Masters Degrees of the Energy Programme Dr Ilai Sher Course Director of Energy Systems & Thermal Processes MSc Admissions Tutor
The Energy Sector’s Global Importance Secure affordable and reliable energy supply underpins our political stability, ability to manufacture and export services competitively and a comfortable standard of life; We face unprecedented demands for energy from the developing world and the need to produce energy in a clean and sustainable manner. Courtesy of BP PLC
School of Energy, Environment & Agrifood (SEEA) SEEA Environmental Energy Agrifood Technology Offshore Combustion, Energy Bioenergy & Renewable Oil & Gas Carbon Power Research Resource Energy Engineering Capture & Engineering and Management Engineering Centre Storage Centre Strategy Centre Centre Centre
Our Major Facilities • Combustion, Gasification and CO 2 Capture Pilot Plants • Anaerobic Digestion Pilot Plant • Algae Biomass and Bioenergy Laboratories • Wind Turbine Test Site and Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Test Facility • Ocean Systems Test Laboratory • Concentrated Solar Power • Structural Integrity Laboratory • Electrical Power and Machines • Gas Turbine Engineering Laboratories • Process Systems Flow Laboratory
Our Major Research Activities • Advanced Materials for Low Emission Power Plants • Advanced Surface Protection • Algae Biomass • Biomass and Bioenergy • Energy from Waste • Carbon Capture and Transport • Gas Turbines for H 2 -rich IGCC Syngas • Oxy-fuel Combustion • Plant Life Extension • Next Generation Coal Power Plants • Underground Coal Gasification • Wind Power • Tidal stream • Photovoltaic • Fuel Cells/membranes
Our Courses Advanced Science and Engineering Legislation Economics and and Regulation Finance The context The Environment
Energy Theme MSc Courses Advanced Science and Courses with Balanced Engineering for Energy Context and Specialist Energy Context Courses Courses Technical Content Advanced Mechanical Energy Supply for Low Carbon Biofuels Process Engineering Engineering Futures Energy Systems and Thermal Carbon Capture and Transport Renewable Energy Processes Technology Flow Assurance for Oil and OOT* Subsea Engineering OOT Risk Management Gas Production Materials for Energy Systems OOT Pipeline Engineering Gas Energy OOT Offshore Renewable Renewable Energy Energy Engineering OOT Offshore Materials Design of Rotating Machines Engineering Process Systems Engineering Energy from Waste *OOT = Offshore and Ocean Technology
MSc Course Structure Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Taught Group Research modules project thesis • Lectures • Team working • Scientific thesis • Seminars • Multidisciplinary • Research training • Lab work • Integrate subjects • Externally linked • Fieldwork • Professional skills and funded where • Assignments possible • Private study
Example MSc Thesis Projects • Examination of Pipeline Repair Methodologies. • Materials for CO2 transport pipelines. • Renewable energy options for island communities. • Environmental Reduction Factors for Seawater Corrosion Fatigue. • Modelling of Structural Stresses in the Helical Armour Wires of Oil Field Pipes and Umbilical's. • Investigation of the Energy Savings Opportunities / Inpost-Combustion Capture Process in Supercritical Pulverized Coal Power Plant. • Enhanced Oil Recovery with Storage Consideration. • Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants in the EU. • Feasibility Assessment of Installing Photovoltaic Systems in a House in Alicante, Spain. • Modelling Gas-Turbine Power Plant Integrated with Inlet Air Cooling Systems for Hot and Humid Environment. • Dynamics of a Drive Train System for Offshore Floating Wind Turbines. • Simulation of the Flooding Process of the Tidal Energy Converter ‘Delta Stream’ during Deployment and Decommissioning.
MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering Full-time/part-time Course Modules • Structural Integrity • Stress Analysis of Components and Machines • Fluid Mechanics and Loading • Advanced Control Systems • Computer Simulations for Engineering Design • Power Generation Systems • Risk and Reliability Engineering • Management for Technology Group Project Individual Project
MSc Renewable Energy Engineering Full-time/part-time Course Modules • Dynamics of Fluidic Energy Devices • Structural Integrity of Renewable Energy Systems • Risk and Reliability Engineering • Computer Simulations for Engineering Design • Power Electronics & Machines • Advanced Control Systems • Testing & Routes to Certification • Energy Policy, Carbon Markets and Futures Group Project Individual Project
MSc Carbon Capture & Storage Full-time/part-time Course Modules • Introduction to Carbon Capture and Transport • Carbon Capture Technologies • Carbon Transport Technologies • Management for Technology • Reliability and Risk Analysis • Process Plant Operations • Power Generation Systems • Process Measurement Systems • Advanced Control Systems • Process Simulation and Design • Computational Engineering Techniques for Industrial Processes Group Project Individual Project
MSc Energy Systems & Thermal Processes Full-time/part-time Course Modules • Heat Transfer • Industrial Heating Systems • Power Generation Systems • Thermal Systems Operation and Design • Management for Technology • Environmental Management • Renewable Energy Systems • Energy Management for Industry • Process Measurement Systems (Option) • Advanced Control Systems (Option) • Computational Fluid Dynamics (Option) Group Project Individual Project
MSc Flow Assurance for Oil & Gas Production Full-time/part-time Course Modules • Introduction to Flow Assurance • Multiphase Flows • Production Technology and Chemistry • Management for Technology • Risk and Reliability Engineering • Process Plant Operations • Advanced Control Systems • Pumps and Pumping Systems • Structural Integrity (Option) • Process Measurement Systems (Option) • Computational Fluid Dynamics (Option) • Process Simulation and Design (Option) Group Project Individual Project
MSc Process Systems Engineering Full-time/part-time Course Modules • Introduction to Process Systems Engineering • Management for Technology • Reliability and Risk Analysis • Environmental Management • Pumps and Pumping Systems (Option) • Process Measurement Systems (Option) • Process Plant Operations (Option) • Advanced Control Systems (Option) • Process Simulation and Design (Option) • Computational Fluid Dynamics (Option) • Thermal Systems Operation and Design (Option) Group Project Individual Project
MSc Biofuels Process Engineering Full-time/part-time Course Modules • Biological Processes • Biofuels Process and Technology • Energy from Biomass • Management for Technology • Environmental Management • Process Plant Operations • Advanced Control Systems • Process Simulation and Design Group Project Individual Project
MSc Design of Rotating Machines Full-time/part-time Course Modules • Bearing Design • Rotordynamics • Gear Design • Fatigue and Fracture • Management for Technology • Rotating Equipment Selection • Computer Aided Engineering • Stress Analysis of Machine Components • Noise, Vibration and Machine Diagnostics Group Project Individual Project
MSc Materials for Energy Systems Full-time/part-time Course Modules • Introduction to Materials Engineering for Energy Systems • Renewable Energy Technologies: Fundamentals • Failure of Materials and Structures • Fuels and Energy Conversion • Materials and Reliability in Energy Systems • Renewable Energy Technology: Systems • Energy Production, Emissions Control, CC and Transport • Surface Science and Engineering Group Project Individual Project
MSc Energy Supply for Low Carbon Futures Full-time/part-time Course Modules • Principles of Sustainability • Demand Management for Industry and the Built Environment • Renewable Energy Technologies: Fundamentals • Fuels and Energy Conversion • Materials and Reliability in Energy Systems • Renewable Energy Technology: Systems • Energy Production, Emissions Control, CC and Transport • Energy Policy, Carbon Markets and Futures Group Project Individual Project
MSc Renewable Energy Technology Full-time/part-time Course Modules • Principles of Sustainability • Environmental Valuation • Renewable Energy Technologies: Fundamentals • Fuels and Energy Conversion • Evaluating Sustainability • Renewable Energy Technology: Systems • Renewable Energy Technology: Design Case • Energy Policy, Carbon Markets and Futures Group Project Individual Project
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