Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
8MEMS909Industrial Furnaces and Refractory Materials3+0+03521.10.2024

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Metallurgical and Materials Science Engineering
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course In this course, students will be provided with information about the properties, types, and production of refractory materials, monolithic refractories, and insulating refractories. The furnaces used in the production of metals in various industrial applications will be introduced, and topics such as the classification of furnaces in terms of technological design, furnace efficiency, heat losses, and heat recovery will be examined. The environmental impact of furnaces and refractories will also be discussed.
Course Content Furnaces and their Applications
Classification of furnaces: vertical, horizontal, and rotary kilns
Selection and production of furnace materials
Smelting, firing, and heat treatment furnaces, heat recovery systems
Blast furnaces, converters, electric arc furnaces, and their refractories
Production and properties of shaped, unshaped, and prefabricated refractories
Production and properties of silica, chamotte, and high alumina-based refractories
Production and properties of zircon, carbon, and silicon carbide-added refractories
Production and properties of MgO, CaO, MgO-CaO, chromite, and forsterite-based refractories
Furnace efficiency and furnace design methods
Furnace control and safety, emissions, and environmental impacts
Course Methods and Techniques Presentation, Student Presentations
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Gülsu Şimşek FRANCİ
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources .
Course Notes Industrial and process furnaces, Peter Mullinger and Barrie Jenkins, 2008, Elsevier, Burlington, U.S.A., ISBN: 978-0-7506-8692-1, Handbook of industrial refractories technology, principles, types, properties and applications, Stephen C. Carniglia and Gordon L. Barna, 1992 Noyes publications, Westwood, New Jersey, U.S.A., ISBN: 0-8155-1304-6

Course Category
Engineering %30
Field %70

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 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 6 84
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 130

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To analyze the parameters to be considered in the design of furnaces used in various industries.
2 To examine a given topic related to furnaces and refractories, and/or an industrial application, and present it both in written and oral forms.
3 To outline the selection, production, and quality control of refractories used in furnaces.
4 To explain the importance of furnaces in the production of materials in industrial applications.
5 To define the basic concepts related to furnaces and refractories.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction, Kilns and Their Uses
2 Classification of Furnaces: Vertical, Horizontal, and Rotary Kilns
3 Selection and production of furnace materials
4 Smelting, firing, and heat treatment furnaces, heat recovery
5 Blast furnace, converter, electric arc furnace, and their refractories
6 Production and properties of shaped, unshaped, and prefabricated refractories
7 Production and properties of shaped, unshaped, and prefabricated refractories
8 Midterm Exam
9 Production and properties of silica, chamotte, and high alumina-based refractories
10 Production and properties of zircon, carbon, and silicon carbide-added refractories
11 Production and properties of MgO, CaO, MgO-CaO, chromite, and forsterite-based refractories
12 Furnace efficiency and furnace design methods
13 Furnace control and safety, emissions, and environmental impacts
14 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 4 4 5 5 5
C1 5 5 5 5
C2 5 5 5 5 5 5
C3 5 5 5
C4 5 5
C5 5 5

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