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Article Exergetic Analysis of a Continuous Bi-Axially Oriented Polypropylene (bopp) Film Unit in a Plastic Processing Plant(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2009) Balta, M. Tolga; Hepbaşlı, Arif; Hancıoğlu, Ebru; Özcanlı, Şevket Cihangir; Yılmazer, Ertan; Yurdakul, İbrahim; Dişbudak, ÖzgürThis paper deals with an exergy analysis of the stretching process of bi-axially oriented polypropylene films using a hot oil coiler along with stretching and crystallising unit. Exergy destructions and efficiencies in each of the system components are calculated, while the exergy loss and flow diagram (the so-called Grassmann diagram) is presented for the transverse direction (TD) unit. The so-called functional (on the product or benefit/fuel basis) and universal (on the output/input basis) exergy efficiency values of the TD unit are calculated to be 26.40% and 28.46% at a recommended exhaust air relative humidity of 0.0098 kg water/kg air, respectively.Article Citation - WoS: 27Citation - Scopus: 28An Exergetic Performance Assessment of Three Different Food Driers(SAGE Publications Inc., 2010) Hepbaşlı, Arif; Erbay, Zafer; Çolak, Neslihan; Hancıoğlu, Ebru; İçier, FilizIn this study, plum slices were dried in three different driers (tray, fluid bed, and heat pump (HP) driers). Drying experiments were carried out at an air temperature range of 45-55 °C with an air velocity of 1.5 m/s. The performance of the driers along with their main components was evaluated and compared by using the exergy analysis method. The most important component for improving the system efficiency was determined to be the fan-heater combination for both the tray and fluid bed driers, and the motor-compressor assembly for the HP drier. The exergy loss and flow diagram (the so-called Grassmann diagram) of the driers was also presented to give quantitative information regarding the proportion of the exergy input dissipated in the various system components. Effects of the drying air temperature on the performance of the drying process were discussed. The highest exergetic efficiency values were obtained to range from 72.72 to 75.66 per cent for the HP drier, followed by the tray and fluid bed driers varying between 37.94 and 39.46 per cent, and between 22.83 and 24.07 per cent, respectively.Article Citation - WoS: 71Citation - Scopus: 77A Comparative Study on Exergetic Performance Assessment for Drying of Broccoli Florets in Three Different Drying Systems(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2010) İçier, Filiz; Çolak, Neslihan; Erbay, Zafer; Hancıoğlu Kuzgunkaya, Ebru; Hepbaşlı, ArifThis article deals with the exergy analysis and evaluation of broccoli in three different drying systems. The effects of drying air temperature on the exergy destruction, exergy efficiency, and exergetic improvement potential of the drying process were investigated. The exergy destruction rate for the drying chamber increased with the rise in the drying air temperature at 1.5 m/s, both in the tray and the heat pump dryer. The highest exergy efficiency value was obtained as 90.86% in the fluid bed dryer in comparison to the other two drying systems and the improvement potential rate was the highest in the heat pump dryer during drying of broccoli at the drying air temperature of 45°C and the drying air velocity of 1.0 m/s. © 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 4Exergy analysis of food drying processes(Springer Verlag, 2010) Çolak, Neslihan; Balta, Mustafa T.; İçier, Filiz; Hancıoğlu, Ebru; Hepbaşlı, Arif; Erbay, ZaferIt is well known that micro-level system parameters may have some great impact on macro-level energy aspects, the environment, and sustainability. Of course, if one wants to approach these thermodynamically, there are two ways: energy analysis through the first law of thermodynamics and exergy analysis through the second law of thermodynamics. Exergy analysis is an essential tool to expose the impacts of a power generating device on exergy-based sustainability; sustainability is necessary to overcome current ecological, economic, and developmental problems (Dincer and Rosen, 2005). In this regard, some new exergy-based sustainability parameters for a PEM fuel cell have been developed and studied parametrically to investigate how they will help measure the level of environmental impact and sustainable development (Midilli and Dincer, 2009). These types of parameters may also be applied to other energy-related systems.Article Citation - WoS: 30Citation - Scopus: 32Performance investigation of the drying of parsley in a tray dryer system(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2010) Hancıoğlu, Ebru; Hepbaşlı, Arif; İçier, Filiz; Erbay, Zafer; Çolak, NeslihanThe performance of a tray dryer system for the parsley drying process was assessed using energy and exergy analysis methods in this study. The drying temperature ranged from 40°C to 60°C, while the drying air velocity varied from 0.5 m/s to 1.5 m/s. The higher temperature and lower velocity led to higher exergy and energy efficiencies. The exergy efficiency value for the overall system on a product/fuel basis was found to be 3.62%. The values for Specific Moisture Extraction Rate (SMER) and Specific Moisture Exergetic index (SMExR) were obtained to be 0.08 and 2.47 kg/kWh, respectively. Copyright © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.