Department Marine Engineering   Marine Engineering

Professor: prof.ir. J. Klein Woud.

Description of the Master Degree program: The Master Degree programme Marine Engineering concerns the design, installation and operational use of mechanical and electrical systems on board ships and other marine objects. The main focus of the study is on the integration of the various components (mechanical and electric equipment, control systems) into a well operating and reliable system. Of importance are both technical and economical aspects, such as reliability, safety, maintainability, initial and running costs. For this, knowledge is required of the behaviour of all major components such as engines, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers and electric equipment. This knowledge mainly concerns the components characteristics, that determine the application domain, the dynamic behaviour and the required controls. Only limited knowledge of construction and design of the components themselves is necessary. The Master Degree programme for 5-years programme consists of:

105 credit points 49 credits points courses and exercises, divided into the following categories:

	Courses in mathematic and informatics: at least 6 credits. Recommended are in424TU,wi212TU, wi391TU, wi425TU and wi473.
	Society courses: at least 6 credits. Recommended are aa42/44, aa48/49, gg1, kk9 and vk1.
	Courses in engineering fundamentals: at least 6 credits. Recommended are wb1303, wb1320, tn371, wb2307, wb2400 and wb2405.
	Courses in design and construction: at least 6 credits. Recommended are ide543, wb2402, wb3407A, wb4408A, wb4408B, wb4409A, wb4409B, wb4409C,wb5415 and lr4-96A.
	15 Credits mandatory courses: mt211, mt212, mt213, mt213p, mt214 and mt214P (Marine Engineering I-IV), mt511d1 and mt516d1 (Resistance and Propulsion) and et13-71 (Electrical Machinery).

The overall set of courses should be well balanced between fundamental courses (20 to 25 credits), application courses (14 to 20 credits) and society courses (8 to 10 credits).

An essay or design exercise: 4 credits. A period of practical training: 10 credits. A graduation project consisting of an essay assignment and a final assignment, adding up to a volume of 42 credits. Both assignments preferably will concern the same subject, with an essay assignment that give an overview of the problem domain and a final assignment that focuses on a certain aspect of the problem.

The graduation projects will almost always be carried out in cooperation with an industrial partner (engineering firm, shipyard, research organisation, component manufacturer). If the graduation project is carried out at the site of the industrial partner, the afore mentioned period of practical training may be incorporated in the graduation project. Some examples of possible graduation subjects: Design and development of a system, design method and/or part of a CAD-system. Research in the field of reliability, condition monitoring, dynamic behaviour.

Fill up until 49 studypoints with choice subjects.