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LP30311: Fault diagnosis and condition monitoring

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office)
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 1 at Swindon College
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
The aim of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of condition monitoring concepts and techniques in a manufacturing environment. In addition students will be able to investigate and locate system faults. Consequently they will be able to identify the cause and effect of these faults using appropriate and systematic techniques.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit students should be able to:
* Systematically analyse machine/plant breakdown and failure in manufacturing and production environments;
* evaluate a system for monitoring plant/machinery condition;
* locate, diagnose and remedy system faults from a range of information sources using appropriate analytical techniques;
* using evaluative techniques determine the nature of failure in a manufacturing system in terms of cause and effect.

Skills:
During this unit students should gain the following skills:
Intellectual
* gathering, processing and critically analysing technical information (F,T,A)
* synthesise and evaluate information in order to formulate outcomes (F,T,A)
Professional
* making appropriate judgements, written presentations (A)
Practical
* developing identification and observational skills to maintain records and contribute to reports (T,A)
* carrying out practical and evaluative analysis of engineering systems (F,A)
Key
* writing reports (A)
* applying analytical techniques (T,A)

Content:
This unit focuses on:
* Breakdown/Failure;
* Monitoring techniques/equipment;
* Analysis of data, use of strain gauges and software applications;
* Vibration, corrosion, crack detection, leakage, temperature monitoring;
* Standard procedures and documentation;
* Inspection and test;
* Fault location;
* Causes and effects of failure;
* Failure mode and effect analysis (FEMA), failure tree, cause and effect.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

LP30311 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
  • UEME-HFB44 : BSc (hons) Engineering Systems (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at Swindon College) - Year 1
  • UEME-HPB44 : BSc (hons) Engineering Systems (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at Swindon College) - Year 2

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/4 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.