Masters Degrees of the Energy Programme

Dr Ilai Sher Course Director of Energy Systems & Thermal Processes MSc Admissions Tutor

The Energy Sector’s Global Importance

Secure affordable and reliable energy supply underpins our political stability, ability to manufacture and export services competitively and a comfortable standard of life;

We face unprecedented demands for

energy from the developing world and the need to produce energy in a clean and sustainable manner.

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SEEA

Environmental Technology

Energy

Energy Research

and Strategy

Offshore Renewable

Energy Engineering

Centre

Bioenergy & Resource

Management Centre

Oil & Gas Engineering

Centre

Combustion, Carbon

Capture & Storage Centre

Power Engineering

Centre

Agrifood

School of Energy, Environment & Agrifood (SEEA)

Our Major Facilities

• Combustion, Gasification and CO2 Capture Pilot Plants

• Anaerobic Digestion Pilot Plant

• Algae Biomass and Bioenergy Laboratories

• Wind Turbine Test Site and Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Test Facility

• Ocean Systems Test Laboratory

• Concentrated Solar Power

• Structural Integrity Laboratory

• Electrical Power and Machines

• Gas Turbine Engineering Laboratories

• Process Systems Flow Laboratory

• Advanced Materials for Low Emission Power Plants

• Advanced Surface Protection

• Algae Biomass

• Biomass and Bioenergy

• Energy from Waste

• Carbon Capture and Transport

• Gas Turbines for H2-rich IGCC Syngas

• Oxy-fuel Combustion

• Plant Life Extension

• Next Generation Coal Power Plants

• Underground Coal Gasification

• Wind Power

• Tidal stream

• Photovoltaic

• Fuel Cells/membranes

Our Major Research Activities

Our Courses

Advanced Science and Engineering

Economics and

Finance

The Environment

Legislation and

Regulation

The context

Energy Theme MSc Courses

Advanced Science and

Engineering for Energy

Courses

Courses with Balanced

Context and Specialist

Technical Content

Energy Context Courses

Advanced Mechanical

Engineering Biofuels Process Engineering

Energy Supply for Low Carbon

Futures

Energy Systems and Thermal

Processes Carbon Capture and Transport

Renewable Energy

Technology

Flow Assurance for Oil and

Gas Production OOT* Subsea Engineering OOT Risk Management

Materials for Energy Systems OOT Pipeline Engineering Gas Energy

OOT Offshore Renewable

Energy

Renewable Energy

Engineering

OOT Offshore Materials

Engineering Design of Rotating Machines

Process Systems Engineering Energy from Waste *OOT = Offshore and Ocean Technology

MSc Course Structure

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Taught

modules

Group

project

Research

thesis

• Scientific thesis

• Research training

• Externally linked

and funded where

possible

• Team working

• Multidisciplinary

• Integrate subjects

• Professional skills

• Lectures

• Seminars

• Lab work

• Fieldwork

• Assignments

• Private study

Example MSc Thesis Projects

• Examination of Pipeline Repair Methodologies. • Materials for CO2 transport pipelines. • Renewable energy options for island communities. • Environmental Reduction Factors for Seawater Corrosion Fatigue. • Modelling of Structural Stresses in the Helical Armour Wires of Oil Field Pipes and

Umbilical's. • Investigation of the Energy Savings Opportunities / Inpost-Combustion Capture Process in

Supercritical Pulverized Coal Power Plant. • Enhanced Oil Recovery with Storage Consideration. • Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants in the EU. • Feasibility Assessment of Installing Photovoltaic Systems in a House in Alicante, Spain. • Modelling Gas-Turbine Power Plant Integrated with Inlet Air Cooling Systems for Hot and

Humid Environment. • Dynamics of a Drive Train System for Offshore Floating Wind Turbines. • Simulation of the Flooding Process of the Tidal Energy Converter ‘Delta Stream’ during

Deployment and Decommissioning.

MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Structural Integrity

• Stress Analysis of Components and Machines

• Fluid Mechanics and Loading

• Advanced Control Systems

• Computer Simulations for Engineering Design

• Power Generation Systems

• Risk and Reliability Engineering

• Management for Technology

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Renewable Energy Engineering Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Dynamics of Fluidic Energy Devices

• Structural Integrity of Renewable Energy

Systems

• Risk and Reliability Engineering

• Computer Simulations for Engineering Design

• Power Electronics & Machines

• Advanced Control Systems

• Testing & Routes to Certification

• Energy Policy, Carbon Markets and Futures

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Carbon Capture & Storage Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Introduction to Carbon Capture and Transport

• Carbon Capture Technologies

• Carbon Transport Technologies

• Management for Technology

• Reliability and Risk Analysis

• Process Plant Operations

• Power Generation Systems

• Process Measurement Systems

• Advanced Control Systems

• Process Simulation and Design

• Computational Engineering Techniques for Industrial Processes

Group Project

Individual Project

Course Modules

• Heat Transfer

• Industrial Heating Systems

• Power Generation Systems

• Thermal Systems Operation and Design

• Management for Technology

• Environmental Management

• Renewable Energy Systems

• Energy Management for Industry

• Process Measurement Systems (Option)

• Advanced Control Systems (Option)

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (Option)

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Energy Systems & Thermal Processes Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Introduction to Flow Assurance

• Multiphase Flows

• Production Technology and Chemistry

• Management for Technology

• Risk and Reliability Engineering

• Process Plant Operations

• Advanced Control Systems

• Pumps and Pumping Systems

• Structural Integrity (Option)

• Process Measurement Systems (Option)

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (Option)

• Process Simulation and Design (Option)

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Flow Assurance for Oil & Gas Production Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Introduction to Process Systems Engineering

• Management for Technology

• Reliability and Risk Analysis

• Environmental Management

• Pumps and Pumping Systems (Option)

• Process Measurement Systems (Option)

• Process Plant Operations (Option)

• Advanced Control Systems (Option)

• Process Simulation and Design (Option)

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (Option)

• Thermal Systems Operation and Design (Option)

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Process Systems Engineering Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Biological Processes

• Biofuels Process and Technology

• Energy from Biomass

• Management for Technology

• Environmental Management

• Process Plant Operations

• Advanced Control Systems

• Process Simulation and Design

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Biofuels Process Engineering Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Bearing Design

• Rotordynamics

• Gear Design

• Fatigue and Fracture

• Management for Technology

• Rotating Equipment Selection

• Computer Aided Engineering

• Stress Analysis of Machine Components

• Noise, Vibration and Machine Diagnostics

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Design of Rotating Machines Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Introduction to Materials Engineering for

Energy Systems

• Renewable Energy Technologies:

Fundamentals

• Failure of Materials and Structures

• Fuels and Energy Conversion

• Materials and Reliability in Energy Systems

• Renewable Energy Technology: Systems

• Energy Production, Emissions Control, CC

and Transport

• Surface Science and Engineering

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Materials for Energy Systems Full-time/part-time

MSc Energy Supply for Low Carbon Futures Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Principles of Sustainability

• Demand Management for Industry and the

Built Environment

• Renewable Energy Technologies:

Fundamentals

• Fuels and Energy Conversion

• Materials and Reliability in Energy Systems

• Renewable Energy Technology: Systems

• Energy Production, Emissions Control, CC

and Transport

• Energy Policy, Carbon Markets and Futures

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Renewable Energy Technology Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Principles of Sustainability

• Environmental Valuation

• Renewable Energy Technologies:

Fundamentals

• Fuels and Energy Conversion

• Evaluating Sustainability

• Renewable Energy Technology: Systems

• Renewable Energy Technology: Design

Case

• Energy Policy, Carbon Markets and Futures

Group Project

Individual Project

Course Modules

• Corrosion in the Offshore Environment

• Offshore Inspection

• Technology and Project Management

• Safety Risk and Reliability Offshore

• Subsea Oil and Gas Exploitation

• Materials in the Offshore Environment

• Offshore Pipeline Design and Installation (Option)

• Failure of Materials and Structures (Option)

• Offshore Renewable Energy: Technology (Option)

• Finite Element Analysis and Materials Modelling (Option)

• Reliability Engineering and Asset Risk Management (Option)

• Energy Policy, Carbon Market and Futures (Option)

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Offshore and Ocean Technology with Subsea Engineering Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Corrosion in the Offshore Environment

• Offshore Inspection

• Technology and Project Management

• Safety Risk and Reliability Offshore

• Offshore Pipeline Design and Installation

• Materials in the Offshore Environment

• Subsea Oil and Gas Exploitation (Option)

• Failure of Materials and Structures (Option)

• Offshore Renewable Energy: Technology (Option)

• Finite Element Analysis and Materials Modelling (Option)

• Reliability Engineering and Asset Risk Management (Option)

• Energy Policy, Carbon Market and Futures (Option)

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Offshore and Ocean Technology with Pipeline Engineering Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Corrosion in the Offshore Environment

• Offshore Inspection

• Technology and Project Management

• Safety Risk and Reliability Offshore

• Offshore Renewable Energy: Technology

• Energy Policy, Carbon Market and Futures

• Offshore Pipeline Design and Installation (Option)

• Materials in the Offshore Environment (Option)

• Subsea Oil and Gas Exploitation (Option)

• Failure of Materials and Structures (Option)

• Finite Element Analysis and Materials Modelling (Option)

• Reliability Engineering and Asset Risk Management (Option)

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Offshore and Ocean Technology with Offshore Renewable Energy Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Subsea Oil and Gas Exploitation

• Safety Risk and Reliability Offshore

• Offshore Inspection

• Corrosion in the Offshore Environment

• Technology and Project Management

• Reliability Engineering and Asset Risk Management

• Offshore Renewable Energy: Technology (Option)

• Energy Policy, Carbon Market and Futures (Option)

• Offshore Pipeline Design and Installation (Option)

• Materials in the Offshore Environment (Option)

• Failure of Materials and Structures (Option)

• Finite Element Analysis and Materials Modelling (Option)

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Offshore and Ocean Technology with Risk Management Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Materials in the Offshore Environment

• Safety Risk and Reliability Offshore

• Offshore Inspection

• Failure of Materials and Structures

• Corrosion in the Offshore Environment

• Technology and Project Management

• Offshore Renewable Energy: Technology (Option)

• Energy Policy, Carbon Market and Futures (Option)

• Offshore Pipeline Design and Installation (Option)

• Subsea Oil and Gas Exploitation (Option)

• Finite Element Analysis and Materials Modelling (Option)

• Reliability Engineering and Asset Risk Management (Option)

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Offshore and Ocean Technology with Offshore Materials Engineering Full-time/part-time

MSc Gas Energy Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Conventional and Unconventional Gas

Production

• Safety, Risk and Reliability Offshore

• Inspection and Maintenance

• Fuels and Energy Conversion

• Technology and Project Management

• Energy Production, Emissions Control, CC

and Transport

• Pipelines and Gas Processing

• Energy Policy, Carbon Markets and Futures

Group Project

Individual Project

MSc Energy from Waste Full-time/part-time

Course Modules

• Environmental Risks: Hazard, Assessment

and Management

• Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery

• Waste Treatment Processes

• Fuels and Energy Conversion

• Technology and Project Management

• Energy Production, Emissions Control, CC

and Transport

• Renewable Energy Technology: Design

Case

• Energy from Waste Operations

Group Project

Individual Project