معرفی
Prof. Dr. İlker Tari is a distinguished academic in Mechanical Engineering, currently serving as a Professor at FMV Işık University, Istanbul, Turkey. Previously, he held a Professor position at Middle East Technical University (METU) from 1998-2022 and served as Visiting Professor at Technische Univ. München (2010-2012). His research focuses on Solar Energy Applications, Thermal Energy Storage, and Computational Heat Transfer.
- Education:
- PhD, Mechanical Engineering - Northeastern University (1998)
- SM, Nuclear Engineering - MIT (1994)
- MS, Nuclear Engineering - University of Michigan (1991-1994)
- BS, Nuclear Energy Engineering - Hacettepe University (1983-1987)
- Research Interests:
His work specializes in:
- Solar Energy Systems for industrial applications and hybrid storage
- Thermal Management of electronics and fuel cells
- Radiative Transfer modeling in particulate media
- Fluidized Bed Technologies for energy storage
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and DEM methods
- 3D Printing Applications in mechanical systems
- Scientific Contributions:
Recent publications focus on:
- Advanced solar cooling systems
- Hybrid energy storage with phase change materials
- Mechanical properties of particle beds
- CFD-DEM integration for thermal modeling
- Optimization of industrial solar hybridization
- Renewable energy system analysis
- Student Supervision:
Has supervised over 40 graduate theses including:
- Furkan Enes Yıldırım - 2025
- Deniz Değirmenci - 2022
- Ender ÖZDEN - 2015
- Mehdi MEHRTASH - 2017
- Özgür BAYER - 2009
- Ömer EMRE ORHAN - 2007
- Key Projects:
- EU H2020 INSHIP (2017-2020)
- TUBITAK 217M062 Solar Dryer (2017-2020)
- EU H2020 SFERA-III (2019-2023)
- EU H2020 SolarTwins (2020-2023)
- ECOSun Solar-ERANET (2020-2023)
- InnoSolPower CSP-ERANET (2021-2024)
- Professional Affiliations:
- President, International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer (2019)
- Member, Turkish Cogeneration Association (2021)
- Member, Turkish Thermal Science and Technology Association (2018)
- Member, American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (2015)
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