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Critical Decision Making for Rehabilitation of Hydroelectric Power Plants
(Taylor & Francis inc, 2023) Westerman, Jerry; Celebioglu, Kutay; Ayli, Ece; Ulucak, Oguzhan; Aradag, Selin; 265836; 06.06. Makine Mühendisliği; 06. Mühendislik Fakültesi; 01. Çankaya Üniversitesi
Due to their diminishing performance, reliability, and maintenance requirements, there has been a rise in the demand for the restoration and renovation of old hydroelectric power facilities in recent decades. Prior to initiating a rehabilitation program, it is crucial to establish a comprehensive understanding of the power plant's current state. Failure to do so may result in unnecessary expenses with minimal or no improvements. This article presents a systematic rehabilitation methodology specifically tailored for Francis turbines, encompassing a methodological approach for condition assessment, performance testing, and evaluation of rehabilitation potential using site measurements and CFD analysis, and a comprehensive decision-making process. To evaluate the off-design performance of the turbines, a series of simulations are conducted for 40 different flow rate and head combinations, generating a hill chart for comprehensive evaluation. Various parameters that significantly impact the critical decision-making process are thoroughly investigated. The validity of the reverse engineering-based CFD methodology is verified, demonstrating a minor difference of 0.41% and 0.40% in efficiency and power, respectively, between the RE runner and actual runner CFD results. The optimal efficiency point is determined at a flow rate of 35.035 m(3)/s, achieving an efficiency of 94.07%, while the design point exhibits an efficiency of 93.27% with a flow rate of 38.6 m(3)/s. Cavitation is observed in the turbine runner, occupying 27% of the blade suction area at 110% loading. The developed rehabilitation methodology equips decision-makers with essential information to prioritize key issues and determine whether a full-scale or component-based rehabilitation program is necessary. By following this systematic approach, hydroelectric power plants can efficiently address the challenges associated with aging Francis turbines and optimize their rehabilitation efforts.
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Exploring the Potential of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Enhancing the Performance of an Inline Pipe Turbine
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2024) Celebioglu, Kutay; Ayli, Ece; Cetinturk, Huseyin; Tascioglu, Yigit; Aradag, Selin; 265836; 06.06. Makine Mühendisliği; 06. Mühendislik Fakültesi; 01. Çankaya Üniversitesi
In this study, investigations were conducted using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to assess the applicability of a Francis-type water turbine within a pipe. The objective of the study is to determine the feasibility of implementing a turbine within a pipe and enhance its performance values within the operating range. The turbine within the pipe occupies significantly less space in hydroelectric power plants since a spiral casing is not used to distribute the flow to stationary vanes. Consequently, production and assembly costs can be reduced. Hence, there is a broad scope for application, particularly in small and medium-scale hydroelectric power plants. According to the results, the efficiency value increases on average by approximately 1.5% compared to conventional design, and it operates with higher efficiencies over a wider flow rate range. In the second part of the study, machine learning was employed for the efficiency prediction of an inline-type turbine. An appropriate Artificial Neural Network (ANN) architecture was initially obtained, with the Bayesian Regularization training algorithm proving to be the best approach for this type of problem. When the suitable ANN architecture was utilized, the prediction was found to be in good agreement with CFD, with an root mean squared error value of 0.194. An R2 value of 0.99631 was achieved with the appropriate ANN architecture.
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Investigation of Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Behavior of Bio-Inspired Airfoils With Numerical and Experimental Methods
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2024) Kocak, Eyup; Aradag, Selin; Guzey, Kaan; Ayli, Ulku Ece; 265836; 283455; 06.06. Makine Mühendisliği; 06. Mühendislik Fakültesi; 01. Çankaya Üniversitesi
This article presents numerical and experimental studies on the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic characteristics of the NACA0012 profile with owl-inspired leading-edge serrations for aeroacoustic control. The leading-edge serrations under investigation are in a sinusoidal profile with two main design parameters of wavelength and amplitude. The noise-suppressing ability of sinusoidal serrations is a function of several parameters such as amplitude, wavelength, inflow speed, angle of attack, which are examined in this study. Amplitude (A) and wavelength (& lambda;) of the serration are varied between 1.25 and 2.5, 20 < & lambda; < 60, respectively. The corresponding Reynolds numbers are between 1 and 3 x 10(5). The angle of attack for each configuration is changed between 4 & DEG; and 16 & DEG;. Forty different configurations are tested. According to the results, owl-inspired leading-edge serrations can be used as aeroacoustic control add-ons in blade designs for wind turbines, aircraft, and fluid machinery. Results show that the narrower and sharper serrations have a better noise reduction effect. Overall sound pressure level (SPL) reduces up to 20% for the configuration with the largest amplitude and smaller wavelength. The results also showed that serration amplitude had a distinct effect on aeroacoustic performance, whereas wavelength is a function of amplitude. At the smaller angle of attack values, AOA < 8 & DEG;, the lift and drag coefficients are almost the same for both clean and wavy profiles. On the other hand, typically for angle of attack values more than 12 & DEG; (after stall), when the angle of attack is increased, serration adversely affects aerodynamic performance.

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