CBE 335 / MAE 338 / ENV 335 / ENE 335 Graded A-F, P/D/F, Audit
The Energy Water Nexus
Sample reading list:
World Energy Council (2009), Water for Energy
Kiparsky, M., Milman, A., and Vicuña, S. (2012), Climate Change and Water: Impacts and Adaptation
McMahon, J.E. and Price, S.K. (2011), Water and Energy Interactions
Escobar, I.D. and Schaefer, A.I. (editors) (2010), Sustainable water for future: water recycling vs. desalinate
Shannon, M.A (2008), Science and technology for water purification
International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas Program, Evaluation and analysis of water usage of power plants
See instructor for complete list
Weekly readings and homework assignments. Design and simulation project.
Mid Term Exam - 25%
Design Project - 30%
Oral Presentation(s) - 15%
Class/Precept Participation - 10%
Problem set(s) - 20%
Open to Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students Only.
Prerequisites and Restrictions:
Prior completion of a course in thermodynamics is required. It is also desirable for students to have taken CBE 245 (An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Principles), CBE 250 (Separations), CEE 303 (Introduction to Environmental Engineering), and/or MAE 427 (Energy Conversion and the Environment). This course is designed primarily for CBE or MAE majors but open to all majors..
This course complements traditional engineering courses that treat fundamental unit operations. Lectures will be complemented by design and simulation work by students to analyze mass and energy balances, capital costs, and overall economics for a coupled energy-water system, e.g., a fossil fuel power plant with capture and underground storage of CO2 and with desalination of brine as source of required process and cooling water.
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