Energy Systems 4 (U01200)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EEL-4-MEESY

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

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Mechanical, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
21/09/2006	12:10	13:00	Lecture Theatre G10, Darwin Building + Outhouses	KB

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.