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 structural mechanics, dynamics of mechanical systems, and fluid statics/dynamics. |
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:
- Structural mechanics;
- Newtonian Dynamics;
- Fluid statics and dynamics.
These are presented within the context of and applied to renewable energy systems
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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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, 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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Reading List
The following references may be useful to students:
Solid mechanics
1. Gere, J.M and Goodno, B.J. Mechanics of Materials, SI Edition, 7th edition, 2009, Cengage Learning, ISBN-13:978-0-495-43807-6.
2. Beer, F.P, Johnston, E.R and Dewolf, J.T. Mechanics of Materials, Fourth edition, 2006, McGraw Hill, ISBN 007-124999-0.
3. Philpot, T. A. Mechanics of Materials: An Integrated Learning System, 2011, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, ISBN 978-0-470-56514-8 (hardback).
4. J.L.Meriam and L.G. Kraige, 1993, Engineering mechanics, Dynamics, Vol.2, 3rd edition, John Wiley &Sons, Inc.
Fluid mechanics:
1. Douglas, J.F, Gasiorek, J.M, Swaffield, J.A and Jack L.B, 2005, Fluid Mechanics, Fifth Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall.
2. Irving Granet, 1996, Fluid mechanics, 4th Edition, Prentice Hill.
3. J.F.Douglas & R.D.Matthews, 1996, Solving problems in Fluid mechanics, Vol. 1 & II, 3rd edition, Longman Group limited. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr John Chick
Tel: (0131 6)50 5675
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Course secretary | Mrs Michelle Burgos Almada
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