School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering

Subject Code: Subject name: Pre-requisite: Co-requisite: Credit points: Offered:

ENGG378 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ENGG252 None 6 (12 hours per week including contact time) Spring Session 2012, Wollongong Campus

Subject Coordinator, Lecturer and Tutor Dr Brad Stappenbelt School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering: Building 8, Room 103 Telephone 61 2 4221 8188 Email brads@uow.edu.au Consultation times Please see Office Door Subject Lecturer and Tutor A/Prof. Muttucumaru Sivakumar School of Civil Mining & Environmental Engineering: Building 4, Room 125 Telephone 61 2 4221 3055 Email siva@uow.edu.au Consultation times Tue 12.30pm - 2.30pm; Wed 12.30pm - 2.30pm Subject Lecturer and Tutor Dr Prabuono (Buyung) Kosasih School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering: Building 8, Room 107 Telephone 61 2 4221 3109 Email buyung@uow.edu.au Consultation times Please see Office Door Students will be contacted throughout the Session via UoW SOLS Mail with important information relating to this subject. Subject Objectives On satisfactory completion of this subject students will be able to: (i) Describe various types of sustainable energy technologies and their advantages and disadvantages, (ii) Demonstrate an understanding of solar radiation and its impact on energy systems including solar thermal applications, (iii) Demonstrate an understanding of the thermofluid principles that underpin wind, wave, hydroelectric and biomass technologies; (iv) Demonstrate an appreciation of the social and environmental benefits or disadvantages of sustainable energy technologies, (v) Measure and/or analyse the performance of a practical sustainable energy power supply system. Subject Description This subject covers a number of Sustainable Energy Technologies including the following: solar thermal systems; wind energy; hydroelectricity generation; wave power systems; biomass; remote area power supplies; energy conservation/auditing. Graduate Qualities and Capabilities covered UOW general Graduate Qualities Informed Have a sound knowledge of an area of study or profession and understand its current issues, locally and internationally. Know how to apply this knowledge. Understand how an area of study has developed and how it relates to other areas. Independent learners Engage with new ideas and ways of thinking and critically analyse issues. Seek to extend knowledge

Specific Faculty of Engineering Graduate Capabilities 1 Professional knowledge, grounding & awareness

2 Information literacy, gathering & processing 3 Research, analysis & evaluation 1 of 4

through ongoing research, enquiry and reflection. Find and evaluate information, using a variety of sources and technologies. Acknowledge the work and ideas of others. Problem solvers Take on challenges and opportunities. Apply creative, logical and critical thinking skills to respond effectively. Make and implement decisions. Be flexible, thorough, innovative and aim for high standards. Effective communicators Articulate ideas and convey them effectively using a range of media. Work collaboratively and engage with people in different settings. Recognise how culture can shape communication. Responsible Understand how decisions can affect others and make ethically informed choices. Appreciate and respect diversity. Act with integrity as part of local, national, global and professional communities.

4 Problem solving skills

5 Written communication 6 Oral communication 7 Teamwork

8 Respect for views, values, culture of others 9 Ethics and Professionalism 10 Sustainability, societal & environmental impact

Laboratory/Practicals: All students will complete two laboratory sessions. Every student will need to attend each laboratory of approximately two hours duration. The schedule of experiments will be arranged in consultation with the class. Laboratory manuals will be made available on elearning. The laboratories will be held in room 6-G09. Laboratory reports are due 1 week after each laboratory is completed. Tutorials: Enrolment will be in week 1 on SOLS. There will be no tutorial during the first week of session. No worked tutorial problems are required to be submitted as part of this subject. Solutions to tutorial problems will be made available on elearning. Lecture/tutorial times Lectures Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Laboratories

Wednesday Wednesday Thursday TBA

10:30-12:30 15:30-17:30 15:30-17:30

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Recent Improvements New wave energy, solar thermal collector and concentrator laboratories have been introduced. Attendance Requirements The University Code of Practice Students states that it is the responsibility of students to attend all lectures, tutorials, seminars and practical work as stipulated in the subject outline. Attendance at practical work exercises is compulsory. Details of referencing system to be used in written work Please see http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/academic/4ciii.html Retention of Written Work Written assessment work will be retained by the EEC for two weeks after marking. Text book The text recommended as a primary reference is "Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future", edit G. Boyle, 2004, Second Edition, Oxford University Press. This is an excellent book giving the background to Renewable Energy systems, however, it is not essential that students purchase this text if they are short of funds. Tutorial questions will be provided independently of the text. ENGG378/948 Lecture notes will be made available on-line on the eLearning site for this subject. Recommended Reading Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, R.W. Fox, A.T. McDonald, P.J. Pritchard, 6th Edition, John Wiley, 2004. Elementary Fluid Mechanics, R.L. Street, G. Z. Watters and J. K. Vennard, 7th Edition, John Wiley, 1996. Wind Turbine Technology, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009. Wind Power Generation and Wind Turbine Design, edit. Wei Tong, WIT Press, 2010. Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, J. A. Duffie and W. A. Beckman, 2nd Edition, Wiley. Water Wave Mechanics for Engineers and Scientists, Dean, R. G. and R.A. Dalrymple. 1991: World Scientific. 2 of 4

Hydraulics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, A. Chadwick and J. Morfett, 2nd Edition, E & FN Spon, 1993. Ocean wave energy, Cruz, J. (Ed.), 2008, Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Additional Materials No additional material needs to be purchased University and Faculty Policies Students should make themselves aware of the University and/or Faculty Policies regarding plagiarism, special consideration, supplementary examinations and other educational issues and student matters. Further information can be found in the Faculty Policy document available from the EEC or at: http://www.uow.edu.au/eng/about/policy/UOW004034.html ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES Your final subject mark will be calculated from the following: Task

Weighting

Hydropower Assignment Solar Thermal Energy Laboratory Wave Energy Laboratory Wind Energy Assignment Final Examination (duration 3 hrs, open book)

10% 10% 10% 20% 50%

Learning objectives covered i, iii, iv ii, v iii, v i, ii, iii, iv, v i, ii, iii, iv

Graduate Capabilities Covered 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 1, 3, 4, 9, 10

NOTE: A mark of less than 40% in the final exam will result in a Technical Fail (TF) being recorded as your grade. Marks are not normally scaled or modified in this subject. Supplementary assessment may be offered to students whose performance in this subject is close to that required to pass the subject, and are otherwise identified as meriting an offer of a supplementary assessment. The precise form of supplementary assessment will be determined at the time the offer of a supplementary assessment is made. Late Work: Late submission of the assignment will result in a deduction of 5% of the maximum mark per day. Plagiarism Students are responsible for submitting original work for assessment, without plagiarising or cheating, abiding by the University's policy on plagiarism as set out in the University Handbook under Universities Policy Directory and in Faculty Handbooks and subject guides. Plagiarism has led to the expulsion from the University. Further information on plagiarism can be found in the Faculty Policy document, with full details available at: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058648.html Submission of assignments and lab reports All Assignments are required to be handed in and collected from EEC using the barcode tagged cover sheet. This is a vital part of assignment tracking and receipting and must be used unless specific arrangements have been made with the subject coordinator for a different procedure to apply. You will need to generate a cover sheet on the web and attach this to your assignment. Hand in the assignment to EEC, and the staff will barcode scan your assignment cover sheet. You will then receive a receipt by email. When your assignment has been marked, you will also be emailed that it is ready to be picked up from EEC. On collecting your assignment, EEC will barcode scan your student ID card. To generate the cover sheet, go to: http://130.130.8.10/fmi/iwp/res/iwp_auth.html Login: student password: coverit If you are required to work as a group and are to submit a group assignment or report, nominate a team leader to take the responsibility of generating the cover sheet, handing in the assignment and collecting it back from EEC. Only the team leader will be able to collect the assignment. The team leader should select the <Group Cover> option and ensure that the other team members names are entered in the appropriate field.

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PROPOSED SUBJECT PROGRAM Week No. Lecture date 1 Lecturer Topic Assessment

Stappenbelt

Introduction; overview of energy production, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, peak oil, renewable and conventional energy systems. Wave Energy Systems Wave Energy Systems Wave Energy Systems Hydroelectric power Hydroelectric power Biomass Wind power systems Wind power systems BREAK Hydropower Assignment due Wind power assignment given Wave Energy Laboratory Hydropower assignment given

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Stappenbelt Stappenbelt Stappenbelt Sivakumar Sivakumar Sivakumar Kosasih Kosasih

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Kosasih Stappenbelt Stappenbelt Stappenbelt/ Kosasih/Siva kumar

Wind power systems Solar thermal energy systems Solar thermal energy systems Revision

Wind Energy Assignment due Solar Thermal Laboratory

A/Prof Muttucumaru Sivakumar, Dr Buyung Kosasih & Dr Brad Stappenbelt

June 2012

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