Module Catalogue 2024/25

Pre Requisite Comment

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Co Requisite Comment

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Aims

This module aims to:
Define the technical factors which affect the design and operation of high speed and advanced craft.
Explore different propulsion arrangements of advanced marine vessels.
Examine hullform designs of advanced marine vessels
Provide students with the knowledge for appraising fuels for low emission propulsion.

Outline Of Syllabus

High speed marine craft require innovative solutions to operate efficiently and effectively. Similarly, the maritime industry is looking towards radical solutions to meet the 2050 climate targets. Over the next decades we will see revolutionary new ship designs in terms of function, form and efficiencies. In tandem there will be a sharp uptake in novel retrofit technologies for existing ships, especially as these will need to operate in 2050 and beyond. This module covers several technological innovations for specialist, high speed and advanced craft, as well as more environmentally friendly vessels.
The syllabus comprises:
•       Predicting and analysing the performance of planing mono-hull craft
•       Evaluating the requirements of water-jet and other high-speed propulsion mechanisms
•       Principles of renewable energy propulsion devices
•       Working principles of advanced marine craft
•       Evaluating the use of fuels and associated technologies for emission mitigation
Learning will be formatively assessed throughout the module through exercises and tutorials. The module will be summatively assessed through both a project-based exercise and written examination. The project based exercise will culminate in a technical report and demonstrate how the taught theory can be used practically to estimate powering requirements of high-speed craft.

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

IKO1: Formulate the special hydrodynamics and stability phenomena that dominate the design and performance of
Planing Craft (M1, M2, M3).
IKO2: Describe the working principles and design of advanced marine craft (M14).
IKO3: Compare the design decisions and operating principles of different energy saving devices for ships (M4).
IKO4: Appraise the different options available as fuel sources to help achieve environmental regulation
Compliance (M5).

Intended Skill Outcomes

ISO1: Develop methods to analyse the powering and performance of planing craft in various loading conditions (M6).
ISO2: Employ numerical, experimental and empirical skills to solve specific hydrodynamic performance and design
problems of high-speed craft and advanced craft (M1, M16, M17).
ISO3: Demonstrate the empirical skills to select and analyse a waterjet propulsor for high-speed craft (M4).
ISO4: Compare the advantages and limitations of renewable energy saving devices (M5).

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

The module will consist of lectures, tutorials and online resources which provide students with a structured format to assimilate the knowledge content and define the scope of each of the syllabus topics (ISO1-4, IKO1-4).

Exercise and tutorial sessions provide students with the opportunity to gain feedback which enhances their learning which can be further applied in their summative assessment.

The independent study time is essential for students to work through the lecture material, in their own time and at their own pace.

Time is allocated for students to both research and complete the coursework activity.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The Written Examination allows the students to demonstrate their basic knowledge and understanding of the subject as well as to demonstrate their problem-solving skills through short subject specific problems, under time constraints. This is similar to time constrained problems found in an industry setting.
The Problem-Solving Exercise allows students to demonstrate their knowledge and practical application of assessing the performance of a high-speed craft. This is a substantial element and requires numerical problem-solving techniques using a personal computer.(ISO1-4, IKO1-4)
The Formative Assessment is used to emphasise to students the criticality of assessing dynamic stability to prevent disastrous consequences. This feedback is also useful to both summative assessments.

General Notes

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