Browsing by Author "Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar"
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The effect of pH on particle agglomeration and optical properties of nanoparticle suspensions
Al-Gebory, Layth Wadhah Ismael; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar (Elsevier, 2018-11)Nanoparticle suspensions (NPSs) are used extensively to improve the thermal efficiency of different engineering systems because of their unique thermo-optical properties. NPSs have also been uses in coatings as they improve ... -
Effect of pH on particle agglomeration and radiative transfer in nanoparticle suspensions
Al-Gebory, Layth Wadhah Ismael (2018-08)Nanoparticle suspensions (NPSs) are solid-fluid mixtures where small dielectric or metallic particles (with sizes <100 nm) used in a base fluid. NPSs have unique and tunable thermo-optical properties, and for that reason ... -
Effect of solar radiation in office spaces
Yelekci, Ali Can (2021-06-10)This thesis examines the design components of an office that influences the thermal comfort of the occupants due to solar radiation, such as external solar shades, various window glasses, partitions between desks and floor ... -
Effect of the probe location on the absorption by an array of gold nano-particles on a dielectric surface
Moghaddam, S. T.; Avşar, D.; Ertürk, H.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar (Elsevier, 2017)Effect of silicon atomic force microscope probe position and particle spacing on the local absorption of an array of gold nanoparticles placed over a dielectric borosilicate glass surface are evaluated. An improved, ... -
The eighth international symposium on radiative transfer
Lemonnier, D.; Webb, B. W.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar (Elsevier, 2017-08)This Special Issue of The Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer is based on the papers selected from RAD-16, the Eighth International Symposium on Radiative Transfer, which was held June 2016, in ... -
Energy and exergy efficiency analyses of high-performance buildings
Al-Doury, Raaid Rashad Jassem (2018-11-26)Reducing building energy density has become one of the global requirements to a decrease fuel consumption and emission production, and consequently making our world sustainable. The high value of energy consumed by buildings ... -
Engineering with and for light absorption and scattering: a quarter century of experimental research at RTL
Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar (Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti, 2011)Characterization of particles requires detailed understanding of light interaction with homogeneous/inhomogeneous and regular/irregular shaped particles, or fractallike structures, within optically thin or thick media. ... -
Enhancing local absorption within a gold nano-sphere on a dielectric surface under an AFM probe
Moghaddama, S. T.; Ertürk, H.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar (Elsevier, 2016-07)This study considers enhancing localized absorption by a gold nanoparticle (NP) placed over a substrate where an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip is in close proximity of the particle. The gold NP and AFM tip are interacting ... -
Entropy generation analysis of laminar flows of water-based nanofluids in horizontal minitubes under constant heat flux conditions
Karimzadehkhouei, M.; Shojaeian, M.; Sadaghiani, A. K.; Şendur, K.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar; Koşar, A. (MDPI AG, 2018-04)During the last decade, second law analysis via entropy generation has become important in terms of entropy generation minimization (EGM), thermal engineering system design, irreversibility, and energy saving. In this ... -
Estimating quantitative features of nanoparticles using multiple derivatives of scattering profiles
Charnigo, R.; Francoeur, M.; Kenkel, P.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar; Hall, B.; Srinivasan, C. (Elsevier, 2011-05)Characterization of nanoparticles on surfaces is a challenging in verse problem whose solution has many practical applications. This article proposes a method, suitable for in situ characterization systems, for estimating ... -
Eurotherm conference no. 105: computational thermal radiation in participating media V
El Hafi, M.; Fournier, R.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar (Elsevier, 2016-03)The Eurotherm Seminar No.: 105 on Computational Thermal Radiation in Participating Media was held in Albi, France on 1–3 April 2015. It was the fifth in a series after Mons, Belgium (Eurotherm Seminar No.: 73, April 2003), ... -
Evaluation of bioimplants surface nano-micro design by chemical mechanical polishing against alternative methods
Al Saeedi, Riaid Hadi Salih (2019-01-11)Biomaterials comprise a representative fraction of the products used in the health area. Biomedical devices (such as biosensors, blood circulation tubes, hemodialysis systems) can be cited as examples. Biomaterials can be ... -
An evaluation of energy efficiency measures in a Turkish campus building for thermal comfort and economic risk
Wang, Q.; Öcal, M. Rıfat; Augenbroe, G.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar; Özuyar, Pınar Gökçin (International Building Performance Simulation Association, 2015)As new and retrofitted Turkish buildings adopt stateof-the-art energy efficiency measures, hidden risks associated with compromised thermal comfort and disappointing returns on investment could go unnoticed unless a building ... -
Exergy efficiency for radiation heat transfer
Mohammed, Hayder Noori; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar (IOP Publishing, 2020)One of the evaluation criteria for the performance of thermal processes is exergy analysis. Along with energy analysis, exergy calculations provide a clear and highly effective understanding of the performance of a system. ... -
Experimental and numerical investigation of inlet temperature effect on convective heat transfer of γ-Al2O3/Water nanofluid flows in microtubes
Karimzadehkhouei, M.; Sadaghiani, A. K.; Motezakker, A. R.; Akgönül, S.; Ozbey, A.; Şendur, K.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar; Koşar, A. (Taylor & Francis, 2019-06-15)Nanofluids are the combination of a base fluid with nanoparticles with sizes of 1–100 nm. In order to increase the heat transfer performance, nanoparticles with higher thermal conductivity compared to that of base fluid ... -
Experimental study on heat transfer of multi-walled carbon nanotubes/water nanofluids in horizontal microtubes
Karimzadehkhouei, M.; Sadaghiani, A. K.; Şendur, K.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar (ASME, 2016)In this study, heat transfer characteristics of multi-walled carbon nanotube based nanofluids were investigated in horizontal microtubes with outer and inner diameters of ∼1067 and ∼889 μm, respectively. Carbon nanotubes ... -
Geometric design of micro scale volumetric receiver using system-level inputs: An application of surrogate-based approach
Akba, Tufan; Baker, D. K.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar (Elsevier, 2023-09-15)Concentrating solar thermal power is an emerging renewable technology with accessible storage options to generate electricity when required. Central receiver systems or solar towers have the highest commercial potential ... -
Gradient-based optimization of micro-scale pressurized volumetric receiver geometry and flow rate
Akba, Tufan; Baker, D.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar (Elsevier, 2023-02)This study focuses on the design optimization of a micro-scale pressurized volumetric receiver by changing geometry and flow rate constrained by the volume, outlet air temperature, and outer surface temperature. The ... -
Handbook of thermal science and engineering
Kulacki, F. A.; Acharya, S.; Chudnovsky, Y.; Cotta, R. M.; Devireddy, R.; Dhir, V. K.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar; Mostaghimi, J.; Vafai, K.This Handbook provides researchers, faculty, design engineers in industrial R&D, and practicing engineers in the field concise treatments of advanced and more-recently established topics in thermal science and engineering, ... -
Heat transfer enhancement with actuation of magnetic nanoparticles suspended in a base fluid
Şeşen, M.; Tekşen, Y.; Şendur, K.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar; Öztürk, H.; Yağcı Acar, H. F.; Koşar, A. (AIP, 2012)In this study, we have experimentally demonstrated that heat transfer can be substantially increased by actuating magnetic nanoparticles inside a nanofluid. In order to materialize this, we have utilized a miniature heat ...
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