JOURNAL PAPERS:

  1. Dincer, I., and Sahin, A.Z., “Energy and Exergy analysis of a Drying System”, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, submitted for publication.

 

  1. Oztop, H.F., Sahin, A.Z., and Dagtekin, I., “Entropy Generation through Hexagonal Cross-Sectional Duct for Constant Wall Temperature in Laminar Flow”, Int. J. of Energy Research, submitted for publication.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z. and Dincer, I., “Incorporation of the Dincer Number into the Moisture Diffusion Equation”, submitted for publication.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “Optimal Insulation of Ducts in Extraterrestrial Applications”, Int. J. of Energy Research, submitted for publication.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z. and Al-Garni, A.Z., "Environmental Impact of Hydrogen Energy Use: Environmental, Safety, Efficiency, Versatility and Economic Aspect of Hydrogen Energy Utilization", Renewable Energy 2003, An Official Publication of the World Renewable Energy Network, submitted for publication.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z. and Dincer, I., "Determination of Drying Times for Irregular Two and Three Dimensional Objects", ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, submitted for publication.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “Entropy Generation and Pumping Power in a Turbulent Fluid Flow through a Smooth Pipe Subjected to Constant Heat Flux", Exergy, an International Journal, accepted for publication.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z. and Dincer, I., "Graphical Determination of Drying Process and Moisture Transfer Parameters for Solids Drying", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 45, no. 16, pp. 3267-3273, 2002.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z. and Kalyon, M., “Derivation of the Critical Radius of Insulation in Thermal Radiation Environment”, Heat and Mass Transfer, submitted for publication.

 

  1. Dincer, I., Hussain, M.M., Yilbas, B.S. and Sahin, A.Z. "Development of a new Drying Correlation for Practical Applications", International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 245-251, 2002.

 

  1. Dincer, I., Hussain, M.M., Sahin, A.Z. and Yilbas, B.S. "Development of a new Moisture Transfer (Bi-Re) Correlation for Food Drying Applications", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 1749-1755, 2002.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Dincer, I., Yilbas, B.S. and Hussain, M.M., "Determination of Drying Times for Regular Multi-Dimensional Objects", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 1757-1766, 2002.

 

  1. Bagalagel, S.M. and Sahin, A.Z., "Design Optimization of Heat Exchangers with High Viscosity Fluids", International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 867-880, 2002.

 

  1. Kalyon, M. and Sahin, A.Z., "Application of Optimal Control Theory in Pipe Insulation", Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, vol. 41 no. 4, pp. 391-402, 2002.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Ahmed, S.A., Sahin, A.Z., and Al-Garni, A.M.,  "An Experimental Study of a 65 Degree Delta Wing with Different Pitching Rates", Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 85-93 , June 2001.

 

  1. Oturanc, G. and Sahin, A.Z., “Eigenvalue Analysis of Temperature Distribution in Composite Walls”, International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 25, pp. 1189-1196, 2001.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Finite Time Thermodynamics Analysis of a Solar driven Heat Engine", International Journal of Exergy, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 122-126, 2001.

 

  1. Kahraman, R., Khan, K.A., Ali, S.A., Sahin, A.Z., and Yilbas, B.S. "Properties of Composites of Polycarbonate and a Liquid Crystalline Copolyester", Emirates Journal for Engineering Research, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1-6, 2001.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Al-Garni, A.Z., and Al-Farayedhi, A., “Analysis of a Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Performance", International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 501-506, 2001.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “Wind Energy and Its Environmental Impact", International Journal of Global Energy Issues, vol. 15, no. 3/4, pp. 343-362, 2001.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Al-Garni, A.M., Ahmed, S.A., and Sahin, A.Z., "Flow Control for an Airfoil with Leading-Edge Rotation: An Experimental Study", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 617-622, July-August 2000.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Zubair, S.M., Al-Garni, A.Z., and Kahraman, R., "Effect of Fouling on the Operational Cost in Pipe Flow due to Entropy Generation", Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 41, no. 14, pp. 1485-1496, 2000.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Optimum Operating Conditions of Solar Driven Heat Engines", Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 41, no. 13, pp. 1335-1343, 2000.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., and Dincer, I., “Analytical Modeling of Transient Phase-Change Problems”, International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 1029-1039, 2000.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Al-Garni, A.Z., Sunar, M., and Kahraman, R., “Thermal Analysis of Antiskid Aircraft Brake System”, Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, vol. 42, no. 138, pp. 153-158, February 2000.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Applicability of Wind-Solar Thermal Hybrid Power Systems in the Northeastern part of Arabian Peninsula", Energy Sources, Journal of Extraction, Conversion, and the Environment, vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 845-850, November 2000.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Aksakal, A., and Kahraman, R., "Solar Radiation Availability in the Northeastern Region of Saudi Arabia", Energy Sources, Journal of Extraction, Conversion, and the Environment, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 859-864, December 2000.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “Entropy Generation in Turbulent Viscous Flow Through a Smooth Duct Subjected to Constant Wall Temperature", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 1469-1478, 2000.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “Effective Thermal Conductivity of Frost During the Crystal Growth Period", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 539-553, 2000.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “The Effect of Variable Viscosity on the Entropy Generation and Pumping Power in a Laminar Fluid Flow Through a Duct Subjected to Constant Heat Flux", Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 35, pp. 499-506, 1999.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Sahin, A.Z., and Al-Farayedhi, A., “Modeling of Weather Characteristics and Wind Power in the Eastern Part of Saudi Arabia", International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 805-812, 1999.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., and Aksakal, A., “A Statistical Analysis of Wind Energy Potential at the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia", International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 909-917, 1999.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Sahin, A.Z., Al-Ghamdi, A., and Al-Kaabi, S., "Reliability Analysis of Airplane Brakes", Quality and Reliability Engineering International, vol. 15, pp. 143-150, 1999.

 

  1. Kahraman, R., Khan, K.A., Ali, S.A., Hamid, S.H., and Sahin, A.Z., “A Study of the Effect of Polystyrene Sulfonation on the Performance of Terephthaloyl Chloride-Dihydroxydiphenyl Sulfone Copolymer/Polystryrene System”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 739-746, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “Theoretical Limits for Power Generation and Efficiency of Solar Driven Heat Engines”, Renewable Energy, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 2292-2295, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., and Aksakal, A., “Wind Power Energy Potential at the Northeastern Region of Saudi Arabia”, Renewable Energy, vol. 14, no. 1-4, pp. 435-440, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “The Effect of Viscous Dissipation on the Performance of a Recuperator", International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 22, pp. 1199-1204, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., “Irreversibilities in Various Duct Geometries with Constant Wall Heat Flux and Laminar Flow", Energy - The International Journal, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 465-473, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "A Second Law Comparison for Optimum Shape of Duct Subjected to Constant Wall Temperature and Laminar Flow", Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 33, pp. 425-430, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Effect of Viscosity on Effectiveness of Parallel Flow Heat Exchanger", Energy Conversion and Management, an International Journal, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 1233-1238, 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., and Al-Garni, A.Z., "Transient Temperature Analysis of Airplane Carbon Composite disk Brakes", AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 283-285, 1998. (Technical note).

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Second Law Analysis of Laminar Viscous Flow Through a Duct Subjected to Constant Wall Temperature", ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 120, no. 1, pp. 76-83, February 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Yilbas, B.S., Ahmed, M. and Nickel, J., "Analysis of the Friction Welding Process in Relation to the Welding of Copper and Steel Bars", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 82, no. 1-3, pp. 127-136, October 1998.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Thermodynamic Design Optimization of a Heat Recuperator", International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 1029-1038, 1997.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Sahin, A.Z., and Al-Farayedhi, A., "A Reliability Study of Fokker F-27 Airplane Brakes", Reliability Engineering and System Safety, vol. 56, pp. 143-150, 1997.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Optimal Insulation of Structures with Varying Thermal Conductivity", AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 153-157, April-June 1997.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "A 3D Numerical Study of Heat Conduction in Friction Welding Process", Mathematical & Computational Applications, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 111-116, 1996.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Thermodynamics of Laminar Viscous Flow Through a Duct Subjected to Constant Heat Flux", ENERGY - The International Journal, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 1179-1187, 1996.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Analysis of Surface Heating by Induction", Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 657-662, 1996.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Direct Resistance and Induction Heating of a Slab With Convective Surfaces", Warme- Und Stoffübertragung, Heat and Mass Transfer, no. 32, pp. 133-139, 1996.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., Said, S.A.M., Nickel, J., and Coban A., "Investigation Into Some Tribological Properties of Plasma Nitrided Hot-Worked Tool Steel AISI H11", Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 220-224, April 1996.

 

  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", Energy Resources, Journal of Extraction, Conversion, and Environment, vol. 18, pp. 951-963, 1996.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Yilbas, B.S. and Al-Garni, A.Z., "Friction Welding of Al-Al, Al-Steel and Steel-Steel Samples", Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 89-99, February 1996.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., Al-Garni, A.Z., Said, S.A.M., Ahmed, Z., Abdulaleem, B.J. and Sami, M., “Plasma Nitriding of Ti-6Al-4V Samples to Improve Some Tribological Properties", Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 80, pp. 287-292, 1996.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Sahin, A.Z., and Yilbas, B.S., "Active Cooling of a Hypersonic Plane Using Hydrogen, Methane, Oxygen and Fluorine", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, vol. 210, pp. 9-17, 1996.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sami, M., Kar, A.K., and Sahin, A.Z., "First and Second Law Efficiencies of Laser Drilling of Stainless Steel", ENERGY - The International Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 197-203, 1995.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Sahin, A.Z., "Designing a Cooling System for an Aerospace Plane Using H2, CH4, NH3, Kr, and Xe", Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 193-201, December 1995.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., Ahmad, Z. and Abdulaleem, B.J., “A Study of the Corrosion Properties of TiN Coated and Nitrided Ti-6Al-4V", Corrosion Science, vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 1627-1636, 1995.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "An Analytical Study of Frost Nucleation and Growth During the Crystal Growth Period", Warme- und Stoffübertragung, Heat and Mass Transfer, no. 30, pp. 321-330, 1995.

 

  1. Al-Garni, A.Z., Sahin, A.Z., Yilbas, B.S. and Ahmed, S.A., "Cooling of Aerospace Plane Using Liquid Hydrogen and Methane", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 539-546, May-June 1995.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., Coban, A. and Abdulaleem, B.J., "Investigation into the Properties of Friction-Welded Aluminum Bars", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Journal Special Volume-AMPT'93, vol. 54, no. 1-4, pp. 76-81, 1995.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Kavranoglu, D. and Bettayeb, M., "Model Reduction in Numerical Heat Transfer Problems", Applied Mathematics and Computation, vol. 69, pp. 209-225, May 1995.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., Sami, M., Coban, A. and Bozdogan, R. "Study into Laser Heating of Ti-14Al-21Nb Alloy to Improve Properties", Optics and Lasers in Engineering, no 23, pp. 53-64, 1995.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., and Davies R., "Laser Heating Mechanism Including Evaporation Process Initiating the Laser Drilling", International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 1047-1062, 1995.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S. and Sahin, A.Z., "Oxygen Assisted Laser Cutting Mechanism - A Laminar Boundary Layer Approach Including the Combustion Process", Optics and Laser Technology, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 175-184, 1995.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., Sahin, A.Z., Kahraman, N. and Al-Garni, A.Z., " Friction Welding of St-Al and Al-Cu Materials", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 49, no. 3-4, pp. 431-443, 1995.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Analytical Solutions of Transient Heat Conduction in Semi-Infinite Solid with Time Varying Boundary Conditions by Means of Similarity Transformation", The International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 89-97, Jan/February 1995.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S. and Sahin, A.Z., "Laser Heating Mechanism Including Evaporation Process", The International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 509-518, July/August 1994.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S. and Sahin, A.Z., "Turbulent Boundary Layer Approach Allowing Chemical Reactions for CO2 Laser Oxygen Assisted Cutting Process", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol. 208, pp. 275-284, 1994.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "An Experimental Study on the Initiation and Growth of Frost Formation on a Horizontal Plate", Experimental Heat Transfer, An International Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 101-119, April-June 1994.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S. and Sahin, A.Z., "Laser Pulse Optimization for Practical Laser Drilling", Optics and Lasers in Engineering, no. 20, pp. 311-323, 1994.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., Yilbas, B.S. and Al-Garni, A.Z., "Transient Heat Conduction in a Slab During Direct Resistance and Induction Heating", The International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 199-206, March/April 1994.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S. and Sahin, A.Z., "An Approach to Convergency of Kinetic Theory to Fourier Theory in Relation to Laser Heating Process", Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 32, Part 1, No. 12A, pp. 5646-5651, December 1993.

 

  1. Yilbas, B.S., and Sahin, A.Z., "Heating Mechanism in Relation to the Laser Machining Process", Pramana Journal of Physics, Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 453-465, November 1993.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Transient Heat Conduction in Semi-Infinite Solid with Spatially Decaying Exponential Heat Generation", International Comm. Heat and Mass Transfer Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 349-358, May/June 1992.

 

  1. Sahin, A.Z., "Density of Frost Layer During the Crystal Growth Period", The Arabian J. for Science and Engineering, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 485-493, Nov. 1991, (Technical note).

 

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