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Course Name	Turkish	Güç Santralleri
	English	Power Plants
Course Code	MAK 4038E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	8	-	2	1	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Murat Çakan
Course Objectives		1. To teach renewable, non-renewable and alternative energy resources and their potential and reserves. 2. To give knowledge on the characteristics, basic design parameters, electrical and mechanical components and in the case of dams on the structural components of the power plants. 3. Ability evaluate the parameters effecting the unit cost of (electric) energy.
Course Description		Energy sources for electric power plants. Energy market studies. Classification and characteristics of electric power plants. Calculation of the unit cost of power generation. Environmental aspects of power plant technologies.
Course Outcomes		1. Ability to evaluate conventional and alternative energy sources in technology, economic aspects and their suitability in electric energy production. 2. Ability to calculate the unit costs of electric energy. 3. Ability to compare different power plant types with their advantages and disadvantages. 4. Ability to examine the supply and demand for electric energy. 5. Ability to determine the ways to balance electric energy supply and demand. 6. Be equipped with the fundamental knowledge on principle components and their functions of conventional thermal power plants. 7. Ability to determine the ways to improve the cyclic efficiencies of thermal power plants. 8. Ability to calculate rainfall stream flowrate and estimate flooding conditions of a river for hydropower purposes. 9. Develop clear understanding on the structural and operational concepts of hydroelectric power plants.
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Textbook		Power Plant Engineering, Harish C. Rai
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