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Item Activity of MnO in MnO-CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3 slags at 1500°C(Verlag Stahleisen GmbH, 2006) Cengizler H.; Eric R.H.A thermodynamic study was made on the MnO-CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al 2O3 slags that are typical of the production of ferromanganese in submerged arc furnaces. The Al2O3 content of the slags was kept constant at 5 per cent by mass. The activity-composition relationship in Pt-Mn binary alloys were re-determined for calibration purposes at 1300, 1400 and 1500°C and pO2 values between 5.40×10-6 and 4.54×10-13 atm. A linear regression equation was derived to predict the activity coefficients of manganese, in Pt-Mn alloys at 1500°C. The effect of concentration, basicity ratio and CaO-to-MgO ratio on MnO activities in above mentioned complex slags was investigated at 1500°C and at two different pO2 values of 4.76×10-7 and 5.80×10-8 atm. It was found that aMnO values increase with increasing MnO, and tend to increase with an increasing CaO-to-MgO ratio. The aMnO values also increase with increasing basicity ratio. The activity coefficient of MnO increases with an increase in its mole fraction in the slag. Quadratic multivariable regression model equations which represent the activity data successfully and which can be used to predict the MnO activities in the compositional range of this study were developed. The MnO activity data was interpreted in terms of a slag model which describes the thermodynamic properties of the slag successfully.Item Parametric study of the effect of reference state on energy and exergy efficiencies of Geothermal District Heating Systems (GDHSs): An application of the Salihli GDHS in Turkey(2007) Ozgener L.; Hepbasli A.; Dincer I.A parametric study of the effect of reference state on the energy and exergy efficiencies of geothermal district heating systems is presented. In this regard, the work consists of two parts: a modeling study covering energy and exergy analysis and a case study covering the actual system data taken from the Salihli Geothermal District Heating System (SGDHS) in Manisa, Turkey. General energy and exergy analysis of the geothermal district heating systems is introduced along with some thermodynamic performance evaluation parameters. This analysis is then applied to the SGDHS using actual thermodynamic data for its performance evaluation in terms of energy and exergy efficiencies. In addition, a parametric study on the effect of varying dead state properties on the energy and exergy efficiencies of the system that has been conducted to find optimum performance and operating conditions is explained. Two parametric expressions of energy and exergy efficiencies were developed as a function of the reference temperature. Both energy and exergy flow diagrams illustrate and compare results under different conditions. It has been observed that the exergy destructions in the system particularly take place as the exergy of the fluid lost in the heat exchanger, the natural direct discharge of the system (pipeline losses), and the pumps, which account for 31.17%, 8.98%, and 4.27% of the total exergy input to the SGDHS, respectively. For the actual system that is presented, the system energy and exergy efficiencies vary between 0.53 and 0.73 and 0.58 and 0.59, respectively.Item A key review on performance improvement aspects of geothermal district heating systems and applications(2007) Ozgener L.; Hepbasli A.; Dincer I.This paper deals with a comprehensive analysis and discussion of geothermal district heating systems and applications. In this regard, case studies are presented to study the thermodynamic aspects in terms of energy and exergy and performance improvement opportunities of three geothermal district heating systems, namely (i) Balcova geothermal district heating system (BGDHS), (ii) Salihli geothermal district heating system (SGDHS), and (iii) Gonen geothermal district heating system (GGDHS) installed in Turkey. Energy and exergy modeling of geothermal district heating systems for system analysis and performance evaluation are given, while their performances are evaluated using energy and exergy analysis method. Energy and exergy specifications are presented in tables. In the analysis, the actual system operational data are utilized. In comparison of the local three district heating systems with each other, it is found that the SGDHS has highest energy efficiency, while the GGDHS has highest exergy efficiency. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Item Artificial neural network models for predicting soil thermal resistivity(2008) Erzin Y.; Rao B.H.; Singh D.N.Thermal properties of soils are of great importance in view of the modern trends of utilizing the subsurface for transmission of either heated fluids or high power currents. For these situations, it is essential to estimate the resistance offered by the soil mass in dissipating the heat generated through it. Several investigators have tried to develop mathematical and theoretical models to estimate soil thermal resistivity. However, it is evident that these models are not efficient enough to predict accurate thermal resistivity of soils. This is mainly due to the fact that thermal resistivity of soils is a complex phenomenon that depends upon various parameters viz., type of the soil, particle size distribution and its compaction characteristics (i.e., dry density and moisture content). To overcome this, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models, which are based on experimentally obtained thermal resistivity values for clay, silt, silty-sand, fine- and coarse-sands, have been developed. Incidentally, these soils are the most commonly encountered soils in nature and exhibit entirely different characteristics. The thermal resistivity of these soils, corresponding to their different compaction states, was obtained with the help of a laboratory thermal probe and compared vis-à-vis those obtained from the ANN model. The thermal resistivity of these soils obtained from ANN models and experimental investigations are found to match extremely well. The performance indices such as coefficient of determination, root mean square error, mean absolute error, and variance account for were used to control the performance of the prediction capacity of the models developed in this study. In addition to this, thermal resistivity of these soils obtained from ANN models were compared with those computed from the empirical relationships reported in the literature and were found to be superior. The study demonstrates the utility and efficiency of the ANN model for estimating thermal resistivity of soils. © 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.Item Thermal properties of gem-quality moganite-rich blue chalcedony(2010) Hatipoǧlu M.; Tuncer Y.; Kibar R.; Çetin A.; Karal T.; Can N.In this study, thermal properties and thermal decompositions of dehydration behaviour of gem-quality translucent blue chalcedonies, without banding or crystalline centre structure, from the Sarcakaya-Eskiehir region in Turkey were studied by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), thermoluminescence (TL), and simultaneously two thermal analyses of (DTA/TGA) spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction patterns of the blue chalcedony indicate the presence of two important chalcedonic silica phases with overlapped peaks at 4.26, 3.34, 2.28, 2.13, 1.82, 1.54, 1.38, and 137 . During heating from the room temperature to 300 °C, the thermoluminescence pattern of the blue chalcedony shows a characteristic peak at 210 °C. This peak may be due to unusually high traces of the impurities S, Th, Tl, U, and W. During heating from the room temperature to 1400 °C, the TGA pattern of the blue chalcedony indicates that the weight loss is due to the silanol water loss only, and that this loss occurs in a wide temperature range between about 170 and 954 °C. In addition, after making some corrections concerning the artefact mass gain, being due to the drift with buoyancy effect of the atmosphere in its TGA curve, the moganite-rich blue chalcedony shows a relatively lower mass loss of 0.202%. The DTA pattern of the blue chalcedony displays both endothermic and exothermic behaviours because of silica phase transformations. There are one distinctive sharp endotherm and three weaker endotherms at 806 °C. In addition, there is one distinctive sharp exotherm and one weaker exotherm at 1270 °C. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Item Mechanical properties and thermal analysis of low-density polyethylene + polypropylene blends with dialkyl peroxide(2010) Şirin K.; Balcan M.Polypropylene + low density polyethylene (PP + LDPE) blends involving 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100wt% of PP with dialkyl peroxide (DAP) were prepared by melt blending in a single-screw extruder. The effects of adding dialkyl peroxide on mechanical and thermal properties of PP + LDPE blends have been studied. It was found that at lower concentrations of peroxide (e.g., 0-0.08wt% of dialkyl peroxide) LDPE component is cross-linked and Polypropylene (PP) is degraded in all compositions of PP + LDPE blends. Mechanical properties (Tensile strength at break, at yield and elongation at break),Melt flow index (MFI), hardness, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and thermal analyses (DSC) of these blends were examined. Because of serious degradation or cross-linking the mechanical properties and the crystallinty (%) of those products were decreased as a result of increasing peroxide content. © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Item Effects of heating on fire opal and diaspore from Turkey(2010) Hatipoǧlu M.; Can N.; Karali T.Fire opal (SiO2·nH2O) and diaspore [Al(OH)O] are two different precious and rare mineral species with high water content. While these species are being cut and polished to make gems, defect-induced weaknesses such as fragility, splintering, and cracking become apparent since the temperature of the mineral species may be increased to high temperatures during the process. These deformations may be broadly related to water loss (molecular (H2O) and hydroxyl (OH) group) and transformation of the base building components and/or inclusion minerals. In this study, thermal properties and thermal stability as dehydratial behaviors of both gem quality fire opal (SiO2·nH2O) from the Şaphane region (Kütahya, Turkey) and gem quality diaspore (AlOHO) from the Milas region (Muǧla, Turkey), including some associated mineral inclusions, were studied by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), Fourier transform-Infrared absorption (FTIR) spectroscopy and thermal analysis (DTA/TGA). During heating to 1400 °C, DTA/TGA patterns indicated that the weight losses of the fire opal and diaspore were due to the water loss only, and that these losses occur in the temperature ranges between about 342 and 722 °C in fire opal, and between about 592 and 718 °C in diaspore. In addition, after making some corrections concerning the mass gain observed, being due to the drift with buoyancy effect of the atmosphere, in their TGA curves, the fire opal shows a mass loss of 7.942%, and one distinctive sharp endotherm at 1089.99 °C and seven weaker endotherms, whereas the diaspore shows a mass loss of about 13.826%, and one distinctive sharpest endotherm at 650.47 °C and four weaker endotherms. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Item Experimental prediction of total thermal resistance of a closed loop EAHE for greenhouse cooling system(2011) Ozgener O.; Ozgener L.; Goswami D.Y.The design of an earth to air heat exchanger (EAHE) requires knowledge of its total thermal resistance (RTot) for heating and cooling applications. In this research, a 47m long horizontal, 56cm nominal diameter U-bend buried galvanized was studied experimental EAHE used for the determination and evaluation of thermal properties of heat exchanger. This system was designed and installed in the Solar Energy Institute, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. Based on the experimental results, generalized relationships were developed for predicting of thermal resistance of the heat exchanger. Average total heat exchanger thermal resistance was estimated to be 0.021K-m/W as a constant value under steady state condition. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.Item Electronic absorption, vibrational spectra, nonlinear optical properties, NBO analysis and thermodynamic properties of N-(4-nitro-2-phenoxyphenyl) methanesulfonamide molecule by ab initio HF and density functional methods(2013) Rajamani T.; Muthu S.; Karabacak M.In this work, the vibrational spectral analysis was carried out by using FT-Raman and FT-IR spectroscopy in the range 4000-100 cm-1 and 4000-400 cm-1, respectively, for N-(4-nitro-2-phenoxyphenyl) methanesulfonamide molecule. Theoretical calculations were performed by ab initio RHF and density functional theory (DFT) method using 6-31G(d,p) and 6-311G(d,p) basis sets. The complete vibrational assignments of wavenumbers were made on the basis of potential energy distribution (PED). The results of the calculations were applied to simulated spectra of the title compound, which show excellent agreement with observed spectra. The frontier orbital energy gap and dipole moment illustrates the high reactivity of the title molecule. The first order hyperpolarizability (β0) and related properties (μ, α and Δα) of the molecule were also calculated. Stability of the molecule arising from hyperconjugative interactions and charge delocalization were analyzed using natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. The results show that electron density (ED) in the σ and π anti-bonding orbitals and second order delocalization energies (E2) confirm the occurrence of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) within the molecule. UV-vis spectrum of the compound was recorded in the region 200-500 nm in ethanol and electronic properties such as excitation energies, oscillator strength and wavelength were calculated by TD-DFT/B3LYP, CIS and TD-HF methods using 6-31G(d,p) basis set. Molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) and HOMO-LUMO energy levels are also constructed. The thermodynamic properties of the title compound were calculated at different temperatures and the results reveals the heat capacity (C), and entropy (S) increases with rise in temperature. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Item Spectral features, electric properties, NBO analysis and reactivity descriptors of 2-(2-Benzothiazolylthio)-Ethanol: Combined experimental and DFT studies(Elsevier, 2015) Srivastava R.; Sinha L.; Karabacak M.; Prasad O.; Pathak S.K.; Asiri A.M.; Cinar M.(Chemical Equation Presented). Quantum chemical calculations of ground state energy, geometrical structure and vibrational wavenumbers, nuclear magnetic behaviors, electronic absorption spectra along with the nonlinear optical properties of 2-(2-benzothiazolylthio)-ethanol (BTZTE) were carried out using density functional (DFT/B3LYP) method with 6-311++G(d,p) as basis set. The FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra were measuredinthe condensed state. The fundamental vibrational wavenumbers as well as their intensities were calculated, and a good correlation between experimental and scaled calculated wavenumbers was accomplished. The electric dipole moment, polarizability and the first hyperpolarizability values of the BTZTE were calculated at the same level of theory and basis set. The results show that the BTZTE molecule possesses nonlinear optical (NLO) behavior with non-zero values. Stability of the molecule arising from hyper-conjugative interactions and charge delocalization was analyzed using natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. UV spectrum of the studied molecule was recorded in the region 200-500 nm and the electronic properties were predicted by time-dependent DFT approach. The calculated transition energies are in good concurrency with the experimental data. 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) chemical shifts of the title molecule were calculated by the gauge independent atomic orbital (GIAO) method and compared with experimental results. The thermodynamic properties of the studied compound at different temperatures were calculated. Global and local reactivity descriptors were computed to predict reactivity and reactive sites on the molecule. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Item The crosslinked poly(azomethine-urethane)s containing o-hydroxyazomethine: Tunable multicolor emission, photophysical and thermal properties(Elsevier B.V., 2015) Kamaci M.; AvcI A.; Kaya I.This article presents synthesis, photophysical, electrochemical, thermal, and morphological properties of the crosslinked polyurethanes (CLPUs). CLPUs were synthesized in two main steps. In the first step, aldehyde functionalized polyurethane prepolymer was synthesized using 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde and hexamethylene diisocyanates. In the second step, the prepared prepolymer was converted to the crosslinked polyurethane derivatives using different diamines via condensation reaction. Diamines with various chain length and side-group substitutions were used as crosslinker. Photophysical properties of the crosslinked polyurethanes were investigated using UV-vis and photoluminescence (PL) spectra techniques. Fluorescence measurements showed that CLPUs exhibited multicolor emission behavior. Additionally, a linear relationship is determined between the excitation energies and the obtained emission maxima and, this property allows tuning the PL color by changing the source light energy on the desired scale. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Item Synthesis of Novel crosslinked Poly(azomethine-urethane)s: Photophysical and thermal properties(Elsevier Ltd, 2015) Avci A.; Kamaci M.; Kaya I.; Yildirim M.This paper describes synthesis, photophysical, electrochemical and thermal properties of some new flexible crosslinked poly(azomethine-urethane)s. Synthesis procedure includes two main steps: The first one is the synthesis of a polyurethane prepolymer (TP) using toluene-2,4-diisocyanate and 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde, and the second step is the synthesis of resulting flexible crosslinked poly(azomethine-urethane) derivatives by conventional polycondensation reaction of TP with different aliphatic diamines. Diamines with various chain lengths (6-12 methylene numbers) were used to obtain various resulting polymers with different physical properties. Photophysical properties of the flexible crosslinked poly(azomethine-urethane)s were investigated using photoluminescence (PL). PL results showed that the flexible crosslinked poly(azomethine-urethane)s exhibited multicolor emission behavior. A linear relationship was observed between the excitation energies and the obtained emission maxima. This characteristic enabled adjusting the PL color at the desired scale. Thermal and morphological properties of the polymers were also investigated using TG-DTA, DSC and AFM techniques. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Item Molecular structure, vibrational, electronic and thermal properties of 4-vinylcyclohexene by quantum chemical calculations(Elsevier, 2015) Nagabalasubramanian P.B., Ekrubha@yahoo.com; Periandy S.; Karabacak M.; Govindarajan M.The solid phase FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 4-vinylcyclohexene (abbreviated as 4-VCH) have been recorded in the region 4000-100 cm-1. The optimized molecular geometry and vibrational frequencies of the fundamental modes of 4-VCH have been precisely assigned and analyzed with the aid of structure optimizations and normal coordinate force field calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) method at 6-311++G(d,p) level basis set. The theoretical frequencies were properly scaled and compared with experimentally obtained FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. Also, the effect due the substitution of vinyl group on the ring vibrational frequencies was analyzed and a detailed interpretation of the vibrational spectra of this compound has been made on the basis of the calculated total energy distribution (TED). The time dependent DFT (TD-DFT) method was employed to predict its electronic properties, such as electronic transitions by UV-Visible analysis, HOMO and LUMO energies, molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) and various global reactivity and selectivity descriptors (chemical hardness, chemical potential, softness, electrophilicity index). Stability of the molecule arising from hyper conjugative interaction, charge delocalization has been analyzed using natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. Atomic charges obtained by Mulliken population analysis and NBO analysis are compared. Thermodynamic properties (heat capacity, entropy and enthalpy) of the title compound at different temperatures are also calculated.Item Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization on 4-(2,5-di-2-thienyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl) benzoic acid: A DFT approach(Elsevier, 2016) Kurt M.; Sas E.B.; Can M.; Okur S.; Icli S.; Demic S.; Karabacak M.; Jayavarthanan T.; Sundaraganesan N.Abstract A complete structural and vibrational analysis of the 4-(2,5-di-2-thienyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl) benzoic acid (TPBA), was carried out by ab initio calculations, at the density functional theory (DFT) method. Molecular geometry, vibrational wavenumbers and gauge including atomic orbital (GIAO) 13C NMR and 1H NMR chemical shift values of (TPBA), in the ground state have been calculated by using ab initio density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP) method with 6-311G(d,p) as basis set for the first time. Comparison of the observed fundamental vibrational modes of (TPBA) and calculated results by DFT/B3LYP method indicates that B3LYP level of theory giving yield good results for quantum chemical studies. Vibrational wavenumbers obtained by the DFT/B3LYP method are in good agreement with the experimental data. The study was complemented with a natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis, to evaluate the significance of hyperconjugative interactions and electrostatic effects on such molecular structure. By using TD-DFT method, electronic absorption spectra of the title compound have been predicted and a good agreement with the TD-DFT method and the experimental one is determined. In addition, the molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), frontier molecular orbitals analysis and thermodynamic properties of TPBA were investigated using theoretical calculations. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.Item Thermal characterization of chicken feather/PLA biocomposites(Springer Netherlands, 2017) Özmen U.; Baba B.O.In this work, thermal properties of composites from chicken feather fiber (CFF) and polylactic acid (PLA) were investigated. CFF/PLA green composites were manufactured by extrusion and injection molding. Short and long fibers (3 and 20 mm) were used at different contents (2, 5 and 10 mass%). The effects of fiber concentration and fiber length on thermal properties of CFF/PLA composites were studied. Thermal properties of CFF/PLA composites were examined through differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TG) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). From the experiments, it was found that addition of CFF was effective to improve the thermal properties of PLA. The DSC results showed that heat flow increased with the increase in CFF content on the glass transition, on the crystallization temperature and on melting temperature. The TG results revealed that addition of CFF to PLA had positive effect on the thermal stability. In addition, the results of DMA experiments showed that the tan δ decreased with the increasing CFF content, indicating less damping and more elastic behavior in the composites. The results obtained from this study provide important information on the temperature-dependent properties of CFF/PLA and lead to new product development based on natural resources. © 2017, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.Item Thermal and mechanical properties of LDPE by the effects of organic peroxides(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2017) Sirin K.; Cengel Ö.; Canli M.In this study, the effect of different organic peroxides on different types of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) was investigated. LDPE products like F2-21T, F5-21T, and I22-19T were mixed in different proportions with dialkyl peroxide, dibenzoyl peroxide, and dilauroyl peroxide. Melt flow rates, mechanical properties (tensile strength at yield, tensile strength at break, elongation at break, and stress-strain effect), thermal analysis (differential scanning calorimetric and thermogravimetric analysis), and scanning electron microscopy images of the prepared mixtures were examined. Cross-linking occurred in the structure of LDPE types having different molecular weight distribution by the addition of even small amounts of peroxide (e.g. 0–0.12 wt%). Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Item Influence of tea waste concentration in the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of brick clay mixtures(Elsevier Ltd, 2019) Ozturk S.; Sutcu M.; Erdogmus E.; Gencel O.The sustainability of raw materials used in construction industry consumed large quantities of material has great importance. The use of pore-makers in the brick production is reducing the consumption of clean clay resources as well as lightness of the baked brick body. Many organic or inorganic additives have been used as pore-making in brick production for improving thermal performance. In this study, tea waste (TW) were used at different concentrations in the brick clay mixtures to examine its effects on baked brick properties. In addition to micro-structure investigations, physical, mechanical and thermal properties of bricks produced were investigated. It is concluded that tea waste additive up to 10% in brick body can be used for structural application and isolation while ratios more 10% tea waste additive for only isolation purposes. Tea wastes can be used as a pore-making additive in the brick production. © 2019 Elsevier LtdItem Investigation of long-term ageing effect on the thermal properties of chicken feather fibre/poly(lactic acid) biocomposites(Springer, 2020) Akderya T.; Özmen U.; Baba B.O.In this study, the effects of long-term natural atmospheric ageing on the thermal properties of chicken feather fibre reinforced poly(lactic acid) biocomposite materials having chicken feather fibre mass content of 2, 5, and 10% were investigated. Chicken feather fibres, which are bio-based reinforcement material, and poly(lactic acid), which is bio-based matrix material, are compounded with a twin-screw extruder and injection-moulded; hence, the biocomposite material is produced. The effect of long-term natural atmospheric ageing on the thermal stability, crystallization, and melting behaviour of the biocomposite materials were analysed by thermogravimetric, derivative thermogravimetry, differential thermal, and differential scanning calorimetry analyses. In addition, the fracture surface of the samples was examined in depth by scanning electron microscopy analysis. The experimental results show that the long-term natural ageing process decreases the thermal stability values of the biocomposite materials and increases the glass transition temperatures and degree of crystallinities. © 2020, The Polymer Society, Taipei.Item Experimental and numerical analysis on using CuO-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid in a U-type tubular heat exchanger(Emerald Publishing, 2021) Gürbüz E.Y.; Variyenli H.İ.; Sözen A.; Khanlari A.; Ökten M.Purpose: Heat exchangers (HEXs) are extensively used in many applications such as heating and cooling systems. To increase the thermal performance of HEXs, nano-sized particles could be added to the base working fluid which can improve the thermophysical properties of the fluid. In addition, further improvement in the thermal performance of nanofluids can be obtained by using two or more different nanoparticles which are known as hybrid nanofluids. This paper aims to improve the thermal efficiency of U-type tubular HEX (THEX) by using CuO-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid. Design/methodology/approach: Numerical simulation has been used to model THEX with various configurations. Also, CuO-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid has been experimented in THEX in two various modes including parallel (PTHEX) and counter flow (CTHEX) regarding to the numerical findings. Hybrid nanofluids have been prepared in two particle concentrations and compared with CuO/water nanofluid at the same concentrations and also with water. Findings: The numerical simulation results showed that adding fins and also using hybrid nanofluid can increase heat transfer rate in HEX. However, adding fins cannot be a good option in U-type THEX with lower diameter because it increases pressure drop notably. Experimental results of this work illustrated that using Al2O3-CuO/water hybrid nanofluid in the THEX improved thermal performance significantly. Maximum enhancement in overall heat transfer coefficient of THEX by using CuO-Al2O3/water nanofluid in 0.5% and 1% concentrations achieved as 9.5% and 12%, respectively. Originality/value: The obtained findings of the study showed the positive effects of using hybrid type nanofluid in comparison with single type nanofluid. In this study, numerical and experimental analysis have been conducted to investigate the effect of using hybrid type nanofluid in U-type HEX. The obtained results exhibited successful utilization of CuO-Al2O3/water hybrid type nanofluid in HEX. Moreover, it was observed that thermal performance analysis of the nanofluids without any experiment can be done by using numerical method. © 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.Item Synthesis of natural phenolic compound contained alkaline phenolic foundry resin and its performance evaluation on casting(Polska Akademia Nauk, 2021) Güvendik A.E.; Ay K.In foundry, metal casting can be done with various methods. One of the most important methods preferred around the world is sand casting. Ester curable alkaline phenolic resins have produced to make sand molds by No-bake systems. They must have specific properties to make sand casting efficient and reliable. Production of these resins depends on some fossil raw-materials like phenol. To investigate more sustainable and green resin synthesis method, lots experiment have been done by substitution of phenol with renewable alternative phenolic materials like resorcinol, lignosulphonates and tannic acid and its derivatives. Different properties of resins were produced with competitive performance with the market product, ÇKE Alfanol A 72 No-Bake Resin. Without loss of performance, calcium lignosulfonate was used in polymer synthesis at the rate of 15% instead of phenol. On the other hand, the reaction in which lignin and resorcinol were combined instead of phenol by reducing it by 25% gave better results in terms of mechanical and thermal properties. Thermal properties were investigated for resorcinol and lignin modified resins by using TGA-DSC and mechanical performance of cured sand core sample were tested by Simpson Sand Strength Testing Machine as compression strength as N/cm2.. After laboratory testing casting performance of new resins are compared with two different companies’ resins in steal casting demo. Experimental results were matched with casting trail and no defect was detected. © 2021 Polish Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.