Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
PET 316E Geothermal Engineering English Compulsory
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
3 6 3 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites TER 201E MIN DD
or TER 201 MIN DD
Class Restriction None
Course Description
Energy sources in brief and geothermal energy. Geothermal energy in Turkey and in the world with statistics. Geothermal resources. Exploration and development of geothermal systems. Well bore temperatures and heat losses. Utilization of geothermal energy: direct uses and power generation. Recovery of geothermal energy. Thermodynamics of geothermal fluids. Measurements of geothermal fluid flow rate. Modeling of geothermal reservoirs.