COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOLOGY OF FUELS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAÇMAZ

Offered to

Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

To provide a knowledge about general characteristics, origin, formation, use and environmental impacts of the fossil and nuclear fuels.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to identify energy resources
2   To be able to interpret formation environments of fossil and nuclear fuels
3   To be able to explain physical and chemical properties of fossil and nuclear fuels
4   To be able to explore sources of fossil and nuclear fuels
5   To be able to discuss the environmental impacts of fossil and nuclear fuel consumption

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General classification of energy and energy raw materials
2 General information about coal physical and chemical properties, origin, and petrography
3 Peat formation, coalification, depositional environments of coal, coal deposits of Turkey
4 World coal reserves distribution by country
5 Coal consumption and its environmental effects
6 General information of oil and natural gas
7 Oil and natural gas formation, migration and accumulation
8 Midterm exam
9 Use of natural gas and oil, its environmental effects
10 Oil and natural gas in the world.
11 Uranium and thorium origin, properties and deposition
12 Nuclear fuels, nuclear energy and its environmental impacts
13 Uranium and thorium in the world. reserve, production and consumption
14 Uranium and thorium in Turkey.

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana Kaynaklar:
Nakoman, E., 2012. Kömür, DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Basım Ünitesi, s348, Izmir
Köksoy, M. 1985. Yakıtlar Jeolojisi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayını, 208s, Ankara
Nakoman, E.,1979, Radyoaktif hammaddeler jeolojisi, MTA yayınları, 575s.
Burns P,C and Sigmon C, E ( 2013) Uranium:Cradle to Grave, Mineralogical Association of Canada
Kacmaz,H and Burns, P, C (2017) Uranyl phosphates and associated minerals in the Koprubasi (Manisa) uranium deposit, Turkey,Ore Geology Reviews, vol 84, page 102-115.
Bp Statistical Review of World Energy annual report
World Thorium Occurrences, Deposits and Resources, (2019) IAEA-TECDOC-1877


Yardımcı Kaynaklar
Doğanay H,1998, Ekonomik Coğrafya 2 / Enerji Kaynakları
Saner, S. 1981,Petrol olusumu, birikmesi,aranmasi ve aramaciligin gelişimi,Türkiye jeoloji kurumu Konferans dizisi 18, TPAO, Ankara
Türkiye Petrolleri A.O. Petrol ve Doğal Gaz Sektör Raporu
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources website, https://enerji.gov.tr

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, assigment and presentation

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4 and LO5 will be evaluated via mid-term exam, final and resit exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the lectures will be considered.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kacmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 10.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1542
LO.23554
LO.355
LO.455553
LO.5322