Units
Energy Management
Unit code: ENB422
Contact hours: 3 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
Topics covered in this unit include: Global energy and climate issues, the systematic process by which energy use is monitored and analysed; individual treatment of electricity, fuels and their properties, compressed air, buildings, cycle requirements, energy recovery equipment; financial analysis of proposals. Environmental aspects will be considered for each topic.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 2 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
Global energy issues are having a profound effect on Engineering practice in relation to energy usage. Energy management is a basic element of designing or operating energy consuming/producing plant and equipment. The subject provides an "applications" approach to further link energy related fundamental engineering science subjects with industrial practice. It assists in equipping students for a significant range of final year project topics and it is listed as an elective since not all jobs in industry are intensely energy related.
Aims
The aim of this unit is for you to: (1) understand the principles of energy auditing and a range of energy intensive technologies; (2) Be able to apply these principles in an actual energy audit. You will develop skills in conceptualising large energy intensive industries and analysing their energy consumption.
Objectives
On completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1. Explain and apply principles of an energy management program to a range of energy
2. Analyse energy systems including cycles and typical industry applications
3. Conduct an energy audit of major energy consuming items (plant, processes and equipment) and develop an effective, sustainable energy management plan.
Content
· Overview of global energy related issues including greenhouse, climate change, ozone depletion
· Developing an energy management program
· Energy audits and associated metering
· Electricity and other tariffs, lighting
· Financial analysis
· Building energy management
· Combustion theory and practice fuel properties
· Energy cycles and refinement including co-generation
· Energy recovery methods and plant
· Compressed air
· Alternative energy
· Visit to air conditioning plant room
· Student Presentations of energy audit major projects.
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Teaching Mode:
Hours per week: 3
Lectures: 2
Tutorials: 1
Field trip: 1 (3-4 hrs)
Lectures cover theoretical concepts followed by practical application and problem solving in tutorials with real world contexts supported by a site visit related to energy. Learning is reinforced using an energy audit of a site as a substantial activity for assessment, along with a literature review report. The energy audit is generally very enthusiastically received.
Assessment
Assessment develops theoretical and practical understanding of energy management. It consists of a literature review, a technical report (energy audit) and a final exam.
QUT's Assessment Policy is located at MOPP c/9.1You will be provided with ongoing oral feedback in tutorials and labs with written feedback on literature reviews and reports. You will also be encouraged to review your work to identify personal gaps in knowledge and skills, related to the concepts covered in each assessment item.
Assessment name:
Literature Review
Description:
Complete a literature review on a specific energy topic.
Relates to objectives:
All
Weight:
20%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 8
Assessment name:
Report
Description:
You complete an Energy Audit according to specified criteria.
Relates to objectives:
All
Weight:
40%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 13
Assessment name:
Examination (Theory)
Description:
Explain concepts and solve problems related to principles of energy management, energy audits, and analysis of energy systems, cycles and applications (all material covered in unit)
Relates to objectives:
All
Weight:
40%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Exam Period
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
No: 1
Type: Reference
Author: Easthop & Croft
Title: Energy Efficiency,
Publisher: Longmans
No: 2
Type: Reference
Type: Text Book, Blackboard & references
Author: Cengel & Boles
Title: Thermodynamics
Year: Publisher: McGraw Hill
Edition: 4th Ed, 5th Ed, 6th Ed
Risk assessment statement
You will undertake lectures and tutorials in the traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit.
You will be required to undertake practical sessions in the laboratory under the supervision of the lecturer and technical staff of the School. In any laboratory practicals you will be advised of requirements of safe and responsible behaviour and will be required to wear appropriate protective items (e.g. closed shoes or steel capped shoes).
You will undergo a health and safety induction before the commencement of the practical sessions and will be issued with a safety induction card. If you do not have a safety induction card you will be denied access to laboratories.
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 04-May-2012
