Power Plant Engineering (ENE428) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Power Plant Engineering	ENE428		3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
ENE203 Thermodynamics I or EE352 Electromechanical Energy Conversion

Course Language	English
Course Type	N/A
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Experiment, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Ayhan ALBOSTAN
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	Provide students a broad understanding of electricity generation
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students will have a basic understanding of conversion of coal, oil, gas, nuclear, hydro, solar, geothermal, etc. energy to electrical energy Students will understand the operation and major components of electric generating plants
Course Content	Analysis and design of steam supply systems, electrical generating systems, and auxiliary systems; nuclear, fossil, hydraulic and renewable energy sources, power plant efficiency and operation.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction; Energy and Electricity Fundamentals, Thermodynamics, Carnot cycle	Chapter 1
2	Rankine and Brayton Cycle	Chapter 4
3	Fossil fuels: Coal, Oil, Natural Gas	Chapter 5
4	Combustion	Chapter 6
5	Fossil fuels: By-products, Synthetic Fuels, Biomass	Chapter 7
6	Solar Energy Principles, Solar Energy Calculations, Solar Thermal, Solar Photovoltaics	Chapter 8
7	Gas Turbine Energy and Systems	Chapter 9
8	Combined Cycle	Chapter 15
9	Midterm Exam
10	Nuclear Fission	Chapter 11
11	Nuclear Power Plants	Chapter 12
12	Cooling Cycle; Thermal Pollution	Chapter 13
13	Geothermal Power	Chapter 14
14	Hydroelectric Power	Chapter 16
15	Environmental Impact, Electricity Economics	Chapter 17
16	Final Exam

Sources

Course Book	1. M. M. El-Wakil, Powerplant Technology, McGraw-Hill, 1984 veya 2002.
Other Sources	2. Black& Veatch, Power Plant Engineering, Springer, 1996

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	5
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	45
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	50
Toplam	3	100

Percentage of Semester Work	40
Percentage of Final Work	60
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and subjects specific to the energy systems engineering discipline; the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of these areas to complex engineering problems.
2	The ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying proper analysis and modeling techniques for this purpose.					X
3	The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4	The ability to develop, select and utilize modern techniques and tools essential for the analysis and determination of complex problems in energy systems engineering applications; the ability to utilize information technologies effectively.
5	The ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for the investigation of complex engineering problems or research topics specific to the energy systems engineering discipline.
6	The ability to work effectively in inter/inner disciplinary teams, the ability to work individually.
7	a)Effective oral and writen communication skills in Turkish; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and to receive clear and understandable instructions. b)The knowledge of at least one foreign language; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and to receive clear and understandable instructions.
8	Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; the ability to access information, to follow recent developments in science and technology.					X
9	a)The ability to behave according to ethical principles, awareness of professional and ethical responsibility; b)knowledge of the standards utilized in energy systems engineering applications.
10	Knowledge on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness about entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge on sustainable development.
11	a) Knowledge on the effects of energy systems engineering applications on the universal and social dimensions of health, environment and safety; b) and awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project	1	10	10
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	2	15	30
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	10	10
Total Workload			126