Heat Energy Storage (Heat Transfer with Phase Change)

LEVENT BİLİR CV

Research Areas:

·  Heat Energy Storage (Heat Transfer with Phase Change)

·  Computational Fluid Dynamics

·  Numerical Methods in Heat Transfer

·  Heat Exchangers

·  Wind Energy

Education:

·  Ph. D. (September 2003 – March 2009 )

İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department

Ph. D. Thesis Title: Numerical Optimization of a Finned Tube Gas to Liquid Heat Exchanger

·  M. Sc. (October 2000 – September 2003)

İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department

M. Sc. Thesis Title: Estimation of the Total Solidification Time of a Liquid Phase Change Material Enclosed in Cylindrical and Spherical Containers

·  B. Sc. (September 1995 – June 1999)

Dokuz Eylül University, Mechanical Engineering Department

B. Sc. Thesis Title: Buz Pateni Sahalarının Soğutma Yükü Hesabı ve Soğutma Tesisatının Tasarlanması, in Turkish (Calculation of Cooling Load and Design of Cooling System for Ice Rinks)

Experience:

·  Research Assistant (November 2000 – March 2009), İzmir Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department, Urla- İZMİR

·  Assistant Professor Doctor (July 2009 – August 2013), Anadolu University, Industrial Engineering Department, ESKİŞEHİR

·  Military Service: Completed – Reserve Officer 329th term (1 August 2009 – 31 July 2010)

·  Assistant Professor Doctor (September 2013 – present), Atılım University, Energy Systems Engineering Department, ANKARA

Publications:

·  International Refereed (Science Citation Index Expanded) Journal Papers

1)  Levent Bilir, Zafer İlken, “Total Solidification Time of a Liquid Phase Change Material Enclosed in Cylindrical/Spherical Containers”, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 25, pp. 1488-1502, 2005.

2) A.Erek, B.Özerdem, L.Bilir, Z.İlken, “Effect of Geometrical Parameters on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Plate Fin and Tube Heat Exchangers”, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 25, pp. 2421-2431, 2005.

3) S.Alpay, L.Bilir, S.Ozdemir, B.Ozerdem, “Wind Speed Time Series Characterization by Hilbert Transform”, International Journal of Energy Research,vol. 30(5), pp. 359-364, 2006.

4) Levent Bilir, Baris Ozerdem, Aytunc Erek, Zafer Ilken, “Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Fin-Tube Heat Exchangers with Different Type of Vortex Generator Configurations”, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, vol. 17(3), pp. 243-256, 2010.

5) Levent Bilir, Zafer İlken, Aytunç Erek, “Numerical Optimization of a Fin-Tube Gas to Liquid Heat Exchanger”, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 52, pp. 59-72, 2012.

·  International Refereed (Other Indexes) Journal Papers

1)  Mine Şenel, Bilgin Şenel, Levent Bilir and Vedat Zeytin, “The Relation Between Electricity Demand and the Economic and Demographic State: A Multiple Regression Analysis”, The Journal of Energy and Development, vol. 38 (2), pp. 257-274, 2013.

·  International Conference and Symposium Papers

1) S. Alpay, L. Bilir, S. Ozdemir, B. Ozerdem, “Estimation of Wind Speed in Urla District via Hilbert Transforms”, 1st Cappadocia International Mechanical Engineering Symposium (CMES-04), Nevşehir, Turkey, 14-16 July 2004.

2) L. Bilir, S. Alpay, S. Ozdemir, “Study of Population of Heterogeneous Individuals”, 4th International Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS’2004), Sakarya, Turkey, 6-8 September 2004.

3) Bilir L., Ozerdem B., İlken Z., “The Effect of Tube Location and Ellipticity in Plate Fin-Tube Heat Exchangers”, 14th Conference on Thermal Engineering and Thermogrammetry (THERMO), Budapest, Hungary, 22-24 June 2005.

·  National Congress Papers

1)  Levent Bilir, Zafer İlken, “Bir Soğu Depolama Tankının Sayısal Modellenmesi”, in Turkish, 15. Ulusal Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Kongresi (ULIBTK’05), Trabzon, 7-9 Eylül 2005.

2)  Levent Bilir, Aytunç Erek, Barış Özerdem, Zafer İlken, "Kanat-Boru Tipi Isı Değiştirgeçlerinde Dalgalı Kanat Kullanımının Isı Transferi ve Basınç Düşümü Karakteristiğine Etkileri", 17. Ulusal Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Kongresi (ULIBTK'09), Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, Sivas, Türkiye, 24-27

Haziran 2009.

The Book Chapter Translated form English to Turkish

1)  Direct Use of Geothermal Energy and Design Manual (Jeotermal Enerji Doğrudan Kullanım ve Tasarımı El Kitabı), Editors: John W. Lund, Paul J. Lienau, Ben C. Lunis, Translation Editors: Prof. Dr. Zafer İlken, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Barış Özerdem, Asst. Prof. Dr. Gülden Gökçen, Chamber of Mechanical Engineers Publication No: MMO/2004/360.

Translation is performed for Chapter 2 – Nature of Geothermal Sources

Projects Performed with Industrial Companies

1)  Researcher in the project “Numerical Modeling and Analysis of Heating Water Distribution into Heat Exchanger Tubes of the Heat Exchangers Manufactured by Bosch Heating Systems, Manisa, Turkey. (2004)”

2)  Researcher in the project “Numerical Modeling and Analysis of Heat Exchanger Fins of the Heat Exchangers Manufactured by Bosch Heating Systems, Manisa, Turkey. (2002-2004)”

Computer and Programming Knowledge

-  Ansys-Fluent computational fluid dynamics program

-  MatLab

-  BASIC

-  Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Foreign Languages

1)  English (Perfect Level in Speaking, Writing and Reading)

2)  French (Very Good Level)