| CODE | MEC5400 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Mechanical Energy Efficient Technologies | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Mechanical Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objectives: The objectives of this study-unit is to expose students to the efficiencies of the various energy conversion and energy using equipment. The first three lectures will introduce both mechanical and electrical efficient technologies, including energy efficient lighting and consumption in domestic appliances. The study-unit will then concentrate on mechanical energy efficient technologies, including energy efficient technologies for heating, cooling and ventilation, heat pumps and air-conditioning and air-to-air and geothermal heat pumps. Students will learn about energy efficiency in fossil-fuel power systems, including internal combustion engines and gas and steam turbine plants. The unit will introduce students to control systems for optimising energy efficiency (e.g building management systems) and methods for increasing energy efficiency in conventional systems. Heat transfer efficiency will be considered through the analysis of recuperators and heat exchangers, combined heating and cooling technology, tri-generation technology. Finally, the study-unit will also cover energy auditing. Study-unit Aims: This unit aims to impart to students knowledge regarding the efficiency of various energy conversion and energy using equipment and to teach them how to carry out simple efficiency calculations as well as identifying areas where energy efficiency improvements can be affected. The unit will first introduce both mechanical and electrical energy efficient technologies. It will then focus on mechanical energy efficient technologies. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe the factors that affect the energy efficiency of a given energy consuming machine or system; - calculate the energy efficiency of a given mechanical machine or system; - list methods by which the energy efficiency of a mechanical energy system can be increased. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify ways and means of improving the efficiency of a given mechanical system providing energy related services, such as power, heat and light; - distinguish between different energy efficient lighting technologies; - construct a simple control system for controlling the energy consumption of a given mechanical system in order to reduce its energy consumption; - undertake an energy audit. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: 1. Kreith F. and West R.E., Handbook of Energy Efficiency,Taylor and Francis Ltd, 1996, ISBN-10: 0849325145. 2. Kreith F. and Goswami D.Y., Energy Management and End Use Efficiency Handbook (Mechanical Engineering Series) (Dekker Mechanical Engineering), CRC Press, 2007, ISBN-10: 142004429X. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Tutorial, Practical & Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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