Mohammad Hasan Arshad
Teaching Assistant (Lecturer)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Ph: +9743175871
Email: marshad@qu.edu.qa
ACADEMIC RECORDS:
M.S (Chemical Engineering) (Continuing) (GPA: 3.69 out of 4)
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
B.Tech (Chemical Engineering), (GPA 7.2 out of 10)
Aligarh Muslim University, India
Academic Achievements: Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2003
conducted by ministry of HRD India with 87 percentile.
Area of Research Interest: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Fluid Flow and Heat
Transfer, Environmental Engineering
Engineering Software: CFD software FLUENT, Simulation software HYSIS
WORK EXPERIENCES:
March-2008- Till now: Teaching Assistant (Lecturer)
Chemical Engineering Department, Qatar University, Doha
Responsibilities:
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Primary Instructor: Fluid mechanics and Heat Transfer
laboratory course (Lab 1).
Primary Instructor: Reaction Engineering and Process control
laboratory course (Lab3).
Teaching lab session (MATLAB) for course “applied numerical
methods for engineers”.
Developed Lab manual for Labs: Fluid mechanics &Heat transfer
and Reaction Engineering & Process control.
Prepare course files as per ABET accreditation requirements.
Secondary Instructor in courses: Heat transfer, Process Control,
Fluid Mechanics and Reaction Engineering.
March 2007 – March 2008: Process Research Engineer
Middle East Battery Company, Dammam 31261, Saudi Arabia
Project undertaken:
 Addition of silver to grid alloy to reduce grid corrosion and grid
growth in service life of battery.
 Wider grid design to eliminate grid growth short in battery.
 Internal resistance of battery:
 To study the effect of internal resistance on state of health
and capacity of battery.
 To develop a simulation model for calculation of internal
resistance of battery.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES:
Feb 2004 – Feb2007: Research Assistant
Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM),
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Responsibilities:
 Working in client funded, university grant research projects under the
supervison of professor(s) of the department.
 Teaching in the tutorial classes of undergraduate courses.
 Conducting under graduate laboratory classes and grading reports and
home works.
PUBLICATIONS
 Arshad, M.H.,Kahraman, R., Sahin, A.Z. and Mansour, R.B. (2010)
‘Second law analysis of compressible flow through a diffuser subjected to
constant wall temperature’, Int. J. Exergy, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp.110–129.
 Second Law analysis of compressible flow through diffuser for constant
heat flux at wall (Submitted).
 second law analysis of a gravity-driven liquid film flowing along an
inclined plate considering temperature dependent viscosity of fluid (In
progress)
RESEARCH PROJECTS:
Under Graduate Level:
 Plant Design:
Sulpholane Production Plant
 Experimental:
Management of hazardous waste from electroplating industry.
Stepwise procedure was adopted for treatment of electroplating waste containing heavy
metals. Atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used to analyze the heavy metals
present in the waste. Calculated amount lime was used to precipitate the heavy metals at
optimum PH. Sludge was solidified/stabilized by using optimum combination of lime, fly
ash and cement.
Graduate Level:
Second Law analysis of compressible flow through constant and
variable area duct.
Efficient utilization of energy is primary objective in designing a
thermodynamics system. This useful energy can be destroyed due to the intrinsic irreversibility
associated within the process components. Unfortunately, irreversibility cannot be avoided, but
it can be minimized in order to save the available energy. The minimization can be achieved if
the irreversibility can be identified in the process components. Second law analysis provides a
useful tool to identify the irreversibility in any thermal system. This study presents the
investigation of local and total entropy generation in compressible flow through diffuser. Air is
used as fluid. Constant wall temperature and constant heat flux is applied at wall. Twodimensional solution of velocity and temperature fields are obtained using CFD code FLUENT.
The distribution of the entropy generation rate is investigated throughout the volume of the fluid
as it flows through the diffuser. Region of high entropy production in diffuser has been
predicted. The main parameter considered here is the desired inlet expansion angle
corresponding to the minimum entropy generation at specified conditions. The numerical study
indicates that by successfully predicting the distribution of irreversibility, re-design efforts can
be more carefully focused on specific regions with highest entropy production.
Term projects:
 CFD simulation of internal cooling augmentation in rectangular channel using two
inclined baffles.
 Numerical analysis of heat transfer in laminar fluid flow in rectangular ducts
Graduate Courses Completed: Process modeling and simulation, Advanced Transport
Phenomena, Advanced Reaction Engineering, Mathematical Methods for Engineers, Numerical
Methods in Chemical Engineering, Advance rate controlled separation.
Industrial Training: An industrial training at Fertilizer Corporation of India Sindri, Dhanbad,
India, UREA manufacturing Plant.
Personnel Information:
Father’s Name
Nationality
Date of Birth
References:
Dr. Ramazan Kahraman
Shabbir Ahmad
Indian
02-12-1977
Professor, Chemical Engineering Department
Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
E-mail:ramazank@qu.edu.qa
Dr. Ahmet Z.Sahin
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
E-mail:azsahin@kfupm.edu.sa