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Fikret
INAL Professor |
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B.S., Ankara University Ph.D., University of California Los
Angeles |
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Contact
Information: Department of Chemical
Engineering Izmir Institute of
Technology Gulbahce-Urla, 35430
Izmir, TURKEY Phone:
+90(232) 750 6654 Fax:
+90(232) 750 6645 Email:
fikretinal [at] iyte.edu.tr |
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Research
Interests § Toxic Byproduct
Formation in Hydrocarbon Fuel Combustion § Effects of Fuel
Additives on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PAC) and Soot Formation § Analysis of Coke
Formation in Internal Combustion Engines § Steam Cracking of
Hydrocarbons § Optical
Techniques for Combustion Systems § Chemical Reaction
Engineering Courses
Taught § Advanced Reaction Engineering § Material and
Energy Balances in Engineering § Flames § Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design § Chemical
Engineering Thermodynamics § Fluid Mechanics Honors
and Awards §
Graduate Fellowship by Chevron/Texaco,
1999. § Graduate
Fellowship by the Turkish Council of Higher Education, 1994. Publications
and Presentations § Bekat, T., Inal, F., (2014) “Effects of Dimethyl Ether on n-Butane
Oxidation” Fuel, 115; 861-869. § Bekat, T., Erdogan, M., Inal, F., Genc, A., (2012) “Prediction of the bottom ash formed in
a coal-fired power plant using artificial neural networks” Energy, 45;
882-887. § Sofuoglu, S. C., Aslan, G., Inal, F., Sofuoglu, A. (2011) “An assessment of indoor air
concentrations and health risks of volatile organic compounds in three primary
schools” Int .J. Hyg.
Environ. Health, 214; 36-46. § Inal, F. (2010)
“Artificial neural network prediction of tropospheric ozone concentrations in
Istanbul, Turkey” CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, 38;
897-908. § Inal, F., Yetgin, S., Aksu, G.T., Simsek, S., Sofuoglu, A., Sofuoglu, S.C. (2009) “Activated carbon adsorption of
fuel oxygenates MTBE and ETBE from water” Water Air Soil Pollut,
204; 155-163. § Gonen, M., Balkose, D., Inal, F., and Ulku, S. (2008) “The effect of zinc stearate
on thermal degradation of paraffin wax” Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 94; 737-742. § Baytak, D., Sofuoglu, A., Inal, F., Sofuoglu, S.C. (2008) “Seasonal variation in drinking
water concentrations of disinfection by-products in Izmir and associated
human health risks” Science of the Total Environment, 407; 286-296. § Kabaca, Ş.M., Gerger, V., Yetgin, S., Sofuoğlu, S.C., İnal,
F. “İstanbul ili ozon konsantrasyonlarının
yapay sinir ağları ile tahmini” 7. Ulusal Çevre Mühendisliği Kongresi, 34-40, 24-27 Ekim
2007, İzmir. § Yetgin, S., Şimşek, S., Aksu,
T.G., Sofuoğlu, A., İnal,
F. “Adsorpsiyon yöntemi ile MTBE ve ETBE’nin
sudan uzaklaştırılması”
7. Ulusal Çevre Mühendisliği Kongresi,
710-719 (Poster), 24-27 Ekim 2007, İzmir. § Baytak, D., İnal, F., Sofuoğlu,
A., Sofuoğlu, S.C. “İzmir
içme suyundaki dezenfeksiyon yan ürünü derişimlerinin mevsimsel ve kaynağa göre değişkenliği” 7. Ulusal
Çevre Mühendisliği Kongresi, 223-228, 24-27 Ekim
2007, İzmir. § Gönen, M., Balköse, D., İnal, F., Ülkü, S. “The effect of zinc stearate
on thermal degradation of paraffin wax” 31st International Vacuum
Microbalance Techniques Conference, 56-57 (Abstract), September 12-14 2007, İzmir-Turkey. § Inal, F. (2006)
“Artificial neural network predictions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
formation in premixed n-heptane flames” Fuel
Processing Technology, 87; 1031-1036. § Kavcar, P., Odabasi, M., Kitis, M., Inal, F., Sofuoglu, S.C. (2006)
“Occurrence, oral exposure and risk assessment of volatile organic compounds
in drinking water for Izmir” Water Research, 40; 3219-3230. § Inal, F., Senkan, S.M. (2005) “Effects of Oxygenate Concentration
on Species Mole Fractions in Premixed n-Heptane
Flames” Fuel, 84; 495-503. § Gonen, M., Balkose, D., Inal, F., and Ulku, S. (2005) “Zinc Stearate
Production by Precipitation and Fusion Processes” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 44;
1627-1633. § Inal, F., Tayfur, G., Melton, T.R., and Senkan,
S.M. (2003) “Experimental and Artificial Neural Network Modeling Study on
Soot Formation in Premixed Hydrocarbon Flames” Fuel, 82(12); 1477-1490. § Inal, F., Tayfur, G., “Artificial neural network prediction of soot
properties in premixed hydrocarbon flames”, Proceedings of the First
International Exergy, Energy and Environment
Symposium, pp. 905-909 (2003). § Inal, F. and Senkan, S.M (2002) “Effects of Oxygenate Additives on
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Soot Formation” Combust. Sci. and
Tech., 174( 9); 1-19. § Inal, F. and Senkan, S.M (2002) “Effects of Equivalence Ratio on
Species and Soot Concentrations in Premixed n-Heptane
Flames” Combust. Flame, 131(1-2); 16-28. § Inal, F. and Senkan, S.M. “Experimental Study on Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons and Soot Formation in Premixed n-Heptane
Flame” Proceeding of the Second Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, 975-986,
2002. § Inal, F., Melton,
T.R., and Senkan, S.M. “Effects of Fuel Type and
Equivalence Ratio on Soot Formation in Premixed Hydrocarbon Flames”
Proceeding of the Second International Symposium on Air Quality Management at
Urban. Regional and Global Scales, 263-269, 2001. § Inal, F and Senkan, S.M. “Effects of Fuel Additive on Carbon Deposit
and Emissions from a Single Cylinder SI Engine” Proceeding of the Fourth
International Thermal Energy Congress, 239-244, 2001. § Melton, T.R., Inal, F., and Senkan, S.M.
(2000) “The Effects of Equivalence Ratio on the Formation of Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Soot in Premixed Ethane Flames” Combust. Flame, 121(4); 671-678. § Inal, F. and Senkan, S.M. “Effects of Oxygenate Additives on
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Soot Formation in Premixed n-Heptane Flames” Proceedings: 1999 Fall Meeting Western
States Section / The Combustion Institute, October 1999, Paper 99F-011 § Melton, T.R., Inal, F., and Senkan, S.M. “The
Effects of Equivalence Ratio on the Formation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
and Soot in Premixed Propane Flames: Experiments and Modeling”, Paper
presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting,
November 1999. § Inal, F., Melton,
T.R., and Senkan, S.M. “Comparative Study on Soot
Characterization in Premixed, Laminar, Hydrocarbon Flames”, Poster presented
at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, November
1999. § Chan, K.Y.G., Inal, F., and Senkan, S.M.,
(1998) “Suppression of Coke Formation in the Steam Cracking of Alkanes: Ethane and Propane” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 37;
901-907. §
Melton, T.R., Inal, F., and
Senkan, S.M. “The Effects of Equivalence Ratio on
the Formation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Soot in Premixed Ethane
Flames”, Poster presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Annual Meeting, November 1998. |