The Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Malta offers a number of taught modules, which together with modules administered by other engineering departments, contributes to the B.Eng.(Hons.) degree. The Bachelor of Engineering Honours course in Mechanical Engineering is developed to equip students with analytical and design skills which are applicable to jobs in virtually the whole range of mechanical engineering industries. It also provides students with the basic knowledge required for specialisation through further post graduate degrees in Engineering and Management.

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Academic staff

NAME	POSITION	E-MAIL ADDRESS
Prof. Ing. R. Ghirlando	Head of Department	rjghir@eng.um.edu.mt
Dr. Ing. M. Muscat	Senior Lecturer (Incoming/outgoing Erasmus student co-ordinator)	mmmusc@eng.um.edu.mt
Dr. Ing. M. Farrugia	Lecturer	mario.a.farrugia@um.edu.mt
Dr Ing. C. Micallef	Lecturer	christopher.micallef@um.edu.mt
Dr. Ing. T. Sant	Lecturer	tonio.sant@um.edu.mt
Dr D.Camilleri	Lecturer
Ing. Z. Sant	Assistant Lecturer	zdsant@eng.um.edu.mt

Non-Academic staff

NAME	POSITION	E-MAIL ADDRESS	PHONE
Ms. V.Borg	Secretary	vanessa.borg@um.edu.mt	2340 2360
Mr C. Psaila	Lab Officer III		2340 2082
Mr A. Briffa	Lab Officer II		2340 2082
Mr K. Farrugia	Lab Officer II	kffarr@eng.um.edu.mt	2340 2082
Mr D. Pisani			2340 2082

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Facilities

Instron material testing machine
Vishay Measurement Group strain gauge equipment
Finite element analysis educational software - ANSYS 11.0 computer lab
   - Mainly used by 3rd, 4th year and postgraduate students
Mechanics 1st year lab
   - First year students can perform basic testing on a worm & wheel mechanism, a square threaded screw jack, a differential wheel & axle, a           geared winch, a centrifugal force apparatus & a loaded Porter speed governor
Thermodynamics and Heat engine lab
    - Heat engines rigged with Dynamometers and other instrumentation
Fluid mechanics lab
    - Mainly used by all mechanical engineering students
Small Wind Tunnel

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Research

Currently academic staff are carrying out academic related work and research in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, the University of Nottingham, the University of Brno and the University of Delft. The main areas are in stress analysis, pressure vessel design, wind turbine design, biomechanics, heat engines and cooling of electric motors. For more information please browse through the web sites of individual members of staff.

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Study units:
 B.Eng(Hons.)
Year 1

Semester 1:	ENR 1108  Engineering Science - Mechanical	6 credits
	MEC 1202 Engineering Drawing	4 credits
Semester 2:	MEC 1301 Engineering Mechanics - Statics	4 credits
	MEC 1205 Thermodynamics  I	2 credits

Year 2

Semester 1:	MEC 2401  Mechanics of Materials I	4 credits
	MEC 2002  Fuid Dynamics I	4 credits
	MEC 2006   Engineering Mechanics - Kinematics	4 credits
Semester 2:	MEC 2007    Thermodynamics II	4 credits
	MEC 2008    Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics	4 credits

Year 3

Semester 1:	MEC 3104 Fluid Dynamics II	4 credits
	MEC 3402 Mechanics of Materials II	4 credits
	MEC 3002 Analyses of Thermal Cycles	4 credits
Semester 2:	MEC 3105 Introduction to Heat Transfer	4 credits
	MEC 3500 Finite Element Analysis I	4 credits

Year 4

Semester 1:	MEC 4306 Vibration Analysis I	4 credits
	MEC 4105 Fluid mechanics III	4 credits
	MEC 4405 Finite Element Analsis II	4 credits
	MEC 4406 Thermal Environmental Engineering	4 credits
Semester 2:	MEC 4003 Power Generation Plants	4 credits
	MEC 4305 Vibration Analysis II	4 credits

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Erasmus Student Exchange Program :

The department has an Erasmus student exchange program with the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow UK and The University of Brno amongst others. The placings can start in September / October 2007 over the whole academic year (Semester 1 or Semester 2). Contact Erasmus / Socrates office for applications and more information.

Outgoing students module selection form
This form is to be filled in by all engineering students who have been offered an Erasmus placement in a European union university.

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Events:

The 1st structural testing challenge

Faculty of Engineering exhibition 2007

Dr Mario  Farrugia, lecturer within the department
has been selected as the recipient of the 2006 SAE
Myers Award for Outstanding Student Paper.  He was selected for this award
in recognition of his SAE paper number 2006-01-1033, “Cycle-Averaged Heat
Flux Measurements in a Straight-Pipe Extension of the Exhaust Port of an
SI Engine.”  The paper was written on research performed at Oakland
University, Rochester Michigan USA, as part of Dr Farrugia’s doctoral
studies.
This award is given annually for the best technical paper presented by a
student.   Technical papers on any topic and from students worldwide,
presented from June 1, 2005 through May 31, 2006 were eligible for the
2006 award.  More info on the Myers award: 
http://students.sae.org/awdscholar/awards/myers/

CCOPPS - Leonardo da Vinci Project  - Certification of competences for the power and pressure systems industry

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B.Eng. (Hons) final year students' projects:

List project titles since 1983 - Contact Mr K. Farrugia kffarr@eng.um.edu.mt for viewing the bound copies

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FORMULA SAE SAE stands for the Society of Automotive Engineers, and carries out research on vehicles and aircraft. It also organises student competitions to give engineering students the opportunity to apply and learn new skills, in various fields. One such competition is the Formula SAE compettition. Since 2006 Engineering students from the University of Malta have started working on a racing car suitable for entry in this competition. The students are guided by Dr Mario Farrugia who himself has gained experience through such previously organised Formula SAE competitions abroad.   For more information you may visit www.eng.um.edu.mt/mfsae and email mfsae@eng.um.edu.mt

This page is maintained by Martin Muscat.
If you have any comments please send e-mail to:   mmmusc@eng.um.edu.mt

Last updated 18 April 2007.

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