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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Plant Performance
Reference EN4700 Version 6
Created March 2024 SCQF Level SCQF 10
Approved March 2004 SCQF Points 15
Amended March 2024 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
To provide the student with the ability to apply the heat, mass and momentum transfer mechanisms to plant performance.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Execute comprehensive knowledge of flow principles to solve complex aerodynamics flow system.
2 Analysis complex problems related to high-speed aerodynamics of compressible flows.
3 Evaluate complex problems related to heat transfer from extended surfaces.
4 Evaluate the environmental and societal impact of solution to complex engineering problems, its life cycle analysis and adverse mitigation strategies.

Indicative Module Content
Thin aerofoils theory, finite wing theory, compressible flow in nozzles, choked flows, shocked flow and external flows, aerodynamics theory and practise related to wind turbine plant, definition of fins, fin efficiency, different types of fin surfaces, different cases of heat transfer in fins. Social values, economic theory, direct cost and inflection, net present value, break-even prices, life-cycle analysis, techno-economic analysis, environmental mitigation.

Module Delivery
The module will be delivered by means of lectures and tutorials and student-centred learning.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 50 50
Non-Contact Hours 100 100
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 150 150
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Examination Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4
Description: Closed book examination.

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
Component 1 comprises of 100% of the module grade. To pass the module, a D grade is required.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module Industrial Plant (EN3700) or equivalent.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 KAYS, W.M. AND CRAWFORD, M., 1993. Convective Heat and Mass Transfer. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw Hill.
2 TREYBAL, R., 1980. Mass Transfer Operations. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw Hill.
3 CENGEL, Y.A., 2004. Heat Transfer: A Practical Approach. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
4 KAUSHIK, M., 2019, Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics. Springer Nature Singapore.

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