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abdullah Ahmed Saleh alghafis

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  • a.alghafis@qu.edu.sa
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    Scientific qualifications

    • BSc. Mechanical Engineering, Qassim Engineering College, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    • MSc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, United State
    • PhD Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, United States

    Research interests

    • Renewable energy
    • Fluid mechanics
    • Energy efficiency
    • Energy utilization
    • Thermal systems simulation and optimizatio
    • Sustainable development

    Published research

    • Tailoring Ga-Doped ZnO Thin Film Properties for Enhanced Optoelectric Device Performance: Argon Flow Rate Modulation and Dynamic Sputtering Geometry Analysis (2024-12-17)
    • Potential of capturing transportation wasted heat for better fuel economy and electricity generation: Comprehensive testing (2022-07-01)
    • Performance evaluation of inorganic Cs<sub>3</sub>Bi<sub>2</sub>I<sub>9</sub>-based perovskite solar cells with BaSnO<sub>3</sub> charge transport layer (2024-10-01)
    • Potential of Variable Geometry Radial Inflow Turbines as Expansion Machines in Organic Rankine Cycles Integrated with Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines (2023-11-01)
    • Performance characteristics in forward osmosis desalination modules containing membrane stiffeners (2020-08-01)
    • Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Removal of Organic and Pharmaceutical Pollutants Using Fe/Ni-TiO₂ Nanofluids (2026-07-01)
    • Experimental investigation of a modified stepped distiller with a vertical virtual still, glass cooling film, nano-enhanced phase change material, and an external condenser (2026-06-27)
    • Multi-stage vertical cylindrical solar still enhanced with wick, magnetic field, and preheated feed: Experimental energy, exergy, economic, and environmental analysis (2026-06-08)
    • Multi-Objective Load Frequency Optimization for Standalone Energy Supplies Using a Two-Tier Fractional-Order PID Controller (2026-05-30)
    • Reliability-Based Multi-Objective Design of an FOPID Controller for Solar Furnaces Under Stochastic Parameter Uncertainties (2026-05-29)
    • Experimental enhancement of energy, exergy, economic, and environmental performance of a three-stage vertical cylindrical solar still with capillary wicks at different water depths (2026-05-21)
    • Performance assessment of a mixed-mode solar-thermal dryer: an innovative solution for reducing carbon footprints and sustainable drying (2026-04-27)
    • Optimal Fractional Order PID Controller Design for Hydraulic Turbines Using a Multi-Objective Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (2026-02-01)
    • Exploiting Semantic Localization in Highly Dynamic Wireless Networks Using Deep Homoscedastic Domain Adaptation (2025-03-27)
    • Exploration of ZnO:SiC composite material for photovoltaic applications (2026-03-24)
    • THE EFFECT OF MIXING PROMOTORS ON SWEEPING GAS MEMBRANE DISTILLATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE (2024-07-25)
    • THE EFFECT OF EMBEDDED SPACERS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION SYSTEM OPERATING WITH DIFFERENT INLET FEED TEMPERATURES (2024-07-25)
    • Semantic Localization in Wireless Networks with High Dynamics: A Multi-task Unsupervised Domain Adaptation Method (2024-03-05)
    • Supervised Learning Approach for Relative Vehicle Localization Using V2V MIMO Links (2022-12-07)
    • Supervised Machine Learning Solution for Band Assignment in Dual-Band Systems With Omnidirectional and Directional Antennas (2022-09-17)
    • SA-Loc: Scenario Adaptive Localization in Highly Dynamic Environments Using Adversarial Regressive Domain Adaptation (2022-09-16)
    • An encryption scheme based on the chaotic Rabinovich-Fabrikant system and the S8 confusion component (2020-11-19)
    • Secure Image Encryption Scheme Based on Fractal Keys with Fibonacci Series and Discrete Dynamical Systems (2020-07-31)
    • An efficient image encryption scheme based on chaos and deoxyribonucleic acid sequencing (2020-06-30)
    • A hybrid cryptosystem for digital content confidentiality based on the rotation of quantum spin states (2020-06-30)
    • A novel hybrid encryption scheme based on the chaotic Lorenz system and logarithmic key generation (2020-06-24)
    • A novel image encryption technique using hybrid method of discrete dynamical chaotic maps and Brownian motion (Expression of Concern, see vol. 20, 2025) (2020-06-03)
    • A novel digital content privacy scheme based on a quantum harmonic oscillator and the Schrödinger paradox (2020-05-30)
    • An Efficient Public Key Cryptosystem Based on the Dihedral Group and Quantum Spin States (2020-05-20)
    • An Encryption Scheme Based on Discrete Quantum Map and Continuous Chaotic System (2020-03-17)
    • EFFECT OF MIXING PROMOTERS ON FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS (2020-02-25)
    • The Performance Enhancement of Hemodialyzers: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study (2020-02-18)
    • The Effect of Net-Type Spacer on the Performance of a Direct Contact Membrane Distillation System for Seawater Desalination: Heat and Mass Transfer Analysis (2020-02-12)
    • Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics of Vapor Permeation in Sweeping Gas Membrane Distillation Systems for Seawater Desalination (2020-02-12)
    • Performance improvements by embedded spacer in direct contact membrane distillation - Computational study (2019-10-16)
    • Effect of membrane properties and operational parameters on seawater desalination systems using computational fluid dynamics simulations (2019-07-09)
    • The Effect of Porous Support Layer in Forward Osmosis Membranes: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation (2019-05-20)
    • The effects of membrane and channel corrugations in forward osmosis membrane modules - Numerical analyses (2019-04-23)
    • Quantum Half and Full Spinning Operator-Based Nonlinear Confusion Component (2021-03-14)
    • Harnessing Renewable Waste as a Pathway and Opportunities Toward Sustainability in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Region (2025-10-10)
    • Multi-Objective Design Optimization and Experimental Investigation of a Low-Cost Solar Desalination System Under Al Qassim Climate (2025-03-01)
    • Robust design of a low cost flat plate collector under uncertain design parameters (2023-09-28)
    • Computational Fluid Dynamic Applications for Solar Stills Efficiency Assessment: A Review (2022-09-01)
    • Six Sigma Robust Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a Flat Plate Collector System Under Uncertain Design Parameters (2021-09-20)
    • Evaluation of Vital Factors Effecting 4S CI Engine with Altered IT Using Calophyllum Inophyllum Blends with H<sub>2</sub> Enrichment (2021-03-17)

    Teaching materials

    • ME 372 Thermodynamics
    • MGMT 411 Development of Management skills
    • ME 327 Building Thermal Loads
    • ME 491/492 Senior Design Project 1&2

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