COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMBUSTION FUNDAMENTALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEE 5063 COMBUSTION FUNDAMENTALS 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 MUSTAFA SERHAN KÜÇÜKA

Offered to

Energy
Energy
Energy

Course Objective

Flames and Fires, Combustion of fuel for heating, power production by coal and oil burning power plants are all concerned with combustion phenomena. In order to avoid unwanted fires and to make use of solid, liquid, gaseous fuel products we have to learn the combustion phenomena characteristics in detail. Therefore understanding the mechanisms of combustion and giving fundamental engineering solutions are the aim of this course.
This introductory course begins with a general overview of the combustion fundementals, continues with investigation of basic combustion which occurs in liquid fuels and gaseous fuels. Finally pyrolizing solids will be investigated and some of the methods concerning to combustion solutions will be given near the end of the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   An understanding of combustion fundementals
2   Remembering of a thermodynamic and combustion related background
3   Give a general orientation of the design of current combustion engines
4   Give information about various application and solutions to combustion problems
5   Develop the students analytical and practical abilities to conduct a project on combustion system

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to combustion fundamentals Concepts and some definitions of the combustion Combustionequipment Concept of some combustion fire problems Chemistry of Combustion
2 Thermodynamics of combustion Review of thermodynamics first and second laws Enthalpy of formation of compounds Enthalpy of reaction Thermochemical laws
3 Physics of combustion Fourier s law of Heat Conduction Fick s law of diffusion Concept of boundary layer Conservation equations
4 Chemical reactions and equilibrium Reactions at costant volume Reactions at costant pressure Equilibrium of chemically reacting systems
5 General combustion equations Conservationequations One dimensional heat and mass transfer equations Comments on Mass and heat transfer of combustion problems
6 Various applications and solutions to combustion problems
7 Kinetically controlled combustion phenomena Progress of a combustion reaction Ignition and types of ignition Semenov theory of Spontaneous ignition Forced ignition
8 Diffusion flames in liquid fuel combustion
9 Combustion of solids
10 Combustion of gaseous fuels Free nonburning jet Combustion of a free jet of fuel Experimental flame heights
11 Combustion in premixed gases and flame propagation Detonations and deflagrations Some experimental details. Influence of fuel structure. Flame propagation theory
12 Rankine-Hugoniot characteristics
13 Student presentation
14 Student presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): A.Murty Kanury, Introduction to Combustion Phenomena, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, New York 1982.
References: T.Baumeister, E.A.Avalone and T.baumeister III, Editors, Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, 8th Ed.,Section 7-1 and 11-84, McGraw Hill Book Co., New York 1978.
Gary Borman&Kenneth Ragland, Combustion Engineering, McGraw Hill Book Co., New York 1998.
Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations of the instructor, preparation of the assignments, presentation of the student
The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.
Preparation of assignment (Homework, Weekly Follow-up Reports, Energy Management Dissertation Project)

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS PRESENTATION
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ismail.tavman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 9:00-11:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Student presentation 2 3 6
Preparation for final exam 12 6 72
Preparing presentations 1 60 60
Preparation for final exam 1 24 24
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.3444545
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