Fuels and Combustion
Energy Systems Engineering
Faculty of Technology
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuels and Combustion | TKN322 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Spring | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÇANAKCI
Associate Prof. Dr. Ertan ALPTEKİN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Volkan ÇOBAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Comprehends the production methods about fuel (petrol, diesel, kerosene, natural gas, LPG etc.)
2) Learns fuel additives
3) Comprehends the theories of combustion
4) Recognizes the types of combustion
5) Determines the fuel properties experimentally.
6) Analyze the exhaust emissions of the vehicles
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Middle | High | Middle | Low | No relation | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Low | Low | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | Low | High | High | Middle | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | High | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | High | No relation | Middle | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | High | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | High | No relation | Middle | |
| 4 | High | High | High | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | High | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | Low | High | No relation | Middle | |
| 5 | High | High | High | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | High | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | Low | High | No relation | Middle | |
| 6 | Low | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | High | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | Low | High | No relation | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
1) Thermodynamics I Completing the following course succesfully:
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Fossil fuels, Basic Hydro-Carbon chemistry, fuel properties, distillation and refining processes of crude oil; alternative fuels used in internal combustion engines, the ideal gas model, the combustion types; air / fuel ratio; air excess coefficient; different air / fuel ratio of combustion products in accordance with the calculation and analysis
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required