Engineering

Two-thirds of this programme consists of a research project that enables the student to develop significant expertise in a particular subject. This is complemented by options from the School s portfolio of Masters programmes.

The programme is ideal for an industry-based project and/or student. Research can be drawn from across the School's areas of interest and expertise, which include manufacturing systems, control and instrumentation, and bulk solids handling.

Content

• Strategy and Management (15 credits)
• Research Methodology (15 credits)
• Research Project and Dissertation (120 credits)
• Two options from a range offered by the School (30 credits)

Research projects

Recent topics include:

• The influence of product temperature upon adhesion to impact zones in process plants.
• The design, construction and testing of a test rig to evaluate elutriation segregation; caking problems due to coal-biomass mixes in silos; and approaches for inhibition of cake formation
• The development of a fully automated elutriation tester.
• The use of standpipes as a means of allowing the development of full outlet area activation when used in conjunction with preferential flow channel feeders.
• A comparison of flow properties of coal, biomass and their mixes using small and large anular shear cells.