Module Descriptors
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
MECH60480
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Hamidreza Gohari Darabkhani
Email: h.g.darabkhani@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
1. Energy Audits, T. T. Al-Shemmeri, 2011, Wiley-Blackwell Publications, ISBN: 978-0-4706-5608-2
2. Heat and Mass Transfer, Y. A. Cengel, 2010, McGraw-Hill, 4th Edition, ISBN-10: 0077366646
3. Focus on Energy Management, A Roco & J. E. Levin, 2011, Nova Science Publishers, ISBN-10: 1612096328
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CE00433-4 Mechanical Principles or equivalent
Module Resources
The facilities in Engineering laboratories.
Module Learning Strategies
2 hours per week, Lectures and Tutorials
1 hour per week Practical
Module Indicative Content
Principles of Heat Conduction, Convection and Radiation
Design of Heat Exchangers, industrial applications of heat exchanges
Energy Losses/Gains for Buildings, heat pumps
Energy Audit, the NPI method
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
1 examination 70%, 2 hours duration, which will assess all Learning Outcomes.
1 assignment, 2000 words, 30% (Learning outcome 4)