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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Systems Engineering | |||
| Reference | EN4702 | Version | 6 |
| Created | April 2023 | SCQF Level | SCQF 10 |
| Approved | March 2004 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2023 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide the student with the ability to assess engineering plant systems behaviour, operation and performance. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Examine the matching of engineering systems using qualitative, quantitative and simulation techniques. |
| 2 | Evaluate techniques and procedures used in the structural and dynamic verification of process piping and pressure vessels. |
| 3 | Develop optimum solutions for heat exchanger networks in process plant as part of combined heat and power systems. |
| 4 | Critique non-destructive evaluation techniques and their application to system elements safety and system life prediction. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Analysis of systems involving the interaction of thermal, mechanical and/or electrical components. Design procedures used in process piping/pressure vessel systems. Overview of compliance code software packages. Compliance code design procedures: BS5500; ANSI B31.4. Pipe stressing due to deadweight, design pressure and temperature. Heat exchanger networks in process plant. Combined heat and power systems: process heat. Grand composite curves for heat transfer. Optimisation of networks, pinch technology. Integration of heat and power requirements. Non-destructive evaluation techniques to measure component and system integrity; safety and life prediction. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| The module will be delivered by means of lectures, tutorials and workshops and student centred learning. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 48 | 48 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 102 | 102 |
| 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: | Coursework | Weighting: | 30% | Outcomes Assessed: | 4 |
| Description: | Coursework. | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Examination | Weighting: | 70% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Closed book examination. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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| Explanatory Text | ||||||||
| The module has 2 components and to gain an overall pass a minimum D grade must be achieved in each component. The component weighting is as follows: C1 is worth 30% and C2 is worth 70%. | ||||||||
| Coursework: | ||||||||
| Examination: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
| A | A | A | B | B | E | E | ||
| B | B | B | B | C | E | E | ||
| C | B | C | C | C | E | E | ||
| D | C | C | D | D | E | E | ||
| E | E | E | E | E | E | F | ||
| F | F | F | F | F | F | F | ||
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination | |||||||
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | Failure Analysis (EN4701) or its equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SMITH, E., 1996. Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers. Chichester: Wiley. |
| 2 | SOUMERAI, H., 1987. Practical Thermodynamic Tools for Heat Exchanger Design Engineers. New York: Wiley. |
| 3 | Nitsche, Manfred, and Gbadamosi, Raji Olayiwola, 2016. Heat exchanger design guide : a practical guide for planning, selecting and designing of shell and tube exchangers. Amsterdam : Elsevier Ltd., [2016]. |