Power, Propulsion and the Environment

Start: October

Duration: 1 year full-time

Course overview:

The gas turbine is employed today in a wide variety of industrial applications including oil, power, and process industries. The continuing expansion of the applications of rotating machinery implies that a multidisciplinary approach to their design and selection, taking into account their techno-economic and environmental impact, is required.

The Power, Propulsion and Environment option of the MSc in Thermal Power is an important element in developing engineers with an environmental awareness.

Structure:

The course is made up of two components - taught modules and a research project.

The lecture programme consists of eight compulsory modules and optional modules chosen from a list. Typical modules include:

There are eight compulsory modules:

• Combustors
• Engine Systems
• Environmental Management
• Fuels and Combustion
• Industrial Prime Movers
• Gas Turbine Theory and Performance
• Management for Technology
• Turbomachinery.

Optional modules are chosen from:

• Materials Selection
• Mechanical Design of Turbomachinery
• Piston Engines
• Gas Turbine Applications
• Blade Cooling
• Computational Fluid Dynamics  
• Fatigue and Fracture
• Simulation and Diagnostics.

An intensive two-week industrial management course is offered to all MSc students; this course assists in achieving exemptions from some engineering council requirements. The students also benefit from invited lectures from senior engineers and managers in the propulsion and power industries.

Individual research project:

Students are required to submit a written thesis for a research project carried out during the course. This thesis is examined orally in September in the presence of an external examiner. Topics can be chosen according to the needs and interests of the individual in consultation with the Course Director.

Entry requirements:

1st or 2nd class UK honours degree (or equivalent) in engineering, mathematics or an applied science. Applicants who do not fulfil the standard entry requirements can apply for the Pre-Master's Course in Engineering, successful completion of which will qualify them for entry to this course for a second year of study.

English Language Requirements - Our normal minimum requirement is a TOEFL score of 580 (paper test) or 237 (computer test), essay rating 4.5 or 92 (Internet test), all skills 19 or an IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 for writing, a TOEIC overall score of 830, or a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English grade C or Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English grade C, although a number of our programmes require higher scores.

Funding:

A variety of sources including industrial sponsorship. Please contact us for details.

Want to know more?

Contact our Enquiries Office for further details, E: enquiries@cranfield.ac.uk, T: +44 (0)1234 758008

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• Specialist Energy MSc opportunities