ME 473 — Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
BSc BSc Mechanical Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Objectives The objectives for this course are to give students: Increased knowledge of renewable energy resource assessment with emphasis on solar and wind resources Better understanding of the structure of the sun and its characteristics Better understanding of basic concepts: components of solar irradiation, Earth-Sun geometry, etc Better knowledge of weather measuring equipment (Campbell sunshine recorder, Modern sunshine recorder, Pyranometer, Pyrheliometer, anemometer, hygrometer, etc) Sound knowledge of existing solar thermal technologies and their applications (solar water heating, solar drying, solar cooling, Concentrating Solar Power) Ability to size low temperature solar thermal systems as well as concentrating solar power (CSP) systems Better understanding of the basics of photovoltaics (semi-conductors, solar cells, types of solar cells, I-v curve, effects of solar radiation and temperature on cell output, Ability to size Solar Home systems (load assessment, battery bank sizing, inverter sizing, array sizing, charge controller, selection, cable sizing, etc) Better understanding of wind generation (surface winds or local winds: sea and land breezes, valley and mountain breezes) Better understanding of wind energy and Betz’ law. Better knowledge of wind turbines and their logistics challenges. Turbine siting (siting configuration, park effect, tunnel effect and hill effect, roughness and wind shear, etc) Better understanding of the steps involved in the design of a grid-connected small wind farm Content Renewable energy and their conversion to fuels, heat and work. Characteristics and availability of solar radiation. Thermal design of flat plate collectors and application to air heating, water heating, distillation, etc. Photo-voltaic Conversion, sizing of PV components for DC and AC loads. Wind energy conversion, biomass conversion, ocean thermal energy conversion, tides and wave energy conversion. Project on application of software packages (CAD, RETScreen etc.) for design and simulation of renewable energy systems. Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course will be blended i.e., in person and online Reading Materials Nanda, J. (1988). Recent Trends in Electric Energy Systems. Prentice-Hall. 335p. Vincent, C. A. Scrosati, B. (1997). Modern Batteries: An Introduction to Electrochemical Power Sources. 2nd Edition. Arnold. 351p. Kadam, V. Prasad, M. (1977). An Introduction toEnergy Conversion. Vol.III.Wiley. 284p. Dell, R. M. Rand, D. A. J. (2001). Understanding Batteries. The Society of Chemistry. 223p. Ramshaw, R. Van Heeswijk R. G. (1990). Energy Conversion: Electric Motors and Generators. Saunders College Press. 633p. Van Overstraeten, R. J. Mertens, R. P. (1986). Physics, Technology and use of Photovoltaics. Year Four, Semester Two
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Year Four
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- ME 451 — Behaviour of Real Fluids
- ME 452 — Fluid Machinery
- ME 453 — Hydraulics and Pneumatics
- ME 455 — Strength of Materials III
- ME 464 — Instrumentation
- ME 465 — Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
- ME 471 — Machine Tools Design
- ME 472 — Machine Shop and Factory Design
- ME 474 — Production Planning and Control
- ME 482 — Engineering Materials Processing
- ME 487 — Vehicle Power Train Systems
- ME 491 — Engineering Economy and Management
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