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Article Citation - WoS: 35Citation - Scopus: 42Development of a Personalized Thermal Comfort Driven Controller for Hvac Systems(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2021) Turhan, Cihan; Simani, Silvio; Akkurt, Gulden GokcenIncreasing thermal comfort and reducing energy consumption are two main objectives of advanced HVAC control systems. In this study, a thermal comfort driven control (PTC-DC) algorithm was developed to improve HVAC control systems with no need of retrofitting HVAC system components. A case building located in Izmir Institute of Technology Campus-Izmir-Turkey was selected to test the developed system. First, wireless sensors were installed to the building and a mobile application was developed to monitor/ collect temperature, relative humidity and thermal comfort data of an occupant. Then, the PTC-DC algorithm was developed to meet the highest occupant thermal comfort as well as saving energy. The prototypes of the controller were tested on the case building from July 3rd, 2017 to November 1st, 2018 and compared with a conventional PID controller. The results showed that the developed control algorithm and conventional controller satisfy neutral thermal comfort for 92 % and 6 % of total measurement days, respectively. From energy consumption point of view, the PTC-DC decreased energy consumption by 13.2 % compared to the conventional controller. Consequently, the PTC-DC differs from other works in the literature that the prototype of PTC-DC can be easily deployed in real environments. Moreover, the PTC-DC is low-cost and user-friendly. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 14An Intelligent Indoor Guidance and Navigation System for the Visually Impaired(Taylor & Francis inc, 2022) Kahraman, M.; Turhan, C.Intelligent guidance in complex environments where various procedures are required for navigation is critical to achieving mobility for the visually impaired. This study presents a newly developed software prototype with a hybrid RFID/BLE infrastructure to provide intelligent navigation and guidance to the visually impaired in complex indoor environments. The system enables the users to input their purpose via a specially designed user interface, and provides intelligent guidance through a chain of destination targets which are determined according to the inherent procedures of the environment. Path optimization is performed by adaptation of the traveling salesman problem, and real-time instantaneous instructions are provided to guide the users through the predetermined destination points. For evaluation purposes, a hospital environment is constructed as an example of a complex environment and the system is tested by visually impaired participants. The results show that the intelligent purpose selection and destination evaluation mechanism modules of the system are found to be effective by all the participants.Article Citation - WoS: 20Citation - Scopus: 23A Novel Comfort Temperature Determination Model Based on Psychology of the Participants for Educational Buildings in a Temperate Climate Zone(Elsevier, 2023) Ozbey, Mehmet Furkan; Turhan, CihanMaintaining thermal comfort in the educational buildings is vital due to the impacts on learning effectiveness of students. Therefore, development of a proper comfort temperature in educational buildings is a must. In naturally ventilated and mixed-mode buildings, the adaptive thermal comfort model, which considers additively psychological, and behavioural factors to the Fanger's PMV/PPD model, is commonly applied based on regression analyses. However, the psychological adjustments based on current mood state are very limited in these adaptive thermal comfort models. Therefore, this study focuses on the psychological adjustments in terms of Profile of Mood States in order to predict comfort temperature of students in a case building. The experiments are conducted in a university on a temperate climate zone for a long period-data including both heating and cooling seasons. In this study, the comfort temperatures for each student are determined via Griffith method for the case building. Moreover, the current mood states of students are assessed utilizing the Profile of Mood States survey, which are collected via a developed mobile application. As a conclusion, the relation between the current mood state of the students and comfort temperature are statistically investigated. The results show that a Griffith constant are found as 0.332/K and mean annual comfort temperature is found as 21.32 degrees C in the case building. Additionally, a significant difference is found in the comfort temperatures among the students who have more, or fewer concerns than typically reported. The novelty of the study is to present a comfort temperature determination model which considers human psychology as a starter study in the literature.Article İÇ HAVA SICAKLIĞI VE OPERATİF SICAKLIK BAZLI HVAC SİSTEMLERİNİN ISIL KONFOR VE ENERJİ TÜKETİMİ BAKIMINDAN KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI(2020) Turhan, CihanIsıtma, Soğutma ve Havandırma (HVAC) sistemlerinin ana amacı kullanıcılar için ısıl konforu sağlamaktır. Geleneksel olarak, HVAC sistemleri ısıl konforu sağlayabilmek için iç hava sıcaklığını sürekli ölçerek set-değerlerini ayarlar. Ancak, bir kabül edilebilir ısıl çevre standardı olan ASHRAE 55, iklimlendirilmiş binalar için operatif sıcaklık kabül aralıklarını kullanmayı önermektedir. Operatif sıcaklığın, iç hava sıcaklığı ve ortalama radyant sıcaklığın bir fonksiyonu olduğu düşünülürse, kullanıcıların nötr ısıl konforunun sağlanması için HVAC sistemlerinin set-değerleri operatif sıcaklığa göre kontrol edilebilir. Bu çalışma, biri operatif sıcaklık ve diğeri iç hava sıcaklığı bazlı aynı özellikteki iki oda bulunan aynı özellikteki iki HVAC sistemini ısıl konfor ve enerji tüketimi bakımından karşılaştırmaktadır. Örnek çalışma olarak, Ankara-Türkiye’de bulunan aynı mimari özelliklerdeki iki ofis odası seçilmiştir. HVAC sistemleri aynı zamanda ve aynı doluluk oranlarında ayrı ayrı operatif sıcaklık ve iç hava sıcaklığı bazlı kontrol edilerek çalıştırılmıştır. Sonuçlar, operatif bazlı HVAC sisteminin enerji tüketimini az da olsa arttırdığını fakat daha iyi ısıl konfor sağladığını göstermiştir. Bu çalışmanın sonuçları sadece enerji verimli HVAC sistemleri tasarlamak için değil, daha konforlu ortamlar yaratmak açısından da yol gösterici olacaktır.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 7A Team-Oriented Course Development Experience in Distance Education for Multidisciplinary Engineering Design(Wiley, 2022) Say, Bilge; Erden, Zühal; Erden, Zuhal; Turhan, Cihan; Turhan, Cihan; Say, Bilge; Erden, Zühal; Turhan, Cihan; Say, Bilge; Energy Systems Engineering; Software Engineering; Mechatronics Engineering; Energy Systems Engineering; Mechatronics Engineering; Software EngineeringBased on the multidisciplinary needs of today's complex and innovative technology, accreditation bodies of engineering demand proof of multidisciplinary teamwork in undergraduate engineering curricula. This article reports the design and conduct of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Design (MED) course initiated as a result of accreditation process requirements. The course, which consists of multidisciplinary lectures, practice sessions, and various phases of a multidisciplinary team project, was conducted online because of the COVID-19 pandemic by a multidisciplinary team of instructors using multiple software tools to enhance collaboration. In general, the course outcomes were satisfied under the current design, and several points for further improvement and elaboration were collected via quantitative and qualitative evaluations. Accordingly, the results show that the project-based and team-based MED course, in terms of multidisciplinary course management and its outcomes, can benefit from the use of software tools in creating a multidisciplinary team in distance education by means of enhanced cooperation and motivation among the participants.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Recycling Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades for Post-Disaster Housing Applications(Mdpi, 2025) Turhan, Cihan; Durak, Murat; Saleh, Yousif Abed Saleh; Kalayci, AlperThe growing adoption of wind energy has resulted in an increasing number of decommissioned wind turbine blades, which pose significant disposal challenges due to their size, material composition, and environmental impact. Recycling these blades has thus become essential. To this aim, this study explores the potential of using recycled wind turbine blades in post-disaster housing applications and examines the feasibility of re-purposing these durable composite materials to create robust, cost-effective, and sustainable building solutions for emergency housing. A case study of a post-earthquake relief camp in Hatay, T & uuml;rkiye, affected by the 2023 earthquake, is used for analysis. First, the energy consumption of thirty traditional modular container-based post-disaster housing units is simulated with a dynamic building simulation tool. Then, the study introduces novel wind turbine blade-based housing (WTB-bH) designs developed using the same simulation tool. The energy consumption of these (WTB-bH) units is compared to that of traditional containers. The results indicate that using recycled wind turbine blades for housing not only contributes to waste reduction but also achieves 27.3% energy savings compared to conventional methods. The novelty of this study is in demonstrating the potential of recycled wind turbine blades to offer durable and resilient housing solutions in post-disaster situations and to advocate for integrating this recycling method into disaster recovery frameworks, highlighting its ability to enhance sustainability and resource efficiency in construction. Overall, the output of this study may help to present a compelling case for the innovative reuse of decommissioned wind turbine blades, providing an eco-friendly alternative to traditional waste disposal methods while addressing critical needs in post-disaster scenarios.Review Citation - WoS: 120Citation - Scopus: 142Dynamic Thermal and Hygrometric Simulation of Historical Buildings: Critical Factors and Possible Solutions(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2020) Akkurt, G. G.; Aste, N.; Borderon, J.; Buda, A.; Calzolari, M.; Chung, D.; Turhan, C.Building dynamic simulation tools, traditionally used to study the hygrothermal performance of new buildings during the preliminary design steps, have been recently adopted also in historical buildings, as a tool to investigate possible strategies for their conservation and the suitability of energy retrofit scenarios, according to the boundary conditions. However, designers often face with the lack of reliable thermophysical input data for various envelope components as well as with some intrinsic limitations in the simulation models, especially to describe the geometric features and peculiarities of the heritage buildings. This paper attempts to bridge this knowledge gap, providing critical factors and possible solutions to support hygrothermal simulations of historical buildings. The information collected in the present work could be used by researchers, specialists and policy-makers involved in the conservation of building's heritage, who need to address a detailed study of the hygrothermal performance of historical buildings thorugh dynamic simulation tools.Master Thesis İç Ortamda Ortalama Radyan Sıcaklığını Elde Etmek için Farklı Yöntemlerin Doğruluğunun Karşılaştırılması(2021) Özbey, Mehmet Furkan; Turhan, Cihan; Lotfısadıgh, BahramAmerikan Isıtma Soğutma ve Klima Mühendisleri Birliği (ASHRAE), ısıl konforu bir kişinin bulunduğu ortamdaki memnuniyetini ifade eden öznel ve zihinsel değerlendirme ile elde edilen zihin koşulları olarak tanımlanmıştır. Isıl konfor, geleneksel olarak Fanger'in Ortalama Tahmini Oy (PMV) / Memnuniyetsizliklerin Tahmini Yüzdesi (PPD) metodu ve kişilerin davranışlarını da içeren adaptif ısıl konfor metotları ile elde edilmektedir. Isıl konfor parametreleri kişisel parametreler (giysi değeri ve metabolizma hızı) ve çevresel parametreler (hava sıcaklığı, bağıl nem, hava hızı ve ortalama radyan sıcaklığı) olarak üzere iki farklı kategoride ele almaktadır. Bu parametreler arasında, Ortalama Radyan Sıcaklık ölçülmesinin ve hesaplanmasının karmaşık olmasından dolayı elde edilmesi zor bir faktördür. İç ortamlarda ortalama radyan sıcaklığı elde etme yaklaşımları hesaplama yöntemleri, ölçüm yöntemleri ve varsayımlar gibi farklı yöntemlere dayanmaktadır. Ancak hesaplama yöntemlerinin karmaşık olması ve ölçüm yöntemleri için kullanılacak ölçüm aletlerinin pahalı ve elde edilmesi zor araçlar olması araştırmacıları doğruluğu kesin olmayan varsayımlara yönlendirmektedir. Bu nedenle, bu çalışmanın amacı ortalama radyan sıcaklığın elde edilme yöntemlerinin ölçüm yöntemlerinden birisi olan ve bu çalışma için üretilen küre termometresini referans alıp diğer metotlar ile karşılaştırılarak tüm yöntemlerin doğruluğunu bulmaktır. Bu çalışmada Köppen- Geiger sınıflandırmasına göre Csb tipi iklim bölgesinde bulunan bir test odası seçilmiştir ve ortalama radyatif sıcaklığı elde etmek için kullanılan 2 farklı hesaplama yöntemi ve 8 farklı varsayım yerinde ölçümle referans metodu ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Sonuçlar, ortalama radyan sıcaklığı elde etmek için varsayımların veya hesaplama yöntemlerinin kullanılmasının, referans yönteme kıyasla %9,1'e varan bir hataya neden olduğunu ortaya koydu.Master Thesis Binalara Entegre Edilmiş Helikal Aerofoil Profilli ve Icewind Tipi Türbin Kanatlarıyla Birleştirilmiş Dikey Eksenli Rüzgar Türbininin Simülasyon Tabanlı Analizi(2025) Saleh, Yousıf Abed Saleh; Turhan, CihanDikey eksenli rüzgar türbini (VAWT), performansını artırmak amacıyla günümüzde geliştirilen ve optimize edilen bir rüzgar enerjisi sistemidir. Bu sistemlerde helikal aerofoil profilli kullanılmasının başlıca dezavantajlarından biri, türbinin ilk çalışma aşamasında düşük kalkış torku üretmesidir. Helikal aerofoil profilinin IceWind tipi türbin kanatları gibi başka bir kanat geometrisiyle entegre edilmesi, düşük tork sorununu çözmeye yardımcı olmaktadır. Bu tez kapsamında altı türbin kanadına sahip dikey eksenli rüzgar türbini VAWT tasarımı için aerodinamik özellikleri iyileştirmeye yönelik nümerik bir analiz gerçekleştirilmiştir. Nümerik simülasyonlar, Ansys Fluent yazılımı kullanılarak Kayma Gerilmeli Taşınım türbülans (Shear Stress Transport – SST) k-ω modeli ve Sonlu Hacim Yöntemi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Geliştirilen model, ılıman iklim kuşağında yer olan örnek bir binaya entegre edilmiş ve bu yenilikçi model sayesinde binanın enerji tüketimi azaltılmıştır. Enerji tüketimi hesaplamalarında DesignBuilder yazılımı kullanılmıştır. Test edilen üç yapılandırma arasında, üçüncü senaryo en iyi performansı göstermiş ve enerji tüketiminde %30,88 oranında azalma sağlanmış ve geri ödeme süresi 10,49 yıl olarak hesaplanmıştır.Conference Object Mold Growth Affecting the Achievement of NZEB in the Long Term in Tropical Climates(Free University of Bozen Bolzano, 2025) Carpino, Cristina; Austin, Miguel Chen; Turhan, Cihan; Mora, Dafni Y.; Arcuri, N.The net-zero energy concept significantly impacts global goals regarding energy accessibility (SDG 7) and responsible consumption (SDG 12), particularly in the building sector, which accounts for substantial energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. While extensive research on Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) has focused on the global north, tropical regions require further study, where high solar radiation, temperatures, and humidity challenge building performance throughout the year. Addressing problems like mold growth caused by these tropical climate aspects can undermine NZEB's performance. This study aims to evaluate the impact of mold growth on a representative building under the tropical climate of Panama City (high temperatures and humidity) and Boquete (low temperatures and high humidity). Long-term hygrothermal and energy performance analyses are conducted using simulation software to assess when and how mold growth affects building performance. Mold can harm the health of occupants and increase energy consumption, as additional humidity control devices may be required after the building's design phase. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
