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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):

Yilbas B.S., Laser treatment of zirconia surface for improved surface hydrophobicity, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 625(15), pp. 208–215, 2015.

Al-Mutairi S., Hashmi M.S.J. , Yilbas B.S.,Stokes J., “Microstructural characterization of HVOF/plasma thermal spray of micro/nano WC–12%Co powders”, Surface & Coatings Technology, Vol. 264, pp. 175-186, 2015.

Ali H., Yilbas B.S. and Sahin A.Z., “Exergy analysis of a thermoelectric power generator: influence of bi-tapered pin geometry on device characteristics”, International Journal of Exergy, Vol. 16(1), 2015.

Yilbas B.S., Kalem O., “Performance characteristics of volumetric solar receiver: presence of absorber plate with a selective surface”, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A., Vol. 67(9), pp. 992-1009, 2015.

Ali H., Mansoor S. B., Yilbas B.S., Thermal characteristics of an aluminum thin film due to temperature disturbance at film edges", International Journal of Thermophysics, Vol. 36, pp. 157-182, 2015.

Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S. Laser heating of a moving slab: influence pulse intensity parameter on temperature and stress fields, Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 70, pp. 7-16, 2015.

Yilbas B.S., Shuja S.Z., Shaukat M., “Melting enhancement of a phase change material with presence of a metallic mesh”, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 79, pp. 163-173, 2015.

Akhtar S.S., Yilbas B.S., Karatas C., Laser assisted nitriding of nickel-chromium-based superalloy surface: heating and diffusion analysis, J. of Laser Applications, Vol. 27(2), p. 22006, 2015.

Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., and Kassas M. , “Entropy generation due flow passing over the porous block in the cavity”, Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, An International Journal, Vol. 15(1), pp. 16-24, 2015.

Al-Otaibi D.A., Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., “Fouling resistance of brackish water: comparison of fouling characteristics of coated carbon steel and titanium tubes”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 55, pp. 158-165, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Dweik A.Y., “Thermal Stress Analysis and Entropy Generation Rate Due to Laser Short Pulse Heating of a Metallic Surface”, Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 92(12), pp. 1681-1687, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Bin Mansoor S., “Phonon transport in aluminum and silicon film pear: laser short-pulse irradiation at aluminum film surface”, Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 92(12), pp. 1614-1622, 2014.

Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., “Flow and heat transfer characteristics of assisting gas impinging onto alumina coated hole in relation to laser drilling”, Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 59, pp. 123-130, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Ali H., “Laser treatment of alumina surface with chemically distinct carbide particles”, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 64, pp. 1-6, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Toor I., J. Malik, “Corrosion resistance of laser treated titanium alloy with presence of B4C particles at surface” International Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 105(10), pp. 975-982, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Bhushan B. , Abdul Aleem B.J., Gaseem Z., “Tribology and superhydrophobicity of laser-controlled-melted alumina surfaces with hard particles”, JOM, Vol. 66(6), pp. 1068-1079, 2014.

Yilbas B.S. and Sahin A.Z., ”Thermal characteristics of combined thermoelectric generator and refrigeration cycle" Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 83, pp. 42-47, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., A. Kumar, B. Bhushan,, and B. J. Abdul Aleem, Material, mechanical, and tribological characterization of laser treated surfaces, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol. 23(7), pp. 1210-1224, 2014.

Yilbas B.S. and Bhushan B., Laser treatment of sintered silicon carbide surface, JOM: J. of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Vol. 66, 1, pp. 87-94, 2014. Yilbas B.S., “Laser treatment of aluminum 8022 surface with presence of B4C particles”, Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 29(5-6) p. 535, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Dweik A.Y., Mansoor S.B., “Non-equilibrium energy transport in a thin metallic film: analytical solution for radiative transport equation”, PHYSICA B, Vol. 454, pp. 15-22, 2014.

Ali H., Yilbas B.S., “Effect of temperature oscillation on thermal characteristics of an aluminum thin film” Applied Physics A, Vol. 117(4), pp. 2143-2158, 2014.

Ibrahim A., Rahnamayan S., Martin M.V. and Yilbas B.S., “Multi-objective thermal analysis of a thermoelectric device: influence of geometric features on device characteristics”, Energy, Vol. 77, pp. 305-317, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Karatas C., Karakoc H., Abdul Aleem B.J., Khan S., Al-Aqeeli N., Laser surface treatment of aluminum based composite mixed with B4C particles, Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 66, pp. 129-137, 2014.

Ali H., Yilbas B.S., “Entropy generation in silicon thin film: influence of film thickness on entropy generation rate", Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 39(3), 2014.

B. S. Yilbas, Khaled M., Abu-Dheir N., Al-Aqeeli N., Said S.A.M., Ahmed A.O.M., Varanasi K.K., Toumi Y.K., Wetting and other physical characteristics of polycarbonate surface textured using laser ablation, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 320 (30), pp. 21-29, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Matthews A., Karatas C., Leyland A., Khaled M., Abu-Dheir N., Al-Aqeeli N., Nie X., Laser texturing of plasma electrolytically oxidized aluminum 6061 surfaces for improved hydrophobicity, ASME, J. of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 136 (5), p. 054501, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., “Laser texturing of zirconia surface with presence of tic and b4c: surface hydrophobicity, metallurgical, and mechanical characteristics”, Ceramics International, Vol. 40 (10), 2014.

O.O. Kardas, O. Keles, S.S. Akhtar, B.S. Yilbas, Laser cutting of rectangular geometry in 2024 aluminum alloy: thermal stress analysis, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 64, pp. 247-256, 2014.

Syed F.H., Paramsothy H., Yilbas B.S., Gupta M., Study of Comparative Effectiveness of Thermally Stable Nano-Particles on High Temperature Deformability of Wrought AZ31 Alloy, Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 29 (11), pp. 1264-1269, 2014.

Akhtar S.S., Kardas, O.O., Keles O., Yilbas B.S., “laser cutting of rectangular geometry into aluminum alloy: effect of cut sizes on thermal stress field”, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 59, pp. 123-130, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C., Laser cutting of triangular geometry into alumina tiles: morphological changes and thermal stress analysis, Machining Science and Technology, Vol. 18(3), pp. 424-447, 2014.

Yilbas B.S. and Bin Mansoor S., “Size effect on phonon transport in two-dimensional silicon film”, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 46 (11), pp. 1467-1479, 2014.

Ali H. and Yilbas B.S., “Influence of heat source size and film thickness on phonon transport in a two-dimensional thin film", Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 39 (2), pp. 79-91, 2014.

Al-Merbati A. and Yilbas B.S., A model study for cyclic thermal loading and thermal performance of a thermoelectric generator" Int. J. of Energy Research, Vol. 38 (10), pp. 1351-1360, 2014.

Irizalpa S.G., Saklakoglu N., Yilbas B.S., Characterization of micro-plastic deformation produced in 6061-T6 by using laser shock processing, Int. J. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 71 (1-4), pp. 109-115, 2014.

Shuja S.Z and Yilbas B.S., “Flow over a heated block in a vertical channel: influence of block aspect ratio and tilting on heat transfer rates”, Int. J. of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. (5), pp. 1044-1056, 2014.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., “Flow into a hole in relation to laser drilling: influence of coating thickness”, Int. J. of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Volume 24(5), pp. 988-1004, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Karatas C., “Laser treatment of boron carbide surfaces: metallurgical and morphological examinations” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 603 (5), pp. 125-131, 2014.

Javani N. Dincer I., Naterer G.F., Yilbas B.S., “Heat transfer and thermal management with PCMs in a Li-ion battery cell for electric vehicles”, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 72, pp. 690-703, 2014.

Bin Mansoor S. and Yilbas B.S., Phonon transport in silicon thin film: effect of temperature oscillation on effective thermal conductivity, Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, Vol. 72(4-5), 2013.

Yilbas B.S. and Akhtar S.S., “Laser bending of metal sheet and thermal stress analysis" Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 61, pp. 34-44, 2014.

Javani N., Dincer I., Naterer G.F., Yilbas B.S., “Exergy Analysis and Optimization of a Thermal Management System with Phase Change Material for Hybrid Electric Vehicles", Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 64(1-2), pp. 471-482, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Dweik A., Short-pulse laser heating and incorporating thermomechanical coupling: closed form, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 28(1), pp. 142-149 2014.

Yilbas B.S. and Mansour S.B., Influence of heat source size on phonon transport in thin silicon film, Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, Vol. 42 (2-3), 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Assisted nitriding of Inconel alloy: microstructural analysis”, Int. J. Surface Science and Engineering, Vol. 8 (2-3), 2014.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., "Flow into vertical channels with presence of blocks: heat transfer characteristics", Heat Transfer Research, Vol. 45(1), pp. 59-73, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., "Characterization of laser treated Rene 41 surface due to B4C and SiC particles at surface prior to laser treatment", Surface and Interface Analysis, Vol. 46 (1) , pp. 30-35, 2014.

Ali H., Sahin A.Z. and Yilbas B.S., "Thermodynamic Analysis of a Thermoelectric Power Generator in Relation to Geometric Configuration Device Pins", Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 78 , pp. 634-640, 2014.

Arshad G.M., Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., “Investigation into flow field in relation to laser gas assisted processing: influence of assisting gas velocity on the flow field”, Numerical Heat Transfer, Vol. 65 (6), pp. 556-583, 2014.

Sahin A.Z. and Yilbas B.S., “The first and second law of laser treatment of bronze surface”, Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 26, No. 5-6, pp. 347-365, 2013.

Melhem O., Yilbas B.S., Shuja S.Z., “Jet impingement onto kerf: effect of kerf wedge angle on heat transfer rates and skin friction”, Optics & Laser Technology, Vol.56, pp. 76–87, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar SS., Keles O., “Laser cutting of triangular blanks from thick aluminum foam plate: thermal stress analysis and morphology”, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 62, Issue 1, pp. 28-36, 2014

Yilbas B.S., Toor I., Malik J. and Patel F., “Laser Gas Assisted Treatment of AISI H12 Tool Steel and Corrosion Properties", Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 54, pp. 8-13, 2014.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C., “Laser cutting of rectangular geometry into alumina tiles", Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 55, pp. 35-43, 2014.

Bejan A., Lorente S., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., “Why solidification has an S-shaped history”, Nature, Scientific Reports, Vol. 3, Article Number: 1711, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Dweik A., Mansour S.B., "Analytical solution for phonon transport equation in thin films", Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol.38 (4), pp. 377-390, 2013.

Yilbas B.S. and Mansour S.B., “Logistic characteristics of phonon transport in silicon thin film: the S-curve”, Physica B, Vol. 426, pp. 79-84, 2013.

Sahin A.Z., Yilbas B.S., Ayar T., “Thermodynamic optimization of irreversible radiation driven power plants, ASCE's Journal of Energy Engineering, Vol. 139, Issue 3, pp. 207-213, 2013.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., “Laser induced heating of coated carbon steel sheets: consideration of melting and marangoni flow", Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 47, pp. 47-55, 2013.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., “Heating of a moving slab with two laser spots: influence of relative spacing of spots on temperature field”, Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 26, No 1-2 , pp. 59-70, 2013.

Yilbas B.S. and Akhtar S.S. Laser welding of AISI 316 steel: microstructural and stress analysis, ASME J. of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 135, No 3, doi:10.1115/1.4024155, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S., Karatas C., “Laser treatment of rene-41: thermal and microstructural analysis”, ASME, J. of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 135, No 3, doi:10.1115/1.4024289, 2013.

Yilbas B.S. and Mansour S.B., “Lattice phonon and electron temperatures in silicon-aluminum thin films pair: comparison of Boltzmann equation and modified two-equation model”, Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, Vol.42, Issue 1, pp. 21-39 , 2013.

Kaleem O.S. and Yilbas B.S., “Thermal characteristics of volumetric solar absorption system incorporating absorber plate in the channel flow”, Int. J. of Energy Research, DOI: 10.1002/er.3063, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Khaled M., Abu-Dheir N. Aqeeli N., Furquan S.Z. "Laser texturing of alumina surface for improved hydrophobicity" Applied Surface Science, Vol. 286, pp. 161-170, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Kumar A., and Bhushan B., Single- and two-layer coatings of metal blends onto carbon steel: mechanical, wear, and friction characterizations, JOM: J. of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Vol. 66(1) pp. 1-9, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Laser gas assisted treatment of tungsten carbide tile surface", Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 236, pp. 315–319 , 2013.

Yilbas B.S., “Laser controlled melting of Hastelloy X alloy with presence of b4c particles at the surface” Materials Science and Technology, Vol.29, No. 12, pp. 1441-1446, 2013.

Akhtar S.S., Yilbas B.S., Bayraktar E., “Thermal stress distributions and microstructure in laser cutting of thin Al-Si alloy sheet”, J. of Laser Applications, Vol. 25, No 4, Article Number: UNSP 042006, DOI: 10.2351/1.4807081, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Al-Dweik A. Y., “Analytical solution for non-equilibrium heating of metallic surface: volumetric and surface heat source considerations", J. of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol.38, No. 3, pp. 241-258, 2013.

Toor I.H., Yilbas B.S., Karatas C., Hussein M.A. and Zafar M.N., “Electrochemical investigations on the effect of different laser surface treatments on Hastelloy G Alloy”, International Journal of Materials Research, Vol.104, No. 10, pp. 1007-1012, 2013.

Yilbas B.S. and Dweikh A., “Non-equilibrium heating of a solid surface by a short-pulse laser: a closed form solution including thermomechanical coupling”, J. of Thermal Stresses, Vol.36 Issue: 12, pp. 1308-1321, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., S.S. Akhtar, Keles O., “Laser cutting of large diameter holes into aluminum foam”, Machining Science and Technology, Vol.17, No 4, pp. 524-544, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., S.S. Akhtar, Keles O., “Laser cutting of aluminum foam: experimental and model studies”, ASME, J. Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 135, issue. 5, Article Number: 051018, DOI: 10.1115/1.4025009, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Patel F., and Karatas C.,”Laser controlled melting of HSLA steel surface with presence of B4C particles”, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 282, pp. 601-606, 2013.

Siddiqui O.K. and Yilbas B.S., “Solar absorption heating in horizontal channel: influence of absorbing plate location on thermal performance" Energy Conversion and Management Vol. 74 , pp. 140-148, 2013.

Sahin A.Z., Yilbas B.S., “Thermodynamic Irreversibility and Performance Characteristics of Thermoelectric Power Generator”, Energy, Vol. 55, pp. 899-904, 2013.

Yilbas B.S. and Bin Mansour S. “Phonon transport and equivalent equilibrium temperature in thin silicon films”, J. of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 153-174, 2013.

Yilbas B.S. and Bin Mansour S. “Phonon transport in two-dimensional silicon-diamond films pair”, J. of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 465-473, 2013.

Yilbas B.S. and Bin Mansour S., “Phonon transport in thin film: ballistic phonon contribution to energy transport", Numerical Heat Transfer: Part A, Vol. 64 (10) , pp. 800-819, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Patel F., and Karatas C., Laser surface treatment of high speed tool steel (AISI M2), Surface and Interface Analysis, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 1008-1013, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Toor I. H., Patel F. and Baig M.A., Effects of laser re-melting on corrosion properties of HVOF coatings" J. of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 1505-1511, 2013.

Al-Qahtani H. and Yilbas B.S., “Entropy generation rate during laser short-pulse heating: contribution of heat transfer and thermal stress”, Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 25 (5-6) ,pp. 371-386, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S., Karatas C., "Laser nitriding of the surface of phosphor bronze”, Int. J. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 65, No. 9-12, pp.1553-1565, 2013.

Yilbas B.S. and Al-Dweik, A.Y., Analytical solution for laser short-pulse heating of two-dimensional solids: volumetric and surface heat source considerations, Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 91, No. 7, pp. 522-529, 2013.

Melhem O., Yilbas B.S., Shuja S.Z., Sahin A.Z., “Influence of assisting gas type on the Nusselt number and the skin friction on slots in relation to laser cutting”, Heat Transfer Engineering,” Vol.34, No.10, pp. 852-862, 2013.

AlQuaity A., Al-Dini S, Yilbas B.S., "Investigation into Thermal Performance of Nanosized Phase Change Material (P.C.M.) in Microchannel Flow" Int. J. of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 233-247, 2013.

Akhtar S.S., Arif A.F.M., Yilbas B.S., "Finite Element Simulation of the Effect of Al-6063 Billet Quality on the Extrusion Die Performance", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 65, No.2, pp. 78-90, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Al-Dweik A. Y.,“Short-pulse heating and analytical solution to non-equilibrium heating process”, Physica B - Condensed Matter, Vol. 417, pp. 28-32, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Toor I., Malik J., Patel F., Karatas C., “Electrochemical Testing of Laser Treated Bronze Surface, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 563, pp. 180-185, 2013.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., “Effect of coating material on heat transfer and skin friction due to impinging jet onto a laser produced hole”, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 49, pp. 243-250, 2013.

Alquaity A.B.S., Al-Dini S.A., Wang E.N. and Yilbas B.S., Numerical Investigation of Liquid Flow with Phase Change Nanoparticles in Microchannels International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 38, pp. 159-167, 2013.

Lenert A., Nam Y., Yilbas B.S., and Wang E.N., “Focusing of phase change microparticles for local heat transfer enhancement in laminar flows”, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 56 (1-2), pp. 380-389, 2013.

Sahin A.Z. and Yilbas B.S., “The thermoelement as thermoelectric power generator: Effect of leg geometry on the efficiency and power generation”, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 65, pp. 26-32, 2013.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., “Laser multi-beam heating of moving steel sheet: thermal stress analysis”, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 51 (4), pp. 446-452, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., S.S. Akhtar, Keles O., Laser cutting of triangular geometries in aluminum foam: effect of cut size on thermal stress levels”, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 48, pp. 523-529, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S. and Karatas C., “Laser cutting of alumina tiles: heating and stress analysis”, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 15 (1), pp. 14-24, 2013.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Keles O., “Laser Hole Cutting in Aluminum Foam: Influence of Hole Diameter on Thermal Stress”, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 51 (1), pp. 23-29, 2013.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., “Jet impinging onto a laser drilled tapered hole: Influence of tapper location on heat transfer and skin friction at hole surface”, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 45, pp. 236-245, 2013.

Al-Merbati A., Yilbas B.S. and Sahin A.Z., “Thermodynamics and thermal stress analysis of thermoelectric power generator: influence of pin geometry on device performance”, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol.50, pp. 683-692, 2013.

Yilbas B.S. and Bin Mansoor S., “Phonon transport in two-dimensional silicon thin film: influence of film width and boundary conditions on temperature distribution”, European Physical Journal, Vol. 85, pp. 243-252, 2012.

Yilbas B.S. and Bin Mansour S., “Phonon and electron transport in aluminum thin film: influence of film thickness on electron and lattice temperatures”, Physica B, Vol. 407, Issue 24, pp. 4643-4648, 2012.

Omeir M., Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., "Laser Induced Melt Pool Formation in Titanium Surface: Influence of Laser Scanning Speed", Int. J. of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 22 No. 8, pp. 990-1009, 2012.

Yilbas, B.S., AkhtarS.S., Karatas C., “Laser hole cutting into Ti-6Al-4V alloy and thermal stress analysis”, Int. J. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Volume 59, Issue 9-12, , Pages 997-1008 , 2012.

Yilbas B.S. and Dweikh A., “Laser short pulse heating of metal nano-wires”, Physica B, Volume 407, Issue 22, Pages 4473–4477,2012.

Bin Mansour S., Yilbas B.S., “Laser short-pulse interaction of aluminum and silicon films with interfacial thermal boundary resistance”, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 26, No. 3 , pp. 523-530,2012.

Yilbas B.S. and Al-Dweik A. Y., Non-equilibrium heating and thermal stress development, J. of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 644-650., 2012.

Yilbas B.S. and Dweikh A., “Analytical solution to laser short-pulse heating of microsized metal wire”, Canadian J. Physics, Volume 90, Issue 9, Pages 911-918, 2012.

Yilbas B.S. and Bin Mansoor S., “Transient effects of phonon transport in two-dimensional silicon film”, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, Volume 62, Issue 9, Pages 742-760, 2012.

Yilbas B.S., Matthews A., Leyland A., Karatas C., Akhtar S. S., Abdul Aleem B.J., Laser surface modification treatment of aluminum bronze with B4C” Applied Surface Science, Vol. 263, pp. 804-809, 2012.

Yilbas B.S. and Akhtar S., “Laser Re-melting of HVOF Coating with WC Blend: Thermal Stress Analysis”, J. Material Processing Technology, Vol. 212, pp. 2569-2577, 2012.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S., Karatas C., "Laser surface treatment of pre-prepared Rene 41 surface”, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 50, pp. 1533-1537, 2012.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., "Multi-beam laser heating of steel: temperature and thermal stress analysis”, Trans. Can. Soc. Mech. Eng., Vol. 36, No. 3, 373-382, 2012.

Yilbas B.S., Al-Aqeeli N., Karatas C., Laser control melting of alumina surfaces with presence of B4C particles”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 539, pp. 12-16, 2012.

Yilbas B. S., Toor I. H., Karatas C., Patel F., and Baig M.A., Laser treatment of A286 superalloy: corrosion resistance of the treated surface, Surface and Interface Analysis, Vol. 44 pp. 1364-1369, 2012.

Yilbas B.S. and Bin Mansoor S., “Energy transport in silicon-aluminum composite thin film during laser short-pulse irradiation”, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 44, pp. pp. 437-457, 2012.

Bin Mansoor S., Yilbas B.S., "Radiative phonon transport in silicon and collisional energy transfer in aluminum films due to laser short-pulse heating: influence of laser pulse intensity on temperature distribution", Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 44 (1), pp. 43-50, 2012.

Al-Theeb H. M. and Yilbas B.S., Analytical solution of laser short-pulse heating of metallic surface: exponential pulse case, Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 22, Number 1-2, pp. 85 – 107, 2012.

Sahin A.Z. and Yilbas B.S., "The influence of operating and device parameters on the maximum efficiency and the maximum output power of thermoelectric generator", J. of Energy Research, Vol. 36 (1), pp. 111-119, 2012.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., "Flow Subjected to a Porous Block: Influence of Body Aspect Ratio on Entropy Generation Rate", J. of Porous Media, Vol. 15(2), pp. 137–152, 2012.

Abdul Aleem B.J., Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., Laser surface treatment of high speed steel: presence of TiC particles at the surface, Surface and Interface Analysis, Vol. 44 (2) , pp. 150-155, 2012.

Akhtar S.S., Arif AFM, Yilbas B.S., " Influence of Multiple Nitriding on the Case Hardening of H13 Tool Steel: Experimental and Numerical investigation", Int. J. Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 58 (1-4) , pp. 57-70, 2012.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C., “Laser straight cutting of alumina tiles: thermal stress analysis”, Int. J. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 58, pp. 1019-1030, 2012.

Yilbas, B.S., Arif A.F.M., Abdul Aleem B.J., “Laser bending of AISI 304 Steel sheets: thermal stress analysis”, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 44, pp. 303-309, 2012.

Yilbas, B.S., Akhtar.S.S., Karatas C., ”Laser straight cutting of zirconia tiles”, J. Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. 26, pp. 591-599, 2012.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Matthews A., Karatas C. ,”Laser treatment of carbon film coated steel surface”, Surface Engineering, Vol. 28, pp. 57-67, 2012.

Alquaity A. B.S., Al-Dini S. A., Yilbas B. S., “Entropy Generation Rate in Microchannel Flow with Presence of Nanosized Phase Change Particles”, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 26, pp. 134-140, 2012.

Bin Mansour S., Yilbas B.S., “Heat transfer across silicon-aluminum-silicon thin films due to laser short-pulse irradiation”, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol. 19 (3) , pp. 259-270, 2012.

Momin O., Shuja S.Z., and Yilbas B.S., CO2 laser heating of surfaces: melt pool formation at surface”, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 44, pp. 463-470, 2012.

Yilbas, B.S., Akhtar S., “Laser cutting of Kevlar laminates and thermal stress formed at cutting sections”, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 50 (2) , pp. 204-209, 2012.

Yilbas, B.S., Akhtar S., Karatas C., Laser straight cutting bronze sheets: thermal stress analysis and experiment, Machining Science and Technology, Vol. 16 (1), pp. 20-39, 2012.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., “Jet emerging from a nozzle and impinging on a conical cavity: influence of nozzle and cavity geometric configurations”, Numerical Heat Transfer, Vol. 61, pp. 142-162, 2012.

Momin O., Shuja S.Z., and Yilbas B.S., “Laser heating of titanium and steel: phase change at the surface”, Int. J. of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 54, pp. 230-241, 2012.

Veeraragavan A., Lenert A., Yilbas B.S., Al-Dini S.A., Wang E.N., “Analytical Model for the Design of Volumetric Solar Flow Receivers”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 55 (4) , pp. 556-564, 2012.

Bejan A., Lorente S.., Khattab H., Sahin A.Z., Yilbas B.S., “Constructal design of distributed energy systems: solar power and water desalination”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 55 (9-10) , pp. 2213-2218, 2012.

Yilbas B.S. and Bin Mansoor S., “Phonon radiative transport in silicon-aluminum thin films: frequency dependent case”, Int. J. Thermal Sciences, Vol. 57, pp. 54-62, 2012.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S., Karatas C., Chatwin C.,” Laser embedding of TiC particles into the surface of phosphor bronze”, Surface and Interface Analysis, Vol. 44 (7) , pp. 831-836, 2012.

Yilbas B.S. , Al-Dweik A. Y., “Closed form solutions for thermal stress field due to non-equilibrium heating during laser short-pulse irradiation”, Physica B: Condensed Matter , Vol. 407 (12) , pp. 2169-2175, 2012.

Yilbas B.S. and Bin Mansoor S., Frequency dependent phonon transport in two-dimensional silicon and diamond films”, Modern Physics Letters B, B 26 (17), art. No. 1250104, 2012.

Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., Sunar M., "Laser heating and phase change process: influence of laser pulse parameter on temperature and stress fields", Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 23 (3-4), pp. 183-208, 2012.

Bin Mansoor S. and Yilbas B.S., “Laser short-pulse heating: influence of spatial distribution of absorption coefficient on temperature field in silicon film”, JLMN-Journal of Laser Micro/Nanoengineering Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 176-188, 2012, 2012.

Yilbas, B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C., "Laser gas assisted nitriding of Hastelloy G alloy: thermal stress analysis and characterization”, Surface and Interface Analysis, Vol. 44 (3), pp. 352-364, 2011.

Abdul Aleem B.J., Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., “Laser controlled melting of Haynes 188 alloy surface with presence of TiC particles”, Int. J. of Surface Science and Engineering, Volume 5, Issue 5-6, Pages 446-456, 2011.

Bin Mansour S., Yilbas B.S., “Temperature distribution in silicon-aluminum thin films with presence of thermal boundary resistance”, Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, Vol. 40 (3), pp. 153-181, 2011.

Melhem O, Yilbas B.S., Shuja S.Z., "Three-dimensional consideration of jet impingement onto kerf in relation to laser cutting process: effect of jet velocity on heat transfer rates", Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 49 (3), pp. 384-395, 2011.

Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S. and Mumin O, "Laser heating of a moving slab: influence of laser intensity parameter and scanning speed on temperature field and melt size", Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 49 (2), pp. 265-272, 2011.

Al-Aqeeli N. , Yilbas B.S., Tabet N., “The Effect of Laser Pulse Frequency on the Microstructure and Morphology of Duplex Treated Ti-6Al-4V Alloy” Surface and Coating Technology, Vol. 205 (8-9), pp. 3073-3079, 2011.

Yilbas B. S., Akhtar S. S., and Karatas C., "Laser carbonitriding of alumina surface", Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 49 (3), pp. 341-350, 2011.

Al-Qahtani H. and Yilbas B.S., "Temperature and stress fields for short pulse heating of solids", J. of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 25 no. 1, pp pp. 173-176, 2011.

Yilbas B.S. and Arif A.F.M., "Laser cutting of steel and thermal stress development", Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 43 (4), pp. 830-837, 2011.

Arif A.F.M., Al-Omari A. S., Yilbas B.S., Al-Nassar Y. N., Thermal Stress Analysis of Spiral Laser-Welded Tube, J. Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 211 (4), pp. 675-687, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Karatas C., Arif A.F.M., Abdul Aleem B.J., ”Laser control melting of alumina surfaces and thermal stress analysis”, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 43 (4), pp. 858-865, 2011.

Bejan A., Lorente S., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., "The effect of size on efficiency: power plants and vascular designs", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 54 (7-8), pp. 1475-1481, 2011.

Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., Khan S., "Laser repetitive pulse heating of tool surfaces", Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 43 (4), pp. 754-761, 2011.

Shuja S.Z. and B.S. Yilbas, " Laser produced melt pool: influence of laser parameter on flow field in melt pool", Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 43 (4), pp. 767-775, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Chatwin C., Laser hole cutting into bronze: thermal stress analysis", Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 43 (7), pp. 1119-1127, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C.," Laser gas assisted treatment of pre-prepared high strength low alloy steel surface", J. of Materials Processing Technology, 211 (7), pp. 1268-1277, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C.," Laser trepanning of a small diameter hole in titanium alloy: temperature and stress fields", J. of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 211 (7), pp. 1296-1304, 2011.

Yilbas B.S. and Akhtar S.S., " Laser cutting of alloy steel: 3-Dimensional modeling of temperature and stress fields", Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 26(1), pp. 104-112, 2011.

Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., Momin O., Laser repetitive pulse heating and melt pool formation at the surface, J. of Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. 25(2), pp. 479-487, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., Chatwin C., Ayar T., "Laser Cutting of Kevlar Laminates: First and Second Law Analysis, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. 25(4), pp. 855-862, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Matthews A., Karatas C., Leyland A., "Microstructure and thermal stress distributions in laser carbonitriding treatment of Ti-6Al-4V alloy", ASME J. of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 133(2), Article Number: 021013 Published: APR 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Al-Dweik A. Y. , Bin Mansour S., Analytical solution of hyperbolic heat conduction equation in relation to laser short-pulse heating, Physica B, Vol. 406(8), pp. 1550-1555, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C.," Laser cutting of small diameter holes into alumina tiles: thermal stress analysis" ASME, J. of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 133(2), Article Number: 024503 Published: APR 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C.," Laser controlled melting of pre-treated zirconia surface, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 257(15), pp. 6912-6918, 2011.

Bin Mansoor S., Yilbas B.S., " Phonon transport in silicon-silicon and silicon-diamond films: consideration of thermal boundary resistance at interface", Physica B, Vol. 406(11), pp. 2186-2195, 2011.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., "Laser heating and flow field developed in the melt pool", Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A., Vol. 59(12), pp. 970-987, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Khaled M., Karatas C., and Akhtar S. “Laser Bending of Steel Sheets: Corrosion Testing of Bended Sections”, Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 63(5), 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Karatas C., Ersu B., Gurgan S. and Tabet N. "Laser gas-assisted nitriding of Ti implant", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 63(4), pp. 293 – 302, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., A.F.M. Arif, C. Karatas, “Laser treatment of silicon at nitrogen ambient: thermal stress analysis”, Surface Engineering, Vol. 27, pp. 436-444. 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S., Karatas C.," Laser gas assisted melting of pre-prepared alumina surface including TiC particles at surface", Surface Engineering, Vol. 27, pp. 470-476, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Khaled M., Karatas C., “Laser Re-melting of Alumina Tile Surfaces: Corrosion Testing in Aqueous Solution”, Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology, Vol. 46, pp. 477-480, 2011.

Al-Melhem O, Yilbas B.S. and Shuja S.Z., “Jet Impingement onto a laser produced kerf: influence of kerf thickness on heat transfer and skin friction”, Int. J. of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 21 (6), pp. 754-778, 2011.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., "Laser Melting of Alumina Coated Steel", AIChE Journal, Vol. 57 (9), pp. 2547-2554, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., Akhtar S.S., "Laser treatment of alumina surfaces: the first and second law analysis", Int. J. of Surface Science and Engineering, Vol.5 (2-3), pp. 116-130, 2011.

Sahin A.Z., Yilbas B.S., Shuja S.Z., Momin O., " Investigation into topping cycle: thermal efficiency with and without presence of thermoelectric generator, Energy, Vol. 36 (7), pp. 4048-4054, 2011.

Abdul Aleem B.J., Hashmi M.S.J., Yilbas B.S., “Controlled melting of pre-prepared Inconel 718 alloy surface”, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 49 (11), pp. 1314-1319, 2011.

Qahtani H. and Yilbas B.S., Closed form solution of Cattaneo equation including volumetric source in relation to laser short-pulse heating", Canadian J. of Physics, Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 89:(7), pp. 761-767, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Matthews A., Karatas C., Laser re-melting of zirconia surface:investigation into stress field and microstructures", Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 26 (10) , pp. 1277-1287, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C., "Laser welding of Hayness 188 alloy sheet: thermal stress analysis", J. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 56 (1-4), pp. 115-124, 2011.

Bin Mansour S., Yilbas B.S., “Laser-short pulse heating of silicon-aluminum thin films", Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 42(9-10), pp. 601-618, 2011.

Yilbas B.S. , Al-Dweik A. Y., “Exact solution for temperature field due to non-equilibrium heating of solid substrate”, Physica B: Condensed Matter Vol. 406 (23), pp. 4523-4528, 2011.

Minnich A. J., Chen G., Mansoor S., and Yilbas B.S., “Quasi-ballistic heat transfer studied using the frequency-dependent Boltzmann transport equation”, Physical Review B, Vol. 84 (23) , art. No. 235207, 2011.

Yilbas B.S., Arif A.F.M. and Abdul Aleem B.J., “Laser cutting of sharp edge: Thermal stress analysis”, Optics and Lasers in Engineering Vol. 48, n 1, pp. 10-19, 2010.

Yilbas B.S., Arif, A.F.M., Abdul Aleem, B.J. Laser welding of low carbon steel and thermal stress analysis, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 42, n 5, pp. 760-768, 2010.

Yilbas B.S., Shuja, S.Z. and Kassas M., “Entropy generation in a square cavity: in relation to cooling applications”, International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 20, n 3, pp. 332-347, 2010.

Yilbas B.S., Mekid S., Karatas C., Laser Micro-cutting of Kevlar Laminate: Influence of Cutting Speed on Cut Geometry, Lasers in Engineering, Volume 20, Issue 3-4, Pages 213-223, 2010.

Abu-Dheir N. and Yilbas B.S., “Quality assessment and metallurgical examination of laser welded sheets”, Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 83-86, pp. 611-615, 2010.

Alzaharnah1 I.T., Al-Kaabi S., and Yilbas B. S., “Effect of Temperature Field on Flexural Wave Characteristics of a Bar Resembling Welding to Rigid Body”, Advanced Materials Research Vols. 83-86, pp. 1212-1219, 2010.

Shuja S.Z. and Yilbas B.S., “Flow impingement onto a conical cavity at elevated wall temperature: effects of conical nozzle cone angle and flow velocities on heat transfer rates”, Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol. 17, pp. 23-43, 2010.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S., and C. Karatas, “Laser surface treatment of Inconel 718 alloy: temperature and stress analysis”, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 48, n 7-8, pp. 740-749, 2010.

Akhtar S. S., Arif A. F. M., Yilbas B.S., “Nitriding of Aluminum Extrusion Die: Effect of Die Geometry" Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 19, n 3, pp. 401-412, 2010.

Akhtar S. S., Arif A. F. M., Yilbas B.S., Sheikh, A.K., “Influence of surface preparation for gas-nitrided AISI H13 Steels used in extrusion dies”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 19, n 3, pp. 347-355, 2010.

Yilbas B.S., Arif A.F.M. and Abdul Aleem B.J., Laser cutting of rectangular blanks in thick sheet steel: effect of cutting speed on thermal stresses”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 19, n 2, pp. 177-184, 2010.

Yilbas B.S., “Study into laser short-pulse heating of layered structure”, Proceedings of the IMechE, Part C: Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 224, n 5, pp. 1099-1111, 2010.

Akhtar S.S., Arif A.F.M., Yilbas B.S., “Evaluation of Gas Nitriding Process with In-process Variation of Nitriding Potential for AISI H13 Tool Steel, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 47, n 5-8, pp. 687-698, 2010.

Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., Ayar Z., “Laser pulse heating and phase change process: comparision of volumetric heat source and surface heat source”, Proceedings of the IMechE, Part C, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol. 224, No. 8, pp. 1697-1706, 2010.

Sahin A.Z., Ayar T., and Yilbas B.S., Laser welding of dissimilar metals and efficiency analysis”, Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 3-4, pp. 139-152, 2010.

Al-Qahtani H. and Yilbas B.S., Analytical solution for temperature distribution in a coated solid substrate: an effective boundary condition approach”, Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 3-4, pp. 239-253, 2010.

S.B. Mansour and B.S. Yilbas, “Short pulse heating of silicon film with the presence of metallic substrate”, Current Applied Physics, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 1243-1248, 2010.

Al-Theeb H.M. and Yilbas B.S., “Analytical solution for electron and lattice temperatures due to laser induced non-equilibrium energy transport in gold and copper”, Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 88, No.7, pp. 479-491, 2010.

Yilbas B.S., Arif A.F.M., Karatas C., Abdul Aleem B.J., Tabet N., “Laser gas-assisted nitriding of steel: residual stress”, Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 62, n 4, pp. 214-223, 2010.

Sahin A.Z., Ayar T., Yilbas B.S., “Laser welding: the first and second law analysis”, International Journal of Exergy, Vol. 7 (5), pp. 535-546, 2010.

Al-Qahtani H. and Yilbas B.S., The closed form solutions for Cattaneo and stress equations due to step input pulse heating, Physica B, Vol. 405, No. 18, pp. 3869-3874, 2010.

Yilbas B.S., Arif A.F.M., Karatas C., Akhtar S. and Abdul Aleem B.J., “Laser nitriding of tool steel: thermal stress analysis”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 49 (9-12), pp. 1009-1018, 2010.

Arif A.F.M., Akhtar S. and Yilbas B.S., “Effect of process variables on gas nitriding of H13 tool steel with controlled nitriding potential”, International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, Vol. 4, No.4/5/6, pp. 396 - 415, 2010.

Yilbas B.S., Khan S., Raza K., Keles O., Ubeyli M., Demir T., Karakas M. S., “Laser cutting of 7050 alloy reinforced with Al2O3 and B4C composites”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 50 (1-4), pp. 185-193, 2010.

Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., Ayar T., Abdul Aleem B.J., “Laser Nitriding of Steel Surface: Efficiency Analysis”, International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 4-5, pp. 492-504, 2010.

Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C., “Laser gas-assisted processing of carbon coated and TiC embedded Ti-6Al-4V alloy surface”, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 257 (2), pp. 531-537, 2010.

Yilbas B.S. and Sahin A.Z., “Thermoelectric Device and Optimum External Load Parameter and Slenderness Ratio”, Energy, Vol. 35, pp. 5380-5384, 2010.

Mokheimer E. M. A., Sami S. and Yilbas B. S., Heat Transfer Enhancement and Pressure Drop Reduction due to Mixed Convection between Two Vertical Parallel Plates, International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Volu. 20 issue 8, pp. 867 - 896, 2010.

Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., Momin O., “Laser heating of moving solid: influence of workpiece speed on melt size”, AIChE Journal, Vol. 56 (11), pp. 2997-3004, 2010.

B.S. Yilbas and S.B. Mansour, “Investigation into temperature rise and volumetric entropy generation rate in fluid and porous sub-systems”, Heat Transfer - Asian Research, Vol. 39, pp. 440–454, 2010.

Yilbas B.S. and Shuja S.Z., “Predictions of Temperature and Stress Fields around the Hole Perimeter of Laser Drilled Micro-holes”, Lasers in Engineering, 20 (3-4), pp. 129-142, 2010.

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.