Competences

a. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the natural process and the engineering technologies to produce and distribute water;

b. Develop a critical understanding of the working principles of pumps and turbines, gears, geartrains and pulleys, high and low pressures created by plane wings and propellers, the Petrol, LPG, Diesel and Fuel-Cell engines, and the generator and the motor;

c. Develop a critical understanding of renewable and non-renewable energy sources and technologies used for the conservation of energy;

d. Engage with manufacturers and market literature to critically establish the most economical material form of supply with regard to a particular product required;

e. Develop a systematic approach to enquire using standard specifications to obtain the required form of material.  

Knowledge 

a. Describe the geology of Malta and the natural groundwater resources;

b. Define water purification, salt water desalination, atmospheric water generation, membranebased salinity gradient processes;

c. Describe different types of insulations used in buildings for the conservation of energy;

d. Describe a range of common pumps: Dynamic – centrifugal – axial flow, mixed flow and peripheral; Positive displacement – rotary – single rotor and multi rotor;

e. Identify abrasive grinding papers for a range of metals using the European P-Grade and the ANSI grit standards;

f. Identify the appropriate chemical and appropriate PEE to perform macro etching.

g. Describe the four stroke and the two stroke internal combustion engine, and the fuel-cell technology;

Skills

a. Analyse from tables and graphs materials test data;

b. Convert and transpose metric units regarding test data parameters;

c. Carry out tests on materials at workshop level;

d. Accomplish macro-etching of weldments to identify quality of joints;

e. Calculate weight per metre and per unit volume for a range of materials (different density) of various cross sections.