Mechanical Engineering: Recent submissions
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Integrated engineering and architecture for the energy efficient academic buildings
(International Building Performance Simulation Association, 2015-12)In this paper, we outline a comprehensive and integrated collaboration between engineering and architecture team to build an energy efficient building. Within the framework of the EU FP7 project, titled NEED4B, we have ... -
The photocatalytic effects of textile materials treated with TiO2 and Fe/TiO2
(Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Textile şi Pielărie, 2015)The research has been focused on the photocatalytic activity of the textile materials treated with TiO2 and TiO2 iron doped by pad-dry-cure and cationization - pad-dry-cure. The fabrics have been exposed to UV and visible ... -
Optical subwavelength-scale displacement sensing with dynamically controllable characteristics
(The Optical Society, 2010)Silicon photonic devices with embedded MEMS have significantly been studied. Characterization and operation of such devices in the nanometer-level is critical. A novel optical technique for subwavelength displacement ... -
Effect of direct liquid cooling on light emitting diode local hot spots: Natural convection immersion cooling
(Begell House Inc., 2014)The increased popularity of solid state systems with the technological developments have led them to be a favorable choice for many lighting applications besides electronics. However, the development of denser high lumen ... -
Sound performance investigation of composite materials for the soundbox of a membrane musical instrument
(International Institute of Acoustics and Vibrations, 2015)The materials used in the manufacture of musical instruments with wooden sound box is obtained from trees in general. This fact creates difficulties due to problems with limited environmental resources. In addition, such ... -
Connection characteristics of silicon nanowire waveguides and fabrication of physical contact switches
(IEEE, 2010)Optical characteristics of silicon nanowire waveguide connections are studied both theoretically and experimentally. Effects of geometrical sizes and positional alignments on optical performance are investigated. Results ... -
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A model of chemical mechanical planarization to predict impact of pad conditioning on process performance
(Cambridge University Press, 2012)This study presents an effort to couple a wafer removal rate profile model based on the locally relevant Preston equation to the change in pad thickness profile which reflects to post polish profile of the wafers after ... -
Characteristics of low reynolds number steady air jet impingement heat transfer over vertical flat surfaces
(IEEE, 2012)In this paper, heat transfer characteristics of single-slot steady-impinging air jets on a 25.4 mm × 25.4 mm vertical surface were experimentally investigated. The experiments were conducted with four different nozzles ... -
Absorption suppression of silver nanoparticles in the presence of an AFM tip: A harmonic oscillator model
(AIP, 2012)We numerically calculated the optical absorption of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) in the presence of metallic and dielectric AFM probes, illuminated by transverse magnetic (TM) polarized, total internal reflected waves. ... -
JQSRT impact factor and Elsevier Benedict and Poynting Awards
(Elsevier, 2012-11)We are very pleased to inform the JQSRT readers and authors of several important recent developments about the Journal. First of all, according to the ISI Journal Citation Reports database, the 2011 Impact Factor for JQSRT ... -
The seventh international symposium on radiative transfer
(Elsevier, 2014-08)This Special Issue of The Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer is based on the papers selected from the Seventh International Symposium on Radiative Transfer, which was held June 2013 in Kuşadası, ... -
Design and fabrication of a robotic tactile device for abdominal palpation
(IEEE, 2014)Palpation can be used as a manual technique for detecting normal and abnormal tissues. According to the recent applications of the robotic and control systems in medical fields, the design and fabrication of a device capable ... -
Simulation and analysis of a TET-walker robot motion
(IEEE, 2014)Tetrahedral walker robots are a group of reconfigurable robots which makes them adaptable for the full spectrum of activities in places that wheeled robots are inapplicable. In this paper, two different gaits for a ... -
From passive to active pitch regulation of wind turbines: Optimization method with numerical validation
(ASME, 2015)An optimization method that changes the control strategy of the Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) from passive- to active-pitch has been developed. The method aims to keep the rated power constant by adjusting the blade ... -
A computational study on the momentum and heat transfer distribution of a low frequency round impinging synthetic jet
(ASME, 2015)Impinging synthetic jets have been considered as a possible solution for cooling miniature structures. It has been shown that synthetic jet performance is sensitive to the distance between the jet nozzle and the target ... -
Special Issue on the Second International Workshop on Micro- and Nano-Scale Thermal Radiation
(Elsevier, 2015-06)Micro- and nano-scale thermal radiation has become one of the fastest growing research areas because of advances in nanotechnology and the development of novel materials. The related research and development includes ... -
An experimental study of impinging synthetic jets for heat transfer augmentation
(World Scientific Publishing Co, 2015-07)According to recent trends in the field of miniature electronics, the need for compact cooling solutions compatible with very thin profiles and small footprint areas is inevitable. Impinging synthetic jets are recognized ... -
Natural convection immersion cooling with enhanced optical performance of light-emitting diode systems
(2015-10-15)Electronics driven at high currents may experience local hot spots, which may cause thermal degradation or even catastrophic failures. This common problem occurs at light-emitting diode (LED) chips and it is not easily ... -
Experimental study on heat transfer of multi-walled carbon nanotubes/water nanofluids in horizontal microtubes
(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 ...
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