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Education

    • PhD in Engineering (4 Years)
      Edith Cowan University, Australia
      Thesis: An experimental and numerical study of surface interactions in swirling jets
      PhD dissertation investigated the effect of swirl on impingement flow and heat transfer characteristics, and the area has direct industrial relevance. This experimental and numerical based research project focused on how turbulent swirl jets interact with
      Fluid mechanics and heat transfer
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    • MESc in Mechanical Engineering (2 Years)
      The University of Western Ontario, Canada
      Thesis: Axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric annular jet stability

      Hydrodynamic stability and two phase flows
      Remarks:

    • B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering (4 Years)
      Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), 911爆料
      Result: First class

      Group: Mechanical Engineering(2002)
      Remarks: 1st
      Awarded Prime Minister Gold Medal

Honors, Awards and Grants

    • University scholarship for merit positions in 1998-2002
    • Prime Minister Gold Medal for the academic performance in 2003
    • Western Graduate Research Scholarship in 2008 and 2009
    • University funded ECUIPRS scholarship for PhD program in 2011 competition
    • Endeavour Postgraduate Award (funded by Australian government) in 2012
    • Best paper award, ICERIE, Sylhet, 911爆料, 2017
    • Excellent Research Award, Researchfora ICSET, Sydney, 2018

Research

Publications

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1. Sudipta Debnath, Md Tanvir Khan, Zahir U. Ahmed, "Substrate Characteristics of Multiple Arrays of Turbulent Swirling Impinging Jets," Journal of Flow Visualization & Image Processing, Begell House Inc., vol. 30, no: 5, 2023.
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2. Sajih Bin Suja, Md. Rhyhanul Islam, Zahir U. Ahmed, "," International Journal of Thermofluids, Elsevier, vol. 19, pp. 100387, 2023.
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3. Md Rhyhanul Islam, Zahir U. Ahmed, Khandkar Aftab Hossain, "," South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, Elsevier, vol. 45, pp. 83-99, 2023.
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4. Zahir U. Ahmed, Yasir M. Al-Abdeli, "," Journal of Thermal Science, Spriger Nature, vol. 32, no: 2, pp. 662-679, 2023.
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5. Sudipta Debnath, Md Tanvir Khan, Zahir U. Ahmed, "," Journal of Engineering Advancements, Scien PG, vol. 3, no: 4, pp. 144-154, 2022.
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6. Anob Dey, Zahir U. Ahmed, Md. Ramijul Alam, "," Energy Conversion and Management: X, Elsevier, vol. 16, pp. 100324, 2022.
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7. Sudipta Debnath; Zahir U. Ahmed; Muhammad Ikhlaq; Tanvir Khan, "Thermal characteristics of arrays of swirling impinging jets: Effect of Reynolds number, impingement distance, and jet-to-jet separation," Heat Transfer, Wiley, vol. 52, no: 1, pp. 585-608, 2023.
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8. Zahir U. Ahmed, Md. Roni Raihan, Omidreza Ghaffari, Muhammad Ikhlaq, "," ASME Journals, vol. 14, no: 7, pp. 071012:14, 2022 (In press).
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9. Md. Tanvir Khan, Zahir U. Ahmed, "," Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Taylor & Francis, 2022.
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10. Mohammad Mashud, Shabnoor M. Joty and Zahir U. Ahmed, "Optimization of low speed wind turbine blade profile on the basis of lift coefficient," Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, APRN, vol. 16, no: 2, pp. 112-120, 2021.
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11. Sudipta Debnath, Md. Habib Ullah Khan, Zahir U. Ahmed, "," Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Elsevier, vol. 19, pp. 100580(12), 2020.
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12. Sharif M. Islam, Md. Tanvir Khan, Zahir U. Ahmed, "," Progress in Computation Fluid Dynamics, Inderscience, vol. 20, no: 5, pp. 249-262, 2020.
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13. Md. Tanvir Khan, Sharif M. Islam, Zahir U. Ahmed, "," Journal of Engineering Advancements, ScienPG, vol. 1, no: 2, pp. 43-52, 2020.
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14. Md. Habib U. Khan, Zahir U. Ahmed, "," International Journal of Thermofluid Science and Technology, IJTF, vol. 6, no: 4, pp. 060403(12), 2019.
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15. Shabnoor M. Joty, Zahir U. Ahmed, Barun K. Das, "," International Journal of Industrial Electronics and 911爆料 Engineering, IRAJ, vol. 6, no: 10, pp. 53-59, 2018.
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16. Zahir U. Ahmed, Yasir M. Al-Abdeli, Ferdinando G. Guzzomi, "," International Journal of Thermal Science, Elsevier, vol. 114, pp. 241-256, 2017.
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17. Bashar A. Baki, Roger E. Khayat, Zahir U. Ahmed, "," Fluid Dynamics Research, IOPScience, vol. 48, no: 6, pp. 061406(25), 2016.
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18. Zahir U. Ahmed, Yasir M. Al-Abdeli, Ferdinando G. Guzzomi, "," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Elsevier, vol. 102, pp. 991-1003, 2016.
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19. Zahir U. Ahmed, Yasir M. Al-Abdeli, Ferdinando G. Guzzomi, "," Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Elsevier, vol. 70, pp. 166-175, 2016.
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20. Zahir U. Ahmed, Yasir M. Al-Abdeli, Ferdinando G. Guzzomi, "," Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Elsevier, vol. 68, pp. 722-732, 2015.
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21. Zahir U. Ahmed, Yasir M. Al-Abdeli, Miccal T. Matthews, "," Computers & Fluids, Elsevier, vol. 118, pp. 255-273, 2015.
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22. Mohammad Niknami, Zahir U. Ahmed, Bashar A. Baki, Roger E. Khayat, "," International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Emerald Group, vol. 25, no: 4, pp. 782-802, 2015.
International Journal
23. Zahir U. Ahmed, Roger E. Khayat, P. Maissa, C. Mathis, "Non-axisymmetric annular curtain stability," Physics of Fluids, American Institute of Physics, vol. 25, no: 8, pp. 082104(37), 2013.
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24. Zahir U. Ahmed, Bashar A. Baki, Roger E. Khayat, "," Journal of Heat Transfer, ASME Journals, vol. 135, pp. 111007(12), 2013.
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25. Zahir U. Ahmed, Roger E. Khayat, P. Maissa and C. Mathis, "," Fluid Dynamics Research, IOPScience, vol. 44, no: 3, pp. 031401(14), 2012.
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26. Zahir U. Ahmed, Roger E. Khayat, "," Journal of Fluids Engineering, ASME Journals, vol. 134, no: 10, pp. 101302(14), 2012.
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27. Md. A. Wakil, Zahir U. Ahmed, "Effects of inertia and process parameters on isothermal high-speed two-layer filament jet flow," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, , vol. 2, no: 5, pp. 19-27, 2012.
International Journal
28. Md. A. Wakil, Zahir. U. Ahmed, Md. H. Rahman, Md. Arifuzzaman, "Study on fuel properties of various vegetable oil available in 911爆料 and biodiesel production," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, , vol. 2, no: 5, pp. 10-17, 2012.
International Journal
1. Sajih Bin Suja, Md. Rhyhanul Islam Pranto, Raydah Nudrat Turna, Zahir U. Ahmed, "Conjugate heat transfer analysis of different CPU cooling processes using computational fluid dynamics," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg., , 2020.
International Conference
2. Joy Saha, Nahid-Al-Nahian Rahat, Zahir U. Ahmed, "Numerical analysis of wall characteristics for turbulent swirling jets impinged on a concave surface," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg., , 2020.
International Conference
3. Sudipta Debnath, Zahir U. Ahmed, "Computational analysis of multiple non-swirlng and swirling impinging air jets," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg., , 2020.
International Conference
4. Sharif M. Islam, Md. Tanvir Khan, Zahir U. Ahmed, "Implementation of an eco-friendly earth-to-air heat exchanger for cooling effect using renewable energy sources," Int. Conf. Mech. Engg. Renew. Energy , , 2019.
International Conference
5. Zahir U. Ahmed, Shabnoor Mahmud Joty, Mohammad Mashud, "Comparative study of NACA 4412 and NACA 4421 profiles for low speed wind turbine blade," Int. conf. Mech. Engg. Renew. Energy, , 2019.
International Conference
6. Masbah-Ul-Hakim, Zahir U. Ahmed, "Numerical simulation of liquid jets impinging on an isothermal stationary substrate and hydraulic jump," Int. Conf. Mech. Indust. Mater. Engg., , 2019.
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7. Kazi R. Islam, Zahir U. Ahmed, "Effect of inertia and gravity on three dimensional non-isothermal film stability," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg., , 2018.
International Conference
8. Sudipta Debnath, Md. Habib U. Khan, Zahir U. Ahmed, Md. Mahmodul Alam, "The effect of swirl on array of turbulent impinging jets," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg., , 2018.
International Conference
9. Shabnoor M. Joty, Zahir U. Ahmed, Barun K. Das, "Optimal sizing of a stand-alone PV/Wind/ICE/Battery for application of a university campus in 911爆料," Int. Conf. Sci. Engg. Tech., , 2018.
International Conference
10. Zahir U. Ahmed, Yasir M. Al-Abdeli, "Flow characteristics due to jet impact at low swirl intensity," Int. Conf. Engg. Res. Innov. Educ., , 2017.
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11. Md. M. Islam, Sumaiya Tasnim, Zahir U. Ahmed, "Numerical study of a swirl nozzle at moderate Reynolds numberNumerical study of a swirl nozzle at moderate Reynolds number," Int. Conf. Mech. Engg. Renew. Energy, , 2017.
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12. Md. Habib U. Khan, Zahir U. Ahmed, "Numerical investigation of arrays of circular swirling impinging jets," Int. Conf. Mech. Engg. Renew. Energy , , 2017.
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13. Zahir U. Ahmed, Md. Habib U. Khan, Roger E. Khayat, Sumaiya Tasnim, "Effect of flow confinement on the hydrodynamics and heat transfer characteristics of swirling impinging jets," Int. Conf. Mech. Engg., , 2017.
International Conference
14. Sumaiya Tasnim, Md. M. Islam, Shabnoor M. Joty, Zahir U. Ahmed, "A numerical study on the fluid structure interaction of a wind turbine blade," Int. Conf. Mech. Indust. Mater. Engg., , 2017.
International Conference
15. Bashar Albaalbaki, Roger E. Khayat, Zahir U. Ahmed, "Thermal convection of Phan-Thien Tanner fluids," Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress, , 2016.
International Conference
16. Brett Thomas, Zahir U. Ahmed, Yasir M. Al-Abdeli, Miccal T. Matthews, "The optimisation of a turbulent swirl nozzle using CFD," Proceedings of Australian Combustion Symposium, , 2012.
International Conference
17. Md. M. Rahman, Zahir U. Ahmed, Md. A. Wakil, Md. A. Jalil, "Falling film flow along vertical plate with temperature-dependent properties," Int. Conf. Mechanical Engg., , 2011.
International Conference
18. Zahir U. Ahmed, Md. A. Wakil, "Effects of gravity and fluid properties on isothermal high speed two-layer filament jet flow," Int. Conf. Mechanical Engg., , 2011.
International Conference
19. Zahir U. Ahmed, Roger E. Khayat, "Axisymmetric annular curtain stability with viscous gas media," Int. Conf. on Mech., Indust. Energy Engg., , 2010.
International Conference
20. Zahir U. Ahmed, Roger E. Khayat, "Role of inertia and gravity on three dimensional film casting and stability," 13th Asian Congr.of Fluid Mech., , 2010.
International Conference
21. Syed A. Molla, Zahir U. Ahmed, Md. A. Wakil, Md. I. Inam, "Formation of air pollution in IC engine and its controlling measures," Int. Conf. on Mech. Indust. Energy Engg., , 2010.
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Experience

Academic Experience

  • Professor
    Mechanical Dept.
    Khulna Univerisity of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
  • Associate Professor
    Mechanical Dept.
    Khulna Univerisity of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
  • Assistant Professor
    Mechanical Dept.
    Khulna Univerisity of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
  • Lecturer
    Mechanical Dept.
    Khulna Univerisity of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
  • Technical Engineer
    YKK (911爆料) Pte. Ltd.
  • Maintenance Engineering
    AP (Dhaka) Ltd.

Professional Membership

  • Life Fellow
    Institute of Engineers, 911爆料(IEB)
  • Member
    International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
  • Former member
    American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

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