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    Citation - WoS: 9
    Citation - Scopus: 11
    Experimental 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.
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    Citation - WoS: 1
    Citation - Scopus: 1
    Experimental Investigation of Naca 4415 Airfoil Using Vibration Data for Stall Detection
    (Emerald Group Publishing, 2023) Ayaz Ümütlü, Hatice Cansu; Kıral, Zeki; Karadeniz, Ziya Haktan
    PurposeThe 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.
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    Eşli çalışan düşey eksenli türbin performansının iki boyutlu benzetimi
    (2023) Akgül, Ufuk; Kökey, İskender; Turgut, Alpaslan; Karadeniz, Ziya Haktan
    Rüzgar enerji santralindeki (RES) türbinlerin birbirine göre konumları oldukça önemlidir. Bu açıdan önemli hususlardan biri de, birbirine yakın konumda çalışan iki düşey eksenli türbinin (DERT) birbirlerinin performansına olan etkisidir. Literatürde gösterilmiş olan, birlikte çalışan DERT’lerin performansındaki yükselişin nedenlerinin araştırılması gerekmektedir. Saha testlerinde rüzgâr hızlarının tam olarak kontrol edilememesi ve düşey eksenli türbinin kanat dışındaki yapısal elemanlarının akış bozucu etkisi olması, problemin daha basit haliyle, iki boyutlu bilgisayar benzetimi yöntemiyle incelenmesini zorunlu kılmıştır. Bu amaçla çalışma kapsamında, düşey eksenli türbinin akışı bozacak parçalarını ihmal ederek, farklı merkezler arası uzaklığa (1,5, 2, 2,5 ve 4) sahip eşli çalışan iki türbinin performansının farklı uç hız oranlarında (0,5, 1, 1,5, 2, 2,5 ve 3 uç hız oranı) tek çalışan türbine göre nasıl değiştiği iki boyutlu bilgisayar benzetimleriyle incelenmiştir. Eşli çalışma durumunda türbin performansının tek çalışmaya göre %26 yükseldiği görülmüştür. Bu yükselişin ana etkeninin blokaj etkisi olduğu, yanal hızların ve iki türbin ara bölgesinde hızlanan akış gibi etkilerin ise daha az olduğu saptanmıştır.
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    Determining Suitable Regions for Potential Offshore Wind Farms in Bandırma Bay Using Multi-Criteria Method
    (Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi, 2021) Karipoğlu, Fatih; Öztürk, Samet; Genç, Mustafa Serdar
    Wind energy is an environmentally friendly, profitable, and renewable energy resource. Wind energy eployment is increasing in the last two decades. In this paper, Bandırma bay which has a potential for offshore wind deployment is studied to determine the most suitable area in it and eventually potential offshore power capacity of the location is estimated. This study combines applications of Geographical Information System and Multi-Criteria- Decision-Making Methodology to obtain fast results supported with visual documentation. In this scope, eight standard criteria such as wind speed, water depth, bird migration lines are applied and nvestigated in detail by using Geographical Information System. It is found that there is sufficient wind speed t the shallow level of the sea. Consequently, two locations are found to be suitable; one is on the northwest and the other one is on the north east of Bandırma, with capacities of 72 MW and 48 MW, respectively.
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    Türkiye’nin Farklı İklim Koşullarında Isıl Konfor Sıcaklıklarına Bağlı Olarak Konutların Enerji Performanslarının Değerlendirilmesi
    (2021) Hancıoğlu Kuzgunkaya, Ebru; Yıldırım, Nurdan; Gökçen Akkurt, Gülden
    Isıl konfor, insanın yapısı, yaşı, cinsiyeti gibi kişisel parametrelerin yanı sıra çevresel parametrelere de bağlıdır. Isıtma, soğutma ve havalandırma sistemlerinin çalışma şekli ve dış hava sıcaklıkları ısıl konfor için önemli parametrelerdir. Fanger deneysel çalışmalar sonucu “tahmini ortalama oy (PMV)” olarak adlandırılan bir gösterge oluşturmuş ve PMV=0’ı konfor için en iyi değer olarak belirlemiştir. Bu çalışmada, farklı iklim bölgelerinden dört il seçilerek, her bir il için ısıl konfor sıcaklıkları belirlenmiş ve bu ısıl konfor sıcaklıklarındaki enerji performansları değerlendirilmiştir. Isıtma ve soğutma sistemi için kişisel kontrole izin verilmeyen tam mekanik kontrollü sistem seçilmiş, kesikli ve sürekli rejim için hesaplamalar yapılmıştır. Çalışmada, konfor koşullarının PMV=0 olması durumunda enerji tüketimleri incelenerek iller arasındaki ısıl konfor memnuniyeti ve enerji tüketiminindeki farklılıklar saptanmaya çalışılmıştır. PMV değerlerinin istatistiksel analizinde, İzmir ili için kesikli rejimde çalışmanın sürekli rejime göre daha iyi olmasına rağmen İstanbul için sürekli rejimde konfor koşulları açısından daha iyi sonuçlar alınmıştır. Tüm illerde sürekli rejim uygulandığında birim enerji tüketiminde artış olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sürekli rejim, kesikli rejime göre ısıtma enerji tüketiminde % 4,5-6,2, soğutma enerji tüketiminde ise % 9,1-23,2 daha yüksektir.
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    Citation - Scopus: 11
    Wind-Solar Site Selection Using a Gis-Mcdm Approach With an Application in Kayseri Province/Turkey
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021) Genç, Mustafa Serdar; Karipoğlu, Fatih
    Renewable and sustainable energy sources such as wind, biomass, geothermal and solar are defined as a less harmfully to environment than other fossil fuels reserves. At the last decade, the demand of energy because of the rising of industrialization and population is increasing in Turkey. Thus, investments on renewable energy sources especially wind and solar energy systems are increasing rapidly because of unlicensed energy production legislation published by Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Sources. Although Turkey has high solar and wind capacity, there has not been develop a tool to determine the suitable regions for hybrid energy systems. In this study, geographical information systems (GIS) and Multi-criteria-base method (MCDM) are used to determine the suitable regions for wind-solar hybrid energy systems of Kayseri Province under potential and environmental impacts. The results shows (2.080 km2) %12.3 of Kayseri is suitable for hybrid energy system investment. © 2021 IEEE.
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    Citation - WoS: 1
    Performance Analysis of Thermal Storage Assisted Cooling Tower With Night Cooling
    (Gazi Üniversitesi, 2020) Ouedraogo, Kiswendsida Elias; Toprak, Kasım
    As global warming and water scarcity issues continue to grow, it is essential to increase resources efficiency for air conditioners and power plants. In order to increase the efficiency, the systems need to be modified to take the advantages of the low night temperature and thermal storage tanks. In this study, the low night temperature and thermal storage tanks effects on the cooling tower is studied using TRNSYS. Using a chiller operating from 8:00 to 16:00 as a case study, hot water from the condenser is partially stored on daytime and cooled slowly during the night. The storage tank volume is optimized by considering two big tanks and five small tanks. The results show that night cooling reduces cooling water temperature by 5.8 degrees C or 21.8% while the cooling efficiency is increased by 36%. The thermal storage tanks enable to have the low continuous flow rate and help to reduce the fan power by 67.1%. On the storage side, compared to two tanks system, the tanks volume is reduced by 16.5% when 5 tanks are used. In theory this reduction can go up to 50% by increasing the number of tanks and reducing their individual size.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 7
    Inertia and Droop Controller for a Modern Variable Speed Wind Turbine To Provide Frequency Control in a Microgrid
    (Gazi Üniversitesi, 2020) Hassan, Ali; Altın, Müfit; Bingöl, Ferhat
    The increasing penetration of modern Variable Speed Wind Turbines (VSWTs) in microgrids creates the problem of frequency stabilization due to reduced inertia of the power system. To emulate the Inertia Response of the conventional synchronous machines, wind turbines can be provided with an inertia emulation controller. The modeling presented in this paper aims at equipping the modern Type D wind turbine with inertia response and primary frequency control (PFC) capabilities. Two controllers - inertial and droop, are implemented and their frequency control capabilities are compared in an isolated power system which consists of a conventional steam turbine generator and a wind farm. The results suggest that proposed controllers help in better frequency control performance in the microgrid.