Module Details

Module Code: ENGY H4007
Module Title: Thermodynamics 2
Title: Thermodynamics 2
Module Level:: 8
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Cathal Nolan
Module Author:: Joe Dillane
Domains:  
Module Description: To provide students with specialised knowledge of the processes associated with the generation and consumption of energy in engineering systems
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Analyse thermal models of representative systems in order to determine the steady state performance of such systems
LO2 Design, evaluate and predict the performance of heat exchangers.
LO3 Assess the obligations and implications for industrial organisations with respect to environmental legislation, the Emission Trading System, Carbon Trading, Green House Gas (GHG) permits and Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC) Licensing.
LO4 Quantify, by calculation and experimental measurement, the characteristics of thermal processes
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Heat Transfer
Log Mean Temperature Difference, Heat exchanger design. Forced convection, Internal flow, External flow, Condensation.
Project Evaluation
Micro CHP (combined heat and power) units into commercial applications. Biomass project for a commercial facility ESCO (Energy Service Company) and energy supply contracts. Calculations, Primary Energy Sayings (PES), Carbon footprint, CO2 savings. Energy Map: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (S.E.A.I.) Grant applications and project viability
Environmental Impacts and Awareness
Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC) Licensing GHG, Emission Trading Systems Legislative requirements for NOx, SOx, particulate emissions, Paris COP implications. Internalities associated with compliance with emission limit values using ‘end-of-pipe Primary and secondary control measures.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment10.00%
Practical30.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Examination % of Total Mark 10
Timing Week 5 Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Class Test
No Project
Practical
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 10
Timing Week 8 Learning Outcomes 1,2,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Heat Exchanger Design
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 20
Timing Week 11 Learning Outcomes 1,2,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Labs: Air in a condenser, Crossflow Heat Exchanger.
Report & Assessment
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 60
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
n/a
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 4.00 48
Laboratory Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 1.00 12
Independent Learning Non Contact No Description 15 Weeks per Stage 4.33 65
Total Weekly Contact Hours 5.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Frank P. Incropera,David P. DeWitt,Theodore L. Bergman,Adrienne S. Lavine. Introduction to Heat Transfer, Wiley, p.912, [ISBN: 9780471457275].
  • Yunus A. Çengel,Michael A. Boles. Thermodynamics, [ISBN: 9780071250849].
  • Clive Beggs. Energy, Routledge, p.284, [ISBN: 0-7506-5096-6].
  • Godfrey Boyle. Renewable Energy, Oxford University Press, USA, p.452, [ISBN: 0-19-926178-4].
  • John Andrews,Nicholas Alfred Jelley. Energy Science, Oxford University Press, p.328, [ISBN: 9780199281121].
  • Peter Gevorkian. Sustainable Energy System Engineering, McGraw Hill Professional, p.568, [ISBN: 0071473599].
  • James F. Manwell, Jon G. MacGowan, Jon G. McGowan, Anthony L. Rogers. (2002), Wind energy explained, Wiley, [ISBN: 9780470015001].
  • Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. Renewable Energy Sources for Buildings, [ISBN: 1903287731].
  • John Twidell,Tony Weir,Anthony D. Weir. Renewable Energy Resources, Taylor & Francis, p.601, [ISBN: 0-419-25320-3].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
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