ASTRAL Research Team
Principal Investigator
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mete Budaklı
Department: Astronautical Engineering
Research Area:
Heat & Mass Transfer, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics
Assoc. Prof. at ITU Astronautical Engineering. PhD from TU Darmstadt (2013). Extensive industry experience at Rolls-Royce, Lufthansa Technik, and ThyssenKrupp.
Interns / Undergraduate / Graduate / PhD Students / Postdocs
Undergraduate
Semih Güneyli
Department: Aeronautical Engineering
Level: 3rd Year
Research Topic:
Study on Pool Boiling Phenomena on Micro-Textured Surfaces.
Research Intern
Kerem Kızılboğa
Department: Aeronautical Engineering
Level: 4th Year
Research Topic:
Development of Hybrid Material Heat Pipes.
Research Intern
Ertuğrul Özkul
Department: Astronautical Engineering
Level: 4th Year
Research Topic:
Single Phase Flow in Mini/Micro Channels.
Graduate
Mehmet Batu Ayan
Department: Mechanical Eng. M.Sc. / Heat & Fluid
Level: Graduate
Research Topic:
CFD and Optimization.
Graduate
Mehmet Fatih Ekinci
Department: Astronautical Engineering
Level: Graduate
Research Topic:
Investigation of Flat Heat Pipes.
Research Intern
Zeliha Ayça Aydemir
Department: Astronautical Engineering
Level: 3rd Year
Research Topic:
Condensation Process in Heat Pipes.
Research Intern
Cenker Ender
Department: Astronautical Engineering
Level: 4th Year
Research Topic:
Composite Material Heat Pipe Adiabatic Line.
Research Intern
Yiğit Furkan Tetik
Department: Aeronautical Engineering
Level: 4th Year
Research Topic:
Radiator Panel Analysis.
Research Intern
Eren Yıldırım
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Level: 4th Year
Research Topic:
Development of website and development and commissioning of a Test Setup for Flat Heat Pipes for Investigations under Micro-Gravity Conditions.
Research Intern
Niyazi Sever
Department: Astronautical Engineering
Level: 3rd Year
Research Topic:
Optimization of Evaporator Geometries for Hybrid Material Heat Pipes.
Collaborators
Collaborating/Supporting Universities, Institutions, and Organizations
Yildiz Technical University
Gebze Technical University
Ataturk University
Ozyegin University
Technische Universitat Darmstadt
TUBITAK
Council of Higher Education (YOK)
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
