Mechanical Engineering / Makina Mühendisliği

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    Inverted Fins for Cooling of a Non-Uniformly Heated Domain
    (Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, 2015) Çetkin, Erdal
    This paper shows that the peak temperature of a non-uniformly heated region can be decreased by embedding high-conductivity tree-shaped inserts which is in contact with a heat sink from its stem. The volume fraction of the high-conductivity material is fixed, and so is the volume of the solid region. The length scale of the solid domain is L. Inside there is a cube-shaped region with length scale of 0.1L and heat production 100 times greater than the rest of the domain. The location of this hot spot was varied to uncover how its location affects the peak temperature and the design of inverted fins, i.e. highconductivity tree-shaped inserts. The volume fraction of the high-conductivity tree was varied for number of bifurcation levels of 0, 1 and 2. This showed that increasing the number of the bifurcation levels decreases the peak temperature when the volume fraction decreases. The optimal diameter ratios and optimal bifurcation angles at the each junction level are also documented. Y-shaped trees promise smaller peak temperatures than T-shaped trees. The location of the vascular tree in the z direction also affects the peak temperature when the heat generation is non-uniform. In addition, the peak temperature is minimum when z = 0.65L even though the hot spot is located on z = 0.75L.
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    Vascular Structures for Smart Features: Self-Cooling and Self-Healing
    (Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, 2017) Çetkin, Erdal
    Here we show how smart features of self-cooling and self-healing can be gained to mechanical systems with embedded vascular structures. Vascular structures mimic the circulatory system of animals. Similar to blood distribution from heart to the animal body, vascular channels provide the distribution of coolant and/or healing agent from a point to the entire body of a mechanic system. Thus the mechanic system becomes capable of cooling itself under unpredictable heat attacks and capable of healing itself as cracks occur due to applied mechanical loads. These smart features are necessary for advanced devices, equipment and vehicles. The essential design parameter is vascularization in order to provide smart features. There are distinct configurations for vascularization such as radial, tree-shaped, grid and hybrids of these designs. In addition, several theories are available for the shape optimization of vascular structures such as fractal theory and constructal theory. Unlike fractal theory, constructal theory does not include constraints based on generic algorithms and dictated assumptions. Therefore, constructal theory approach is discussed in this paper. This paper shows how smart features can be gained to a mechanical system while its weight decreases and its mechanical strength increases simultaneously.