COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STEAM BOILERS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAK 4038 STEAM BOILERS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DILEK KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to provide needed technical knowledge for selecting the appropriate steam boilers for the heating systems by explaining the basic working principles of the steam boilers, the heat losses and, the efficiency to students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the basic principles of the steam boilers
2   Define the basic working principles of the steam boilers
3   Calculate the heat losses of the steam boilers
4   Calculate the efficiency of steam boilers
5   Select appropriate steam boilers for the Heating systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The basic definitions of the steam boilers
2 The basic working principles of the steam boilers
3 Classification of the steam boilers
4 Boiler components
5 Burners and classification of burners
6 Economizers and classification of economizers
7 Air heaters
8 1st midterm
9 Safety and control elements
10 Fuels
11 The thermal losses and the thermal efficiency of the steam boilers
12 Steam heating systems-1
13 Steam heating systems-2
14 2nd midterm

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Buhar Kazanlarının Isıl Hesapları, Kemal Onat, Osman F. Genceli, Ahmet Arısoy, Ocak, 2007.
2. Buhar Kazanları, Termodinamik ve Mukavemet Hesapları, Prof. Dr. Kurt Illies, Ocak 1987.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations of the instructor

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1st, 2nd and 3rd learning outcomes will be assessed by the 1st midterm exam 4th and 5th learning outcomes will be assessed by the 2nd midterm exam. 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)

dilek.kumlutas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 8:00 - 9:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1454
LO.245443
LO.3455443
LO.4455443
LO.54554344434