Plenary Lecture
An Analysis of Flow Mechanics through Packed-Fluidized Beds of a Variety of Solid Particles: A Methodology for the Determination of Flow Modes in Pneumatic Conveying
Professor Melda Özdinç Çarpinlioğlu
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Gaziantep
TURKEY
E-mail: melda@gantep.edu.tr
Abstract: Clear insight to the modes of flow of solid particles in a pneumatic conveying system is a critical fact. In design and operation of a particular system optimum conditions in terms of system and transportation characteristics are directly related to so-called modes of flow. It is generally known that dense( fluidized dense phase or plug ) and dilute phase flows are well- defined. In the available literature determination of flow modes is either through the utilization of particle parameter –based or air-particle based techniques. The utilized techniques have their own superiorities. However the need for further experimental data is apparent in both techniques. In this presentation the related state of art is outlined with the major conflicting statements. An analysis based upon the previous experimental measurements ( through fixed packed beds simulating fixed plugs and inside fully suspended flow of solid particles for dilute phase flows ) of the author is presented. An experimental measurement system which is currently in operation in the content of a research project MF12-15 on the determination of flow modes in pneumatic particle transport is discussed through the proposed methodology.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Melda Özdinç Çarpınlıoğlu was born in Gaziantep, Turkey. She received B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University METU –Turkey in 1983, 1986 and 1992. She worked as a Research Assistant in 1983-1986 at METU, as an Instructor in 1987-1992 at University of Gaziantep-Turkey . She worked as an Assistant Professor and an Associate Professor in 1992-1997 and 1997-2003 at University of Gaziantep. She has been working as a Professor at University of Gaziantep since 2003. She was the Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering in the periods of 1998-2007 and 2006-2009 at University of Gaziantep.
Her main research interests are Boundary Layer Flow, Boundary Layer Transition, Two-Phase Flow Fields, Unsteady-Pulsatile Flow Dynamics, HVAC Systems, Flow Dynamics in Packed Beds, Flow through Collapsible Tubes, Flow Measurement - Calibration ,Flowmeters, and Thermodynamic Analysis. She has several research articles and completed a variety of experimental research projects. She has been directing M.Sc. and Ph.D. studies in her research fields. Her research project on Pulsatile Flow was awarded as the second successful research in 2001 by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey –TUBITAK (H.TUGAÇ FUND) . She is the author of 24 Journal Papers with 178 citations (ISI Web of Science) currently. She has been the acting head of Thermodynamics Branch of Science in Department of Mechanical Engineering since 2004.