COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROPELLER AND SHAFTING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEN 4001 PROPELLER AND SHAFTING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Marine Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURAT PAMIK

Offered to

Marine Engineering

Course Objective

To give knowledge about propelling and shafting systems

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning about propellers and propeller efficiency
2   Learning the propellers according to the ship types and understanding the resistance forces against ship movements
3   Knowledge about how to determine the load input to the propeller control
4   Learning about shafts-stern tube and understanding the basic principles of the regulation of the shaft system
5   Understanding of the principles and types of shaft system vibration

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Necessary output for ship propulsion and efficiency
2 Necessary output for ship propulsion and efficiency
3 Propeller shaft system
4 Propeller shaft system
5 Stern tube and its bearing
6 Steering gear and rudder
7 Electrical Propulsion Systems
8 Propeller, Type of propeller
9 Water jet
10 Fixed pitch propellers, screw propellers
11 Controllable pitch propellers
12 Controllable pitch propellers
13 Cavitations, slip
14 Factor affecting efficiency

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Brownlie, Keith; Controllable Pitch Propellers, The Institute of Marine Engineers, 1998
2. Reşat Baykal, A. Cemil Dikili ; Gemilerin Direnci ve Makina Gücü, ITÜ, 2002
3. J. S. Carlton; Marine Propellers and Propulsion, 1994

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Cooperative and active teaching and learning strategies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

PO - LO matrices were created and the evaluation method was determined for each PO. Students are expected to have an average success rate of 60 or above for each LO. In addition, in the course evaluation surveys, the program outcomes in the course objectives are expected to be 4 or above.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

The course consists of 14 weeks of theoretical lessons and attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

murat.pamik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It is available for meetings at any time except course hours, the current version of which is posted on the door.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 81

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.155
LO.255
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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