1. Thermal Processing Laboratory (TPL), Mechanical Engineering Dept., McMaster Univ., 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, CA.
2. Thermal Processing Laboratory (TPL), Mechanical Engineering Dept., McMaster Univ., 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, CA (Corresponding author), e-mail: hamedm@mcmaster.ca