PUBLICATIONS

Ahrens, F. and Habeger, C., "Use of New Applicator Design Ideas to Improve the Uniformity of Paper Drying via Microwave Energy," accepted for publication (2001) in Drying Technology J.

Phelan, P., Ahrens, F., Worry, G., "Laboratory Study of Shoe Pressing for Low-Basis-Weight Paper Applications," TAPPI J. 84(4): 73 (2001).

Ahrens, F., Karrila, S., Jeyaseelan, R., Patterson, T., "Investigation and Improvements of the Modified Water Retention Value Test", AIChE Annual Meeting (Nov. 2000). Submitted to Chemical Engineering Communications.

Phelan, P., Ahrens, F., Worry, G., "Laboratory Study of Shoe Pressing for Low-Basis-Weight Paper Applications," Proceedings of 2000 Tappi Engineering Conference, Atlanta (Sept. 17-21, 2000).

Ahrens, F. W., and Habeger, C. C., "Use of New Applicator Design Ideas to Improve Uniformity of Paper Drying via Microwave Energy," Proceedings 12th International Drying Symposium, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 28-31 August 2000.

Ahrens, F. W., and Phelan, P. M., "Laboratory Evaluation of Shoe Pressing," PIRA Conference on Hygiene and Absorbency Products: Scientific and Technical Advances in Materials and Process Technology, Brussels, Belgium (25-26 May 2000).

Ahrens, F. and Parker, P., "Analysis of the Effects of Basis Weight and Moisture Nonuniformity on Yankee Dryer Performance," Proceedings of 1999 Tappi Engineering/Process and Product Quality Conference, Vol. 2, TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 969-978 (1999).

Ahrens, F. and Xu, H., "Effect of Pulp Drying History on Pressing and Drying," Proceedings of 1999 Tappi Engineering/Process and Product Quality Conference, Vol. 2, TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 1009-1024 (1999).

Ahrens, F., Alaimo, N., Nanko, H., and Patterson, T., "Initial Development of an Improved Water Retention Value Test and its Application to the Investigation of Water Removal Potential," Proceedings TAPPI 99 Joint Recycling & Papermakers Conferences, Vol. 1, TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 37-48 (1999).

Waterhouse, J., Aidun, C., Patterson, T., Ahrens, F., Ostoja-Starzewski, M., and Hall, M., "Recent Research at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology with Potential Applications to Nonwovens," Proceedings INDA-TEC 98, Atlantic City, N.J. (Sept. 15-17, 1998).

"Effect of Shell Thermal Dynamics on Predictions of a Yankee Dryer Model", Proceedings of the ASME Heat Transfer Division, HTD-317-2, pp. 427-435 (November 1995).

"Heat and Mass Transfer Aspects of the Press Drying of Paper", with Y.P. Fang. Proceedings of the Helsinki Symposium on Alternative Methods of Pulp and Paper Drying, (4-7 June 1991), pp. 105-128.

"Transient Model for a Refrigerant Condenser", with O. Ibrahim, J. Miles, and J. Durand. ANALYSIS OF TIME-DEPENDENT THERMAL SYSTEMS, W. Wepfer, ed., ASME AES-Vol 5, New York (December 1988), pp-13-21.

"Analysis of Multi-Stage Dewatering System Options Using First Order Unit Operations", with J. Pounder. 6th International Drying Symposium, Versailles, France
(5-8 September 1988).

"A Mathematical Model of High-Intensity Paper Drying", with J. Pounder. DRYING TECHNOLOGY: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL. 5(2): 213-243 (1987).

"Effect of Operating Conditions on Drying Rate and Liquid Dewatering in High-Intensity Drying", with C. Devlin. TAPPI JOURNAL, 69(9):120-122 (September 1986).

"Preliminary Design Study of a Combustion-Heated Impulse Dryer for Paper Drying", with M. Nightingale. Published in DRYING '86, Vol. 1, A. Mujumdar (ed.), Hemisphere, Washington, (1986), p. 324-331. (Proceedings of the Fifth International Drying Symposium, Cambridge, MA, August 13-16, 1986).

"Density Development During Impulse Drying of Paper", with S. Burton and C. Sprague. Published in DRYING '86, Vol. 1, A. Mujumdar (ed.), Hemisphere, Washington, (1986), p. 364-370.

"A Mathematical Model of High Intensity Paper Drying", with J. Pounder. Published in DRYING '86, Vol. 1, A. Mujumdar (ed.), Hemisphere, Washington, (1986), p. 341-349.

"High-Intensity Drying of Paper", with A. Åström. DRYING TECHNOLOGY: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 4(2):245-270. (March 1986).

"Thermally-Induced Vapor Transport in Partially-Saturated, Air-Free Fiber Mats", with T. Heindel. Published in HEAT TRANSFER IN POROUS MEDIA AND PARTICULATE FLOWS, edited by L.S. Yao, et al, ASME, New York (1985), pp. 167-74.

High-Intensity Drying Processes. The Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, WI. Project 3470, Report 1. August 1985.

"The Use of a New Pulp and Paper System Simulation-Optimization Program for Kraft Pulp Mill Optimization", with K. Saffran and T. McDonough. Submitted to TAPPI J., 1985.

"Optimization and Flow Sheet Simulation", with P. Parker and K. Saffran. Paper presented at AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November 1984.

"An Experimental and Analytical Investigation of a Thermally Induced Vacuum Drying Process for Permeable Mats", with I. Journeaux. Published in DRYING '84, A. Mujumdar (ed.), Hemisphere, Washington, (1984), p. 281-291.

"Research on High-Intensity Drying Processes at the Institute of Paper Chemistry". Proceedings of Press Dry Symposium. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, September 7-9, 1983.

"Heat Pump Modeling, Simulation and Design", chapter published in HEAT PUMP FUNDAMENTALS, J. Berghmans (ed.), Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague (1983), p. 155-191.

"Heat Transfer Aspects of Hot-Surface Drying at High Temperature and Mechanical Loading", Proceedings 1982 International Water Removal Symposium, Vancouver, B.C., October 26-28, 1982, p. 113-117. Published in JOURNAL PULP AND PAPER SCIENCE 9(3): TR79-83 (July, 1983).

"An Analysis of a Thermally-Induced Vacuum Drying Process for Permeable Mats", HEAT TRANSFER 1982 6:509-514 (1982). Proceedings of the Seventh International Heat Transfer Conference, Munich, September 6-10, 1982.)

"A Laboratory Study of Hot-Surface Drying at High Temperature and Mechanical Loading", with G. Kartsounes and D. Ruff. Proceedings of the CPPA Technical Section Annual Meeting, Vol. B, p. 93-97, Montreal, January 1982. Published in PULP & PAPER CANADA 85(3): T63-67 (March 1984).

"Review of IPC Research on High-Intensity and Thermal/Vacuum Drying Processes", PAPER TRADE JOURNAL, p. 38-39 (October 15, 1981).

"Drying", Proceedings of the 45th Executives' Conference, May 6-7, 1981, The Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, WI, p. 21-24.

"Computer Aided Optimal Design of Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems", with A. Sharma and K.M. Ragsdell. JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN 102:437-445 (July 1980).

"A Finite Element Method for the Analysis of Heat Transfer in Composites of Highly-Conducting and Insulating Materials", with M. Semerciyan. ASME paper 80-HT-106 (1980).

"Prediction of Heat Transfer in Pulse Combustion Burners". Proceedings of Symposium on Pulse Combustion Technology for Heating Applications, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, November 29-30, 1979, ANL/EES-TM-87, p. 46-66 (May 1980).

"Optimal Design of Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems", with A. Sharma and K.M. Ragsdell. Proceedings 6th Annual UMR-DNR Conference and Exposition on Energy, University of Missouri-Rolla, October 16-18, 1979.

"Mechanical Energy Storage Systems: Compressed Air and Underground Pumped Hydro", with H.H. Chiu, L.W. Rodgers, G.T. Kartsounes, R.K. Ahluwalia, and A.Z. Saleem. AIAA JOURNAL OF ENERGY 3(3): 131-139 (May/June, 1979).

"Design of Optimum Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems", with A. Sharma, K.M. Rasgdell, R.K. Ahluwalia, and H.H. Chiu. ENERGY, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 4(2): 201-216 (April 1979).

"Performance of a Hydraulic Air Compressor for Use in Compressed Air Energy Storage Power Systems", with J. Berghmans. Published in FLUIDS ENGINEERING IN ADVANCED ENERGY SYSTEMS. C.H. Marston (ed.), ASME, New York, p. 213-227 (1978).

"The Design Optimization of Aquifer Reservoir-Based Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems", Proceedings of Mechanical and Magnetic Energy Storage Technology Meeting, Luray, Virginia (October 1978).

"Application of Air Ejectors to the Performance Improvement and Cost Reduction of Compressed Air Storage Power Plants", with T.T. Ng and D.R. Otis. Proceedings of Compressed Air Energy Storage Technology Symposium, Pacific Grove, CA, May 15-17, 1978.

"Preliminary Evaluation of the Use of Hydraulic Air Compressors in Water-Compensated Reservoir Compressed Air Storage Power Plants", with J.A. Berghmans. Proceedings of Compressed Air Energy Storage Technology Symposium, Pacific Grove, CA, May 15-17, 1978.

"Design of Optimum Aquifer Reservoirs for CAES Power Plants", with R. K. Ahluwalia and A. Sharma. Proceedings of Compressed Air Energy Storage Technology Symposium. Pacific Grove, CA, May 15-17, 1978.

"Ejector Augmentation of the Air Supply in a Compressed Air Energy Storage Plant", with D.R. Otis and T.T. Ng. Proceedings of Thirteenth Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, August 20-25, 1978.

"An Analysis of the Pulse Combustion Burner", with C. Kim and S.W. Tam.. ASHRAE TRANSACTIONS 84 (Part I): 488-507 (1978).

"Dynamic Analysis of Porous Media Reservoirs for Compressed Air Energy Storage Applications", with R.K. Ahluwalia, A. Sharma, H.H. Chiu, and G.T. Kartsounes. Argonne National Laboratory Report (1977).

"Viscous Dissipation in the Flow Between Eccentric Rotating Discs (Orthogonal Rheometer)", with Charles Goldstein. TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY OF RHEOLOGY 21(2): 207-217 (1977).

"Thermal Bond Conductance Between a Cylinder and a Plane Wall", JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER 97(4): 617-619 (Nov. 1975).

"Effects of a Transverse Magnetic Field on a Constricted Electric Arc", with H.N. Powell. JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER 97(2): 267-273 (May 1975).

"The Role of the Computer in Appliance Engineering", APPLIANCE ENGINEER 8(6):17-20 (December 1974).

"LOFT Semi-Scale Blowdown Tests", with R.P. Rose. TRANSACTIONS AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY 8(2) (November 1965).