CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS:

International Conference publications:

  1. Sahin. A.Z., "Thermal Optimization of General Type Endo-Reversible Solar Power Plants", Proceedings of The Fourth International Thermal Energy Congress, ITEC2001, Cesme, Turkey, July 8-12, 2001.

 

  1. Dincer, I., Hussain, M.M., Sahin, A.Z. and Yilbas, B.S., "A simple Moisture Transfer Correlation for Drying Applications", Proceedings of The Fourth International Thermal Energy Congress, ITEC2001, Cesme, Turkey, July 8-12, 2001.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Thermal Optimization of Parallel Flow Heat Exchangers", Proceedings of The Twelfth International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, ISTP-12, pp. 623-626, Istanbul, Turkey, July 16-20, 2000.

 

  1. Dincer, I. and Sahin, A.Z., "Analogy between Cooling and Drying Processes of Solid Products", Proceedings of The Twelfth International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, ISTP-12, pp. 557-561, Istanbul, Turkey, July 16-20, 2000.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "A General Overview of the optimum Endo-Reversible Heat engine Operating Conditions", 2nd International Symposium on Advanced Energy Conversion Systems and related Technologies, RAN '98, Nagoya, Japan, December 1-3, 1998.

 

  1. Sunar, M., Hyder, S.J., Kahraman, R., and Sahin, A.Z., “Taguchi Methodology for Thermopiezoelectric Control Systems”, Proceedings of the Second Trabzon International Energy and Environment Symposium, TIEES-98, pp. 509-512, Trabzon, Turkey, July 26-29, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “Optimal Insulation of Ducts Subjected to External Thermal Radiation”, Proceedings of the Second Trabzon International Energy and Environment Symposium, TIEES-98, pp. 431-434, Trabzon, Turkey, July 26-29, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “Theoretical Limits for Power Generation and Efficiency of Solar Driven Heat Engines”, Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress V, Florance, Italy, September 20-25, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Aksakal, A., and Kahraman, R., “Solar Radiation Availability in the Northeastern Region of Saudi Arabia”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy Research and Development (ICERD), Vol. 2, pp.1044-1050, Kuwait, November 9-11, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “Applicability of Wind-Solar Thermal Hybrid Power Systems in the Northeastern Part of Arabian Peninsula”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy Research and Development (ICERD), Vol. 2, pp. 931-937, Kuwait, November 9-11, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Aksakal, A., and Sunar, M., “Solar Energy Availability in the Northeastern Arabian Peninsula”, Proceedings of The 7th International Energy Conference and Exhibition, ENERGEX’98, p. 74, Manama, Bahrain, November 19-21, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “Optimum Operating Conditions of Solar Driven Heat Engines”, Proceedings of the 33rd Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC), Colorado Springs, CO, August 2-6, 1998.

 

  1. Kahraman, R., Mandell, J.F., and Sahin, A.Z., “Factors Affecting Fiber-Matrix Bond Strength Determination in Composites”, Proceedings of the Society of Engineering Science 35th Annual Technical Meeting, vol. E1, p. 97, Pullman, WA, September 27-30, 1998.

 

  1. Kahraman, R., Sunar, M., and Sahin, A.Z., “A Study of Through-Thickness Notch Effects on High Temperature Fracture Behavior of a SiC/Glass-Ceramic Composite”, Proceedings of the 39th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structure, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Long Beach, CA, April 20-23, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., and Aksakal, A., “Wind Power Energy Potential at the NorthEastern Region of Saudi Arabia”, Proceedings of The Sixth Arab International Solar Energy Conference, AISEC-6, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, March 29 - April 1, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., and Dincer, I., “Some Approximate Solutions to Transient Phase-Change Problems”, Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) Forum, pp. 300-305, Toronto, Canada, May 19-22, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Second Law Analysis of Low Reynolds Number Flow in Channels with Varying Hydraulic Diameter", Proceedings of the 7th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, pp. 813-816, Madras, India, December 8-12, 1997.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Optimal Thermodynamic Design of a Counterflow Heat Exchanger", Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluid and Thermal Energy Conversion '97, pp. 515-520, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, July 21-24, 1997.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Sahin, A.Z., and Al-Qutub, A.M., "Cooling Aerospace Plane Using Hydrogen, Ammonia and Kripton", Proceedings of the 32nd AIAA Thermophysics Conference, pp. 1-5, Atlanta, GA, USA, June 23-25, 1997.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., and Al-Garni, A.Z., "Transient Temperature Analysis of Airplane Carbon Composite Disk Brakes", Proceedings of the 32nd AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, June 23-25, 1997.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Thermodynamic Design Optimization of a Heat Recuperator", Proceedings of the 1st Mechanical Engineering Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, June 4-6, 1997.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z. and Sahin, A.Z., "Brake Reliability Analysis for Fokker F-27 Aeroplane", Proceedings of the 38th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Paper No. AIAA-97-1105, pp. 956-958, Kissimmee, FL, USA, April 7-10, 1997.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "A 3-D Numerical Study of Heat Conduction in Friction Welding Process", Proceedings of the I. Symposium on Mathematical and Computational Applications in Science and Engineering (Mathematical and Computational Applications), vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 111-116, Manisa, Turkey, November 1996.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Optimal Insulation of Composite Structures", Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Aeronautical Science and Technology in Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, June 24-27, 1996.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S. and Sahin, A.Z., " Stall Propagation Velocity and Pressure Depression Effect in an Isolated Axial Compressor", Proceedings of 1995 Yokohama International Gas Turbine Congress, vol. II, pp. 161-164, Yokohama, Japan, October 22-27, 1995.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Sahin, A.Z., Yilbas, B.S. and Ahmed, S.A., "Active Cooling of Aerospace Plane Using H2, CH4 and Xe", Proceedings of AIAA, Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Paper No. AIAA-95-3475, pp. 435-442, Baltimore, MD, USA, August 7-9, 1995.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., Abdulaleem, B.J., Nickel, J., and Coban, A., “A Study of CO2 Laser Beam Welding of 321 Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubes", Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies 1995 (AMPT '95), pp. 1320-1328, Dublin, Ireland, August 8-12, 1995.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., and Sami, M.," Prediction and Measurement of Melt Isotherm Velocity During CO2 Laser Cutting Process", Proceedings of the 4th UK National Conference on Heat Transfer, pp. 13-18, Manchester, U.K., September 26-27, 1995.

 

  1. Cinar, G., Yilbas, B.S., and Sahin, A.Z., "Study of Droplets Growth During Steam Flow In Convergent-Divergent Nozzle", Proceedings of The 1995 ASME/JSME Fluids Engineering and Laser Anemometry Conference, Cavitation and Gas-Liquid Flow in Machinery and Devices 1995, FED-Vol. 226, pp. 81-88, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA, August 13-18, 1995.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., and Sahin, A.Z., "A Model Governing the Stall Characteristics of an Isolated Axial Compressor Rotor", Proceedings of The International Symposium on Numerical Simulations in Turbomachinery held during the Second Joint ASME-JSME Fluids Engineering Conference, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA, August 13-18, 1995.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Sahin, A.Z., Yilbas, B.S. and Ahmed, S.A., "Comparison of Hydrogen and Methane for Cooling Hypersonic Aerospace Plane", Proceedings of the Joint ASME/JSME Fluids Engineering Conference, pp. 63-70, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA, August 13-18, 1995.

 

  1. El-Shaarawi, M.A.I. and Sahin, A.Z., "Transient Solution for Forced Convection Around a Rotating Sphere in an Axial Flow", Proceedings of The First International Aerospace and Advanced Technologies Symposium, pp. 223-231, Istanbul, Turkey, March 8-10, 1995.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Sahin, A.Z., and Yilbas, B.S., "Heat Minimization on an Aerospace Plane",  Proceedings of The First International Aerospace and Advanced Technologies Symposium, pp. 213-222, Istanbul, Turkey, March 8-10, 1995.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "An Analytical Solution to One-Dimensional Transient Phase-Change Problems with Heat Flux and Convective Boundary Conditions", Proceedings of The Sixth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, pp. 1278-1281, Singapore, May 22-26, 1995.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., and Coban, A., "Wear and Corrosion Properties of PVD TiN Coated Ti-6Al-4V Materials", Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computer Methods and Experimental Measurements for Surface Treatment Effects - SURFACE TREATMENT '95, pp. 129-136, Milan, Italy, 7-9 June 1995.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Determination of Wind Energy Potential for Saudi Arabia", Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress-III, Reading, UK, Sept. 11-16, 1994.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sami, M., Sahin, A.Z., Al-Garni, A.Z. and Coban A., "Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Relation to Laser Surface Melting of Nitrided Steel", Proceedings of The Third International Conference on Advanced Computational Methods in Heat Transfer (Heat Transfer '94), pp. 201-208, Southampton, UK, Aug. 22-24, 1994.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "A Numerical Analysis of Ice Crystal Growth on Cold Surfaces", Proceedings of The Third International Conference on Advanced Computational Methods in Heat Transfer (Heat Transfer '94), pp. 245-252, Southampton, UK, Aug. 22-24, 1994.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., and Sahin, A.Z., "Factorial Analysis for Improved Laser Hole Drilling", Proceedings of The First S.M. Wu Symposium on Manufacturing Science, pp. 7-10, Beijing, China, July 3-5, 1994.

 

  1. Sami, M., Yilbas, B.S. and Sahin, A.Z., "Heat Transfer Mechanisms Governing Laser-Metal Interactions", Proceedings of the 10th International Heat Transfer Conference, pp. 133-138, Brighton, UK, Aug. 14-18, 1994.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Numerical Simulation of Ice Crystal Growth", Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Flow Interaction, Hong Kong, Sept. 5-9, 1994.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S. and Sahin, A.Z., "Some Characteristics of Ti-6Al-4V Nitrided Samples Melted by a Laser Using Oxygen and Argon as Ambient Gases", Proceedings of the JSME Spring Annual Meeting, Tokyo, March 29-31, 1994.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., and Bulgan, A.T., "Laser Heating Mechanism in Relation to Machining Process", Proceedings of the First ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Heat and Mass Transfer 94, Bombay, Jan. 5-7, 1994.

 

  1. Altuntop, N., Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., and Gokce, T., "Filmwise Condensation Mechanisms due to Stratified Flow Along a Horizontal Plane Tube", Proceedings of the First ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Heat and Mass Transfer 94, pp. 451-457, Bombay, Jan. 5-7, 1994.

 

  1. Gorur, A., Ciftlikli, C., Yilbas, B.S. and Sahin, A.Z., "Measurement of Variation in Optical Properties of Fiber Optic Cables - Produced by HESFIBEL - Subjected to Mechanical Bending", Proceedings of the International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments, 1993, SPIE vol. 2101, pp. 774-781, Wuhan, China, Oct. 29-Nov. 5, 1993.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., and Ciftlikli, C., "Use of Fiber Optic Probe During CO2 Laser Drilling", Proceedings of the International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments, 1993, SPIE vol. 2101, pp. 1408-1413, Wuhan, China, Oct. 29-Nov. 5, 1993.

 

  1. Daldaban, F., Gφrόr, A., Yilbas, B.S. and Sahin, A.Z., "Measurement and Prediction of Some Plasma Characteristics Using a Langmuir Probe and a He-Ne Laser Beam", Proceedings of Al-Azhar Engineering Third International Conference, Cairo, Dec. 18-21, 1993.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., Ηoban, A. and Abdulaleem, B.J., "Investigation into Properties of Friction Welding of Aluminum Bars", Proceedings of the International Conference and Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT '93), pp. 1081-1089, Dublin, Aug. 24-27, l993.

  

Regional Conference Publications:

  1. Sahin, A.Z. and Maamar Bettayeb, "Thermodynamic Optimization of Solar Driven Power Plants: An Overview", Sharjah Solar Energy Conference, Sharjah, UAE, February 19-22, 2001.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Al-Garni, A., Ahmed, S.A., and Sahin, A.Z., "An Experimental Investigation of an Airfoil with a Leading-Edge Rotating Cylinder for Boundary-Layer Control", Workshop on Energy Conservation in Industrial Applications, WEC 2000, pp. 423-427, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, February 12-14, 2000.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Second Law Analysis of Crude Oil Flow in Pipes", Workshop on Energy Conservation in Industrial Applications, WEC 2000, pp. 145-152, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, February 12-14, 2000.

 

  1. Dincer, I., Yilbas, B.S., and Sahin, A.Z., “Impact of Science and Technology on Energy Research and Development”, Proceedings of The Fifth Saudi Engineering Conference, vol. 4, pp. 449-459, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia, March 1-4, 1999.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Zubair, S.M., Al-Garni, A.Z., and Kahraman, R., “Effect of Fouling on the Entropy Generation in Heat Exchanger Tubes”, Proceedings of The Fifth Saudi Engineering Conference, vol. 4, pp. 353-362, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia, March 1-4, 1999.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z. and Al-Garni, A.Z., “Thermal Analysis of Airplane Composite disk Brake Systems”, Proceedings of The Fifth Saudi Engineering Conference, vol. 4, pp. 363-371, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia, March 1-4,1999.

 

  1. Ahamad, S.I. and Sahin, A.Z., " Numerical Simulation of Heat Conduction in Friction Welding", Proceedings of the Minisymposium on Computer Simulation and its Applications, p. 21, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 1996.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., and Yilbas, B.S., " On the Thermal Conductivity of Frost During the Crystal Growth Period", Proceedings of the International Airline Industry Conference & EXPO 1995, p. 48, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, November 21-23, 1995.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Estimation of Potential Power Output from Wind Energy Conversion Systems in Saudi Arabia", Proceedings of the Fourth Saudi Engineering Conference: Development of Technical and Industrial Base in Saudi Arabia, vol. IV, pp. 341-345, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 5-8, 1995.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., and Yilbas, B.S., "Study into Determination of Wind Power Energy Potential for the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia", Proceedings of the Second Saudi Symposium on Energy, Utilization and Conservation, pp. 28-29, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 27-30, 1994.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Al-Garni, A.Z. and Sahin, A.Z., "Study into a Small Scale Water Driven Domestic Heat Pump Design and Performance Analysis", Proceedings of the Second Saudi Symposium on Energy, Utilization and Conservation, p. 104, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 27-30, 1994.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., and Sahin, A.Z., "Laser Welding of Stainless Steel Sheets and Heat Transfer Mechanism Initiating the Laser Welding Process", Proceedings of the Technical Exchange Meeting ASME Saudi Arabian Chapter, Mechanical Engineering in the Gulf Area 1993 (MEGA '93), Dhahran, June 14-15, 1993.

 

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