Energy Systems and Thermal Processes (Option of Process Systems Engineering MSc)

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Energy Systems and Thermal Processes (Option of Process Systems Engineering MSc)

Suitable for engineering and applied science graduates interested in energy and its efficient utilisation in industrial and commercial applications.

Takes you on to work as an environmentally-aware energy specialist with an in-depth understanding of energy and its rational use in industry. Suitable students are encouraged to embark on further research programmes leading to MPhil and PhD degrees.

You will be taught by members of Cranfield University staff and other academic and industrial experts.

Course description

The Energy Systems and Thermal Processes option of the Process Systems Engineering MSc provides students with knowledge and practical experience of technologies and techniques for designing energy-efficient systems, managing energy and controlling environmental degradation in a cost-effective way.

Since 1972, the MSc has produced more than 1,000 international graduates who now work as engineers, consultants, advisors and researchers in industry, consultancies, design practices, government departments, local authorities, research organisations and academic institutions worldwide.

The course consists of nine taught modules and a significant research project.

Individual research project

Students can choose from a variety of research projects. These are often undertaken in collaboration with industrial partners, although students are also encouraged to submit topics of their own. These include experimental investigations, practical monitoring, computer simulations, and design and feasibility assessments.

Recent research areas have included:

modelling of energy-conversion systems and thermal processes
combined heat and power schemes
renewable energy utilisation
control of environmental pollution
energy and environmental policies
combustion processes
practical heat-transfer problems
process control.

“As a mechanical engineer with ten years’ experience in designing steam systems, this course helped me fulfil my ambition of a more energy related role. I cannot recommend the course highly enough, and I am confident that anyone who chooses this course will get as much out of it as I did.”

Robert Williams Gardner – Energy Management, GEM Ltd

Modules:

Students take eight compulsory modules and select a further one from three optional modules:

Compulsory modules

Heat Transfer
Industrial Heating Systems
Power Generation Systems
Thermal Systems Operation and Design (splits into three sections)
- Heat Exchanger Design and Operation
- Waste Heat Recovery and Thermal Storage
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Management for Technology
Environmental Management
Renewable Energy Systems
Energy Management for Industry (splits into two sections)
- Energy and Environmental Economics
- Energy Auditing

Optional modules

Process Measurement Systems
Advanced Control Systems
Computational Engineering Techniques for Industrial Processes

Entry requirements

1st or 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent in engineering or applied science. Other qualifications with considerable industrial experience will be considered.