Publications

Theses

  • Ahmet, G., PhD Thesis, "Micro-siting of wind turbines using navier-stokes solutions coupled with a numerical weather prediction model", PhD Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, September 2014, Supervisor Prof. Dr. İsmail H. Tuncer
  • Gözcü, M. O., "Investigation of the effect of bending twisting coupling on the loads in wind turbines with superelement blade definition", MS Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, July 2014, Supervisor Prof. Dr. Altan Kayran
  • Sargın, H., "Comparative study of transient and quasi-steady aeroelastic analysis of composite wind turbine blade in steady wind conditions", MS Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, February 2014, Supervisor Prof. Dr. Altan Kayran
  • Gül, M., "An experimental study on boundary layer separation control over S809 airfoil using synthetic jet actuators”, MS Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, September 2013, Supervisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oğuz Uzol
  • Özdede, S., "Wind resource assessment and wind farm modeling in complex terrain: Bodrum Peninsula case study using computational fluid dynamics”, MS Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, September 2013, Supervisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Funda Kurtuluş
  • Yavaş, D., "Experimental and computational investigation of crack growth along curved interfaces”, MS Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, July 2013, Supervisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Demirkan Çöker
  • Amireghbali, A., "Elastic analysis of a circumferential crack in an isotropic curved beam using modified mapping-collocation method”, MS Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, February 2013, Supervisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Demirkan Çöker
  • Iman, A.A., "Experimental and numerical investigation of the wind effects on long span bridge decks", MS Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, 2011, Supervisor Asst. Prof. Dr. Oğuz Uzol, Co-Supervisor Asst. Prof. Dr. Özgür Kurç.
  • Elfarra,M., "Horizontal axis wind turbine rotor blade: Winglet and twist aerodynamic design and optimization using CFD”, PhD Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, 2011. Supervisor Prof. Dr. İ. Sinan Akmandor, Co-supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr.Nilay Sezer Uzol
  • Polat, Ö., "Genetic algorithm based aerodynamic shape optimization of wind turbine rotor blades using a 2-D panel method with a boundary layer solver" MS Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, 2011. Supervisor Prof. Dr. İsmail H. Tuncer, Co-supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nilay Sezer Uzol
  • Sağol, E., "Site specific design optimization of a horizontal axis wind turbine based on minimum cost of energy", MS Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, 2010, Supervisor Asst. Prof. Dr. Oguz Uzol, Co-supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nilay Sezer Uzol
  • Ceyhan, Ö., "Aerodynamic design and optimization of horizontal axis wind turbines by using Bem Theory and genetic algorithm", MS Thesis, METU Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, 2008. Supervisor Prof. Dr. İsmail H. Tuncer, Co-supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nilay Sezer Uzol

Journal Papers

  • C. Kaynak and Y. Meyva “Use of Maleic Anhydride Compatibilization to Improve Toughness and Other Properties of Polylactide Blended with Thermoplastic Elastomers”, Polymers for Advanced Technologies,  25 (12) , 1622-1632 (December 2014)
  • Amireghbalia, A., Coker D.. Elastic analysis of a circumferential crack in an isotropic curved beam using the modified mapping–collocation method. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, July 2014, Volume 264: 131–138.
  • Kaynak C., Sankal S.. Effects of oxidative functionalized and aminosilanized carbon nanotubes on the crystallization behaviour of polyamide-6 nanocomposites. Polymer Bulletin, 2014, 71(4): 855-873.
  • Shojaee, S.M.N.; Uzol, O.; Kurç Ö.. Atmospheric boundary layer simulation in a short wind tunnel. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2014, 11(1):59-68
  • Elfarra, M. A.; Sezer-Uzol, N.; Akmandor, I. S.. NREL VI rotor blade: numerical investigation and winglet design and optimization using CFD. Wind Energy , 2014, 17 (4): 605-626
  • Sankal,  S.,  Kaynak,  C.,  Using various techniques to characterize  oxidative functionalized and aminosilanized carbon nanotubes  for polyamide matrix,  Journal of Reinforced Plastics  and Composites, 2013, 32(2), pp. 75-86
  • Sezer-Uzol, N.; Uzol, O., Effect of steady and transient wind shear on the wake structure and performance of a horizontal axis wind turbine rotor. Wind Energy, 2013, 16(1):1-17 
  • Erdogan, A. R.; Kaygusuz, I.; Kaynak, C.. Influences of aminosilanization of halloysite nanotubes on the mechanical properties of polyamide-6 nanocomposites. Polymer Composites, 2013, 35(7):1350-1361

Conference Proceedings

  •  Anık E., Abdulrahim A., Ostovan Y., Mercan B., Uzol O., "Active control of the tip vortex: an experimental investigation on the performance characteristics of a model turbine", The Science of Making Torque from Wind 2014 (TORQUE 2014), 18-20 June 2014, Copenhag, Denmark.
  • Arca, M. A., Coker D., "Experimental investigation of CNT effect on curved beam strength and interlaminar fracture toughness of CFRP laminates", The Science of Making Torque from Wind 2014 (TORQUE 2014), 18-20 June 2014, Copenhag, Denmark.
  • Gözcü M.O., Kayran A., "Investigation of the effect of bending twisting coupling on the loads in wind turbines with superelement blade definition", The Science of Making Torque from Wind 2014 (TORQUE 2014), 18-20 June 2014, Copenhag, Denmark.
  • Gul M., Uzol O., Akmandor I. S., "An Experimental Study on Active Flow Control Using Synthetic Jet Actuators over S809 Airfoil", The Science of Making Torque from Wind 2014 (TORQUE 2014), 18-20 June 2014, Copenhag, Denmark.
  • Orhan Ö. E., Ahmet G., "A Comparative Study of virtual and operational met mast data", The Science of Making Torque from Wind 2014 (TORQUE 2014), 18-20 June 2014, Copenhag, Denmark.
  • Sargın H., Kayran A., "Comparison of transient and quasi-steady aeroelastic analysis of wind turbine blade in steady wind conditions", The Science of Making Torque from Wind 2014 (TORQUE 2014), 18-20 June 2014, Copenhag, Denmark
  • Türkal M., Novikov Y., Üşenmez S., Sezer-Uzol N., "Uzol O., GPU Based Fast Free-Wake Calculations For Multiple Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Rotors", The Science of Making Torque from Wind 2014 (TORQUE 2014), 18-20 June 2014, Copenhag, Denmark.
  • Uyar I., Gozluklu B., Coker D., "Dynamic delamination in curved composite laminates under quasi-static loading", The Science of Making Torque from Wind 2014 (TORQUE 2014), 18-20 June 2014, Copenhag, Denmark.
  • Gözcü,M. O., Olgun,M. N., Kayran, A., "Investigation of the effect of off-axis spar cap plies on damage equivalent loads in wind turbines with superelement blade definition", AIAA Scitech 2014, 13-17 January 2014, Maryland, USA
  • Çöker, D., Amireghbali, A., Yavaş, D., "Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Cracks in Curved Interfaces Between Identical Materials”, IMECE2013-66406, ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 15-21 November 2013, San Diego, A.B.D.
  • Çöker, D., Kütükoğlu, B., Yavaş, D., "Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Slip Initiation and Propagation Between Polycarbonate Plates”, IMECE2013-66409, ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 15-21 November 2013, San Diego, A.B.D.
  • Gözlüklü, B., Yavaş, D., Çöker, D., "Effect of Cohesive Zone Models on the Dynamic Delamination of Highly Curved Thick Unidirectional Composite Laminates”, IMECE2013-66411, ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 15-21 November 2013, San Diego, A.B.D.
  • Çöker, D., Yavaş, D., Gözlüklü, B., Arca, M. A., Uyar, İ., "Effect of Thickness and Crack Size on the Dynamic Delamination of L-shaped Unidirectional Composite Laminates”, IMECE2013-66597, ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 15-21 November 2013, San Diego, A.B.D.
  • Gözcü, M. O., Olgun, M. N., Kayran, A., "Effect of off-axis spar cap plies on the damage equivalent loads in wind turbines with super element blade  definition", RZGM2013-12, Conference On Wind Energy Science and Technology RUZGEM 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Gözcü, M. O., Olgun, M. N., Kayran, A., "Inverse design of a 3d reference wind turbine blade to study bending-twisting coupling effect in load alleviation", RZGM2013-8, Conference On Wind Energy Science and Technology RUZGEM 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Ankara, Turkey
  • Gül, M., Uzol, O., Akmandor, İ. S., "An experimental study on active flow control over S809 airfoil using synthetic jet actuators”, RZGM2013-39, Conference On Wind Energy Science and Technology RUZGEM 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Ankara, Turkey
  • İbrahimoğlu, C. S., Kayran, A., "Semi-geodesic winding of composite conical shells – possible application for composite towers", RZGM2013-3, Conference On Wind Energy Science and Technology RUZGEM 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Ankara, Turkey
  • Kiliç., M. B., Kalaylioğlu, Z., "A Bayesian model of wind direction”, RZGM2013-29, Conference On Wind Energy Science and Technology RUZGEM 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Ankara, Turkey
  • Leblebici, E., Ahmet, G., Tuncer, İ. H., "Unsteady atmospheric turbulent flow solutions coupled with a mesoscale weather prediction model”, RZGM2013-35, Conference On Wind Energy Science and Technology RUZGEM 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Ankara, Turkey
  • Ostovan, Y., Uzol, O., "Aerodynamic characterization of NREL S826 airfoil at low Reynolds numbers”, RZGM2013-42, Conference On Wind Energy Science and Technology RUZGEM 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Ankara, Turkey
  • Özdede, S., Kurtuluş, D. F., Kurtuluş, B., "Wind Resource assessment and wind farm modeling in Bodrum Peninsula”, RZGM2013-28, Conference On Wind Energy Science and Technology RUZGEM 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Ankara, Turkey
  • Uyar, İ., Arca, M. A., Yavaş, D., Gözlüklü, B., Çöker, D., "Experimental investigation of delamination in L-shaped composite brackets”, RZGM2013-44, Conference On Wind Energy Science and Technology RUZGEM 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Ankara, Turkey
  • Yeniceli, S. C., Kayran, A., "Design optimization of a whiffletree system for static testing of a wind turbine blade", RZGM2013-17, Conference On Wind Energy Science and Technology RUZGEM 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Ankara, Turkey
  • Ahmet, G., Leblebici, E., Tuncer, İ. H., "Terrain fitted turbulent flow solutions coupled with a mesoscale weather prediction model”, 9th Ph.D. Seminar on Wind Energy In Europe, 18-20 September 2013, Gotland, İsveç
  • Kiliç., M. B., Kalaylioğlu, Z., "A Bayesian model of wind direction”, 9th Ph.D. Seminar on Wind Energy In Europe, 18-20 September 2013, Gotland, İsveç
  • Gül, M., Uzol, O., Akmandor, İ. S., "An experimental study on active flow control over S809 airfoil using synthetic jet actuators”, AIAC-2013-085, 7th Ankara International Aerospace Coference, 11-13 September 2013, Ankara, Turkey
  • Leblebici, E., Ahmet, G., Tuncer, İ. H., "Wind potential estimations based on unsteady turbulent flow solutions coupled with a mesoscale weather prediction model”, AIAC-2013-094, 7th Ankara International Aerospace Coference, 11-13 September 2013, Ankara, Turkey
  • Leblebici, E., Ahmet, G., Tuncer, İ. H., "Atmospheric turbulent flow solutions coupled with mesoscale weather prediction model”, 3rd South-East European Conference on Computational Mechanics on ECCOMAS and IACM Special Interest Conference SEECM III, 12-14 Haziran 2013, Kos Adasi, Yunanistan
  • Uyar, I., Yavas, D., Gozluklu, B., Coker, D., "Experimental investigation of delamination in L-shaped composite brackets", 2013 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics.
  • Yavas, D., Kutukoglu, B., Coker, D., "Experimental setup to investigate dynamic slip initiation and propagation between polycarbonates plates", 2013 SEM Annual Conference and  Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics.
  • Yavas, D., Gozluklu, B., Coker, D., "Investigation of crack growth along curved interfaces in L- shaped composites and polymers", 2013 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics.
  • Orhan, Ö. E., Ahmet, G., Yildiz, M., Uzol, O., "A Comperative Study of Yield Assessment Using Data from an Operational Wind Farm and the Predictions Obtained Using Wind Atlas Methodology And CFD Calculations", The Science of Making Torque from Wind, Oldenburg, Germany, October 9-11 2012
  • Leblebici, E., Ahmet, G., Tuncer, İ. H., "Atmospheric Turbulent Flow Solutions Coupled with a Mesoscale Weather Prediction Model", The Science of Making Torque from Wind, Oldenburg, Germany, October 9-11 2012
  • Kayran, A., İbrahimoğlu, C. S., "Semi-geodesic Winding of Composite Coniacl Shells, Possible Application of Wind Turbine Tower Manufacturing", The Science of Making Torque from Wind, Oldenburg, Germany, October 9-11 2012
  • Uzol, N. S., Uzol, O., "Free-wake Calculations of Wind Turbine Wake-Rotor Interactions: The Effect of Wortex Filament Core Size, Expansion and Stretching on Performance Predictions", The Science of Making Torque from Wind, Oldenburg, Germany, October 9-11 2012
  • Gozluklu B. , Coker D., "Modeling of dynamic delamination in L-shaped composite brackets", Congress of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), IMECE2012-87831, Houston, USA, 2012.
  • Yavas, D., Gozluklu, B., Coker, D., "Failure mode transition during delamination of thick  unidirectional L-shaped composite materials", Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International  Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, Texas, USA, November 9-15, 2012.
  • Yavas, D., Uyar, I., Gozluklu, B., Coker, D., "Experimental and computational investigation of  debonding at the interface of two I-shaped polycarbonate plates", Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, Texas, USA, November 9-15, 2012.
  • Gozluklu B, Coker D, "Modeling of dynamic delamination in L-shaped composite brackets", 6th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012) J. Eberhardsteiner et.al. (eds.) Vienna, Austria, September 10-14, 2012.
  • Gozluklu, B., Yavas, D., Coker, D., "Effect of thickness and pre-crack length on delamination of  unidirectional L-shaped laminated composites", European Congress on Computational Methods in  Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012) , Vienna, Austria, September 10-14, 2012.
  • Çelik B, Kurtulus B., Eltez A, Giese B.L, Kurtulus D.F.," Assessment of wind energy strategy in Mugla Region (Turkey)", International Renewable Energy Storage Conference/ Berlin EUROSOLAR  28-30 November 2011
  • Polat, O., Sezer-Uzol, N., and Tuncer, I.H., "Aerodynamic Optimization Of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines Based On Potential Flow Solutions With BEM Theory And Genetic Algorithm," ECCOMAS CFD & OPTIMIZATION 2011 - 064, An ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, Antalya, TURKEY, 23-25 May 2011.
  • Elfarra, M.A., Akmandor, I.S., and Sezer-Uzol, N., "Pitch Angle Design of NREL VI Wind Turbine Blade," ECCOMAS CFD & OPTIMIZATION 2011 - 052, An ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, Antalya, TURKEY, 23-25 May 2011.
  • Elfarra, M.A., Akmandor, I.S., and Sezer-Uzol, N., "Investigation and Optimization of Winglets for HAWT Rotor Blades," ETC 2011, 9th European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics, Istanbul, Turkey, 21-25 March 2011.
  • Elfarra, M.A., Sezer-Uzol, N., and Akmandor, I.S., "Investigations on Tangential Tip Tilting for HAWT Rotor Blades," 10th International Conference on Clean Energy, ICCE-2010, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 15-17 September 2010.
  • Sağol, E., Sezer-Uzol, N., and Uzol, O., "Site Specific Cost-Effective Design Optimization of A Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine," NUYEK 2009, Nuclear & Renewable Energy Sources with International Participation, Ankara, 28-29 September 2009.
  • Ceyhan, O., Ortakaya, Y., Korkem, B., Sezer-Uzol, N. and Tuncer, I.H., "Optimization of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines by using BEM Theory and Genetic Algorithm”, 5th Ankara International Aerospace Conference, METU Ankara, TURKEY, 17-19 August 2009.