Mechanical Engineering: Recent submissions
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Surface characterization of textiles for optimization of functional polymeric nano-capsule attachment
(Carl Hanser Verlag, 2019-09)Surface properties of textiles play an essential role in their functionalization with micro/nanometer-sized polymeric capsules containing active agents that can provide controlled release. The attached capsules provide ... -
Image registration method for mobile-device-based multispectral optical diagnostics for buildings
(The Optical Society, 2019-09-10)The recent advances in mobile device hardware and software introduced new opportunities to perform more advanced computation and measurements for buildings. Multispectral optical imaging is a widely recognized technique ... -
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A comparative study for the junction temperature of green light-emitting diodes
(IEEE, 2019-10)Solid-state lighting devices offer a wide variety of color options applicable for general and automotive lighting, various display systems, and a number of niche applications. As they get smaller, generated heat fluxes ... -
Special issue on the Third International Workshop on Nano-micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad’17)
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Stable control of force, position, and stiffness for robot joints powered via pneumatic muscles
(IEEE, 2019-12)This paper proposes a novel controller framework for antagonistically driven pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) actuators. The proposed controller can be stably configured in both torque-stiffness control and position-stiffness ... -
Effect of grain size on the very high cycle fatigue behavior and notch sensitivity of titanium
(Elsevier, 2019-12)The very high-cycle fatigue performances of coarse-grained and ultrafine-grained titanium samples with different geometries at ambient temperature and various stress amplitudes were investigated. Severe plastic deformation ... -
On the application of Harris hawks optimization (HHO) algorithm to the design of microchannel heat sinks
(Springer Nature, 2021-04)A novel Harris hawks optimization algorithm is applied to microchannel heat sinks for the minimization of entropy generation. In the formulation of the heat transfer model of the microchannel, the slip flow velocity and ... -
Frequency-based dynamic topology optimization methodology for improved door closing sound quality
(Sage, 2019-12-05)Door closing sound quality of a vehicle has become one of the most important customer-related quality metrics in the recent years. There has been a vast amount of information on the design parameters contributing to this ... -
Promoting photocatalytic cleaning efficiency of textile finishing solutions with nanoboron as a p‐type dopant
(Wiley, 2019-12-18)Boron is a commonly used p-type dopant for semiconductor and photonic applications. In this study, standard photocatalytic titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles were doped with nanosized boron particles and coated on textiles ... -
A comparison study on observer-based force control of series elastic actuators
(IEEE, 2018)This paper presents a comparison study for the robust force control of series elastic actuators (SEAs). In most robotics systems, SEAs are used as an essential actuation method due to the benefits such as lower reflected ... -
Numerical investigation of the flame location of turbulent premixed combustion in a diffuser burner exposed to various turbulence intensities and turbulence length scales
(Turkish Society of Thermal Science and Technology (TIBTD), 2018)This study aims to investigate the response of the flame location of a turbulent premixed flame that has been exposed to various turbulence intensities and turbulence length scales. A diffuser-type burner is used to reveal ... -
A methodology to optimize damping pad application on a complex structure using finite element models
(International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration, IIAV, 2018)Passive constrained layer damping patches have been extensively used for vibration and acoustics applications due to their capability to dissipate vibrational energy into heat. In this study, we perform an optimization ... -
Predicting the performance of pressure-swirl atomizers
(Begell House Inc., 2018)The purpose of this study is to evaluate the semiempirical correlations that are found in the literature by comparing them with all of the applicable experimental data that are also taken from the literature. Presentation ... -
Numerical investigation of multiphase flow inside a pressure swirl atomizer at the initial stage of injection
(Begell House Inc., 2018)Pulse-mode operating atomizers are widely used in industry. This paper presents the fluid flow details and characteristics inside a pulse-mode operating pressure swirl atomizer (PSA). Transient flow simulations are performed ... -
Effect of structural adhesives in noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) characteristics of vehicle body design
(International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration, IIAV, 2018)Application of structural adhesives has received an increased interest in automotive industry due to their attractive characteristics as an alternative to other lightweight strategies. There are various modeling methods ... -
Topology optimization of an anti roll bar of a heavy commercial truck for vehicle dynamics and durability
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019)Meeting the stringent requirements on fuel economy and emissions is still a challenge for automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). In this study, we consider the light weighting opportunities of a heavy commercial ... -
Handbook of thermal science and engineering
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, ... -
A prelude to the fundamentals and applications of radiation transfer
(Springer Nature, 2018)Radiation transfer is one of the three pillars of heat transfer processes, along with conduction and convection. It is essential for any high-temperature industrial process taking place in combustion chambers, flames and ... -
An investigation of performance of synthetic jets emanating from circular, elliptical and rectangular nozzles
(IEEE, 2018-07-24)Impinging synthetic jets have been considered as a future solution for cooling miniature structures. Synthetic jet performance is sensitive to a number of parameters such as orifice size, orifice shape and nozzle-to-target ...
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