Mechanical Engineering

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Education	Courses Taught
Research	Contact

Education

Ph. D. (Mechanical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1979.

M. Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India, 1972.

B. E. (Mechanical Engineering), Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India, 1970.

Courses Taught

ME 203	Thermodynamics I
ME 204	Thermodynamics II
ME 315	Heat Transfer
ME 316	Thermofluids Lab
ME 432	Internal Combustion Engines
ME 439	Solar Energy Conversion
ME 539	Solar Energy Utilization

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Research

Areas:

Desiccant Technology, Solar Energy, Heat and Mass Transfer

Representative Publications:

P. Gandhidasan and H.I. Abualhamayeli, " Analytical prediction model for the performance of a tilted solar still," Journal of King Abdulaziz University - Engineering Sciences, Special Issue: The Fourth Saudi Engineering Conference, Jeddah, 229, 1999.

Abdulghani  A. Al-Farayedhi, A. M. Al-Dawood and P. Gandhidasan, “Effects of blending MTBE with unleaded gasoline on exhaust emissions of SI engine,” Trans. of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 122, 239,2000.

P. Gandhidasan, Abdulghani  A. Al-Farayedhi and Ali A. Al-Mubarak, “Dehydration of natural gas using solid desiccants,” Energy – The International Journal, 26, 855, 2001.

Abdulghani  A. Al-Farayedhi, P. Gandhidasan and M. A. Al-Mutairi, “Evaluation of heat and mass transfer coefficients in a gauze-type structured packing air dehumidifier operating with liquid desiccant,” International Journal of Refrigeration, 25, 330, 2002.

P. Gandhidasan, "Prediction of pressure drop in a packed bed dehumidifier operating with liquid desiccant," Applied Thermal Engineering, 22, 1117, 2002.

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Contact

	Tel: 966-3-860 2950 (Office)
	Fax: 966-3-860 2949 (ME Department)
	E-mail: pgandhi@kfupm.edu.sa

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