M.E. and Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering-Thermal Engineering-Solar Energy)

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee- India

Address of Correspondence:

Dr.(Eng.) Abdul-Malik Ebrahim Momin.

Associate Professor.

Mechanical Engineering Department.

Thermal Engineering-Renewable Energy-Solar Energy-Solar Collectors.

Head of the Mechatronics Engineering Department.

Faculty of Engineering, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Republic of Yemen.

Present Occupation: Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering Department), Team Leader (Mechatronics Engineering Program) and Head of Mechatronics Engineering Department-Faculty of Engineering-Sana’a University. Team Leader for the Curriculum Development Program with Private Universities.

Previous Occupation: Vice Dean for Student Affairs at Faculty of Engineering-Sana’a University.

1. Educational Qualifications. B.E. (Yemen-1982), M.E. (U.O.R., India-1992), Ph.D. (U.O.R., India-2000).-Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.

2. Date of Birth. July 31, 1961.

3. Nationality. Yemeni.

4. Field of Research . Renewable Energy (Solar Energy)-Solar Collectors.

5. Subjects were taught at (Faculty of Engineering). 1. Energy Systems.

2. Engineering Measurements.

3. Geometrical Drawing.

4. Engineering Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics)

5. Heat Exchangers.

6. Power Plant Engineering.

7. Environmental Engineering.

8. Hydraulic Machines.

9. Fluid Mechanics 1 and Fluid Mechanics 2.

10. Turbo-Machines.

11. Laboratory Work.

12. Supervision of final year projects.

13. Energy Systems.

14. English Technical Writing.

15. Industrial Training.

16. English (1) and English (2).

6. Course Attended. I.I.T.B.-MNES, International Training Course on Solar Energy organised by Energy Systems Engineering during January 7-18, 2002 at I.I.T. Bombay, India.

7. Previous Responsibility outside the Faculty of Engineering. 1. Technical Unit Advisor (Oil and Gas Sector), Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training and with the European Commission.

2. Team Leader for the Study of Technical Education and Vocational Training under the supervision of Ministry of Planning and the World Bank.

3. Chairman of the Scientific Committee for “The Second Conference and Exhibition of Solar Energy in Yemen, July 2019.

8. Course Delivered: Training Program (Design and Fabrication of Solar Dryer). Under Supervision of Ministry of Industry and Faculty of Engineering-University of Sana’a. From April 28 – May 23, 2007.

9. Course Attended: Specific Training Needs. Under Supervision of University Education Development Center-Sana’a University. From 12-16 July 2008.

10. Course Attended: Quality Improvement Fund Workshop. Under supervision of Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Higher Education Development Project from 24-25 October, 2009, Sana’a.

11. Recent Course Attended. a. Participation at the Federation of American Scientists (International Science Partnership between Yemeni and U.S. Scientists) from 25/6 to 28/6/2012 at the Middle East Scientific Institute for Security (MESIS), Amman-Jordan.

b. An overview of Mechatronics Program from 20/12 to 31/12/2012. Under the supervision of the PMU (Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research) and University of Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia France Institute.

c. Solar Water Heater Training Program for Designers from 21/6 to 25/6/2014 in Tunisia under the supervision of the GIZ.

12. Recent Supervision. General Overview on Malaysian Experience in Education (August 20-29), 2014.

Supervisor regarding the specifications of the Laboratory Equipment.

13. Recent Responsibility. External Examiner for Ph. D. thesis entitled “Reliable Control Strategy for Grid Connected Photovoltaic Systems” at University of Science and Technology, Sana’a.

14. Papers Published:

1. A. E. Momin and J. S. Saini, “Optimization of packed bed solar air heaters”, Proc. IX ISME Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Nov. 10-11, 1994 Dept. of Mech. & Ind. Engg., University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India. Vol. 1, 201-205, 1994.

2. A. E. Momin, J. S. Saini and S. C. Solanki, “An Investigation of heat transfer and friction factor for V-shaped roughened absorber plates of solar air heaters”, Proc. International Conference on Advances in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, Vol. 1, 581-587, Feb. 6-8, 1997.

3. A. E. Momin and J. S. Saini, “An Effect of angle of attack of flow on heat transfer and friction factor for V-shaped roughened absorber plates of solar air heaters”, Proc. International Thermal Energy Congress, Kitakyushu, Japan, 281-286, July 28-August 1, 1997.

4. A. E. Momin, J. S. Saini and S. C. Solanki, “Heat transfer and friction factor correlations for V-shaped roughness elements on the absorber plate of solar air heaters”, Proc. International Conference on Energy Research and Development (ICERD), State of Kuwait, November 9-11, 1998.

5. A. E. Momin, J. S. Saini and S. C. Solanki, “Thermal and flow characteristics of duct with V-shaped ribs”, Proc. National Solar Energy Convention-98, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, 59-66, 30th November – 2nd December, 1998.

6. A. E. Momin, J. S. Saini and S. C. Solanki, “Heat transfer and friction in solar air heater duct with V-shaped rib roughness on absorber plate”, Int. Journal Heat and Mass Transfer, 45, (2002), pp. 3383-3396.

7. A. E. Momin, J. S. Saini and S. C. Solanki, “Thermo-hydraulic performance of roughened solar air heaters” International Conference on Energy Research and Development (ICERD-2), State of Kuwait, April 8-10, 2002, pp. 807-814.

8. A. E. Momin, J. S. Saini and S. C. Solanki, “Thermal performance of roughened solar air heaters using V- Shaped as artificial roughness” accepted for poster session 2, Wednesday, 3 July 2002 for World Renewable Energy Congress VII, 29 June – 5 July 2002, Cologne, Germany.

9. A. E. Momin, J. S. Saini and S. C. Solanki, “Importance of an artificial roughness in solar air heaters” accepted for publication in International Conference for Energy and Environment, 14 – 15 October 2003, Brack – Libya.

10. A. E. Momin, Abdul-Karim Mohammed Amin and J. S. Saini, “Enhanced heat transfer in solar air heaters” accepted paper for Third International Conference on Energy Research and Development (ICERD – 3), November 21-23, 2005 State of Kuwait.

11. A. E. Momin, “Industrial applications of solar energy” Workshop on The Role of Mechanical Engineering in Industrial Development, from 24-25 April 2006, Organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sana’a University.

12. A. E. Momin and J. S. Saini “Comparison and enhancement of heat transfer by different angles of attack of flow on the absorber plate of solar air heaters” Heat Transfer in Components and Systems for Sustainable Energy Technologies, Volume 2, Proceedings of the Heat-Set 2007 conference, 18-20 April 2007, pp. 627-630, Chambery, France.

13. A. E. Momin ” Proposed of a solar water heater and its application in Yemen” for the consideration for RETBE, Role of Engineering Towards a Better Environment, 7 th International Conference, December 20-22, 2008, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

14. A. E. Momin “The Applications of the Artificial Roughness in a Solar Air Heater” Proceedings of The Second Engineering Conference, Faculty of Engineering-University of Aden, March 30-31, 2009, Vol. II, pp. 209-212.

15. A. E. Momin “The Pattern of an Artificial Roughness Applied for Air Heaters” Submitted for International Conference on Solar Energy in MENA Region (INCOSOL 2012) 22-23 /10/2012, Amman-Jordan.

16. A. E. Momin “Analysis for Experimental Errors for Roughened Duct” Published in ICET-2011 3 rd International Conference on Engineering Technology- December 6-December 8, 2011, University Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia- Malaysia France Institute.

17. A. E. Momin and J.S. Saini “The Benefit of Artificial Roughness in Solar Air Heaters” Published in ICET-2011 3 rd International Conference on Engineering Technology- December 6-December 8, 2011 University Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia- Malaysia France Institute.

18. A.E. Momin “The Optimum Design and Selection of Artificial Roughness Parameters for Roughened Solar Air Heater Duct” 4 th Global Conference on Renewable Energy Approaches for Desert Regions, GCREEDER 2013, Amman-Jordan, Sept 10 th – 12 th , 2013.

19. A. E. Momin and Khaled Ali Al-Attab “Enhancement of Marib Gas Turbine Power Station Using Recuperator” Journal of Engineering Sciences, Published by Faculty of Engineering-Sana’a University, Vol. 3, Issue (2), 2014, pp. 9-21.

20. A. E. Momin “Important Points to be taken into account while Performing Experiments on the Solar Air (dryers) Collectors” Journal of Engineering Sciences, Published by Faculty of Engineering-Sana’a University, Vol. 4, Issue (1), 2015, pp. 1-12.

21. A. E. Momin, Khaled Ali Al-Attab, Mohammed A. Al-Shaghdari and Hamoud A. Al-Nehari “Enhancement of Marib Gas Turbine Power Station Using Air Cooling Fogging System” Journal of Science & Technology Vol. 21 (1), 2016, pp. 64-72.

22. A. E. Momin and Khaled Ali Al-Attab “Accepted Range for the Uncertainty Analysis for Experimental Investigations” Accepted to be published in Journal of Engineering Sciences in 2016.

23. A. E. Momin and Ali M. Aqlan “Solar Powered Desalination Applied Solution in Yemen” The Second Conference and Exhibition of Solar Energy in Yemen, July 2019.