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JFZI7280 | @ | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | Third Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özlem HACIOĞLU | Co-Lecturer | | Language of instruction | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | The main purpose of this course is to introduce geothermal systems and the component of these systems, exploration of geothermal resources by using geophysical methods and interpretation of results in the context of geothermal. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | The students will be able to learn the formation of geothermal systems and their components and geothermal conceptual models. | 1,2 | 1, | PO - 2 : | The students will be able to learn geothermal characteristics of different types of geothermal systems and their relation with geological settings. | 1,2 | 1,3,5, | PO - 3 : | The students will be able to learn the geophysical methods used in geothermal exploration and to interpret subsurface models. | 1,2 | 1,5, | PO - 4 : | The students will be able to comprehend the role of enhanced (engineered) geothermal systems in the development and usage of geothermal energy. | 1,2 | 1, | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | |
The content of the course is composed of the following topics: the importance of renewable (specially focused on geothermal) energy, subsurface temperature and geothermal gradient, formation of geothermal systems, the geothermal conceptual models, classification of geothermal systems, describing the relationships between geothermal systems and geological/tectonic settings (geothermal play types) and structural controls on geothermal systems (based on examples), hydrothermal systems, the geophysical methods that are used in geothermal exploration in regard to the characteristic of geothermal systems, and specifying the exploration techniques, physical parameters of geothermal reservoirs, the enhanced (engineered) geothermal systems and the future of geothermal energy. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Introduction and definitions | | Week 2 | Thermal structure of the Earth and formation of geothermal systems | | Week 3 | Classification of geothermal systems | | Week 4 | Geothermal manifestations, structural controls, and conceptuaş models | | Week 5 | Hydrothermal systems | | Week 6 | The scale of geothermal exploration and geophysical methods in geothermal exploration | | Week 7 | Electric-electromagnetic methods in geothermal exploration | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | Week 9 | Seismic methods in geothermal exploration | | Week 10 | Gravity and magnetic methods in geothermal exploration | | Week 11 | Modeling and inversion | | Week 12 | Interpretation of geophysical models and identification of geothermal system components | | Week 13 | Physical parameters of geothermal reservoirs | | Week 14 | Enhanced (Engineered) geothermal systems | | Week 15 | The future of geothermal energy | | Week 16 | End-of-term-exam | | |
1 | Kearey, P., Brooks, M., Hill, I., 2002. An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration, Wiley, ISBN 978-0-632-04929-5. | | 2 | Stober, I., Bucher, K., 2013. Geothermal Energy: From Theoretical Models to Exploration and Development, Springer. 978-3-642-13352-7. | | 3 | Erkan, K., 2008. A Comperative Overview of Geophysical Methods, Geodetic Science and Surveying, Columbus, Ohio. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | Uygulama | 3 | 1 | 3 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 18 | 1 | 18 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | Total work load | | | 166 |
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