Archival Journal Publications
19. C. Ulises Gonzalez-Valle, Satish Kumar and Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado. Investigation on the Wetting Behavior of 3C-SiC Surfaces: Theory and Modelling, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122, pp 7179-7186, 2018.
18. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado and Satish Kumar. Spectral analysis of the heat flow across crystalline and amorphous Si-water interface, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121 (21), pp 11380–11389, 2017.
17. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Satish Kumar, and G. P. Peterson. Solid-liquid thermal transport and its relationship with wettability and the interfacial liquid structure, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 7, pp 3497-3501, 2016.
Cover page of Vacuum Technology & Coating, April 2017.
16. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Satish Kumar, and G. P. Peterson. Hydrodynamic slip in silicon nanochannels, Physical Review E 93(3), 033117, 2016.
15. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Satish Kumar, and G. P. Peterson. Wettability transparency and the quasiuniversal relationship between hydrodynamic slip and contact angle, Applied Physics Letters 108(7), 074105, 2016.
14. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Satish Kumar, and G. P. Peterson. Hydrodynamic slip length as a surface property, Physical Review E 93, 023101, 2016.
13. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Satish Kumar, and G. P. Peterson. On the wettability transparency of graphene-coated silicon surfaces, The Journal of Chemical Physics 144(1), 014701, 2016.
12. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Satish Kumar, and G. P. Peterson. Wettability of graphitic-carbon and silicon surfaces: MD modeling and theoretical analysis, The Journal of Chemical Physics 143(4), 044703, 2015.
11. Benjamin Giron-Palomares, Xin Fu, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, and Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado. Evaluation of a non-intrusive active infrared thermography technique to detect hidden solder ball defects on plastic ball grid array components, Journal of Electronic Packaging 136, 031008, 2014.
10. Daniel Lorenzini-Gutierrez, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Isaac Perez-Raya, and Alejandro Alatorre-Ordaz. Performance analysis of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell using tree-shaped designs for ow distribution, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 38, pp. 14750-14763, 2013.
9. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, David Brown, Xiuping Chen, Bo Feng, and G. P. Peterson. On the assessment of voids in the thermal interface material on the thermal performance of a silicon chip package, Microelectronics Reliability 53, pp. 1987-1995, 2013.
8. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Bo Feng, and G. P. Peterson. Comparison and optimization of single-phase liquid cooling devices for the heat dissipation of high-power LED arrays, Applied Thermal Engineering 59, pp. 648-659, 2013.
7. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, and Michael W. Ellis. Non-equilibrium two-phase model of the air-cathode of a PEM fuel cell based on GDL experimental water transport characteristics, Journal of Power Sources 232, pp. 376-388, 2013.
6. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Joshua D. Sole, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, and Michael W. Ellis. Experimental characterization of the water transport properties of PEM fuel cells diffusion media, Journal of Power Sources 218, pp. 221-232, 2012.
5. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, and V. H. Rangel-Hernandez. Irreversibilities reduction of a ow distribution system by means of the EGM methodology, International Journal of Exergy 10(1), pp. 94-109, 2012.
4. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Daniel Juarez-Robles, and Peiwen Li. Numerical investigation of the performance of symmetric flow distributors as flow channels for PEM fuel cells, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 37(1), pp. 436-448, 2012.
3. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Francisco Elizalde-Blancas, and Michael W. Ellis. Constructal flow distributor as a bipolar plate for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36(20), pp. 12965-12976, 2011.
2. Daniel Juarez-Robles, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, and Francisco Elizalde-Blancas. Multiple concentric spirals for the ow eld of a PEMFC, Journal of Power Sources 196(19), pp. 8019-8030, 2011.
1. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Peiwen Li, Hong Liu, and Abel Hernandez-Guerrero. CFD study of liquid-cooled heat sinks with microchannel flow field congurations for electronics, fuel cells, and concentrated solar cells, Applied Thermal Engineering 31(14-15), pp. 2494-2507, 2011.
Conference Proceedings
16. Luis E. Paniagua-Guerra, C.U. Gonzalez-Valle and Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado. “Heat transfer across crystalline and amorphous silicon surfaces in contact with water and the effects of the interfacial liquid structuring”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15, 2018.
15. C.Ulises Gonzalez-Valle and Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado. “Interfacial Liquid Layering at SiC-Water Interfaces and its Effects on Heat Transfer”, IEEE ITHERM 2018, The Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, May 29 – June 1, 2018, San Diego, CA, USA. FEATURED PAPER.
14. Isaac Perez-Raya, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Francisco Elizalde-Blancas, Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Daniel Lorenzini-Gutierrez. “Combined Flow Fields (Serpentine-Interdigitated) for Improvement of a PEMFC Performance, ASME 2012, 11th Biennial Conference On Engineering Systems Design And Analysis ESDA 2012, July 2-4, 2012, Nantes, France.
13. Daniel Lorenzini-Gutierrez, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Cuauhtemoc Rubio-Arana. “Numerical Analysis of a PEM Fuel Cell Perfomance Using a Tree-Shaped Vascular Design for Flow Distribution”, 24th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Novi Sad, Serbia, July 4-7, 2011. ISBN 978-86-6055-015-8.
12. Daniel Juarez-Robles, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Cuauhtemoc Rubio-Arana. “Análisis de una PEMFC con Campo de Flujo Radial”, XVI Annual International Conference of the Mexican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Monterrey, Nuevo León, 2010. ISBN: 978-607-95309-3-8.
11. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Peiwen Li, Hong Liu, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero. “CFD Analysis of Flow and Heat Transfer in a Novel Heat Sink for Electronic Devices”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 12-18, 2010.
10. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Francisco Elizalde-Blancas, J. C. Rubio-Arana. “Improving the Performance of a PEMFC by Means of Achieving Uniform Flow Distribution”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 12-18, 2010.
9. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Peiwen Li, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Francisco Elizalde-Blancas. “CFD Analysis of the Heat Dissipation of Plates with Novel Flow Fields for the Cooling of Electronic Devices” 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 14-17, 2010.
8. Daniel Juarez-Robles, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, V.H. Rangel-Hernandez, Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado. “Multiple Concentric Spirals for the Flow Field of the PEMFC Part 1: Performance Comparison” 5th International Ege Energy Symposium and Exhibition, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey, June 27-30, 2010.
7. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, V. H. Rangel-Hernandez, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero. “Entropy Generation Analysis of a Symmetric Flow Distributor”, 2nd International Conference on Nuclear and Renewable Energy Resources, Ankara, Turkey, July 4-7, 2010.
6. Daniel Juarez-Robles, Abel Hernández-Guerrero, Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Cuauhtemoc Rubio-Arana. “Performance of a PEMFC with a Variable Cross Section Area Flow Field”, 2nd International Conference on Nuclear and Renewable Energy Resources, Ankara, Turkey, July 4-7, 2010.
5. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Daniel Juarez-Robles, J. C. Rubio Arana. “Analysis of Flow Distribution in a Symmetric Bipolar Plate for PEMFC”, 22nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Brazil, 2009, ISSN 2175-5426.
4. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Daniel Juarez-Robles, J. C. Rubio Arana, Peiwen Li. “Parametric Study of a Symmetric Flow Distributor”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 13-19, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7918-3863-1.
3. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Daniel Juarez-Robles, J. C. Rubio Arana. “CFD Modeling of a Constructal Flow Distributor as a Bipolar Plate for PEMFCs”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 13-19, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7918-3863-1.
2. Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Daniel Juarez-Robles, J. C. Rubio Arana. “Análisis Paramétrico de un Distribuidor Simétrico como Colector Difusor de una PEMFC”, XV Annual International Conference of the Mexican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 2009, ISBN 978-607-95309-1-4.
1. Daniel Juarez-Robles, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero, Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, J. C. Rubio Arana. “Distribuidor Simétrico de Flujo”, XV Annual International Conference of the Mexican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 2009, ISBN 978-607-95309-1-4.