Browsing Doctoral Dissertations by Author "Dincer, Ibrahim"
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Experimental and theoretical investigation of novel phase change materials for thermal applications
Zafar, Sayem (2015-08-01)An experimental investigation is conducted to test the thermal properties, behaviour and characteristics of R134a clathrates with additives, as phase change materials (PCMs). PCMs’ charging characteristics are analysed and ... -
Experimental and theoretical investigations of magnesium-chlorine cycle and its integrated systems
Ozcan, Hasan (2015-01-01)This study aims to investigate the feasibility of the Mg-Cl hybrid thermochemical cycle and to develop a more cost and energy effective cycle. There are five key elements of this study: (i) modeling and simulation of the ... -
Experimental design, analysis and improvement of a Marnoch Heat Engine with heat recovery.
Saneipoor, Pooya (2013-01-01)This research examines the prototyping of a Marnoch Heat Engine (MHE) and conducts thermodynamic and heat transfer analyses of this heat engine with a waste heat recovery system. The heat source for the MHE can be low ... -
Experimental investigation and analyses of continuous type hybrid photoelectrochemical hydrogen production systems
Acar, Canan (2016-01-01)Hydrogen is a highly versatile energy carrier that may become one of the key pillars to support the future CO2-free energy infrastructure. When used in fuel cells, H2 is converted to water and it gives little or zero exhaust ... -
Experimental investigation and modeling of integrated tri-generation systems.
Cetinkaya, Eda (2013-09-01)Energy demand in the world is increasing with population growth and higher living standards. Today, the need for energy requires a focus on renewable sources without abandoning fossil fuels. Efficient use of energy is one ... -
Experimental investigation and modeling of lithium-ion battery cells and packs for electric vehicles
Panchal, Satyam (2016-01-01)The greatest challenge in the production of future generation electric and hybrid vehicle (EV and HEV) technology is the control and management of operating temperatures and heat generation. Vehicle performance, reliability ... -
Experimental investigation of an integrated solar driven wastewater treatment system for trigeneration applications
Demir, Murat Emre (2018-08-01)Hydrogen is a promising alternative as an energy carrier (and carbon-free fuel) to meet the global power demand. Hydrogen production systems can efficiently harvest energy from renewable sources. Even though photo-electrochemical ... -
Investigation and assessment of the integrated copper chlorine cycle for hydrogen production with a new separation process
Razi, Faran (2021-08-01)The production of hydrogen as a clean fuel is anticipated to have a major impact on the development of the environmentally benign generation of energy. At present, a significant portion of hydrogen generation is based on ... -
Investigation of a novel high temperature solid oxide electrolyzer for solar hydrogen production
AlZahrani, Abdullah (2017-04-01)This thesis proposes and investigates a new generation of photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen production based on high temperature Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells. Therefore, a set of experiments are designed to ... -
Investigation of energy storage options for sustainable energy systems.
Hosseini, Mehdi (2013-08-01)Determination of the possible energy storage options for a specific source of energy requires a thorough analysis from the points of energy, exergy, and exergoeconomics. The main objective of this thesis is to investigate ... -
Investigation of energy storage options for thermal management in hybrid electric vehicles
Javani, Nader (2013-01-01)Electric and hybrid electric vehicles could have a significant role in the sustainable transportation. Higher power density lead to extra heat generation and thermal runaway in the Li-ion cells. Therefore, a successful ... -
Investigation of new phase change material based thermal management systems for Li-ion batteries
Malik, Monu (2017-01-01)In this thesis, a battery pack consisting of three A123 20Ah cells connected in series is tested with various cooling methods at different discharge rates. Four different coolant inlet temperatures are selected for the ... -
Investigation of novel ammonia production options using photoelectrochemical hydrogen
Bicer, Yusuf (2017-01-01)Hydrogen and ammonia are two of the most significant clean fuels, energy carriers and storage media in the near future. Production of these chemicals are desired to be environmentally friendly. Renewable energy, in particular ... -
Investigation of sustainable hydrogen production from steam biomass gasification
Abuadala, Abdussalam Goma (2010-12-01)Hydrogen is a by-product of the gasification process and it is environmentally friendly with respect to pollution and emission issues when it is derived from a CO2-neutral resource such as biomass. It is an energy carrier ... -
Investigation of the ultrasonic based hydrogen production process: Sonohydrogen
Seifeldin, Sherif Samir Ahmed Rashwan (2021-04-01)The present work carries out various sets of numerical investigations to link the primary effect of the acoustic parameters with the secondary effect of developing a chemical reaction mechanism for water vapor dissociation ... -
Modeling and experimental investigation of renewable energy and ammonia-based systems for carbon capturing and useful outputs
Al-Hamed, Khaled H. M. (2022-04-01)This thesis work focuses on developing ammonia-based carbon capturing systems that produce useful chemical outputs to offset the energy penalty typically imposed by implementing a carbon capture retrofitting to a power ... -
Modeling, analysis and optimization of integrated energy systems for multigeneration purposes
Ahmadi, Pouria (2013-08-01)Energy use is directly linked to well-being and prosperity across the world. Meeting the growing demand for energy in a safe and environmentally responsible manner is an important challenge. There are around seven billion ... -
Multi-dimensional modeling of transient transport phenomena in molten carbonate fuel cells
Yousef Ramandi, Masoud (2012-06-01)Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) have become an attractive emerging technology for stationary co-generation of heat and power. From a technical perspective, dynamic operation has a significant effect on the fuel cell ... -
System integration and optimization of copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle with various options for hydrogen production
Aghahosseini, Seyedali (2013-08-01)The Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) thermochemical water splitting cycle is one of the most attractive alternative thermochemical cycles for clean hydrogen production due to its lower temperature requirement and better overall ... -
A systems approach to assessing the sustainability of hybrid community energy systems.
Hacatoglu, Kevork (2014-09-01)The goal to achieve a sustainable society that will endure over the long term is generally regarded as a positive evolutionary course. One of the challenges with this goal is developing a quantitative assessment of the ...