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Postgraduate Course: Offshore Engineering (IDCORE) (PGEE11186)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryOffshore Engineering will introduce the dynamics and fluid mechanics associated with the design of fixed and floating offshore renewable energy devices, support structures and moorings.
Students will be introduced to modelling and prediction of these phenomena at a range of levels of fidelity suitable for different stages of the design process.
Students will apply the knowledge gained in a case study that complements the group design project.
Course description 1. Flotation and stability of platforms
2. Behaviour of ocean waves in a range of water depths
3. Hydrodynamic forces acting on structures at sea
4. Dynamic responses of fixed and floating structures in ocean environments; single and multi-degree of freedom systems, rigid-body equations of single and multi-body systems and their solutions
5. Mooring systems dynamics for floating offshore structures
6. Non-linear responses: vortex induced vibrations and motions; slowly varying motions due to wind and wave forces.
7. Aero- and hydro-dynamics of turbines
8. Prediction of power capture and loading from wind and current devices
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Course Start Date 21/09/2020
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 40, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Formative Assessment Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Revision Session Hours 4, Other Study Hours 18, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) Self study
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% Coursework
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Flotation and stability of floating offshore platforms
  2. Deep and shallow water wave kinematics
  3. Wave, wind, current and motion induced loading on floating offshore renewable energy structures
  4. Wind and current force formulations
  5. Derivation and solution of dynamic motion equations
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsOffshore,Ocean,Engineering,Dynamics,Hydrodynamics
Contacts
Course organiserProf Lars Johanning
Tel:
Email: l.johanning@exeter.ac.uk
Course secretaryDr Katrina Tait
Tel: (0131 6)51 9023
Email: k.tait@ed.ac.uk
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