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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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MECH 565 002 (CRN: 14887)
RENEWABLE/ADV. ENERGY SYS.
Long Title: RENEWABLE AND ADVANCED ENERGY SYSTEMS
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Instructor: Schaefer, Laura
Meeting: 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 40
Section Enrolled: 4
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 40
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 31
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 8:12AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This course will first provide context for domestic and worldwide energy consumption and then move to an in-depth analysis of renewable and advanced energy technologies that are candidates for aiding the energy transition. The underlying cycles, governing physical phenomena, and operations of those technologies will be analyzed from an engineering perspective, with an emphasis on the thermo/fl uid/heat transfer behavior and the resulting effi ciencies. Economic and environmental analyses will also be applied, as well as site-specifi c considerations for the technologies’ installation and applications (with an emphasis on buildings and transportation). Cross-list: MECH 475. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MECH 371 and MECH 481 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 565 if student has credit for MECH 475.