COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NATURAL FIBRES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKS 2001 NATURAL FIBRES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Textile Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÜMIT HALIS ERDOĞAN

Offered to

Textile Engineering

Course Objective

Classification and definition of textile fibers. Production methods, structures, properties and applications of natural fibers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to define textile fibers
2   Ability to classify textile fibers
3   Ability to describe the structure and properties of natural fibers
4   Ability to describe the production processes of natural fibers
5   Ability to classify the application areas of natural fibers

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Classification of textile fibers. Fiber statistics. Polymerization. Definition of chemical, synthetic and regenerated fibers.
2 Terms and definitions about fibers. Classification of Natural fibers. General Properties of Natural fibers.
3 Vegetable fibers. Cotton varieties and their fiber properties in Turkey and World. Classification of cotton. Cotton statistics
4 Properties and differences of mature and immature cotton. Anatomical structure of mature cotton.
5 Cotton Harvesting. Ginning and baling of cotton. Harvesting and Ginning Machines. Bale Control Systems.
6 Visiting a cotton field and ginning mill.
7 Contamination in Cotton. Classification and Standardization of Cotton.
8 Other seed fibers. Definition of bast fibers. Visiting Izmir Cotton exchange
9 1st Midterm Exam
10 Properties of flax plant.Flax harvesting and fiber production.Flax fiber statistics. Properties and classification of flax fibers
11 Production methods, properties and application areas of hemp, ramie, jute, leaf (sisal etc.) and fruit (coconut) fibers.
12 Classification of animal fibers. Wool statistics and properties.
13 Cuticle, cortex and medula layers of wool fiber.
14 2nd Midterm Exam
15 History, physical and chemical properties and application areas of mohair and silk fibers. Movie about mohair fibers.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Pamuk ve Diger Bitkisel Lifler,Gülseren Yazıcıoglu, DEÜ Müh. Fak. Yayını,,Izmir,1999
2. Lif Teknolojisi (Yün ve deri ürünü diger lifler), Mustafa Harmancıoglu, EÜ Ziraat Fak. Yayını,, Izmir, 1974
3. Ipek ve Diger Salgı Lifleri, Gülseren Yazıcıoglu,Gürbüz Gülümser, EÜ Müh. Fak. Yayını,, Izmir, 1974
4. Wool Science and Technology, SW Simpson,G Crawshaw, Woodhead Publishing,, Ingiltere, 2002
5. Bast and Other Plant Fibers, Ed. Robert R Franck, ,Woodhead Publishing,, Ingiltere, 2005

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation , Technical Trip, Scientific Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm exams is going to evaluate the knowledge of students during the semester. Final exam is going to test students performance ansd outcomes.

Assessment Criteria

1.MIDTERM (%25) + 2.MIDTERM (%25) + FINAL EXAM (%50)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Erdem
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi
Tekstil Mühendisliği Bölümü
Tınaztepe Kampusü Buca Izmir
Tel: 301 7730
e_posta: nilufer.erdem@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday : 15.00-17.00
Thursday: 13:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 14 14
Preparation for midterm exam 2 18 36
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Field study 1 3 3
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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