Postgraduate Course: Energy Systems (MSc) (PGEE10014)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course applies the principles and techniques of thermodynamics to a variety of energy conversion systems including power plant, combined heat and power systems and heat pumps. It provides an introduction to the engineering of nuclear power stations and the utilisation of renewable energy sources. It concludes with a survey of the UK energy scene. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 1, Sanderson Building |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should be able to:
1. Explain the significance of the First and Second Laws and that the various statements of the second law and the deductions from them are in fact corollaries one of the other.
2. Understand the division of energy into available and unavailable energy, that degradation of energy occurs in energy processes, and carry out second law analyses of simple plant.
3. Carry out calculations on power cycles, heat pumps and combined heat and power plants and recognise the good, the bad and the impossible in energy systems.
4. Design heat recovery plants including simple examples of multistream systems.
5. Use simple reactor theory to estimate nuclear fuel consumption and fission product production in nuclear power stations.
6. Demonstrate an awareness of the similarities and important differences between common reactor designs and the underlying principles that lead to these differences.
7. Make realistic estimates of the performance of solar, wind and tidal energy systems.
8. Comment on the UK energy scene, fuel resources and energy consumption including nuclear power and renewable sources of energy. |
Assessment Information
| Final Examination 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
energy systems |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Volfango Bertola
Tel: (0131 6)50 8697
Email: v.bertola@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk |
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