COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUELS AND COMBUSTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAK 4239 FUELS AND COMBUSTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUSTAFA SERHAN KÜÇÜKA

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The main goal of the lecture is to give basic thermodynamics of combustion process and design principals of gas burners. The Lecture contents an introduction to first and second law analysis for chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, classification of the burners, an introduction to hydrogen technologies, and environmental effects of combustion products.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Chemical balancing of combustion reactions, defining excess air, complete and uncompleted combustion, stoichiometric reaction.
2   Applying first law analysis to combustion process; calculating enthalpy of combustion, lower and higher heating values.
3   Applying second law analysis to combustion process; calculating exergy change.
4   Calculating equilibrium constant and evaluating equilibrium composition for a chemical reaction.
5   Calculation of power obtained by the fuel cells.
6   Defining combustion emissions and evaluating environmental effects of combustion products.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The fuels, the thermodynamic definitions of combustion process.
2 The reactions for combustion, enthalpy of formation.
3 First law analysis of reacting systems, adiabatic flame temperature, higher and lower heating values.
4 The entropy change for a combustion process.
5 Second law analysis, irreversibility and exergy analysis.
6 Computer aided modeling of combustion reactions (1).
7 Computer aided modeling of combustion reactions (2).
8 Changing of Gibbs energy at chemical reactions .
9 Chemical equilibrium constant.
10 Chemical equilibrium for simultaneous reaction systems.
11 NOx formation and its environmental effects
12 An introduction to hydrogen technologies: Fuel cells and electrolysers
13 Chemical reactions in fuel cells
14 Electro-chemical balance in fuel cell

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): M. Moran, H. Shapiro, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, 6. Ed., Wiley&Sons, 2008.
Supplementary Book(s): Matthew M. Mench, Fuel Cell Engines, Wiley&Sons, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion of theory in the classroom and homework for applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serhan.kucuka@deu.edu.tr
anil.erdogan@vestel.com.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 22 22
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 24 24
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1553
LO.2553
LO.3553
LO.4553
LO.5554
LO.6553

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