Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
3ÇEV 251Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering2+1+034

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Environmental Engineering
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Objectives of the Course 1. Provide students with basic understanding of the theoretical background and concepts of fundamentals of Environmental Engineering processes.
2. Introduce students to basic concepts of physical and chemical processes, as well as kinetics, mass balances, energy balances, mass-transport processes, etc. as applied to the analysis of environmental problems and the design of engineered systems for environmental protection.
Course Content Basic units such as mass/mass, mass/volume, volume/volume, mole/mole, mole/volume (molarity) and normality used in Environmental Engineering discipline and unit conversions will be explained in this course. The concepts of activity and concentration will be defined. Information on reaction rates, constants and reaction orders will be given. Thermodynamics, equilibrium and Gibbs free energy concepts will be covered. The equilibrium processes between pure substances and air (evaporation) and between dissolved chemicals in water and air (Henry's Law) will be explained. Mass and energy balances will be discussed. Reactor types (batch reactor, completely mixed flow reactor, plug-flow reactor) will be examined. Information about mass transport processes will be given.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. Murat Varol
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. MURAT VAROL
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Mihelcic J.R., 1999. Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, NY.
Lecture notes will be shared via "Öğrenci Bilgi Sistemi" of Akdeniz University.
Please login to https://obs.akdeniz.edu.tr/ for the course materials.
The homeworks are announced in the class or on the webpage of the course. Unless stated otherwise, homeworks are due at the beginning of the class period on the due date. Late homework will be penalized. Expect to lose 5% of the credit for each late day. The homework submitted must be your own. The homework that is found to be copied are not taken into consideration. All calculations in homeworks must be shown neatly and legibly.
All exams and quizzes will be closed book. Exams will be around 90-120 minutes long.

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %45
Engineering %45
Engineering Design %10

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Quizzes 4 % 10
Assignment 6 % 20
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
12
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 4 56
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 3 42
Assignments 6 2 12
Mid-terms 1 5 5
Practice 4 2 8
Final examination 1 5 5
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 128

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Knows basic units used in environmental engineering discipline and makes unit conversions.
2 Knows the concepts of activity and concentration, explains the difference between.
3 Knows the relationship between reaction kinetics, thermodynamics and equilibrium processes.
4 Writes mass balances for the solution of environmental problems.
5 Has knowledge about reactor types and does basic reactor designs.
6 Knows the basic principles of transport of pollutants in the environment.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction and Units
2 Introduction and Units
3 Activity and Concentration
4 Reaction Kinetics
5 Thermodynamics and Equilibrium (Gibbs Free Energy)
6 Equilibrium Processes: Volatilization
7 Equilibrium Processes: Air-Water Equilibrium (Henry’s Law)
8 Mid-term exam
9 Mass Balances
10 Mass Balances
11 Reactors: Batch Reactor, Plug-Flow Reactor
12 Reactor Analysis: Completely Mixed Flow Reactor (CMFR)
13 Mass Transport Processes: Advection and Dispersion
14 Mass Transport Processes: Stokes’ Law
15 Mass Transport Processes: Flow Through Porous Medium (Darcy’s Law)


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 5 4 4 3 3
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6

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