- UCAS course code
- H402
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Master of Engineering (MEng)
MEng Aerospace Engineering
Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: H402 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Scholarships available
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- Typical A-level offer: A*AA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 37 points overall with 7,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £34,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.
For information about scholarships and bursaries please see our undergraduate fees pages and check the Department's funding pages .
Course unit details:
Advanced Power
| Unit code | MECH40562 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 15 |
| Unit level | Level 4 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
Power production is central to industrial economies. This unit builds on earlier modules to allow more detailed analysis of established and novel work producing devices.
Pre/co-requisites
| Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Thermodynamics | MECH32102 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
For students to be familiar with advanced power producing concepts, such as Chemical kinetics, laminar flames, and Gibbs functions, and devices including Fuel cells, internal combustion engines, supercritical steam plant and gas turbine engines.
Syllabus
Syllabus:
Advanced steam/gas turbine analysis: relative and absolute velocity, velocity triangles, thrust, diagram power and diagram efficiency, velocity and pressure compounding.
Cryogenic engines: theory, devices and applications, such as the Dearman engine.
Advanced IC engine analysis: effects of friction on efficiency and work output, valve opening/closing effects, Miller cycle. finite rates of heat release.
CO2 fuelled gas turbines and refrigeration plant: theory and applications.
Fuel Cells: Introduction, the case for fuel cells and mode of operation, application of Gibbs function, rational efficiency, sources of loss.
Chemical kinetics and flames: introduction to laminar pre-mixed and non-premixed flames; law of mass action, preliminary analyses of global quantities such as flame speed, coupling functions, stoichiometry and transport
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Written exam | 80% |
| Report | 20% |
Feedback methods
Written feedback provided on the tutorial coursework. Feedback provided according to school deadlines.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 36 |
| Tutorials | 10 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 104 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Prosser | Unit coordinator |