Ph.D. Theses

 

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  • Özerim, Gülcan. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Porosity brings new features to NiTi SMAs, and raises its potential for biomedical applications. Although different techniques are provided in the literature for manufacturing porous NiTi samples, the subject is still open ...
  • Güryuva, Serdar. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    Combustion simulations with high fidelity turbulence models and detailed chemistry may suffer from high computational power requirements due to the combined cost of time-scale dissipation and small integration steps. Such ...
  • Szczesiak, Mateusz. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    In this thesis, an adaptive boundary control using delayed control methodology for a 1D wave equation is examined. The outlined problem is applied in the control of an ideal string- mass system with constant or time-varying ...
  • Özcan, Mustafa Umut. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2022., 2022)
    In this study, basic linear lumped elements such as springs and dashpots are used in nested linkage mechanisms in order to simulate and predict the mechanical behaviour of nonlinear viscoelastic materials. The proposed ...
  • Öztürk, Umud Esat. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2008., 2008.)
    In this thesis, mechanical behavior and energy absorption characteristics of low density polymeric foams under multiple loading and unloading are investigated for uniaxial and hydrostatic compression, uniaxial tension, ...
  • Orhan, Mehmet. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2006., 2006.)
    Nowadays, enlightening unknown aspects of rarefied gas flow is one of the critical issues of fluid dynamic research to ensure correct and proper operations of manyMicro- Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS). Thermally driven ...
  • Pirge, Gürsev. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2005., 2005.)
    Magnetic shape memory (MSM) alloys are a new class of actuator materials withhigh actuation frequency, energy density and strain and they can be used in themanufacturing of actuators, smart structures, sensors and transducers. ...
  • Başlamışlı, Selahattin Çağlar. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2007., 2007.)
    In this thesis, the usefulness of linear parameter varying (LPV) modeling of vehicle dynamics is investigated for controller synthesis to take nonlinear tire behavior into account. The H infinity control framework is used ...
  • Yılmaz, Yasin. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2008., 2008.)
    In this thesis, dynamic analysis of in-line six cylinder diesel engine crankshaft system is carried out using analytical and numerical methods. The dynamic analysis of the crankshaft system consists of calculation of forces, ...
  • Orbak, Ali Yurdun. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2003., 2003.)
    There is a need for obtaining low order approximations of high order models of physical systems as low order models result in several advantages including the reduction of computational complexity and improved understanding ...
  • Şengör, Mustafa. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2019., 2019.)
    Biological scaffolds have been used in the reconstruction of the damaged tissues. They have similar morphology and structure to the host tissues. However, they can be produced using materials that can be harmful to humans ...
  • Tutcu, Cem. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2020., 2020.)
    Colorectal cancer is the second leading mortality cause among all cancer types. Similar to the other cancer types, early detection plays a vital role in the prevention of mortality. Colonoscopy is an endoscopic method that ...
  • Sheikhi, Aidin. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    This Ph.D. dissertation investigates experimental and numerical crystal growth of antimony-doped germanium (Ge-Sb) single crystals. The investigation is a part of the TUBITAK project 212M030. The single crystal growth of ...
  • Montakhabrazlighi, Mehdi. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    This dissertation is formed by a part of work conducted in a TUBITAK project (112M783). In the dissertation, first alloy design of a third generation superalloy, and then its production as single crystals, heat treatments, ...
  • Yüksel, Osman. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    Inertial amplification is a novel phononic band gap generation method in which wide vibration stop bands can be obtained at low frequency regions. The engineering importance for this novelty comes from the fact that the ...
  • Öz, Fatih Ertuğrul. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    Polymer composites fail through complex damage mechanisms. It is not easy to determine stress levels for onset of various damage mechanisms with a single uniaxial tension test, since their stress-strain responses do not ...
  • Akıner, Tolga. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    This study considers the molecular simulations of nanofluids and the goal is to investigate the thermomechanical mechanisms in nanoscale thermal transport. The enhanced thermal conductivity and limited shear viscosity ...
  • Khosroshahi, Ferhad Kazemi. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2017., 2018.)
    This thesis is aimed at designing and optimizing spectrally selective emitters/ filters for optical or thermal applications such as thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices. Using spectrally selective emitters/filters in these devices ...
  • Yalçın, Refet Ali. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    Spectrally selective coatings are used to maximize the efficiency of solar thermal systems and they are designed based on the application. This study focuses on two solar applications; solar thermal energy systems and ...
  • Atalık, Salim Kunt. (Thesis (Ph.D.)- Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 1999., 1999.)
    In this work, a parametrical study of the transition to turbulence in two-dimensional shear flows has been conducted. For this purpose, the solutions of the full two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations have been investigated ...

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