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Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Low Carbon Architectural Design(Gazi Univ, 2018) Balku, Saziye; Bal Kocyigit, Filiz; Architecture; Energy Systems EngineeringTendency towards sustainable energy resources is increasing and leading engineers and architects make joint efforts. Renewable energy potential present in nature can be used more efficiently so that while energy consumption is reducing, rate of energy gain, on the other hand, increases by architectural design methods. A sailing club in Golbasi, Ankara is designed as a low carbon building for optimum usage of solar and wind energy. It can be concluded using an energy efficient architectural design for a building before its construction makes it possible to meet the electrical and heat energy requirements at minimum cost and environmental friendly.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Magnetic Removal of Iron From Fireclays: Optimum Conditions(Techna Srl, 2009) Balku, Saziye; Energy Systems EngineeringAn alumino-silicate based fireclay used in the production of refractory materials contains iron impurity which is not in the desired limits. The magnetic conversion conditions have been experimented in the reduction of iron content in the fireclay by magnetic separation. Effects of heating temperature, heating time and grain size and coal addition were investigated in the magnetization of fireclay samples. An artificial neural network was developed for modeling the dependency of magnetization on temperature, time and grain size as well as on coal addition during heating and an optimization problem was formulated in order to achieve the optimum conditions of magnetization. The results indicate that heating clay particles of 517 mesh (average 3.36 mm) grain size at 458 degrees C for 15 min without any coal addition will give the optimum magnetization.
