COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ENV 5028 ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALPER ELÇI

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Environmental Engineering
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to provide knowledge on modeling of contaminant flow and transport in natural and engineered systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to describe objectives, purposes and application areas of environmental modeling
2   To be able to explain differences between analytical and numerical models
3   To be able to perform mass balance calculations on natural or engineered systems.
4   To be able to derive equations for ideal flow reactors
5   To be able to develop model equations that can be used to calculate steady-state or transient concentrations of contaminants
6   To be able to analyze residence time distribution experiment results for mixed-flow systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to modeling: typical uses of models and types of environmental models; mass balance principle
2 Fundamentals of environmental transport processes: advective, diffusive and dispersive mass transport
3 Fundamentals of environmental transport processes: compartmentalization and partitioning
4 Reaction kinetics
5 Equilibrium chemical modeling
6 Modeling of engineered systems: ideal reactors
7 Modeling of engineered systems: non-ideal reactors
8 Modeling of natural systems: lakes
9 Modeling of natural systems: streams and rivers - part 1
10 Modeling of natural systems: streams and rivers - part 2
11 Mid-Term Exam
12 Modeling of natural systems: soil and groundwater - part 1
13 Modeling of natural systems: soil and groundwater - part 2
14 Modeling of natural systems: atmosphere

Recomended or Required Reading

Environmental Modeling (1996) by J.L. Schnoor, Wiley-Interscience
Integrated Environmental Modeling (2005) by Ramaswami, Milford and Small, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Performing in-class applications
Assigning homeworks and providing their solutions

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

'Project' in the assessment formula represents the grade for assignments.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Homework assignments are to be submitted at the beginning of class on the designated due date. 20/100 points will be deducted for late submissions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Room A226
Phone: (232) 301 7112
E-mail: alper.elci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 21 21
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14,25 14
Preparing assignments 4 10,5 42
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1111
LO.21
LO.3111
LO.411111
LO.511
LO.61111

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