Mechanical Engineering

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Education	Courses Taught
Research	Experience
Awards	Contact

Education

Ph. D. (Mechanical Engineering), Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, 1981.

M. S. (Mechanical Engineering), Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, 1980.

M. S. (Mechanical Engineering), Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 1975.

B. S. University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 1973.

Courses Taught

ME 203	Thermodynamics I
ME 204	Thermodynamics II

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Research

Areas of Research:

Thermal Sciences and Combustion

Representative Publications:

H. I. Abualhamayel and M. Yagub, "Prediction of species and temperature profiles in methanol, oxygen and argon flames," The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 21(4A), 499, 1996.

H. I. Abualhamayel and P. Gandhidasan, "A method of obtaining fresh water from the humid atmosphere," Desalination, 113(1), 51, Oct. 1997.

M. A. I. El-Shaarawi, H. I. Abualhamayel and E. M. A. Mokheimer, "Developing laminar flow in eccentric annuli," Transactions of the ASME, 119, 724, Sep. 1997.

B. S. Yilbas, M. Sami and H. I. Abualhamayel, "3-dimensional modeling of laser repetitive pulse heating: A phase change and a moving heat source considerations," Applied Surface Science, 134, 159, 1998.

B. S. Yilbas, S. Z. Shuja, S. A. Gbadebo, H. I. Abualhamayel and K. Boran, "Natural convection and entropy generation in a square cavity," accepted for publication in the International Journal of Energy Research.

P. Gandhidasan, H. I. Abualhamayel and S. M. Zubair, "Second law analysis of a tilted solar still," World Renewable Energy Journal (WREC), 2061, 1998.

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Experience

Apr-Jun.2000	::	Sabbatical Leave with Saudi Aramco, Rotating Equipment Department
1994-1995	::	Director, University Summer Program
1994-1998	::	Dean, College of Engineering Sciences and College of Applied Engineering
Oct.1991-Aug.1992	::	Sabbatical Leave with Saudi Aramco, Consulting Services Department
1986-1991	::	Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Department
1989-1998	::	Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
1981-1989	::	Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department

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Awards

Certificate of Recognition by Vice Rector for Distinguished Services to the University.

Certificate of Recognition for Distinguished Performance in the student activities.

Contact

	Tel: 966-3-860 2574 (Office)
	Fax: 966-3-860 2949 (ME Department)
	E-mail: habib@kfupm.edu.sa