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Module - MECH4018 - Advanced Thermal Power Systems
| Programme | H890 - MSc Sustainable Energy Engineering (Group 1 Restricted) M3 - Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering modules (Year 4) H300 - MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 4 Sustainability Compulsory) |
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| Accrediting Bodies | https://curriculum.nottingham.ac.uk/2026/view/tree/1242/year_lookup/XXIDXX
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| Module Code | MECH4018 |
| Lecturer | Steve Pickering |
This module provides knowledge of the technology currently used to generate electrical power from thermal energy and emerging future trends. It provides students with the understanding of thermodynamics and the tools to analyse and improve advanced thermal power systems.
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LO1 - understand the operation of advanced thermal power plant and how the plant is configured to give high thermal efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. |
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LO2 - apply advanced thermodynamic principles to appropriately analyse the thermal performance of advanced thermal power plant. |
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LO3 - understand the current state-of-the-art in advanced thermal power plant and the emerging technological trends to improve environmental performance. |
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LO4 - identify sources of inefficiency (irreversibility) in advanced thermal power plant and critically apply appropriate knowledge and skills to create improved thermal performance. |
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