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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MAK 4039 FUELS AND COMBUSTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUSTAFA SERHAN KÜÇÜKA

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Course Objective

The main goal of the lecture is to give basic thermodynamics of combustion process and design principals of gas burners. The Lecture contents an introduction to first and second law analysis for chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, flames, classification of the burners, and environmental effects of combustion products.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Chemical balancing of combustion reactions, defining excess air, complete and uncompleted combustion, stoichiometric reaction. 2   Applying first law analysis to combustion process; calculating enthalpy of combustion, lower and higher heating values. 3   Applying second law analysis to combustion process; calculating exergy change. 4   Calculating equilibrium constant and evaluating equilibrium composition for a chemical reaction. 5   Classification of liquid and gas fuel burners. 6   Defining combustion emissions and evaluating environmental effects of combustion products.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The fuels, the thermodynamic definitions of combustion process. 2 The reactions for combustion, enthalpy of formation. 3 First law analysis of reacting systems, adiabatic flame temperature, higher and lower heating values. 4 Mid-term project. 5 The entropy change for a combustion process. 6 Second law analysis, irreversibility and exergy analysis. 7 Chemical equilibrium constant. 8 Chemical equilibrium for simultaneous reaction systems. 9 Midterm exam. 10 The laminar and turbulent flames. 11 The laminar and turbulent flames. 12 Sulfur dioxide, formation and precautions. 13 Design fundamentals of Burners. 14 The energy usage of the World.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): M. Moran, H. Shapiro, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, 6. Ed., Wiley&Sons, 2008. Supplementary Book(s): Borman G. L., Ragland K. W., Combustion Engineering, McGrawHill, 1998

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion of theory in the classroom and homework for applications.

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 * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Tutorials 1 3 3 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24 Design Project 1 14 14 Preparation for final exam 1 14 14 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 5 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 5 LO.3 5 5 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 5 5 5 LO.6 5 5 5 5