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Acoustics

Acoustics are present in airplanes as well as hearts.

Finite Element Method

We are interested in finite element method when solving PDEs.

Metaheuristic optimization

Metaheuristic approaches can be useful when solving combinatorial optimization problems.

Thermoacoustic Instability

TA instabilities are arising in combustors of rocket and gas turbine engines.

Ventricle Assist Devices

Developing the current VADs is vital to assist the increasing number of patients with heart failures.

Wound Healing

Wound healing is a diffusion driven, millennium old phenomenon occurring in almost every creature.

publications

Shape Optimization for Thermoacoustic Instability (Oral Presentation)

Published in Presented in Rolls Royce Doctoral Network, Derby, UK, 2022

Recommended citation: Ekrem Ekici, "Shape Optimization for Thermoacoustic Instability (Oral Presentation)." Presented in Rolls Royce Doctoral Network, Derby, UK, 2022.

Thermodynamic assessment of a geothermal power and cooling cogeneration system with cryogenic energy storage

Published in Energy Conversion and Management, 2022

Recommended citation: Tu{\u{g}}berk {\c{C}}etin, Jie Zhu, Ekrem Ekici, Mehmet Kanoglu, "Thermodynamic assessment of a geothermal power and cooling cogeneration system with cryogenic energy storage." Energy Conversion and Management, 2022.

Adjoint Based Shape Optimization for Thermoacoustic Stability of Combustors using NURBS

Published in UK Fluids Conference, 17-19 October, Glasgow, UK, 2023

Recommended citation: E. Ekici, M. Juniper, "Adjoint Based Shape Optimization for Thermoacoustic Stability of Combustors using NURBS." UK Fluids Conference, 17-19 October, Glasgow, UK, 2023.

Real-time parameter inference of nonlinear bluff-body-stabilized flame models using Bayesian neural network ensembles

Published in In the proceedings of Turbo Expo: Power for Land, Sea, and Air, 2023

Recommended citation: Maximilian Croci, Ushnish Sengupta, Ekrem Ekici, Matthew Juniper, "Real-time parameter inference of nonlinear bluff-body-stabilized flame models using Bayesian neural network ensembles." In the proceedings of Turbo Expo: Power for Land, Sea, and Air, 2023.
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Shape Sensitivities for Thermoacoustic Stability of Annular Combustors.

Published in In the proceedings of Symposium on Thermoacoustics in Combustion: Industry meets Academia (SoTiC), 11-14 September, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023

Recommended citation: E. Ekici, M. Juniper, "Shape Sensitivities for Thermoacoustic Stability of Annular Combustors.." In the proceedings of Symposium on Thermoacoustics in Combustion: Industry meets Academia (SoTiC), 11-14 September, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023.
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Adjoint Based Shape Optimization for Thermoacoustic Stability of Combustors Using Free Form Deformation

Published in In the proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, London, UK, 2024

Recommended citation: E. Ekici, M. Juniper, "Adjoint Based Shape Optimization for Thermoacoustic Stability of Combustors Using Free Form Deformation." In the proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, London, UK, 2024.
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Adjoint Based Shape Optimization for Thermoacoustic Stability of Combustors using Free Form Deformation

Published in British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (BAMC), 9-11 April, Newcastle, UK, 2024

Recommended citation: E. Ekici, M. Juniper, "Adjoint Based Shape Optimization for Thermoacoustic Stability of Combustors using Free Form Deformation." British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (BAMC), 9-11 April, Newcastle, UK, 2024.

Shape sensitivity of thermoacoustic oscillations in an annular combustor with a 3D adjoint Helmholtz solver

Published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2024

Recommended citation: Ekrem Ekici, Stefano Falco, Matthew Juniper, "Shape sensitivity of thermoacoustic oscillations in an annular combustor with a 3D adjoint Helmholtz solver." Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2024.
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Computational modeling and dispersion tracking of drug within wound dressing hydrogel

Published in In the proceedings of IUPESM World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2025, Adelaide, Australia, 2025

Recommended citation: F. Alzamel, E. Ekici, A.S. Dalaq, "Computational modeling and dispersion tracking of drug within wound dressing hydrogel." In the proceedings of IUPESM World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2025, Adelaide, Australia, 2025.

Design and performance testing of implantable leads for ventricular assist devices

Published in In the proceedings of IUPESM World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2025, Adelaide, Australia, 2025

Recommended citation: E. Ekici, F. AlThiyabi, A. Alzaydi, "Design and performance testing of implantable leads for ventricular assist devices." In the proceedings of IUPESM World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2025, Adelaide, Australia, 2025.

Helmholtz-x: Parallelized adjoint open source solver for the thermoacoustic Helmholtz equation

Published in Engineering with Computers, 2025

Recommended citation: Ekrem Ekici, Stefano Falco, Matthew Juniper, "Helmholtz-x: Parallelized adjoint open source solver for the thermoacoustic Helmholtz equation." Engineering with Computers, 2025.
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Investigation of the Effects of Contact Pressure in Thermal Interface Materials Used at Equipment–Structure Interfaces in Satellite Systems on Thermal Performance and Vibration Characteristics

Published in In the proceedings of International Congress on New Trends in Mechanics 2025, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2025

Recommended citation: M. Gul, E. Ekici, A. Tatar, "Investigation of the Effects of Contact Pressure in Thermal Interface Materials Used at Equipment–Structure Interfaces in Satellite Systems on Thermal Performance and Vibration Characteristics." In the proceedings of International Congress on New Trends in Mechanics 2025, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2025.

Shape Optimization of an Industrial Aeroengine Combustor to Reduce Thermoacoustic Instability

Published in Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 2025

Recommended citation: Ekrem Ekici, Matthew Juniper, "Shape Optimization of an Industrial Aeroengine Combustor to Reduce Thermoacoustic Instability." Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 2025.
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A spatial healing metric for wound healing modeling

Published in Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 2026

Recommended citation: Ekrem Ekici, Ahmed Dalaq, "A spatial healing metric for wound healing modeling." Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 2026.
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Improving percutaneous driveline performance by mechanical design modifications

Published in International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 2026

Recommended citation: Ekrem Ekici, Alperen Koç, Faleh AlThiyabi, "Improving percutaneous driveline performance by mechanical design modifications." International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 2026.
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talks

Adjoint Based Shape Optimization for Thermoacoustic Stability of Combustors

Published: October 19, 2023

Upon Dr. Alexander Wray's invitation, I have given a seminer in Deparment of Engineering, University of Strathclyde.

helmholtz-x : Parallelized Open-source Solver for Thermoacoustic Helmholtz Equation

Published: February 22, 2024

I have given a talk about my solver helmholtz-x upon my visit of Wolfgang Polifke's research group.

Adjoint-based Shape Optimization for Thermoacoustic Stability of Combustors Using Free Form Deformation (Poster Presentation)

Published: April 19, 2024

I did a flash talk and poster presentation in Imperial College London upon invitation.

Shape Optimization of Annular Combustors with an Open Source Parallelized ThermoacousticHelmholtz Solver

Published: March 26, 2025

I have given a talk about my helmholtz-x solver and its applications for combustor designs.

Ekrem Ekici