COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT PROCESSES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 3523 ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT PROCESSES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALPER ELÇI

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge to apply analytical models that represent contaminant transport in water, air and soil by providing general concepts of substance transport processes in the environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain fundamental principles of mass transport processes in the environment
2   To be able to calculate substance mass balance
3   To be able to determine for any kind of contaminant transport problem the appropriate transport equation from a list of equations
4   To be able to calculate spatial and/or temporal concentrations in the environment by using the appropriate mass transport equation
5   To be able to use Excel to solve mass transport problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to contaminant transport in the environment
2 Fundamental concepts of contaminant transport processes; unit analysis
3 Mass balance principle
4 Diffusion process and diffusion equation
5 Solutions of the diffusion equation for various source types
6 Advective-diffusion and its solutions for various source types
7 Reaction kinetics (1. and 2.order reactions, homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions)
8 1. Mid-term exam
9 Reactive advective-diffusion equation and its solutions
10 Boundary conditions (air-water, sediment-water interface interactions, impermeable boundaries and utilization of imaginary sources)
11 Mixing in the atmosphere (atmospheric turbulence, atmospheric dispersion models)
12 2. Mid-term exam
13 Modeling of contaminant dispersion in open channels and surface water (1)
14 Modeling of contaminant dispersion in open channels and surface water (2)

Recomended or Required Reading

Çevresel Dispersiyon, Uslu, O., 1987, DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayınları
Chemical Fate and Transport in the Environment, Hemond H.F, Fechner E.J 2015, Elsevier

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Performing in-class applications
Assigning homeworks and their solutions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.35+ASG *0.15+FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE*0.35+ASG *0.15+RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Homeworks are due in one week before class begins. 20 out of 100 points will be deducted for late submissions of homeworks.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Alper Elçi
Department of Environmental Engineering, A223
(0232) 301 7112, alper.elci@deu.edu.tr

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Hülya Boyacıoğlu
Department of Environmental Engineering
(0232) 301 7135, hulya.boyacioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

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 4 8
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 3 2 6
Midterm 2 1.5 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 60

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1555
LO.255
LO.35
LO.455
LO.5555

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