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Dr. Zahir Uddin Ahmed

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Journal
28. Debnath,S. ,Khan,M. T. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2023) , " Substrate Characteristics of Multiple Arrays of Turbulent Swirling Impinging Jets," Journal of Flow Visualization & Image Processing, Begell House Inc., vol30, no.5
27. Suja,S. B. ,Islam,M. R. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2023) , " Swirling jet impingements for thermal management of high concentrator solar cells using nanofluids," International Journal of Thermofluids, Elsevier, vol19, pp.100387
26. Islam,M. R. ,Ahmed,Z. U. and Hossain,K. A. (2023) , " Numerical analysis of LOx-BioLPG combustion in high-pressure liquid rocket engine propulsion system," South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, Elsevier, vol45, pp.83-99
25. Ahmed,Z. U. and Al-Abdeli,Y. M. A. (2023) , " Temperature uniformity, correlations and the flow field in swirling impinging jets," Journal of Thermal Science, Spriger Nature, vol32, no.2, pp.662-679
24. Debnath,S. ,Khan,M. T. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2022) , " Investigation on Circular Array of Turbulent Impinging Round Jets at Confined Case: A CFD Study ," Journal of Engineering Advancements, Scien PG, vol3, no.4, pp.144-154
23. Dey,A. ,Ahmed,Z. U. and Alam,M. R. (2022) , " Thermal and exergy analysis of Pin-finned heatsinks for nanofluid cooled high concentrated photovoltaic thermal (HCPV/T) hybrid systems," Energy Conversion and Management: X, Elsevier, vol16, pp.100324
22. (2023) , " Thermal characteristics of arrays of swirling impinging jets: Effect of Reynolds number, impingement distance, and jet-to-jet separation," Heat Transfer, Wiley, vol52, no.1, pp.585-608
21. Ahmed,Z. U. , Raihan,M. R. , Ghaffari,O. and Ikhlaq,M. (2022 (In press)) , " Thermal and hydraulic performances of porous microchannel heat sink using nanofluids,", ASME Journals, vol14, no.7, pp.071012:14
20. Khan,M. T. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2022) , " Effect of nanofluids on heat transfer characteristics of an aerodynamic swirl nozzle for isothermal and adiabatic conditions," Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Taylor & Francis
19. Mashud,M. and Ahmed,S. M. J. a. Z. U. (2021) , " Optimization of low speed wind turbine blade profile on the basis of lift coefficient,"  Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, APRN, vol16, no.2, pp.112-120
18. Debnath,S. ,Khan,M. H. U. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2020) , " Turbulent swirling impinging jet arrays: A numerical study on fluid flow and heat transfer," Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Elsevier, vol19, pp.100580(12)
17. Islam,S. M. ,Khan,M. T. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2020) , " Effect of geometric parameters on flow characteristics of a swirl nozzle," Progress in Computation Fluid Dynamics, Inderscience, vol20, no.5, pp.249-262
16. Khan,M. T. ,Islam,S. M. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2020) , " Near-wall and turbulence behavior of swirl flows through an aerodynamic swirl nozzle," Journal of Engineering Advancements, ScienPG, vol1, no.2, pp.43-52
15. Khan,M. H. U. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2019) , " Fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of multiple swirling impinging jets at various impingement distances," International Journal of Thermofluid Science and Technology, IJTF, vol6, no.4, pp.060403(12)
14. Joty,S. M. ,Ahmed,Z. U. and Das,B. K. (2018) , " Optimal sizing of a stand-alone PV/Wind/ICE/Battery for application in a university campus of Bangladesh," International Journal of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Engineering, IRAJ, vol6, no.10, pp.53-59
13. Ahmed,Z. U. ,Al-Abdeli,Y. M. A. and Guzzomi,F. G. (2017) , " Flow field and thermal behaviour in swirling and non-swirling turbulent impinging jets," International Journal of Thermal Science, Elsevier, vol114, pp.241-256
12. Baki,B. A. ,Khayat,R. E. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2016) , " Thermal convection of viscoelastic shear-thinning fluids," Fluid Dynamics Research, IOPScience, vol48, no.6, pp.061406(25)
11. Ahmed,Z. U. ,Al-Abdeli,Y. M. A. and Guzzomi,F. G. (2016) , " Heat transfer characteristics of swirling and non-swirling impinging turbulent jets," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Elsevier, vol102, pp.991-1003
10. Ahmed,Z. U. ,Al-Abdeli,Y. M. A. and Guzzomi,F. G. (2016) , " Correction of dual-wire CTA data in turbulent swirling and non-swirling jets," Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Elsevier, vol70, pp.166-175
9. Ahmed,Z. U. ,Al-Abdeli,Y. M. A. and Guzzomi,F. G. (2015) , " Impingement pressure characteristics of swirling and non-swirling turbulent jets," Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Elsevier, vol68, pp.722-732
8. Ahmed,Z. U. ,Al-Abdeli,Y. M. A. and Matthews,M. T. (2015) , " The effect of inflow conditions on the development of non-swirling versus swirling impinging turbulent jets," Computers & Fluids, Elsevier, vol118, pp.255-273
7. Niknami,M. , Ahmed,Z. U. , Baki,B. A. and Khayat,R. E. (2015) , " A combined spectral-amplitude-perturbation approach for systematic mode selection in thermal convection," International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Emerald Group, vol25, no.4, pp.782-802
6. Ahmed,Z. U. , Khayat,R. E. , Maissa,P. and Mathis,C. (2013) , " Non-axisymmetric annular curtain stability," Physics of Fluids, American Institute of Physics, vol25, no.8, pp.082104(37)
5. Ahmed,Z. U. ,Baki,B. A. and Khayat,R. E. (2013) , " Combined spectral-perturbation approach for systematic mode selection in thermal convection," Journal of Heat Transfer, ASME Journals, vol135, pp.111007(12)
4. Ahmed,Z. U. ,Khayat,R. E. and Mathis,P. M. a. C. (2012) , " Axisymmetric annular curtain stability," Fluid Dynamics Research, IOPScience, vol44, no.3, pp.031401(14)
3. Ahmed,Z. U. and Khayat,R. E. (2012) , " Three dimensional film stability and draw resonance," Journal of Fluids Engineering, ASME Journals, vol134, no.10, pp.101302(14)
2. Wakil,M. A. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2012) , " Effects of inertia and process parameters on isothermal high-speed two-layer filament jet flow," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol2, no.5, pp.19-27
1. Wakil,M. A. , Ahmed,Z. U. , Rahman,M. H. and Arifuzzaman,M. (2012) , " Study on fuel properties of various vegetable oil available in Bangladesh and biodiesel production," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol2, no.5, pp.10-17
Conference
21. Suja,S. B. , Pranto,M. R. I. , Turna,R. N. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2020) , "Conjugate heat transfer analysis of different CPU cooling processes using computational fluid dynamics," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg.
20. Saha,J. ,Rahat,N. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2020) , "Numerical analysis of wall characteristics for turbulent swirling jets impinged on a concave surface," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg.
19. Debnath,S. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2020) , "Computational analysis of multiple non-swirlng and swirling impinging air jets," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg.
18. Islam,S. M. ,Khan,M. T. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2019) , "Implementation of an eco-friendly earth-to-air heat exchanger for cooling effect using renewable energy sources," Int. Conf. Mech. Engg. Renew. Energy
17. Ahmed,Z. U. ,Joty,S. M. and Mashud,M. (2019) , "Comparative study of NACA 4412 and NACA 4421 profiles for low speed wind turbine blade," Int. conf. Mech. Engg. Renew. Energy
16. Masbah-Ul-Hakim,M. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2019) , "Numerical simulation of liquid jets impinging on an isothermal stationary substrate and hydraulic jump," Int. Conf. Mech. Indust. Mater. Engg.
15. Islam,K. R. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2018) , "Effect of inertia and gravity on three dimensional non-isothermal film stability," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg.
14. Debnath,S. , Khan,M. H. U. , Ahmed,Z. U. and Alam,M. M. (2018) , "The effect of swirl on array of turbulent impinging jets," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg.
13. Joty,S. M. ,Ahmed,Z. U. and Das,B. K. (2018) , "Optimal sizing of a stand-alone PV/Wind/ICE/Battery for application of a university campus in Bangladesh," Int. Conf. Sci. Engg. Tech.
12. Ahmed,Z. U. and Al-Abdeli,Y. M. A. (2017) , "Flow characteristics due to jet impact at low swirl intensity," Int. Conf. Engg. Res. Innov. Educ.
11. Islam,M. M. ,Tasnim,S. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2017) , "Numerical study of a swirl nozzle at moderate Reynolds numberNumerical study of a swirl nozzle at moderate Reynolds number," Int. Conf. Mech. Engg. Renew. Energy
10. Khan,M. H. U. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2017) , "Numerical investigation of arrays of circular swirling impinging jets," Int. Conf. Mech. Engg. Renew. Energy
9. Ahmed,Z. U. , Khan,M. H. U. , Khayat,R. E. and Tasnim,S. (2017) , "Effect of flow confinement on the hydrodynamics and heat transfer characteristics of swirling impinging jets," Int. Conf. Mech. Engg.
8. Tasnim,S. , Islam,M. M. , Joty,S. M. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2017) , "A numerical study on the fluid structure interaction of a wind turbine blade," Int. Conf. Mech. Indust. Mater. Engg.
7. Albaalbaki,B. ,Khayat,R. E. and Ahmed,Z. U. (2016) , "Thermal convection of Phan-Thien Tanner fluids," Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress
6. Thomas,B. , Ahmed,Z. U. , Al-Abdeli,Y. M. A. and Matthews,M. T. (2012) , "The optimisation of a turbulent swirl nozzle using CFD," Proceedings of Australian Combustion Symposium
5. Rahman,M. M. , Ahmed,Z. U. , Wakil,M. A. and Jalil,M. A. (2011) , "Falling film flow along vertical plate with temperature-dependent properties," Int. Conf. Mechanical Engg.
4. Ahmed,Z. U. and Wakil,M. A. (2011) , "Effects of gravity and fluid properties on isothermal high speed two-layer filament jet flow," Int. Conf. Mechanical Engg.
3. Ahmed,Z. U. and Khayat,R. E. (2010) , "Axisymmetric annular curtain stability with viscous gas media," Int. Conf. on Mech., Indust. Energy Engg.
2. Ahmed,Z. U. and Khayat,R. E. (2010) , "Role of inertia and gravity on three dimensional film casting and stability," 13th Asian Congr.of Fluid Mech.
1. Molla,S. A. , Ahmed,Z. U. , Wakil,M. A. and Inam,M. I. (2010) , "Formation of air pollution in IC engine and its controlling measures," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg.

Education

PhD in Engineering
Edith Cowan University,Australia (2016)
MESc in Mechanical Engineering
The University of Western Ontario,Canada (2010)
B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET),Bangladesh (2002) Group: Mechanical Engineering, Merit Position: 1st, Achievement: Awarded Prime Minister Gold Medal

Scholarship and Award

  • Excellent Research Award, Researchfora ICSET, Sydney, 2018

  • Best paper award, ICERIE, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 2017

  • Endeavour Postgraduate Award (funded by Australian government) in 2012

  • University funded ECUIPRS scholarship for PhD program in 2011 competition

  • Western Graduate Research Scholarship in 2008 and 2009

  • Prime Minister Gold Medal for the academic performance in 2003

  • University scholarship for merit positions in 1998-2002

Research

Experience

Service Records
  • Maintenance Engineering
    AP (Dhaka) Ltd. 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
  • Technical Engineer
    YKK (Bangladesh) Pte. Ltd. 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
  • Lecturer
    Department/Section: Mechanical Dept.
    Khulna Univerisity of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
  • Assistant Professor
    Department/Section: Mechanical Dept.
    Khulna Univerisity of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
  • Associate Professor
    Department/Section: Mechanical Dept.
    Khulna Univerisity of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
  • Professor
    Department/Section: Mechanical Dept.
    Khulna Univerisity of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
Professional Body Membership
  • Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh(IEB)

    Member Type: Life Fellow
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  • International Association of Engineers (IAENG)

    Member Type: Member
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  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

    Member Type: Former member
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Teaching and Supervision


Last Update: 04-Jul-2024