COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MATERIALS SELECTION FOR GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GTE 5013 MATERIALS SELECTION FOR GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

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

Course Objective

The aim of this Course is to introduce the structure, properties and behavior of important engineering materials with an emphasis on their geothermal applications while at the same time, enabling the student to gain awareness about the relationship between the selection of materials and their performance during such applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   An ability to explain the basic structure and differences among the physical and chemical properties of engineering materials,
2   An ability to express the behavior of engineering materials in geothermal applications,
3   An ability to identify causes of material degradation observed in geothermal applications,
4   An ability to select materials suitable for geothermal applications,
5   An ability to conduct written and oral presentations related to materials performance in geothermal applications.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to heat and power generation and utilization systems
2 Materials issues in heat and power generation and utilization systems
3 Investigation of engineering materials and their structures
4 Physical (mechanical, thermal) properties of metallic materials
5 Physical properties of ceramic materials
6 Physical properties of composite materials
7 Chemical properties of engineering materials
8 Investigation of the corrosion behavior of engineering materials
9 Introduction to the equipment used in observation and analyses of materials degradation
10 Case studies for materials degradation in geothermal systems 1
11 Case studies for materials degradation in geothermal systems 2
12 Material selection for geothermal systems
13 Student presentations 1
14 Student presentations 2

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):

1.Materials Science and Engineering¸ An Introduction,
5-8.eds, W.D. Callister, John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 0471736961

References:
1. ASM Handbook on Corrosion, vol. 13, ASM INTERNATIONAL, 1987.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures + Homework + Presentation + Final exam

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 RPT REPORT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The "Termpaper" assessment method mentioned above will be the compilation of "homework" assigned during the semester

Assessment Criteria

Homework % 25 LO 2, LO 3, LO 5
Presentation % 25 LO 2, LO 3, LO 4, LO 5
Final Exam % 50 LO 1, LO 2, LO 3, LO 4

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bulent.onay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 16:00 - 16:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Presentations 2 3 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 7 6 42
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 189

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1544
LO.25344
LO.354
LO.44344
LO.54

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