Selected Publications by Dr. Andreas Vlahinos

This is a partial list of publications by Dr. Vlahinos.

• "Single-Phase Self-Oscillating Jets for Enhanced Heat Transfer, Applications in Power Electronics Cooling," To be presented at and published in the Proceedings of the Semiconductor Thermal Measurement, Modeling, and Management Symposium, San Jose CA, March 2008. (with S. Narumanchi, K. Kelly, M. Mihalic of NREL and S. Gopalan & R. Hester of Bowles Fluidics Corporation.)
   

• "Cooling Down Powered Up Fuel Cells," Published in ANSYS Advantage Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 3, 2007.
   

• "Practical Tools for Computer Aided Innovation," Keynote Presentation at the XEROX 2007 Modeling and Simulation Conference, Webster NY, October 2007.
   

• "Robust Designs in a Rapid Product Development Environment," A Hands-On Workshop at the XEROX 2007 Modeling and Simulation Conference, Webster NY, October 2007.
   

• "From Good to Great Automotive Designs with DesignXlorer," Presented at the 2007 ANSYS U.S. Regional Conference Series, Dearborn MI, September 2007. Received the Best Conference Paper Award.
   

• "Design-for-Lean Six Sigma within the Pro/Engineer Environment," Presented at the 2007 PTC/User World Event, Tampa FL, June 2007. (with F. Tan of General Dynamics)
   

• "Time to Quality: Applying Six Sigma in Design to Drive Costs Down & Quality Up," Published in the Design/Simulation Council's, Product Lifecycle Management Road Map, CPDA, May 2007.
   

• "Quality Assessment of HEV’s Batteries Thermal Management," Presented at the Technology Network Alliance Meeting, Athens Greece, April 20-21, 2007. (with J. Heydenreich and S. Stefanatou of PhilonNet Engineering Solutions)
   

• "Simulation of Hybrid Electrical Vehicles - Engineering Quality into Designs with ANSYS DesignXplorer," Presented at the Driving Innovation with Simulation, First PhilonNet Conference, Athens Greece, April 2007.
   

• "Defense Applications of AUTODYN: Explicit Software for Non-Linear Dynamics," Presented at the Driving Innovation with Simulation, First PhilonNet Conference, Athens Greece, April 2007.
   

• "Practical Implementation of DfLSS in Digital Product Development," Keynote Presentation at the Xerox 2006 Modeling & Simulation Workshop, Webster NY, October 2006.
   

• "Time to Quality: Applying Six Sigma in Design to Drive Costs Down & Quality Up," Presented at the PLM Road Map™ 2006 Conference, Dearborn MI, September 2006.
   

• "Robustness Assessment of Vehicle Dynamics Performance of a Tactical Defense Truck," Presented at the 2006 Virtual Product Development Conference, Huntington Beach CA, July 2006.
   

• "Robust Design Techniques for Evaluating Fuel Cell Thermal Performance," (ASME paper #2FUELCELL2006-97011), Presented at the ASME 4th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, and Technology, Irvine CA, June 2006. (with K. Kelly NREL, G. Pacifico of Plug Power and M. Peney of Plug Power)
   

• "Shape Optimization of Fuel Cell Molded-On Gaskets For Robust Sealing,"  (ASME paper # 2FUELCELL2006-97106), Presented at the ASME 4th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, and Technology, Irvine CA, June 2006. (with K. Kelly of NREL, K. Mease of Plug Power and J. Stathopoulos of Plug Power)
   

• "Techniques for Rapid Military Vehicle Development, Part 1 Suspension," Presented at the 2006 PTC/USER® World Event, Dallas TX, June 2006. (with D. Schmidt of General Dynamics)
   

• "Robust Designs and Rapid Product Development," The Belcan Seminar Series, Downers Grove IL, May 2006.
   

• "Electrothermal Analysis of Lithium Ion Batteries," Presented at The 23rd International Battery Seminar & Exhibit, Fort Lauderdale FL, March 13 - 16, 2006. (with Ahmad Pesaran and Desikan Bharathan of NREL and Tien Duong of DOE)
   

• "Computer Aided Optimal Synthesis of Mechanisms," Presented at the 2005 National Design Engineering & Manufacturing Conference, Chicago IL, October 2005.
   

• "Electro-Thermal Modeling to Improve Battery Design," Presented at the 2005 IEEE Vehicle Power & Propulsion Conference, Chicago IL, September 2005. (with Ahmad Pesaran, Desikan Bharathan, and Gi-Heon Kim of NREL)
   

• "Design Optimization for Six-Sigma Quality," Presented at the Simulation vs Reality Seminar, NAFEMS, International Association for the Engineering Analysis Community, Dearborn MI, July 2005.
   

• "Design Optimization for Six-Sigma Quality," Presented at the Ninth International Conference on  Computer Aided Optimum Design in Engineering, Skiathos, Greece, May 2005. (with T. Penney of NREL)
   

• "Thermal Management of Lithium Ion Batteries," Presented at the 2005 Joint Service Power Expo, Power – Energy Sources for Transportation, Tampa FL, May 2005. (with David Mall of SAFT Batteries Inc.)
   

• "Improving Battery Design with Electro-Thermal Modeling," Presented at the 21st Electric Vehicle Symposium, Monte Carlo, Monaco, April 2005. (with Ahmad Pesaran, Desikan Bharathan, and Gi-Heon Kim of NREL, and Tien Duong of the U.S. Department of Energy)
   

• "Enabling Six-Sigma Quality and Low Cost Products in a Digital Product Environment," Presented at the 2005 ANSYS World Wide Conference, Pittsburgh PA, January 2005. Received the Best Presentation Award.
   

• "Fast Discovery of the Best Designs," Presented at the 2004 Colorado Pro/ENGINEER User Group Conference, Westminster CO, November 2004. Received the 2004 Best User Presentation Award.
   
• "Design for Six Sigma Strategies: Driving Quality, Cutting Cost in a Digital Environment," Presented at the daratechDPS2004: PLM/Digital Product Simulation Strategies, Novi MI, October 2004. (with Terry Penney of NREL and Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company)
   
• "Design Optimization for Six-Sigma Quality," Presented at the SAE 2004 International Body Engineering Symposium, Troy MI, September 2004. (with Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company)
   
• "Optimal Synthesis of Mechanisms within the Pro/Engineer Environment," Presented at the 2004 PTC/User World Event, Nashville TN, June 2004.
   
• "Enabling our Quest for Six-sigma Quality with Optimization Tools," Proceedings of the Optimization Technology Conference Optech04 Conference, Breckenridge CO, May 2004. (with Ken Kelly of NREL and Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company)
   
• "Enabling Six-sigma Quality and Low Cost Products with ANSYS PDS," Proceedings of the ANSYS 2004 User Conference, Pittsburgh PA, May 2004.
   
• "Effect of Thickness and Material Variations on Six-Sigma Performance Targets of a Door Assembly," Journal of Body and Assembly International, January-February 2004. (with Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company)
   
• "Enabling our Quest for Six-sigma Quality with CAE Tools," Presented at the National Design Engineering Show and Conference, February 2004.
   
• "Predicting Human Thermal Comfort in a Transient Non-Uniform Thermal Environment," European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 92, 2004. (with J. Rugh, R. Farrington, D Bharathan of NREL, R. Burke of Measurement Technology Northwest, C Huizenga and H. Zhang of University of California at Berkeley)
   
• "Leadership or Lip Service?" AVL Simulation News 2, Advanced Simulation Technologies Trend Letter, 2003. (with Terry Penney of NREL)
   
• "Improving Battery Thermal Management Using Design for Six Sigma Process," Presented at the 20^th International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition, Long Beach CA November 15-19, 2003. (with K. Kelly, J. Rugh, A Pesaran of NREL)
   
• "Design Space Exploration with Behavioral Modeling," Presented at the 2003 PTC/User World Event, Orlando FL, June 2003.  (with K. Kelly of NREL)
   
• "Effect of Material And Manufacturing Variations on Membrane Electrode Assembly Pressure Distribution," (ASME paper # FUELCELL2003-1707), Presented at the First International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, Rochester NY, April 23, 2003.  (with K. Kelly of NREL, J. D'Aleo of Plug Power and J. Stathopoulos of Plug Power)
   
• "Innovative Thermal Management of Fuel Cell Power Electronics," (ASME paper # FUELCELL2003-1745), Presented at the First International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, Rochester NY, April 23, 2003.  (with K. Kelly of NREL, P. Rodriguez of Ballard Power Systems and D. Bharathan of NREL)
   
• "Cooling and Preheating of Batteries in Hybrid Electric Vehicles," (TED-AJ03-633), Presented at the 2003 JSME, The 6th ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, March 16-20, 2003 (with A. Pesaran of NREL and T. Thomas Stuart of University of Toledo)
   
• "Empowering Engineers to Generate Six-Sigma Quality Designs," Presented at the First Annual Quality Paper Symposium, American Society for Quality, Automotive Division, Livonia MI, February 2003. (with K. Kelly, A. Pesaran and T. Penney of NREL)
   
• "Robust Design of a Catalytic Converter with Material and Manufacturing Variations," (SAE paper # 2002-01-2888), Presented at the 2002 SAE Powertrain and Fluid Systems Conference, San Diego CA, October 22, 2002.  (with D. Suryatama, M. Ullahkhan, J. TenBrink and R. Baker of DaimlerChrysler Corporation)
   
• "Enabling & Accelerating Product Development Process for Six-sigma Quality Designs with Behavioral Modeling," Presented at Ford Motor Company,  Powertrain Division, Dearborn MI, July 11, 2002.
   
• "Designing For Six-Sigma Quality with Robust Optimization using CAE," (SAE paper # 2002-01-2017), Presented at the 2002 SAE International Body Engineering Conference IBEC Conference, Paris, France, July 7, 2002. (with Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company) Received the 2002 Best SAE Paper Award.
   
• "Engineering Quality into Digital Functional Vehicles," Presented at the 2002 Daratech Intelligent Digital Prototyping Strategies IDPS2002, Novi MI, June 21, 2002. (with Terry Penney of NREL and Subhash Kelkar of Ford Motor Company)
   
• "Using Behavioral Modeling to Build Smart Parts that Design Themselves," 2002 PTC/User World Event, Atlanta GA, June 10, 2002. Received the 2002 Best User Presentation Award.
   
• "Energy-Efficient Battery Heating in Cold Climates," (SAE paper # 2002-01-1975),  2002 SAE Future Car Congress, Hyatt Crystal City VA, June 5, 2002. (with Ahmad A. Pesaran of NREL)
   
• "Human Thermal Comfort Model and Manikin," (SAE paper # 2002-01-1955) 2002 SAE Future Car Congress, Arlington VA, June 4, 2002. (with Rom McGuffin of NREL, Rick Burke of Measurement Technology Northwest, Charley Huizenga and Zhang Hui of the University of California at Berkeley and George Fu)
   
• "Designing for Six-sigma Quality Levels with Behavioral Modeling," Presented at the 2002 PTC/User World Event Europe, Berlin, Germany, May 12, 2002.
   
• "Early Design Insights with Digital Functional Vehicle," Presented at the 2002 Fuel Cell Technology for Advanced Vehicles Workshop, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY, April 24, 2002.  (with Tony Markel of NREL)
   
• "Reliability Based Optimization within the CAD Environment," Presented at the 2002 ANSYS User Conference, Pittsburgh PA, April 23, 2002. (with Subhash Kelkar of FORD Motor Company and Stefan Reh, Robert SeCaur, and Steve Pilz of ANSYS Inc.)
   
• "Body-In-White Weight Reduction Via Probabilistic Modeling of Manufacturing Variations," (SAE paper # 2001-01-3044), Presented at the SAE 2001 International Body Engineering Conference, Detroit MI, October 2001. Received the 2001 Best SAE  Paper Award.
   
• "Using Behavioral Modeling to Build Smart Parts that Design Themselves," Presented at the 2001 Colorado Pro/E User Conference, Louisville CO, November 2001.  Received the 2001 Best User Presentation Award.
   
• "Using Thermal Performance of EV and HEV Battery Modules and Packs," Presented at the 14^th International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition, Orlando FL, December 1997. (with A. Pesaran and S. Burch of NREL)  

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