This thesis consists of two main parts, Part I and Part II. The five chapters in Part I deal with the thermal reaction of multiynes focusing on the new reactivity of arynes generated via the hexadehydro Diels-Alder (HDDA) reactions. The last three chapters in Part II deal with m…
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The advancement of nuclear technology has resulted in new and unique thermal reactor designs beyond the typical light water reactors which currently dominate the reactor fleet. The verification and validation advanced thermal reactor performance require an accurate understanding…
Molecular simulation (MS) methods (e.g. Monte Carlo (MC) and molecular dynamics (MD)) provide a reliable tool (especially at extreme conditions) to measure solid properties. However, measuring them accurately and efficiently (smallest uncertainty for a given time) using MS can b…
A novel method has been developed for the measurement of the activity coefficients of an amino acid and the mean ionic activity coefficients of an electrolyte in water-electrolyte-amino acid systems. The method uses an electrochemical cell with two ion selective electrodes and a…
This dissertation defends the so-called 'agency-approach' to causation, which attempts to ground the causal relation in the cause's role of being a means to bring about its effect. The defence is confined to a conceptual interpretation of this theory, pertaining to the concept o…
Accumulation and aggregation of the 42-residue amyloid-[beta] (A[beta]) protein fragment, which originates from the cleavage of amyloid precursor protein by beta and gamma secretase, correlates with the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Possible therapies for AD include pep…
The stability of growing uni-lamellar vesicles is investigated using the formalism of nonequilibrium thermodynamics. The vesicles, which are assumed to be in an otherwise aqueous solution, are growing due to the accretion of lipids to the bilayer which forms the vesicle membrane…
New unsaturated coupled models have been developed for fluid transport in deformable rock by using modified mixture theory rather than a fully mechanics-based approach. These models include the following: an unsaturated hydro-mechanical coupled model for both non-swelling and sw…
The primary objective of this thesis is to provide accessible methods for numerical analysis of the mechanical behavior of welded structures specific to roadgoing trailers as defined by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The area of highest interest is hot-dip galv…
High-temperature composite materials have broad applications in the energy and transportation sectors because of their unique capabilities to sustain strength at elevated temperatures, inert interaction with some coolants, and their high strength-to-weight ratio. These encompass…
The thesis investigates the dynamics of liquid cooling of the Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit (3D-IC). Using 3D ICs is one of the most viable solutions for achieving high integration density of integrated circuits, without facing the unavoidable problems arising from shrink…
Electron Beam Melting (EBM) is an additive manufacturing process that presents a lower level of internal defects in comparison to Selective Laser Melting (SLM). Pairing Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) with Additive Manufactured metal parts, sub-surface voids can be eliminated throu…
The goal of this work is to advance a novel nondestructive testing (NDT) method for controlled, rapid, and effective inspection of a structure through the integration of microwave NDT and thermography, referred to as Active Microwave Thermography (AMT). In AMT, the structure und…
Since their discovery, tight oil and gas reservoirs have been plagued by low ultimate production numbers that rarely surpass 10%. One of the major factors contributing to this is the incomprehension of fluid phase behavior in these reservoirs. Indeed, operators only account for …
Zamanla enerjiye olan ihtiyacın artmasıyla bu ihtiyaçların karşılanması için fosil yakıtlar gibi çevreye zarar veren yakıtların kullanılması; insanları, çevre ile dost olan ve ihtiyaçları istenilen seviyede karşılayabilen enerji kaynakları arayışlarına yönlendirmiştir. Fosil yak…
Intriguing transport phenomena of phonons and photons in nanoporous structures have revolutionized the development of materials in recent decades. The particle- and wave-like transport of phonons have respectively demonstrated significant thermal conductivity reduction in thermo…