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Huseyin Dogus AKAYDIN

Graduate Research Assistant and Adjunct Lecturer

School/Division

Grove School of Engineering

Department

Mechanical Engineering

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  • Profile

    H. Dogus Akaydin is a graduate research assistant and teaching fellow in Department of Mechanical Engineering at The City College of The City University New York. He is working with Dr. Yiannis Andreopoulos and Dr. Niell Elvin on fluid-structure interaction involving smart materials. He is developing an aeroelectromechanical model to predict the electrical power output of piezoelectric energy harvesters operating in fluid flow.

  • Education

    • B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, 2004, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
    • M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, 2006, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
    • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2011 (expected), Graduate Center of City University of New York, USA

  • Courses Taught

    • ME 436 - Aerothermal Fluids Laboratory

  • Research Interests

    • Fluid-structure interaction involving smart materials
    • Fluidic energy harvesting
    • Turbomachinery design and optimization
    • Flows though porous media

  • Publications

    Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

    1.Akaydın, H. D., Elvin, N., Andreopoulos, Y., Performance of a self-excited fluidic energy harvester (Submitted to Journal of Smart Materials and Structures)

    2.Akaydın, H. D., Pierides, A., Weinbaum, S., Andreopoulos Y., Permeability of soft porous media under one-dimensional compression, Chemical Engineering Science, 66(1):1-14 (2011) (see online)

    3.Akaydın, H. D., Elvin, N., Andreopoulos, Y., Wake of a cylinder: A paradigm for energy harvesting with piezoelectric materials, Experiments in Fluids, 49(1):291-304 (2010) (see online)

    4. Akaydın, H. D., Elvin, N., Andreopoulos, Y., Energy harvesting from highly unsteady fluid flows using piezoelectric materials, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 21(13):1263-1278 (2010) (see online)

    Other Journal Articles

    1.Akaydın, H. D., Epple P., Ertunç, Ö., Einfluss der kompressibilitat auf den wirkungsgrad eines geblases - Teil 1. HLH, 57(1):52-55 (2006) (English title: Effect of compressibility on the efficiency of a fan - Part 1)

    2. Akaydın, H. D., Epple P., Ertunç, Ö., Einfluss der kompressibilitat auf den wirkungsgrad eines geblases - Teil 2. HLH, 57(2): 52-55 (2006) (English title: Effect of compressibility on the efficiency a fan - Part 2)

    Conference and Workshop Proceedings

    1.Akaydın, H. D., Elvin, N., Andreopoulos, Y., Experimental study of a self-excited piezoelectric energy harvester,SMASIS2010-3729, Proc. of 3rdASME Conf. on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, 28 Sep.-1 Oct. 2010, Philadelphia, PA. USA.

    2. Akaydın, H. D.,Elvin, N. Andreopoulos, Y., Energy harvesting from turbulent flows using piezoelectric materials, AIAC-2009-064, Proc. of 5th Ankara Int. Aerospace Conf., 17-19 August 2009. METU, Ankara, Turkey

    3.Akaydın, H. D., Kavsaoğlu, M. Ş., Heat transfer minimization for flows around Joukowski airfoils, AIAC-2005-066, Proc. of 3rd Ankara Int. Aerospace Conf., 22-25 Aug. 2005. METU, Ankara, Turkey

    Conference and Workshop Presentations

    1. Akaydın, H. D., Andreopoulos, Y., Elvin, N., Modeling of Patched Piezoelectric Beams for Energy Harvesting from Fluid Flow, The International Workshop on Piezoelectric Materials and Applications, Aug. 7-11 2011. Blacksburg, VA. USA (Abstract is submitted).

    2. Akaydın, H. D., Elvin, N., Andreopoulos, Y., Self-excited energy harvesting in uniform fluid flows using piezoelectric generators, 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Nov. 21-23, 2010. Long Beach, CA. USA.

    3. Akaydın, H. D., Elvin, N., Andreopoulos, Y., Self-excited piezoelectric energy harvesting from steady fluid flows, 5th Annual Energy Harvesting Workshop, Mar. 3-4 2009. Blacksburg, VA. USA.

    4. Akaydın, H. D., Elvin, N. Andreopoulos, Y., Piezoelectric energy harvesting in the wake of a cylinder, 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Nov. 22-24, 2009. Minneapolis, MN. USA

    5. Andreopoulos, Y., Akaydın, H. D., Elvin, N., Piezoelectric energy harvesting from turbulence in boundary layers, 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics. Nov. 22-24, 2009. Minneapolis, MN. USA

    6. Akaydın, H. D., Andreopoulos, Y., Elvin, N., Energy harvesting from turbulence by using piezoelectric materials, 4th Annual Energy Harvesting Workshop, Jan. 27-29 2009. Blacksburg, VA. USA

    7. Kavsaoğlu, M. Ş., Akaydın, H. D., Yüksek tepkili fan çarkı tasarımı, UHUK-2006-058 I. Ulusal Havacılık ve Uzay Konferansı, 21-23 Sep. 2006. METU, Ankara, Turkey (English Title: Impeller Design for High Reaction Fans)

  • Additional Information

    SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

    • “Outstanding Service” award and certificate by CCNY Mechanical Engineering Department (2011)
    • 6th Doctoral Students Research Grant Competition Award (2011)
    • Graduate Teaching Fellowship by CUNY Graduate Center (Sep. 2007 to Aug. 2010)
    • Scholarship for “Innovation on Energy Harvesting” by Michael Pope Fund (2008 and 2009)
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