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Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 11Experimental Investigation of Spray Characteristics of Ethyl Esters in a Constant Volume Chamber(Springer, 2024) Ulu, A.; Yildiz, G.; Özkol, Ü.; Rodriguez, A.D.Abstract: Biodiesels are mainly produced via the utilization of methanol in transesterification, which is the widespread biodiesel production process. The majority of this methanol is currently obtained from fossil resources, i.e. coal and natural gas. However, in contrast with methanol, biomass-based ethanol can also be used to produce biodiesels; this could allow the production line to become fully renewable. This study aimed to investigate the spray characteristics of various ethyl ester type biodiesels derived from sunflower and corn oils in comparison to methyl esters based on the same feedstocks and reference petroleum-based diesel. Spray penetration length (SPL) and spray cone angle (SCA) were experimentally evaluated in a constant volume chamber allowing optical access, under chamber pressures of 0, 5, 10 and 15 bar and injection pressures of 600 and 800 bar. Sauter mean diameter (SMD) values were estimated by using an analytical correlation. Consequently, ethyl esters performed longer SPL (2.8–20%) and narrower SCA (5.1–19%) than diesel under ambient pressures of 5 and 10 bar. Although the SMD values of ethyl esters were 48% higher than diesel on average, their macroscopic spray characteristics were very similar to those of diesel under 15 bar chamber pressure. Moreover, ethyl esters were found to be very similar to methyl esters in terms of spray characteristics. The differences in SPL, SCA and SMD values for both types of biodiesels were lower than 4%. When considering the uncertainty (± 0.84%) and repeatability (±5%) ratios, the difference between the spray characteristics of methyl and ethyl esters was not major. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Experimental Investigation of Naca 4415 Airfoil Using Vibration Data for Stall Detection(Emerald Group Publishing, 2023) Ayaz Ümütlü, Hatice Cansu; Kıral, Zeki; Karadeniz, Ziya HaktanPurposeThe purpose of this study is to identify the possible relation between the vibration and the stall by using the vibration response of the airfoil. For this purpose, the root mean square values of the acceleration signals are evaluated to demonstrate the compatibility between the stall angles and the vibration levels. Design/methodology/approachAn experimental study is conducted on NACA 4415 airfoil at Reynolds numbers 69e3, 77e3 and 85e3. Experiments are performed from 0 & DEG; to 25 & DEG; of the angles of attack (AoA) for each Reynolds number condition. To observe the change of the vibration values at the stall region clearly, experiments are performed with the AoA ranging from 10 & DEG; to 25 & DEG; in 1 & DEG; increments. Three acceleration sensors are used to obtain the vibration data. FindingsThe results show that the increase in the amplitude of the vibration is directly related to the decrease in lift. These findings indicate that this approach could be beneficial in detecting stall on airfoil-type structures. Originality/valueThis study proposes a new approach for detecting stall over the airfoil using the vibration data.Article Omega type solar charge station(Croation Union of Mech. Engineers and Naval Architects, 2002) Atagündüz, GürbüzAcid rains, greenhouse effect, smog and depletion of ozone layer arc some of the factors, which lead to the air pollution in big cities all over in the world. One of ways to reduce the air pollution in big cities is the introduction of electro or hybrid cars. The present work deals with a photovoltaic charge station, which could be installed on a garage roof with the dimensions about three meters by six meters in order to charge the battery of an electro car. The present work consists of two parts. First part deals with the theoretical design of the charge station, which has been started during a research stay of the author* in Germany. The second part is an experimental work, completed at Izmir Institute of Technology as a MS-Thesis. The present work bases on the original idea of the author, used in a previous work for the field of heliostats of the Solar Thermal Power Plant in the University Ege. The idea is to create a fix mirror area, which should acts as if it were a sun-tracking array. The theoretical design work and the results of the experiments have shown that the idea is applicable also to photovoltaic fields.