GEM 601E - Energy Conversion Sysytems

Course Objectives

1. To investigate the energy conversion systems for ships
2. To teach the modeling techniques of the energy conversion systems
3. To investigate the environmental effects of energy conversion
4. To teach the energy storage systems
5. To investigate the energy efficiency of ships

Course Description

Energy and power: technology and resources, efficiency, power systems, counterflow gas heat exchangers, heat engine process modelling, energy limited cycles: Otto and Diesel engines, temperature limited cycles: Brayton and Ericson, Stirling cycle engines, fluid property limited cycles: Rankine and cycle combinations, nozzles, compressors, axial flow turbines, energy storage, direct energy conversion systems, fuel cells, environmental aspects of energy conversion.