Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
OTO202201291190ALTERNATIVE ENGINES AND FUELSCompulsory242
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is • to teach the different engines and fuels • to equip students with the knowledge and skills of engine fuels, combustion principles to grasp, classify fuels, gas turbines, Wankel engines, Sterling engines, free piston engines
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. gr. Şükrü YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1Bitkisel yakıtları ve avantajlarını kavramak.
2Bitkisel yakıtlarla çalışan motorları kavramak.
3Wankel motorların çalışma prensibini kavramak.
4Elektrik hibrit motorların çalışma prensibini kavramak.
5Alternative engines
6Alternative fuels
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
• Alternative engines • Alternative fuels
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Alternative energy sources
2Engines running on vegetable fuel
3Fuel properties of vegetable
4Wankel engine working principle
5Advantages and disadvantages of the Wankel engines
6Electric hybrid engines, the operating principle
7Mid term
8Batteries used in electric hybrid vehicles
9Efficiency of hybrid vehicles and fuel consumption
10Fuel-cell engines, the operating principle
11Fuel cell types
12LPG and natural gas systems
13Advantages and disadvantages of LPG and natural gas systems
14Carburettor engines, LPG / natural gas system, the implementation of
15Injection engines, LPG / natural gas fuel systems
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Textbook and the other Recommended Readings
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Individual Study for Homework Problems14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination188
Individual Study for Final Examination188
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)60
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