ENCH483-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017

Advanced Energy Processing Technologies and Systems

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 3 March 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 19 May 2017

Description

Processing technologies and systems for production of hydrogen, syngas, liquid fuel as well as heat and power from various energy resources including traditional fossil fuels and renewable resources (such as biomass); energy related environmental issues and analysis; energy system optimisation; energy related electrochemical systems.

Learning Outcomes

  • Topics
  • Hydrogen, syngas and liquid fuel from biomass and organic solid wastes (8 lectures, SSP)
  • System analysis and optimisation for biomass to liquid fuels (2 lectures, SSP)
  • Fuel cells and power storage (10 Lectures, SP)
      a. Electrode chemistry
      b. Fuel cells for power generation and corresponding technological challenges.
      a. Power storage (Batteries, Supercapacitors)
  • Refining and processing of Gaseous and Liquid Fossil Fuels (10 lectures MJW)
      c. Natural gas production: Natural gas well, Separations, Reticulation (pipeline), Industrial uses of natural gas
      d. Steam Methane reforming: The reformer, Reaction kinetics, diffusion limitation and heat transfer, Industrial uses of synthesis gas
      e. Liquid fuel production: Well management, drilling, exploration, etc.
      f.  Refining of crude oil: Hydro-cracking and the FCCU, Gasoline, kerosene, diesel, jet-fuel, pet-coke etc., Hydro-desulphurisation unit
  • CO2 emissions and mitigation
      a. Combustion basics: stoich ratio, excess air, available heat, oxy-fuel combustion etc.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment 1 15% SSP Materials
Assignment 2 15% SP Materials
Assignment 3 15% MW Materials
Final Exam 55%

Notes

COURSE REQUIRMENTS:
30 lectures, 3 assignments and end of semester examination

PREREQUISITES FOR THIS COURSE:
ENGR404. This is a required course for energy minor in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering. However, if the energy minor certificate is not required, students without taking ENGR404 may also be allowed to take ENCH483 with approval of Director of 3rd Pro Studies.

RELATION TO OTHER COURSES:
ENCH483 is an optional 3rd Professional course however, it is required for students who want to receive a certificate of energy process minor.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $919.00

International fee $5,000.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .

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