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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 | |||
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To provide the student with the ability to apply the heat, mass and momentum transfer mechanisms to plant performance. |
Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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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 |
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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 |
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The module will be delivered by means of lectures and tutorials and student-centred learning. |
Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
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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 | |||||
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Prerequisites for Module | Industrial Plant (EN3700) or equivalent. |
Corequisites for module | None. |
Precluded Modules | None. |
INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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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. |