{"title":"Leakage-free Wood-Derived Activated Carbon/Methyl Palmitate composite phase change material for thermal management applications","authors":"G. Hekimoğlu","doi":"10.36222/ejt.1293404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1293404","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to create a leakage-free composite phase change material (PCM) that has high potential for various thermal management applications. Activated carbon derived from wood (ACW) with a porous structure was used to address the leakage issue and improve the thermal conductivity of Methyl palmitate (MPt) used as the PCM. The optimum MPt impregnation ratio was found to be 53 wt% in the leakage-free ACW/MPt composite. The results of FTIR analysis showed that the integration of MPt and ACW was achieved through physical interaction. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis indicated that MPt was uniformly distributed within pores of the ACW scaffold. DSC analyses demonstrated that the fusion enthalpy and temperature of the ACW/MPt (53 wt%) were 129 J/g and 27.59 °C, respectively. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) measurements confirmed that the ACW/MPt was thermally stable. By incorporating MPt with ACW, thermal conductivity of MPt was increased by 2.16 times. The fusion enthalpy of ACW/MPt did not change, and the melting temperature remained constant after 750 thermal cycles. The results of this study indicate that the fabricated leak-free ACW/MPt is cost-effective and environmentally friendly and has the potential to be utilized as a thermal energy storage (TES) material for temperature regulation in various applications.","PeriodicalId":413929,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Technic","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139300123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Merve Ertarğin, Turan Gürgenç, Özal Yildirim, Ahmet Orhan
{"title":"A Deep Learning Approach for Motor Fault Detection using Mobile Accelerometer Data","authors":"Merve Ertarğin, Turan Gürgenç, Özal Yildirim, Ahmet Orhan","doi":"10.36222/ejt.1336342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1336342","url":null,"abstract":"Electrical machines, which provide many conveniences in our daily life, may experience malfunctions that may adversely affect their performance and the general functioning of the industrial processes in which they are used. These failures often require maintenance or repair work, which can be expensive and time consuming. Therefore, minimizing the risk of malfunctions and failures and ensuring that these machines operate reliably and efficiently play a critical role for the industry. In this study, a one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1D-CNN) based fault diagnosis model is proposed for electric motor fault detection. Motor vibration data was chosen as the input data of the 1D-CNN model. Motor vibration data was obtained from a mobile application developed by using the three-axis accelerometer of the mobile phone. Three-axis data (X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis) were fed to the model, both separately and together, to perform motor fault detection. The results showed that even a single axis data provides error-free diagnostics. With this fault detection method, which does not require any connection on or inside the motor, the fault condition in an electric motor has been detected with high accuracy.","PeriodicalId":413929,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Technic","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139312748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Production of CuNiSi Composites by Powder Metallurgy Method: Effects of Ti on the Microstructural and Corrosion Properties","authors":"C. Özorak, T. M. K. Tabonah, M. Akkaş","doi":"10.36222/ejt.1372650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1372650","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, composite samples were produced by supplementing the CuNiSi powder mixture with Ti particles at different weight ratios using the powder metallurgy (PM) method. The prepared CuNiSi and Ti powder mixtures were turned into pellets by cold pressing under 500 MPa pressure. The pelletized samples were subjected to sintering in an atmosphere-controlled oven at 900 ℃ for 2 hours. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS), SEM-Mapping and corrosion experiments were performed to determine the microstructures of the produced samples. From the microstructure results, it was determined that Ti particles were distributed homogeneously within the structure. As the amount of Ti increased, the resistance of the composite to corrosion increased. In addition to that, as the amount of Ti increased, the resistance of the composite to corrosion decreased.","PeriodicalId":413929,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Technic","volume":"178 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139314445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ICT-Based Vehicle-to-Grid Operation Based on the Fast Discharge Power for Economic Value","authors":"S. Amamra, Hakan Kızmaz","doi":"10.36222/ejt.1362587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1362587","url":null,"abstract":"Renewable energy sources require effective energy management systems to be efficient in smart grids. Although electric vehicles are all potential consumers, using electric vehicle batteries is an effective utilisation strategy for smart grids. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is a crucial future technology for the smart grid. V2G technology proposes employing electric vehicles to contribute the stored energy to the other intelligent grid users. Expansion of the V2G technology is possible by funding, installing, and optimal managing the charging stations. In this work, an economic value of V2G operation is proposed, and an advanced scheme of a V2G operations communication protocol that enables flexible control of the charging and discharging operations of the EV in an optimisation way has been developed, based on an energy arbitrage service, using two different discharge rates study. An economic study based on energy arbitrage using problem optimisation has been depicted. A use case based on the Nissan Leaf 40 kWh was simulated. The results show the economic benefit of using high discharge rate power (i.e., 3C) to the Li-ion battery over the regular discharge rate (1C).","PeriodicalId":413929,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Technic","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139323541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leader-Follower Based Formation Control of Heterogeneous UAV-AGV Multi-Agent System","authors":"Kadir Aram, Abdulmelik Bekmez","doi":"10.36222/ejt.1350641","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1350641","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with a leader-follower formation control of a heterogenous robot swarm. The heterogeneous swarm consists of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The ground robot is the leader robot, and the drones are the followers. A centralized system receives the information about the robots, and the decision for the robots is made from there. The robots create the V formation shape and are assigned to the formation points using the Hungarian algorithm. The robots go to the formation points with a proportional controller. The system was developed using the ROS2 framework. Turtlebot3 and Crazyflie robots were used for the robot swarm. The study was tested in Webots simulation environment. Different tests were performed, and the results were observed.","PeriodicalId":413929,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Technic","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139342358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cosistency Axioms of Choice for Ismail’s Entropy Formalism(IEF) Combined with Information-Theoretic(IT) Applications to advance 6G Networks","authors":"Ismail A MAGEED","doi":"10.36222/ejt.1299311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1299311","url":null,"abstract":"An exposition is undertaken to analytically validate the credibility of IEF, by investigating the four axioms of consistency on IEF. More fundamentally, IE is by default the ultimate generalization to most entropy measures in the literature. The current paper also provides some applications of Information Theory to 6G Networks. Additionally, the latter review consolidates more foundational motivations and insights into further employment of information-theoretic advancements to 6G networks. Conclusions, open problems, and future directions are given.","PeriodicalId":413929,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Technic","volume":"83 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139348171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Software Development Processes: Application of ChatGPT","authors":"Z. Özpolat, Özal Yildirim, M. Karabatak","doi":"10.36222/ejt.1330631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1330631","url":null,"abstract":"Software development processes are continuously evolving and rapidly transforming alongside the rapid changes in technology. Recently, innovations in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) have led to significant changes in software development practices. AI tools can greatly enhance traditional software development processes by offering developers the ability to create projects more intelligently, swiftly, and effectively. These tools can be employed in various tasks, such as code generation, test automation, error analysis, and performance improvements. Particularly, ChatGPT, an AI-based language model that has had a profound impact on almost every domain, can assist software developers in writing code faster and in a more natural language manner. In this research article, essential information about the usage of ChatGPT in the software development process is presented. To evaluate some capabilities of ChatGPT in the software development context, applications were performed on a software project. For this purpose, a software development process was constructed based on the responses provided by ChatGPT. Various questions related to software development processes were formulated, and the responses generated by GPT were evaluated. The obtained results indicated that ChatGPT exhibited excellent performance in the software development process. Based on these findings, it was observed that AI-based models like ChatGPT could be effectively utilized as assisting tools in software development processes, accelerating traditional workflows. Furthermore, AI-based tools can automate testing processes, enhancing software quality while saving time and effort.","PeriodicalId":413929,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Technic","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139349297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determining the Advantages of a Linear Driven 3-Axis Industrial Robot by Structural and Force Analysis","authors":"Savaş Koç, İdris Şani̇","doi":"10.36222/ejt.1230193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1230193","url":null,"abstract":"The most important factors affecting the operation of industrial robots are the carrying capacity, the weight of the parts, the vibrations in the arms and the cost. The cost of the robot increases as the weight of the parts are increased. The forces falling on the motors and the accelerations at the end of the robot driven by the pushing force or rotational moment were measured and compared. In addition, modal analysis, forced vibration analysis and harmonic analysis of the robot were performed in two different drive systems, and the structural condition of the robot was examined. Thus, the robot designed in this study has advantages in terms of both structural and cost compared to other robot arms. In this design, the torques of the motors are very small and using smaller motors in each arm of the robot and to making the movement according to these weights reduce the cost very much. Likewise, it is seen that the robot can be operated using this design according to the accelerations measured at the end-point and the structural analysis. This robot can be applied to systems that have lower cost and need to carry more payloads.","PeriodicalId":413929,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Technic","volume":"67 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139350093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MATLAB/Simulink Modeling of Regenerative Recovery Circuit with Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for Scooter","authors":"Ali Sinan Cabuk","doi":"10.36222/ejt.1316098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1316098","url":null,"abstract":"Scooter, which is in the class of light electric vehicles, is a very common transportation vehicle, especially in big cities. Brushless direct current motor (BLDCM) is preferred in scooters. These motors are a type of electric motor used in light electric vehicles (LEV) due to their features such as high efficiency, long operating life, high speed and silence operation. Although the BLDCMs used in the propulsion system of the scooter have high efficiency, they do not have a long range due to their limited battery capacity. The biggest problem with scooters is their short range. In order to solve this negativity, manufacturers are working on different solutions. In this study, MATLAB/Simulink modelling of bidirectional DC-DC converter regenerative recovery circuit for scooter was carried out. It is aimed to increase the range with regenerative recovery. The system in the proposed study is implemented for a 300W BLDCM with a rated voltage of 24V. The effect of bidirectional DC-DC converter regenerative recovery is proven by MATLAB/Simulink results.","PeriodicalId":413929,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Technic","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139362328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teaching Algorithms Design Approaches via Interactive Jupyter Notebooks","authors":"Oguzhan Topsakal","doi":"10.36222/ejt.1320404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1320404","url":null,"abstract":"Interactive learning environments play a crucial role in facilitating effective education. Traditional approaches to teaching algorithm design techniques often lack interactivity, resulting in a limited learning experience. In this article, we propose the utilization of Jupyter Notebooks, renowned for their versatility in combining code, visualizations, and explanations, as a powerful tool for enhancing understanding and promoting an engaging learning experience in teaching algorithm design techniques. We provide a comprehensive structure for a Jupyter Notebook page, encompassing problem descriptions, brute force solutions, algorithm design techniques, application areas, and references, to present a thorough solution for computer science problems using these design techniques. Our study includes experiments conducted with computer science students, demonstrating the practical application of Jupyter Notebooks in algorithm design education. Furthermore, we share sample Jupyter Notebooks for popular algorithm design techniques, including Divide & Conquer, Greedy, Dynamic Programming, and Backtracking. Importantly, we emphasize the significance of interactive comparisons between brute force solutions and algorithm design techniques, which foster valuable learning opportunities by providing insights into performance improvements, complexity analysis, validation, optimization strategies, trade-offs, and a deeper understanding of algorithmic principles. In conclusion, we propose the integration of Jupyter Notebooks as a potent tool for teaching algorithm design approaches, empowering learners to actively engage with the material, visualize complex concepts, and collaborate effectively. By incorporating Jupyter Notebooks into algorithm design education, instructors can enhance students' comprehension, cultivate critical thinking skills, and facilitate a profound understanding of algorithmic principles and optimization strategies.","PeriodicalId":413929,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Technic","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127701044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}