Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TBB-23-148CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSPORT IN SOILElective126
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 MİKAİLSOY
Learning Outcomes
1The porous media in the soil, the heat transport in porous media, the heat movement in the soil, the importance in terms of finding the parameters of the heat transfer model in the soil
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
1. Understanding the relationship between the pores in the soil 2. Heat transport in porous media 3. Heat flow in the soil (motion) 4. Finding the parameters of the model of heat movement in the soil
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Porous 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)
7Heat flow in the soil (motion)
8Midterm Exam
9Heat conservation law and equation
10Thermal properties of soils
11Application of the heat flow equation
12Finding soil thermal properties
13Solutions of soil heat transfer model
14Finding the parameters of the model of heat movement in the soil
Recommended or Required Reading
Yeşilsoy M.Ş, Aaydın M. Toprak Fiziği, Ç.Ü. Faculty of Agriculture, Adana, 1992. Kırda C., Sarıyev A. Toprak Fiziği, Ç.Ü. Faculty of Agriculture, 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, Moscow, 1976 (in Russian).
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 Activities50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14114
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination12020
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
Homework42080
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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