Conference Proceedings

The following papers are presented at various conferences and published in the conference proceedings. 

154. Bazgir, A., and Zhang, Y., “A Fully-Dense Deep Neural Network Method for the Inverse Transient Heat Transfer Problem,” 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, October 29-November 2, 2023 (PDF).

153. Zhang, Y., and  Mohammadian, S.K., “Innovative Cooling Techniques for Thermal Management and Temperature Uniformity Improvement of Lithium-ion Batteries,” the 17th International Heat Transfer Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, August 14–18, 2023 (PDF). 

152. Tayeb, R., and Zhang, Y., “A Machine-Learning Approach to Modeling Oxidation of Toluene in a Bubble Column Reactor,” 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Columbus, OH, October 30-November 3, 2022 (PDF).

151. Feng, Z.C., Chen, J.K., and Zhang, Y., “Intrinsic Thermal Couples for Measurement in High Temperature and High Heat Flux Environment,” the 15th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA 2020), Kristiansand, Norway, November 9–13, 2020 (PDF).

150. Tayeb, R., and Zhang, Y., “Controlling Evaporation Induced Self-Assembly of Polymeric Nanoparticles: A VOF-DPD Study,” 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, November 11-14, 2019  (PDF).

149. Mohammadian, S.K., and Zhang, Y., “Flowing Electrolyte as Coolant inside the Microgrooves Embedded in the Electrodes: A Novel Thermal Management of Li-ion Batteries,” ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Bellevue, WA, July 14–17, 2019 (Invited Presentation; PDF).

148. Ji, P., He, M., Rong, Y., Zhang, Y., and Tang, Y., “Multiscale Investigation of Thickness Dependent Melting Thresholds of Nickel Film under Femtosecond Laser Heating,” 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15, 2018 (PDF).

147. Ji, P., He, M., Rong, Y., Zhang, Y., and Tang, Y., “Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Explosive Boiling on Concave Nanostructured Surface,” 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15, 2018 (PDF).

146. Ling, C.M., Lou, X.B., Li, J., and Zhang, Y., "Experimental Investigation of a Novel Tidal Supercharger Driven by Tidal Energy for Reverse Osmosis Seawater Desalination," Advances in Renewable Energies Offshore: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW 2018), Soares, C.G., ed., Lisbon, Portugal, October 8-10, 2018, pp. 191-194 (PDF).

145. Chen, T., Yin, Y., Zhang, Y., and Zhang, X., “Characteristic Investigation of Static Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification Process by Molecular Dynamics,” the 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC-16, Beijing, China, August 10-15, 2018, pp. 5803-5809 (PDF).

144. Mohammadian, S.K., and Zhang, Y., “Improving Electrolyte Transport inside the Li-ion Porous Electrodes Using Microchannels,” the 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC-16, Beijing, China, August 10-15, 2018 pp. 4195-4202 (PDF).

143.  Ji, P., Zhang, Y., Rong, Y., and Tang, Y., “A Multiscale Study of Film Thickness Dependent Femtosecond Laser Spallation and Ablation,” the 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC-16, Beijing, China, August 10-15, 2018, pp. 7117-7124 (PDF).

142. Gnilitskyi, I., Gruzdev, V., He, X., Sergaeva, O., Ji, P., White, T., and Zhang, Y., “Sub-surface Layer of Silicon Singe Crystal Periodically Nanostructured by Near-infrared Femtosecond Laser Pulses,” CLEO Pacific Rim 2018, Hong Kong, July 29-August 3, 2018 (PDF).

141. Chen, M.F., Ling, C.M., and Zhang, Y., 2018, “Film Cooling Performance on the Trailing Edge Cutback of Turbine Blade with Various Slot Inner Angles,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation (ICCMS 2018), pp. 192-196, Sydney, Australia, January 8-10, 2018 (PDF).

140. Ji, P., Rong, Y., Zhang, Y., and Tang, Y., 2017, “Heat Conduction in Si/Ge Superlattices: A Molecular Dynamics Study,” 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Tampa, FL, November 3-9, 2017 (PDF).

139. Ji, P., Rong, Y., Zhang, Y., and Tang, Y., 2017, “Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Phase Change Induced by Ultrafast Laser Irradiation,” 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Tampa, FL, November 3-9, 2017 (PDF).

138. Mao, Y., Afrin, N., Chen, J.K., and Zhang, Y., 2017, “Multi-Physics Simulation of Complex Flow and Phase Change induced by a Localized Laser Irradiation on a Urethane-Coated Stainless Steel Substrate,” 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Tampa, FL, November 3-9, 2017 (PDF).

137. Mao, Y., Zhang, B., Chen, C.L., and Zhang, Y., 2017, “Multiscale Simulation of Surface Nanostructure Effect on Bubble Nucleation,” ASME 2017 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Bellevue, WA, July 9-14, 2017 (PDF).

136. Ji, P., and Zhang, Y., “Effects of Film Thickness on Femtosecond Laser Spallation and Ablation of Silver Film,” the 2nd Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference and 4th International Workshop on Heat Transfer, Las Vegas, NV, USA, April 2-5, 2017 (PDF).

135. Mohammadian, S.K., and Zhang, Y., “Thermoelectric Effects of Size of Microchannels on an Internally Cooled Li-ion Battery Cell,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17, 2016 (PDF).

134. Tayeb, R., Mao, Y., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Simulation of Jamming Transition in Granular System under Cyclic Compression using Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17, 2016 (PDF).

133. Ma, X., Yang, M., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Simulation of Combustion Performance of Pulverized Coal Burner,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17, 2016 (PDF).

132. Qi, C., Yang, M., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Analysis of Influence of SOFA on NOx Emissions for Pulverized Coal Boiler,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17, 2016 (PDF).

131. Liu, K., Yang, M., Zhang, Y., and Shen, C., “Nonlinear Characteristics of a Sudden Expansion Followed by Sudden Contraction Channel,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17, 2016 (PDF).

130. Afrin, N., Ji, P., Zhang, Y., and Chen, J.K., “Effects of Beam Size and Pulse Duration on the Laser Drilling Process,” ASME 2016 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Washington, DC, July 10-14, 2016 (PDF).

129. Li, Z., Yang, M., and Zhang, Y., “Lattice Boltzmann Method Simulation of 3-D Melting Using Double MRT Model with Interfacial Tracking Method,” ASME 2016 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Washington, DC, July 10-14, 2016 (PDF).

128. Pouryoussefi, S.M., and Zhang, Y., “Analysis of Chaotic Flow in a 2D Multi-Turn Closed-Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe,” Joint 18th IHPC and 12th IHPS, Jeju, Korea, June 12-16, 2016 (PDF).

127. Feng, Z.C., and Zhang, Y., “Dynamic Compensation of Temperature Sensors Using a Continuum Model,” 2016 IEEE 11th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA 2016), Hefei, China, June 5-7, 2016 (PDF).

126. Razzaghian, M, El-Gizawy, A.S., and Zhang, Y., “Development of Three-Dimensional Thermo-Mechanical Finite Element Model for Prediction of Thermal Deformation during Selective Laser Sintering Process,” SAMP Conference and Exhibition, Long Beach, CA, May 23-26, 2016 (PDF).

125. Afrin, N., Zhang, Y., and Chen, J.K., “Uncertainty Analysis of Melting and Resolidification of Gold Film Irradiated by Nano- to Femtosecond Lasers Using Stochastic Method,” ASME 2016 5th Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference, Biopolis, Singapore, January 4-6, 2016 (PDF).

124. Liu, W., Yang, M., Li, L., Liang, Q., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Rectangular Channels with Different Aspect Ratios," ASME 2016 5th Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference, Biopolis, Singapore, January 4-6, 2016 (PDF).

123. Tayeb, R., Mao, Y., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Investigation of Evaporation Induced Self-Assembly of Sub-Micron Particles Suspended in Water,” ASME 2016 5th Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference, Biopolis, Singapore, January 4-6, 2016 (PDF).

122. Yang, M., Yan, L.Q., Lu, W., Li, L., Liu, Q.X., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Simulation of Nonlinear Flow and Heat Transfer in a Sudden Expansion and Contraction Channel," ASME 2016 5th Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference, Biopolis, Singapore, January 4-6, 2016 (PDF).

121. Shen, C., Yang, M., Li, L., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Analysis of the Natural Convection in a Cylinder with an Internal Slotted Annulus,” ASME 2016 5th Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference, Biopolis, Singapore, January 4-6, 2016 (PDF).

120. Li, Z., Yang, M., Zhang, Y., and Montgomery-Smith, S., “Effects of Initial Conditions on Oscillatory Flow in an Oscillating Heat Pipe,” Proceedings of the 1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, New York City, August 9-12, 2015 (PDF).

119. Li, Z., Yang, M., He, Y.L., and Zhang, Y., “Mass Balance in Velocity Dirichlet Boundary Conditions for Lattice Boltzmann Method,” Proceedings of the 1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, New York City, August 9-12, 2015 (PDF).

118. Mohammadian, S.K., and Zhang, Y., “Novel Thermal management of a Lithium-Ion Battery: Internal Cooling Method,” Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Barcelona, Spain, July 20-21, 2015 (PDF).

117. Mohammadian, S.K., and Zhang, Y., “Destructive Effect of Constant-Height Pin Fin Heat Sinks on Temperature Uniformity of Lithium-ion Batteries,” ASME-ATI-UIT 2015 Conference on Thermal Energy Systems: Production, Storage, Utilization and the Environment, Napoli, Italy, May 17-20, 2015 (PDF).

116. Gruzdev, V., Ji, P., Chen, J.K., Cooper, B., and Zhang, Y., “Nanostructuring of Rough Aluminum Surface by Ultrashort Laser Pulses: Influence of Laser Fluence,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), San Jose, CA, May 10-15, 2015 (PDF).

115.  Mao, Y., Zhang, Y., and Chen, C.L., “Atomistic-Continuum Hybrid Simulation of Heat Transfer between Argon Flow and Copper Plates,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, November 14-20, 2014 (PDF).

114.  Shen, C., Yang, M., and Zhang, Y., “Nonlinear Analysis in a Circle with an Internal Concentric Slotted Round with Different Structure Sizes,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, November 14-20, 2014.

113. Ye, L., Peng, H., Zhou, B., Yang, M., Li, Z., and Zhang, Y., “Heat Transfer Enhancement of Reactor Utilizing Taylor-Poiseuille Flow,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, November 14-20, 2014.

112.  Zhang, Y., Feng, Z.C., Chen, J.K., “Recovering the Front Surface Temperature of Metallic and Composite Targets Subject to Localized Heating via Inverse Heat Transfer Modeling,” the 15th International Heat Transfer Conference, Kyoto, Japan, August 10-15, 2014 (PDF).

111.  Yong, Q., Yang, M., Wang, Z., Su, D., and Zhang, Y., “Nonlinear Characteristics of Periodically Fully Developed Flow in Cross-Flow Tube Bundle,” the 15th International Heat Transfer Conference, Kyoto, Japan, August 10-15, 2014 (PDF). 

110.  Ji, P., and Zhang, Y., “An Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Femtosecond Laser Processing of Germanium,” ASME 2013 4th Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference, Hong Kong, China, December 11-14, 2013 (PDF).

109. Yang, M., Zhou, Y., Zhang, Y., and Li, Z., “Lattice Boltzmann Method Simulation on Flow Patterns of Natural Convection in Horizontal Cylindrical Annulus,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, San Diego, CA, November 15-21, 2013.

108.  Wang, P., Yang, M., Xu, H., Zhang, Y., Bian, E., and Li, Z., "Numerical Study of a New Heat Transfer Correlation for Turbulent Air Flow in Noncircular Ducts With Variable Properties,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, San Diego, CA, November 15-21, 2013.

107.  Wang, P., Yang, M., Zhang, Y., and Xu, H., “Numerical Study of a New Turbulent Heat Transfer Correlations for Equilateral Polygonal and Rectangular Ducts,” 12th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET2013), Hong Kong, China, August 26-29, 2013.

106.  Yang, M., Wang, J., Xu, H., Talkhoncheh, F.K., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Study of Natural Convection with Single and Double Heated Circular Cylinders at Vertical Locations in a Square Enclosure,” 12th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET2013), Hong Kong, China, August 26-29, 2013.

105.  Seyf, H.R., and Zhang, Y., “Normal and Explosive Boiling of Argon on Nanostructured Copper Surface: A Molecular Dynamics Study,” ASME 2013 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Minneapolis, MN, July 14-19, 2013 (PDF).

104.  Mao, Y., and Zhang, Y., “Molecular Simulation on Explosive Boiling of Water on a Hot Copper Plate,” ASME 2013 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Minneapolis, MN, July 14-19, 2013 (PDF).

103.  Seyf, H.R., Kim, S., and Zhang, Y., “Thermal Performance of Oscillating Heat Pipes with Nanofluid: A Theoretical Study,” ASME 2013 11thInternational Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels (ICNMM2013), Sapporo, Japan, June 16-19, 2013 (PDF).

102.  Yang, M., Shen, C.B., Wang, J., Zhang, K., and Zhang, Y., “Natural Convection in an Annulus with an Internal Slotted Cylinder with Different Slot Orientations,” Annual Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, Dongguan, China, November 23-26, 2012.

101.  Peng, H., Zhang, Y., Pai, P. F., “Uncertainty Analysis of Solid-Liquid-Vapor Phase Change of a Metal Particle Subject to Nanosecond Laser Heating,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, TX, November 9-15, 2012 (PDF).

100.  Mao, Y., and Zhang, Y., 2012, “Prediction of the Temperature-Dependent Thermal Conductivity and Shear Viscosity for Rigid Water Models,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, TX, November 9-15, 2012 (PDF).

99.  Talkhoncheh, F.K., Wang, J., Xu, H., Yang, M., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Investigation of Natural Convection Characteristics in a Water Tank,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, TX, November 9-15, 2012.

98.  Peng, Q., Zhang, Y., He, Y.L., and Mao, Y., 2012, “Heat and Mass Transfer during Chemical Vapor Deposition on the Particle Surface Subjected to Nanosecond Laser Heating,” the 7th International Symposium on Multiphase Flow, Heat Mass Transfer and Energy Conversion, Xi’an, China, October 26-30, 2012 (PDF).

97.  Mao, Y., Zhang, Y., and Chen, J.K, “Melting, Vaporization and Resolidification in a Thin Gold Film Irradiated by Multiple Femtosecond Laser Pulses,” ASME 2012 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Puerto Rico, July 8-12, 2012 (HT2012-58038; PDF).

96.  Ren, Y., Chen, J.K., and Zhang, Y., “Transient Optical and Thermal Response of Metal Films Induced by Ultrashort-Pulsed Lasers,” ASME 2012 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Puerto Rico, July 8-12, 2012 (HT2012-58046; PDF).

95.  Yong, Q., Yang, M., Zhang, Y., and Lu, M., “Numerical Study of Heat Transfer in Heat Pipes of Flue Gas Waste Heat Recovery,” ASME 2012 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Puerto Rico, July 8-12, 2012 (HT2012-58225; PDF).

94.  Zhu, C., Yang, M., Zhang, Y., and Wang, J., “Numerical Simulation of the Temperature Field and the Flow Field inside the Domestic Cooling and Heating Unit’s Water Tank,” ASME 2012 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Puerto Rico, July 8-12, 2012 (HT2012-58201; PDF).

93.  Yang, M., Guo, C., Zhang, Y., and Kang, Z., “Concentration Distribution Research of a Special DC Pulverized Coal Burner and Resistance Analysis,” ASME 2012 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Puerto Rico, July 8-12, 2012 (HT2012-58191; PDF).

92.  Wang, S.Y., Cheng, C.W., Shen, W.C, Ren, Y., Chen, J.K., Tzou, D.Y., and Zhang, Y., “Femtosecond Laser Induced Surface Nanostructures on Copper,” 13th International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication, Washington, DC, June 12-15, 2012 (PDF).

91.   Kim, S., Zhang, Y., Choi, J., “Analysis of Entropy Generation in a Pulsating Heat Pipe,” 16th International Heat Pipe Conference, Lyon, France, May 20-24, 2012 (PDF).

90.   Kang, H., Zhang, Y., Yang, M., and Li, L., “Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity of a Nanofluid: Effect of Nanoparticle Aggregation,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November 11-17, 2011 (PDF).

89.  Zhou, J., Chen, J. K., and Zhang, Y., “Nonclassical Heat Transfer Models for Laser-Induced Thermal Damage in Biological Tissues,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November 11-17, 2011 (PDF).

88.  Zhou, J., Zhang, Y., Chen, J. K., and, Feng, Z.C., “3-D Inverse Heat Transfer in a Composite Target Subject to High-Energy Laser Irradiation,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November 11-17, 2011 (PDF).

87.  Huang, J., Zhang, Y. and Chen, J.K., “Size Effects during Femtosecond Laser Interaction with Nanosized Metal Particles,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November 11-17, 2011 (PDF).

86.  Yang, M., Su, D., Kang, Z., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Simulation of Gas-Particle Two-Phase Flow in Corners Tangential Streams Gasifier,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November 11-17, 2011.

85.  Yang, M., Guo, C., Zhang, Y., and Kang, Z., “Concentration Distribution Research of a Special DC Pulverized Coal Burner,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November 11-17, 2011.

84.   Yang, M., Wang, J., Zhang, K., Li, L., and Zhang, Y., “Three Dimensional Numerical Simulation of the Natural Convection in an Annulus with an Internal Slotted Cylinder,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November 11-17, 2011 (PDF).

83.   Kang, Z., Yang, M., Zhang, Y., and Guo, C., “Numerical Investigation of Gas-Solid Two Phase Flow over Composite Structures of Elbow and Venturi Tube,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November 11-17, 2011.

82.   Yang, M., Chen, S., Zhang, Y., and Kang, Z., “The Influence of Burner Nozzle Angle for Flow Field and Heat Transfer of Ultra-Supercritical Tower Boiler,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November 11-17, 2011.

81.   Li, Z. Yang, M., Wang, Z. and Zhang, Y., “A Corrected Method to Solve the Convective-Diffusion Equation Based on SIMPLE,” 2011 Annual Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, Xi’an, China, October 14-17, 2011.

80.   Bian, E.J., Yang, M., Li, L., and Zhang, Y., “Simulation and Nonlinear Analysis of Rayleigh-Bénard Flow via Lattice-Boltzmann Method,” 2011 Annual Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, Xi’an, China, October 14-17, 2011.

79.   Yang, M., Wang, J., Zhang, K., Deng, H.P., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Simulation and Nonlinear Analysis of Natural Convection in an Annulus with an Internal Slotted Cylinder,” 2011 Annual Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, Xi’an, China, October 14-17, 2011.

78.   Zhang, K., Yang, M., Wang, J., Deng, H.P., and Zhang, Y., “Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation and Experiments of Natural Convection in an Annulus with an Internal Slotted Cylinder,” 2011 Annual Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, Xi’an, China, October 14-17, 2011.

77.   Chen, Q., Yang, M., Zhang, Y. and He, Y.L, “Numerical Simulation of Melting in Porous Media via an Interfacial Tracking Model,” the 42nd AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 27-30, 2011.

76.   Zhou, J., Zhang, Y. Chen, J. K., and Feng, Z. C., “Inverse Estimation of Front Surface Temperature of a Plate with Laser Heating and Convection-Radiation Cooling,” Proceedings of the 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 4-7, 2011 (PDF).

75.   Yang, M., Deng, H., Zhou, F., and Zhang, Y., “Fully Developed Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Circular Tube with Variable Densities,” the 21st International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, November 2-5，2010，Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

74.   Wang, Z.Y., Yang, M., Lu, M., Shan, Y.G., and Zhang, Y., “Transient Combined Heat Transfer of Natural Convection in an Open Cavity,” the 21st International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, November 2-5，2010，Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

73.   Yang, M., Deng, H.P., Zhou, F., and Zhang, Y., “Fully-Developed Convective Heat Transfer of Fluid with Variable Density in a Circular Tube with Constant Wall Temperature,” 2010 Annual Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, Shanghai, China, October 9-10, 2010.

72.   Jung, S., Seo, D., Lombardo, S., Feng, Z.C., Chen, J.K., and Zhang, Y., “Fabrication and Characterization of PDC SiCN RTD Sensor,” US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (UKC), Seattle, WA, August 11-15, 2010 (PDF).

71.   Huang, J., Zhang, Y., Chen, J. K., and Yang, M., “Effect of Energy Deposition Modes on Ultrafast Solid-Liquid-Vapor Phase Change of a Thin Gold Film Irradiated by a Femtosecond Laser,” the 14th International Heat Transfer Conference, Washington, DC, August 8-13, 2010 (PDF).

70.   Wang, Z.Y., Yang, M., Zhang, Y., and Li, L., “Combined Heat Transfer of Natural Convection-Conduction and Surface Radiation in an Open Cavity Heated by Constant Flux,” the 14th International Heat Transfer Conference, Washington, DC, August 8-13, 2010 (PDF).

69.   Zhang, K. Yang, M., and Zhang, Y., Lu, M., “Study on the Route to Chaos of Natural Convection in Cylindrical Envelope with an Internal Concentric Cylinder with Slots,” the 14thInternational Heat Transfer Conference, Washington, DC, August 8-13, 2010 (PDF).

68.   Shao, W., and Zhang, Y., “Effect of Capillary and Gravitational Forces on Oscillatory Flow and Heat Transfer in an Oscillating Heat Pipe,” the 15thInternational Heat Pipe Conference, Clemson, SC, USA, April 25 to 30, 2010 (PDF).

67.   Xu, J., Zhang, Y., and Ma, H. B., “Liquid-Vapor Oscillating Flow and Heat Transfer in a U-Shaped Minichannel with Internal Wick Structure,” ASME 2nd Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer International Conference, Shanghai, December 18-21, 2009 (PDF).

66.   Huang, J., Zhang, Y., Chen, J. K., Yang, M., “Modeling of Ultrafast Phase Change Processes in a Thin Metal Film Irradiated by Femtosecond Laser Pulse Trains,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, FL, November 13-19, 2009 (PDF).

65.   Zhou, J., Zhang, Y., Chen, J. K., and Feng, Z. C., “Inverse Heat Conduction in a Composite Slab With Pyrolysis Effect and Temperature-Dependent Thermophysical Properties,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, FL, November 13-19, 2009 (PDF).

64.   Zhang, K., Yang, M., Zheng, J., and Zhang, Y., “Transition from Steady-State to Chaos in Natural Convection in a Cylindrical Envelope with Slots,” 2009 Annual Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, Qingdao, China, November 13-16, 2009.

63.   Zhang, K., Yang, M., and Zhang, Y., “Compact Finite Volume Method Based on SIMPLE for Natural Convection Heat Transfer,” the 2nd Asian Symposium on Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Jeju, Korea, October 20-23, 2009.

62.   Zhao, T., Yang, M., and Zhang, Y., “Simulation and Comparison of Nonlinear Characters of Natural Convection with a Plate in an Enclosure Using Lattice-Boltzmann Method,” the 2nd Asian Symposium on Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Jeju, Korea, October 20-23, 2009.

61.   Xiao, B., and Zhang, Y., “Advances in Thermal Modeling of Selective Laser Sintering of Metal Powders,” the 6th International Symposium on Multiphase Flow, Heat Mass Transfer and Energy Conversion Xi’an, China, July 11-15, 2009 (PDF).

60.   Zhang, K., Yang, M., Huang, F., and Zhang, Y., "Non-Linear Characteristic of Numerical Solution in an Annulus with an Internal Slotted Cylinder,” the 20thInternational Symposium on Transport Phenomena, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, July 7-10, 2009.

59.    Zhang, K., Yang, M., Huang, F., and Zhang, Y., "Periodic Oscillation of Numerical Solution in an Annulus with an Internal Slotted Cylinder,” the 20thInternational Symposium on Transport Phenomena, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, July 7-10, 2009.

58.   Zhao, M., Yang, M., Lu, M., Yu, M., and Zhang, Y., "Self-Sustained Oscillations and Bifurcations of Mixed Convection in a Multiple Ventilated Enclosure,” the 20thInternational Symposium on Transport Phenomena, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, July 7-10, 2009.

57.  Zhao, M., Yang, M., Lu, M., Yu, M., and Zhang, Y., "Evolution to Chaotic Mixed Convection in a Multiple Ventilated Enclosure,” the 20thInternational Symposium on Transport Phenomena, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, July 7-10, 2009.

56.   Shao, W., and Zhang, Y., “Thermally-Induced Oscillatory Flow and Heat Transfer in a U-Shaped Minichannel,” the 41st AIAA Thermophysics Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 22-25, 2009 (PDF).

55.   Zhou, J., Zhang, Y. and Chen, J. K., and Feng, Z. C., “Inverse Heat Conduction in a Finite Slab with Measured Back Surface Temperature and Heat Flux,” Proceedings of the 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL., January 5-9, 2009 (PDF).

54.   Zhou, J., Zhang, Y. and Chen, J. K., “Numerical Simulation of Random Packing of Spherical Particles for Selective Laser Sintering Applications,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA, October 31 - November 16, 2008 (PDF).

53.   Zhang, Y. Li, L., and Ma, H. B., “Effect of Brownian and Thermophoretic Diffusions of Nanoparticles on Nonequilibrium Heat Conduction in Nanofluids,” 2008 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Jacksonville, FL, August, 10-14, 2008 (PDF).

52.   Zhou, J., Zhang, Y., Chen, J.K., and Smith, D.E., “A Nonequilibrium Thermal Model for Rapid Heating and Pyrolysis of Organic Composites,” Proceedings of 2007 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, WA, November 10-16, 2007 (PDF).

51.   Zhang, Y., and Chen, J.K., “An Interfacial Tracking Method for Ultrashort Pulse Laser Melting and Resolidification of a Thin Metal Film,” 2007 ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Conference and Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 8-12, 2007 (PDF).

50.   Ma, H. B., Borgmeyer, B., Cheng, P., and Zhang, Y., “A Mathematical Model Predicting Heat Transfer Performance in a Oscillating Heat Pipe,” 2007 ASME InterPACK, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 8-12, 2007 (PDF).

49.   Zhou, J., Zhang, Y., and Chen, J.K., “Analysis of Ultrafast Laser Propagation in Biological Tissues with Embedded Tumors and Large Blood Vessels,” Proceedings of 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, IL, Nov. 5-10, 2006 (PDF).

48.   Xiao, B., and Zhang, Y., “Numerical Simulation of Direct Metal Laser Sintering of Single-Component Powder on Top of Sintered Layers,” Proceedings of 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, IL, Nov. 5-10, 2006 (PDF).

47.   Shi, Y., and Zhang, Y., “Simulation of Random Packing of Spherical Particles with Different Size Distributions,” Proceedings of 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, IL, Nov. 5-10, 2006 (PDF).

46.   Chen, T., and Zhang, Y., “Three-Dimensional Simulation of Multiple-Line Laser Sintering of a Two-Component Metal Powder Layer on Top of Sintered Layers,” Proceeding of 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, Nov. 5-12, 2005 (PDF).

45.   Chen, T., and Zhang, Y., “ Thermal Modeling of Metal Powder-Based Selective Laser Sintering,” Proceedings of 16th Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, Austin, TX, Aug. 1-3, 2005 (PDF).

44.   Chen, T., and Zhang, Y., “Three-Dimensional Modeling of Laser Sintering of a Two-Component Metal Powder Layer on Top of Sintered Layers,” Proceedings of 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, CA, July 17-22, 2005 (PDF).

43.   Xiao, B., and Zhang, Y., “Partial Melting and Resolidification of Single-Component Metal Powder with a Moving Laser Beam,” Proceedings of 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, CA, July 17-22, 2005 (PDF).

42.   Boyden, S., and Zhang, Y., “Prediction of Temperature-Dependence Absorptivities of Metallic Materials at 1.06 μm and 10.6 μm,” Proceedings of the 38th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Toronto, Canada, June 6-9, 2005 (PDF).

41.   Xiao, B., and Zhang, Y., “Analysis of Melting in a Single-Component Metal Powder Bed Subject to Constant Heat Flux Heating,” Proceedings of 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, Charlotte, NC, July 11-15, 2004 (PDF).

40.   Chen, T., and Zhang, Y., “A Parametric Study on Melting and Resolididication of a Two-Component Metal Powder Layer on Top of the Sintered Metal Powder Layers,” Proceedings of the 6th International Heat Transfer Symposium, Beijing, China, June 15-19, 2004 (PDF).

39.   Chen, T., and Zhang, Y., “Melting and Resolidification of a Two-Component Metal Powder Layer Heated by a Moving Gaussian Heat Source,” Proceedings of 2003 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Washington, DC, Nov. 15-21, 2003 (PDF).

38.   Chen, T., and Zhang, Y., “Two-Dimensional Modeling of Sintering of a Two-Component Metal Powder Layer on Top of Multiple Sintered Layers with a Gaussian Heat Source,” Proceedings of 14th Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, pp. 208-218, Austin, TX, Aug. 4-6, 2003 (PDF).

37.   Chen, T., and Zhang, Y., “Analysis of Melting in a Mixed Metal Powder Bed with Finite Thickness Subjected to Constant Heat Flux Heating,” Proceeding of ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Las Vegas, NV, July 21-23, 2003 (PDF).

36.   Zhang, Y., “A Parametric Study on Shape and Cross-Sectional Area of the Thin Film Produced by Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition with a Moving Laser Beam,” Proceedings of the 6th JSME/ASME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Hawaii Island, HI, March 16-20, 2003 (PDF).

35.   Zhang, Y., “Quasi-Steady State Natural Convection in Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition with a Moving Laser Beam,” Proceedings of 2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 17-21, 2002 (PDF).

34.   Zhang, Y., “Analysis of Melting in an Enclosure under Boundary Condition of the Third Kind,” Proceedings of the 12th International Heat Transfer Conference 2002, Vol. 3, pp. 315-320, Grenoble, France, August 18-23, 2002 (PDF).

33.   Zhang, Y., and Faghri, A., “Oscillatory Flow in Pulsating Heat Pipes with Arbitrary Numbers of Turns,” 8th Joint AIAA/ASME Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, June 24-27, 2002 (PDF).

32.   Shafii, M.B., Faghri, A., and Zhang, Y., “Thermal Modeling of Unlooped and Looped Pulsating Heat Pipes,” Proceedings of 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New York, NY, Nov. 11-16, 2001 (invited paper; PDF).

31.   Zhang, Y., and Faghri, A., “Numerical Simulation of Condensation on a Capillary Grooved Structure,” Proceedings of the ASME, Heat Transfer Division – 2000, HTD-Vol. 366-4, Orlando, FL, Nov. 5-10, 2000 (PDF).

30.   Zhang, Y., Faghri, A., Shafii, M. B., “Capillary Blocking in Forced Convective Condensation in Horizontal Miniature Channels,” Proceedings of the National Heat Transfer Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 20-22, 2000 (PDF).

29.   Zhang, Y., Faghri, A., Buckley, C.W., and Bergman, T.L., “3-D Sintering of Two Components Metal Powders with Stationary and Moving Laser Beams,” Proceedings of the ASME, Heat Transfer Division --1999, HTD-Vol. 364-3, pp. 211-223, Nashville, TN, Nov. 14-19, 1999 (PDF).

28.   Zhang, Y., and Faghri, A., “Analysis of Freezing in an Eccentric Annulus,” Proceedings of 1996 IMECE, HTD- Vol. 334-3, pp. 321-328, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 17-22, 1996 (PDF).

27.   Chen, M.Y., Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Solidification in a Finite Slab with Boundary Condition of the Third Kind,” Proc. of Int. Symp. on Fluid Machinery and Fluid Engineering, Beijing, China, 1996.

26.   Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Analysis of Melting in an Enclosure with Discrete Heating at Constant Temperature,” Proc. of the 10th International Heat Transfer Conference, Vol. 4, pp. 181-186, Brighton, England, 1994 (PDF).

25.   Chen, M.Y., Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Freezing of Cylindrical Shaped Foodstuffs with Boundary Condition of the Third Kind,” Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer, 3rd Int. Symp. (Edited by X.J. Chen et al.), Vol. 1, pp. 126-133, Xi'an Jiaotong University Press and Begell House, Inc., Xi'an, China, 1994 (PDF).

24.   Ju, Y.L., and Zhang, Y., “Solidification Process of Spacecraft Thermal Control System with Fin Array,” Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer, the 3rd Int. Symp. (Edited by X.J. Chen et al.), Vol. 2, pp. 1349-1355, Xi'an Jiaotong University Press and Begell House, Inc., Xi'an, China, 1994.

23.   Ju, Y.L., Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Solidification in Spacecraft Thermal Control System with Radiation Cooling,” Proc. of the 5th National Interuniversity Conference on Engineering Thermophysics, pp. 446-449, Dalian University of Technology Press, 1994.

22.   Chen, M.Y., Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Melting in a Subcooled Semi-Infinite Ice Layer with Solar Irradiation and Convection -Radiation Cooling,” Proceeding of the 5th National Interuniversity Conference on Engineering Thermophysics, pp. 495-498, Dalian University of Technology Press, 1994.

21.   Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Melting in an Ice Layer with Solar Irradiation and Convection- Radiation Cooling,” Proc. of the 6th Int. Symp. on Transport Phenomena in Thermal Engineering, Vol. 4, pp. 195-198, Seoul, Korea, 1993.

20.   Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Effect of Solid-Solid Phase Change on Solidification of n-Heptadecane,” Proc. of the 5th Conference on Computational Heat Transfer, pp. 68-71, Higher Education Press, 1993.

19.   Chen, M.Y., Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Analytical Solution of Solidification in a Superheated Semi-Infinite Liquid Region with Boundary Condition of the Third Kind,” Proc. of the 5th Conference on Computational Heat Transfer, pp. 72-75, Higher Education Press, 1993.

18.  Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Effect of Subcooling on Melting in an Enclosure with Discrete Heat Sources,” Proc. of the 5th Conference on Computational Heat Transfer, pp. 76-79, Higher Education Press, 1993.

17.   Ju, Y.L., Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Numerical Solution of Coupled Laminar Heat- Mass Transfer in a Tube with Boundary Conditions of the Third Kind,” Proc. of the 5th Conference on Computational Heat Transfer, pp. 193-196, Higher Education Press, 1993 (PDF).

16.  Chen, Z.Q., Zhang, Y., and Liu, X.D., “Heat Dissipation of an Isolated Phase Circular Bus with Forced Convective Cooling,” Proc. of the 5thConference on Computational Heat Transfer, pp. 249-253, Higher Education Press, 1993.

15.   Chen, Z.Q., and Zhang, Y., “Analytical Solution to the Solidification Problem in Semi- Infinite Domain with Radiant Condition,” Proceeding of the 4thNational Interuniversity Conference on Engineering Thermophysics, pp. 293-296, Zhejiang University Press, 1992.

14.   Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “An Approximate Solution of 1-D Melting in a Finite Slab,” Proceeding of the 4th National Interuniversity Conference on Engineering Thermophysics, pp. 185-188, Zhejiang University Press, 1992.

13.   Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “An Integral Solution for Melting of a Finite Slab with CHF Heating and Radiation Cooling,” Proc. of Joint Conference of the 5th Int. Symp. on Transport Phenomena and the 3rd Int. Symp. of Heat Transfer (Edited by B.X. Wang), pp. 511-516, Higher Education Press, Beijing, 1992 (PDF).

12.   Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Analytical Solution of Heat Transfer in Melting in an Enclosure with Discrete Heating at Constant Rate,” Proceeding of 1992 Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Association of Engineering Thermophysics, Yantai, 1992.

11.   Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “An Integral Approximate Solution of Melting in a Finite Slab with Constant Heat Flux Heating,” Proceeding of the 4thComputational Heat Transfer Conference, Jinan, 1991.

10.   Zhang, Y., Chen, Z.Q., and Wang, Q.J., “Analytical Solution of Melting in a Subcooled Semi- Infinite Solid with Boundary Condition of the Second Kind,” Proc. of ICHMT Int. Symp. on Manufacturing and Materials Processing, Vol. 1, pp. 321-330, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, August 1990 (PDF).

9.     Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “The Effect of Gap between Layers on the Heat Transfer Performance of Aligned Tube Banks,” Advances in Energy Conversion (Proc. of the 1st International Conference on Energy Conversion and Application), Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, Wuhan, China, 1990.

8.    Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Analytical Solution of Coupled Laminar Heat-Mass Transfer Inside a Tube with Adiabatic External Wall,” Proceeding of the 3rd National Interuniversity Conference on Engineering Thermophysics, pp. 341-345, Xi’an Jiaotong University Press, 1990 (PDF).

7.    Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Semi-Analytical Solution of Melting in a Finite Slab with the Boundary Condition of the Second Kind,” Proceeding of the 7th Annual Conference of Chinese Association of Engineering Thermophysics, Nanjing, 1990.

6.     Zhang, Y., Chen, Z.Q., and Guo, Z.Y., “Investigation of a One-Dimensional Inviscid Flow in a Channel with Heating or Cooling,” Proceeding of the 7th Annual Conference of Chinese Association of Engineering Thermophysics, Nanjing, 1990.

5.     Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Experimental Investigation of the Local and Average Heat Transfer Performance of Packed Aligned Tube Banks in Crossflow,” Power Machinery and Engineering Thermophysics, pp. 175-179, Xi’an Jiaotong University Press, 1989 (PDF).

4.      Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Forced Convective Heat Transfer Aligned Tube Bank with Different Diameters,” Proceeding of 1989 Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Association of Engineering Thermophysics, Lushan, 1989.

3.     Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Numerical Solution of Coupled Laminar Heat-Mass Transfer in a Tube with Uniform Heat Flux,” Proceeding of the 3rdComputational Heat Transfer Conference, pp. 21-24, Shanghai, 1989.

2.     Zhang, Y., Chen, Z.Q., “Local Non-Similarity Solution of Coupled Heat-Mass Transfer of a Flat Plate with Uniform Heat Flux in a Laminar Parallel Flow,” 1987 Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Association of Engineering Thermophysics, Emei, Sichun 1987.

1.     Zhang, Y., and Chen, Z.Q., “Numerical Analysis of Fin Surface with Radiation and Convection,” 1987 Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Association of Engineering Thermophysics, Emei, Sichun 1987.