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A comparative study on conventional and advanced exergetic analyses of geothermal district heating systems based on actual operational data
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2013)This paper comparatively evaluates exergy destructions of a geothermal district heating system (GDHS) using both conventional and advanced exergetic analysis methods to identify the potential for improvement and the ... -
Advanced exergoenvironmental assessment of a building from the primary energy transformation to the environment
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2015)Buildings are of great importance in terms of consumption of energy all over the world. Building sector has a significant influence over the total natural resource consumption and is significant contributors of greenhouse ... -
Advanced exergy analysis of a trigeneration system with a diesel-gas engine operating in a refrigerator plant building
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2014)In this paper, a trigeneration system is analyzed using an advanced exergy analysis. The trigeneration system is located in the Eskisehir Industry Estate Zone in Turkey. The exergy efficiency of the system was found to be ... -
Advanced low exergoeconomic (ALEXERGO) assessment of a building along with its heating system at various stages
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2015)The present study deals with evaluating the performance of a building heating system along with its main components using advanced low exergoeconomic analysis method. This method combines advanced exergoeconomic with low ... -
Advanced low exergy (ADLOWEX) modeling and analysis of a building from the primary energy transformation to the environment
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2014)The main objective of the present study is to model, analyze and assess a building heating system along with its main components through advanced low exergy method. This method is shortly called ADLOWEX and combines advanced ... -
Analyses of entropy generation and pressure drop for a conventional flat plate solar collector using different types of metal oxide nanofluids
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2013)This paper theoretically analyzes entropy generation, heat transfer enhancement capabilities and pressure drop of an absorbing medium with suspended nanoparticles (Al2O3, CuO, SiO2, TiO2 dispersed in water) inside a flat ... -
Applications of parametric spectral estimation methods on detection of power system harmonics
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2008)Harmonics are the major power quality problems in industrial and commercial power systems. Several methods for detection of power system harmonics have been investigated by engineers due to increasing harmonic pollution. ... -
Artificial neural network-based prediction technique for wear loss quantities in Mo coatings
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2006)Mo coated materials are used in automotive, aerospace, pulp and paper industries in order to protect machine parts against wear and corrosion. In this study, the wear amounts of Mo coatings deposited on ductile iron ... -
Comparing advanced exergetic assessments of two geothermal district heating systems for residential buildings
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2014)Advanced exergy analysis method has been increasingly utilized in analyzing and assessing the performance of energy-related systems in recent years due to more deeply investigating the exergy destructions. In this study, ... -
Conventional and advanced exergoeconomic analyses of geothermal district heating systems
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2014)The present study deals with analyzing, assessing and comparing conventional and advanced exergoeconomic analyses to identify the direction and potential for energy savings of a geothermal district heating system in future ... -
Efficient synthesis of perovskite-type oxide photocathode by nonhydrolytic sol-gel method with an enhanced photoelectrochemical activity
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2018)The photoelectrochemical activity of PbTiO3 (PTO) for water splitting was studied by linear sweeping voltammetry (LSV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. The nanohydrolytic sol-gel method was used ... -
Energy and exergy analyses of porous baffles inserted solar air heaters for building applications
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2013)This study deals with performance assessment of porous baffles inserted solar air heaters (SAHs) using energy and exergy analysis methods. The porous baffles (PBs) with different thicknesses are used as passive element ... -
Exergoeconomic analyses of an energy supply chain for space heating in a building
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2013)This study evaluates both exergetically and exergoeconomically a building along with its heating system, which is examined from the generation stage to the envelope of the building. The energy and exergy flows between all ... -
Exergoeconomic and enviroeconomic analyses of a building heating system using SPECO and Lowex methods
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2014)This study deals with exergetic and exergoeconomic analyses of a building heating system, which is examined from the generation component to the envelope of the building. The energy and exergy flows between the components ... -
Exergoeconomic, enviroeconomic and sustainability analyses of a novel air cooler
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2012)This study presents the energy, exergy, environmental, exergoeconomic, enviroeconomic and sustainability analyses of the Maisotsenko cycle based novel air cooler considering the nine different dead state temperatures, while ... -
Experimental exergetic performance evaluation of a novel solar assisted LiCl-H2O absorption cooling system
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2014)This study proposes a novel solar assisted absorption cooling (SAAC) system and performs its exergetic analysis and assessment. The system was designed, constructed and tested in Izmir, Turkey. Water was used as refrigerant ... -
Heat exchanger applications in wastewater source heat pumps for buildings: A key review
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2015)Wastewater heat recovery applications are becoming widespread in energy saving applications. A sustainable and low emissions operation in air conditioning and heating processes is achieved by harvesting the otherwise wasted ... -
Investigation of solar energy utilization in a novel desiccant based air conditioning system
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2012)In this study, a novel desiccant based air-conditioning system was considered. This system consisted of a desiccant wheel, heat exchangers, fans, evaporative cooler, electric heater unit to simulate solar energy, and ... -
Life cycle assessment of magnesium oxide structural insulated panels for a smart home in Vancouver
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2018)Two major trends are changing the face of the construction industry. Sustainability concerns are driving innovations to improve building's energy efficiency while advances in prefabrication are improving buildings' speed, ... -
Low exergy modelling and performance analysis of greenhouses coupled to closed earth-to-air heat exchangers (EAHEs)
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, 2013)The present study deals with modelling, analyzing and assessing the performance of greenhouse heating systems with earth-pipe-air heat exchangers (EAHEs) in closed loop mode. In this regard, an EAHE system is considered ...