Within this module, students will carry out a research project under the supervision of an academic and/or industrial supervisor, within an applied area of net zero engineering. Students will be able to conduct their projects under theoretical, modelling-based, or a feasibility themes, which align with research clusters within the school and reflects the scientific and engineering principles of the taught material. These remote research projects have no need/requirement for physical experimentation to be conducted in labs. These research projects may involve but is not limited to whole systems analysis and feasibility, Life Cycle Analysis, Techno-Economic Analysis, systems modelling and simulation, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and sustainability model development for energy systems. Where appropriate, ‘real’ data sets and efficiencies can be provided by research clusters and groups within the school for model and system validation. Research Project Assessment Structure: Thesis (50%) The thesis will be marked by both the supervisor and the second assessor, and an average of the marks used for the final total. The student should submit a draft of their thesis to their supervisor by the date set at the start of the project to receive feedback before their final submission. The total size of the written report should be up to 12,000 words (approximately 50 pages). Formatting: Font should be Calibri, Arial, or Times New Roman size 11, 1.15 line spacing, 2.5 cm margins, fully justified. Laboratory performance, methodology and design records (40%) The students will submit alongside their thesis, their lab/methodology notebook and an electronic copy of their supplementary data or modelling work. The nature of this data can include screenshots of modelling software, auto-cad and COMSOL simulations, an overview of parameters investigated, excel worksheets (or equivalent) of LCA/TEA conducted. The requirements for this can be determined by the project and supervisor. There are no strict methodology requirements for feasibility studies, but detailed methods must be provided and discussed with supervisors. Submitted documents and data will be assessed by both the supervisor and the second assessor for its content including level of work conducted, thoroughness, legibility, and clarity. An average of the marks will be used for the final total. Oral Presentation (10%) The presentation will take the form of a 12-minute PowerPoint presentation plus 3 minutes of questioning on the presentation and associated area. It is advised that the students prepare this well in advance and at least one practice talk is presented so that feedback may be given.
The content will vary as each placement is different. An appropriate job description should be provided by the placement provider and should reflect the content of the placement. As such the syllabus will comprise undertaking the approved work placement, maintaining a summary or activity log whilst on placement and submitting the required essay. The workload must be a minimum of 1,200 hours to maintain equivalence with that expected for a 120-credit module. Note that 9 months is therefore the expected minimum for the duration of a placement (i.e. 9 months at an average of 4 weeks per month and 35 hours per week giving 1260 hours, which is in excess of that required). Work may be split over multiple placements within the maximum 15-month period normally available.
Lecture Content • Introduction to the oil and gas sector • Renewables and low carbon energy technologies, including: * Wind * Solar * Nuclear * Geothermal * Biomass Course delivery CHE7301 is delivered via blended approach of live lectures and online content