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    Effect of Voxel Size in Flow Direction on Permeability and Forchheimer Coefficients Determined by Using Micro-Tomography Images of a Porous Medium
    (Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2015) Uçar, Eren; Mobedi, Moghtada; Altıntaş, Gökhan; Glatt, Erik
    The permeability and Forchheimer coefficients of a porous medium, volcanic rock, are determined using micro-tomography images. A cubic volume in the middle of the images is extracted as REV (representative volume). The voids in the REV are discretised into anisotropic voxels using the commercial program of GeoDict. Seven computational domains with different voxel size in flow direction are generated. The velocity and pressure fields in the voids are obtained for Reynolds numbers ranging from 0.01 to 10. The obtained fields are used to determine the permeability and the Forchheimer coefficients. The performed calculations show that the nominal pore size changes with the voxel size in flow direction, however permeability and the Forchheimer coefficient approaches to the constant values.
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    Self-Healing Capability of Cementitious Composites Incorporating Different Supplementary Cementitious Materials
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2013) Şahmaran, Mustafa; Yıldırım, Gürkan; Erdem, Tahir Kemal
    The presence of deleterious substances and their transport are among the most important factors controlling the durability of cementitious composites. The present paper studies the relationship among the applied mechanical deterioration in terms of splitting tensile deformation, curing conditions and chloride ion permeability of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECCs) that contain different supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). Three SCMs, representing a wide range of compositions, were used in the study. The splitting tensile deformations are introduced to generate microcracks in ECC specimens, where cylindrical specimens were pre-loaded to different deformation levels. After that, the mechanically pre-cracked and pristine ECC specimens were exposed to three different curing conditions (continuous wet, continuous air, and freeze-thaw cycle) for up to 2 months. Rapid chloride permeability test (RCPT), microscopic observation and microstructural analysis were used to assess the rate and extent of self-healing. Test results indicate that the SCM type greatly affects the self-healing capability of cementitious composites as measured by chloride ion permeability. Although ECC samples with fly ash have more unhydrated cementitious materials, and therefore, expectedly, a higher capacity for self-healing, more evident self-healing product was observed from the ECC mixture incorporating slag. Therefore, in addition to the crack width distribution and curing condition, the reaction products associated with SCMs have a great impact on the self-healing capability of cementitious composites.
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    Physical, Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties of Chitosan Films Incorporated With Thyme Oil for Potential Wound Healing Applications
    (Springer Verlag, 2010) Altıok, Duygu; Altıok, Evren; Tıhmınlıoğlu, Funda
    Chitosan films incorporated with thyme oil for potential applications of wound dressing were successfully prepared by solvent casting method. The water vapor permeability, oxygen transmission rate, and mechanical properties of the films were determined. Surface and cross-section morphologies and the film thicknesses were determined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy was conducted to determine functional group interactions between the chitosan and thyme oil. Thermal behaviors of the films were analyzed by Thermal Gravimetry (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). In addition, the antimicrobial and the antioxidant activities of the films were investigated. The antimicrobial test was carried by agar diffusion method and the growth inhibition effects of the films including different amount of thyme oil were tested on the gram negative microorganisms of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and a gram positive microorganism of Staphylococcus aureus. The minimum thyme oil concentration in chitosan films showing the antimicrobial activity on all microorganisms used in the study was found as 1.2 % (v/v). In addition, this concentration showed the highest antioxidant activity due to mainly the carvacrol in thyme oil. Water vapor permeability and oxygen transmission rate of the films slightly increased, however, mechanical properties decreased with thyme oil incorporation. The results revealed that the thyme oil has a good potential to be incorporated into chitosan to make antibacterial and permeable films for wound healing applications. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.