Progress in Clean Energy, Volume 1
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Ibrahim Dincer is a full professor of Mechanical Engineering and programs director in the faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Renowned for his pioneering works, he has authored and co-authored many books and book chapters, over 1000 refereed journal and conference papers, and numerous technical reports. He has chaired many national and international conferences, symposia, workshops and technical meetings. He is the founding chair/co-chair of various well-established international conferences, including the International Exergy, Energy, and Environment Symposium. He has delivered over 300 keynote and invited lectures. He is an active member of various international scienti?c organizations and societies and serves as Editor-In-Chief for International Journal of Energy Research, International Journal of Exergy, and International Journal of Global Warming, as well as associate editor, regional editor and editorial board member on various prestigious international journals. He is a recipient of several research, teaching and service awards, including the Premier's Research Excellence award in Ontario, Canada, in 2004. He has made innovative contributions to the understanding and development of exergy analysis of advanced energy systems for his so-called ?ve main pillars: (1) better efficiency, (2) better cost-effectiveness, (3) better environment, (4) better sustainability and (5) better energy security. He was the chair of a new technical group in ASHRAE named Exergy Analysis for Sustainable Buildings.
C. Ozgur Colpan is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylul University. His research topics include thermodynamic analysis, renewable energy, multiphysics modeling and experimental characterization of fuel cells. He has co-authored 4 books and book chapters. He has contributed as technical chair in several international conferences. Onder Kizilkan isAssociate Professor at Energy Systems Engineering Department and Chair of the Department at Suleyman Demirel University. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the fields of thermodynamics and heat transfer and related areas. His research interests are sustainable energy systems, energy and exergy analysis, refrigeration systems and energy storage applications. He serves as referee for international prestigious journals. He has participated in national and international research projects as a researcher. He has contributed as technical co-chair in the 13th International Conference on Clean Energy 2014.
M. Akif Ezan works Researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylul University. He got his PhD degree at the same university in 2011. His research interests are thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
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Sustainability Assessment of Hybrid Community Energy Systems.- Thermodynamic Modeling of an Integrated Energy System for Poly-generation Design.- Assessment of Maisotsenko Combustion Turbine Cycle with Compressor Inlet Cooler.- Thermal Modeling of Fluidized Bed Gasification of Rice Straw.- Thermodynamic Evaluation of an Integrated System with Concentrating Collector.- Design and Optimization of an Integrated System to Recover Energy from a Gas Pressure Reduction Station.- Performance Improvement of Adsorption Cooling System by Heat Recovery Operation.- Use of Municipality Water System for Building Cooling as an Alternative to Conventional Ground Source Heat Pump.- Study and Optimization of the Energy Profile of the Meat Industry in the Region of Alentejo, Portugal.- Energy and Exergy Analyses of Water Usage in Oil Sands Extraction And Upgrading Operations.- Air Source Heat Pump Performance in Open, Semi-closed, and Closed Greenhouse Systems in British Columbia.- Air Source Heat Pump Performance in Open, Semi-closed, and Closed Greenhouse Systems in the Canadian Maritimes.- Air Source Heat Pump Performance in Open, Semi-closed, and Closed Greenhouse Systems in Ontario.- Air Source Heat Pump Performance in Open, Semi-closed, and Closed Greenhouse Systems in the Canadian Prairies.- Air Source Heat Pump Performance in Open, Semi-closed, and Closed Greenhouse Systems in Quebec and Labrador.- Experimental Study of a Multilayer Active Magnetic Regenerator Refrigerator-demonstrator.- Evaluation of Thermal Properties of Refrigerant Clathrates with Additives.- Refrigeration System Optimization for Drinking Water Production through Atmospheric Air Dehumidification.- Short Term Forecasting of the Global Solar Irradiation Using the Fuzzy Modeling Technique: Case Study of Tamanrasset City, Algeria.- Improving WRF GHI Forecasts with Model Output Statistics.- CitInES - Design of a Decision Support Tool for Industrial Complexes and Cities.- Forecasting the EnergyConsumption Using Neural Network Approach.- Complex-valued Wavelet Neural Network Prediction of the Daily Global Solar Irradiation of the Great Maghreb Region.- Neural Modeling Adsorption of Copper, Chromium, Nickel and Lead from Aqueous Solution by Natural Wastes.- Computational Study of the Effects of Heat Generating Finned Annular Pipe on the Conjugate Heat Transfer.- Exergy-Based Design and Analysis of Heat Exchanger Networks.- Flow Velocity Prediction for Heat Exchanger for Fuel cell by Test and Analysis.- Preparation and Characterization of Nanoencapsulated n-Nonadecane for Convective Heat Transfer.- Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer to TiO 2 -Water Nanofluid Flow in a Double-Tube Counter Flow Heat Exchanger.- Effects of Oil Palm Shell Volume Fractions on Thermal Conductivity for Insulations Concrete.- Double Diffusion Effects on Entropy Generation in Convective Heat and Mass Transfer.- Three-Dimensional Numerical Study of the Heat Transfer on the Planar SOFC Fuel Cell: Joules Effect.- Modeling of heat transfer in the PEMFC: Velocity Inlet and Current Density Effect.- Modeling the Structure Based on GaAsNBi/GaAs for Solar Cell.- Phenomenological Study of a Cylindrical Solar Water Heater: A Mathematical Model.- Numerical Investigation of Turbulent Airflow around a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine.- Fabrication and Characterization of Zn 1_x Mg x O Films for Photovoltaic Application.- Activated Zeolites and Heteropolyacids an Efficient Catalysts for the Synthesis Without use of Organic Solvent at Room Temperature.- Utilization of Iron Oxides in Chemical Looping Combustion Processes.- On the Catalytic Activity of Palladium Nanoparticles-based Anodes Towards Formic Acid Electro-oxidation: Effect of Electrodeposition Potential.- Effect of Temperature and Initial Concentration on Synthesis of Ammonia Borane.- Electrocatalysis of Formic Acid Electro-Oxidation at Platinum Nanoparticles Modified Surfaces with Nickel and Cobalt OxidesNanostructures.- Electro-oxidation of Formic Acid, Glucose and Methanol at Nickel Oxide Nanoparticle Platinum Electrodes.- Hydrotreatment of High Acidity Vegetable Oil-Heavy Gasoil Mixtures over a CoMo Catalyst.- Carbon Sequestration by Direct Seeding of Wheat in Setif High Plains (North East Of Algeria).- Chemical Activation of a Sewage Sludge for Elimination of Cationic die (Rhodamine-B) Form Aqueous Solution.- Preferential CO Oxidation over Ru/Al 2 O 3 Coated Metal Monolith Catalyst for Small Scale Fuel Processor.- Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies of Adsorption of Cd (II), Zn(II), and Cu(II) from Aqueous Solution into Cereal By-Products.- Response Surface Modeling And Optimization Of Chromium (VI) Removal From Aqueous Solution Using Date Stones Activated Carbon In Batch Process.- Carbon Dioxide Adsorption on Coconut Shell Biochar.- Metal Dispersion and Interaction with the Supports in the Coke Production over Ethanol Steam Reforming Catalysts.- Biodegradation of O-Cresol by a Pseudomonas Spp.- Bioadditive Synthesis From Glycerol By Esterification Using Catalytic Chitosan Membrane.- Biosorption of Pharmaceutical Pollutant.- Switchable Magnetic Properties of Hydrogenated Metal Alloys.- Effect of Thickness on Photocatalytic Activity of TiO 2 Thin Films.- Electrochemical Behavior of Silicon in Light and Dark Environments in 0.5 M Sulfuric Acid.- Monte-Carlo Modelling and Experimental Study of Radon and Progeny Radiation Detectors for Open Environment.- Adsorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution by Natural Clays.- Application of a Binary Teaching Learning Based Algorithm to the Optimal Placement of Phasor Measurement Units.- Innovative Process of Essential Oil Extraction: Steam Distillation Assisted by Microwave.- Dynamics Molecular Simulation of the Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Polyethylene/ Nanotubes Nanocomposites.- Numerical Simulation of Nonlinear Waves in Numerical Wave Tank, Using Boundary Element Method.- Modeling of Flow Around a Solid Body in Free and Restricted Fluidal Mediums.- Effect on Wall Shear Rates of Taylor Vortex Instabilities Induced by Progressive Variation of the Inner Cylinder.- Void Fraction Influence over Aqueous Foam Flow: Wall Shear Stress and Core Shear Evolution.- Signal Processing Technology for Rotating Machinery Fault Signal Diagnosis.