COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOLAR ENERGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAK 4044 SOLAR ENERGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DILEK KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The course objective is to give the students a basic knowledge on the mechanism of heat transfer by radiation as well as the basis on solar angles and the calculation of these angles. Knowledge of how to make a project for domestic water heating system by solar energy is also given in this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the basic concepts related to solar energy.
2   Use of charts for hot water preparation with solar energy systems projects.
3   Ability to calculate and to make projects for hot water preparation with solar energy systems.
4   To calculate the angles of related to the sun and day length.
5   To calculate the local time and solar time.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Solar energy and its applications
2 Calculation procedures of solar water heating
3 Calculation procedures of solar water heating
4 Calculation procedures of solar water heating
5 Fundamental concepts. Angles about the sun, day length, standart time, solar time
6 Fundamental concepts. Angles about the sun, day length, standart time, solar time
7 Shading
8 1st midterm
9 Estimation of solar radiation
10 Estimation of solar radiation
11 Solar heating systems
12 Standarts about solar energy
13 Other apllications of solar energy
14 2nd midterm

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Güneş Enerjisi Temelleri ve Uygulamaları No:2, G. Atagündüz, Ege Üniversitesi Güneş Enerjisi Enstitüsü, 1989
Supplementary Book(s): Güneş Enerjisi, Kılıç ,A. Öztürk, , Kipas, 1983

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations of the instructor.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1st, 2nd and 3rd learning outcomes will be assessed by the 1st midterm exam 4th and 5th learning outcomes will be assessed by the 2nd midterm exam. All the learning outcomes will be assessed by the final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ismail.tavman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, 09:00 10:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14433
LO.244334
LO.344334443
LO.444334
LO.54433

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