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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ2
    Calorific power improvement of wood by heat treatment and its relation to chemical composition

    Domingos, Idalina; Ayata, Umit; Ferreira, José; Cruz-Lopes, Luisa; Sen, Ali; Sahin, Sirri; Esteves, Bruno

    Chemical composition influences the calorific power of wood, mainly due to the calorific power of structural compounds and extractives. Heat treatment changes the chemical composition of treated wood. This work studies the relationship between chemical composition and calorific power improvement by heat treatment. Samples were heat-treated by the ThermoWood process ® for 1 h and 2 h. High heating value (HHV) and chemical composition; lignin, cellulose, hemicelluloses and extractives in dichloromethane, ethanol, and water were determined. The HHV of untreated wood ranged between 18.54-19.92 MJ/kg and increased with heat treatment for all the tested species. A positive linear correlation was found between HHV and Klason lignin (R2 = 0.60). A negative trend was observed for holocellulose, cellulose, and hemicelluloses content against HHV, but with low determination coefficients for linear regression. The best adjust for polysaccharides was found for hemicelluloses content. A positive correlation could be found for dichloromethane extractives (R2 = 0.04). The same was obtained in relation to ethanol extractives with R2 = 0.20. For water and total extractives, no clear positive or negative trends could be achieved. The results showed that the HHV of wood increased with heat treatment and that this increase was mainly due to the increase in lignin content.

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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ2
    Graphene/polyaniline nanocomposite as platinum-free counter electrode material for dye-sensitized solar cell: its fabrication and photovoltaic performance

    Bayram, Ozkan; Igman, Erdal; Guney, Harun; Demir, Zeynep; Yurtcan, Mustafa Tolga; Cirak, Cagri; Hasar, Ugur Cem; Simsek, Onder

    In this study, it was aimed to produce graphene/polyaniline nanocomposite thin films as counter electrode materials by PECVD system and to determine the photovoltaic performances of these counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Graphene/polyaniline counter electrode (GPCE) material was produced in two different steps. Firstly, a single-layer and multilayer graphene thin films were produced on the fluorine-doped tinoxide (FTO) substrates. Then, polyaniline (PANI) thin films were grown on each graphene thin films using plasma polymerization technique, and eventually the production of the graphene/PANI nanocomposite was completed. The fabricated graphene/PANI nanocomposites were used in place of platinum (Pt)-counter electrode which is widely used in DSSCs and the photovoltaic performance of these counter electrodes was investigated. The DSSCs consisted of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotube photoanode, N719 dye, iodolyte liquid electrolyte, and graphene/PANI nanocomposite counter electrode. I–V measurements were carried out in order to calculated photoconversion efficiency (PCE) and it was found that the these efficiency of GPCEs changed between 0.56 and 1.36% according to the number of graphene layers. The photovoltaic performance of DSSC, consisting of TiO2 nanotube photoanode and Pt-counter electrode was 1.1%.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2020Scopus SJRQ2
    Recovery of unburned carbonaceous matter (UCM) from sugar mill bottom ash

    Katircioglu-Bayel, Diler; Serencam, Hüseyin; Uçurum, Metin

    Millions of tons of coal fly and bottom ash are produced each year in many countries including Turkey. Coal combustion which is the main source of energy in sugar mill and many other industries produce massive quantities of waste. The present study aims to separate the unburned carbonaceous matter (UCM) from the bottom ash of Bor, Nigde-Turkey sugar plant has been studied using the mechanical flotation technique. For this purpose, the performances of three classical oils were investigated and then chemical parameters such as sodium silicate (Na2SiO3), collector (fuel-oil) and frother (pine-oil) were systematically examined by using Yates’ statistical technique. A product with 41.58% combustible grade at 87.44% recovery was obtained at 0 g/t sodium silicate, 7464 g/t fuel-oil, 888 g/t pine-oil, 15% pulp density, 1200 rpm impeller speed and natural pH. The results obtained from the experiments indicated that it was possible to enrich the bottom ash by using conventional flotation.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
    • SDG 12 · Sorumlu Üretim ve Tüketim
  • Kitap BölümüAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ4
    An updated portrait of numerical analyses on spout-fluidized bed incineration systems

    Özahi, Emrah; Çutay, Arif; Abuşoğlu, Ayşegül; Tozlu, Alperen; Ivanov, V; Trojanowska, J; Machado, J; Liaposhchenko, O; Zajac, J; Pavlenko, I

    Biodegradable wastes are becoming a serious problem in terms of health and ecological balance in parallel with the increasing of local and global populations in recent years. These wastes should be disposed in both efficient and eco-friendly ways. Considering biodegradable wastes as an energy source, it is necessary to be sure that those disposal methods should be focused on energy recovery. However, the existing waste disposal methods have not reached technologically targeted lines yet. It is very important that waste-to-energy recovery systems should have high energy conversion efficiency. Nowadays, there are many current studies based on the methods of wastes incineration. One of the most significant among these systems is fluidized or spout-fluidized bed incineration system. Unfortunately, the targeted points of the technological development of these systems in view of efficient energy recovery have not been reached yet. Existing incineration systems and current studies on this issue are generally concentrated on conventional fluidized bed systems. However, there are few studies of new generation spout-fluidized bed incineration systems which increase homogeneity and prevent waste from adhering to inner wall of a combustor. This study is focused on the conducted numerical studies in this research field. The latest developments and researches on both fluidized and spout-fluidized bed incineration systems will be investigated and discussed. The remarkable results will be pointed out by using the comparison in order to identify the gaps of the scientific literature.

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    • SDG 12 · Sorumlu Üretim ve Tüketim
  • MakaleYalnız künye2020Scopus SJRQ1
    Optimization of an adapted Kalina cycle to an actual municipal solid waste power plant by using NSGA-II method

    Özahi, Emrah; Tozlu, Alperen

    In this paper thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analyses and even optimization of a Kalina cycle (KC) which is adapted to an actual solid waste power plant with a 5.66 MW installed capacity are presented as an alternative solution which is utilized to produce additional power from the exhaust gas of the plant. Up to now there is almost no study related with an adapted KC to a typical municipal solid waste power plant, and also no study based on an optimization, thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analyses of such a system together. All these facts show the novelty of this study. Herein the waste heat with a temperature of 566 °C is utilized by the adapted KC. According to the analyses of the first and second law of thermodynamics on the system, it is deduced that the electricity of 954.6 kW can be produced with the exergy efficiency of 24.15%. Furthermore, this power production can be improved by using non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm method (NSGA-II) in MATLAB software program. According to the optimization study, the deviations of the net power output and the total cost rate are found to be +3.62% and −1.47 $/h, respectively for the cycle.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
    • SDG 9 · Sanayi, Yenilikçilik ve Altyapı
    • SDG 12 · Sorumlu Üretim ve Tüketim
    • SDG 13 · İklim Eylemi
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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2019
    Güneş Panellerinde Cuk Dönüştürücü Tabanlı Değişken Şartlar Altında D&G, BM ve YSA Algoritmalarının Karşılaştırmalı Performans Analizi

    Güngör, Okan

    Güneş enerjisinden elektrik üretmekte kullanılan PV panellerin verim artırma çalışmaları devametmektedir. Verimi etkileyen unsurların başında MGNT algoritmaları gelmektedir. Bu çalışmada sezgisel(BM, YSA) ve D&G tabanlı MGNT algoritmaları incelenmiştir. Sezgisel algoritmaların uygulanabilmesi içinCuk dönüştürücüye ait denetleç tasarımı Matlab aracılığıyla yapılmıştır. Yapılan benzetim çalışmaları sonucunda, üçfarklı MGNT algoritmasının performans analizleri gösterilmişti

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
    • SDG 9 · Sanayi, Yenilikçilik ve Altyapı
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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2019
    Capacity Factor Analysis in Small Scale Hydropower Plants and a Practice Specific to Giresun

    Serencam, Uğur

    Energy is the fundamental element of social and economic sustainability in every aspect of life, from the smallest living body to large scale industrial facilities. In Turkey rapidly increasing industrial development process lead to extensive energy demand, which is met largely from imported fossil sources. Especially in recent years, as a result of increasing environmental awareness and economic and strategic reasons, a portion of the energy deficit is fed from, clean and reliable hydroelectric power plants with great importance. In our country, a total of 295511 GWh electricity was produced in 2017. About 41368 GWh (14%) of the total amount was generated by large hydraulic plants and 17082 GWh (5.78%) by small hydraulic plants. In this study, small hydroelectric power (SHP) stations are considered to reduce the increasing energy cost and for this purpose SHP in Giresun are analyzed leading to private additives in the capacity factor analysis. According to the results it is possible to conclude that thetime of power plant investment is shortened as the capacity factor increases in hydroelectric power plants.

    • SDG 6 · Temiz Su ve Sanitasyon
    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
    • SDG 9 · Sanayi, Yenilikçilik ve Altyapı
    • SDG 13 · İklim Eylemi
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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2019
    Efficient Deployment of Energy Antenna for Sensor Nodes with RF Charging

    Tabakcıoğlu, Mehmet Barış; Zorlu, Ahmet; Kosunalp, Selahattin

    A sensor node has processor, antenna, sensor and energy units. A large number of sensor nodes generateswireless sensor network (WSN). The main problem of WSN is limited-energy. A great number of MACprotocols are introduced to compensate the energy problem. In order to supply energy to sensor nodes, anexternal solar panel, wind turbine and energy harvester are added to the architecture of the nodes. Moreover,wireless energy transfer is used to meet the energy problem of sensor node. Position, height and operatingfrequency of energy antenna is so important to charge the sensor nodes efficiently. In this study, ray theoreticalmodels are used to calculate the electric field and generate the coverage map. As the energy antenna is deployedto optimum place, charging will complete in a short time.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
    • SDG 9 · Sanayi, Yenilikçilik ve Altyapı
  • MakaleAçık Erişim2019
    Design of Asynchronous Motor With 3 Phase 600 kW Power Short Circuit Cage Rotor: Physical Dimensioning and Electrical Calculations

    Kaya, Yunus Mustafa; Coşkun, Aykut

    Asynchronous motors with short circuit caged rotor are easy to build, durable, high operational safety, low maintenance requirements and cheaper than their counterparts, so they are widely used in industry and in many areas. In this study, design of asynchronous motor with short circuit caged rotor with 3 phase, 600 kW active power, mains voltage 400 V, operating frequency 50 Hz, pole pair 2, pole number 4, efficiency 0.95 and power factor 0.93, physical dimensioning and electrical calculations were made. Firstly, main dimensions of motor according to the design criteria and performance values defined, then physical dimensioning of the stator and rotor and electrical calculations, inductions and magnetic field intensities, stator and rotor weights, losses, and efficiency were calculated. The results of the analysis showed that the designed asynchronous motor meets the required power values and design performance criteria.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
    • SDG 9 · Sanayi, Yenilikçilik ve Altyapı
  • MakaleAçık Erişim2019Scopus SJRQ3
    The relationship between renewable energy consumption and economic growth The case of Bulgaria

    Can, Hamit; Korkmaz, Ozge

    Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between renewable energy and economic growth of Bulgaria. Design/methodology/approach This study analyzes the relationship between renewable energy and economic growth of Bulgaria for the period 1990-2016, based on annual data, by using the Toda-Yamamoto analysis and Autogressive Distrubuted Lag (ARDL) bound test. This period is characterized by the democratization of the Balkans and several crisis cycles in Bulgaria. Renewable energy consumption (REC, percentage of total final energy consumption), renewable electricity output (REO, percentage of total electricity output) and economic growth (GDP constant 2010 US$) were used. The levels or differences of the variables that are stationary were investigated using the augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF), Philips-Perron (PP) and Kwiatkowski-Philips-Schmidt-Shin (KPSS) unit root tests. Findings Three different results were obtained from this study. One showed that renewable energy consumption and renewable electricity output are the causes of economic growth. Another result of this study is that economic growth and renewable electricity output are the causes of renewable energy consumption. The last result is that economic growth and renewable energy consumption are not causes of renewable electricity output. There was no long-term relationship between variables. Originality/value This study is an original work for Bulgaria, showing the results of the relationship between renewable energy and economic growth. In line with the results of this study, renewable energy projects related to Bulgaria can be predicted.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
    • SDG 8 · İnsana Yakışır İş ve Ekonomik Büyüme
    • SDG 9 · Sanayi, Yenilikçilik ve Altyapı
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  • Derleme MakaleAçık Erişim2019Scopus SJRQ2
    Thermoelectric Coolers (TECs): From Theory to Practice

    Guclu, Tamer; Cuce, Erdem

    Thermoelectric coolers (TECs) are solid state units, which provide reliable energy conversion with no noise or vibration. They are also lightweight and do not include any moving parts. The current coefficient of performance (COP) range of TECs has shown a trend of improvement, and TECs have a wide range of usage areas. Within the scope of this research, TECs are comprehensively evaluated in terms of several aspects such as type, material, design, modelling, thermal performance, potential applications, economic and environmental issues. It can be achieved through the results that the COP of TECs is highly dependent on the temperature difference between hot and cold side (ΔT), and maximum COP is obtained when ΔT is close to zero. It is also observed that COP can be enhanced by more than 55% when the hot side is thermally regulated by phase change materials (PCMs) or integrated with a water cooling unit.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2019Scopus SJRQ1
    Vertically oriented graphene nano-sheets grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique at low temperature

    Bayram, Ozkan; Simsek, Onder

    In this study, it was aimed to obtain vertically-oriented graphene nano-sheets (VGNs) on copper foils using CH 4 gas as the precursor material by means of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) technique. VGNs were obtained at 50 W, 75 W and 100 W Radio Frequency (RF) powers by this technique and the effect of RF power on the morphological structure of graphene layers was investigated. VGNs were also analyzed by Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and water contact angle (WCA) measurements. The SEM images showed that the VGNs became more tightly packed with the increase of RF power and thus these coating parameters had a significant effect on the morphological structure. WCA analyzes for VGNs were also performed and it was found that VGNs obtained at 100 W RF power had higher contact angle value than the other RF powers. These VGNs, which have both large surface area and optically transparent, are thought to be materials that have the potential to be used in supercapacitors and solar cells.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
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  • MakaleYalnız künye2019Scopus SJRQ1
    Hydrogen generation via the catalytic hydrolysis of morpholine-borane: A new, efficient and cost-effective hydrogen storage medium

    Can, Hasan; Metin, Önder

    Herein, for the first time, we introduce the morpholine-borane complex (MB) as a new, efficient, cost-effective and commercially available chemical hydrogen storage material for mobile applications. In this regard, hydrogen production from the hydrolysis of MB catalyzed by in situ generated water-soluble polymer stabilized Ag(0) and Pd(0) nanoparticles (NPs) is reported for the first time. In situ generated PSMA-stabilized Ag(0) and Pd(0) NPs showed remarkable activity in hydrogen production from the hydrolysis of MB at room temperature, providing initial TOFs of 16.1 min−1 and 37.3 min−1, respectively. A set of kinetic studies on the catalytic hydrolysis of MB were conducted by changing the catalyst/substrate amount and temperature, and the rate law expression and activation parameters were produced by collecting the kinetic data. The apparent activation energies for the in situ generated Ag(0) and Pd(0) NPs catalyzed MB hydrolysis were calculated to be 71.4 and 32.5 kJ mol−1, respectively.

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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2019Scopus SJRQ1
    Piezoelectric and electromagnetic hybrid energy harvesting with low-frequency vibrations of an aerodynamic profile under the air effect

    Bolat, Fevzi Cakmak; Basaran, S.; Sivrioglu, S.

    In this study, a novel hybrid energy harvesting system consisting of a piezoelectric material and an electromagnetic induction device is experimentally inevstigated. Flow-induced vibrations can be considered as an aerodynamics air effect and can be converted to electrical energy. By connecting an airfoil profile to a beam element, vibrations are occurred on the proposed structure by creating an aerodynamic air effect. This aerodynamic air effect is controlled by using an Arduino board with a solenoid valve connected to the air line. A piezoelectric transduction is attached on the beam, and an electromagnetic-Lorentz induction is connected to the airfoil element at the end of this beam. Energy is simultaneously harvested by using electromagnetic induction and piezoelectric transduction with respect to the vibration motion of the beam. Within the scope of the study, the amount of energy obtained using the piezoelectric material and Lorentz actuator by connecting resistors of different sizes are measured with an oscilloscope. The experimental results show that the amount of energy obtained from the proposed structure is at promising levels that can be used to run small electronic units which commonly used in aerospace applications.

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    • SDG 9 · Sanayi, Yenilikçilik ve Altyapı
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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2019Scopus SJRQ2
    Experimental Study of Hydrogen Addition on Waste Cooking Oil Biodiesel-Diesel-Butanol Fuel Blends in a DI Diesel Engine

    Sarıkoç, Selçuk; Ünalan, Sebahattin; Örs, İlker

    In this study, the effects of hydrogen addition on diesel-biodiesel-butanol fuel blends were investigated in terms of engine performance, combustion, and emission characteristics under different engine operating conditions. The experiments were performed with eight different fuel blends at a constant engine speed of 2000 rpm, which is the maximum torque value of all test fuels. The four operating conditions were at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% engine loads. Hydrogen was delivered to diesel-biodiesel-butanol fuel blends through the intake manifold with different rates of fuel mass consumption. The experiment results were compared with euro diesel and absence of hydrogen addition for all test fuels. The experimental results have revealed that at 2000 rpm engine speed, the brake torque, in-cylinder pressure, and exhaust gas temperature increased with the addition of hydrogen. Nevertheless, the brake-specific fuel consumption, carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrocarbon (HC), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and smoke opacity emissions decreased under various engine conditions. The heat release rate was generally shown to be decreased with higher engine loads and increased with lower engine load conditions, while a rise in thermal efficiency was observed. Therefore, the addition of hydrogen in a diesel engine usually exhibited fewer emissions, improved the combustion process, and increased the brake torques of the engine by comparison to the absence of hydrogen addition.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2018
    A New Energy Prediction Algorithm for Solar-Powered Systems

    Koşunalp, Selahattin

    Renewable energy sources can provide the energy requirements of resource-constrained systems due to their inherent continuous availability. Solar power is a good example of the most effective ambient energy source. In literature, it exhibits an uncontrollable but predictable manner which makes the prediction of future energy availability a critical issue. This study presents a new approach to estimate the amount of energy that will available in future, depending on the past energy generation pattern. This approach also considers the fluctuations in energy generation in the current day. It is inspired by a wellknown algorithm, namely Exponential Weighted Moving-Average (EWMA). The performance of the proposed scheme has been tested on various real-world scenarios in comparison to EWMA. The simulation results show that our algorithm provide more accurate estimation of future energy availability than EWMA.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
    • SDG 13 · İklim Eylemi
    AtıfOpenAlex2TR Dizin1
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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2018Scopus SJRQ1
    Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analyses of an organic Rankine cycle adapted gas turbine cycle using S-CO2

    Tozlu, Alperen; Özahi, Emrah; Abusoglu, Aysegul

    In this study, a model of an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) adapted gas turbine cycle using supercritical CO2 (S-CO2) as working fluid is performed. Thermodynamic analyses of system are carried out using Aspen Plus and EES programs. As a result of the thermodynamic analyses, electricity production capacity, energy and exergy efficiencies of proposed system are evaluated as 1530.88 kW, 23.30 % and 59.60 %, respectively. For the thermoeconomic analysis of the system, specific exergy costing method, SPECO, is applied as widely used one among the second law based methods. Unit exergetic cost of electricity production for 1 kWh is found to be 7.28 cent and the total cost of electricity production for 1530.88 kWh is found to be 114.43 $. The annual return from the system of the ORC adapted gas turbine cycle using S-CO(2)which has total investment cost of 3,033,300 $ is evaluated as 741,146 $ taking into account the difference between the cost of electricity production and sale price of electricity. As a result of the thermoeconomic analysis, the payback period of system is found to be 4.09 years.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
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    • SDG 12 · Sorumlu Üretim ve Tüketim
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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2018Scopus SJRQ1
    Thermoeconomic multi-objective optimization of an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) adapted to an existing solid waste power plant

    Özahi, Emrah; Tozlu, Alperen; Abuşoğlu, Ayşegül

    In this paper, thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analyses, and also optimization of an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) were performed. The system was adapted to an existing solid waste power plant with a 5.66 MW installed power capacity in order to produce additional power from the exhaust gas. The actual operating data of the plant were utilized during all stages of the analyses. The originality of this paper is based on the analysis of the possibility of the energy conversion of an exhaust gas with a temperature of 566 & #x000B0;C into the electricity by utilizing an ORC system in the concept of waste-to-energy. Four different working fluids: toluene, octamethyltrisiloxane (MDM), octamethyl cyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and n-decane were considered and analyzed for the current system. This is also another novelty of this study due to lack of such a study, in the open literature, that deals with an ORC utilized for a typical municipal solid waste power plant. According to the thermoeconomic analyses, toluene was found to be the optimum working fluid with the maximum power output of 584.6 kW and the exergy efficiency of 15.69%. The optimization of the cycle was performed by using the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm method (NSGA-II) in MATLAB software environment. The optimization results were compared and the deviations of the net power output and the total cost rate were evaluated as & #x2212;5.89%, & #x2212;3.51 & #x00024;/h for toluene; 0.96%, & #x2212;3.60 & #x00024;/h for MDM; 8.45%, & #x2212;2.04 & #x00024;/h for D4 and 2.00%, & #x2212;5.54 & #x00024;/h for n-decane, respectively.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
    • SDG 12 · Sorumlu Üretim ve Tüketim
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  • Kitap BölümüYalnız künye2018Scopus SJRQ3
    Contribution of the cogeneration systems to environment and sustainability

    Kemal, Çomakli; Uğur, Çakir; Ayşegül, Çokgez Kuş; Erol, Şahin; Aloui, F; Dincer, I

    The kind of energy that buildings need changes, like heating energy, cooling energy, electrical energy, and thermal energy for hot top water. Usually, the processes or systems that produce thermal energy emit pollutants while they produce heat because of the fossil fuels they use. A lower consumption of thermal energy will contribute not only to a reduction in the running costs but also in the reduction of pollutant emissions that contribute to the greenhouse effect and a lesser dependence of the hospital on the external power supply. Cogeneration or CHP (combined heat and power) is the system that produces power and usable heat simultaneously. Combined production of mechanical or electrical and thermal energy using a simple energy source, such as oil, coal, natural or liquefied gas, biomass, or the sun, affords remarkable energy savings and frequently makes it possible to operate with greater efficiency when compared to a system producing heat and power separately. Because of the life standard of humanity in new age, energy sources must be continually improved and updated. For this reason, the installation of a system for the simultaneous generation of electrical, heating, and cooling energy would be one of the best solutions if we want to have qualified energy and reduce investment and operating costs and meet ecological requirements. This study aims to bring out the contributions of cogeneration systems to the environment and sustainability by saving the energy and reducing the emissions.

    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
    • SDG 12 · Sorumlu Üretim ve Tüketim
    • SDG 13 · İklim Eylemi
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  • Derleme MakaleAçık Erişim2018Scopus SJRQ1
    Concentrating photovoltaic thermal (CPVT) collectors and systems: Theory, performance assessment and applications

    Daneshazarian, Reza; Cuce, Erdem; Cuce, Pinar Mert; Sher, Farooq

    Concentrating photovoltaic thermal (CPVT) collectors and systems are very popular in both domestic and industrial solar energy applications. CPVT collectors provides incomparably greater thermal and electrical outputs compared to stand alone PV or hybrid PVT systems as incoming solar energy is maximised inside the unit via energy-efficient concentrators. Within the scope of this paper, a comprehensive review on CPVT collectors and systems is proposed. For an easier assessment of the findings through state-of-the-art analyses on CPVT collectors, the review is presented in a thematic way. Historical overview of the technology is followed by the detailed description of a CPVT collector with main system elements and thermodynamic performance definitions. The review also covers thermal and electrical performance analysis of CPVT collectors using water or air as working fluid, analytical, numerical, simulation and experimental works for performance evaluation of different design configurations of CPVT systems and qualitative analysis of electrical and thermal energy generation. The impacts of concentrator type and concentration ratio on system efficiency, operating temperature and coefficient of performance (COP) are analysed in detail. It is observed from the findings that CPVT collectors are promising devices in market, and they have a good potential to be competitive with conventional power generation systems in the near future.

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