MECH ENG 4112 - Combustion Technologies & High Temperature Processes
Career: | Undergraduate |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | Semester 1 |
Campus: | North Terrace |
Contact: | Up to 6 hours per week |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
Assumed Knowledge: | MECH ENG 2021, MECH ENG 3102, MECH ENG 3101 |
Incompatible: | CHEM ENG 4046 |
Assessment: | Assignments, Design Project, Final Exam |
Syllabus: |
The course covers the basics of thermal energy technologies that are common for combustion and fuels, with an emphasis on high temperature production processes. The Paris Agreement requires elimination of global, energy-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, and this will demand a staggering transformation since 80% of current energy systems rely on the combustion of fossil fuels. This move to increasing fractions of renewable energy, including renewable hydrogen, biomass, waste and concentrated solar thermal, is driven by the need to mitigate GHG emissions and is expected to take around 50 years. The deployment of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology alongside existing fossil fuel energy production is also expected. Managing these changes brings many technical challenges, since any change in fuel composition or energy mix will influence the design of the combustion system, fuel consumption and pollutant emissions. The course will equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to address these challenges. It covers the understanding, analysis and design of modern combustion systems to account for fuel properties, maximise output and minimise air pollution. Combustion involves both mixing of the fuel and oxidant and the subsequent chemical reactions. The course therefore involves consideration of both combustion aerodynamics and fuel properties. It covers fuel selection, alternative and waste fuels, the design principles involved in reducing pollutant emissions, modelling, applications of combustion for power generation and minerals processing, hybridising combustion with concentrated solar thermal energy and fuel upgrading using solar thermal energy. |
Course Fees
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EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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Semester 1 | Tue 12/03/2024 | Thu 21/03/2024 | Fri 03/05/2024 | Fri 07/06/2024 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Project | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
12326 | PJ01 | 40 | 16 | 1 Mar - 29 Mar | Friday | 12pm - 2pm | Barr Smith South, 1062, Teaching Room |
26 Apr - 31 May | Friday | 12pm - 2pm | Barr Smith South, 1062, Teaching Room | ||||
Related Class: Assessment | |||||||
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
12279 | AS01 | 40 | 16 | 5 Apr - 5 Apr | Friday | 12pm - 2pm | Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room |
Related Class: Workshop | |||||||
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
12280 | WR01 | 40 | 16 | 26 Feb - 1 Apr | Monday | 12pm - 2pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EM205, Teaching Room |
22 Apr - 3 Jun | Monday | 12pm - 2pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EM205, Teaching Room |