Program Overview

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology offers a variety of programs and courses.

Programs of Study

The university provides various programs, including:

• Applied Mathematical and Computational Science (AMCS)
• Applied Physics (AP)
• Bioscience (B)
• Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE)
• Bioengineering (BioE)
• Chemical Engineering (CE)
• Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering
• Chemistry (Chem)
• Computer Science (CS)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
• English
• Environmental Science and Engineering (EnSE)
• Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering (ERPE)
• Earth Science and Engineering (ErSE)
• Marine Science (MarS)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME)
• Material Science and Engineering (MSE)
• Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)
• Plant Science (PS)
• Statistics (STAT)
• Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship (TIE)
• Winter Enrichment Program (WE)

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Courses

The Mechanical Engineering program offers various courses, including:

• ME 200A
• ME 200B
• ME 205
• ME 211A
• ME 211B
• ME 212
• ME 214
• ME 221A
• ME 221B
• ME 222A
• ME 222B
• ME 228
• ME 241
• ME 242
• ME 243
• ME 244
• ME 252
• ME 253
• ME 254
• ME 256
• ME 261
• ME 293
• ME 294
• ME 295
• ME 297
• ME 299

ME 244 Combustion Fundamentals

Course Description

Basic principles including chemical equilibrium, Arrhenius law, and Rankine-Hugoniot relations will be first discussed. Principles of mass diffusion will be discussed and simplified models discussed. The course will then introduce principles of chemical kinetics, and discuss some important chemical mechanisms including the H2-O2 system, and the Zeldovich mechanism for NO formation. Multi-component conservation equations with chemical reaction will be introduced. Various characteristics of premixed and diffusion flames will be studied which covers flame structure, flame stability, flame stabilization, flammability limit, quenching distance and thermal explosion. Combustion phenomena in gas turbines, gasoline engines, diesel engines and power plants will be discussed.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ME 241