Undergraduate Course: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering for Renewable Energy 3 (ELEE10022)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course will introduce fundamental concepts from mechanical engineering that will facilitate understanding and quantitative analysis of renewable energy systems. This will include concepts from the fields of dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid statics/dynamics as well as structural mechanics. |
| Course description |
The course provides a grounding in key physical concepts and analytical methods to enable understanding of and quantitative analysis of renewable energy systems. Lecture material will cover:
- Thermodynamics and energy concepts;
- Newtonian Dynamics;
- Fluid statics and dynamics;
- Structural mechanics.
These are presented within the context of and applied to renewable energy systems
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
63 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
exam 100% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering for Renewable Energy 3 | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Have an appreciation of the role of key mechanical engineering concepts in the design and operation of renewable energy systems;
- Have a good knowledge of key concepts from dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid statics and dynamics and structural mechanics;
- Be able to perform calculations from these areas that facilitate the design and operation of renewable energy systems.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Dong-Hyuk Shin
Tel: (0131 6)50 5661
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Hughieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: |
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