Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2016-2017 (archived)

Module ENGI4281: LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES

Department: Engineering

ENGI4281: LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES

Type	Tied	Level	4	Credits	20	Availability	Available in 2016/17	Module Cap		Location	Durham

Tied to	H100

Prerequisites

ENGI2011, ENGI3291, ENGI3371

Corequisites

As specified in programme regulations

Excluded Combination of Modules

As specified in programme regulations

Aims

This module is designed solely for students studying School of Engineering and Computing Sciences degree programmes.
To introduce and familiarise students with technologies for the thermal utilisation of renewable energy for heat and power production.
To understand technologies for low carbon transportation including alternative drive-trains and fuels.
To understand wind turbine aerodynamics and the tools used to assesses their performance.
To understand optimisation and the tools and techniques that can be used to improve engineering systems .

Content

Solar, thermal, biomass, hydrogen and waste energy resources.
Low carbon vehicle drive-trains.
Vehicle energy consumption, emissions and alternative fuels.
Wind turbine aerodynamics, control of flow and fluid structure interactions .
Optimisation theory and techniques.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

A knowledge and understanding of different types of thermal extraction of New and Renewable Energy.
An understanding of the engineering of low carbon vehicles.
The ability to apply the specialist theory in the course to predict the performance of wind turbines.
A knowledge and understanding of optimisation theory and techniques .

Subject-specific Skills:

An awareness of current technology, analysis methods and industrial practises along with the ability to apply those methods in novel situations.
To use effectively specialised, advanced computational tools and packages for the analysis of low carbon technologies.
An in-depth knowledge and understanding of specialised and advanced technical and professional skills, an ability to perform critical assessment and review and an ability to communicate the results of their own work effectively.

Key Skills:

Capacity for independent self-learning within the bounds of professional practice.
Highly specialised numerical skills appropriate to an engineer.
Highly specialised use of information technology (IT) relevant to the engineering profession.
Mathematics relevant to the application of advanced engineering concepts.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

The Low Carbon Technologies module is covered in lectures, and reinforced by problem sheets, leading to the required problem solving capability. Assessment is by written examination.
Students are able to make use of staff 'Tutorial Hours' to discuss any aspect of the module with teaching staff on a one-to-one basis. These are sign up sessions available for up to one hour per week per lecture course.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Low Carbon and Thermal Technologies Lectures	20	Typically 1 per week	1 Hour	20
Optimisation Lectures	10	Typically 1 per week	1 Hour	10
Wind Turbine Lectures	10	Typically 1 per week	1 Hour	10
Tutorial Hours	As required	Weekly sign-up sessions	Up to 1 Hour	8
Preparation and Reading				152
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component: Examination		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Low Carbon Technologies 1	2 hours	50%	No
Low Carbon Technologies 2	2 hours	50%	No

Formative Assessment:

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University