FFM - CC Fluid - Flow Metrology - Corporate Consultancy Dr. Vahit CIFTCI (Retired Chief Senior Researcher from Turkish National Metrology Institute of TUBITAK UME, PhD. MSc. BSc. Mechanical Eng.) Mobile Phone:++90 532 43 07 70 E-mail: Vahitciftci53@gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Vahit CIFTCI (PhD. MSc. BSc. Mechanical Eng.), I am a Senior Researcher. After establishing many Primer Metrology laboratories for sixteen years atturkish National Metrology Institute (TUBITAK UME), I started setting up my own Fluid Flow Metrology - Corporate Consultancy Company to provide you, consultancy and training services for establishment and trainings of Testing, Verification and Calibration Laboratories according to 2004/22/EC Directives, ISO and OIML Standards. One of my experiences is to evaluate established measuring system uncertainty budget according to related international standards. And also I have well enough experience for establishments of ISO 17025, ISO 17020 Quality System with the preparation of documents for Accreditations. I was a member of EURAMET (European Metrology Institutes) for thirteen years, BIPM (World Metrology Institute) for ten years and I am the technical and head auditor TURKAK (Turkish Accreditation Foundation) for certification of ISO 17020 and 17025 accreditation Standards for ten years. My special subjects are: Establishment and trainings of testing, verification and calibration laboratories for feeding, controlling and measuring of Water, Oil and Gas flow rate and gas velocity measuring equipment and their axillaries. And also I hav special experiences on establishment and trainings of testing and calibration laboratories for heat meters according to 2004/22/EC Directives, non-automatic Weighing Instruments according to OIML R-76 and Mass Laboratories according to OIML R-111-1, and other Standard. My special Consulting subjects are: 1. General Consulting for establishments and accreditation of Metrology Laboratories according ISO - 17020 and ISO 17025 Standards 1
2. Consulting for establishments and trainings of Gas Flow rate, Water flow rate, oil flow rate and air velocity measuring and calibration laboratories. 3. Consulting for establishments and trainings of mass and volume measuring and calibration laboratories. 4. Consulting for establishments and trainings of Heat meters, Vanes, Pumps, Aspirators/ Ventilators, exhaust emission instruments measuring and verification laboratories according to 2004/22/EC Directives. 5. Consulting for World Bank ICB - procurement preparation and applications. TRAINING SUBJECTS: 1. General Metrology and basic Calibration. 2. General Uncertainty Trainings according to ISO GUM 1995 and EA-04. 3. Measurement and calibration trainings for Oil flow rate measurement and axially equipment with the uncertainty budget according to 2004/22/EC Directives and related ISO and OIML Standards. 4. Measurement and calibration trainings for Gas (Natural gas) flow rate measurement with the uncertainty budget according to 2004/22/EC Directives and related ISO and OIML Standards. 5. Measurement and calibration trainings for Liquid (Water) flow rate measurement with the uncertainty budget according to 2004/22/EC Directives and related ISO and OIML Standards. 6. Measurement and calibration trainings for non-automatic Weighing Instruments with the uncertainty budget according to OIML R-76 and other Standard. 7. Measurement and calibration trainings for Masses with the uncertainty budget according to OIML R-111-1, and other Standard. 8. ISO 17025 Quality System Training and the documentation preparation 9. ISO 17020 Quality System Training and the documentation preparation 10. ISO 9000 Quality System Training and the documentation preparation Consulting Subjects: 1. General Consulting for establishments and accreditation of Metrology Laboratories according ISO - 17020 and ISO 17025 Standards 2. Consulting for establishments and trainings of Gas Flow rate, Water flow rate, oil flow rate and air velocity measuring and calibration laboratories. 3. Consulting for establishments and trainings of mass and volume measuring and calibration laboratories. 2
4. Consulting for establishments and trainings of Heat meters, Vanes, Pumps, Aspirators/ Ventilators, exhaust emission instruments measuring and verification laboratories according to 2004/22/EC Directives. 5. Consulting for World Bank ICB - procurement preparation and applications. EDUCATION: Doctor of Philosophy ( PhD) : University of Strathclyde- GLASGOW-UK 1979-1983, Thermodynamics&Fluid Mechanics. Master of Science (MSc.) : YTÜ (Yıldız Technical University) İSTANBUL 1975-1977 Energy Machines Bachelor of Science (BSc) : YTU (Yıldız Technical University) ISTANBUL 1971-1975 General Mech. Engineer. EMPLOYMENT RECORD: Corporate Consultant : Since January 2012 Head of Fluid Mechanics: 1998-2012 -TÜBİTAK-Ulusal Metroloji Ens.(UME) Head of Mech. group :1995-1998 TÜBİTAK-Ulusal Metroloji Ens.(UME) R & D Engineer :1985 1995 (10 years), Turkish Glass Industry- GEBZE Assistant Prof. :1983 1985 (2 years), Fırat Universitesi - ELAZIĞ Assistant :1977 1978 (1 year), Karaelmas University ZONGULDAK KEY QUALIFICATIONS: World Bank ICB - procurement preparation and application expert: o Project Coordinator May 1997, for the Feasibility project of Second Phase of the Ulusal Metroloji Enstitüsü Laboratories investment program by NPL- Prof. Dr Andrew Wallard, for World Bank credit. o Project Coordinator 2000 2004, for Construction of UME New Metrology Buildings Complex (Turkey Industrial Technology Project (4495 TU), Project No: UME 2000-01). o Project Coordinator 2000-2004, for Management of UME New Metrology Buildings Complex (Turkey Industrial Technology Project (4495 TU), Project No: UME 2000-02), o Project Coordinator, 2000-2004, for Procurements of UME Laboratory Measurement Equipment (Turkey Industrial Technology Project (4495 TU), Project No: UME 2000-03, 2001-02, 2002-01, 2002-02, 2002-03, 2002-04), TURKAK Technical Auditor for 4 years, for ISO 17025 and ISO 17020 accreditations related with fluid flow measurement, Type approval measurement related with 2004/22/EEC, Etc. 3
o Technical auditor for 4 times for accreditation of Natural gas meter verification Laboratories, related with ISO 17020 Standards (Legal Metrology) o Technical auditor for 3 times for accreditation of water meter verification Laboratories, related with ISO 17020 Standards (Legal Metrology) o Technical auditor for 3 times for accreditation of Anemometer for air and water velocity measuring equipment calibration Laboratories, related with ISO 17025 Standards o Technical auditor for 2 times for accreditation of gas meter test and calibration Laboratories, related with ISO 17025 Standards o Technical auditor for 3 times for accreditation of Anemometer for air and water velocity measuring equipment calibration Laboratories, related with ISO 17025 Standards Scientist in Metrology for 15 years. Scientist in Fluid Flow rate measurement, gas flow rate, Liquid flow rate, petroleum, LNG, LPG flow rate measurement for 15 years. Expert in selection of instrumentation and establishing of scientific and Legal Metrology Laboratory on fluid flow rate measurement area and also expert in flow feeding and controlling systems and automations of them. o Establishment of UME fluid mechanics Metrology Laboratories (see: www.ume.tubitak.gov.tr o Establishment of Primary Level Water Flow meter test, verification and Calibration Laboratory and System for Istanbul Water distribution company, 2005 2009 (ISKI) o Establishment of Legal Level Natural gas Flow meter test, verification and Calibration Laboratory for Istanbul Natural gas distribution company, 2011 (IGDAS). o Expert for National and international comparison of flow meters (see: EURAMET FLOW- TC web side and BIPM web side) Project coordinator and project member for EMRP PROJECTS: o EMRP- ENERGY Metrology for Characterisation of Energy Gases, - 2010 o EMRP- ENVIRONMENT ENV07 MeteoMet- Metrology for pressure, temperature, humidity and airspeed in the atmosphere 2011 Expert in finding uncertainty budget for fluid flow measurements system or devices. Scientist in Heat transfer, Energy machines, Fluid Mechanics, Air conditioning design, Glass furnace design and production technology. TRAININGS: 4
1. Total Quality Trainings, TŞCFAŞ / İSTANBUL, 1990 1995 2. ISO 9000 Auditor trainings, TSE / İSTANBUL, May 1995 3. Uncertainty of Measurement & Methods of Evaluation, PTB /GEBZE, September 1995 4. Fluid Flow Measurements, NEL / GLASGOW, September 1995 5. Liquid Volume and density Measurements, NWML/ LONDON, September 1995 6. Leader ship Trainings, YGM / GEBZE, April 1996 7. Establishment of Fluid Flow Laboratory and Measurement techniques for Fluid flow rate and volume measurements, PTB / Braunschweig and BERLİN, September 1996 8. Team Development, Cooperation and Management Skills, PTB /GEBZE, October 1997 9. Time Management and Meeting Management and Leader ship Trainings, KOGEM/BURSA, June 1997 10. Water and Liquids other than water measurements, PTB / Braunschweig, September 2004 11. Using of LDA in flow measurement field, PTB / Gebze, October 2004 12. Weighing-time liquid flow measurement system, PTB / Gebze, November 2004 13. TS EN ISO/IEC 17025 Standards Auditor Education Program- Modul B,C,E,Turkish Accreditation Agency (TURKAK), TURKAK/ UME June 2005 14. TS EN ISO/IEC 17025 Standards Auditor Education, TURKAK/ UME, December 2005 15. Project Management, Turkish Institute for Industrial Management (TUSSIDE), May 2005 16. Strategic Management Turkish Institute for Industrial Management (TUSSIDE), May 2005 17. Gas Mass Flow Calibration, FLUKE/ UME March 2008 18. Internal Control System, Turkish Institute for Industrial Management (TUSSIDE), February 2005 PROJECTS: 1. Report on A study of the Second Phase of the Ulusal Metroloji Enstitüsü investment program for consideration by the IBRD, NPL- Prof. Dr Andrew Wallard, Vahit CIFTCI UME Project Coordinator, May 1997 2. Construction of UME New Metrology Buildings Complex (Turkey Industrial Technology Project (4495 TU), Project No: UME 2000-01), Vahit CIFTCI Project Coordinator 2000-2004, 3. Management of UME New Metrology Buildings Complex (Turkey Industrial Technology Project (4495 TU), Project No: UME 2000-02), Vahit CIFTCI Project Coordinator 2000-2004, 4. Procurements of UME Laboratory Measurement Equipment (Turkey Industrial Technology Project (4495 TU), Project No: UME 2000-03, 2001-02, 2002-01, 2002-02, 2002-03, 2002-04), Vahit CIFTCI Project Coordinator, 2000-2004 5. Feasibility Report for Investigation of existing situation of 7 Region of Turkish Legal metrology organizations belongs to Ministry of Industry and Trade, and development of 5
these Laboratories according to and 2004/22/EEC by Dr. Vahit CIFTCI (project Manager) and his project teem, 2007-2008 6. Project on Establishment of Legal Metrology Laboratories according to 2004/22/EEC, belongs to Ministry of Industry and Trade, by Dr. Vahit CIFTCI (project Manager) and his project teem, 2008 7. G1EP-E9-07-A Metrology for Characterisation of Energy Gases, EMRP - 2010 8. Research Project, Establishment of Primary Level Water Flow meter test and Calibration System for Istanbul Water distribution company, 2005-2009 9. Research Project preparation and offer report about Establishment of Primary Level Water and gas Flow meter test and Calibration System for many companies, 2005-2010 10. Establishment of Volume and Density laboratory, 1995-2001 11. Establishment of Liquid viscosity laboratory, 1998-2002 12. Establishment of Water flow meter calibration laboratory, Flow range up to 3000 m3/h, 1995-2008 13. Establishment of Water flow meter type approval Systems, 2000-2005 14. Establishment of Water pumps and valves type approval Systems, 2000-2005 15. Establishment of Oil flow meter calibration laboratory, flow range up to 300 m3/h, 1995-2010 16. Establishment of Gas flow meter calibration laboratory, Flow range up to 20 000 m3/h, 1995-2008 17. Establishment of Gas flow meter type approval Systems, 2000-2005 18. Establishment of air fans, compressors and valves type approval Systems, 2000-2005 19. Establishment of Air velocity meter (anemometers) calibration laboratory, flow range up to 40 m/s, 2000-2010 20. Preparation of type approval procedures for all above measuring system and devices according to relevant EEC directives and OIML recommendations, 2003-2005. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS 1. Interfacial Shear Stress in Horizontal, Co-Current Gas-Liquid film low, Vahit CIFTCI, PhD. Thesis, Mech. Eng. group- University of Strathclyde, 1983 2. İki fazlı (Gaz/sıvı) akışlardaki kayıp katsayısının eldesi ve tek fazlı akışlardaki ile karşılaştırılması, Vahit Çiftçi, 5.Ulusal Isı Bilmi ve Tekniği Kongresi, Ekim 1985, İSTANBUL 3. Farklı cins ve farklı sıcaklıklardaki sıvı filmi kalınlığının ölçülmesi, Vahit Çiftçi, 9.Ulusal Isı Bilmi ve Tekniği Kongresi, Ekim 1993 -ELAZIĞ 4. A primer standard Measurement System for Volume and density, Çiftçi V.,Kaçmaz S., Akçadağ Ü., Sakarya O.,XIV İMEKO World congress, June 1997 - FINLAND 5. Kütle Birimi kilogramın alt katlarının oluşturulması, Kaçmaz S.,Akçadağ Ü., Sakarya O., Çiftçi V., TMMOB Makine Müh. Odası II. Ulusal ölçüm bilim kongresi,ekim 1997 ESKİŞEHİR 6. Katı cisimlerin Hacim ve Hacim belirsizliklerinin Matematiksel Modeli, Akçadağ Ü., Kaçmaz S.,Sakarya O., Çiftçi V.,TMMOB Makine Müh. Odası,II. Ulusal ölçüm bilim kongresi, Ekim 1997 - ESKİŞEHİR 6
7. Determination of Waiting Time of Cleaned weights before Calibration, S.Kaçmaz, V.Çiftçi, PROCEEDINGS, IMEKO TC 3 / APMF 98 Conference, September 14-18,1998, Korea, pp.203-205 8. Extending Measurement of gas flow meter calibration, Çiftçi V., Akselli B., Kaykısızlı H., IMEKO XV. World Congress, June 13-18, Osaka, 1999,Japan, pp.29-35 9. Ulusal Gaz debi Ölçüm Standardı Bell Prover'ın Tanıtılması, Çiftçi V., Akselli B., Kaykısızlı H., III.Ulusal Ölçüm Bilim Kongresi, 7-8 Ekim 1999 Eskişehir 10. Time evaluation for the steady state condition of weight before the measurements Çiftçi V., Kaçmaz S., Akçadağ Ü., Sakarya O., Measurement, Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 25, 1999, pp. 299-306 11. Gaz Debi Ölçüm Aralığının Orifis Sistemi ile Genişletilmesi ve Anemometre Kalibrasyonu, Çiftçi V., Akselli B., Kaykısızlı H., III.Ulusal Ölçüm Bilim Kongresi, 7-8 Ekim 1999 Eskişehir 12. An Inter-comparison of Bell Prover Facilities at Twelve European Laboratories Using Rotary Gas Meter (EUROMET Project No 425) Report, 1 March 2000. 13. Blockage effect of Mechanical Anemometers Çiftçi V., Akselli B.,Kaykısızlı H., IFLOMEKO 2000, 10 th International Conference on Flow Measurement, June 4-8, 2000, Salvador- BRAZIL. 14. Akışkan Akışı Ölçümlerinde Temel Prensipler ve Uygulamalar Çiftçi V., Akselli B., aykısızlı H., UME Endüstriyel Eğitim El kitabı, Mayıs 2000. 15. Akışkan Debisi ölçümü Yapan Cihazların Seçimini Etkileyen Faktörler bildirisi, Çiftçi V., Akselli B. Kaykısızlı H, IV. Ulusal Ölçümbilim Kongresi, 25-26 Ekim 2001, Eskişehir. 16. Principle Of Converting The Mechanical Movements To Electrical Signals By Turbine Meters, Hakan Kaykısızlı, Dr.Vahit Çiftçi, Ernur Karadoğan, Başak Akselli, XI FLOMEKO International Conference, 12-14 May, 2003 Groningen, The Netherlands 17. UME Test Facilities For Oil Flow Measurement Up To 300 m 3 /h, Dr.Vahit Çiftçi, Başak Akselli, September 2004 XII. Flomeko Conference, China, Proceeding of ICFM 2004. pp.200-207 18. UME Test Facilities For Water Flow Measurement Up To 3 000 m 3 /h, Dr.Vahit Çiftçi, Başak Akselli, September 2004 XII. Flomeko Conference, China, Proceeding of ICFM 2004. pp.214-222 19. Introducing UME Diverters And Weighing Systems For Water And Hydrocarbon Flow Measurement Dr.Vahit Çiftçi, Başak Akselli, Erdem Ergen, Ferhat Tigrel, September 2004 XII. Flomeko Conference, China, Proceeding of ICFM 2004. pp.229-233 20. UME Gas Flow Rate Measurement Systems And The New Wind Tunnel With LDA Dr.Vahit Çiftçi, Hakan Kaykısızlı, September 2004 XII. Flomeko Conference, China, Proceeding of ICFM 2004. pp.100-104 21. Inter-comparison report for Water measuring System by two Electromagnetic meters at Fourteen European Countries (EUROMET Project No 699 November 2005 22. UME Sıvı debi Ölçüm Sistemleri, Dr. Vahit Çiftçi, Başak Akselli, Birol Ongun, M. Serkan Yıldırım, TMMOB Makine Müh. Odası,VI. Ulusal ölçüm bilim kongresi, Kasım 2005 ESKİŞEHİR 23. UME Gaz debi Ölçüm Sistemleri, Dr. Vahit Çiftçi, Hakan Kaykısızlı. Alper Elkatmış, TMMOB Makine Müh. Odası,VI. Ulusal ölçüm bilim kongresi, Kasım 2005 ESKİŞEHİR 24. 2004/22/EC, Ölçü Aletleri Direktifi Doğrultusunda Ce Markasının Alınması ve Tip Onay Testleri Dr. Vahit Çiftçi, Başak Akselli, TMMOB Makine Müh. Odası,VII. Ulusal ölçüm bilim kongresi, Ekim 2008 İZMİR 25. Su Sayaçları Kalibrasyonu, İzlenebilirliliğinin Sağlanması ve Yasal Metroloji Açısından Önemi Dr. Vahit Çiftçi, TMMOB Makine Müh. Odası,VII. Ulusal ölçüm bilim kongresi, Ekim 2008 İZMİR 26. UME - LDA Hız ölçüm referans sisteminin uluslararası karşılaştırma sonuçları ve sonrası gelişmeler Dr. Vahit Çiftçi, Alper Elkatmış, Ex-en mühendislik 2009 kullanıcılar Konferansı, 22-23 Ekim 2009, Bostancı,İSTANBUL 27. Sağlıkta ve Diğer Alanlarda Kullanılan Akışkan Debisi Ölçüm Cihazlarının İzlenebilirliklerinin Güvenilirliği ve Uluslararası Karşılaştırmalarla Bağlantısı, Dr. 7
Vahit Çiftçi, III. Ulusal Tıbbi Cihazlar İmalatı Sanayi Kongre ve Sergisi, Samsun, 6-7 Kasım 2009, ss. 201-208. 28. Investigation of laminar flow in micro channels through µpiv measurements at UME Akselli B., Çiftçi V., Kholmatov A., Nasibov H. International Metrology Conference CAFMET 2010, Cairo, Egypt 29. Reference Standard Design for Flow Caibration of Mechanical Ventilator and Lung Simulator Calibrators (Mekanik Vantilatör ve Akciğer Simulatoru Debi Kalibratörü Kalibrasyonları için Referans Standart Tasarımı), Kaykısızlı H., Çiftçi V. BİYOMUT 2010 : 15. Biyomedikal Mühendisliği Ulusal Toplantısı-BİYOMUT 2010 (21-24 Nisan 2010) Antalya, August 2010 IEEE Xplore 30. Uncertainty Considerations for Gas Flow Rate Reference Measurement Systems, Hakan Kaykısızlı, Vahit Ciftçi, İlker Meral, CAL-LAB (The International Jurnal of Metrology), April,May, June 2010 Volume 17, Number 2 Page 23 OTHER PUBLICATIONS 1. 96TY01 NEL ve NWML Report, Ciftci V., 1996 2. 98TY01 Fluid Mechanics, Industrial training hand book, Çiftçi V., Akselli B., 1998 3. 99TY01 Report about 4 th International Symposium on Fluid Flow Measurement, Çiftçi V. 27-30 June 1999 4. 99TY02 Report Basic principles and practice of flow measurement Ciftci V., 18-20 May 1999, 5. 00TY01An Intercomparision of Bell Prover facilities at twelve European Laboratories using a rotary Gas Meter, EUROMET Project No 425, 1 March 2000 6. 00TY02 Basic Principle and application for Fluid Flow measurements, 2002, Çiftçi V., Akselli B., Kaygısızlı H. 7. 06TY02 EUROMET Report, / PORTIQUES, 21.03.2006/ 23.03.2006, Vahit Çiftçi, 06TY03 G2AS Basic principle and applications for Liquid Flow Measurements, Çiftçi V., Akselli B.Ongun B., Mart 2009, 8. 06TY02 G2AG Basic principle and applications for gas Flow Measurements, Çiftçi V., Kaykısızlı H.,Elkatmis A., Mart 2009, 9. 06TY04 G2AH Basic principle and applications for gas velocity Measurements, Çiftçi V., Elkatmis A., Mart 2009, GUEST RESEARCHER 1. EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Boras-SWEDEN, March 1998 2. EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Vienna - AUSTRIA, March 1999 3. 4. International Symposium on Fluid Flow, NIST /Denver USA, July 1999 4. XV. IMEKO World Congress, IMEKO/ Osaka-Japan June 1999 5. EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Varshow POLAND March 2000 6. FLOMEKO 2000, The 10th International Conference on Fow, FLOMRKO/Salvador Brazil, June 2000 7. BIPM WGFF and EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Istanbul - TURKEY, March 2001 8. EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Pointier - France, March 2002 9. 5. International Symposium on Fluid Flow, BIPM-WGFF +NIST / Arlington - USA, June 2002 10. EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Prague Check Republic, Marc 2003 11. XI FLOMEKO International Conference, Groningen NETHERLANDS, May 2003 12. EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Seleniko - GREECE, Marc2005 8
13. BIPM WGFF Meetings, Paris - France, April 2005 14. EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Lisbon - PORTUGAL, Marc2006 15. EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Istanbul - TURKEY, March 2007 16. EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Berlin - GERMANY, March 2008 17. BIPM WGFF Meetings, Paris - France, April 2008 18. VII. Measurement Science Congress, TMMO-Izmir - TURKEY, October 2008 19. EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Copenhagen, DENMARK, March 2009 20. EURAMET TC-FLOW Meetings, Glasgow - UK, March 2010 MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: 1. EUROMET- TC F, Flow : Technical Committee member 2. EUROMET- TC F, Gas Flow : Sub committee member 3. EUROMET- TC F, Liquid Flow : Sub committee member 4. EUROMET- TC F, Fluid Properties : Sub committee member 5. BIPM/CIPM- WGFF : Technical Committee member 6. IMEKO TC-9 : Technical Committee member 7. TURKAK (Turkish Accreditation Agency), Technical Auditor, In the fields of Fluid Mechanics 8. Member of MMO ( Mechanical Engineering Chamber) 9. Working Committee member for the MID Directives and New Regulations in Legal Metrology, Ministry of Industry and Trade, 2007. 10. Working Committee member of OLCUBIR for Development of Flow meters with electronic devices. LANGUAGES: English (Fluent in reading, writing and speaking) CERTIFICATION: I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, these data correctly describe me, my qualifications, and my experience. Dr. Vahit CIFTCI Consultant 15.02.2012 9