air cleaning from Volatile Organic Compounds by combining hands-on laboratory experience with lectures. The students learn the engineering and physical principles of non-equilibrium plasma systems using the unique pulsed corona system of the Drexel Plasma Institute Environmental Laboratory.

MHT 301 Fluid Mechanics I 3.0 Credits

Examine hydrostatics; principles governing fluids at rest; pressure measurement; hydrostatic forces on submerged areas and objects; simple dams. Discuss fluid flow in pipes under pressure; fluid energy; power and friction loss; Bernoulli's theorem. Flow measurement.

MHT 310 Applied Strength of Materials I 3.0 Credits

Topics include axially loaded members, stress and strain, allowable stresses, factor of safety, temperature effects, indeterminate members, torsional stresses and deformation. Students also examine shear moment beams; and flexural and transverse shearing stresses in beams.

MHT 312 Applied Strength of Materials II 3.0 Credits

A study of determinate and indeterminate bean deflections and reactions by superposition, integration and moment area methods. Topics include combined stresses; principal stresses; Mohr's circle; and theories of failure.

MHT 314 Thermo and Heat Transfer Laboratory 3.0 Credits

Explores basic thermodynamic and heat transfer concepts and relations including fundamental of conduction, convection, and radiation using modern experiential methods to analyze thermodynamics systems and the related heat transfer mechanisms.

MHT 316 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory 3.0 Credits

Conduct experiments to determine the physical properties of incompressible fluids and to measure the flow rate of velocities as the fluid flows through open channels, partially filled conduits, conduits under pressure, pipe networks, and turbines and pumps.

MHT 401 Mechanical Design I 4.0 Credits

An introduction to mechanical design, the design process, design factors, creativity, optimization, human factors, and value engineering. Topics include simple design, properties and selection of materials; stress concentrations; strength under combined stresses; theories of failure; impact; and fluctuating and repeated loads.

MHT 402 Mechanical Design II 4.0 Credits

Topics include deformation and design of belt drives, chair drives, detachable fasteners and bearings, lubrication, and journal bearings. Covers stresses and power transmission of spur, bevel, and worm gear, shaft design, and clutches and brakes.

MHT 403 Fluid Mechanics II 3.0 Credits

Consider pipe networks and reservoir systems, flow in open channels and uniform flow energy, friction loss, minor losses, velocity distribution, alternate stages of flow, critical flow, non-uniform flow, accelerated, retarded flow and hydraulic jump.

MHT 404 Advanced Materials 3.0 Credits

Lectures on inorganic materials, i.e., polymers, glasses, ceramics, concrete, wood, and materials having important electrical and magnetic properties; also a summary of the most up-to-date applications for the fabrication and uses of both metals and nonmetals.

MHT 405 HVAC 3.0 Credits

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) focuses on air conditioning principles, including psychometrics and heat pumps. Examines calculation of heating and cooling loads in accordance with ASHRAE practices, principles of gas compression, analysis of vapor compression; refrigeration systems, low temperature refrigeration cycles, and absorption refrigeration systems.