MEC4802 Sustainable engineering and design with nanomaterials
Faculty of Engineering
MEC4802 Sustainable engineering and design with nanomaterials is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It needs MEC3459.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MEC4802
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After MEC4802
No unit lists MEC4802 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
Sustainable engineering and design with nanomaterials explores the selection, design and characterising of nanomaterials in developing sustainable engineering solutions that are verified using the life cycle assessment tool to enable you to design nanomaterials which are beneficial to the social and economic advancement. Examples include mineral nanotubes, titanium dioxide nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, polymer nanocomposites, and bionanocomposites. The ability to design nanomaterials are developed through an appreciation of the theory and working principles of various preparation methods and characterisation techniques.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe various properties of natural and synthetic nanomaterials and to be able to relate their structure-property to the processing and performance requirements for sustainable engineering
- 2
Select and design nanomaterials for use in engineering applications that lead to improvements in their lifecycle analysis
- 3
Reproduce and design nanomaterials by electrospinning and chemical processing methods
- 4
Analyse the morphological and structural properties of nanomaterials characterised by scanning electron microscopy, X-Ray diffraction analysis, atomic force microscopy and instrumented impact tester
Workload and teaching
3 hours lectures, 2 hours practical/laboratory classes and 7 hours of private study per week.
Where it fits
MEC4802 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Pooria Pasbakhsh
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Chris Davies
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MEC4802?
You need MEC3459 before you enrol.
When is MEC4802 offered?
In 2020, MEC4802 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
Which majors and minors include MEC4802?
MEC4802 is part of Mechanical engineering; Renewable and sustainable energy engineering; and Robotics and mechatronics engineering.