COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAK 4055 FUNDAMENTALS OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALPASLAN TURGUT

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

To provide the ability of doing analysis for achieving an enhanced energy performance by having the knowledge of the basic concepts of the energy management, current energy sources, utilization techniques and consumptions, energy audit, underfloor heating systems, control of the flow rate and temperature in the piping systems, calculation methods for insulation of the buildings. To provide general understanding of the methods for improving the efficiency of the vapor power systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the basic concepts of energy and energy management.
2   Explain the Türkiye's recent energy sources.
3   Explain the basic concepts of underfloor heating system and calculate the heat transfer of the system by the given design parameters.
4   Compare the enhanced efficiency of the vapor power systems.
5   Understanding renewable energy systems and their components and current technology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts of energy
2 Energy demand and human dependence on energy
3 Climate change
4 Carbon Capture and Storage
5 Principles of energy management
6 Energy audit
7 Underfloor heating systems
8 Midterm
9 Hydronic balance in piping sytems
10 Heat recovery systems
11 Cogeneration systems
12 Renewable energy
13 Thermal Insulation and Radiation Control Technologies for Buildings
14 Zero energy buildings

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Hepbaşlı Arif, Enerji Verimliliği ve Yönetim Sistemi, Yaklaşımlar ve Uygulamalar, Schneider Electric, Enerji Vermliliği Serisi 1, Istanbul, 2010.
Supplementary Book(s): Capehart B., Turner W., Kennedy W., Guide to Energy Management, Marcel Dekker, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations of the instructor.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

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)

alpaslan.turgut@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, 9:00-10:00

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 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 93

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1332
LO.2332332
LO.3342
LO.4342
LO.5342