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  • Master Thesis
    Design of Cnt Fiber Reinforced Laminates for Minimum Weight
    (01. Izmir Institute of Technology, 2024) Artem, Hatice Seçil; Artem, Hatice Seçil; 03.10. Department of Mechanical Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    Kompozit malzemeler günümüzde üretim ve uygulamalardaki yüksek işlevsellikleri nedeniyle birçok alanda yer bulmaktadır. Özellikle, yüksek performans özellikleri kazandırmak amacıyla kompozit güçlendirme malzemesi olarak Karbon Nanotüplerin (CNT) kullanımına olan ilgi giderek artmaktadır. Bu tezde 16 katmanlı, simetrik ve dengeli CNT-fiber takviyeli kompozit laminalar minimum ağırlık tasarımı için incelenmiştir. Yenilik olarak, klasik lamina teorisi dahilinde tanımlanan burkulma problemi bağlamında iki farklı minimum ağırlık tasarım yaklaşımı iki farklı problem altında sunulmuş ve karşılaştırılmıştır. Karşılaştırma kritik burkulma yükü faktörünün ağırlığa oranı şeklinde tanımlanan dizayn verimliği kriteri üzerinden yapılmıştır. Tek ve çok amaçlı genetik algoritmalar kullanılmış; ayrıca tam sayı problemlerine uyarlanmış önerilen bir benzetilmiş tavlama algoritması da test edilmiştir. CNT'lere ek olarak epoksi matris, cam fiber malzemelerinden oluşan laminanın etkin malzeme özellikleri fiber mikromekanik ve Halpin-Tsai modelleri kullanılarak belirlenmiştir. İlk problemde, kritik burkulma yükü faktörünün maksimize edilmesi için çözüme geçmeden önce her bir katmanda CNT ve fiber içerikleri fonksiyonel olarak dağıtılmış, tam sayı fiber açıları ise tasarım değişkenleri olarak alınmıştır. İkinci problemde, kritik burkulma yükü faktörü ve ağırlık çok amaçlı optimizasyon olarak ele alınmış, CNT'lerin ağırlık oranı, fiberlerin hacim oranı ve tam sayı fiber açıları tasarım değişkenleri olarak kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, CNT'lerin ve fiberlerin dağılımının tasarım etkinliğini nasıl etkilediği gösterilmiş ve çok amaçlı optimizasyon yaklaşımın tek amaçlı alternatife kıyasla daha yüksek tasarım verimliliği sağladığı ortaya konulmuştur.
  • Master Thesis
    Quantum transport in nanostructured materials
    (Izmir Institute of Technology, 2017) Kurt, Gizem; Çakır, Özgür; Sevinçli, Haldun; Sevinçli, Haldun; Çakır, Özgür; 03.09. Department of Materials Science and Engineering; 04.05. Department of Pyhsics; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 04. Faculty of Science; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    Due to the advances in the measurement and fabrication techniques at the nanoscale it is now possible to measure thermal transport across single molecule junctions[1], which makes it possible to consider nano-scale thermal devices. One of the building blocks for such thermal devices should be thermal switches. The aim of this study is to design a thermal switch, which is based on a single molecule junction and photoisomerism. We propose reversible photoisomerism as a key ingredient to build reversible thermal switches based on single molecule junctions. In this thesis, the thermal conductances of molecular junctions built by azobenzene and its derivatives are computed using density functional theory based tight binding method combined with atomistic Green’s functions. These molecules show photoisomeric behaviour by switching their three-dimensional structure when exposed to radiation. We investigate the effects of different linker groups as well as the details of the reservoirs. Carbon nanotubes are used as reservoirs, while generic reservoirs are also investigated to illuminate the effects of the reservoir details. We show that thermal conductance can be altered by switching the molecule from trans to cis configuration. The effect is robust under the change of the linkers that bind the molecules to the reservoirs and under the change of the particular molecular species.
  • Master Thesis
    Mechanical and Gas Permeability Properties of Nanocomposite Films Made From Low Density Polyethylene and Carbon Nanotubes
    (Izmir Institute of Technology, 2014) Anggoro, Bayu Meta; Korel, Figen; Korel, Figen; 03.08. Department of Food Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    It is important to develop new food packaging materials with enhanced properties. In this work, nanocompositewas prepared by melt blending linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) by using twin-screw extruder, then hot-pressing was applied to produce nanocomposite films. The effect of the addition of three different dimensions of MWCNT on the mechanical and gas permeabilities properties was investigated, along with overall migration. According to the film characterization results by scanning electron microscopy, the dispersion of MWCNT in general was considerably average. The presence of interaction networks between LLDPE–MWCNT was observed, so did the presence of carbon nanotubes agglomerations. Relatively better dispersion was achieved by the nanocomposite films containing 0.25 wt. % MWCNT at any dimension. It was observed that the dispersion of carbon nanotubes corresponded with the improvement in mechanical and gas barrier properties. The consistent improvement was shown in Young‘s modulus with the increment up to 26.9 % as the content of MWCNT increased. Moreover, the addition of MWCNT could enhance the gas barrier properties by lowering the gas permeabilities up to 26.5 % and 32 % for oxygen and carbondioxide, respectively. The results from mechanical properties and gas permeabilities revealed that the content of MWCNT was more crucial to affect the improvement rather that its dimension. In terms of overall migration, the results were found below the limit required by European Union Commission (10 mg/dm2). Considering these outstanding results, the developed material could be applied in food packaging, particularly in active packaging system.