The University of Manchester's School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE) is offering an MSc in Thermal Power and Fluid Engineering for graduates and professionals in science and engineering who wish to enhance their expertise in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. The MSc aims to produce world-class postgraduate specialists with an excellent understanding of fundamental heat and fluid flow processes. Students on the full-time, 12-month programme will develop competence in state-of-the-art analytical, computational and experimental methods, for both industrial and research applications.

The School of MACE is one of the largest schools teaching mechanical, aerospace and civil engineering in Europe, with 1,200 undergraduates, over 600 postgraduates, 400 distance-learning students and approximately 250 staff. The School provides a wealth of experimental and computational research projects, with opportunities for graduates from a range of engineering, scientific, technical and mathematical backgrounds.

The MSc in Thermal Power and Fluid Engineering has a taught element of 120 credits and a research project of 60 credits:

Compulsory modules
• Fluid Mechanics
• Engineering Heat Transfer
• Research Methods
• Computational Fluid Dynamics 1
• Gas-Turbines and Fuel Cells
• Research Planning

Optional modules
• Combustion and IC Engines
• Computational Fluid Dynamics 2
• Advanced Experimental Methods
• Advanced Turbulence Modelling

Research project:
• Choice of active research topics

For further details, visit the School’s postgraduate web pages or contact the Postgraduate Admissions Officer, Olive Mills (email pg-mace@manchester.ac.uk or call +44 (0)161 306 3754).

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