COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DIESEL ENGINE TECHNOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISM 2027 DIESEL ENGINE TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR GONCA DOĞRU

Offered to

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Course Objective

Become experienced about diesel engines, main knowledge theoretical makes new knowledge and ability,problem solving knowledge and abilities make its lean workings practical his supply experience, other interpret to relationship with the technological areas ability.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning main working principles and diesel engine cycles
2   Understanding compression ignition, combustion and fuel properties
3   Understanding parts of diesel engines and their structural properties
4   Learning fuel injection principles and injection system parts
5   Understanding diesel engine injection pumps, types and their control and adjustments
6   Doing explication pump injector tests with test devices
7   Define supercharging and intercooler systems, knowing their advantages and parts.
8   Learning Common-Rail injection system and its parts and working principles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The principles of the diesel engines
2 The output and power of the diesel engine
3 Combustion and diesel engine's combustion chambers
4 The parts and their structural characteristics of the diesel engine
5 The priciples of the fuel injection systems
6 I.Midterm Exam
7 Fuel tanks, filters, supply pump, in line fuel injection pumps
8 Distiributor type of fuel injection pumps
9 Injection type fuel injection pumps
10 Comman Rail Dizel
11 Injectors, Control and adjustments of injectors, Diesel Engine Electronic Control (EDC) Units
12 II.Midterm Exam
13 Diesel Engine Electronic Control (EDC) Units
14 Diesel Engine Electronic Control (EDC) Units

Recomended or Required Reading

Materials to be used for the course will be provided by the course lecturers

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. DVD, video etc.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT1 1.MIDTERM
2 MT2 2.MIDTERM
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT1 * 0.20 +MT2*0.20+FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT1 * 0.20 +MT2*0.20+RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

It is calculated by taking 40% average grade of Midterm exams, 60% of the final exam success rating.

Assessment Criteria

The understanding degree of students to 8 learning outputs is evaluated by midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- 70% of participation in the courses is mandatory
2- All kinds of plagiarism (cheating) initiative, and the actual results in disciplinary action

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Lecturer: Sermin KUN

Office Hours

It will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.145
LO.245
LO.345
LO.445
LO.545
LO.645
LO.745
LO.845