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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS GTE 5004 GEOTHERMAL HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLTEKIN TARCAN

Offered to

Geothermal Energy M.Sc. Geothermal Energy (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

To define chemical properties and environmental impacts of the geothermal fluids and to teach geochemical methods upon reservoir temperature estimation and aquifer chemistry calculations

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define chemical characteristics of the geothermal fluids 2   To be able to explain environmental impacts of the geothermal fluids 3   To be able to estimate aquifer temperatures of the geothermal fluids 4   To be able to determine aquifer chemistry calculations of the geothermal fluids 5   To be able to use major geochemistry codes upon geothermal geochemistry

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Samplings in geothermal fields (water, steam and rock) 2 Chemical analyses (Labratory methods of chemical analyses; major, secondary, minor and trace components) 3 Assessments of the chemical and isotopic analyses of geothermal fluids 4 Hydrogeochemical evaluations of the geothermal fluids 5 Hydrogeochemical properties of the geothermal fluids 6 Hydrothermal alterations 7 Utilizations of geothermal fluids aon the basis of fluid chemistry types 8 Midterm exam 9 Determination of the reservoir temperatures with chemical geothermometry applications 10 Mxing models 11 Determination of water rock interaction 12 Reservoir chemistry calculations at under ground 13 Scaling and corrosion problems during the utilization of geothermal fluids 14 Project presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Şahinci, A., (1991). Jeotermal sistemler ve jeokimyasal özellikleri. Reform Matbaası, Beyler-Izmir, 248 . Nicholson, K., 1993. Geothermal Fluids; Chemistry and Exploration Techniques. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg. Tarcan, G. (2003). Jeotermal Su Kimyası, Jeotermalde Yerbilimsel Uygulamalar, Yaz Okulu Ders Kitabı - JENARUM. DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi, Izmir Yayın No: 306, s:198-245.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 ASG ASSIGNMENT/PRESENTATION 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 +FIN * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 +RST * 0.60

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)

E-mail: gultekin.tarcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

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 1 6 6 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparing presentations 1 5 5 Design Project 1 25 25 Preparing assignments 2 10 20 Reading 1 25 25 Final 1 3 3 Midterm 1 3 3 Project presentation 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 172

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 LO.2 5 2 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 LO.3 5 4 5 5 4 3 LO.4 5 3 4 4 5 4 5 LO.5 5 3 5 5 4 5 5 4 5