Information Package / Course Catalogue
Environmental Control in Agricultural Production Structures
Course Code: ZTY509
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Identification and sizing of structures and parameters to be used in agricultural production preparation, production structure by types of internal parameters, external conditions, heat balance and control of the establishment, Audit and control automation systems, automation systems and system control parameters to search criteria, interpretation systems

Course Content

Environmental requirements, temperature and humidity control, lighting, ventilation, heating and cooling requirements for the calculation in Crop and animal production structures,, Free and forced ventilation systems, different heating and cooling systems.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to analyze and evaluate the effects of environmental factors on plants in agricultural production structures.
2.To be able to use new approaches and modern technologies on planning of proper environmental control systems for building systems and determining the environmental requirements for agricultural production structures.
3.To be able to resource environmental problems in agricultural production structures and solutions of these problems, to develop new approaches and to transfer the results of these studies.
4.To be able to follow and to transfer developments and modern applications on environmental control in the agricultural production structures.
5.To know the ventilation systems (natural and mechanical ventilation systems) used agricultural production structures and structural properties of them.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Altınışık, K., 2006. Isı Yalıtımı. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Yayın No:954, Ankara.
2.Cotta, R.M.,. Mikhailov, M.D., 1997. Heat conduction. John Wiley & Sons. • Dağsöz, A.K., 1974. Isı Geçişi, Cilt 1, İ.T.Ü. Kütüphanesi:978, İstanbul.
3.Doğan, H., 2002. Havalandırma ve İklimlendirme Esasları. Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara. FAO, 1987.
4.Greenhouse Heating with Solar Energy. REUR Technical Series:1.
5.Kadayıfçılar, S., Ültanır, M.Ö., 1975. Tarımsal Binaların Isıtılmasında Kullanılan Aygıt ve Makinaların Çalışma Karakteristikleriyle Yapısal Özellikleri. A.Ü.Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları:581, Ankara.
6.Mutaf, S., Sönmez, R., 1984. Hayvan Barınaklarında İklimsel Çevre ve Denetimi. E.Ü.Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları:438, İzmir.
7.Özkol, N., 1997. Uygulamalı Soğutma Tekniği. TMMOB makine Mühendisi Odası yayın No:115, Ankara.
8.Öztürk, H., 2008. Seralarda iklimlendirme Tekniği. Hasad Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
9.Yüksel, A.N., 2004. Sera Yapım Tekniği. Hasad Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Course Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Identification of agricultural production structures
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
The parameters used in the sizing of agricultural production structures
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
The parameters used in the sizing of agricultural production structures
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Internal parameters according to the type of production structures
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
External conditions
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Establishment and control of the heat balance
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Sizing the heat balance parameters and sample problems and solutions, MID-TERM EXAM
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Audit and control automation systems
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Automation systems, the criteria to be searched.
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Control parameters of the Automation systems
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Interpretation of the automation systems.
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Sample problems and solutions related to system control
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Other applications
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Practice Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141242
Practice Examination115217
Midterm Examination120222
Final Examination125227
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
3
3
2
4
2
5
5
2
OÇ-2
5
2
4
4
4
2
4
5
OÇ-3
3
4
4
2
5
3
4
4
OÇ-4
3
4
2
4
4
3
1
2
OÇ-5
2
5
3
5
5
4
2
5
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