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Article Citation - WoS: 47Citation - Scopus: 46Surface Charge-Dependent Transport of Water in Graphene Nano-Channels(Springer Verlag, 2018) Çelebi, Alper Tunga; Barışık, Murat; Beşkök, AliDeionized water flow through positively charged graphene nano-channels is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations as a function of the surface charge density. Due to the net electric charge, Ewald summation algorithm cannot be used for modeling long-range Coulomb interactions. Instead, the cutoff distance used for Coulomb forces is systematically increased until the density distribution and orientation of water atoms converged to a unified profile. Liquid density near the walls increases with increased surface charge density, and the water molecules reorient their dipoles with oxygen atoms facing the positively charged surfaces. This effect weakens away from the charged surfaces. Force-driven water flows in graphene nano-channels exhibit slip lengths over 60 nm, which result in plug-like velocity profiles in sufficiently small nano-channels. With increased surface charge density, the slip length decreases and the apparent viscosity of water increases, leading to parabolic velocity profiles and decreased flow rates. Results of this study are relevant for water desalination applications, where optimization of the surface charge for ion removal with maximum flow rate is desired.Article Citation - WoS: 35Citation - Scopus: 39Development of Graphene Nanoplatelet-Reinforced Az91 Magnesium Alloy by Solidification Processing(Springer Verlag, 2018) Kandemir, SinanIt is a challenging task to effectively incorporate graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) which have recently emerged as potential reinforcement for strengthening metals into magnesium-based matrices by conventional solidification processes due to their large surface areas and poor wettability. A solidification processing which combines mechanical stirring and ultrasonic dispersion of reinforcements in liquid matrix was employed to develop AZ91 magnesium alloy matrix composites reinforced with 0.25 and 0.5 wt.% GNPs. The microstructural studies conducted with scanning and transmission electron microscopes revealed that fairly uniform distribution and dispersion of GNPs through the matrix were achieved due to effective combination of mechanical and ultrasonic stirring. The GNPs embedded into the magnesium matrix led to significant enhancement in the hardness, tensile strength and ductility of the composites compared to those of unreinforced AZ91 alloy. The strength enhancement was predominantly attributed to the grain refinement by the GNP addition and dislocation generation strengthening due to the coefficient of thermal expansion mismatch between the matrix and reinforcement. The improved ductility was attributed to the refinement of β eutectics by transforming from lamellar to the divorced eutectics due to the GNP additions. In addition, the strengthening efficiency of the composite with 0.25 wt.% GNP was found to be higher than those of the composite with 0.5 wt.% GNP as the agglomeration tendency of GNPs is increased with increasing GNP content. These results were compared with those of the GNP-reinforced magnesium composites reported in the literature, indicating the potential of the process introduced in this study in terms of fabricating light and high-performance metal matrix composites.Article Citation - WoS: 33Citation - Scopus: 39Molecular Free Paths in Nanoscale Gas Flows(Springer Verlag, 2015) Barışık, Murat; Beşkök, AliAverage distance traveled by gas molecules between intermolecular collisions, known as the mean free path (MFP), is a key parameter for characterizing gas flows in the entire Knudsen regime. Recent literature presents variations in MFP as a function of the surface confinement, which is in disagreement with the kinetic theory and leads to wrong physical interpretations of nanoscale gas flows. This controversy occurs due to erroneous definition and calculation practices, such as consideration of gas wall collisions, using local bins smaller than a MFP, and utilizing time frames shorter than a mean collision time in the MFP calculations. This study reports proper molecular MFP calculations in nanoscale confinements by using realistic molecular surfaces. We utilize molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to calculate gas MFP in three-dimensional periodic systems of various sizes and for force-driven gas flows confined in nano-channels. Studies performed in the transition flow regime in various size nano-channels and under a range of gas–surface interaction strengths have shown isotropic mean travelled distance and MFP values in agreement with the kinetic theory regardless of the surface forces and surface adsorption effects. Comparison of the velocity profiles obtained in MD simulations with the linearized Boltzmann solutions at predicted Knudsen values shows good agreement in the bulk of the channels, while deviations in the near wall region due to the influence of surface forces are reported.Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 26Thixoforming of A356/Sic and A356/Tib2 Nanocomposites Fabricated by a Combination of Green Compact Nanoparticle Incorporation and Ultrasonic Treatment of the Melted Compact(Springer Verlag, 2014) Kandemir, Sinan; Atkinson, Helen V.; Weston, David P.; Hainsworth, Sarah V.Thixoforming is a type of semi-solid processing which is based on forming metals in the semi-solid state rather than fully liquid or solid state. There have been no reports of the thixoforming of nanocomposites in the literature. The incorporation of ceramic nanoparticles into liquid metals is a challenging task for the fabrication of metal matrix nanocomposites due to their large surface-to-volume ratio and poor wettability. Previous research work by a number of workers has highlighted the challenges with the incorporation of nanoparticles into liquid aluminum alloy. In the present study, SiC and TiB2 nanoparticles with an average diameter between 20 and 30 nm were firstly incorporated into green compacts by a powder forming route, and then the compacts were melted and treated ultrasonically. The microstructural studies reveal that the engulfment and relatively effective distribution of the nanoparticles into the melt were achieved. The hardness was considerably improved with only 0.8 wt pct addition of the nanoparticles. The nanocomposites were successfully thixoformed at a solid fraction between 0.65 and 0.70. The microstructures, hardness, and tensile mechanical properties of the thixoformed nanocomposites were investigated and compared with those of the as-received A356 and thixoformed A356 alloys. The tensile properties of the thixoformed nanocomposites were significantly enhanced compared to thixoformed A356 alloy without reinforcement, indicating the strengthening effects of the nanoparticles.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 9Effects of Thermal Dispersion on Heat Transfer in Cross-Flow Tubular Heat Exchangers(Springer Verlag, 2012) Sano, Y.; Kuwahara, F.; Mobedi, Moghtada; Nakayama, A.Effects of thermal dispersion on heat transfer and temperature field within cross-flow tubular heat exchangers are investigated both analytically and numerically, exploiting the volume averaging theory in porous media. Thermal dispersion caused by fluid mixing due to the presence of the obstacles plays an important role in enhancing heat transfer. Therefore, it must be taken into account for accurate estimations of the exit temperature and total heat transfer rate. It is shown that the thermal dispersion coefficient is inversely proportional to the interstitial heat transfer coefficient. The present analysis reveals that conventional estimations without consideration of the thermal dispersion result in errors in the fluid temperature development and underestimation of the total heat transfer rate. © Springer-Verlag 2011.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 4Strain Gauges of Gasb-Fega1.3 Eutectic Composites(Springer Verlag, 2004) Aliyev, M.I.; Khalilova, A. A.; Arasly, D. H.; Rahimov, R. N.; Tanoğlu, Metin; Özyüzer, LütfiA needle-shaped metallic FeGa1.3 phase oriented in a specific direction and uniformly distributed within a GaSb matrix was grown by a vertical Bridgman method. Strain-gauge characteristics, such as strain-sensitivity coefficient (S), temperature coefficient of strain sensitivity (TCS) and temperature coefficient of resistance, of GaSb and GaSb-FeGa1.3 eutectic alloy have been investigated in the range of 200 to 400 K under deformation up to strains of 1.3 × 10-3. The value of S of the GaSb-FeGa1.3 composition is measured to be 40 ± 5 and its TCS is about 0.2% deg-1 when the current is perpendicular to the needles and the needles are parallel to the plane of the gauge substrate. The strain-sensitivity characteristics are linear and hysteresis free in the investigated temperature range in the aforementioned direction. It was found that GaSb-FeGa1.3-based strain gauges possess better deformation characteristics than GaSb-based gauges.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 7An Iterative Numerical Method for Determination of Temperature-Dependent Friction Coefficients in Thermomechanical Model Analysis of Cold Bolt Forging(Springer Verlag, 2013) İnce, Umut; Güden, MustafaA set of temperature-dependent friction coefficients was developed to increase the accuracy of finite element (FE) simulations of cold bolt forging. The initially attained friction coefficients at different temperatures were calibrated with the iterations between the experimental and thermomechanical model extrusion test loads. The constant friction coefficient and the determined set of friction coefficients as function of temperature were then implemented to the simulations of the cold bolt-forging processes. Further calibrations and model validations were made based on the temperature measurements of the workpiece in the actual bolt-forging processes. To show the advantages of developed temperature-dependent friction coefficients, the loads of four different bolt-forging processes were compared with the thermomechanical model loads calculated using the constant friction and temperature-dependent friction coefficients. The modeling results indicated that the use of temperature-dependent friction coefficients in the FE simulations resulted in nearer temperature distributions and the loads of the workpiece during forging as compared with the use of a constant friction coefficient.