MECH405 ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS
| Course Code: |
3650405 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. ORHAN YILDIRIM |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 3650203
|
| The course set above should be completed before taking
MECH405 ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS . |
Course Content
Energy demand and available resources in the world and in Turkey. Renewable sources: wind. wave. tide. geothermal. biogas and solar energy. Fossil fuels. combustion and combustion equipment. Steam generators. Atomic structure. nuclear reactions; decay. fusion and fission. Reactors. Environmental effects.
