Distinguished Professor
Contact Information
Office Bldg-63 Room-357
Phone 966-13-860 3135
Fax 966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept)
Websites Personal Page
Education
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, 1985
M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 1980
B.Sc (Mechanical Engineering), Engineering University, Lahore, Pakistan, 1978
Courses Taught
- ME 203 Thermodynamics I
- ME 204 Thermodynamics II
- ME 311 Fluid Mechanics
- ME 315 Heat Transfer
- ME 430 Air Conditioning
- ME 431 Refrigeration
- ME 437 Design and Rating of Heat Exchangers
- ME 439 Solar Energy Conversion
- ME 531 Advanced Thermodynamics
- ME 534 Conduction Heat Transfer
- ME 539 Solar Energy Utilization
- ME 599 Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers
Research Areas
Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems
Representative Publications
- Qureshi, BA; Zubair, SM ; Exergetic efficiency of NF, RO and EDR desalination plants ;2016
- Thiel, GP; Zubair, SM; Lienhard, JH ; An Analysis of Likely Scalants in the Treatment of Produced Water From Nova Scotia ;2015
- Siddiqui, OK; Qureshi, BA; Zubair, SM ; Dew point refrigeration systems: Normalized sensitivity analysis and impact of fouling ;2015
- Qureshi, BA; Zubair, SM ; Exergetic analysis of a brackish water reverse osmosis desalination unit with various energy recovery systems ;2015
- Chehayeb, KM; Narayan, GP; Zubair, SM; Lienhard, JH ; Thermodynamic balancing of a fixed-size two-stage humidification dehumidification desalination system ;2015
- Qureshi, BA; Zubair, SM ; Thermoeconomic considerations in the allocation of heat transfer inventory for irreversible refrigeration and heat pump systems ;2015
- Aminuddin, M; Zubair, SM ; Characterization of various losses in a cryogenic counterflow heat exchanger ;2014
- Qureshi, BA; Antar, MA; Zubair, SM ; Heat exchanger inventory cost optimization for power cycles with one feedwater heater ;2014
- McGovern, RK; Weiner, AM; Sun, LG; Chambers, CG; Zubair, SM; Lienhard, JH ;On the cost of electrodialysis for the desalination of high salinity feeds ;2014
- Sharqawy, MH; Antar, MA; Zubair, SM; Elbashir, AM ; Optimum thermal design of humidification dehumidification desalination systems ;2014
- Tirmizi, SA; Siddiqui, OK; Gandhidasan, P; Zubair, SM ; Performance analysis of an ejector cooling system with a conventional chilled water system; 2014
- Qureshi, BA; Zubair, SM ; Predicting the impact of heat exchanger fouling in refrigeration systems ;2014
- Pashah, S; Zubair, SM; Arif, AFM ; Study of coating effects on variable profile annular fins when subjected to dehumidifying operating conditions ;2014
- McGovern, RK; Zubair, SM; Lienhard, VJH ;The benefits of hybridising electrodialysis with reverse osmosis ;2014
- McGovern, RK; Zubair, SM; Lienhard, JH ; The cost effectiveness of electrodialysis for diverse salinity applications ;2014
- Qureshi, BA; Zubair, SM ;The impact of fouling on the condenser of a vapor compression refrigeration system: An experimental observation ;2014
- Thiel, GP; McGovern, RK; Zubair, SM; Lienhard, JH ; Thermodynamic equipartition for increased second law efficiency ;2014
- McGovern, RK; Mizerak, JP; Zubair, SM; Lienhard, JH ; Three dimensionless parameters influencing the optimal membrane orientation for forward osmosis ;2014
- Chehayeb, KM; Narayan, GP; Zubair, SM; Lienhard, JH ; Use of multiple extractions and injections to thermodynamically balance the humidification dehumidification desalination system ;2014
Awards
- 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
