| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree Without Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Introduction to biomass and biomass energy conversion systems
2) Derivation of basic combustion equations
3) Biomass energy conversion system design
4) An application of basic equations to energy conversion system design
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course gives knowledge on biomass energy potential, biomass types and properties, biomass combustion technologies, physical conversion processes, biomass applications and fuel production. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction | | 2nd Week | Biomass : Fundamental Concepts | | 3rd Week | Biomass : Energy Potential | | 4th Week | Biomass : Composition | | 5th Week | Combustion technologies | | 6th Week | Physical conversion processes | | 7th Week | Gasification of biomass | | 8th Week | Liquefaction of biomass | | 9th Week | Active carbon production | | 10th Week | Fuel production | | 11th Week | Fuel production | | 12th Week | Microbic conversion | | 13th Week | Production of organic chemicals | | 14th Week | Production of organic chemicals |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | KLASS D.L., Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels and Chemicals, Academic Press, 1998
McGOWAN T.(Editor), Biomass and Alternate Fuel Systems : An Engineering and Economic Guide, John Wiley and Sons, 2009
CLARK J.H., DESWARTE F., Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass, John Wiley and Sons, 2008
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture |
| 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 | 2 | 28 | | 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 | 4 | 24 | | Presentation (including preperation) | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Project | 1 | 42 | 42 | | Quiz | 6 | ,5 | 3 | | Term Project Research | 1 | 56 | 56 | | Total Workload | | | 288 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 9,6 |
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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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