COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESERVOIR THEORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5122 RESERVOIR THEORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEVINÇ ÖZKUL

Offered to

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES

Course Objective

To provide comprehensive survey of different approaches and methodologies used in sizing of reservoirs,
To discuss the basic theory on storage concepts emphasizing storage-yield-risk relationships

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To express the basic information about the reservoir theory and low flow hydrology
2   To know the terminology and approaches used in the reservoir design
3   To be aware of the importance of the relationship between the reservoir capacity-yield-risk
4   To calculate the reservoir capacity using by different methods
5   To compare the reservoir capacities determined by different methods, taking into account basic assumptions of the methods
6   To determine the reservoir capacity-yield-risk relationship
7   to decide on the reservoir capacity and / or operation rules, which will be essential to implement

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts in reservoir theory
2 purposes of reservoirs, general characteristics of reservoirs, problems in reservoir design and operation
3 Water storage equations, storage-yield-risk relationships
4 Streamflow characteristics, low flow hydrology
5 Ampirical reservoir design methods: Critical period methods, Rippl, Sequential Peak method, and others
6 Minimum flow method, methods based on the distribution of n-years flow, Methods based on the frequency distribution of monthly flows
7 Probability matrix methods
8 Analytical reservoir design methods: range analysis, deficit analysis, Stochastic reservoir theory
9 Sample generation methods
10 MID-TERM EXAM
11 Design of multi reservoir systems
12 Operation of reservoirs: Optimal operation policies
13 Simulation of reservoir operation
14 ASSIGNMENT PRESENTATIONS

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): McMahon, T. A: and Mein, R. G. River and Reservoir Yield, Water Resources Publications, 1986.
Supplementary Book(s): Bayazıt, M. Biriktirme Haznelerinin Tasarımı ve Işletilmesi, ITÜ Inşaat Fakültesi Matbaası, 1997.
References:
Materials: various articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, in-term assignment, midterm exam and final exam

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, and LO5 are evaluated with mid-term and final exams.
Assignments are highly related with LO4, LO5, LO6 and LO7.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Sevinç Özkul: sevinc.ozkul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 80 80
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 195

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.2534
LO.35
LO.45345
LO.54455
LO.6534
LO.744555