ME 4400 - Direct Energy Conversion

• Students will be able to analyze conversion efficiencies of multiple energy processes, including but not limited to photovoltaic, wind, electrochemical, thermovoltaic, combustion (Otto, Diesel, Brayton, and Rankine), refrigeration, and nuclear.
• Students will be able to compare and contrast the fuel availability for multiple conversion processes.
• Students will be able to convert between unit systems as related to power and energy.
• Students will be able to design an energy conversion, power generation, or power savings system, by narrowing the problem focus, making good assumptions, using proper analyses, and making design choices consistent with political, legal and ethical context
• Students will be able to describe the framework for energy conversion processes, including the economic, socio-economic, political, historical, and environmental contexts.
• Students will be able to describe basic operation of energy conversion processes, including photovoltaic, wind, electrochemical, thermovoltaic, combustion (Otto, Diesel, Brayton, and Rankine), refrigeration, and nuclear, both direct and indirect.