Alternative Engines And Fuels Systems
Automotive Technology
Vocational School of Gölcük
Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Engines And Fuels Systems | OVP206 | Compulsory | Associate degree | 2 | Spring | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Lecturer Güray YAMAN
Lecturer Dr. Arzu KEVEN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explain the fundamental hydrocarbons found in fuels and their features
2) Explain the production of fuel technology from petrol
3) Emphasis the importance of alternative fuels for Turkey and the World
4) Define the production of alcohol (methanol and ethanol) and their influences on engine performance and emissions
5) List the use of electricity production technology and their usage in vehicles via fuel cell
6) Identify the electricity production from wind and solar energy
7) Explain the biodiesel production, its importance for Turkey and the data obtaining from engine performance and emissions
8) Define the operating principles of Wankel engines and its advantageous and disadvantageous.
9) Define the operating principles of Hybrit engines
10) Define the operating principles of electrical engines
11) explains the use of LPG in vehicles
12) explains the use of CNG in vehicles
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | 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 | 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 | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | 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 | 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 | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | 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 | 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 | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | 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 | 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 | No relation | |
| 6 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | 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 | 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 | No relation | |
| 7 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 8 | 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 | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 9 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | 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 | 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 | No relation | |
| 10 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 11 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 12 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | 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 | 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 | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Gasoline Engine Tecnology Diesel Engine Technology Thermodynamic
Course Contents
This course covers the knowledge of fuel chemistry and hydrocarbons, the constituent of fuels ,roducing petroleum-based fuels and the phase of refine,the reasons for the need of alternative fuels and engines,producing of methanol and its effects on engine performance and exhaust emissions, producing of ethanol and its effects on engine performance and exhaust emissions, the method of obtaining hydrogen and its effects on engine performance and exhaust emissions, working principles of fuel-cell technology and its advantages, methods of producing biodiesel and its effects on engine performance and exhaust emissions, processing boron for the conversion of fuel and its critical importance, hybrid engines and their working principles, wankell engine, its working principles, advantageous and disadvantageous.
Weekly Schedule
1) Fuel Chemistry2) Production of Engine Fuels from Crude Petroleum
3) The İmportance of Alternative Energy Sources
4) Methanol production Methanol's effects on the engine performance and exhaust emissions
5) Ethanol production Ethanol's effects on engine performance and exhaust emissions
6) Fundamentals of fuel-cell technology The usage of fuel-cell technology in vehicles
7) Elecricity Production from Solar Energy Elecricity Production from Wind Energy
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Fundamentals of Biodiesel Effects of Biodiesel Usage on the Engine Performance and Exhaust Emissions
10) Biodiesel Production from Waste Frying Oils and Animal Fats Fuel Properties of Biodiesel Produced from These Waste Feedstocks
11) The Fundamentals of Borax The Usage of Borax in the Automative Industry The Importance of Borax for Our Country
12) The Usage of Hydrogen in Internal Combustion Engines
13) Fuel Properties of Natural Gas The Required Modifications in the Engine to Use Natural Gas in Internal Combustion Engines
14) The Effects of Natural Gas Usage in the Engine Performance and Exhaust Emissions
15) Operating Principles of Wankell Engines Its Advantageous and Disadvantageous
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Automative Fuels Reference Book (Owen Keith, Coley Trevor)
2- Biyodizel (Hidayet OĞUZ, Hüseyin ÖĞÜT)
3- Engineering Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engines (Willard Pulkrabek)
4- Vize (1 adet)
Final (1 adet)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Group Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required