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Entry Requirement: Advanced Certificates / Diploma or Equivalent Qualification
Certificate Type: Competence
Delivery Mode: Online
Duration: 7 days
Presentation Language: 12
Contact Person Name: A Gill
Contact Person Email: agill@sun.ac.za
Latest Year Offered: 2024
Estimated cost: 0 - R500
Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering
Department Name: Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

Objectives:

To understand the present and future functioning of the global transportation system including transportation by road, rail, sea and air
To understand the present and future requirements for transportation, and projected production capacities for traditional fossil fuels and alternative fuels.
To understand the functioning of different types of internal combustion engines used in vehicles, as well as battery-electric vehicles and hybrids
To understand concepts relating to engine engine performance such as torque, power, efficiency and specific fuel consumption and correctly interpret manufacturers’ data on these metrics.

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