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| MM4029 | Hydroelectric Power Plants | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First 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 | Prof. Dr. Yücel ÖZMEN | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To learn hydroelectric power plants and its elements. To model the hydraulic flow problems and gain design skill of hydroelectric power plants. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | inform about hydroelectric power generation in the world and in Turkey. | 1,3 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | inform about the elements of hydroelectric power plants and learn its selection criterias. | 1,3 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | be able to plan and design the hydroelectric power plants. | 1,3 | 6 | | LO - 4 : | inform about effects of hydroelectric plans on the environment. | 1,3 | 1 | | LO - 5 : | be able to solve the hydraulic flow problems with FLUENT commerical package. | 1,3 | 6 | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to hydroelectric power plants. Hydroelectric plant types. Various elements of hydroelectric plants. Hydroelectric energy and other energy resources. Energy cost. General theory of turbomachines. Hydrodynamic similarity. Introduction to FLUENT commerical package. Modelling of hydraulic flow problems with FLUENT. Water wheel. Penstock loses.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to hyrdoelectic power plants. | | | Week 2 | Hyrdoelectric plant types and elements. | | | Week 3 | Hyrdoelectric energy and other energy resources. | | | Week 4 | Energy cost. | | | Week 5 | Evaluation of hydroelectic power plants. | | | Week 6 | General theory of turbomachines. | | | Week 7 | Hydodynamic similarity. | | | Week 8 | Introduction to FLUENT commerical package. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Solving of various flow fields with FLUENT commerical package. | | | Week 11 | Solving of various flow fields with FLUENT commerical package. | | | Week 12 | Modelling of hyraulic flow problems with FLUENT commerical package. | | | Week 13 | Submission of project report | | | Week 14 | Water wheels. | | | Week 15 | Penstock loses. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Bulu, A. 2000, Hydroelectic power plants ders notları, İTÜ Kütüphanesi. | | | |
| 1 | Özgür, C. and Baysal, K. 1969; Hidroelektrik tesisler ders notları, İTÜ Kütüphanesi. | | | 2 | Özgür, C. 1970; Hidrolik akım makinaları, İTÜ Kütüphanesi. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 25/11/2021 | 2 | 25 | | Project | 13 | 12/12/2021 | 2 | 25 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 13/01/2022 | 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 | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Proje | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 4 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 90 |
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