Thermal Energy and Process Engineering
The primary purpose of the educational programme in Thermal Energy and Process Engineering is to provide students with a basic knowledge within thermal, electrical and mechatronic control engineering, enabling students to understand the different energy engineering processes which found the basis for production, distribution and consumption of energy.
Name: Thermal Energy and Process Engineering
Type: Master of Science (MSc)
Length: 2 years
European transfer credits: 120 ECTS
Language: English
The continuous depletion of fossil fuel reserves and the
environmental issues associated with the exploitation of these energy
resources necessitates the development not only of new conversion
technologies, but also new, non-fossil fuels, derived for example from
biomass, waste, as by-products of different industrial processes or
from atmospheric sources such as the sun, wind and the oceans.
The ability to design new, innovative energy technologies and systems
will be decisive in the future, where competitiveness, both in terms of
efficiency and environmental issues, will be fierce in order to meet
market and society requirements.
Programme description
The M.Sc. specialisation in Thermal Energy and Process Engineering is
primarily focused on thermal energy technologies and systems and covers
advanced aspects of energy system modelling, heat- and mass transfer,
control engineering and experimental work with focus on different
components and energy system aspects.
The themes for the three semesters are particularly focussed on Thermal
Energy and Process Engineering and indepth understanding of the
technologies and scientific disciplines involved in energy conversion,
utilization and transport. The education is multidisciplinary and
covers the integration of general engineering disciplines such as
thermal systems, fluid dynamics, control engineering and electrical
engineering.
The main objectives to be attained through the specialisation can be
summarised as follows:
- To obtain general understanding of the design, modelling and optimisation of en-ergy systems used in various energy production applications
- To understand the detailed operation, functionality and interaction between the vari-ous components of key thermal energy conversion technologies
- To gain detailed insight in system integration with respect to both system efficiency and control engineering aspects of energy systems
- To be able to develop, construct and operate thermal energy conversion technologies in the laboratory and in real applications
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To gain insight in the topics related to the practical realisation
and implementation of thermal energy technologies and systems
concerning both innovative aspects, business planning and economical
considerations
Posted Feb 10, 2009 03:05 PM
