Synthesis, characterizatıon and application of new organic electroactive molecules for photovoltiıc devices

PEDOT:PSS is with its acidic property solves the indium atoms from ITO and indium atoms diffuses in active layer in an organic solar cell. This event causes an decreasing in solar cell efficiency. In the same strategy, SAM molecules can be used as hole injection layer. On the other hand MoO3 can be used as anode buffer layer. In this thesis it is wanted to make SAM molecules have to not absorb visible range of solar spectrum for the efficient harvesting of solar energy by donor molecule. Otherwise the HOMO level of SAM molecule have to be between work function of ITO and HOMO level of donor mo ...Daha fazlası

Simulation and design of a glider swarm robotics platform

Gül, Kasım

The main purpose of my thesis is to develop a Swarm Robotics Platform which will use Cellular Automata Glider model and generate itself with “Game of Life” rules. The method was experimentally tested with autonomous mobile robots and real-time PC based simulation software, in all cases very good paths were obtained with negligible processing effort, and low cost production. Presented results indicate that the Cellular Automata approach is a very promising method for real time path planning and Glider like robotic swarms can be used for self-replicating and moving swarm robots. We desig ...Daha fazlası

The evaluation of innovative insulation materials for energy efficiency in civil engineering

Thermal insulation term is the most important measure that provides the thermal comfort which human being has been looking for as a natural habit from the first residential lifestyle begins. The inventions in this topic, especially has been arisen in last centuries and specifically in the last century it has been carried forward and both aesthetic and performance based products have been researched to be discovered. In the light of researches each in academic and practical fields, the hope of this demand to be provided is increased via innovative insulation materials. Accordingly, to c ...Daha fazlası

New grade of thermoplastic polyurethane with high thermal conductivity and low coefficient of friction

Semiz, Seçkin

Today, thermoplastic polyurethane materials are widely used in many different applications. There are many types of thermoplastic polyurethanes which offers different mechanical and chemical properties according to application area. In addition to the existing properties, thermoplastic polyurethane materials mixed with various additives to obtain specific, targeted thermoplastic polyurethane materials in order to impart different properties to the material for application. In this study, materials of the sealing elements are approached which is one of the most important parts of the hyd ...Daha fazlası

Detection of dyes in water using smartphone technology for environmental sustaınability

Kocakuşak Özdemir, Gizem

The goal of this thesis is to develop the applicability of an ultra-low cost, field-deployable, plastic fiber based smartphone spectrometer system to study dye adsorption from water. A custom cradle using smartphone’s built-in flash and camera was designed for visible absorbance spectroscopy without any need for external electrical components. We firstly investigated the performance of smartphone spectrometer for methylene blue (MB) absorbance in water with a detection limit of 0.5 ppm, and compared it to that of a commercial spectrometer. We elaborated on the contribution of image formats to ...Daha fazlası

Development of vibration performances of hybrid laminated composite materials by using stochastic methods

In recent years, laminated composites are fairly utilized in marine, automotive, aerospace, military and other engineering applications because of their high specific modulus (ratio between the young modulus and the density) and high specific strength (ratio between strength and density). In addition to these features, fiber reinforced composites have inherent tailorability such as fiber orientation and stacking sequence and provide great possibilities to designers against isotropic materials. Determination of the fundamental frequency performance of laminated composite plate is crucial for th ...Daha fazlası

Characterization of Clay brick materials produced with red mud and nut shell wastes for building applications

Çam, Ata Sadık

In this study, clay based brick with micro pores was developed for thermal insulation in the building materials. Turkey produces about 70% of the world hazelnut production. The aim of this thesis is to reduce the thermal conductivity coefficient by adding organic waste (hazelnut shell) into clay mixture to form porosity during firing of clay bricks. Moreover, it is to maintain the similar mechanical properties by adding inorganic waste (red mud) into clay mixture. The development of a highly porous bricks with applicable mechanical strength will contribute to save energy in the building ...Daha fazlası

A preliminary offshore wind energy potential study for bay of İzmir: Quantifying the airflow distortion on local ferryboats for adjustment of wind data by 3D CFD analyses

Güngör, Şahin

Humankind have an interest to obtain marine meteorological data for decades, therefore, constant and mobile meteorological stations have been used for the correct measurements. These meteorological data include wind speed and direction, sea surface and air temperature and cloud cover. Ship-mounted anemometers have been used for meteorological observations, obtaining the wind speed data and climate change analysis. Wind data are especially gathered and reported by Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS). World Meteorological Organization (WMO) created the VOS program to ensure reporting of the wind dat ...Daha fazlası

Nonlinear analysis of steel frames considering lateral Torsional buckling effect

The use of nonlinear analysis methods is widely preferred to determine the realistic behavior of the structures through the computer technologies developed in recent years. However, the stability problems that significantly affect the structure behavior are often neglected in nonlinear analysis and in computer programs that are frequently used to the realization of these analyses. Lateral torsional buckling behavior, which is one of the stability problems, is considered to be neglected in many studies using nonlinear analysis methods in the literature. As a result, the realistic behavior ...Daha fazlası

Modelling, Analysis and Experimental Verification of Pneumatic Brake System

Güleryüz, İbrahim Can

As the technology develops, the development in vehicle safety becomes an area, which takes the attraction of the researchers who are working in automotive industry. Although systems like air bag system, lane departure warning system (LDWS) and tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) improve the safety of the vehicle, main studies, in which advanced technology is used mostly focus on the brake system including anti-lock braking system (ABS), traction control system (TCS), electronic stability control (ESC), advanced emergency braking system (AEBS), adaptive cruise control (ACC). Thus, det ...Daha fazlası

Design of wireless controlled robotic hand

Kızıltaş, Faruk Sanberk

Thanks to the rapid technological development, robot usage in human life increases day by day. Various kinds of robots that are designed for different tasks aim to increase the quality of human life by replacing or reducing required human power in related areas. Being able to interact robots from a distance by using wireless communication not only provide mobility and ease of use to the user but also promote the usage of robots into various areas. Considering these, this study aims to design a lower degrees of freedom robotic hand with respect to the natural anatomy of the hand and control i ...Daha fazlası

Synthesis of imidazole derivatives and their binderless immobilization to fabric to load antibacterial properties

Mutlu, Nurgül

The compounds bonded with functional groups in textile materials carry the economical support material property. The complex and/or organic compounds with the desired properties can be immobilized into the textile materials by using the reactivity of hydroxyl groups of cellulose and the NH2 groups in wool. Most of commercially purchased silver salts show a rapid release of silver in water because of their ionic structure. For this reason, they exhibit high antibacterial activity but the short-term. N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes have the long-term antibacterial effects by releasing the ...Daha fazlası