Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TBBG-107ConvectIve Heat Transport In SoIlElective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To give information about the heat movement in the pores of a porous medium
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Fariz Mikailsoy
Learning Outcomes
1Understanding the relationship between the pores in the soil
2Heat transport in porous media
3Heat flow in the soil (motion)
4Finding the parameters of the model of heat movement in the soil
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Porous Media, Heat transport in porous media General definitions of soil temperature and heat transfer Soil temperature regime Energy balance of atmosphere and soil surface Heat flow in the soil (motion) Heat flow equation Midterm Exam Heat conservation law and equation Thermal properties of soils Application of the heat flow equation Finding soil thermal properties Solutions of soil heat transfer model Finding the parameters of the model of heat movement in the soil Final exam
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Porous Media Heat transport in porous media
2Heat transport in porous media
3General definitions of soil temperature and heat transfer
4Soil temperature regime
5Energy balance of atmosphere and soil surface
6Heat flow in the soil (motion), Heat flow equation
7Midterm Exam
8Heat flow equation Heat conservation law and equation
9Thermal properties of soils
10Application of the heat flow equation
11Solutions of soil heat transfer model
12Finding soil thermal properties
13Finding the parameters of the model of heat movement in the soil
14Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Yeşilsoy M.Ş, Aaydın M. Toprak Fiziği, Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fak., Adana, 1992. Kırda C., Sarıyev A. Toprak Fiziği, Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fak., Adana, 2002. Juri W.A., Gardner W.R. Soil Physics, New York, 1991. Rose C.W. Agricultural Physics, Oxford,1966. Chudnovskii A.F. Teplofizika Poçv, Moskova, 1976.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
No
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Individual Study for Mid term Examination8864
Individual Study for Final Examination51575
Homework4624
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)166
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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