Ordu Muhammed, Der Oguzhan
Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, 80010 Osmaniye, Turkey.
Department of Marine Vehicles Management Engineering, Faculty of Maritime, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, 10200 Balikesir, Turkey.
Polymers (Basel). 2023 Jul 3;15(13):2933. doi: 10.3390/polym15132933.
The right choice of polymeric materials plays a vital role in the successful design and manufacture of flexible fluidic systems, as well as heat transfer devices such as pulsating heat pipes. The decision to choose an acceptable polymeric material entails a variety of evaluation criteria because there are numerous competing materials available today, each with its own properties, applications, benefits, and drawbacks. In this study, a comparative hybrid multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) model is proposed for evaluating suitable polymeric materials for the fabrication of flexible pulsating heat pipes. The decision model consists of fourteen evaluation criteria and twelve alternative materials. For this purpose, three different hybrid MCDM methods were applied to solve the material selection problems (i.e., AHP-GRA, AHP-CoCoSo, and AHP-VIKOR). According to the results obtained, PTFE, PE, and PP showed promising properties. In addition, Spearman's rank correlation analysis was performed, and the hybrid methods used produced consistent rankings with each other. By applying MCDM methods, it was concluded that PTFE is the most suitable material to be preferred for manufacturing flexible pulsating heat pipes. In addition to this result, PE and PP are among the best alternatives that can be recommended after PTFE. The study supports the use of MCDM techniques to rank material choices and enhance the selection procedure. The research will greatly assist industrial managers and academics involved in the selection process of polymeric materials.
聚合物材料的正确选择在柔性流体系统以及诸如脉动热管等传热装置的成功设计和制造中起着至关重要的作用。选择一种可接受的聚合物材料的决定需要多种评估标准，因为如今有众多相互竞争的材料可供选择，每种材料都有其自身的特性、应用、优点和缺点。在本研究中，提出了一种比较性混合多准则决策（MCDM）模型，用于评估制造柔性脉动热管的合适聚合物材料。该决策模型由14个评估标准和12种替代材料组成。为此，应用了三种不同的混合MCDM方法来解决材料选择问题（即AHP-GRA、AHP-CoCoSo和AHP-VIKOR）。根据所得结果，聚四氟乙烯（PTFE）、聚乙烯（PE）和聚丙烯（PP）表现出良好的性能。此外，进行了斯皮尔曼等级相关分析，所使用的混合方法产生了相互一致的排名。通过应用MCDM方法得出结论，聚四氟乙烯是制造柔性脉动热管最适合首选的材料。除了这一结果外，聚乙烯和聚丙烯是仅次于聚四氟乙烯可推荐的最佳替代品之一。该研究支持使用MCDM技术对材料选择进行排名并改进选择过程。该研究将极大地帮助参与聚合物材料选择过程的工业管理人员和学者。
