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Acknowledgments
Bringing a book to fruition is not an easy job
since it requires lots of effort and time tirelessly
put upon. This particular book on Advanced
Power Generation has caused many sleepless
nights,without tears, butwith smiles.Wehave
extensively benefited from our previously
publishedworks, especially with the graduate
studentsofDr. IbrahimDincer,namely,Pouria
Ahmadi, Eda Cetinkaya, Rami El-Emam,
Ahmet Ozbilen, Hasan Ozcan and Tahir
Ratlamwala for various illustrations and case
studies.We sincerely acknowledge their assis-
tance. Dr. Dincer also acknowledges the
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support provided by the Turkish Academy
of Sciences.
Last but not least, we warmly thank our
wives, GulsenDincer and Iuliana Zamfirescu,
andour childrenMeliha,Miray, IbrahimEren,
Zeynep and Ibrahim Emir Dincer, and Ioana
Zamfirescu. They have been a great source
of support and motivation, and their patience
and understanding throughout this book
have been most appreciated.
Ibrahim Dincer and Calin Zamfirescu
Oshawa, June 2014
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