Module Details
| Module Code: |
AUTO6032 |
| Title: |
Sustainable Road Transport
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Long Title:
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Sustainable Road Transport
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| NFQ Level: |
Fundamental |
| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2016/17 ( September 2016 ) |
| Field of Study: |
5251 - Automotive Engineering
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| Module Description: |
This module will introduce the student to the fundamentals of sustainable road transport related technologies and their environmental impact.
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| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
| LO1 |
Discuss the effects which road transport has on Irish society, the environment, economy and security of fuel supply. |
| LO2 |
Identify the influencing factors which underpin the development of sustainable road transport technologies. |
| LO3 |
Illustrate and explain the system layout and operation of sustainable or alternatively fueled road vehicle technologies. |
| LO4 |
Prepare and present a short research report relating to a selected sustainable transport technology or alternative fuel related technology. |
| LO5 |
Identify how sustainable or alternative road transport technologies can be compared and contrasted. |
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Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
| Indicative Content |
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Effects of transport on the environment.
Effects of transport on the environment,
global warming, green house gasses, fuel transport statistics, transport modes & volume of travel.
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Alternative transport technologies (Fundamentals)
Electric Vehicles (battery technology), hydrogen fuel Cells, hybrid technologies, series hybrid, parallel hybrid, series parallel hybrid. (vehicle manufacturing technologies) gas vehicle technologies, LPG, CNG, LNG gas systems.
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Transport sustainability
Fuel v food, use of agricultural land for fuel, first generation biofuels, second generation biofuels, ecology and biodiversity.
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Emerging and developing technologies
Algae, carbon capture, flywheel technologies, heat & energy recovery systems, (ETC) current and emerging technologies being developed.
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Vehicle and emissions testing
Engine and chassis dyanmometers. Test cell requirements. Petrol and diesel emission testing to DOE standards.
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Sustainable vehicle engine technologies (fundamentals)
Sterling engine, duel engines, atkinson cycle, miller cycle, carnot cycle, heat recovery systems.
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Health and safety
Fuels, pressurised systems, electrical systems
emergency procedures.
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Transport statistics
SEAI,EPA,CSO,EU,UNIPCC,
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Module Content & Assessment
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Coursework | 40.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 60.00% |
Assessments
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Reassessment Requirement |
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
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The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Theory and Application |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Study |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Theory and Application |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Study |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
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Module Resources
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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William R. Black. (2012), Sustainable Transportation, Guilford Press, [ISBN: 1606234854].
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OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,. Globalisation, Transport and the Environment, [ISBN: 978926407919-9].
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(2006), Decoupling the environmental impacts of transport from economic growth, OECD, Paris, [ISBN: 9264027122].
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OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,. Globalisation, Transport and the Environment, [ISBN: 9789264079199].
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Organization for Economic Cooperation an (Corporate Author). (2009), Transport, Energy and CO2: Moving Toward Sustainability, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, [ISBN: 9789264073166].
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Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Claude Comtois, and Brian Slack. (2006), The geography of transport systems, [ISBN: 978–0–415–35440–0].
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