Marine Engineering

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Discuss performance characteristics and efficiency measures required in the design and analysis of marine engineering systems.
• Apply thermodynamic principles to assess the performance of marine propulsion and auxiliary systems
• Describe the engineering principles of marine propulsion systems, arrangements, layouts and drivetrain components
• Through critical assessment, understand the role, design and selection of marine engineering systems
• Formulate and apply vibration analysis to estimate the response of marine engineering systems

Full CEng Programme Level Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• In the group assignment the students collect data and are expected to analyse it to reach conclusions for a marine engineering problem, often where the available data is incomplete or uncertain. As part of the vibration laboratory, the student collect their own data and use their own engineering judgement in its analysis.
• As part of the group coursework, students are expected to gather information from technical literature to make informed decisions about the marine engineering aspects of a specific vessel.
• The students apply a comprehensive knowledge of mathematics, and engineering principles to the solution of complex marine engineering problems. This is assessed in the tutorials and group coursework, where specifically there is an expectation of reading about the latest developments in a marine engineering context. It is also assessed in the final assessment.
• As part of the vibration laboratory the students must select appropriate analysis techniques for understanding the data its limitations.
• The vibration laboratory requires the students to experimentally gather data from vibrating systems representative of marine engineering systems.
• As part of the group assignment the students are given a specific vessel type and are expected to select and apply appropriate equipment and engineering technologies understanding their limitations.

Partial CEng Programme Level Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• The group assignment requires group work, and possibly leadership of that group. The laboratory and tutorial assessments are individual assignments.

• Main Propulsion: Principles of operation, performance characteristics, thermodynamic cycles and efficiency of marine power plants including diesel engines, steam and gas turbines.
• Drive-train: Design of propulsion arrangements, configurations and components including slow speed, medium speed, diesel-electric, hybrid and electric propulsion systems.
• Vibration: Analysis of lateral and torsional vibration modes in ship plants including transmissibility and vibration isolation, rotating unbalance, shaft whirling and multi-degree of freedom systems.
• Auxiliary systems: Design of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, thermodynamic cycles and performance of refrigeration systems.

Teaching methods include

• Lectures.
• Tutorials/workshops.
• Laboratory class.

Learning activities include

• Worked examples during lectures.
• Tutorial exercises based on lecture material.
• Laboratory class.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Quizzes and Tutorials

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.