ME405 ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS
Course Code: |
5690405 |
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. ÞERÝF FARUK ARÝNÇ |
Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
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.