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ArticlePublication Metadata only A design and optimization method for matching the torque of the wind turbines(AIP Publishing, 2015) Al-Abadi, A.; Ertunç, Özgür; Weber, H.; Delgado, A.; Mechanical Engineering; ERTUNÇ, ÖzgürAn aerodynamic shape optimization method for a horizontal axis wind turbine is developed and verified through experimentation with a laboratory-scale wind turbine. Our method is based on matching the rotor's and the coupled generator's torque. Prior to shape optimization, an initial rotor design is established with a hybrid use of Schmitz and blade element momentum theories. The experimental verification of the developed method is conducted with a small-scale wind turbine; thus, the operating Reynolds number is one order of magnitude lower than large-scale wind turbines. Therefore, a high-lift low-Re airfoil, namely, SG6043, is selected for the blade along the whole span. The shape is optimized by determining the optimum chord and cumulative pitch angle distributions by manipulating the tapering and twisting of the blade. The objective of the optimization is to maximize the turbine's power coefficient Cp , while maintaining the torque equal to that of the generator. The generator's characteristics are found through experimentations which are conducted apart from the wind tunnel experiments. During the optimization process, the local aerodynamic forces on the blade are calculated by interfacing the optimization program with XFOIL; thus, the torque and power can be calculated for the rotor at each iteration step. The optimized turbine performance is evaluated under a design and off-design operating condition. The performance verification experiments are carried out in the wind tunnel with a specially designed setup. A comparison of the measured and computed performance shows good agreement.ArticlePublication Open Access A stability analysis for the acceleration-based robust position control of robot manipulators via disturbance observer(IEEE, 2018-10) Sarıyıldız, E.; Sekiguchi, H.; Nozaki, T.; Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan; Ohnishi, K.; Mechanical Engineering; UĞURLU, Regaip BarkanThis paper proposes a new nonlinear stability analysis for the acceleration-based robust position control of robot manipulators by using disturbance observer (DOb). It is shown that if the nominal inertia matrix is properly tuned in the design of a DOb, then the position error asymptotically goes to zero in regulation control and is uniformly ultimately bounded in trajectory-tracking control. As the bandwidth of a DOb and the nominal inertia matrix are increased, the bound of error shrinks, i.e., the robust stability and performance of the position control system are improved. However, neither the bandwidth of the DOb nor the nominal inertia matrix can be freely increased due to practical design constraints, e.g., the robust position controller becomes more noise-sensitive when they are increased. The proposed stability analysis provides insights into the dynamic behavior of DOb-based robust motion control systems. It is theoretically and experimentally proved that non-diagonal elements of the nominal inertia matrix are useful in improving the stability and in adjusting the tradeoff between robustness and noise sensitivity. The validity of the proposal is verified by simulation and experimental results.ArticlePublication Metadata only Colorization of passive radiative cooling coatings using plasmonic effects(Elsevier, 2023-05) Pirouzfam, N.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar; Sendur, K.; Mechanical Engineering; MENGÜÇ, Mustafa PınarPassive radiative cooling is a novel concept and is likely to be important for building and industrial energy ef-ficiency efforts, as it will significantly contribute to the reduction of thermal management costs for electronic equipment. In most studies, radiative cooling devices are not considered for their colors; although to find a large number of users, it must be attractive to designers or architects, who usually pay significant attention to aesthetic and decorative aspects of paints. Since the majority of the coatings reported in the literature are white, there is also a need to develop color-coordinated paints and coatings. Here, we propose an approach for designing a simple structure of colored radiative cooling devices assisted by a plasmonic structures. We show that they can be tuned as desired to produce different hues of colored coatings, while maintaining adequate radiative cooling power. To demonstrate the conflicting functions of color display and radiative cooling performance, we use a bowtie nanoantenna as a color-displaying structure to investigate how the structural factors affect the cooling performance and color display accordingly. We show that periodic high index-low index alternating layers (SiO2-TiO2) on top of a thin silver layer cause broadband reflection in visible and near-infrared spectrums, while to achieve narrowband absorption in the visible region, which leads to the desired colorization, the bowtie nanoantenna is utilized. We report that by changing the structural parameters of a nanoantenna, the resonance peaks are controlled to yield a narrowband absorption in the visible spectrum to create different colors. More-over, our results indicate that although adding coloration structure to a conventional radiative cooling system reduces the cooling power by around 30%, it is still reasonable high, around 60 W/m2, and is still suitable to be used for daytime radiative cooling where control over the color is needed. Acceptable cooling power while ability to control the coloration make the proposed colored radiative cooling a potential candidate to be used in various applications, both in high end buildings or for thermal management of electronic equipment.BookPublication Metadata only Handbook of thermal science and engineering(Springer Nature, 2018-07-05) Kulacki, F. A.; Acharya, S.; Chudnovsky, Y.; Cotta, R. M.; Devireddy, R.; Dhir, V. K.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar; Mostaghimi, J.; Vafai, K.; Mechanical Engineering; Kulacki, F. A.; MENGÜÇ, Mustafa PınarThis 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, with an important emphasis on micro- and nanosystems, not covered in earlier references on applied thermal science, heat transfer or relevant aspects of mechanical/chemical engineering. Major sections address new developments in heat transfer, transport phenomena, single- and multiphase flows with energy transfer, thermal-bioengineering, thermal radiation, combined mode heat transfer, coupled heat and mass transfer, and energy systems. Energy transport at the macro-scale and micro/nano-scales is also included. The internationally recognized team of authors adopt a consistent and systematic approach and writing style, including ample cross reference among topics, offering readers a user-friendly knowledgebase greater than the sum of its parts, perfect for frequent consultation. The Handbook of Thermal Science and Engineering is ideal for academic and professional readers in the traditional and emerging areas of mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, aerospace engineering, bioengineering, electronics fabrication, energy, and manufacturing concerned with the influence thermal phenomena.ArticlePublication Metadata only The effect of interlaminar graphene nano-sheets reinforced e-glass fiber/ epoxy on low velocity impact response of a composite plate(IOP Publishing, 2018-05) Al-Maharma, Ahmad Yousef Mohammad; Şendur, Polat; Mechanical Engineering; ŞENDUR, Polat; Al-Maharma, Ahmad Yousef MohammadIn this study, we compare the inter-laminar effect of graphene nano-sheets (GNSs) and CNTs on the single and multiple dynamic impact response of E-glass fiber reinforced epoxy composite (GFEP). In the comparisons, raw GFEP composite is used as baseline for quantifying the improvement on the dynamic impact response. For that purpose, finite element based models are developed for GNSs on GFEP, graphene coating on glass fibers, inter-laminar composite of CNTs reinforced polyester at 7.5 vol%, and combinations of all these reinforcements. Comparisons are made on three metrics: (i) total deformation, (ii) the contact force, and (iii) internal energy of the composite plate. The improvement on axial modulus (E1) of GFEP reinforced with one layer of GNS (0.5 wt%) without polyester at lamination sequence of [0]8 is 29.4%, which is very close to the improvement of 31% on storage modulus for multi-layer graphene with 0.5 wt% reinforced E-glass/epoxy composite at room temperature. Using three GNSs (1.5 wt%) reinforced polyester composite as interlaminar layer results in an improvement of 57.1% on E1 of GFEP composite. The simulation results reveal that the interlaminar three GNSs/polyester composite at mid-plane of GFEP laminated composite can significantly improve the dynamic impact resistance of GFEP structure compared to the other aforementioned structural reinforcements. Reinforcing GFEP composite with three layers of GNSs/polyester composite at mid-plane results in an average of 35% improvement on the dynamic impact resistance for healthy and damaged composite plate under low velocity impacts of single and multiple steel projectiles. This model can find application in various areas including structural health monitoring, fire retardant composite, and manufacturing of high strength and lightweight mechanical parts such as gas tank, aircraft wings and wind turbine blades.ArticlePublication Metadata only Simplified transfer function approach for modeling frequency dependency of damping characteristics of rubber bushings(Sage, 2019-09) Aydemir, E.; Şendur, Polat; Mechanical Engineering; ŞENDUR, PolatPhysical systems that consist of parts and vibration isolators such as rubber bushings are usually modeled in multibody simulations, where parts are represented as rigid bodies with their mass and inertia properties and rubber bushings are modeled with Voigt models to represent their stiffness and damping characteristics. Employment of Voigt models in multi-degree-of-freedom systems, however, may result in lower accuracy due to limitations in representing frequency-dependent dynamic characteristics of vibration isolators. To overcome this challenge, in this study, we develop and present a simplified frequency-dependent transfer function model by generating their frequency-dependent complex stiffness and damping from vehicle-level measurements. The damping characteristics of rubber bushings as a function of frequency is represented by a second-order transfer function. Three parameters of the transfer function are determined by solving an optimization problem to minimize the integral of absolute error between the measurement and simplified model's predictions. Sequential Quadratic Programming, a gradient descent-based algorithm, is selected as the optimization algorithm for this purpose. The proposed methodology is demonstrated on a heavy commercial truck. Truck cabin is represented as a rigid body connected to four rubber bushings, which are modeled to show the frequency dependency of the damping as a simple transfer function. Simulation results are well correlated with the measurements obtained from prototype vehicle tests on various road profiles showing capability improvement over Voigt modeling approach due to a more representative damping characteristic of rubber bushings as a function of frequency. Integration of the proposed method into multibody simulation software is also demonstrated with cosimulation between MSC.ADAMS and MATLAB software.ArticlePublication Metadata only Optimization of the intermediate layer friction stir spot welding process(Springer Nature, 2019-09) Bajilane, Isam Jabbar Ibrahim; Yapıcı, Güney Güven; Mechanical Engineering; YAPICI, Güney Güven; Bajilane, Isam Jabbar IbrahimFriction stir spot welding was performed for joining sheets of 2024 and 6061 aluminum alloys, which is otherwise difficult using conventional welding techniques. The presented approach utilizes an intermediate layer to avoid the keyhole problem. Design of experiment analysis was carried out to evaluate the influence of process parameters. The optimized set of parameters led to the fabrication of sound joints with strength properties exceeding twice the applicable standard requirements as discussed with the evidence of branched hook formations with extensive penetration. Tool rotational speed was determined to be the most significant parameter influencing the mechanical performance. The failure mode revealed itself as sheet tearing-nugget pull out in the joints produced under optimum conditions with various sized dimples apparent on the fracture surface.ArticlePublication Metadata only Zinc(II) and cadmium(II) coordination polymers containing phenylenediacetate and 4,4′-azobis(pyridine) ligands: Syntheses, structures, dye adsorption properties and molecular dynamics simulations(Elsevier, 2017) Sezer, G. G.; Arıcı, M.; Fındıkçı, İlknur Eruçar; Yeşilel, O. Z.; Özel, H. U.; Gemici, B. T.; Erer, H.; Mechanical Engineering; FINDIKÇI, Ilknur EruçarTwo new coordination polymers (CPs) – [Zn(µ4-ppda)(µ-abpy)0.5]n(1) and [Cd(μ3-opda)(µ-abpy)0.5(H2O)]n(2) (o/ppda = 1,2/1,4-phenylenediacetate, abpy = 4,4′-azobis(pyridine)) – have been synthesized by using Zn(II)/Cd(II) salts in the presence of o- and p-phenylenediacetic acid and abpy under hydrothermal conditions. Their structures have been characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction and single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The structural diversities were observed depending on anionic ligands and metal centers in the synthesized complexes. Complex 1 consists of a 2-fold interpenetrated 3D+3D→3D framework with pcu topology while complex 2 has a 2D structure with sql topology. The adsorption of methylene blue (MB) was studied to examine the potential of the title CPs for removal of dyes from aqueous solution. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were also performed to examine diffusion of MB in 1 and 2. Thermal and optical properties of two complexes were also discussed.ArticlePublication Metadata only Subcooled flow boiling heat transfer of γ-Al2O3/water nanofluids in horizontal microtubes and the effect of surface characteristics and nanoparticle deposition(Elsevier, 2017) Karimzadehkhouei, M.; Sezen, M.; Şendur, K.; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar; Koşar, A.; Mechanical Engineering; MENGÜÇ, Mustafa PınarIn this study, subcooled flow boiling heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids were investigated at micro scale. For this purpose, the effect of γ-Al2O3 (gamma-alumina) nanoparticles with an average solid diameter of 20 nm was considered. In the experiments, various mass fractions were considered in horizontal smooth stainless steel microtubes with inner and outer diameters of ∼502 µm and ∼717 µm, respectively, at mass fluxes of 1200 and 3400 kg m−2 s−1. Nanoparticles were added to distilled water (base fluid) at five mass fractions (low mass fractions 0.05 wt% and 0.2 wt%; high mass fractions 0.5 wt%, 1 wt% and 1.5 wt%). According to our results, subcooled flow boiling heat transfer coefficients for nanofluids with low mass fractions were nearly the same as those of the pure water. However, heat transfer deteriorated for nanofluids with high mass fractions. Observations of dynamic light scattering measurements for low and high mass fractions before and after the experiments revealed that agglomeration of nanoparticles is an important parameter in deterioration of heat transfer at higher concentrations. Besides, Scanning Electron Microscopy images of microtube inner surfaces showed that deposition of nanoparticles and agglomerated nanoparticles on the inner surface of the microtubes also contributed to the heat transfer deterioration at high mass fractions. Generally, the deterioration in heat transfer beyond a specific mass fraction value was linked to the disturbance in the stability of suspended nanoparticles and deposition of nanoparticles upon boiling.ArticlePublication Open Access Analysis of sustainable materials for radiative cooling potential of building surfaces(MDPI AG, 2018) Family, Roxana; Mengüç, Mustafa Pınar; Mechanical Engineering; MENGÜÇ, Mustafa Pınar; Family, RoxanaThe main goal of this paper is to explore the radiative cooling and solar heating potential of several materials for the built environment, based on their spectrally-selective properties. A material for solar heating, should have high spectral emissivity/absorptivity in the solar radiation band (within the wavelength range of 0.2-2 m), and low emissivity/absorptivity at longer wavelengths. Radiative cooling applications require high spectral emissivity/absorptivity, within the atmospheric window band (8-13 m), and a low emissivity/absorptivity in other bands. UV-Vis spectrophotometer and FTIR spectroscopy, are used to measure, the spectral absorption/emission spectra of six different types of materials. To evaluate the radiative cooling potential of the samples, the power of cooling is calculated. Heat transfer through most materials is not just a surface phenomenon, but it also needs a volumetric analysis. Therefore, a coupled radiation and conduction heat transfer analysis is used. Results are discussed for the selection of the best materials, for different applications on building surfaces.