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MSc - Master of Science
Stoke-on-Trent Campus
Full Time
Sep 2027
1 Year
Highly qualified engineers are much sought after in this important industry for the UK and worldwide. With high technical content, this course will prepare you for the fast-developing area of engineering. You’ll gain skills in the major engineering functions allowing you to work in a senior technical or project management role within industry. Your final thesis can be chosen to suit your specific career aspirations. We can also connect you with local engineering companies. Our modern workshop facilities include specialist mechanical and thermodynamic laboratory support, a design studio with over 70 workstations, manufacturing facilities including CNC machining, rapid prototyping systems and a fully equipped test laboratory. You’ll also have the opportunity to use a wide range of software tools for design and simulation.
This is your chance to design and implement your own large-scale project of investigation, experimentation and analysis. Your project will need to have practical and investigative elements, meaning you will have the opportunity to evaluate existing background, theories and knowledge as applied to a design problem or the development and improvement of new or existing processes and products. By using the wide-ranging skills, you have developed during your course you will be able to use practical measurement, design, implementation and above all, creativity, to devise and develop a solution based on sound engineering principles.
The module introduces gas turbine applications in the power and propulsion systems. This includes discussions on gas/steam turbine power cycles and combined cycles, burning different types of fuels including fossil fuels Hydrogen and biofuels. The essential components of these cycles including the compressor, turbine, combustor, heat exchangers and power electronics will be evaluated. The discussions include the design and off-design procedure of the power plant's gas turbine cycles in addition to the propulsion aero engine cycles (e.g., turbofan, turboprop, and turbojet). The components and cycle design and off-design procedures and considerations will be discussed in detail. Furthermore, the applications of gas turbines to road, air, rail, and marine transport will be also explored. This module equips students with both theoretical and practical knowledge to understand how a modern gas turbine system for power generation and propulsion systems is designed and operated.
This module will provide students a comprehensive knowledge of CFD tools (including Ansys Fluent and Ansys Design Modeller and ANSYS Mesher) and techniques to tackle advanced fluid dynamic engineering problems.
This module provides detailed study of the process of Structural Analysis and how such process can be used to solve real-life problems. Design and analysis case studies and design problems will be considered, and the applications of different system implementation technologies will be discussed. Software-based modelling and simulation techniques to create complex systems will be studied. Industry standard software will be used for detailed analysis and complex modelling and simulations during this module.
In the Engineering Design, Manufacture and Sustainability module, you will have the opportunity to choose, plan and research towards the individual coursework element. You will be supported and guided and be able to produce a reflective paper that builds upon current practice within the field of additive manufacturing systems. When working in a team, you will be introduced to team formation strategies to prepare you for working on a set brief. You will have the opportunity to analyse, test, measure through a Lifecycle assessment in order to support and justify the develop of a new product. You will use design simulation tools and CAD to develop your prototype solution that will be documented in your design portfolio.
As the energy infrastructure is arguably the most important feature in any city energy efficiency and integration of renewable energy sources within urban areas are central to the smart city concept. This module will first explore why there is a need for the greater use of low-carbon and renewable energy systems within cities, followed by an introduction to the range of low-carbon and renewable energy technologies currently available. The module will explore the potential to integrate low-carbon and renewable energy systems into buildings to move toward cost-effective, efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy provision based on the Paris Agreement for net zero buildings. Furthermore, challenges and issues associated with the greater integration of low-carbon and renewable energy systems into energy infrastructure within large urban areas and smart cities will be considered.
In this module you will evaluate your engineering prowess and project management acumen. This comprehensive module is designed to equip professionals with essential skills to thrive in todays dynamic engineering landscape. This module covers four main areas: research methods, research analysis, project management and engineering ethics. You will be exposed to writing research projects, structure and formatting of professional reports, presenting results scientifically to a technical audience; advanced project management methodologies and tools to efficiently plan, execute and control engineering projects; explore ethical considerations in engineering emphasising the importance of integrity and responsible conduct. With Professional Engineering Skills and Project Management: its precision in every detail, excellence in every endeavour: embrace professionalism in engineering
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