Teaching

Dr. Mwesigye teaches courses in thermo-fluid sciences. He has taught a number of Mechanical Engineering courses at different institutions, including Makerere University, the University of the Witwatersrand, and the University of Minnesota Duluth. At the University of Calgary, Dr. Mwesigye teaches Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics.

ENME606

Advanced Thermodynamics

Basic relations and the first law; the second law of thermodynamics; availability and exergy analysis; availability and exergy analysis of cycles; finite time thermodynamics; equations of state; thermodynamic property relations; thermodynamic properties of homogeneous mixtures; multiphase-multicomponent systems; chemically reacting systems; special topics: entropy generation minimization, pinch technology, thermodynamics and decarbonization.

Also known as: (formerly ENME 619.37 Advanced Thermodynamics)

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ENME485

Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics

Review of fundamentals; thermodynamic properties; flow and non-flow processes; Carnot cycle; Rankin cycle including reheat and regeneration. Engine gas cycles including simple gas turbines; gas turbines with reheat, intercooling and heat exchange. Reciprocating air compressors and expanders. Steam plants. Applications of humidity considerations; heat-pump and refrigeration cycles and their performance criteria. Combustion processes, chemical equilibrium, dissociation.
This course may not be repeated for credit.

Hours

  • H(3-3/2)

Prerequisite(s)

  • Engineering 311.
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ENME341

Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

Basic principles of mechanics of fluids. Fluid statics: forces on surfaces, buoyancy, stability. Continuity, energy and momentum equations applied to control-volume analysis. Dimensional analysis and physical similarity. Introduction to external flows and flow through pipes. Applications to a variety of problems in mechanical engineering.
This course may not be repeated for credit.

Hours

  • H(3-1.5T-2/2)

Prerequisite(s)

  • Engineering 201 and 349; and one of Mathematics 277 or Applied Mathematics 219.
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