2.670
Mechanical Engineering Tools
Douglas P. Hart
Mon-Fri, Jan 6-10, 14-17, 21-24, 27-31, 09am-04:00pm, Pappalardo Lab 3-030
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Limited to 160 participants.
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Prereq: —
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F
Introduces the fundamentals of machine tool and computer tool use. Students work with a variety of machine tools including the bandsaw, milling machine, and lathe. Instruction given on the use of the Athena network and Athena-based software packages including MATLAB, MAPLE, XESS, and CAD. Emphasis on problem solving, not programming or algorithmic development. Assignments are project-oriented relating to mechanical engineering topics. It is recommended that students take this subject in the first IAP after declaring the major in Mechanical Engineering.
For more information see URL below.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/2.670/www/
Contact: Sean Buhrmester, 3-246, 253-7952, fatsean@mit.edu
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2.997
Millifluidics, Capillarity and Interfacial Hydrodynamics
Jose Bico
Mon-Fri, Jan 21-24, 27-28, 10:30am-12:00pm, 2-147
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Prereq: Instructor recommends background in fluid mechanics
Level: H 3 units Standard A - F Grading
Negligible at the scale of an ocean, interfacial phenomena become ubiquitous at a millimetric level. For example, interfacial forces allow a small insect to walk on water and are responsible for the imbibition of the tiny pores of a piece of paper brought in contact with a liquid (contaminated water might by the same way invade the insect insides and drown it). What is surface tension? Why do some liquids spread on a surface and others do not? How do bubbles grow in a glass of Champagne? Why do liquid jets break into droplets? We will explore these different aspects of capillarity through different practical applications and numerous experiments.
Contact: Jose Bico, 3-250, 252-1459, jbico@mit.edu
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