This module is designed to provide the student with:
- an applicable understanding of project definitions, objectives and deliverables and an appreciation of project scheduling and appraisal
- an ability to present and complete a portfolio of work based learning to demonstrate competence in the management of small scale plant based activities
This module is designed to provide the student with a knowledge of fluid systems and their applications in plant engineering and an ability to analyse and resolve thermodynamic systems. The module will also provide the student with a knowledge of power generation and associated systems whilst also enabling the student to discuss basic combustion processes.
- Lecturer: Paul Herbert
- Lecturer: Graham Whittaker
This module will provide the students with:
- a knowledge of signal conditioning, transmission and communication systems used in measurement
- a knowledge of sequential control strategies and where they might be adopted
This module develops knowledge within thermodynamics of steam and refrigerants, fluid flow, heat conduction and heat exchangers. The focus of the module will be on the basic physical principles and concepts underlying processes, their mathematical formulation, solution of the relevant equations and interpretation in physical terms.
- Lecturer: Graham Whittaker
The aim of this module is to provide the student with the knowledge of electrical engineering aspects relating to plant engineering systems and their integration into electrical power systems.
This module will provide the students with a knowledge of dynamics and vibrations, an introduction to the concepts and principles relating to the linear and rotational motion of mechanical and structural systems and the techniques for vibration analysis of single degree of freedom systems.
The module will provide a review of the nature of matter and will enable the students to demonstrate how this can be used to explain the mechanical properties of materials.
The module will also extend the principles of elementary stress analysis to axi-symmetric problems, and to provide students with an introduction to the stress/displacement behaviour of cylindrical pressure vessels and simple rotating discs.
- Lecturer: Paul Herbert
This module is designed to provide the student with a Knowledge of time and frequency domain analysis techniques and the ability to apply these techniques to a plant and process control environment to achieve specified system performances.
This module is designed to provide the student with an ability to operate and program programmable logic controllers, create a human machine interface using SCADA software and utilise visual basic for applications to acquire and manipulate plant data.
This module will provide the student with the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of the problems that arise within an organisational and industrial context, and apply their skills and knowledge to formulate effective solutions
- Lecturer: Louis Antoine
- Lecturer: Robert Shaw
- Lecturer: Graham Whittaker