Power Generation and Carbon Capture
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CHEE4033 | Chemical & Environmental Engineering | 4 | 10 | Autumn Malaysia, Summer Malaysia |
- Code
- CHEE4033
- School
- Chemical & Environmental Engineering
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn Malaysia, Summer Malaysia
Summary
The following topics are covered: Fossil fuels, occurrence, use and world-wide availability. Power generation using fossil fuels, conventional and advanced technologies. Current issues in Power Generation using Fossil Fuels: Emission problems and reduction technologies; Greenhouse effect and abatement; Co-firing of fossil fuels and biomass; Carbon dioxide capture and storage.
Target Students
Applicable to Year 4 students registered on the following courses: Chemical Engineering and Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering, MSc in Chemical Engineering, MSc in Environmental Engineering, MSc in Mechanical Engineering.
Classes
- One 1-hour tutorial each week for 12 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 12 weeks
Assessment
- 15% Coursework 1
- 15% Coursework 2
- 70% Exam 1 (2-hour)
Educational Aims
The primary aim of this module is to address issues related to power generation using fossil fuels. In particular this will be related to emissions problems and their abatement and will address conventional and advanced power generation methods. At the end of the module the students will have an understanding of emerging CCS technologies and their application in a range of fossil energy applications.The module aims to give students a clear understanding of the fundamentals and techniques in clean energy production. The technology assessment exercise will focus on a specific clean energy solution and will require critical evaluation of the literature to provide an informed recommendation on a technology choice. The coursework aims to consider the wider implications, economic, societal and environmental of technology selections.Learning Outcomes
UK PO
A3.2.13 - Have a broad knowledge and critical awareness of developments at the forefront of chemical engineering.
A.2.7.6 - Be able to apply principles of sustainability, economics and ethics (B Level: A2.7.1-A2.7.5) to novel and complex situations with conflicting requirements.
A.2.4.6 Be able to apply their knowledge of these principles (A2.4.3 – A2.4.5) to complex problems with conflicting requirements.
A5.2.13 - Have some understanding of the limits of available technology and of the potential of new and emerging technology.
EAC PO
PO1: Engineering Knowledge - Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, computing and chemical engineering fundamentals, and an chemical engineering specialization as specified in WK1 to WK4 respectively to develop solutions to complex engineering problems
PO6: The Engineer and the World - Analyze and evaluate sustainable development impacts to: society, the economy, sustainability, health and safety, legal frameworks, and the environment, in solving complex engineering problems (WK1, WK5, and WK7)
Conveners
- Prof Suyin Gan