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PHY 227
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Title: | Energy for Engineers |
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Course Description: | Provides an in-depth look at the science of energy and energy technologies, with a focus on renewable energy resources and clean technologies. Survey of human-produced energy technologies including steam, hydro, fossil (petroleum, coal, and unconventionals), geothermal, wind, solar, biofuels, nuclear, and fuel cells. Explores the current state and possible future of energy transmission and efficiency. Includes an evaluation of different energy sources in terms of a feasibility matrix of technical, economic, environmental, and political aspects. The state of world energy use will provide a context to discuss the need for expansion of renewable energy technology. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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Origin Notes: | RRCC |
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Course Notes: | 4/25/11 LK |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Examine and discuss how the world currently uses energy and the political and economic pressures associated with energy use and development.
II. Demonstrate an understanding of the history of energy development and the technical, economic, environmental, ethical, and political aspects of human-produced energy.
III. Apply the physics of energy and work and the problems of energy conversion and apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
IV. Describe the difference between non-renewable and renewable resources.
V. Demonstrate an understanding of how fossil fuels develop, where they are located and why extraction is an environmental issue.
VI. Apply the student’s background in physics to discovering the scientific and engineering aspects of a broad range of energy production, transmission, and efficiency including steam, hydro, fossil (petroleum, coal, and unconventionals), geothermal, wind, solar, biofuels, nuclear, and fuel cells.
VII. Apply knowledge of energy science and technology to societal problems requiring economic, scientific, and technical analysis and innovation.
VIII. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between energy technology emissions and global climate change.
IX. Summarize information about the current state of electricity distribution systems and their limitations.
X. Demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate, and solve problems related to energy resources and technology.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
1. History of energy
2. Feasibility matrix – technical, economic, environmental, political aspects
3. Energy systems – small vs. large scale
4. Energy physics
5. Steam and hydro energy
6. Fossil energy (coal, petroleum, natural gas, unconventionals)
7. Geothermal energy
8. Wind energy
9. Solar energy
10. Biofuels
11. Nuclear energy
12. Fuel cells
13. Energy transmission and efficiency
14. Future energy mixes – economic, environmental, ethical, and political challenges
15. Energy technology emissions and connection to global warming
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