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| MAK5774 | Theory of Combustion | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To give the students broad knowledge about importance, applications and the theory of combustion. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | inform about the importance and applications of combustion in engineering. | 5,8 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | gain broad knowledege abot the theory of combustion, and perform the calculation of combustion and determine the cpmbustion products under various excess air coefficient. | 1,5,8 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | informed about environmental effects of combustion emissions. | 10 | 1,3 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Scope of combustion. Combustion Thermodynamics. Basic transport phenomena. Chemical kinetics. Reaction rate. Laminar and turbulent flames. Structure of detonation. Diffusion flames. Liquid droplet combustion. Theory of thermal ignition. Pollutant formation. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition and engineering importance of the combstion. | | | Week 2 | Combustion thermochemistry. Properties of mixtures. Combustion stoichiometry. | | | Week 3 | Chemical energy. Heat of reaction. Heat of formation. Absolute enthalpy. | | | Week 4 | Chemical equilibrium. Properties of equilibrium combustion producds. | | | Week 5 | First law combustion calculations. Adiabatic flame temperature. Combustion in a closed volume. | | | Week 6 | Chemical kinetics and reaction rates. Elementary, chain and global reactions. | | | Week 7 | Some important chemical mechanisms. Oxides of Nitrogen formation. Zeldovich mechanism. | | | Week 8 | Laminar premixed flames. Factors influencing flame velocity and thickness. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Flame speed correlations for selectedfuels. | | | Week 11 | Turbulent premixed flames. turbulent length and time scales. | | | Week 12 | 2.nd EXAM | | | Week 13 | Premixed charge engine combustion. Ignition and burning rate analysis. Flame structure and correlations. | | | Week 14 | Combustion of liquid fuels. Spray formation and droplet behavior. Evaporation and burning of single droplets. | | | Week 15 | Direct injection engine combustion. Ignition delay. | | | Week 16 | Combustion rates. Emissions. | | | |
| 1 | Borman, GL., Ragland, KW. 1998; Combustion Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York. | | | |
| 1 | Turns, SR. 1996; An Introduction to Combustion - Concepts and Applicationas, McGraw Hill, New York. | | | 2 | Kuo, KK. 1986; Principles of Combustion, John Wiley and Sons, New York. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 15/11/2012 | 2 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | 07/12/2012 | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 19 | 09/01/2013 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Uygulama | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Ödev | 4 | 7 | 28 | | Diğer 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Diğer 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Total work load | | | 121 |
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