Publications


A.A. Mohekar, B.S. Tilley and V.V. Yakovlev, "Transverse electric-thermal-fluid instabilities in an electromagnetic heat exchanger", Int. J. Heat Mass. Transfer, 210 (15) 124187 (2023) (doi:  10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.124187) 

A.A. Mohekar, B.S. Tilley and V.V. Yakovlev, "Resonance, Rayleigh flows and thermal choking:  Compressible coolant states in porous electromagnetic heat exchangers", J. Appl. Phys. 133 124906 (2023) (doi:  10.1063/5.0139723)

B.W. Hoff, Z.W. Cohick, B.S. Tilley, J.W. Luginsland, D. Revelli, J.Cox, H. Irshad, A. Snider, A. Arndt, B.L. Ibey, D.A. Enderlich, R.J. Thomas, J.W. McConaha, M.A. Franzi, W.P. Roach, and D.A. Shiffler, "Observed Reductions in the Infectivity of Bioaerosols Containing Bovine Coronavirus Under Repetitively Pulsed RF Exposure", IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 70 No. 2 pp. 640-649 (2023) (doi:  10.1109/TBME.2022.3199333 )

Z. Noori O'Connor, J.S. Yagoobi, and B.S. Tilley, "Experimental study of paper drying with direct-contact ultrasound mechanism", Drying Technology, pp. 1-14 (2022) (doi:  10.1080/07373937.2022.2150635 )

M. Yang, J. Yagoobi, and B. Tilley, "Heat Transfer Enhancement of Ionic Wind Assisted Slot Jet Reattachment Nozzle:  A Numerical Study", J. Heat Transfer 144(7) 072301 (2022) (doi:  10.1115/1.4054156).

P. Broadbridge and B.S. Tilley, "Diffusion of dermatological irritant in drying  laundered cloth", Mathematical Medicine and Biology, 38 (4) 474-489 (2021).  (doi:  10.1093/imammb/dqab014 )

B.S. Tilley, B.W. Hoff,  J.W. Luginsland, J. Parker, A. Wharmby, and R. Thomas, "On thermal inactivation of pathogens in aerosolized droplets through electromagnetic heating", J. Applied Phys., 130 184701 (2021). (doi:  10.1063/5.0064625)

J.M. Gaone, B.S. Tilley, and V.V. Yakovlev, "High-Frequency Homogenization for Electromagnetic Heating of Periodic Media", Multiscale Model. Simul. 19, 1285 (2021) (doi:  10.1137/20M1369415)

B.S. Tilley, M. Ueckert, and T. Baumann, "Porosity Dynamics through Carbonate-Reaction Kinetics in High-Temperature Aquifer Storage Applications", Math. Geosci., (2021) 53 1535-1565 (doi:  10.1007/s11004-021-09932-2).

A.A. Mohekar, B.S. TIlley, and V.V. Yakovlev, "A Triple-Layer Electromagnetic Heat Exchanger with Plane Poiseuille FLow:  Control and Local Onset of Thermal Runaway", IEEE J. Multiscale and Multiphysics Comp. Tech., 119-131 (2020).  (doi:  10.1109/JMMCT.2020.3006783).

Z. Noori, J.S. Yagoobi, and B.S. TIlley, "Fundamental Understanding of Removal of Liquid Film Trapped Between Fibers in the Paper Drying Process:  A Microscopic Approach", TAPPI J. 19 (5) 245-259 (2020).

A.A. Mohekar, B.S. Tilley, and V.V. Yakovlev, "Plane-wave irradiation of a layered system:  Resonance-based control over thermal runaway'', 17th International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Heating, Valencia, Spain, September 2019, pp. 292-300.

A.A. Mohekar, B.S. Tilley, V.V. Yakovlev, "A 2D model of a triple layer electromagnetic heat exchanger with porous media flow", 2019 IEEE MTT-S Intern. Microwave Symp., Boston, MA, June 2019.   

J.M. Gaone, B.S. Tilley, and V.V. Yakovlev, "Electromagnetic heating control via high-frequency resonance of a triple-layer laminate", J. Eng. Math.  114 (1) 65-86 (2019). DOI:  10.1007/s10665-018-9982-6 

A. Mohekar, J.M. Gaone, B.S. Tilley, and V.V. Yakovlev, "Multiphysics simulation of temperature profiles in a triple-layer model of a microwave heat exchanger", Proc. 52nd IMPI’s Microwave Power Symp. (Long Beach, CA, June 2018), pp. 33-35.

M. Farzad, M. Yang, J. Yagoobi, and B. TIlley, “Drying of Moist Food Snacks with Innovative Slot Jet Reattachment Nozzle", International Drying Symposium, EProceedings, Valencia, Spain, September 2018.

F. Duran-Olivencia, M. Yang, M. Farzad, B. Tilley, and J. Yagoobi, “Multifluid Macroscopic Approach to Drying in Papermaking", International Drying Symposium, E-Proceedings, Valencia, Spain, September 2018.

A.A. Mohekar, J.M. Gaone, B.S. Tilley, and V.V. Yakovlev,  "A 2D coupled electromagnetic, thermal and fluid flow model: application to layered microwave heat exchangers", In: IEEE MTT-S Intern. Microwave Symp. Dig. (Philadelphia, PA, June 2018), pp. 1389-1392.

J.M. Gaone, B.S. Tilley, and V.V. Yakovlev, "Permittivity-based control of thermal runaway in a triple-layer laminate", In:  IEEE MTT-S Intern. Microwave Symp. Dig. (Honolulu, HI, June 2017), 978-1-5090-6360-4.

B.S. Tilley, V.C. Yang, J.C. Baiense, and S. Evans, "Frequency-dependent thermal resistance of vertical U-tube geothermal heat exchangers", J. Eng. Math  102 (1) 131-150 (2017):  DOI:  10.1007/s10665-016-9881-7

S. Frei, K. Lockwood, G. Stewart, J. Boyer, and B.S. Tilley, "On thermal resistance in concentric residential geothermal heat exchangers", J. Eng. Math 86 vol. 1 (2014)

M. Bowen and B.S. Tilley, "On self-similar thermal rupture of thin liquid sheets", Phys. Fluids 25 (10) 102105: (2013)

D.W. Schwendeman, C.P. Please, B.S. Tilley, and F. Hendriks, “A homogenization analysis of the compressible flow between a slider and a moving patterned rough surface”, IMA J. Appl. Math. (2013); doi: 10.193/imamath/hxt034

B.S. Tilley, "On microchannel shapes in liquid-cooled electronics applications", Int. J. Heat Mass Trans., 62 163-173: (2013)

S. Koehler, T. Spoor, and B.S. Tilley, “Pitching, bobbing and performance metrics for undulating finite-length swimming filaments”, Phys. Fluids 24 (9) 091901: (2012)

B.S. Tilley and T. Baumann, "On temperature attenuation in staged open-loop wells", Renewable Energy, 48 416-423: (2012)

M. Bowen and B.S. Tilley, "Thermally induced van der Waals rupture in thin viscous fluid sheets", Phys. Fluids 24 (3) 032106: (2012)

F.R. McCausland, B.S. Tilley and S.S. Waikar, "Dialysate Sodium and the Milieu Intérieur", Clinical J. Amer. Soc. Nephrology 7 (1) 5-7: (2012)

B.S. Tilley, B. Vernescu, J.D. Plummer, "Geometry-driven charge accumulation in electrokinetic flows through laminates", SIAM J. Appl. Math 72 (1) 39-60: (2012)

A. Ortan, V. Quenneville-Belair, B.S. Tilley and J. Townsend, "On Taylor dispersion effects for transient solutions in geothermal heating systems", Int. J. Heat Mass. Trans. 52 5072-5080: (2009).

Z. Borden, H. Grandjean, A.E. Hosoi, L. Kondic, and B.S. Tilley, "Instabilities and Taylor dispersion in isothermal binary thin liquid films", Phys. Fluids 20 102013 (2008).

B.S. Tilley, J. Billingham, and F. Hendriks, "On the stability of sheared menisci in Hele-Shaw cells", Mathematics in Industry Case Studies J. 1 9-23: (2008).

Y.V. Zastavker, J. Crisman, M. Jeunnette, and B.S. Tilley, "Kinetic Sculptures:  A Centerpiece Project Integrated with Mathematics and Physics", Int. J. Eng. Edu. 22 (5)  (2006).

T.M. Segin, L. Kondic, and B.S. Tilley, "Long-wave linear stability theory for two-fluid channel flow including compressibility effects", IMA J. Appl. Math.  71 715-739:   (2006).

F. Hendriks, B.S. Tilley, J. Billingham, P. Dellar, and R. Hinch, "Dynamics of the Oil-Air Interface in Hard Disk Drive Bearings", IEEE Trans. on Magnetics, 41 (10) 2884-2886:  (2005).

T.M. Segin, B.S. Tilley, and L. Kondic, "On undercompressive shocks in constrained two-layer flows", Physica D, 209 245-259:  (2005).

B.S. Tilley and M. Bowen, "Thermocapillary control of rupture in thin viscous fluid sheets", J. Fluid Mech.541 399-408:  (2005).

B.D. Storey, B.S. Tilley, H. Lin and J.G. Santiago, "Electrokinetic instabilities in thin microchannels", Phys. Fluids, 17 018103: (2005).

T. Segin, B.S. Tilley and L. Kondic, "On undercompressive shocks and flooding in two-layer flows",  J. Fluid Mech.532 217-242: (2005).

K.  Savettaseranee, D. T. Papageorgiou, P. G. Petropoulos, and B. S. Tilley, "The effect of electric fields on the rupture of thin viscous films by van der Waals forces", Phys. of Fluids, 15, (3), 641-652:  (2003). 

G. A. Kriegsmann,  and B.S. Tilley, "Microwave heating of laminates", J. Eng. Math. 44, (2), 173-198: (2002). 

B.S. Tilley, P.G. Petropoulos, and D.T. Papageorgiou, "Dynamics and rupture  of planar electrified liquid sheets", Phys. of Fluids. 13, (12), 3547-3563:  (2001). 

B.S. Tilley and G.A. Kriegsmann, "Microwave-Enhanced CVI:  A Sharp Interface Model", J. Eng. Math. 41 33-54:  (2001). 

B.S. Tilley,  S. H. Davis and S. G. Bankoff, "Unsteady Stokes flow near an oscillating, heated contact line", J. Fluid Mech. 438 339-362:  (2001). 

B.S. Tilley and P. D. Weidman, "Oblique two-fluid stagnation point flow", Euro. J. Mech. B/Fluids , 17 , (2), 205-217: (1998). 

B.S. Tilley and S. H. Davis "On Symmetric Long-Wave Patterns in Two-Layer Flows", Physica D. 108 291-314: (1997).

B.S. TIlley, S.G. Bankoff and S.H. Davis, "Shear and interfacial instabilities of oil-water flow in an inclined channel", Chem Eng. Comm., 141  41-49:  (1996).

B.S. Tilley, S. H. Davis and S. G. Bankoff, "Linear Stability Theory of Two-Layer Flow in an Inclined Channel", Phys. Fluids , 6 3906-3922: (1994). 

B.S. Tilley, S. H. Davis and S. G. Bankoff, "Nonlinear Long-Wave Stability of Superposed Fluids in an Inclined Channel", J. Fluid. Mech , 277 55-83: (1994).

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