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ESML5120 | Boron Tehnologies | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | Second Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of ENERGY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Burcu SAVAŞKAN | Co-Lecturer | | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | Investigation of physical and chemical properties of boron mineral, which has strategic importance for our country. To draw attention to the technological use of superconductors by examining the structural and magnetic properties of the new generation MgB2 superconductor, a boron compound. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | Structural, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Boron | 1,2 | 1,3,5, | PO - 2 : | Learns of History of Boron. | 1,2 | 1,3,5, | PO - 3 : | Learns the technological area of boron and boron compounds. | 1,2 | 1,3,5, | PO - 4 : | Learns the properties of the boron compound of MgB2 superconductors. | 1,2 | 1,3,5, | PO - 5 : | Learns the superior properties of superconducting materials compared to other materials. | 1,2 | 1,3,5, | PO - 6 : | Gains knowledge about the usage areas of superconducting materials. | 1,2 | 1,3,5, | 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 | |
Boronon History, History of Boron Production in Turkey, Crystal Structure of Boron, Physical and Chemical Properties of Boron, Commercial Importance of boron minerals, Boron Uses, The structural, physical and magnetic properties of MgB2 Superconductor. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | History of Boron
History of Boron production in Turkey | | Week 2 | Crystal, electrical and mechanical properties of Boron | | Week 3 | Commercial Importance of Boron Minerals
Boron Mining and Boron Industry in Turkey | | Week 4 | Industriyal applications of boron compounds | | Week 5 | Use of Boron as Motor Fuel | | Week 6 | Use of Boron as Agriculture | | Week 7 | History of Superconductivity
The advantage of Superconducting material | | Week 8 | Applications of Superconductors | | Week 9 | Mid-exam | | Week 10 | Discovery of superconductivity in MgB2 and its electrical and structural properties | | Week 11 | Advantage and disadvantage of MgB2 superconductors compared to hihg temperature and low temperature superconductors | | Week 12 | Fabrication process of MgB2 bulk superconductors | | Week 13 | Electrical properties of superconducting material. | | Week 14 | Magnetic properties of superconducting material. | | Week 15 | Trapped field magnets and applications | | Week 16 | Final exam | | |
1 | Bor ve silisyum Kimyası kitabı, Sülün Taşçıoğlu, 1998 | | 2 | Boron Science, Narayan S. Hosmane, CRC Press | | |
1 | Dry Processing of Boron Minerals for The Abatement of Environmental Pollution, 6th Balkan Conference, 1995, Ohri-Macedonia.
| | 2 | Processing of Tincal and Colemanite Ores by Decrepitation Method and Comparison with Wet Method in terms of Production Cost, 6th Mineral Processing Semp., 1996, Kuşadası, Turkey. | | 3 | Yerli ve yabancı makaleler | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | Presentation | 12 | | 1 | 10 | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 5 | | 1 | 10 | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 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 | 5 | 14 | 70 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 6 | 48 | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 7 | 4 | 28 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | Total work load | | | 191 |
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