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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MEE 5059	HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DILEK KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Energy
Energy
Energy

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to provide needed technical knowledge for selecting the appropriate turbines for the Hydraulic power plants by explaining to classify the water turbines, turbine characteristics, and working without cavitation to students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Describe the basic principles of the water turbines.
2	Define the basic working principles of the turbines.
3	Interpret the turbines efficiency curves.
4	Calculate the system losses.
5	Select appropriate turbines for the Hydraulic power plants.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to hydraulic machines
2	Hydraulic power plants in Turkey
3	Classification of turbines
4	Losses in Pressured (forced) pipes
5	Turbines characteristic curves and turbine selection criteria
6	Homework
7	Impeller types of turbines
8	Hydraulic similarity
9	The similarity concept on turbines
10	Cavitations in turbines
11	Working without cavity in turbines
12	Presentation
13	Hydraulic power plants design -1
14	Hydraulic power plants design -2

Recomended or Required Reading

M.G. JOG, 1989, Hydro-Electric and Pumped Storage Plants, John Wiley & Sons.
C. Özgür, K. Baysal, 1969, Hidroelektrik Tesisler, I.T.Ü. Kütüphanesi.
A. Ergin, 1979, Su Makinaları Ders Notları, I.T.Ü. Kütüphanesi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures + Homework + Presentation + Final exam

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	RPT	REPORT
2	PRS	PRESENTATION
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The "Termpaper" assessment method mentioned above will be the compilation of "homework" assigned during the semester

Assessment Criteria

Homework % 25 LO 1, LO 2, LO 3
Presentation % 25 LO 4, LO 5
Final Exam % 50 LO 1, LO 2, LO 3, LO 4, LO 5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

dilek.kumlutas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 16:00 - 17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	3	36
Presentations	2	3	6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	5	60
Preparation for final exam	1	8	8
Preparing assignments	7	6	42
Preparing presentations	1	10	10
Final	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			165

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13
LO.1	4	4							2
LO.2	4	3							4
LO.3	3	4				3		4	5	3
LO.4	4	5			3			5	5	4
LO.5	4	3	5	4	4	3	3	5	4	4

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Course Coordinator

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Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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