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Dr.
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Distinguished Professor |
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Contact
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Office |
Bldg-22 Room-202 |
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Office Phone |
966-3-860 3135 |
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Fax |
966-3-860 2949 (ME Dept) |
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Email |
smzubair@kfupm.edu.sa |
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Websites |
Personal
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Education |
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Ph.D. |
(Mechanical Engineering),
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, 1985 |
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M.Sc.
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(Mechanical Engineering), King
Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 1980 |
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B.Sc |
(Mechanical Engineering),
Engineering University, Lahore, Pakistan, 1978 |
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Courses
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ME 203 |
Thermodynamics I |
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ME 204 |
Thermodynamics II |
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ME 311 |
Fluid Mechanics |
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ME 315 |
Heat Transfer |
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ME 430 |
Air Conditioning |
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ME 431 |
Refrigeration |
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ME 437 |
Design and Rating
of Heat Exchangers |
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ME 439 |
Solar Energy
Conversion |
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ME 531 |
Advanced
Thermodynamics |
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ME 534 |
Conduction Heat
Transfer |
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ME 539 |
Solar Energy
Utilization |
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ME 599 |
Thermal Design of
Heat Exchangers |
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Research Areas |
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Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Refrigeration
and Air Conditioning Systems |
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Representative
Publications |
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M.A. Antar, and S.M. Zubair, “Thermoeconomic
Considerations in the Optimum Allocation of Heat
Transfer Inventory for Refrigeration Plants,”
Transactions of ASME, Journal of Energy Resources
Technology, Vol. 124(1), pp. 28-33 (2002)
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J.R. Khan, and S.M. Zubair, “An Improved
Design and Rating Analyses of Counterflow Wet
Cooling Towers,” Transactions of ASME, Journal
of Heat Transfer, Vol. 123 (4), pp. 770-778
(2001)
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M. Yaqub, and S.M. Zubair, “Capacity Control
for Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Systems: A
Comparative Study,” Transactions of ASME,
Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol.
123 (1), pp. 92-99 (2001)
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A.K. Sheikh, S.M. Zubair, M. Younas, and M.O.
Budair, "Statistical Aspects of Fouling Processes,"
Proceedings of IMechE – Journal of Process
Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 215 (E4), pp.
331-354, (2001)
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S.M. Zubair,
and M. Al-Naglah, "Thermoeconomic Optimization of a
Sensible-Heat Thermal-Storage System: A Complete
Cycle," Transactions of ASME, Journal of
Energy Resources Technology Vol. 121(3), pp.
286-294 (1999)
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J.R. Khan, and S.M. Zubair, "Design and
Performance Evaluation of Reciprocating
Refrigeration Systems," International Journal
of Refrigeration Vol. 22(3), pp. 235-243
(1999)
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S.M. Zubair,
and M.A. Chaudhry, "A Unified Approach to Closed
Form Solutions for Moving Heat Source Problems,"
Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 33,
pp. 415-427 (1998)
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S.M. Zubair,
A.K. Sheikh, M.O. Budair, and M.A. Badar, "A
Maintenance Strategy for Heat-Transfer Equipment
Subject to Fouling: A Probabilistic Approach,"
Transactions of ASME, Journal of Heat Transfer,
Vol. 119(3), pp. 575-580 (1997)
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S.M. Zubair,
A.K. Sheikh, M.O. Budair, M.U. Haq, A. Quddus, and
O.A. Ashiru, "Statistical Aspects of CaCO3
Fouling in AISI 316 Stainless Steel Tubes," Transactions of ASME, Journal of Heat Transfer,
Vol. 119(3), pp. 581-588 (1997)
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S.Z. Shuja and S.M. Zubair, "Thermoeconomic
Optimization of Constant Cross-Sectional Area Fins,"
Transactions of ASME, Journal of Heat Transfer,
Vol. 119(4), pp. 860-863 (1997).
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S.M. Zubair,
and M.A. Chaudhry, "Heat Conduction in a
Semi-Infinite Solid due to Time-Dependent Laser
Source," International Journal of Heat and
Mass Transfer, Vol. 39(14), pp.
3067-3074 (1996)
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S.M. Zubair,
and M.A. Chaudhry, "Heat Conduction in a
Semi-Infinite Solid Subject to Steady and Non-Steady
Periodic-Type Surface Heat Fluxes," International
Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.
38(18), pp. 3393-3399 (1995)
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Awards |
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Distinguished
Teacher Award, College of Engineering Sciences, KFUPM, 1991-1992
Distinguished
Researcher Award, KFUPM, 1992-1993
Distinguished Researcher Award, KFUPM, 1997-1998
Best Applied
Research Project Award on Electrical and Physical properties of
Soils in Saudi Arabia, from GCC-CIGRE Group, 1993 |
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