| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Levent Çolak
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Introduction to energy engineering
2) Introduction to energy sources
3) Learning the energy conversion systems which changes the sources to energy
4) Introduction to energy market and effect of energy to today's world
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Aim and work area of Energy Engineering. Energy and energy economics. Economic and environmental analysis for energy conversion systems. Steam, gas and steam-gas cycle thermal power stations. Synthesis and optimization for thermal power stations. Fossil fuel and their combustion. Steam generation systems. Nuclear fuel, nuclear reactions and their applications. Renewable energy systems and their applications. Structural components and maintenance problems of thermal power stations. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Purpose and Application Area of Energy Engineering | | 2nd Week | Purpose and Application Area of Energy Engineering | | 3rd Week | Energy Economics | | 4th Week | Energy Economics | | 5th Week | Types of Thermal Power Stations | | 6th Week | Types of Thermal Power Stations | | 7th Week | Structure and Maintenance of Thermal Power Stations | | 8th Week | MIDTERM | | 9th Week | Fossil Fuels and Combustion | | 10th Week | Fossil Fuels and Combustion | | 11th Week | Nuclear Fuel | | 12th Week | Nuclear Power Stations | | 13th Week | Renewable Energy Sources | | 14th Week | Renewable Energy Sources |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | VANEK, F., ALBRIGHT, L., Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation, McGraw-Hill, 2008 |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 35 | | Assignment | 1 | 10 | | Quiz | 1 | 10 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Preparation for Quiz | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Final exam | 7 | 3 | 21 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 7 | 3 | 21 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 6 | 5 | 30 | | Presentation (including preperation) | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Project | 1 | 42 | 42 | | Term Project Research | 1 | 56 | 56 | | Total Workload | | | 308 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 10,26 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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