Dr. Muhammad Asif

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Dr. Muhammad Asif

Associate Professor

Qualifications: Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering) Hanyang University, South Korea, www.hanyang.ac.kr (2012 – 2015)

Research Interests: 

  • CO2 capture and utilization
  • Desalination
  • Thermal Energy Storage
  • Multi-physics modelling and simulation.
  • Process modelling and simulation.
  • Renewable Energy

 

masif@giki.edu.pk
Ext: 2352

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering) – Ph.D.

Hanyang University, South Korea, www.hanyang.ac.kr (2012 – 2015)

Thesis title: Absorption analysis of CO2, SO2 and NOx from flue gases and performance evaluation of IGCC with and without CO2 capture

Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering) – M.S

Hanyang University, South Korea, www.hanyang.ac.kr (2008 – 2010)

Thesis title: Heat and mass transfer analysis of CO2 capture using chemical absorption

 Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) – B.Sc.

U.E.T, Lahore, Pakistan, www.uet.edu.pk (2002-2006)

Thesis title: Design and fabrication of shell and tube heat exchanger using TEMA Standard

Higher Secondary School Certificate (Pre-Engineering/ 12th standard) – F.Sc.

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Lahore, Pakistan (2000-2002)

Principle subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

Secondary School Certificate (10th standard) – Matriculation

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Lahore, Pakistan (1999-2000)

Principle subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • CO2 capture and utilization
  • Desalination
  • Thermal Energy Storage
  • Multi-physics modelling and simulation.
  • Process modelling and simulation.
  • Renewable Energy

EMPLOYMENT

  • ACADEMICS:

Associate Professor  July 1, 2022 Present

Assistant Professor  Aug. 2015-June 2022
 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology Topi, KPK, Pakistan

Post-Doctorate FellowshipDec. 2016- Nov. 2017

  • Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, China

Lecturer Feb. 2010-Aug 2012

  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Project Engineer (Mechanical)Jan. 2006 till Aug 2008P

  • Packages Ltd. Lahore

Teaching Assignments

         Undergraduate Level

  • Thermodynamics I & II (ME-231, and ME232)
  • Heat Transfer (ME-333)
  • Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (ME-439)
  • Thermo-Fluid-1 Lab (ME-346)
  • Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics (ME-211, ME212)

Graduate Level

  • Advance Heat Transfer (ME-531)
  • Solar Energy Utilization (ME-595)
  • Advance Solar Thermal Engineering (ME-695)

Research Supervision 

As an Advisor

  • Muhammad Suleman ME-1833, Thesis title: Numerical and experimental investigation of vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) performance based on operational parameters and membrane characteristics, (MS completed)
  • Syed Asad Jamal ME-1839, Thesis title: Investigation of membrane fouling in vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) using artificial neural network and blocking filtration laws (MS completed)
  • Ihtishamul Haq ME-1935, Thesis title: techno-economic analysis of methanol production from Thar coalfield: an alternate route to utilize indigenous coal efficiently, (MS completed)
  • Waqas Alim ME-1889, Thesis title: techno-economic analysis of multistage vacuum membrane distillation (MSVMD), (MS completed)
  • Jawad Rabi ME-2060, Thesis title: Investigation of solar energy storage using composite hydrated salt-nano particles phase change material (PCM), (MS in progress)
  • Wajeeha Bibi ME-1889, Thesis title: Multiphysics simulation of hybrid methods in membrane distillation for seawater desalination, (MS in progress)

As a Co-Advisor

  • Muhammad Shoaib Malik ME-1929, Thesis title: Thermal analysis of novel configuration of multi-effect distillation and comparative analysis of integration with solar energy and cogeneration power plant, (MS Completed)
  • Saad Ahamed ME-1965, Thesis title: Production of biofuels through chemical intensification, (MS in progress)
  • Syed Ferhad ME-1962, Thesis title: Emission analysis of biofuels in diesel engine, (MS in progress)

As a Graduate Thesis Examiner

  • Ammara Tofique ME-1722, Thesis title: Solar thermoelectric generator with two stage concentrators for electricity generation and water heating, (MS completed)
  • Muhammad Tayyab ME-1721, Thesis title: Hydro-thermal investigation of gravitational water vortex heat exchanger, (MS completed)
  • Faraz Ahmad ME-1757, Thesis Title: Hydro-thermal enhancement of microchannel heat sink with the refinement of surface enhancers, (MS completed)

BS students (As an advisor in Final Year Design Projects)

  • Design and fabrication of single-effect vapour absorption refrigeration system based on Li-Br-H2O combination using exhaust heat of automobile.
  • Solar assisted vapour absorption refrigeration system
  • Modelling, simulation, and analysis of Thar coal gasification
  • Design and fabrication of small-scale dry vacuum pump
  • Design, fabrication, and analysis of parabolic solar collector
  • Design, fabrication, and analysis of Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) using low temperature heat energy.
  • Design, fabrication, and analysis of PCM module for solar energy storage
  • Design, fabrication, and analysis of solar air heater

Research Grants Successfully Acquired

  • Techno-Economic Analysis of Coal Power Generation Using Thar Coal, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (3/2016~12/2016), as a PI (0.1326 million)
  • Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Solar-Assisted Vacuum Membrane Distillation for Brackish and Sea Water Desalination, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (3/2017 ~ 8/2021) as a PI, (5.65 million).
  • Phase Change Material (PCM) and Nano-Fluids Assisted triangular Corrugated Solar Absorber for Domestic Water Heating Systems, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (4/2019 ~ 3/2022), As a Co-PI (PKR 2.0 million).

RESEARCH

Summary https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=izR22MAAAAAJ&hl=en

  • Total SCI/SCI-e Journal Publications: 21, (03 revisions submitted)
  • Citations: 300+
  • Total Impact Factor: 50+
  • Patents: 2
  • Conference Publications: 13

Reviewing for International Referred Journals (SCI/SCI-E)

  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Journal of Energy Engineering
  • Fuel (The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy)
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Greenhouse gases: Science and technology
  • International Journal of Global Warming
  • Desalination and water Treatment

Journal Publications

2014

  1. M. Asif, W.-S. Kim, Modelling and simulation of the combined removal of SO2 and CO2 by aqueous ammonia, Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 4 (2014) 509-527. https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.1420
  2. M. Asif, W.-S. Kim, Numerical study of NOx abatement using ozone injection integrated with wet absorption, Ozone: Science & Engineering, 36, (2014) 472-484. https://doi.org/10.1080/01919512.2014.904739
  3. M. Asif, C.-u. Bak, W.-S. Kim, Energy minimization and ammonia abatement for CO2 capture using a blend of ammonia and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol solution, Separation Science and Technology, 50, (2014),10, 1565-1576.  https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2014.976880
  4. M. Asif, Y.A.C. Jande, S.M. Shim, W.S. Kim, Energy minimization in monoethanolamine-based CO2capture using capacitive deionization, International Journal of Energy Research, 38 (2014) 1531-1540. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.3168

2015

  1. M. Asif, C.-u. Bak, M.W. Saleem, W.-S. Kim, Performance evaluation of Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) integrated with blended solution of ammonia and AMP, Fuel, 160 (2015), 513-524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2015.08.008
  1. C.-u. Bak, M. Asif, W.-S. Kim, Experimental study on CO2 capture by chilled ammonia process, Chemical Engineering Journal, 265 (2015) 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.11.145
  1. M. Asif, W.-S. Kim, Process simulation of ammonia-based CO2 capture and regeneration in packed column, International Journal of Global warming, (2015), 8, 3, 401-415. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2015.072657

2016

  1. M.W. Saleem, Y.A.C. Jande, M. Asif, W.S. Kim, Hybrid CV-CC Operation of capacitive deionization in comparison with constant current and constant voltage, Separation Science and Technology, 51 (2016), 1063-1069. https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2015.1127258
  2. Kashif Y, M. Asif, Process simulation and thermodynamic evaluation of integrated gasification combine cycle using low grade coal, International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, 2016, 7, 1, 83-96. International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJRET.2016.073404   

2017

  1.  M. Asif, H. Aftab, H. A. Syed, M. M. Perwez, M.A. Ali, Simulation of corrugated plate heat exchanger  for heat and flow analysis, International Journal of Heat and Technology, 35(1), 2017. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijht.350127

2018

  1. M. Asif, P. Dong, X. Xi, Catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 from 600 MW supercritical coal power plant to produce methanol: A techno-economic analysis, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, (2018), 43 (5), 2726-2741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.12.086
  2. A. Zaffar, B. Ibrahim, M.A. Sarwar, J.A. Chattha, M. Asif, Optimisation of blade profiles of cross flow turbine, International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion, 2018, 9 (4), 311-326. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPEC.2018.094952   
  3. M. Asif, M. Suleman, Ihtishamul Haq, Syed Asad Jamal, Post-Combustion CO2 Capture with chemical absorption and hybrid system: current status and challenges. Greenhouse Gas Sci Technol. 0:1–34 (2018); DOI: 10.1002/ghg. https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.1823

2020

  1. Suleman, M. Asif, S. A. Jamal, P. Dong, X. Xi, A numerical study on effects of operational parameters and membrane characteristics on performance of vacuum membrane distillation, Desalination and Water Treatment, 183 (2020), 182-193. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2020.25320
  2. Asif, I. Haq, P. Dong, X. Xi, Thermal analysis of methanol production from low grade coal of Thar coalfield: An alternate route to utilize indigenous coal efficiently, International Journal of Global Warming, (2020), 10.1504/IJGW.2020.10030528. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2020.10030528
  3. Asif, I. Haq, P. Dong, X. Xi, Thermal analysis of methanol production from low grade coal of Thar coalfield: An alternate route to utilize indigenous coal efficiently, International Journal of Global Warming, (2020), 10.1504/IJGW.2020.10030528. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2020.10030528

2021

  1. Rabbi, M. Asif, A numerical study on effects of heat transfer, copper mesh in packed bed and porosity, on charging time of paraffin based packed bed thermal energy storage, Energy Storage, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1002/est2.254.
  2. Suleman, M. Asif, S. A. Jamal, Temperature, and concentration polarization in membrane distillation: a technical review, Desalination and Water Treatment, (2021), https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2021.27398
  3. Alam, M. Asif, M. Suleman, Techno-economic evaluation of multi-stage vacuum membrane distillation (MSVMD), I.F = 1.320; https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2021.27409.
  4. Rabbi, M. Asif, W. Bibi, A Numerical Study on Effects of Axially and Radially Cascaded Phase Change Material on Charging/Discharging Time of Paraffin Based Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage, Energy Storage, https://doi.org/10.1002/est2.273.
  5. Alam, M. Asif, Jawad Rabbi, Wajeeha Bibi, Effect of multi-staging in vacuum membrane distillation on productivity and temperature polarization; Journal of membrane Science and Research, 2021. https://doi.org/10.22079/JMSR.2021.534548.1480 ; http://www.msrjournal.com/article_246769.html

Patents (Korean)

  1. Hybrid CV-CC Method of Capacitive Deionization for Water Desalination (P20150096OP)
  2. Capacitive deionization in solvent-based CO2 capture (P20140741OP)

Conference Publications

  1. M. Asif, S.-J. Lee, S.-M. Shim, W.-S. Kim, Numerical study on design parameters of CO2 absorber column using a rate-based dynamic model, in:  7th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, HEFAT 2010, Antalya, Turkey, 2010.
  2. M. Asif, S.-M. Shim, W.-S. Kim, Dynamic modeling for predicting thermal behaviors of aqueous ammonia in a CO2 absorption process, in:  BIOENERGY, Finland, 2009.
  3. Y. Kashif, H. Khazar, M. Asif, Thermodynamic Evaluation of IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle) Power Plant using Thar Coal, in:  IBCAST 2015, IEEE, Islamabad, 2015, pp. 419-427.
  4. H. Khazar, M. Asif, H.T Ali, H. Ijaz, Fatigue life estimation of large-scale composite wind turbine blades, in: IBCAST 2015, IEEE, Islamabad, 2015, pp. 60-66.
  5. M. Asif, T.A. Cheema, J.A. Chattha, Performance evaluation of oxygen-blown gasifier, 8th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC) # 39965, Jordon, 2017.
  6. Syed Asad Jamal, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Suleman, Thermodynamic analysis of vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) to desalinate sea water using solar energy, Proceedings of SIMEC, 2019, 15-16 March 2019, Karachi, Pakistan, pp. 126-133.
  1. Muhammad Asif, Ihtishamul Haq, Pengyu Dong, Xinguo Xi, Thermal analysis of methanol production from low grade coal of Thar coalfield: An alternate route to utilize indigenous coal efficiently, 17th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology (IBCAST) 2020, Islamabad, Pakistan
  2. Syed Farhad Shah, Shahzad Manzoor, Adeel Mazoor, Atif Iqbal, Muhammad Asif,Ali Turab Jafry, “Modelling and Experimental Analysis of a Novel Evacuated Tubes based Parabolic Trough Solar Collector for Water Heating Applications”, International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies (ICEPT), April 10-11, 2021, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Pakistan.
  3. Jawad Rabbi,  Asif, Ali Turab Jafry, “Enhancement of thermal energy storage using copper mesh in paraffin based packed bed”, International Conference on Energy, Water and Environment – ICEWE-2021 New Campus, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore 31st March 2021, Lahore, Pakistan.
  4. Suleman, M. Asif, Waqas Alam, Syed Asad Jamal, Faraz Ahmad, “Seawater desalination using vacuum membrane distillation”, International Conference on Energy, Water and Environment – ICEWE-2021 New Campus, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore 31st March 2021, Lahore, Pakistan.
  5. Muteeb ul Haq, Ali Turab Jafry, Muhammad Asifand Saad Ahmad, “Comparison of spray characteristics for bio diesel and diesel fuels using eulerian–lagrangian multiphase formulation”, International Conference on Energy, Water and Environment – ICEWE-2021 New Campus, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore 31st March 2021, Lahore, Pakistan.
  6. Rabbi, J.; Asif, M.; Bibi,W. Investigation of Optimal Aspect Ratio and Optimal Number of Fins for Thermal Performance of Finned-Concentric-Tube Thermal Energy Storage. Eng. Proc. 2021, 12, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2021012004
  7. Bibi, W.; Asif, M.; Rabbi, J. Investigation of Membrane Fouling in Vacuum Membrane Distillation (VMD) Using Blocking Filtration Laws. Eng. Proc. 2021, 12, 82. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2021012082