Postgraduate Courses

• Specific MSc(Eng) courses: (updated calendar entries 2009)
• MEBS6000 Utility Services [website]
• Cold and hot water supply: water distribution systems, patterns of usage, estimation of requirements, simultaneous demand, storage capacity, pumping arrangements, calorifiers and water heaters; steam systems: low and high pressure systems, boilers and heat exchangers, steam supply piping and condensate return, insulation, steam trapping; drainage systems and sewage disposal: stormwater and sanitary drainage systems, rainfall intensity, simultaneous sanitary discharge, sizing of drains and sewers, methods of sewage disposal, primary and secondary treatments; types of electric motors; electromagnetism for utilities; lifts, escalators and conveyors: lift traffic analysis, design calculation, electrical and mechanical features, code of practice; electric heating; design challenges in futuristic buildings.
• MEBS6001 Electrical Installations [website]
• Supply rules, standards and codes of practice; types of electrical systems; distribution in buildings; factory built assemblies; protective devices and safety interlocks; overcurrent and fault protection; installation design principles; protective earthing and equipotential bonding arrangements; standby generators; electrical safety;  distribution transformers; switchgear and fuses; motor control gears; selection of electrical equipment and conductors; electromagnetic interference; lightning protection.
• MEBS6002 Lighting Engineering [website]
• Lighting physics; vision and light measurements; human perception; photometry and spectrophotometry; colorimetry; calculations of photometric data; glare control; guidelines for lighting design.  Light production; artificial light sources and luminaires; daylighting; daylight factor; split flux formula; optical control; interior lighting; maintained illuminance; uniformity; colour rendering; utilization factors; polar curves; vector/scalar ratio; lighting for safety; lighting for workplaces; floodlighting; illuminance as vector; illuminance in complex situations.
• MEBS6003 Project Management [website]
• Tendering procedure, contract documents and contract strategy, insurance; project planning, scheduling and control. Management and organization theory and practice; human resources development: motivation; leadership, organization structures, quality management; safety management; environmental issues; communication; disputes; delay analysis.
• MEBS6004 Built Environment [website]
• External environment: human factors, climatology; internal design criteria; thermal environment (heat): insulation for energy conservation, heat transmission, e.g. solar contribution; visual environment (light): eye and vision, light production, levels of illumination; aural environment (sound or noise): noise criteria for buildings, sources of noise and vibration, noise and vibration control; functional requirement of buildings.
• MEBS6005 Building Automation Systems [website]
• Principles of building automation systems: system configurations; distributed processing and intelligence; types of input and output points; integrated control; direct digital control; energy, security and maintenance management. Microprocessor fundamentals: signal conditioning, processing and transmission; hardware and software development. Field devices; structured cabling; networking; interoperability; home automation.  Current development; selection criteria; cost, reliability and system maintenance.
• MEBS6006 Environmental Services I [website]
• Different forms of energy supply to buildings: electricity, fuel oil, solar; heating and cooling systems: pyschrometry, thermal comfort, heating and cooling load estimation, boilers, furnaces and other heating devices, associated equipment including piping, ducting work; refrigeration; air conditioning and ventilation: fresh air requirement, air contamination, fume and dust removal, air conditioning system design, control devices.
• MEBS6008 Environmental Services II [website]
• Fans and pumps: types and characteristics, parallel and series operation, system effects; complex fluid network analysis: graphical and iterative methods of solution, application to air and water systems and analysis of building air infiltration; room air diffusion: design strategies, application of computational fluid dynamics; sea water cooling systems: design and operation, water treatment; thermal storage systems: applications, system design and economic analysis; acoustic treatment and vibration isolation: basic principles, need for control, types and methods of control.
• MEBS6009 Fire Services Design (2 modules) [website]
• Characteristics and behaviour of fire, fire hazards of materials and buildings, fire hazards of building services and processes; smoke production and properties, smoke management principles, zone smoke control, smoke extraction and smoke vent design, staircase pressurisation, design and computational analysis; legal aspects of fire safety management and statutory regulations – COP, LPC rules and N.F.P.A. codes; fire protection strategies, architectural and structural designs, means of escape, fire detection and alarm systems, water-based fire extinguishing systems, gas-based fire extinguishing systems, special building facilities for fire safety; fire protection and design principles for special hazardous areas; hydraulic analysis; performance-based fire codes and approaches, installation and commissioning; maintenance requirements.
• MEBS6010 Indoor Air Quality [website]
• Concept of indoor air quality, health requirements, sick building syndrome, building related illnesses, indoor air quality indicators, types, sources, characterization and heath effects of pollutants, concentration, individual and population exposure, dose-response relationships, measurement and monitoring methods, ventilation, filtration, indoor air quality assessment and control, operation and maintenance, legislation and public policy issues, energy and cost implications.
• MEBS6011 Maintenance and Management of Building Facilities [website]
• Areas of facilities management; security of facilities; strategies and philosophies of maintenance; optimum control and operation; fault detection and analysis; building pathology; energy management; safety and environmental maintenance. Operational techniques in maintenance: decision making techniques; spares inventory control; resource management; computerized maintenance; measures of maintenance effectiveness. Plant availability, maintainability and reliability.
• MEBS6012 Project (4 modules) [website]
• MEBS6013 Testing and Comissioning [website]
• The commissioning process: design provisions, specification, documentation, planning and management, contractual responsibilities; setting to work; measurement methods: fundamentals, instrumentation, calibration, methodology, sources of error; commissioning tests on electrical and mechanical plants; balancing of fluid networks; performance testing; post construction evaluation.
• MEBS6014 Computer Modelling and Simulation [website]
• Mathematical modelling: modelling of systems; subsystems and components, deterministic and stochastic modelling, steady-state and dynamic modelling, model format, accuracy and validation, applications to thermofluid systems for design, performance evaluation and economic analysis.
• Computer simulation: computer implementation of simulation models, simulation methods by successive substitution and Newton-Raphson approach for univariate and multivariate problems, steady-state simulations for system analysis at off-design conditions, dynamic simulations for transient analysis, techniques for simulation of large systems and use of modular computer simulation packages.
• MEBS6015 Natural and Hybrid Ventilation of Buildings [website]
• Concepts of natural ventilation and hybrid ventilation, mixed-mode air conditioning, purposes of natural ventilation, driving forces, natural ventilation strategies for simple and complex buildings, design methods and guidelines, wind tunnel and small-scale testing, design processes and life-cycle analyses.
• MEBS6016 Energy Performance of Buildings [website]
• Energy terms and concepts; energy use in buildings; energy efficient building design and operation; energy efficient technologies; building energy standards and codes; building energy analysis techniques; energy auditing of buildings; economic and financial analyses.
• MEBS6017 Building Intelligence [website]
• Fundamental concepts of intelligent building systems; whole building intelligence; evaluation of building intelligence; needs of occupants, cost effectiveness, economic benefits; engineering intelligence into buildings; information technology; building energy management and control systems; intelligent building design; intelligent controls; expert systems, artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, fuzzy logic; potential and direction of future developments.
• MEBS6018 Clean Electrical Energy and Smart-grids for Buildings [website]
• Smart-grid and micro-grid models for communities; clean energy sources for smart-grids, disturbance, noise and pollution in smart-grids; power quality regeneration: power conditioning and uninterruptible power supply; interconnection of smart-grids; smart meter management; power factor correction and tariff consideration; building energy codes; lightning protection.
• MEBS6019 Extra-low-voltage Electrical Systems in Buildings [website]
• Extra-low-voltage electrical systems: roles, transmission medium and network, modeling, fixed and movable systems; types. Applications in building services: electrical safety; public address system, communication, cable and satellite television, conference and interpretive systems, audio and visual systems; service integration and automation; system monitoring. Applications in property management: fire and life-saving management equipment, electronic patrol, car park management, efficiency management, CCTV, security system, access and security control, electronic receptionist.  Disturbance; electromagnetic interference and protective measures.
• MEBS6020 Sustainable Building Design [website]
• Sustainable building concepts; energy and environmental design; green building assessment methods; sustainable masterplanning; analysis methods for sustainable building projects; practical examples.
• Other related MSc(Eng) courses:
• ELEC6090 Energy Saving Lighting
  
• Introduction to light and sight; Lighting calculations and measurement; Radiometry and photometry; Vision and colour; Lighting technologies; Incandescent lamps; Fluorescent lamps; Solid-state lighting; Comparison of efficiencies of lighting technologies; Optics and control of light; Lighting design.
  
• ELEC6091 Energy Saving Installations
  
• Electrical energy distribution; types of distribution systems; installation design principles; energy load pattern, maximum demand and energy diversity; protective devices and safety interlocks; purposes of earthing; equipotential bonding arrangements. City main and alternative energy sources; energy loss and leakage; power quality study; power conditioning; electromagnetic interference; power factor correction and tariff scheme. Electrical energy saving development.
  
• ELEC6092 Green Project Management
  
• Scope and value of green projects; clarity of mission and goals; audit and feasibility study.  Green project planning, scheduling, and control. Contract management: project strategy, contract documents, tendering procedure and contingency. Site implementation: partnership collaboration; project quality assurance; safety management; environmental issues and risk management. Green project team development: organization structure; motivation; leadership skill; conflict management and communication skill.
  
• ELEC6093. Green Facility Management
  
• Green assets; green facilities and green processes. Roles and objectives of green facilities management; characteristics of green facilities; design, commissioning, operation and maintenance. Application of probability functions; failure and survival study; measures of mission success; system configuration. Green maintenance and replacement strategies; philosophies and models; operational audit and performance trend analysis; condition-based monitoring; reliability-centred maintenance; computerized facilities management. Facilities management organization.
  
• ELEC6094 Renewable Energy
  
• Renewable energy sources: hydro power, pumped storage, wave, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass; biofuel, ethanol-fuel and recycle wastes; their nature; sustainability; operating principles and cleanliness; incentives and barriers; utilization, efficiency and effectiveness. Management of renewable energy and its sustainability.  Energy storage: flywheel, batteries and fuel cell; hybrid system and integration; a.c. and d.c. electricity conversion; electricity quality regeneration; power conditioning and renewable energy to grid.
• ELEC6095 Smart Grid
  
• Smart power grid operation and control; distributed generation and renewable energy integration to power grid; power system automation; demand side management; smart home and smart appliances; smart meter and advanced metering infrastructure; energy storage and electrical vehicle; information and communication technology applications in smart grid; energy saving; smart agent for efficiency optimization.
  
• ELEC6096 Clean Electrical Energy and Smart-Grids for Buildings
  
• Smart power grid operation and control; distributed generation and renewable energy integration to power grid; power system automation; demand side management; smart home and smart appliances; smart meter and advanced metering infrastructure; energy storage and electrical vehicle; information and communication technology applications in smart grid; energy saving; smart agent for efficiency optimization.
• MECH6017 Noise and Vibration
• Fundamentals of noise; response of human ear and hearing loss; noise measurement; noise in rooms; acoustic absorption and transmission through walls; noise control measures; Hong Kong noise control legislation and planning guidelines; fundamentals of vibration; vibration and shock isolation; absorbers and damping; vibration measurement; dynamic balancing of rotors in situ.
• MECH6019 Sources and Control of Air Pollution
• Basics of air pollution; air pollution transports; sources of air pollutants; control of gaseous pollutants; control of particulate matter; atmospheric dispersion modelling.
• MECH6026 Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Fundamental concepts and equations of thermal fluid dynamics; finite-difference method for solving partial differential equations (stability, consistency, convergence, accuracy and efficiency, and solution of system of algebraic equations); simplified models for fluid flow (wave equation) and heat transfer (heat equation); grid generation; turbulent diffusion and shear flow dispersion; numerical solution of transport equations (mass; momentum and energy transport); applications involving the built environment, air pollution, atmospheric diffusion and dissipation, power-plant design, land- air- and marine-vehicle design; etc.
• MECH6033 Energy Conservation and Management
• Energy sources and environmental impact; energy in buildings; energy-efficient industrial processes; waste heat recovery; energy storage; energy auditing; economic analysis; energy strategies and management.
• MECH6042 Renewable Energy Technology I: Fundamental
• Basic energy concepts; present-day fuel use; sustainability problems; introduction to various renewable energy systems including solar thermal energy and direct conversion systems, wind turbines, biomass, bio-fuels, energy from refuse, tidal power, wave energy technology, geothermal energy, hydrogen energy.
• MECH6043 Renewable Energy Technology II: Advanced
  
• Prospects of renewable energy sources; advanced topics on solar power (solar thermal and photovoltaics), wind power (wind energy resources, aerodynamics, components and operational characteristics), biomass (resources, energy conversion processes including gasification and pyrolysis), fuel cells (operation characteristics and electrochemistry).
  Prerequisite: MECH 6042 or for students who have previously passed MECH6009 which is obsolete with effect from 2011-2012
• MECH6044  Energy and carbon audit
  
• Climate change and potential challenges; greenhouse gas emission and environmental impact; energy and carbon management opportunity; measurement & verification; carbon audit guidelines in Hong Kong; carbon footprint calculator.
  

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