Unit information: Energy for Transport and Propulsion in 2021/22

Unit name	Energy for Transport and Propulsion
Unit code	MENGM0051
Credit points	10
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Professor. Joe Quarini
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	1. A-level Physics and Mathematics (or equivalent) 2. Fluid mechanics (to 1st year undergraduate level)
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

The aims of the Unit are to give clear understanding of the physics underlying propulsion and how propulsion is achieved in practice by elegant engineering devices. The course focuses on a number of specific propulsion systems enabling the student to get to grips with real-world systems, which will be of immediate and future interest and value to him/her and society.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, the student will be able to estimate/compute/predict

1. The theoretical power requirements for specific propulsion duties
2. Realistic power requirements of practice engineering propulsion systems
3. The student will be able to describe engineering components used at the heart of propulsion units
4. The student will be able to select specific propulsion types for specific duties, and make informed decisions and choices enabling the optimisation of the complete system
5. The student will also be able to put propulsion into the context of a modern society, discussing the cost to the environment (e.g. carbon foot print), and societal pressures on future propulsion systems (e.g. the move from internal combustion engines through hybrid to fully electric systems)

Teaching Information

The unit will be delivered through materials including videos and narrated lectures which will be made available to students online.

Assessment Information

The unit will be assessed using a single examination. Feedback will be provided to students during the year.

Resources

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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.