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    Citation - WoS: 20
    Citation - Scopus: 22
    Electrochemical and Optical Properties of an Azo Dye Based Conducting Copolymer
    (Tubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey, 2009) Cihaner, Atilla; Algi, Fatih
    The electrochemical and optical properties of a novel conducting copolymer called poly(2,5'-dimethyl-[4-(2,5-di-thiophen-2-yl-pyrrol-1-yl)-phenyl]azobenzene-co-(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)) (poly(1-co-EDOT)) are reported. Electrochemically synthesized poly(1-co-EDOT) based on the azo dye has a well-defined and reversible redox couple (0.37 V vs. Ag/AgCl) with good cycle stability. The copolymer film exhibits high conductivity (13 S/cm) as well as electrochromic behavior (magenta when neutralized and transmissive sky blue when oxidized). Furthermore, electro-optically active copolymer film has a low band gap of 1.79 eV with a pi-pi* transition at 555 nm.
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    Dimensional Optimization of Two-Phase Flow Boiling in Microchannel Heat Sinks
    (2021) Jafarı, Rahım
    The heat transfer coefficient (HTC) of microchannel heat sinks (MHS) is higher than common heat sinks due to higher area to volume ratio. Its value for two-phase flow boiling is much superior to single-phase flow. In addition, the two-phase flow boiling provides uniform wall temperature close to the coolant’s saturation temperature in low vapor qualities. In the present study, a heat sink is optimized dimensionally after modeling of the boiling of R134a refrigerant in the microchannels. Firstly, mixture two-phase method along with the wall heat flux partitioning are utilized to introduce an applied thermal model to design MHSs. The heat sink mounted on the backside of an Intel core i7-900 desktop processor with dimensions of 19 mm×14.4 mm× 1 mm is numerically simulated to investigate the thermal performance. The HTC and the exit vapor quality are comparable with the available empirical correlations and first law of thermodynamics, respectively. Then the proposed model is developed to optimize the dimensions of the microchannels to design the heat sink with minimized wall temperature. Bound optimization by quadratic approximation (BOBYQA) method results in the optimized dimensions of the microchannels in the heat sink. Optimization of heat sink’s geometry in terms of the dimensions of the microchannels at various boundary conditions will be practical as the unique application of the model.
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    Deposition and Characterization of Znsnse2 Thin-Films Deposited by Using Sintered Stoichiometric Powder
    (2019) Sürücü, Özge Bayraklı; Güllü, Hasan Hüseyin
    In this work, ZnSnSe2 (ZTSe) thin films were deposited using crystalline powder grown by vertical Bridgman-Stockbarger technique. The deposition process was carried out by means of e-beam evaporation on the well-cleaned soda lime glass substrates and keeping them at the substrate temperature of 200°C. The structural, optical and electrical properties of ternary ZTSe thin films were investigated depending on the annealing temperature at 250 and 300°C. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that as-grown films were in amorphous structure, however annealing at 250°C triggered the crystallization on the preferred ternary structure and annealing at 300°C resulted in the changes from amorphous to the polycrystalline structure. Using the compositional analysis, the detail information about the stoichiometry and the segregation mechanisms of the constituent elements in the structure were determined for both as-grown and annealed samples. In addition, they were morphologically characterized using scanning electron microscopy technique. The electrical properties were analyzed using temperature dependent dark- and photo-conductivity measurements. From the variation of electrical conductivity as a function of the ambient temperature, the current transport mechanisms and corresponding activation energies at specific temperature intervals for each sample were determined. The optical properties for the ZTSe thin films were studied depending on the structural changes with annealing.
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    Tio2 Films With Various Crystal Structures for Single and Bilayer Photoanodes of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
    (2018) Erdoğan, Nursev; Park, Jongee; Öztürk, Abdullah
    Phase pure and composite TiO2 nanopowders exhibiting various crystal structures (anatase, rutile and brookite) are used asphotoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells. The nanopowders are deposited in paste form onto a conducting oxide glass usingdoctor blade method in single layer and bilayers. The highest solar efficiency achieved by the single layer photoanode composedof > 99 wt % anatase crystals was 2.86 %. The solar efficiency of 4.93 % has been harvested via bilayer photoanode built byapplying a layer consisting 55 wt % anatase and 45 wt % rutile phase nanoparticles on top of the layer composed of a mixtureof > 99 wt % anatase crystals. The improved photovoltaic performance is attributed to anatase dominated bottom layer whichfacilitates electron charge generation with high surface area and charge transport by proper crystal structure as well assynergistic effect of binary phase content of the photoanodes. The porous structure of top layer enhances diffusion of theI−/I3−electrolyte in the bilayer TiO2 photoanode.
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    Citation - WoS: 5
    Citation - Scopus: 6
    Analysis of the Effect of Propellant Temperature on Interior Ballistics Problem
    (Yildiz Technical Univ, 2018) Evci, C.; Isik, H.
    This study investigates the effect of conditioning temperature of double base propellants on the interior ballistic parameters such as burning gas temperature, barrel wall temperature, pressure and stresses generated in the barrel. Interior ballistic problem was solved employing experimental, numerical and analytical methods with a thermo-mechanical approach. Double base propellants were conditioned at different temperatures ( 52, 35, 21, 0, -20, -35, -54 degrees C). The maximum pressure in the barrel and projectile muzzle velocity were measured for all the propellants by conducting shooting tests with a special test barrel using 7.62x51 mm NATO ammunition. Vallier-Heydenreich method was employed to determine the transient pressure distribution along the barrel. The temperature of burnt gases was calculated by using Noble-Abel equation. The heat transfer analysis was done using the commercial software ANSYS to get the transient temperature and stress distributions. Temperature distribution through the barrel wall thickness was validated using a FLIR thermal imager. Radial, circumferential and axial stresses and corresponding equivalent Von Misses stresses were determined numerically and analytically. The results of the analytical solution for stress analysis validated the finite element solution of interior ballistic problem. Increasing the initial temperature of the propellant resulted in higher temperature and pressure inside the barrel which in turn increased the stresses in the barrel.
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    Farklı Geleneksel ve Çelik Lifli Beton Katmanlarına Sahip Betonarme Kirişlerin Eğilme Davranışı
    (2022) Mertol, Halit Cenan
    Bu çalışmada, farklı geleneksel ve çelik lifli beton katmanlarına sahip betonarme kirişlerin eğilme davranışı incelenmiştir. Boyutları 180×250×3500 mm olan toplamda 10 kiriş, iki grupa bölünerek dört nokta yüklemesi altında eğilme davranışı değerlendirmesi için test edilmiştir. Tüm kirişlerde çekme bölgesinde 416 donatısı kullanılmıştır. Bu araştırmadaki ana değişken kiriş yüksekliğince oluşturulan katmanlardaki beton tipidir. Kirişin yüksekliği her biri 50 mm olan 5 katmana ayrılmıştır. “F” grubunda bulunan geleneksel beton kullanılan kirişlerde, çelik lifli beton katmanları aşağıdan başlayarak geleneksel beton katmanlarının yerlerine yerleştirilmiştir. Örnek olarak, F15P10 kirişinin yüksekliği boyunca aşağıdan 150 mm’si çelik lifli betondan, yukarıda kalan 100 mm’si ise geleneksel betondan imal edilmiştir. “P” grubunda bulunan çelik lifli beton kullanılan kirişlerde ise, geleneksel beton katmanları aşağıdan başlayarak çelik lifli beton katmanlarının yerlerine yerleştirilmiştir. Örnek olarak, P10F15 kirişinin yüksekliği boyunca aşağıdan 100 mm’si geleneksel betondan, yukarıda kalan 150 mm’si ise çelik lifli betondan imal edilmiştir. Kirişlerin yük-sehim eğrileri elde edilmiş ve bu eğriler azami yük, kullanım rijitliği, tepe sonrası rijitlik ve eğilme tokluğu açısından değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda göre, yeterli sünekliğin çekme bölgesinde bulunan çelik lifli beton katmanı ile sağlanabileceği belirlenmiştir. Bu katmanın, çekme bölgesinde olduğu sürece yüksekliğinin ve yerinin davranışı önemli bir şekilde etkilemediği görülmüştür.