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Academic

Dr.

Asad M. Alebrahim

Assistant Professor

Office Location:
S01E2230

Education

Degree Field Institution Year
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Duke University, Durham, N.C., USA 2000
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, USA 1997
B.Sc Mechanical Engineering Kuwait University 1993

Research Interests

Entropy Generation Minimization (EGM), Optimization of Thermal Systems, Second Law Analysis

Selected Publications

Selected Conference Publications

  • The Relative Irreversibility Concept in Thermal System design-Heat Exchanger Example, Second International Conference on Applied Thermodynamics, _, Istanbul, Turkey, May, 2005 - May, 2005
  • Geometric Optimization of a Tube in a Cross-Flow Based on Dynamic Controllability, Second International Conference on Applied Thermodynamics, _, Istanbul, Turkey, May, 2005 - May, 2005

Selected Journal Publications

  • Sorour Alotaibi and Asad Alebrahim, “Geometric Optimization of Cross-Flow Heat Exchanger Based on Dynamic Controllability”, Thermal Science, 2008, _
  • Alebrahim A and Sherif S, “Electric defrosting analysis of a finned-tube evaporator coil using the enthalpy method”, Journal of Mechanical Science, 2002, _
  • Alebrahim A and Bejan A, “Thermodynamic optimization of heat-transfer equipment configuration in an environmental control system”, International Journal of Energy Research, 2001, _
  • Bejan, A. and Alebrahim, A., “The extraction of power from a hot stream”, International Journal of Energy Research, 2000, _
  • Alebrahim, A., and Bejan, A., “Constructal trees of circular fins for conductive and convective heat transfer”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 1999, _

Work Experience

Academic Experience
Institution Designation Year/Period
Kuwait University Assistant Professor Oct, 2000
Industry Experience
Organization Designation Year/Period
Kuwait University Assistant Professor 2000