Mechanical Engineering

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

People: Faculty

                                                                                  


    

Dr. Syed A. M. Said

Professor

Mechanical Engineering Department

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

*Education *Courses Taught
*Research *Awards
*Contact  

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Education

Ph. D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA, 1986

M. S. (Mechanical Engineering), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 1979

B. Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Brighton, UK, 1976

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Courses Taught

ME 315

Heat Transfer

ME 351

Co-operative Work (Coordinator)

ME 440

Convective Heat and Mass Transfer

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Research

Areas of Research:

Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics

Representative Publications:

S. A. M. Said, Y. M. Soleiman and A. A. Hasan, "CFC containment, conversion and replacement cost analysis," Energy Conversion and Management, 41, 483, 2000.

M. A. Habib, S. A. M. Said and I. Al-Zaharnah, "Thermodynamic optimization of reheat regenerative thermal-power plants," Applied Energy, 63, 17, 1999.

M. A. Habib, S. A. M. Said, M. A. El-Hadidy and I. Al-Zaharnah, "Optimization procedure of a hybrid photovoltaic wind energy system," Energy, 24, 919, 1999.

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

S. A. M. Said, A. A. Hasan and Y. M. Soleiman, "Cost-based decision-making frame work for CFC conversion strategy," Energy Conversion and Management, 40, 273, 1999.

A. Koc, B. S. Yilbas, Y. Koc, S. A.M. Said, S. Gbadebo and M. Sami, "Material response to laser pulse heating – A kinetic theory approach," Optics and Laser Technology, 30, 327, 1998.

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Awards

Best Teacher and Excellence in Research Awards, College of Engineering Sciences, KFUPM

Certificate of Recognition for distinguished performance in students activities and ME Department, KFUPM

Distinguished Services Award (ME Department, CES Award and students activities, KFUPM

Nominee for Excellence in Research and Best Teacher Awards, KFUPM

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Contact

phone.gif (389 bytes) Tel: 966-3-860 3123 (Office)  
fax.jpg (2610 bytes) Fax: 966-3-860 2949 (ME Department)  
mail.gif (4196 bytes) E-mail: samsaid@kfupm.edu.sa  

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