Dr. Ahmad Hussain

Director
Office of the Research Innovation and Commercialization, Karachi

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from University of Technology Malaysia, Malaysia

My URL
https://livedna.org/92.26755

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Area of Interest:

Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Energy Application
Thermal Application
Fluid dynamics

Selected Publications

  1. Hussain, A., S.M. Mehdi, M. Akhtar, F.N. Ani and I. Ahmed, 2018. Combustion performance of diesel palm Olein fuel: A combined CFD and experimental approach. Arabian J. Sci. Eng., 43: 1291-1300.
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  2. Nergis, Y., M. Sharif, A. Hussain, J.A. Butt and Y. Tahir, 2017. Reed bed technology and recharging on groundwater: Mitigating the climate effect of coastal areas. J. Earth Sci. Climatic Change, Vol. 8. 10.4172/2329-6542.1000406.
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  3. Mehdi, S.M., M. Akhtar, A. Hussain, D.S. Alothmany and K.H. Choi, 2017. Electromechanical response of dip-coated silver films on micro-bumpy polymer surface. Arabian J. Sci. Eng., 42: 1903-1908.
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  4. Zeab, F., U. Ali and A. Hussain, 2016. A comparative study on mental health of working and non-working women in Pakistan: Stress. J. Res. Hum. Soc. Sci., 6: 8-14.

  5. Nergis, Y., M. Sahrif, A.H. Memon, D. AlOthmany, K. Naveed and A. Hussain, 2016. Ecosystem approach and hydrological potential study of port qasim industrial coastal zone of Karachi Pakistan. J. Civil Environ. Res., 8: 18-26.

  6. Mehdi, S.M., M. Akhtar, A. Hussain, D.S. Alothmany and S. Aziz, 2016. CFD study of liquid sodium inside a wavy tube for laminar convectors: Effect of reynolds number, wave pitch and wave amplitude. Math. Problems Eng., Vol. 2016. 10.1155/2016/6146195.
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  7. Hussain, A., S. Ali, I. Ahmed, J. Gimbun, M.H. Albeirutty and Z.A. Rehan, 2016. Microwave reinforced transesterification of rubber seed oil using waste cement clinker catalyst. Curr. Nanosci., 12: 576-585.
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  8. Yusof, Z.A.M., I. Ahmed, M.S. Khan, S.A. Hussain and A. Hussainet al., 2015. Thermal evaluation of diesel/hydrogen peroxide fuel blend. Chem. Eng. Technol., 38: 2170-2180.
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  9. Nergis, Y., M. Sahrif, A. Hussain, K. Naveed and A.H. Memon, 2015. Ecosystem approach and hydrological potential study of coastal area of Thatta Sindh, Pakistan. Int. J. Environ. Geol., 6: 52-55.

  10. Hussain, A., F. Abolaban, S.M. Khubaib, S. Mubin and I. Ahmed, 2015. Steady state and transient thermalhydraulic analysis of PHWR using COBRA-3C/RERTR. Iran. J. Sci. Technol. Trans. Mech. Eng., 39: 233-242.
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  11. Hegab, A.M., H.H. Sait and A. Hussain, 2015. Impact of the surface morphology on the combustion of simulated solid rocket motor. Math. Problems Eng., Vol. 2015. 10.1155/2015/485302.
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  12. Anjum, A.N., D.S. Al-Othmany and A. Hussain, 2015. Generalization of motivational factors in l2 learners. J. Int. J. Educ. Pract., 6: 170-177.

  13. Al-Othmany, D.S., A. Hussain and E. Banoqitah, 2015. High-level radioactive waste storage feasibility for the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Arabian J. Sci. Eng., 40: 195-203.
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  14. Zaidi, M., I. Amin, A. Hussain and N. Yusoff, 2014. Error assessment of laser cutting predictions by semi-supervised learning. J. Central South Univ., 21: 3736-3745.
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  15. Yusuf, M., A. Saoudi, N. Alothmany, D. Alothmany and S. Natto et al., 2014. Characterization of the optically stimulated luminescence nanoDot for CT dosimetry. Life Sci. J., 11: 445-450.
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  16. Jamaludin, S.N.S., S. Basri, A. Hussain, D.S. Al-Othmany, F. Mustapha and D.M. Nuruzzaman, 2014. Three-dimensional finite element modeling of thermomechanical problems in functionally graded hydroxyapatite/titanium plate. Math. Problems Eng., Vol. 2014. 10.1155/2014/371462.
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  17. Hussain, A., N. Islam, A.A. Kinsara and F. Abolaban, 2014. Need for a safety culture in the nuclear facilities of Saudi Arabia. Middle-East J. Sci. Res., 22: 1771-1781.

  18. Hussain, A. and F. Abolaban, 2014. Nuclear desalination: A viable option for producing fresh water-feasibility and techno-economic studies. Life Sci. J., 11: 301-307.

  19. Hegab, A.M., H.H. Sait, A. Hussain and A.S. Said, 2014. Numerical modeling for the combustion of simulated solid rocket motor propellant. Comput. Fluids, 89: 29-37.
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  20. Djouider, F. and A. Hussain, 2014. A laboratory study of the oxidation of non toxic Cr (III) to toxic Cr (VI) by OH• free radicals in simulated atmospheric water droplets conditions: Potential environmental impact. J. Hazardous Mater., 276: 19-25.
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  21. Bassyouni, M., S.W. Ul Hasan, M.H. Abdel-Aziz, S.S. Abdel-Hamid, S. Naveed, A. Hussain and F.N. Ani, 2014. Date palm waste gasification in downdraft gasifier and simulation using ASPEN HYSYS. Energy Conversion Manage., 88: 693-699.
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  22. Alshehri, A., A. Hussain and Y. Mobarak, 2014. Energy-conversion measures in the industries of Saudi Arabia and development of methodology for certification of energy personnel in the Kingdom. Energy Policy, 64: 203-208.
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  23. Zaidi, M., I. Amin, A. Hussain and N. Yusoff, 2013. Estimation of ANN modelling of laser cutting with missing values. Pensee, 75: 159-171.
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  24. Shakaib, M., I. Ahmed, R.M. Yunus, A. Idris and A. Hussain, 2013. Influence of monosodium glutamate additive on the morphology and permeability characteristics of polyamide dialysis membranes. J. Applied Polymer Sci., 128: 3346-3355.
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  25. Hussain, A., I. Ahmed, H.H. Sait, M.I. Bassyouni, A.M. Hegab, S.W. Ul Hasan and F.N. Ani, 2013. Experimental and simulation study of fluidization behavior of palm biomass in a circulating fluidized bed riser. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 52: 17529-17537.
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  26. Hussain, A. and D. AlOthmany, 2013. Design of thermal loop of a compact Reactor. Int. J. Eng. Adv. Technol. Res., 1: 1-10.

  27. Hussain, A. and D. Al-Othmany, 2013. Treatment and conditioning of spent ion exchange resin from nuclear power plant. Adv. Phys. Theories Applic., 15: 79-89.

  28. Hussain, A. and D. Al-Othmany, 2013. Assessment of aging of Zr-2.5Nb pressure tubes for use in heavy water reactor. J. Nat. Sci. Res., 3: 98-103.
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  29. Hegab, A.M., H. HussainSait, A. Hussain, A. Balabel, M. Almutawa and F. Djouider, 2013. Modeling of microscale solid rocket composite propellant. Life Sci. J., 10: 523-531.
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  30. AlMutawa, M., A. Hussain, A. Hegab and F.H. Akhtar, 2013. Feasibility studies of solar assisted desalination technology for the coastal areas of rabigh using multi effect desalination method and its lab-scale demonstration. Life Sci. J., 10: 2691-2697.

  31. Al-Othmany, D., A.H. Shehata and A. Hussain, 2013. Gamma rays transmission densitometry of distillation columns and development of a computerized expert system for faulty analysis. Life Sci. J., 10: 1613-1618.

  32. Ahmed, I., A. Idris, A. Hussain, Z.A. Yusof and M.S. Khan, 2013. Influence of co‐solvent concentration on the properties of dope solution and performance of polyethersulfone membranes. Chem. Eng. Technol., 36: 1683-1690.
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  33. Abolaban, F.A., M.A. Najem, A. Hussain, M. Alnowaimi and D. Bradley, 2013. Improving MVCBCT image quality using a Cu target with flattening filter-free LINAC. Life Sci. J., 10: 1624-1628.
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  34. Sait, H.H., A. Hussain, A.A. Salema and F.N. Ani, 2012. Pyrolysis and combustion kinetics of date palm biomass using thermogravimetric analysis. Bioresour. Technol., 118: 382-389.
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  35. Sait, H.H., A. Hussain and A.M. Selim, 2012. Experimental investigation on freezing of water falling film on vertical bank of cold horizontal tubes. J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Applic., Vol. 4, No. 4. 10.1115/1.4006314.
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  36. Nergis, Y., M. Sharif, A.F. Choudhry, A. Hussain and J.A. Butt, 2012. Impact of industrial and sewage effluents on Karachi coastal water and sediment quality. Middle-East J. Sci. Res., 11: 1443-1454.
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  37. Hussain, A., 2012. CFD modeling of grate furnace designs for municipal solid waste combustion. J. Asian Trans. Eng., 2: 41-50.
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  38. Hussain, A. and H. Sait, 2012. CFD Modeling of the dry spent fuel storage of a pressurized heavy water reactor. Math. Theory Model., 2: 11-20.
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  39. Bassyouni, M., F.H. Akhtar, A. Hussain and A. Umer, 2012. Biodiesel production and investigations on the performance of diesel engine using jatropha oil. J. Asian Trans. Eng., 2: 77-88.

  40. Ahmed, I., A. Hussain, S.M.F. Hasani, M. Shakaib and R.M. Yunus, 2012. Computational modeling for visualization of flow patterns in a membrane testing device. Separation Purification Technol., 90: 1-9.
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  41. Hussain, A. and N.A. Akhtar, 2011. Supervision and evaluation of research projects of graduate students-realities and requirements. J. Quality Technol. Manage., 7: 123-137.
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  42. Hussain, A. and Y. Nergis, 2009. Quality characterization and magnitude of pollution implication in textile mills effluents. J. Quality Technol. Manage., 2: 27-40.
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  43. Mubin, S., A.H. Khan and A. Hussain, 2008. Performance optimization of industrial municipal solid waste combustors-a need of the day to convert waste to wealth. J. Pak. Assoc. Adv. Sci., 60: 1-10.

  44. Hussain, A., F.N. Ani and A.N. Darus, 2008. Gas-solid flow modelling in the riser of a circulating fluidised bed. Int. J. Modell. Simulation, 28: 85-90.

  45. Hussain, A. and S. Velautham, 2008. Quality assurance criteria for managers in malaysian energy sector. J. Quality Technol. Manage., 4: 57-70.

  46. Hussain, A., F.N. Ani, L.X. Yi and A.F. Mohamed, 2007. Biomass utilization for green environment: Co-combustion of diesel fuel and producer gas in thermal applications. Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res., 50: 370-376.

  47. Nik, W.S., A. Hussain, F.N. Ani, F.N. Darus, Ali, A. Noraaini and T.H.B. Eric, 2006. CFD modelling of industrial furnace designs for minimising emissions. J. Solid State Sci. Technol. Lett., 13: 204-205.

  48. Hussain, A., F.N. Ani, N. Sulaiman and M.F. Adnan, 2006. Combustion modelling of an industrial municipal waste combustor in Malaysia. Int. J. Environ. Stud., 63: 313-329.
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  49. Hussain, A., F.N. Ani, A.N. Darus, M.F. Adnan and A. Mustafa, 2006. Hydrodynamic and fluidization behaviour in a circulating fluidized bed. Int. J. Mech. Mater. Eng., 1: 18-23.

  50. Hussain, A., F.N. Ani, A.N. Darus, H. Mokhtar, S. Azam and A. Mustafa, 2006. Thermochemical behaviour of the oil palm shell waste in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor (CFBC). J. Oil Palm Res., 18: 210-218.
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  51. Hussain, A., F.N. Ani, A.N. Darus, H. Mokhtar and S. Azam, 2006. Thermogravimetric and kinetic study on the pyrolytic process of oil palm solid waste. J. Ind. Technol., 15: 87-99.

  52. Hussain, A., F.N. Ani, A.N. Darus, H. Mokhtar, S. Azam, Z. Sarpin and J. Ahmed, 2005. Combustion studies of Malaysian oil palm shell waste in a circulating fluidised bed combustor-influence of primary air and CFBC temperature on emissions. J. Pak. Inst. Chem. Eng., 33: 27-39.

  53. Hussain, A., F.N. Ani, A.N. Darus, H. Mokhtar and S. Azam et al., 2005. Thermogravimetric and thermochemical studies of oil palm shell waste. J. Pak. Inst. Chem. Eng., 33: 1-7.

  54. Hussain, A., F.N. Ani and A.N. Darus, 2005. Flow modelling to investigate the effect of riser exit geometries on the riser hydrodynamics of a CFB. J. Mech. Eng., 34: 1-10.

  55. Hussain, A. and F. Ani, 2005. CFD flow modeling of riser exit geometries of a circulating fluidized bed. Mehran Univ. Res. J. Eng. Technol., 24: 181-190.

  56. Hussain, A., F.N. Ani, N.A. Akhtar, A.N. Darus, M.F. Adnan, A. Mustafa and J. Ahmed, 2004. Combustion modeling of municipal waste combustor in Malaysia. J. Pak. Inst. Chem. Eng., 32: 1-11.

  57. Hussain, A., F.N. Ani, A.N. Darus, A. Mustafa, N.A. Akhtar and J. Ahmed, 2004. Hydrodynamic Modeling of gas solid flow in the riser of a circulating fluidised bed using CFD. J. Pak. Inst. Chem. Eng., 32: 75-82.

  58. Hussain, A. and F.N. Ani, 2004. The effect of riser exit geometer on the hydrodynamics of a circulating fluidized bed. Mehran Univ. J. Sci. Technol., 24: 141-148.
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