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Comprehensive Materials Processing, Volume No. 9

Editor: S. Hashmi
Chapter Title: Laser Treatment of Steel Surfaces: Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Temperature and Stress Fields
S.S. Akhtar and B.S. Yilbas
ISBN: 978-008096533-8
Elsevier
2014

Patents:

1. Method of carbo-nitriding alumina surfaces, Patent No. US 8142861 B2.

2. Method of modeling flexural characteristics of a bar subjected to local heating, Patent No. US 20100280800 A1.

3. Method of modeling residual stress during laser cutting, Patent No. US 8155933 B2.

4. Method of modeling phase changes due to laser pulse heating Patent No. US 8160846 B2.

5. Method of modeling fluid flow over porous blocks, Patent No. US 8165855 B2.

6. Laser gas assisted nitriding of alumina surfaces, Patent No. US 8147926 B2.

7. Method for determining elastic modulus of coatings, Patent No. US20110060562 A1.

8. Method of Controlling Laser Cutting Quality Through Surface Plasma Monitoring, Patent No. US 20110180520 A1.

9. Method of Nitriding Inconel 718 Surfaces by Laser Irradiation, Patent No. US 8377234 B2.

10. Method of Nitriding Nickel-Cadmium-Based Superalloys, Patent No. US20110259475 A1.

11. Method of Carbo-Nitriding Alumina Surfaces, Patent No. US8142861 B2.

12. Apparatus and Method for Controlling Laser Cutting Through Surface Plasma Monitoring, Patent No. US 8546724 B2.

13. Method of Laser Surface Treating Pre-Prepared Zirconia Surfaces, Patent No. US 20130034665 A1.

14. Minimizing Striation Pattern during Laser Cutting of Thin Metallic Materials, Patent No. US 20120103954 A1.

15. Energy conversion efficient thermoelectric power generator, Patent No. US 20130252366 A1.

16. System and method for minimizing formation of striation patterns in laser cutting, Patent No. US20120103954 A1.

17. A method for enhancing abrasive wear ceramics (Docket No# 18692.53) – USA.

Journal Publication(Last Five Years):

G. Hassan, B.S. Yilbas, A.A. Abubakar, A. Al-Sharafi, H. Al-Qahtani, A comparative study for ferro particles cloaking and wetting characteristics, Scientific Reports, 14(1), 16292, 2024.

D. Sarkar, G. Singh, B.S. Yilbas, S. Mansoor, H. Al-Qahtani, Z.C. Leseman, In-plane thermal conductivity measurements of Si μ-cantilevers using the suspended thermo-reflectance (STR) technique, Review of Scientific Instruments, 95(10), 103003, 2024.

Al-Sharafi, A.B. Ahmadullah, G. Hassan, A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, Influence of environmental dust accumulation on the performance and economics of solar energy systems: A comprehensive review, Cleaner Energy Systems, 8, 100125, 2024.

G. Hassan, B.S. Yilbas, A. Al-Sharafi F. Al-Sulaiman, A.A. Abubakar, Dust mitigation strategies concerning solar energy applications: A comprehensive review, Solar Energy, 277, 112728, 2024.

A.B. Ahmadullah, A. Al-Sharafi, A. Hassan, H. Al-Qahtani, G. Abubakar, A.A., B.S. Yilbas, A Techno-Economic Review of Dust Accumulation and Cleaning Techniques for Solar Energy Harvesting Devices, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 49, pp. 1343–1365, 2024.

A. Ali, A. S.Z. Shuja, B.S. Yilbas, Thermal performance of nanofluids in a sinusoidal channel with embedded porous region, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 238(1), pp. 174–181, 2024.

Papers Published in 2023

G. Hassan, A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, A. Al-Sharafi, H. Al-Qahtani, Dust mitigation by a water droplet in between movable and modified wetting states surfaces, Scientific Reports, 13(1), 14927, 2023.

G. Hassan, B.S. Yilbas, A.A. Abubakar, H.. Al-Qahtani, A. Al-Sharafi, Dynamics of droplet motion over hydrophobic surfaces with functionalized and non-functionalized ferro particles, RSC Advances, 13(49), pp. 34866

–34875, 2023. M.E. Haque, S.B. Mansoor, B.S. Yilbas, Computational radiative transport in complex geometries using orthogonal coordinates, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, 48(4), pp. 455–476, 2023.

A.S. Al-Buraiki, A. Al-Sharafi, B.S. Yilbas, A.S. Al-Merbati, M. Kassas, Influence of load coordination with solar energy potential on the optimal sizing of standalone PV systems, Energy Conversion and Management: X, 17, 100343, 2023.

Papers Published in 2022

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, A. Alzaydi, Droplet motion on sonically excited hydrophobic meshes, Scientific Reports, 12(1), 6759, 2022.

R.A. Mara'Beh, A.Y. Al-Dweik, B.S. Yilbas, M. Sunar, Closed form solution of nonlinear oscillation of a cantilever beam using λ-symmetry linearization criteria, Heliyon, 8(11), e11673, 2022.

B.S. Yilbas, A.A. Abubakar, J.E. Adukwu, H. Ghassan, H. Al-Qahtani, A. Sharif, M. Unal, A. Alzaydi, Water droplet behavior in between hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces and dust mitigation, RSC Advances, 12(44), pp. 28788–28799, 2022.

B.S. Yilbas, Laser surface processing of Ti6Al4V alloy precoated with hard particles, Optics and Laser Technology, 153, 108277, 2022.

M. Faizan, A.S. Almerbati, B.S. Yilbas, Numerical investigation of turbulent flow across a SiC ceramic foam, International Journal of Energy Research, 46(10), pp. 14436–14451, 2022.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H, Al-Qahtani, A.S. Mohammed, Liquid Droplet Impact over Hydrophobic Mesh Surfaces and Assessment of Weber Number Dependent Characteristics, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, 144(8), 081401, 2022.

M.S. Kaya, R.E. Ece, O. Keles, A. Qader, B.S. Yilbas, Effect of Post Processes on Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Ti6Al4V Gears, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 31(8), pp. 6300–6309, 2022

M. Faizan, A. Almerbati, B.S. Yilbas, A novel approach for volumetric solar receiver performance assessments, Applied Thermal Engineering, 211, 118487, 2022.

Y.M. Alkhulaifi, S.Z. Shuja, B.S. Yilbas, Techno-economic analysis of nitrogen-doped graphene/water nanofluid in various heat exchangers (A unified analysis), Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 236(4), pp. 760–775, 2022.

J.A. Ebaika, S.Z. Shuja, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, Microchannel flow and heat transfer enhancement via ribs arrangements, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 236(2), pp. 668–684, 2022.

B.S. Yilbas, A.A. Abubakar, G. Hassan, A.A. Alzahrani, A.S. Mohammed, Ferro-fluid droplet impact on hydrophobic surface under magnetic influence, Surfaces and Interfaces, 29, 101731, 2022.

B.S. Yilbas, A.A. Abubakar, G. Hassan, A.A. Alzahran, A.S., Mohammed, Sliding and Rolling Motion of a Ferro-Liquid Droplet on the Hydrophobic Surface under Magnetic Influence, Langmuir, 38(12), pp. 3925–3935, 2022.

B.S. Yilbas, A.A. Abubakar, M. Yakubu, H. Al-Qahtani, A. Al-Sharafi, Nanowall Textured Hydrophobic Surfaces and Liquid Droplet Impact, Materials, 15(5), 1645, 2022.

M. Khan, S.Z. Shuja, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, A case study on innovative design and assessment of a microchannel heat sink with various turbulators arrangements, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 31, 101816, 2022.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, A. Alzaydi, Liquid droplet impact on a sonically excited thin membrane, Soft Matter, 18(7), pp. 1443–1454, 2022.

A.B.S. Alquaity, B.S. Yilbas, Investigation of Spatter Trajectories in an SLM Build Chamber under Argon Gas Flow, Metals, 12(2), 343, 2022.

S.B. Mansoor, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, Effect of edge curvature on the entropy generation rate in micro/nano scale flakes of equal area International Journal of Exergy, 39(2), pp. 129–141, 2022.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, Impact Characteristics of a Carbonated Water Droplet on Hydrophobic Surface, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, 144(1), 011402, 2022.

S.B. Mansoor, B.S. Yilbas, Transient, Sub-Continuum, Heat Conduction in Irregular Geometries, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, 47(1), pp. 111–119, 2022.

O. Keles, A. Qadeer, B.S. Yilbas, Wetting state of 3D printed Ti-6Al-4V alloy surface, Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 8(3), pp. 2465–2475, 2022.

O. Keles, G. Abdelmagid, A.Y. Adesina, A. Al-Sharafi, B.S. Yilbas, Additive manufacturing of layer of Ti6Al4V alloy: morphology and metallurgical properties, Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 8(1), pp. 875–883, 2022.

Papers Published in 2021

Y.M. Alkhulaifia, S.Z. Shuja, B.S. Yilbas, Techno-Economic Analysis Of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene (Ndg)/Water Nanofluid In Various Heat Exchangers (A Unified Analysis), Journal of Power and Energy, Volume 236, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1177/09576509211052119, 2021.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, G. Hassan, J.E. Adukwu, Water droplet can mitigate dust from hydrophobized micro-post array surfaces, Nature-Scientific Reports, 10.21203/rs.3.rs-488933/v1, 2021.

K.G. Ismaila, A.Z. Sahin, B.S. Yilbas, Exergo-Economic Optimization of concentrated solar photovoltaic and thermoelectric hybrid generator, J. of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Vol. 145, pp. 1035–1052, 2020.

K.G. Ismaila, A.Z. Sahin, B.S. Yilbas, A. Al-Sharafi, Thermo-economic optimization of a hybrid photovoltaic and thermoelectric power generator using overall performance index, J. of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Vol. 144, pp. 1815–1829, 2020.

S.B. Mansoor, B.S. Yilbas, Estimating Entropy Generation Rate for Ballistic-Diffusive Phonon Transport using Effective Thermal Conductivity, J. of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 321-327, 2021, 2021.

S.B. Mansoor, B.S. Yilbas, Entropy generation rate for stationary ballistic-diffusive heat conduction in a rectangular flake, Journal of Computational and Theoretical TransportVol. 50(2), pp. 87-101, 2021.

A.A. Abubakr, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, Hydrophobized metallic meshes can ease water droplet rolling, Soft Matter, Vol. 17, pp. 7311–7321 2021.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, A.S. Mohammed, Droplet rolling dynamics over hydrophobic surface with minute width channel, Langmuir, Vol. 37(25), 7851–7861 2021.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H.Al-Qahtani, Gas bubbles in a carbonated water droplet and impact characteristics on hydrophobic surface, ASME J. of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 144(1): 011402, 2022.

B.S. Yilbas, M. Yakubu, A.A. Abubakar, H.Al-Qahtani, A. Sahin, A. Al-Sharafi, On the mechanism of droplet rolling and spinning in inclined hydrophobic plates in wedge with different wetting states, Nature-Scientific Report, Vol. 11, 15086, 2021.

H. Ali, H. Al-Qahtani, B.S. Yilbas, S.B. Mansour, ThermaL conductivity assessment in a low dimension structure, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 27, 105581, 2021.

B.S. Yilbas, G. Hassan, A.E. Yilbas, A.A. Abubakar, and H. Al-Qahtani. On the Mechanism of Human Saliva Interaction with Environmental Dust in Relation to Spreading of Viruses. Langmuir, Vol. 20;37(15), pp. 4714-4726. 2021

A. Al-Sharafi, B.S. Yilbas, A.Z. Sahin, H.M. Al-Qahtani, Localized droplet heating by hydrophobic pins: Influence of pin area and droplet size on heat transfer,Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Volume 27, 101261, 2021.

A.A. Afzal, M.M. Shaukat, B.S. Yilbas, S.S. Akhtar, and F. Al-Badour. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Welded of AISI 304 Stainless Steel Using Laser Beam Welding (LBW), Friction Stir Welding (FSW) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW).Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 48.1-3, pp. 33-42, 2021.

O. Keles, A. Qadeer, and B.S. Yilbas, Wetting state of 3D printed Ti-6Al-4V alloy surface. Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2021.1912539, 2021.

A. Al-Sharafi, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, and A.Z. Sahin, A microchannel flow with presence of micro-post arrays on channel top wall. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 164, Paper No. 106883, 2021.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, G. Hassan, M. Yakubu, S. Bahattab, J.A.E. Adukwu Experimental and model studies of various size water droplet impacting on a hydrophobic surface, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 143, Paper No. 061402, 2021.

S. Bahatab, B.S. Yilbas, A.A. Abubakar, G. Hassan, A.S. Mohammed, H. Al-Qahtani, A.Z. Sahin, A. Al-Sharafi, Sliding Water Droplet on Oil Impregnated Surface and Dust Particle Mitigation, Molecules,Vol. 26, Pape No. 789, 2021.

A.S. Mohammed, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, A.A. Abubakar, M. Hawwa, M. Kassas, Dust mitigation from inclined hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces under electrostatic repulsion, J. Electrostat, Vol. 109, Paper No. 103536, 2021.

B.S. Yilbas, G. Hassan, H. Al-Qahtani, A. Al-Sharafi, A.Z. Sahin, Dust mitigation by rolling water droplets from hydrophobic surfaces, Surfaces and Interfaces, Vol. 22, Paper No. 100825, 2021.

J.E. Adukwu, B.S. Yilbas, A. Jalilov, H. Al-Qahtani, A.Z. Sahin, A. Al-Sharafi, A.A. Abubakar, M. Yakubu, M. Khaled, G. Hassan, Avalanche effect for chemically modified dust mitigation from surfaces, Sci. Rep., Vol. 11, Page No. 1–14, 2021.

B.S. Yilbas, A. Nouriddin, A. Abba, S. Bahatab, A. Sharafi, H. Al-Qahatani, A.Z. Sahin, Sliding Dynamics of a Water Droplet on Silicon Oil Film Surface, ASME, Fluid Engineering, Vo. 143, (7): 071405 (12 pages), 2021.

A. Al-Sharafi, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, A.Z. Sahin, A microchannel flow with presence of micro-post arrays on channel top wall, Int. J. Therm. Sci., Vol. 164, Paper No. 106883, 2021.

B.S. Yilbas, A.A. Abubakar, H. Ali, A. Al-Sharafi, A.Z. Sahin, M. Sunar, H. Al-Qahtani, Impacting Water Droplets Can Alleviate Dust from Slanted Hydrophobic Surfaces, Langmuir, Vol. 37, Page No. 4355–4369, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00436.

B. S. Yilbas, R. S.M. Alassar, A. Y. Al-Dweik, Thermal stress development in low dimensional silicon film: an analytical approach, J. of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 46, Page No. 205-219, 2021.

A. S. Alhamaly, M. Khan, S.Z. Shuja, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, Axisymmetric stagnation point flow on linearly stretching surfaces and heat transfer: nanofluid with variable physical properties, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Vol. 24, Paper No. 100839, 2021.

M. Faizan, S.Z. Shuja, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, Flow analysis of a rectangular channel with triangular and semi-spherical protrusions, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 162, Paper No. 106793, 2021.

M.A. Uddin, A.Z. Sahin, B.S. Yilbas, A. Al-Sharafi, Energy and exergy analyses of flat plate solar collectors with nanofluids containing different size and shape of nanoparticles, Int. J. Exergy, Vol. 34, Page No. 282–300, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEX.2021.113843.

A. Al-Sharafi, B.S. Yilbas, A.Z. Sahin, H. Al-Qahtani, Droplet stretching between hydrophobic and hydrophilic plates: Droplet fluid heating, Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transf., Vol. 120, Paper No. 105010, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2020.105010.

B.S. Yilbas, A. Abubakar, H. Al-Qahtani ,S.Z. Shuja ,M.M. Shaukat, A.Z. Sahin, A. Al-Sharafi and S. Bahatab, Solution crystallization of polycarbonate surfaces for hydrophobic state: water droplet dynamics and life cycle assessment towards self-cleaning applications, Polymers, Vol. 13, Paper No.1449, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13091449 (registering DOI), 2021.

H.M.F. Rabbi, A.Z. Sahin, B.S. Yilbas, A. Al-Sharafi, Methods for the Determination of Nanofluid Optical Properties: A Review. Int J Thermophys, Vol. 42, Page No. 2-42, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-020-02762-0

A.Z. Afzal, M.B. Shaukat, B.S. Yilbas, S.S. Akhtar, F. Bedor, Life Cycle Assessment of Welding of AISI 304 Steel using Laser Beam, Friction Stir and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 48, Page No. 33-42, 2021.

M.A. Uddin, A.Z. Sahin, B.S. Yilbas, A. Al-Sharafi, Energy and exergy analysis of flat plate solar collector s wikelesth nanofluids containing different size and shape of nanoparticles, Int. J. of Exergy, Vol.34, Page No. 282-300, 2021.

Papers Published in 2020

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, A. Alzaydi, Environmental Dust repelling from hydrophilic/hydrophobic surfaces under sonic excitations, Nature-Scientific Reports, Vol. 10, Paper No. 14346, 2020.

B.S. Yilbas, G. Hassan, H. Al-Qahtani, S. Bahatab, A.Z. Sahin, A. Al-Sharafi, A.A. Abubakar, Dust removal from a hydrophobic surface by rolling fizzy water droplets, RSC Advances, Vol. 10, Page No. 19811–19821, 2020.

Omer Keles , G. Abdelmagid , A. Y. Adesina , A. R. Bin Anand , M. Khaled , A. Al-Sharafi, B. S. Yilbas, Additive manufacturing of layer of Ti6Al4V alloy: morphology and metallurgical properties, DOI:10.1080/2374068X.2020.1835009, 2020.

B.S. Yilbas, A. Al‐Sharafi, A.Z. Sahin, Solar energy harvesting and a water droplet cleaning of micropost arrays surfaces, Int. J. Energy Res., Vol. 44, Page No. 2072–2083, 2020.

M. Yakubu, B.S. Yilbas, A.A. Abubakr, H. Al-Qahtani, Droplet Rolling and Spinning in V-Shaped Hydrophobic Surfaces for Environmental Dust Mitigation, Molecules, Vol. 25, Paper No. 3039, 2020.

J.E. Adukwu, B.S. Yilbas, A.S. Jalilov, H. Al-Qahtani, M. Yaqubu, A.A. Abubakar, M. Khaled, Adhesion characteristics of solution treated environmental dust, Sci. Rep., Vol. 10, Page No. 1–15, 2020.

G. Hassan, B.S. Yilbas, A. Al‐Sharafi, A.Z. Sahin, H. Al‐Qahtani, Solar energy harvesting and self‐cleaning of surfaces by an impacting water droplet, Int. J. Energy Res., Vol. 44, Page No. 388–401, 2020.

A. Al-Sharafi, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, Heating Enhancement of a Droplet on a Superhydrophobic Surface, Sci. Rep., Vol. 10, Page No. 1-15, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61532-y.

G. Hassan, B.S. Yilbas, S. Bahatab, A. Al-Sharafi, H. Al-Qahtani, A water droplet-cleaning of a dusty hydrophobic surface: influence of dust layer thickness on droplet dynamics, Sci. Rep., Vol. 10, Page No. 1-16, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71743-y.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, A. Alzaydi, S. Alhelou, Environmental dust repelling from hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces under vibrational excitation, Sci. Rep., Vol. 10, Page No. 1-19, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71356-5.

H. Ali, B.S. Yilbas, A. Al-Sharafi, S. Ben Mansour, H. Al-Qahtani, Thermally excited quantum dot and energy transfer in thin films, Phys. B Condens. Matter, Vol. 595, Paper No. 412346, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2020.412346.

A. Al-Sharafi, B.S. Yilbas, A.Z. Sahin, H. Al-Qahtani, Heating analysis of a droplet on stretchable hydrophilic surface, Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, Vol. 85, Paper No. 108659, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2020.108659.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, G. Hassan, Carbonated Water Droplet Can Ease Dust Mitigation from Hydrophobic Surfaces, Langmuir, Vol. 36, Page No. 10504–10518, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01702.

G. Hassan, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, Droplet fluid infusion into a dust layer in relation to self-cleaning, RSC Advances, Vol. 10, Page No. 32034–32042, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ra05700b.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, G. Hassan, M. Yakubu, S.B. Hatab, Carbonated water droplets on a dusty hydrophobic surface, Soft Matter, Vol. 16, Page No. 7144–7155, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sm00841a.

B.S. Yilbas, S.S. Akhtar, H. Ali, C. Karatas, H. Al-Qahtani, Laser treatment of SiAlON and surface characteristics, J. Manuf. Process, Vol. 56, Page No. 1230–1241, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.05.024.

B.S. Yilbas, M.M. Shaukat, A.A. Afzal, F. Ashraf, Life cycle analysis for laser welding of alloys, Opt. Laser Technol., Vol. 126, Paper No. 106064, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2020.106064.

H. Ishaq, S. Islam, I. Dincer, B.S. Yilbas, Development and performance investigation of a biomass gasification based integrated system with thermoelectric generators, J. Clean. Prod., Vol. 256 , Paper No. 120625, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120625.

A. Al-Sharafi, B.S. Yilbas, H. Ali, Heating of a water droplet on inclined transparent polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface, Heat Mass Transf., Vol. 56, Page No. 1503–1522, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-019-02790-z.

S. Islam, I. Dincer, B.S. Yilbas, A novel renewable energy-based integrated system with thermoelectric generators for a net-zero energy house, Int. J. Energy Res., Vol. 44, Page No. 3458–3477, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.4986.

A.Z. Sahin, K.G. Ismaila, B.S. Yilbas, A. Al-Sharafi, A review on the performance of photovoltaic/thermoelectric hybrid generators, Int. J. Energy Res., Vol. 44, Page No. 3365–3394, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.5139.

S.B. Mansoor, B.S. Yilbas, An approach for interface condition of phase-change heat conduction in curvilinear coordinates, J. Therm. Eng., Vol. 6, Page No. 87–98, 2020. https://doi.org/10.18186/thermal.671649.

S.Z. Shuja, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, Influence of hydrophobic fin configuration in thermal system in relation to electronic device cooling applications, Energies, Vol. 13, Paper No. 1631, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13071631.

A. Al-Sharafi, B.S. Yilbas, H. Ali, H. Al-Qahtani, Adhesion of a water droplet on inclined hydrophilic surface and internal fluidity, Int. J. Adhes. Adhes., Vol. 96, Paper No. 102464, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2019.102464.

A.Z. Sahin, M.A. Uddin, B.S. Yilbas, A. Al-Sharafi, Performance enhancement of solar energy systems using nanofluids: An updated review, Renew. Energy., Vol. 145, Page No. 1126–1148, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.06.108.

B.S. Yilbas, H. Ali, C. Karatas, A. Al-Sharafi, N. Abu-Dheir, H. Al-Qahtani, M. Khaled, Laser surface treatment of stainless steel and environmental dust effects, Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 45, no. 4-6, pp. 243–263, 2020.

O. Keles, S.Z. Shuja, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, G. Hassan, A.Y. Adesina, A. Rinaldi, M. Khaled, A. Al-Sharafi, Additive manufacturing of Ti-alloy: Thermal analysis and assessment of properties, Adv. Mech. Eng., Vol. 12, Paper No. 1687814020933068, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814020933068.

S.B. Mansoor, B.S. Yilbas, Three-Dimensional Ballistic-Diffusive Heat Transport in Silicon: Transient Response and Thermal Conductivity, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 45, Page No. 431-441, 2020.

A. Al-Sharafi, B.S. Yilbas, A.Z. Sahin, H. Al-Qahtani, Heating analysis of a water droplet in between multi-wall hydrophobic surfaces, ASME J. of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Vol. 12, Paper No. 051025, 2020.

M. Yakubu, S.Z. Shuja, B.S. Yilbas, M. Al-Qahtani, Influence of working fluid on a novel solar pond coil, ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 143, Paper No. 042105, 2020.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, H. Al-Qahtani, A Water Droplet Impact On a Hydrophobic Soft Surface, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Paper No. FE-20-1387, 2020.

B.S. Yilbas, H. Ali, C. Karatas, A. Al-Sharafi, N. Abu-Dheir, H. AlQahtani, M. Khaled, Laser Surface Treatment of Stainless Steel and Environmental Dust Effects, Lasers in Engineering (Old City Publishing), Vol. 25, Paper No. 142441582, 2020.

A.A. Abubakar, B.S. Yilbas, G. Hassan, H. Al-Qahtani, H. Ali, A. Al-Sharafi, Droplet Impacting on a Hydrophobic Surface: Influence of Surface Wetting State on Droplet Behavior, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 142, Paper No. 071205, 2020.

Conference Paper & Presentation:

Keles O, B.S. Yilbas, Laser cutting of 2024 aluminum alloy and cutting quality assessment, AMPT 2014, 17th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, Dubai, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., “Laser treatment of zirconia including b4c and tic hard particles at the surface”, 7th International Advanced Technologies Symposium (IATS’13), 30 October-1 November 2013, Istanbul, Turkey.

Al-Hamed, A., Al-Fadhli, H.Y., Al-Mutairi, S., Yilbas, B.S., Hashmi, M.S.J., Stokes, J., “Investigation of HVOF thermal sprayed nanostructured WC-12Co mixed with Inconel-625 coatings for oil/gas applications”, 11th International Conference on Surface Effects and Contact Mechanics: Computational Methods and Experiments, SECM 2013; Siena; Italy; 5 June 2013 through 7 June 2013; Code 100853, WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences, Vol. 78, pp. 215-225, 2013.

Keles O. and Yilbas B.S., “Laser cutting of lightweight aluminum honeycomb panel”, AMPT 2013 16th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 22 – 26 September, Taipei, Taiwan.

Yilbas B.S., “Keynote Paper on New energy technologies”, Canada Graduate Student’s Conference, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada, 1 -2 May, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., “Laser assisted nitriding of Inconel Allay: microstructural analysis”, • AMPT 2012, 15th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 23rd to 26th September 2012.

Yilbas B.S., “High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Coating and Laser Treatment of Metallic Surface with Presence of Powder Films”, 6th International Powder Metallurgy Conference & Exhibition, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 5 – 9 October 2012.

Yilbas B.S., Sahin A. Z., Ayar T., “Thermoelectric modules: efficiency maximization in relation to device geometric configurations”, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Energy Research & Development, Kuwait, 9-11 April, 2012.

Yilbas B.S., “Laser Applications in Surface Engineering: Current Practices and New Trends”, IMSP’2012 – 14 International Symposium on Materials, Pamukkale University, Turkey, 10 -12 October, 2012.

Al-Zaharnah I., Yilbas B.S., “Flexural characteristics of tapered bar in relation to taper angle measurements”, Advanced Materials Research Vol. 445 , pp. 395-399, 2012, AMPT 2011 14th Internatonal Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-16 July 2011.

Sahin A.Z., Yilbas B.S., Ayar T., “Laser cutting of ceramic and thermal efficiency analysis”, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 445 , pp. 400-405, 2012, AMPT 2011 14th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-16 July 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S., Gasem Z., Bayraktar E., “Laser cutting of thin aluminum and silicon alloy: influence of laser power on kerf width”, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 445 , pp. 442-447 AMPT 2011 14th Internatonal Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-16 July 2011.

Uslan I., Erdogan S., Keles O., Usta Y., Yilbas B.S., Tuc B., “Experimental investigation of laser-drilled holes variations: depending on laser drilling parameters”, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 445 , pp. 448-453, 2012, AMPT 2011 14th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-16 July 2011.

Sunar M., Yilbas B.S., Al-Qahtani H., Ayar T., “Modeling and optimal placement of thermopiezoelectro-magnetic sensors/actuators”, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 445, pp. 520-525, 2012, AMPT 2011 14th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-16 July 2011.

Sunar M., Yilbas B.S., “Material nonlinearities in structural control of serial flexible structures, AMPT 2011 14th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-16 July 2011.

Al-Mana O., Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., “Laser nitriding of titanium alloy and fracture toughness measurement of resulting surface”, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 445 , pp. 615-620, 2012, AMPT 2011 14th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-16 July 2011.

Al-Shehri, Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., “HVOF coating of metallic surfaces using different powders: fracture toughness measurement of resulting surfaces”, Advanced Materials Research 445 , pp. 621-626, 2012, AMPT 2011 14th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-16 July 2011.

Askandarani Albara, Hashmi .S.J., Yilbas B.S., “Arc spraying of nanostructured wires on steel surfaces: influence of coating thickness on microstructure and fracture toughness”, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 445 , pp. 803-808, 2012, AMPT 2011 14th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-16 July 2011.

Lenert A., Nam Y., Thoms M.W., Yilbas B.S., Wang E.N., “Near-wall focusing of phase change micro-particles for local heat transfer enhancement”, Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 11-17, 2011, Denver, Colorado, USA. Tashtoush B and Yilbas B.S., "Entropy Generation Rate in Forced Convection Flow about Inclined Surfaces in a Porous Medium", ASME/JSME 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 13-17, 2011.

Alquaity A.B.S., Al-Dini1 S. A., N. Wang E.N., Shuja S.Z. , Yilbas B.S., Suabedissen K.J., Heat Transfer Enhancement in Microchannel Flow: Presence of Microparticles in a Fluid, Proceedings of ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting and 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, August 1-5, 2010, Montreal, Canada. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Nanochannels , 2010, PTS A and B Pages: 353-358, 2011.

Al Askandarani A., Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., Coating produced by deposition of nanoparticles blended wires, AMPT 2010, Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies Conference, October 24th to 27th, 2010 in Paris, France. AIP Conference Proceedings Volume: 1315 Pages: 1383-1388, 2010.

Al-Mana O., Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., Laser gas assisted nitriding and TiN coating of Ti-6Al-4V alloy, AMPT 2010, Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies Conference, October 24th to 27th, 2010 in Paris, France.

Al-Shehri Y.A., Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., HVOF Coating of diamalloy 2002 and diamalloy 2010 on carbon steel sheets: microstructure examination, AMPT 2010, Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies Conference, October 24th to 27th, 2010 in Paris, France. AIP Conference Proceedings Volume: 1315 Pages: 1347-1352, 2010.

Sahin A.Z. and Yilbas B.S., Improving thermal efficiency of solar thermal power plants by using thermoelectric generators, Alternative Energy Applications: Option or Necessity, Kuwait, 3-6 November, 2009.

Yilbas B.S., “Laser cutting of thick sheet metal: surface plasma characteristics and cutting quality assessment”, AMPT 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26 - 29 October 2009. Advanced Materials Research Vols. 264-265, pp 1944-1953, 2011.

Taha-al Z.Y., Hashmi M.S.J and Yilbas B.S., “HVOF Coating of Inconel 625 blended with WC: fracture toughness measurement, AMPT 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26 - 29 October 2009. Advanced Materials Research Vols. 264-265, pp 1972-1981, 2011.

Al Askandarani A., Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., “Coating produced by deposition of nanoparticles blended wires”, AMPT 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26 - 29 October 2009. Advanced Materials Research Vols. 264-265, pp. 1476-1481, 2011.

Al-Mana O., Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., “Laser gas assisted nitriding and TiN coating of Ti-6Al-4V alloy”, AMPT 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26 - 29 October 2009. Advanced Materials Research Vols. 264-265, pp. 421-426, 2011.

Al-Shehri Y.A., Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., HVOF coating of diamalloy 2002 and 4010 on carbon steel sheets: microstructure examination”, AMPT 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26 - 29 October 2009. Advanced Materials Research Vols. 264-265, pp. 1482-1486, 2011.

Yilbas B.S. and Arif A.F.M., “Laser cutting of sheet metal and the development of thermal stress”, Conference on Advances in Material Processing Technology, AMPT08, Manam, Bahrain, November 2 - 5, 2008.