Master of Engineering in Energetic Concepts
Energetics is a branch of the physical science of mechanics, which deals primarily with energy and its transformations. Energetics research is the underpinning of the development of explosives and propellants. Energetics has clear applicability to military R&D, including the development of explosives technology, undersea weapons, and pilot ejection devices. Other applications are in space exploration, fire suppression, anti-terrorism, and cartridge-actuated devices such as door openers and automobile airb
ags.
For more information contact:
Dr. D. K. Anand, Professor and CECD Director
Mechanical Engineering
3120 Glenn L. Martin Hall
301-405-5294
email: dkanand@umd.edu
Energetic Concepts - Master of Engineering Courses
Each student is required to complete thirty credits of approved course work or ten courses where each course represents three credits. Four of these courses must be from the Energetics distance learning program. Four courses may be taken either through distance learning (Project Management, Reliability Engineering, or Fire Protection Engineering) or on campus and may be selected from any approved graduate course but with the approval of the advisor. One course may be taken at the undergraduate (400) level for graduate credits. Two courses may be used for approved research. Alternatively, two additional elective courses may be taken to complete all requirements for the Masters program.
CORE COURSES
ENPM 808V Shockwave Physics I (3) Covers the early history of the field becoming a scientific discipline, conservation equations for one-dimensional plane steady shocks, impedance matching, contact discontinuities, experimental techniques, thermodynamics of steady shocks, equations of state, one dimensional detonation theories, thermal explosions, techniques to measure steady detonation wave properties, sensitivity tests, and error analysis.
ENPM 808D Shockwave Physics II (3) Porous solids, elastic-plastic solids, Spall of solids, differential equations for conservation of mass, momentum and energy, Lagrange coordinates, time-dependent material properties, selected two dimensional flow issues, curved front detonation theories, and future areas of research in shock wave science.
ENPM 808Q Chemistry of Energetic Materials (3) Overview of Functional groups of energetic molecules, Important properties in energetic molecules, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics – how do they differ chemically, Estimation of properties of EMs, Relationship between performance of explosives and energetic ingredients, Assessment of sensitivity of EMs, Thermal stability of energetic materials, Nitrocellulose and stabilizers, Chemistry of Nonideal explosives, Reactive materials, Polymorphism in energetics, Acidity and basicity of energetic materials, Crystal properties and sensitivity, Destruction of energetic materials – alkaline hydrolysis
ENME 808B Materials by Design (3) Focuses on a new Materials by Design approach to creating energetic materials using Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) concepts. Application of a new process, known as Twin Screw Extrusion (TSE), for continuously manufacturing energetic polymer composites which takes advantage of the continuous nature and superior mixing characteristics of the TSE process to manufacture a new concept for propellants and explosives: Functionally Graded Energetic Materials (FGEMs).
ENPM 808J Special Projects in Energetics (3) Each student will select a special project in energetics of interest to the students. An outline and expected output will be agreed upon my the instructor and students. The student will work independently and submit a mid term progress report and a final report. The final grade will be based upon the final report.
ENME 707 Combustion & Reacting Flows (3) Review of basic chemical thermodynamics principles ( 1'st, 2'nd law). Students will be introduced to the concepts of mass transfer so that they can eventually solve reaction-diffusion problems later in the term. We will spend considerable time developing the foundations of chemical kinetics and combustion chemistry. Examples of the chemistry of polluting emission will be discussed as well as unusual non-tradition combustion chemistries. We then introduce the concepts of prototype reactors ( batch, plug-flow and perfectly stirred reactors) and then develop the theory of laminar premixed and diffusion flames. We will discuss two-phase combustion processes. E.g. Droplet burning and burning of solids. Other special topics will include statistical mechanical description of reaction rate theory.
ELECTIVES
ENPM 808E Introduction to MEMS (3) Introduction to MEMS;
Commercial & Military applications/successes; MEMS materials; MEMS fabrication techniques and processes; MEMS design, actuation, and sensing; MEMS packaging;
Hermeticity of MEMS; metrology and reliability; and final project.
Additional courses are currently being developed.
