ME 4315 Energy Systems Analysis and Design (Either ME 3180 or ME 4315 Is Required)
ME 4315 Energy Systems Analysis and Design (Either ME 3180 or ME 4315 Is Required)
Catalog Description:
Textbook:
The required textbooks will be the textbooks for the thermodynamics, fluid mechanics,
and heat transfer courses taken by the students in the normal schedule entering this
course.
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Course Outcomes:
Outcome 1: Integrate the concepts, laws, and methodologies from fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and
thermodynamics, and when feasible including mass transfer and psychrometrics, into a set of practical tools for
energy systems analysis.
1.1 Students will demonstrate understanding of the integrated concepts, laws, and methodologies of fluid
mechanics, heat transfer, and thermodynamics in tests and homework examples.
Outcome 2: Exercise analytical tools to model typical subsystems such as pipelines, heat exchangers, and pumps.
2.1 Students will demonstrate in practice the ability to model typical subsystems and interpret the results of
such models in tests and homework examples.
Outcome 3: Further develop modeling tools by enhancement and integration to predict total system performance for
a fixed design and to support simple trade-off studies.
3.1 Students will demonstrate understanding of the economic concepts used to estimate and assess capital and
operating costs and to evaluate investment alternatives.
Outcome 4: Introduce economic concepts to estimate and assess capital and operating costs and to evaluate
investment alternatives.
4.1 Students will demonstrate combined economic considerations with performance evaluation in introductory
practical design trade-off studies and system design optimization.
Outcome 5: Combine economic considerations with performance evaluation to provide a basis for design trade-off
studies and system design optimization.
5.1 Students will demonstrate teamwork, leadership, and collaboration in advanced projects combining
economic considerations with performance evaluation and involving practical design trade-off studies and
system design optimization.
Outcome 6: Plan and execute individual and group design projects assigned to prepare students for professional
practice and to further develop their ability to organize and work in teams.
6.1 Students and student groups will address comprehensive advanced design and optimization projects
including appropriate formal reports incorporating functional and economic considerations.
Correlation between Course Outcomes and Student Outcomes:
ME 4315
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Course Outcomes
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