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1. About the Department

Department Chairman

Dr. Tesfaye Dama

technorth.aau@telecom.net.et

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1. 1 Brief History

The college of engineering (formerly called Imperial College of Engineering under the Ministry of Education) was established in 1953 as a two-year course of pre-engineering education, and graduates were subsequently sent abroad for degrees. Two years later, a four-year program was introduced in Civil and Industrial Engineering, and the first B.Sc. Degrees were awarded by His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie in July of 1958.

In 1959, the College was expanded to include instructions in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in lieu of Industrial Engineering and the undergraduate program was extended to cover five years. The first mechanical engineers graduated from the then University College of Addis Ababa in 1963.

Statistical data of Addis Ababa University shows that the total number of mechanical engineers that graduated from the university with B.Sc. degree during the period 1963 to 2000 is 788.

The demand of students to join the Mechanical Engineering programme is very high. The number of students joining the Department in the last 5 years on the average has been 65.

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1.2 Objectives

Training of Mechanical Engineers in the undergraduate program ( B.Sc. level) for industries and other technical enterprises. The graduates are trained in order to:

Training of Mechanical Engineers in specialized program (M.Sc.) to satisfy the demand of manpower for industrialization, teaching and research.

Carry-out applied research works which give solutions to problems in manufacturing, energy , transport, construction and mining sectors with the following scope.

 

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2.     Academic Staff

Associate Professors

    Abebayehu Assefa
            B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. (UK, UMIST),
            Dr.-Ing. (Germany, Aachen).Thermal Science
         Publications

    Tesfaye Dama, Department Chairman
            B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. (USA, Wisconsin),
            Ph.D. (USA, Kansas State). Thermal Science
         Publications

    Alem Bazezew
            B.Sc. (AAU)., M.Sc. (Italy, Torino),
            Ph.D. (USA, Santa Barbara). Mechanical Design.
         Publications

    Leul Fisseha
            B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. (UK, Aston),
            Dr.-Ing. (Germany, Kassel). Mechanical Design.
         Publications

  Assistant Professors
 
    Demiss Alemu
            B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. (Italy, Torino),
            Dr.-Ing. (Germany, Aachen). Thermal Science.
         Publications

    Tamrat Tesfaye
            Dr.-Ing. (Germany, Karl Marx Stadt). Mechanical Design.

Edessa Dribsa

B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. (Italy, Torino) 
Ph.D (Italy)

Daniel Kitaw

B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. ( Italy, Torino) 
Ph.D (Italy)

Lecturers

Fantahun Melaku
B.Sc. (AAU)
M.Sc. (Roorkee, India)

 Assistant Lecturers

Aleabachew Desalegn, B.Sc. (AAU)
Belete Kifle, B.Sc. (AAU)
Mekonne Tesfay, B.Sc. (AAU)

 Graduate Assistants

    Hailu Getachew B.Sc. (AAU)

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Lecturers 

                Wondwossen Ayshesheim Dipl. Ing. (Germany, Magdeburg)   

Assitant Lecturers 

                Assefa Ayalew B.Sc. (AAU)

 Graduate Assistants

Beshahwired Ayalew, B.Sc. (AAU)
Haftay Hailu, B.Sc. (AAU)
Dawit H/Michael, B.Sc., (AAU)
Mesay Tesfaye, B.Sc. (AAU)

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3.    Educational Programs
 

3.1    Undergraduate Programme
3.2    Continuing Education Programme
3.3    Graduate Programmes


3.0    Introduction

Mechanical Engineering is a very wide discipline that we cannot have an inclusive list of its area of applications but in general it deals with machines, production and proper utilization of energy, design and operation of systems involving both humans and machines. It also includes studies such as new sources of energy, pollution control, etc., which are important research areas for the World at large.

Within the scope of this wide discipline, the Mechanical Engineering Department has been offering courses at B.Sc level in regular programme and at Advanced Diploma level in the continuing education programme. For many years and so far the training has been found quite adequate to run and maintain local industries and manage production systems. But with the recent development of the production sector and expansion of engineering and technical institutions in the country, deeper knowledge of the various branches of Mechanical Engineering is required. As a step towards meeting this demand, the Department has started to offer specialization in the graduate level beginning as of September 1998.

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 3.1    Undergraduate Programme 

The undergraduate general mechanical engineering programme has as its main objective the training of all rounded mechanical engineers who can work as designers, technical managers, production engineers, maintenance engineers, sales engineers, survey engineers and power plant engineers in industries and technical services. The programme consists of courses in communicative skills, humanities, applied mathematics, computer applications, general engineering and Mechanical Engineering Courses as given below.
 

Y  E A R    I
Semester I  
Biol. 101 Intro. to Biology  
Chem 101 General Chemistry  
Flen 101 College English  
Math 101 Preliminary Mathematics  
Phys 101 Mechanics  
Phed 101 Physical Education - 
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Flen 102 College English  
Biol 102 Intro. to Biology II  
Chem 102 General Chemistry II  
Math 160 Freshman Mathematics  
Phys 102 Electrical & Magnetism  
Phed 102 Physical Education
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Y E A R   II 
Semester I 
Geol 100 Environmental Science  
MEng 102 Desc. Geometry & Tech. Drawing
CEng 201 Engineering Mechanics I (Statics)  
Flen 201 Sophomore English  
Eeng 212 Probability & Statistics  
Math 231 Applied Mathematics 
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4		 Semester II 
Econ 101 Introd. To Economics  
MEng 201 Technical Drawing  
MEng 202 Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics)  
CEng 204 Strength of Materials I  
MEng 206 Workshop Technology I  
Math 232 Applied Mathematics
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Y E A R   III 
Semester I 
MEng 204 Machine Drawing I  
MEng 303 Thermodynamics I  
MEng 307 Workshop Technology II  
MEng 309 Strength of Materials II  
MEng 311 Engineering Materials I  
Maths 331 Applied Mathematics 
 
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4 
 		 Semester II 
MEng 300 Num. Methods & Programming  
MEng 304 Thermodynamics II  
MEng 305 Machine Drawing II  
MEng 306 Fluid Mechanics I  
MEng 310 Machine Elements I  
MEng 312 Engineering Materials II  
 
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 Y  E A R   IV
Semester I 
MEng 401 Fluid Mechanics II  
MEng 403 Machine Elements II  
MEng 405 Machine Design Project I  
MEng 407 Heat Transfer  
MEng 409 Production Engineering I  
MEng 413 Engineering Mechanics III  
 
3  
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 		 Semester II 
MEng 402 Turbo-machinery I  
MEng 406 Machine Design Project II  
MEng 410 Production Engineering II  
MEng 412 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning  
MEng 414 Technical Report Writing  
MEng 416 Engineering Mechanics IV  
MEng 418 Materials Handling Equipment   
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Y E A R V
Semester I 
MEng 501 Laboratory Exercise I  
MEng 503 Turbo-machinery II  
MEng 509 Power Plant Engineering  
MEng 513 I.C. Engines. & Rec Machines  
MEng 515 Ind. Manag. & Eng'g Economy  
MEng 500 Comp. App. for Mech. Engineers 
EEng 421 Elect. Machinery & Instrument I  
 
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3 		 Semester II 
MEng 502 Regulation & Control  
MEng 504 Motor Vehicles Engineering  
MEng 506 Final Project  
MEng 510 Maintenance of Machinery  
MEng 512 Laboratory Exercise II  
EEng 422 Elect. Machinery & Instrument II  
 
 
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3.2    Continuing Education Program

The Continuing education advanced diploma programme has as its main objective the raising of the theoretical knowledge of technicians. Two hundred twenty one students (from year one to year five) are enrolled in this programme at present and above 25 students graduate every year. The Department also has already finished all the preparations to start the continuing education at the level of degree programme in the coming academic year. 

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3.3    Graduate Programmes 

The main objective of the graduate programme is to fill the gap between the demand of the developing local industries, the expanding engineering and technical institutions and the capacity of mechanical engineers with the first degree from whom much cannot be expected in more complex analysis and design in the development of the local industries. 

3.3.1    Specialization

Thermal Engineering, Mechanical Design and Industrial Engineering are the areas of specialization that the Department is currently prepared to offer. Below are listed the course in the different areas of specialization.
 
 

Common program to all streams  Cr. Hrs.
Semester I  
EEng 601 Analytical Methods in Engineering  
MEng 603 Advanced Computational Methods  (Thermal & Industrial Eng'g)  
MEng 605 Computer Aided Design 
MEng 607 Experimental Methods & Control (Mechanical Design)  
MEng 609 Experimental Methods & Product Testing  
 
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1. Thermal Engineering 
Semester II 
MEng 602 Computational Heat Transfer  
MEng 604 Advanced Thermodynamics  
MEng 606 Advanced Fluid Mechanics  
Meng 620 Renewable Energy Conversion

Semester III 
MEng 701 Industrial Project Management & Evaluation  
MEng 703 Renewable Energy Conversion  
1 elective out of the following  
    - MEng 705 Selected Topics in Thermal Engineering  
    - MEng 707 Energy Conservation & Pollution Control 

Semester IV  
MEng 799 Thesis work 
 

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2. Mechanical Design 
Semester II 
MEng 605 Computer Aided Design  
MEng 608 Machine Dynamics  
MEng 610 Product Design  
MEng 612 Stress Analysis
Meng 622 Fluid Power Systems  

Semester III 
MEng 701 Industrial Project Management & Evaluation  

1 elective out of the following  
       MEng 711 Computer Integrated Manufacturing  
       MEng 713 Selected Topics in Machine Design  

Semester IV  
MEng 799 Thesis work 
 
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3. Industrial Engineering 
Semester II  
MEng 614 Principles of Management  
MEng 616 Operation Research  
MEng 618 Plant Design & Erection 
Meng 624 Production Operation Management 

Semester III  
MEng 701 Industrial Project Management & Evaluation  

1 elective out of the following  
MEng 711 Computer Integrated Manufacturing  
MEng 715 Quality Management  
MEng 719 Selected Topics in Industrial Eng'g  

Semester IV  
MEng 799 Thesis work  
 
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4.     Research and Consultancy


The Department is currently carrying out the following research projects: 

The Department has carried consultancy activities on the following issues: 

Among the recent clients are Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopian Insurance Corporation and Fincha Sugar Factory.

 

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 5.     Facilities

The Mechanical Engineering Department has the following facilities to support the educational and research activities that it undertakes.

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 5.     Publications


1.     M.Cali, Debendetti, A. Demiss, 

  • Non-linear thermal problems in induction hardening of cylindrical shafts. AST World  Conference, Dec. -1986, Paris.
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    2.    M. Cali, Debendetti, A. Demiss, 

  • Application of the finite element method for induction hardening of cylindrical shafts, Annual Congress of Italian Association of Thermofluids, 1987.
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    3.     Demiss Alemu, H.Kohene. 

  • A Prototype system for knowledge-based support of optimal design of intermittently operating heating and heat treating furnaces, Gas Waerme International, Germany, Sep.- 1993.
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    4.    Demiss Alemu, 

  • Viability of measures of energy conservation in thermal processes. Bulletin of the Founding Conference of the Ethiopian Society of Mechanical Engineers, April 1995.
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    5     Demiss Alemu, 

  • Optimal Design of solar water heating system. ZEDE, Journal of the Ethiopian Association of Engineers and Architects (accepted for publication)
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    1.    Leul Fisseha, 

  • Non-stationary vibrations of mechanical systems with slowly varying natural frequencies during acceleration through resonance. ZEDE, Journal of the Ethiopian Association of Engineers & Architects, 1997.
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    2.    Leul, F., IRRETIER, H. 

  • Response of mechanical systems during start-up and shut-down and passing resonance. Proc. of 8th IFTOMM World Congress, Prague, 1991 p. 269-273.
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    3.     Leul, F. IRRETIER, H. 

  • Transient resonance response of mechanical systems with slowly varying natural frequency. Trans, ASME, DE-vol.34. Structural vibrations and acoustics, 1991, pp. 235-240.
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    4.    Leul, F., IRRETIER, H. 

  • Response of unbalanced rotors: Approximate formulas. SIRM, International Conference of Vibration on Rotating Machines, Wien, 1993, pp. 207-217.
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    5.    Leul, F., IRRETIER, H. 

  • Approximate formulas for the maximum transient resonance response of unbalance - excited rotors. Proc. of 4th IFTOMM, Fourth International Conference on Rotor Dynamics, Chicago, 1994.
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    6.     Leul, F., 

  • Introduction to mechanical vibration, (Teaching Material) AAU Press (soon to be printed).
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    1.    Tesfaye Dama, H. Ball, 

  • Mathematical model development of a solar noctural radiation assisted water source heat pump for space heating and cooling. 23rd Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1988.
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    2.     Tesfaye Dama, H. Ball, 

  • Parametric study of a solar nocturnal radiation assisted heat pump mathematical model for space heating and cooling. 23rd Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference 1988.
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    3.     Tesfaye Dama, 

  • Weight consideration in the design of absorber plates. Zede, Journal of the Ethiopian Association of Engineers and Architects, December 1993.
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    4.     Tesfaye Dama, 

  • Commissioning: The Ethiopian Experience. Journal of the Ethiopian Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 1, No. 2, June 1997.
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    1.     Abebayehu Assefa, Tesfaye Bayou, 

  • Global & diffuse irradiances over some regions in Ethiopia. ANSTI, April 1988.
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    2.     Abebayehu Assefa, Tesfaye Bayou, 

  • Solar Radiation Map of Ethiopia. ZEDE, Journal of the Ethiopian Association of Engineers & Architects, Jan. 1990.
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    3.     Abebayehu Assefa, Demiss Alemu, 

  • Investigation of the possible use of solar energy for domestic water heating in Ethiopia. ZEDE. Journal of the Ethiopian Association of Engineers and Architects, Dec. 1992.
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    4.     Abebayehu Assefa, 

  • Thermal Analysis of solar dryers. ZEDE, Journal of the Ethiopian Association of Engineers and Architects, Dec. 1997
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    1.     Alem Bazezew, 

  • A FEM analysis of a flexible manipulator (ARM). ZEDE, Journal of the Ethiopian Association of Engineers and Architects, Dec. 1997.
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    • 2.     Alem Bazezew, 

  • "A FEM approach for the Analysis of Optimal Control of Distributed Parameter Systems Using a Maximum Principle", The Mathematics of Finite Elements and Applications, Highlights 1996, © 1997, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., pp 361-370
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    • 3.     Alem Bazezew, 

  • "Optimal (Distributed or Boundary) Control of the Vibrations of Continuos Systems Solved Numerically in a Space-Time Domain", Journal of Engineering Computations, Vol.14 No. 7, 1997, pp. 33-38
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    • 4.     Alem Bazezew, 

  • "A FEM Analysis of a Flexible Manipulators (Arm)", Journal of EAEA, Vol, 1997, pp 33-38
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    A  d   d   r  e  s   s 

    All inquiries should be addressed to 

    Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology, AAU

    P.O.Box 385, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Tel.: +251-1-12 21 32;   Fax: +251-1-55 26 01 

    e-mail   :     technorth.aau@telecom.net.et 

     

     

     

    Faculty of Technology, AAU. 

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