Plenary Lecture
A Critical Review on Modeling and Analysis of Granular Matter Flows
Professor Melda Özdinc Carpinlioglu
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Gaziantep
Turkey
E-mail: melda@gantep.edu.tr
Abstract: A comment on the modeling and analysis of granular matter flows is presented in this paper. The relevant literature concerning the flow pattern determination particularly in loading/ unloading ( storing, mixing, feeding )processes of bulk solids in a variety industrial applications is referred with a historical treatment. A criticism on the state of art is provided in terms of available terminology , basic equations and methodology to determine the unknowns and/or discrepancies which need further research.1A devised experimental study to determine the influence of particle shapes of non-spherical / irregular fibrous platelets and porosity of the medium as a special granular matter flow through a gravity-driven silo discharge is outlined.
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 been directing M.Sc. and Ph.D. studies in her research fields. Her research project on Pulsatile Flow was rewarded 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 30 Journal Papers She has been the acting head of Thermodynamics Branch of Science in the Department of Mechanical Engineering since 2004.