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ENGR0001: Environmental studies: A crisis in material resources? A Semester 1 Credits: 6 Contact: Level: Level 2 Assessment: EX85 CW15 Requisites: Co ENAP0027, Co MATE0027 Aims & Learning Objectives: Through a study of the science and technology of some renewable energy sources, students are encouraged to consider the broad questions as to whether there is an environmental 'crisis', whether there are limits to growth, and whether there can be sustainable development, and to start to develop defensible positions on these issues. Content: Energy The thermodynamics of power generation - 2nd Law of Thermodynamics considerations. Combustion of fossil fuels - effects on the environment: greenhouse effect, acid rain. The need to conserve fossil fuels: nuclear and alternative forms of energy. The possible future contribution and cost of some of the following energy alternatives. (i) Solar energy: various forms of solar collector, power generation from the concentration of solar energy; direct generation of energy. (ii) Wind energy: types of generator, horizontal and vertical axis, survey of existing machines and their performance, future developments. (iii) Wave energy: survey types of wave machine including those under development; methods of converting motion of wave machines into electricity;; the current funding situation; effects on the environment. (iv) Tidal energy: review of schemes, existing (e.g. La Rance) and proposed (e.g. Severn and Mersey): technical and environmental problems. (v) Geothermal energy: power generation from hyper-thermal fields, exploration, geological conditions necessary; review of current production (e.g. New Zealand, Japan), problems associated with high mineral content. Lower temperature sources: district heating schemes. Hot dry rock schemes: current state of the art, future possibilities. (vi) Biomass: current contributions, particularly in Third World countries; conversion of sugar into alcohol as petrol replacement (Brazil). Seminar programme combined with a student exercise such as a case study to encourage students to integrate the syllabus content and to relate the science and technology of environmental relevance to a wider social and economic context. Students must have Chemistry A-level or undertaken CHEY0056 & CHEY0057. |
ENGR0002: Environmental studies: The earth as an ecosystem A Semester 1 Credits: 6 Contact: Level: Level 3 Assessment: EX68 CW32 Requisites: Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop an understanding of the role that process design and development play in pollution prevention and clean technology Content: Hierarchies of good environmental practices. Waste minimisation methodology. Waste elimination, minimisation, and recycling. Engineering aspects of waste reduction at source. Benefits and challenges of advanced treatments. Technological change in new and existing processes. Implications arising from changes in products and raw materials. Recycling methods (on-site and off-site), Re-use and reclamation. Waste to energy processes. Quantification of wastes and effluents. Process waste diagrams and environmental mass balances. Design simulation and optimisation methods. Thermodynamic and kinetic limitations. Quantification of progress, Normalisation of data and indexing. Seminar programme Seminars are intended to encourage students to integrate the syllabus content and to relate it to a wider social and economic context. Students must have undertaken ENGR0001 or CHEY0008 & CHEY0008. |
ENGR0003: Process design Semester 1 Credits: 5 Contact: Level: Level 2 Assessment: CW90 PR10 Requisites: Aims & Learning Objectives: The aims are: * to deal with the philosophy and methods of process development and design * to give the student a practical grounding in the mechanical design of plant and in particular of pressure vessels according to BS5500 * to provide a background from which to appreciate the role of electrical and electronic technology in chemical engineering. After successfully completing this unit the student should be able to produce a a solution to a design problem : * taking into account the problem specification, the raw material requirements, energy requirements, electrical power and control requirements and simple energy integration for the design * performing a capital costing based on factored estimates and an approximate manufacturing cost based on energy, utilities and raw material cost including a snesitivity analysis * performing an outline mechanical design of a pressure vessel and know, in principle, how to use a commercial software package for this purpose * writing a specification and communicatin with the specialist who would do the detailed design. The student should also be able to: * perform a literature search on a specialist topic using modern computer-aided methods * prepare a review of the literature in a critical manner. Content: Process Development and Design * synthesis of problems and analysis of alternative solutions * Introduction to the optimisation of systems * Accounting for uncertainty in data * Designing for future developments * Codes of practice and British Standards for Design Electrical and electronic technology * Ohm's law, Kirchoff's laws, Faraday's law * Passive and active components * Impedance * DC and AC circuit theory * Single and three phase power systems * AC/DC conversion techniques * Transformers and simple AC and DC machines * Semi-conductors and semi-conductor devices * Amplifiers, gates and memories * Simple analogue and digital cicuits * A to D and D to A converters * Transducers * Instrumentation, computers and applications * Interfacing real time data acquisitions and data ransmission * Safety in hazardous environments: Zener barriers, intrinsic safety, area classification and codes Mechanical design of plant * Introduction, stress and strain, temperature and pressure effects * Selection of material, corrosion allowances and wall thickness * Safety factors, cracks, plastic region * Flanges and gaskets, types of welds * Stress concentration, openings and branches * Bending and supports, thin wall theory * Vessel ends * Weight loads, wind loads, vessel supports * How to use a commercial software mechanical design package |
ENGR0004: Design project 3 Semester 2 Credits: 15 Contact: Level: Level 3 Assessment: OT100 Requisites: Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce legislation governing the environment and the use of genetically modified organisms and how this affects engineers in managerial, operational and design roles. To provide information on the properties and uses of materials. To prepare a preliminary group report for the design project. To enable students to demonstrate that: * they are capable of developing an integral systems approach to chemical engineering and of applying the principles of chemical and/or biochemical engineering to the design of a process, * they have creative and critical skills, and are able to make choices and decisions in areas of uncertainty, * they can work together in a team, and also alone, * they can communicate effectively the results of their work in the form of written reports that include drawings. Content: introduction to environmental legislation and factors that have an influence * control of liquid discharges and air emissions * integrated pollution control (IPC) * environmental assessments and statements * introduction to regulations governing the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) * biosafety and containment of GMOs * introduction to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) with respect to bioprocess plant * materials of construction for chemical and bioprocess plant * preparation of a preliminary technical and economic appraisal of a process where safety and * environmental issues form an integral part of process screening * preparation of an outline process flowsheet * Market survey, Review of alternatives * Physical and chemical property data * Creation and synthesis of flowsheet * Safety and operability * Environmental issues * Capital and operating costs * Unit specification sheets, Flowsheets, Engineering drawings and sketches * Executive summary * Demonstration of viability * Individual unit design * Application of rigorous methods * Mechanical design * Outline of control and P & I diagrams |
ENGR0005: Case studies in environmental impact assessment & lifecycle analysis Semester 2 Credits: 12 Contact: Level: Postgraduate Assessment: CW100 Requisites: Aims & Learning Objectives: To develop an understanding of the key issues in the application of LCA and EIA through short, intensive case-study based sessions involving a high degree of study-fellow inolvement, interaction and independently-researched project work. Content: Various and variable case studies, including, for example: materials and the environment, thermal regeneration of activated carbon; sustainable communities. |
ENGR0007: Design & innovation 1 Semester 1 Credits: 6 Contact: Level: Level 2 Assessment: CW100 Requisites: Pre ENAP0074, Pre ENAP0071 Aims & Learning Objectives: To create and develop designs relating to sports applications made up of manufactured and/or standard components. To demonstrate the importance of optimisation within an iterative design process in terms of functionality, geometry and material selection. To show how a successful design can be achieved by integrating analytical skills from the engineering sciences. After taking this unit the student should be able to: Design sports equipment and/or products in detail using correctly selected components and design ancillary items to meet a requirement. Recognise the importance of completing comprehensive design analysis, component drawings and sub-assembly drawings in order to achieve a successful solution. Content: Embodiment design: To include shafts, couplings, keyway, fixings, bearings, pulleys, gear analysis. combined loadings, design factors and optimisation techniques. |
ENGR0008: Design & innovation 2 Semester 2 Credits: 6 Contact: Level: Level 2 Assessment: CW100 Requisites: Pre ENGR0007 Aims & Learning Objectives: To introduce the student to the techniques and constraints of professional design practice, with an emphasis on concurrent design practice. To make the student aware of standard design methods, key aspects of a specification and systematic methods for problem solving. To make the student aware of the special features of design embodiment; including the stages in developing a product after the design stage; problems and benefits of working in a team; ergonomics and aesthetics issues. After taking this unit the student should be able to: Produce a detailed design specification. Apply standard design methods and value engineering techniques. Incorporate and specify new materials and finishing methods. Cost and specify development and quality requirements. Produce a complete product design. Work in a small design team to design sports equipment, product or system for the market place. Produce technical sales literature. Content: ASPECTS OF CONCURRENT ENGINEERING: Specifications, design methods and value engineering. Design for; safety, ergonomics, life cycle design, reliability. REFINEMENT PROCESSES: Material selection and applications and finishes. Costing, quality assurance and design development. |