Information Package / Course Catalogue
Planning of Food Storages
Course Code: ZTY602
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Provide students to analyze the relationships between buildings, plants and environment in agricultural product storages, to understand application principles of building systems and environmental control systems in storages and to planning agricultural product storage.

Course Content

Storage systems used for storage of agricultural products and features, relationships between products to be stored and the environmental conditions, stack types, site selection for storage structures, structural features in store, determination of ventilation and cooling requirements and planning of air conditioning systems for storage system to be implemented, analysis of construction and operating costs of the store.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to establish, to evaluate and to use relationships between structure-plant-environment in planning.
2.To be able to use basic engineering knowledge in planning.
3.To be able to reach and evaluate necessary data by cooperation with different disciplines for planning.
4.To be able to develop proper storage plans for desired objectives and conditions.
5.To be able to analyze the storages and to develop and to apply new scientific approaches to solve the problems.
6.To be able to follow and to transfer developments regarding the storage of agricultural products.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Doğan, H., 2002. Ventilation and Climatization Basics (Havalandırma ve İklimlendirme Esasları). Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara. • FAO, 1970.
2.Food Storage Manuel (Part III and Indexes). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
3.Karaçalı, İ., 2009. Storage and Marketing of Horticultural Products (Bahçe Ürünlerinin Muhafaza ve Pazarlaması). E.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi yayınları, No: 494, İzmir.
4.TSE, 1978. TS 2995: Fruits and Vegetables-Physical Conditions in Cold Stores Definitions and Measurement (Meyve ve Sebzeler-Soğuk Hava Depolarındaki Fiziksel Koşullar, Tarifler ve Ölçme). Türk Standartlar Enstitüsü (TSE), Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Acquaintance
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Course Introduction
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Presentation of review and evaluation report of the related publications
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Product-environment relationships in storages and product storage requirements.
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Presentation of modern environmental control practices in storages
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Control of environmental conditions in storages.
Week 4 - Preparation Work
The presentation related to selection of construction specifications and construction materials in storages.
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Storage types and structural features.
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Problem solving with guidance
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Stowing types in storages and planning the stacks.
Week 6 - Preparation Work
The presentation related to evolution of storage requirements and storages in Ege region
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Positioning of the storages according to marketing requirements, transportation conditions and soil structure.
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Presentation of review and evaluation report of the related publications
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Planning of building systems in simple storages.
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Problem solving with guidance
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Planning of conditioning systems in simple storages.
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Planning of conditioning systems in simple storages. Midterm exam
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Presentation of review and evaluation report of the related publications
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Planning of building systems in cold storages.
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Problem solving with guidance
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Determination of cold requirement and cooling system.
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Presentation of review and evaluation report of the related publications
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Calculation of construction and operating costs of storages.
Week 13 - Preparation Work
The presentation related to evolution of storage facilities in the world and Turkey.
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
An overall assessment of storage facilities in the world and Turkey.
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Presentation term paper
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Other practices
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 Examination130232
Midterm Examination136238
Final Examination144246
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
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
4
5
4
4
5
3
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
OÇ-4
4
5
4
4
5
3
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
OÇ-6
5
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026