MEC3080 Alternative Energy Systems
Advanced · 1 credit · TMT - Trades, Manufacturing and Transportation
- Description
- Students describe why vehicle manufacturers continue to build the crank-piston internal combustion gasoline engine. Students also identify and describe future engine designs.
- Prerequisite
- MEC2050: Alternative Fuel Engines
- Parameters
- Access to support resources.
- Supporting courses
- MEC1040: Engine Fundamentals
Outcomes The student will:
1 research and describe the historical development of piston engine designs from Nicolaus Otto’s engine to the present
1.1 prepare and present a report detailing the origin of the first working internal combustion engine, the major advances made in the design of internal combustion engines and the manufacturing process improvements that made those innovations possible over the history of engine design
1.2 describe the development of and compare the relative efficacy of alternative contemporary design engines to the large-scale manufacture of motor vehicles
2 describe the use of different fuels and engine designs in modern vehicles
2.1 identify the rationale for change in engine design considering environmental and fuel supply issues
2.2 prepare and present a study of initiatives for using alternative fuels in engines and the factors affecting these advancements
2.3 examine and report on the present initiatives to build electric-powered cars and batteries of sufficient capacity to power them
3 identify and describe future developments in fuels and engine designs
3.1 identify which direction of alternative energy systems development promises to be most successful at this time
4 demonstrate basic competencies
4.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
4.1.1 communicate
4.1.2 manage information
4.1.3 use numbers
4.1.4 think and solve problems
4.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
4.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
4.2.2 be responsible
4.2.3 be adaptable
4.2.4 learn continuously
4.2.5 work safely
4.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
4.3.1 work with others
4.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
5 create a transitional strategy to accommodate personal changes and build personal values
5.1 identify short-term and long-term goals
5.2 identify steps to achieve goals
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