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Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 7Investigating the Effects of Pa66 Electrospun Nanofibers Layered Within an Adhesive Composite Joint Fabricated Under Autoclave Curing(American Chemical Society, 2023) Esenoğlu, Gözde; Tanoğlu, Metin; Barışık, Murat; İplikçi, Hande; Yeke, Melisa; Nuhoğlu, Kaan; Türkdoğan, Ceren; Martin, Seçkin; Aktaş, Engin; Dehneliler, Serkan; Gürbüz, Ahmet Ayberk; İriş, Mehmet ErdemEnhancing the performance of adhesively joined composite components is crucial for various industrial applications. In this study, polyamide 66 (PA66) nanofibers produced by electrospinning were coated on unidirectional carbon/epoxy prepregs to increase the bond strength of the composites. Carbon/epoxy prepregs with/without PA66 nanofiber coating on the bonding region were fabricated using the autoclave, which is often used in the aerospace industry. The single lap shear Charpy impact energy and Mode-I fracture toughness tests were employed to examine the effects of PA66 nanofibers on the mechanical properties of the joint region. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to investigate the nanofiber morphology and fracture modes. The thermal characteristics of Polyamide 66 nanofibers were explored by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). We observed that the electrospun PA66 nanofiber coating on the prepreg surfaces substantially improves the joint strength. Results revealed that the single lap shear and Charpy impact strength values of the composite joint are increased by about 79 and 24%, respectively, by coating PA66 nanofibers onto the joining region. The results also showed that by coating PA66 nanofibers, the Mode-I fracture toughness value was improved by about 107% while the glass transition temperature remained constant.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 7Enhanced Temperature Uniformity With Minimized Pressure Drop in Electric Vehicle Battery Packs at Elevated C-Rates(Wiley, 2022) Güngör, Şahin; Çetkin, ErdalThe trend of transition from fossil fuel to electrification in transportation is a result of no carbon emission produced by electric vehicles (EVs) during their daily operations. Furthermore, the global carbon footprint of EVs can be minimized if the electricity is generated from renewable sources such as wind and solar. On the other hand, there are some drawbacks of these vehicles such as charging time being very long and the mileage range of vehicles not at the desired level. Battery cells are being charged at relatively high C-rates to eliminate these problems, yet high current rates accelerate the aging of batteries and capacity losses due to the generated heat. Generated heat causes overheating, and excess temperature triggers degradation and thermal runaway risks. This paper uncovers how the battery pack temperature uniformity and strict thermal control can be achieved with heat transfer enhancement by conduction (cold plates) and convection (vascular channels). We aimed to reduce the energy consumption of the EV battery pack system while increasing the thermal performance. The impact of the thermal contact resistance is also considered for many realistic scenarios. The results indicate that an integrated system with cold plates and vascular channels satisfies the temperature uniformity requirement (over 81%) with comparatively less pumping power (∼72%) of advanced electric vehicles for relatively high C-rates. Furthermore, findings show the temperature level can increase up to 4°C as thermal contact resistance increases. The proposed cooling technique, which has low cost, easy application, and lower energy consumption superiorities, can be implemented in palpable EV battery packs.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 10Spray Analysis of Biodiesels Derived From Various Biomass Resources in a Constant Volume Spray Chamber(American Chemical Society, 2022) Ulu, Anılcan; Yıldız, Güray; Rodriguez, Alvaro Diez; Özkol, ÜnverThis research aimed to analyze the spray characteristics of various biodiesels, which have rarely been investigated in terms of spray analysis in the literature compared to fossil diesel. For this purpose, four different methyl ester-type biodiesels were produced from canola, corn, cottonseed, and sunflower oils. These feedstocks were selected due to their wide availability in Turkey and being among the significant resources for biodiesel production. Measured physical properties of biodiesel samples showed that biodiesel fuels had, on average, 1.7 to 1.9 times higher viscosities, 5.3 to 6.6% larger densities, and 37 to 39.1% higher contact angle values than the reference diesel fuel. Spray characteristics of all fuels were experimentally examined in a constant volume spray chamber under chamber pressures of 0, 5, 10, and 15 bar and injection pressures of 600, 800, and 1000 bar. All tested biodiesels performed, on average, 3 to 20% longer spray penetration lengths, 5 to 30% narrower spray cone angles, and 5-18% lesser spray areas than the reference diesel fuel under chamber pressures of 5 and 10 bar. No significant differences occurred at 15 bar ambient pressure between biodiesels and diesel. In addition, analytical and empirical predictions showed that biodiesels had around 21.2-35.1% larger SMD values and approximately 7% lower air entrainment.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 8Detailed Investigation of Three-Dimensional Modeling and Printing Technologies From Medical Images To Analyze Femoral Head Fractures Using Finite Element Analysis(Elsevier, 2022) Çıklacandır, Samet; Mihçin, Şenay; İşler, YalçınObjectives: One of the fields, where additive manufacturing has numerous applications, is biomedical engineering. 3D printing is preferred over traditional manufacturing methodologies, mostly while developing subject-specific implants and medical devices. This study aims to provide a process flow detailing all the stages starting from the acquisition of radiological images from different imaging modalities; such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to the printing of the bone morphology and finite element analysis; including the validation process. Materials & Methods: First, the CT scan of a lower abdomen area of a patient was converted into a 3D image using interactive medical imaging control system software. The segmentation process was applied to isolate the femoral head from the soft tissue and the pelvic bone. After the roughness errors and the gaps in the segments were removed using the 3Matic software, the file was converted to stereolithography (STL) file format to transfer to the 3D printer. The printing process was carried out via commercial powder-based Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) printer. The subject-specific femoral head model was formed in 3D. The Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of the femoral head was performed using a commercial FE software package. Results: The results show that experimental analysis and the CT scan-based FEA were compatible both for the stress distributions and the strain values as predicted by the models (R2=0.99). The deviation was calculated as approximately 12% between the experimental results and the Finite Element (FE) results. In addition, it was observed that the SLS technique produced useful results for modeling biomedical tissues with about 24x faster prototyping time. Conclusion: The prescribed process flow could be utilized in clinical settings for the pre-planning of the surgeries (≈428 minutes for femoral head) and also as an educational tool in the biomedical engineering field.Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 12A Robot Arm Design Optimization Method by Using a Kinematic Redundancy Resolution Technique(MDPI, 2022) Maaroof, Omar W.; Dede, Mehmet İsmet Can; Aydın, LeventRedundancy resolution techniques have been widely used for the control of kinematically redundant robots. In this work, one of the redundancy resolution techniques is employed in the mechanical design optimization of a robot arm. Although the robot arm is non-redundant, the proposed method modifies robot arm kinematics by adding virtual joints to make the robot arm kinematically redundant. In the proposed method, a suitable objective function is selected to optimize the robot arm’s kinematic parameters by enhancing one or more performance indices. Then the robot arm’s end-effector is fixed at critical positions while the redundancy resolution algorithm moves its joints including the virtual joints because of the self-motion of a redundant robot. Hence, the optimum values of the virtual joints are determined, and the design of the robot arm is modified accordingly. An advantage of this method is the visualization of the changes in the manipulator’s structure during the optimization process. In this work, as a case study, a passive robotic arm that is used in a surgical robot system is considered and the task is defined as the determination of the optimum base location and the first link’s length. The results indicate the effectiveness of the proposed method.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 8Flexible and Expandable Robot for Tissue Therapies - Modeling and Design(IEEE, 2021) Atwya, Mohamed; Kavak, Can; Alisse, Elodie; Liu, YanQiang; Damian, Dana D.Objective: Implantable technologies should be mechanically compliant with the tissue in order to maximize tissue quality and reduce inflammation during tissue reconstruction. We introduce the development of a flexible and expandable implantable robotic (FEIR) device for the regenerative elongation of tubular tissue by applying controlled and precise tension to the target tissue while minimizing the forces produced on the surrounding tissue. Methods: We introduce a theoretical framework based on iterative beam theory static analysis for the design of an expandable robot with a flexible rack. The model takes into account the geometry and mechanics of the rack to determine a trade-off between its stiffness and capability to deliver the required tissue tension force. We empirically validate this theory on the benchtop and with biological tissue. Results: We show that FEIR can apply the required therapeutical forces on the tissue while reducing the amount of force it applies to the surrounding tissues as well as reducing self-damage. Conclusion: The study demonstrates a method to develop robots that can change size and shape to fit their dynamic environment while maintaining the precision and delicacy necessary to manipulate tissue by traction. Significance: The method is relevant to designers of implantable technologies. The robot is a precursor medical device for the treatment of Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia and Short Bowel Syndrome.Article Citation - WoS: 18Citation - Scopus: 22A Review of Heat and Fluid Flow Characteristics in Microchannel Heat Sinks(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2020) Coşkun, Turgay; Çetkin, ErdalHeat transfer and flow characteristic in microchannel heat sinks (MCHS) are extensively studied in the literature due to high heat transfer rate capability by increased heat transfer surface area relative to the macroscale heat sinks. However, heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in MCHS differ from conventional ones because of the scaling effects. This review summarizes the studies that are mainly based on heat transfer and fluid flow characteristic in MCHS. There is no consistency among the published results; however, everyone agrees on that there is no new physical phenomenon in microscale that does not exist at macroscale. Only difference between them is that the effect of some physical phenomena such as viscous dissipation, axial heat conduction, entrance effect, rarefaction, and so forth, is negligibly small at macroscale, whereas it is not at microscale. The effect of these physical phenomena on the heat transfer and flow characteristics becomes significant with respect to specified conditions such as Reynolds number, Peclet number, hydraulic diameter, and heat transfer boundary conditions. Here, the literature was reviewed to document when these physical phenomena become significant and insignificant.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 9Dynamic Behavior Predictions of Fiber-Metal Laminate/Aluminum Foam Sandwiches Under Various Explosive Weights(SAGE Publications, 2016) Baştürk, Suat Bahar; Tanoğlu, Metin; Çankaya, Mehmet Alper; Eğilmez, Oğuz ÖzgürApplication of blast tests causes some problems to characterize the performance of panels due to the drastic conditions of explosive medium. Real test has high safety concerns and is not easily accessible because of its extra budget. Some approaches are needed for the preliminary predictions of dynamic characteristics of panels under blast loading conditions. In this study, the response of sandwiches under blast effect was evaluated by combining quasi-static experiments and computational blast test data. The primary aim is to relate the quasi-static panel analysis to dynamic blast load. Based on this idea, lightweight sandwich composites were subjected to quasi-static compression loading with a special test apparatus and the samples were assumed as single degree-of-freedom mass-spring systems to include dynamic effect. This approach provides a simpler way to simulate the blast loading over the surface of the panels and reveals the possible failure mechanisms without applying any explosives. Therefore the design of the panels can be revised by considering quasi-static test results. In this work, the peak deflections and survivabilities of sandwiches for various explosive weights were predicted based on the formulations reported in the literature. Major failure types were also identified and evaluated with respect to their thicknesses.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Determination of Solid/Liquid Fraction of Three Aluminium Binary Alloys Using a New Single-Pan Scanning Calorimete(Springer Verlag, 2017) Savaş, Sinan; Dong, HongbiaoThere is an increased demand for data with higher precision for the enthalpy changes and the fraction of solid/liquid temperatures of materials. Therefore, continuous efforts are often devoted to design calorimeters that can accurately measure materials’ thermophysical properties. In this study, a new single-pan scanning calorimeter was used to measure the transition temperature and enthalpy change of three aluminium binary alloys. Measured results also were compared with the calculated results using thermodynamic software. The measured high accuracy enthalpy data were used to determine transient temperature. It is concluded that the new instrument is a promising device that can achieve reliable and reproducible materials’ thermophysical data.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3Determining the Complexity of Multi-Component Conformal Systems: a Platoon-Based Approach(Elsevier Ltd., 2017) Koşun, Çağlar; Özdemir, SerhanMany systems in nature and engineering are composed of subsystems. These subsystems may be formed in a linear, planar or spatial array. A typical example of these formations is a chain of vehicles known as platoon formation in traffic flow. Platoon formation of vehicles is a linear or planar formation of vehicles where a certain and a constant headway, and sideway if applicable, is provided in between every and each one of them. It is argued in this paper that a well-automated platoon formation of vehicles is an extreme case of conformity. During this transformation from a many degrees of freedom formation to a solid object, Tsallis q value is computed to be ranging from one extreme case of q=3 to the other where q=1, when classified in terms of inverse temperatures of clearance fluctuations. At one extreme of q=3, one observes unbounded fluctuations in clearance fluctuations so that inverse temperature distributions approach a Dirac delta at the origin. At the other extreme of q=1, fluctuations in clearance tend to zero asymptotically, where a solid structure of agents (vehicles) emerges. The transition from q=3 to q=1 is investigated through synthetic and experimental clearance fluctuations between the cars. The results show that during the transition from q=3 to q=1, the platoon loses its many degrees of freedom (dof) of motion until a solid single object emerges. Authors assert that the Tsallis q value of a platoon of vehicles is limited to 3>q<1.