Mechanical Engineering

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Dr. Mohamed A. Habib Professor Mechanical Engineering Department King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Education	Courses Taught
Research	Awards
Contact

Education

Ph. D. (Mechanical Engineering), Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1980.

M. Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), Cairo University, Egypt, 1976.

B. Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), Cairo University, Egypt, 1974.

Courses Taught

ME 203	Thermodynamics I
ME 204	Thermodynamics II
ME 311	Fluid Mechanics
ME 315	Heat Transfer
ME 427	Turbomachinery
ME 432	Internal Combustion Engines
ME 437	Design and Rating of Heat Exchangers
ME 510	Numerical Methods in ME

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Research

Areas:

Recirculating turbulent flow, Numerical predictions, Swirl flows, Reacting flow, Forced/Natural convection heat transfer, Erosion in heat exchangers.

Representative Publications:

M. A. Habib and J. H. Whitelaw, "Velocity Characteristics of Confined Coaxial Jets with and without Swirl. ASME J. Fluids Engineering , 102 , 47-53, 1980.

M. A. Habib and J. H. Whitelaw, " The Calculation of Turbulent Flow in Wide-Angle Diffusers", J. Numerical Heat Transfer, 5, 145-164, 1982.

M. A. Habib, A. M. Attya and D. M. McEligot, "Calculation of Turbulent Flow and Heat Transfer in Channels with streamwise Periodic Flow", ASME Winter Annual Meeting in Boston, and ASME J. of Turbomachinery, 110, 405-411, 1988.

M. A. Habib, F.M. El-Mahallawy, A. Abdel-Hafez, N. Nasseef, "Stability Limits and Temperature Measurements in a Tangentially-Fired Model Furnace," Energy, The International Journal, 17(3), 283-294, 1992.

M. A. Habib, A. M. Mobarak, A. E. Attya and A. Aly, "Enhanced Heat Transfer in Channels with Staggered Fins of Different Spacings," International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 14(2), 185-190, 1993

M. A. Habib, A.M. Mobarak, E. Abdel- Hafez, M. El-Sallak and R. Affify, "Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer and Flow Over Baffles of Different Heights," ASME J. Heat Transfer, 116, 363,1994.

M. A. Habib, "First and Second Law Analysis of Cogeneration Plants." ASME J. of  Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 116, 15-19, 1994.

M. A. Habib, Ikramul-Haq and H. M. Badr and S.A.M Said, 1998, " Calculations of Turbulent Flow and Heat Transfer in Periodic Converging-Diverging Channels, " Computers and Fluids, An International Journal, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 95-120, 1998.

M. A. Habib, S. A. M. Said, S. El-Dini, A. Asghar and S. A. Gbadebo, "Heat transfer characteristics of a pulsated turbulent pipe flow," Heat and Mass Transfer, 34, 413, 1999.

M. A. Habib, S. A. M. Said and I. Al-Zaharnah, "First and second law based optimization of a reheat regenerative thermal power plant," J. of Applied Energy, 63, 17, 1999.

M. A. Habib, S. A. M. Said, Ahmed S. A. and A. Asghar, " Velocity Characteristics of Turbulent Natural Convection in Symmetrically and Asymmetrically Heated Vertical Channels, " Int. J. of Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science,  26, 77-87, 2002.

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Awards

Recipient of the Distinguished Research Award for the academic year 1994-1995, KFUPM.

Selected as Distinguished Instructor, Mechanical Engineering Department, KFUPM, for the academic years 1993-1994 and 1994-1995.

Selected as Distinguished Instructor, College of Engineering Sciences, KFUPM, for the academic year 1993-1994.

Selected as Distinguished Academic Advisor, Mechanical Engineering Department, KFUPM, for the academic year 1994-1995.

Contact

	Tel: 966-3-860 4467 (Office)
	Fax: 966-3-860 2949 (ME Department)
	E-mail: mahabib@kfupm.edu.sa

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