Publications

2015     2014     2013     2012     2011     Earlier     Patents     Books     Google Scholar

  • P. Abraham, M.H. Sharqawy, M.E. Shawkat, Thermal and Hydraulic Characteristics of Multiple Row Spiral Finned Tube Heat Exchangers, Int J of Refrigeration, in press, availle online on 24 May 2021. (doi)
  • M.S. Elzayed, M.A.M. Ahmed, M.A. Antar, M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, The impact of thermodynamic balancing on the performance of a humidification dehumidification desalination system, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 21, March 2021. (doi)
  • D. Boules, M.H. Sharqawy, W.H. Ahmed, Enhancement of heat transfer from a horizontal cylinder wrapped with whole and segmented layers of metal foam, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 165(A), February 2021. (doi)
  • M. Salama, M.H. Sharqawy, Experimental Investigation of the Performance of a Falling-Film Drain Water Heat Recovery System, Applied Thermal Engineering 179, October 2020. (doi)
  • G. Silva, M.H. Sharqawy, Techno-economic analysis of low impact solar brackish water desalination system in the Brazilian Semiarid region, Journal of Cleaner Production 248, March 2020. (doi)
  • B.A. Abdelkader, M.H. Sharqawy, Ecological potential of osmotic power generation by pressure retarded osmosis in ontario, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Transfer (EHST’20), Niagara Falls, Canada (best paper award) November 2020. (doi)
  • M.H. Minar, M.H. Sharqawy, Experimental investigation of energy consumption of a commercial walk-in freezer, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Transfer (EHST’20), Niagara Falls, Canada, November 2020. (doi)
  • M.H. Minar, M.H. Sharqawy, Refrigeration and defrost energy consumption in commercial and walk-in freezers, 6th International Conference on Science & Technology Research (ICSTR), 19-20 February 2020, Dubai, UAE, (best technical article award) February 2020. (doi)
  • B.A. Abdelkader, M.H. Sharqawy, Temperature Effects and Entropy Generation of Pressure Retarded Osmosis Process, Entropy 21(12), November 2019. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Saad, K.K. Ahmed, Effect of Flow Configuration on The Performance of Spiral-Wound Heat Exchanger, Applied Thermal Engineering 161, October 2019. (doi)
  • M.H Sharqawy, S.M. Saad, P. Abraham, K.K. Ahmed, Performance of Spiral and Plain Finned-Tube Evaporator Coils for Novel Defrost System in Commercial Freezers, ASHRAE Transactions 125(2), July 2019.
  • G. Haguenauer, G. Silva, M.H. Sharqawy, S. Neto, D. Viana, M. Freitas, Current and future opportunities for renewable integrated desalination systems in the Brazilian semiarid region, Desalination and Water Treatment 166, October 2019. (doi) (online)
  • L. Vives, M.H. Sharqawy, E. Quiñones, Experimental Investigation of Spiral Wound Module Under Pressure Retarded Osmosis Process, Proceedings of ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2019), Salt Lake City, UT, USA, November 2019.
  • M.H. Sharqawy, Thermal Analysis of Bubble Column Reactor Operated at Elevated Pressure, Proceedings of 6th International Conference of Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (FFHMT'19), Ottawa, Canada, June 2019.
  • P. Abraham, M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Saad, K.K. Ahmed, Performance of Spiral and Plain Finned-Tube Evaporator Coils for Novel Defrost System in Commercial Freezers (extended abstract), Proceedings of ASHRAE Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO, June 2019.
  • R. Zinni, M.H. Sharqawy, Modified effectiveness model for crossflow packed-bed humidifiers, Journal of Advanced Thermal Science Research 5, 2018. (doi) (online)
  • H.M. Elkady, M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Saad, K.K. Ahmed, Thermal and hydraulic performance of a novel evaporator coil for refrigeration systems, Proceedings of The Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress 2018, CSME International Congress 2018, May 27-30, 2018, Toronto, Canada.
  • M.K. Anwar, M.H. Sharqawy, Entransy effectiveness for analysis of heat exchangers, Global Journal of Research in Engineering 17(4), September 2017. (online)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, I. Al-Shalawi, M.A. Antar, S.M. Zubair, Experimental investigation of packed-bed cross-flow humidifier, Applied Thermal Engineering 117, May 2017. (doi)
  • O. Siddiqui, M.H. Sharqawy, M.A. Antar, S.M. Zubair, Performance evaluation of variable pressure humidification-dehumidification system, Desalination 409, May 2017. (doi)
  • M.H Sharqawy, Construction of pore network models for Berea and Fontainebleau sandstones using non-linear programing and optimization techniques, Advances in Water Resources 98, December 2016. (doi)
  • J. Gostick, M. Aghighi, J. Hinebaugh, T. Tranter, M.A. Hoeh, H. Day, B. Spellacy, M.H. Sharqawy, A. Bazylak, A. Burns, W. Lehnert and A. Putz, OpenPNM: a pore network modeling package, Computing in Science and Engineering, 18(4) (2016), 60 – 74. (doi)
  • Huicheng Liu, M.H. Sharqawy, Experimental performance of bubble column humidifier and dehumidifier under varying pressure, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 93 (2016), 934 – 944. (doi)
  • B. Yu, T. Honda, M.H. Sharqawy, M. Yang, Human behavior and domain knowledge in parameter design of complex systems, Design Studies, 45 Part B (2016), 242–267. (doi)
  • A. Saeed, M.A. Antar, M.H. Sharqawy, H.M. Badr, CFD modeling of humidification dehumidification distillation process, Desalination, 395 (2016), 46 – 56. (doi)
  • K.G. Nayar, M.H. Sharqawy, L.D. Banchik, J.H. Lienhard V, Thermophysical properties of seawater: A review and new correlations that include pressure dependence, Desalination, 390 (2016), 1 – 24. (doi)
  • B. Yu, M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, T. Honda, M.C. Yang, A maintenance focused approach to complex system design, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design – Analysis and Manufacturing, 30 (3) (2016), 263 – 276. (doi)


2015

  • M.H. Sharqawy, Huicheng Liu, The effect of pressure on the performance of bubble column dehumidifier, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 87 (2015), 212-221. (doi)
  • Y. Roy, M.H. Sharqawy, J.H. Lienhard V, Modeling of flat-sheet and spiral-wound nanofiltration configurations and its application in seawater nanofiltration. J. of Membrane Science, 493 (2015), 360-72. (doi)
  • M.A. Habib, M.A. Nemitallah, M.H. Sharqawy, H.M. Badr, M. Iqbal, Experimental analysis of oxygen-methane combustion inside a gas turbine reactor, Energy, 86 (2015), 105-14. (doi)
  • M.T. Alnory, M.H. Sharqawy, Economic and environmental evaluation of solar desalination networks, The International Desalination Association World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse, San Diego, CA, USA, 2015.


2014

  • M.H. Sharqawy, M.A. Antar, S.M. Zubair, A.M. Elbashir, Optimum thermal design of humidification dehumidification desalination systems, Desalination, 349 (2014) 10-21. (doi)
  • L.D. Banchik, M.H. Sharqawy, J.H. Lienhard V, Limits of power production due to finite membrane area in pressure retarded osmosis, Journal of Membrane Science, 468 (2014) 81-89. (doi)
  • L.D. Banchik, M.H. Sharqawy, J.H. Lienhard V, Effectiveness-mass transfer units (ε-MTU) model of a reverse osmosis membrane mass exchanger, Journal of Membrane Science, 458 (2014) 189-198. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, Mass Engine Cycle, ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2014), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2014.
  • L.D. Banchik, M.H. Sharqawy, J.H. Lienhard V, Design and Rating Method for Osmotic Mass Exchangers, Singapore International Water Week, 1 – 5 June 2014.
  • B. Yu, M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, T. Honda, M.C. Yang, Multi-disciplinary design optimization for large-scale reverse osmosis systems, Proceedings of ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2014, August 17-20, 2014, Buffalo, NY.


2013

  • G.M. Zak, A. Ghobeity, M.H. Sharqawy, A. Mitsos, A review of hybrid desalination systems for co-production of power and water, Desalination and Water Treatment, (2013) 1-21. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, L.D. Banchik, J.H. Lienhard V, Effectiveness–mass transfer units model of an ideal pressure retarded osmosis membrane mass exchanger, J. of Membrane Science, 445 (2013) 211-219. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, H.M. Badr, E.M. Mokheimer, Investigation of buoyancy effects on heat transfer between a vertical borehole heat exchanger and the ground, Geothermics, 48 (2013) 52-59. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, New correlations for seawater and pure water thermal conductivity at different temperatures and salinities, Desalination, 313 (2013) 97-104. (doi)
  • M.A. Antar, M.H. Sharqawy, Experimental investigations on the performance of an air heated humidification-dehumidification system, Desalination and Water Treatment, 51 (2013) 837-843. (doi)
  • G.P. Narayan, M.H. Sharqawy, S.K. Das, J.H. Lienhard V, Bubble columns for condensation at high concentrations of non-condensable gas: model and experiments, AIChE Journal, 59 (2013) 1780-1790. (doi)
  • B.Y. Yu, M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, M.C. Yang, A Framework For System Design Optimization Based on Maintenance Scheduling With Prognostics and Health Management, Proceedings of ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2013, Portland, OR, 2013.
  • W.A. Waqas, M.H. Sharqawy, J.H. Lienhard V, Energy utilization from disposed brine of msf desalination plant using pressure retarded osmosis, IDA World Congress, Tianjin, China, 2013.
  • W.A. Waqas, M.H. Sharqawy, Power generation with pressure retarded osmosis, ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2013), San Diego, California, USA, 2013.
  • A.A. Baqais, M. Ahmed, M.H. Sharqawy, Function Approximation of Seawater Density Using Genetic Algorithm., World Congress on Engineering 2013 (WCE 2013), London, U.K., 2013.


2012

  • M.H. Sharqawy, A. Moinuddin, S.M. Zubair, Heat and mass transfer from annular fins of different cross-sectional area. Part I Temperature and efficiency, Int. J. of Refrigeration, 35 (2012) 377-385. (doi)
  • Moinuddin, M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, Heat and mass transfer from annular fins of different cross sectional area. Part II. Optimal dimensions, International Journal of Refrigeration, 35 (2012) 365-376. (doi)
  • B.Y. Yu, T. Honda, G.M. Zak, A. Mitsos, J.H. Lienhard V, K. Mistry, S.M. Zubair, M.H. Sharqawy, M.A. Antar, Prognosis of component degradation under uncertainty: a method for early stage design of a complex engineering system, ASME 2012 11th Biennial Conference on Engineering System Design and Analysis ESDA2012, Nantes, France, 2012.
  • G.P. Narayan, M.H. Sharqawy, S.K. Das, J.H. Lienhard V, Advances in humidification dehumidification desalination, Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), Singapore, 2012.
  • K.M. Arefiev, A.V. K., F.E. D., M.H. Sharqawy, Heat and Mass Transfer in a Desalination System with Solar Heater, Proceedings of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Vol. 22.08, Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnical University, St.Petersburg, Russia, 2012.
  • M.A. Antar, M.H. Sharqawy, I.A. Shabaneh, P. Gandhidasan, S.M. Zubair, Experimental investigations on the performance of an air heated humidification-dehumidification desalination (HDH) system, Water Desalination Conference in The Arab Countries, ARWADEX10, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2012.
  • M.A. Antar, M.H. Sharqawy, Experimental Investigations on the Performance of an Air Heated Humidification-Dehumidification Desalination System, Desalination for the Environment Clean Water and Energy, International Desalination Association, Barcelona, Spain, 2012.


2011

  • M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, J.H. Lienhard V, Second law analysis of reverse osmosis desalination plants: An alternative design using pressure retarded osmosis, Energy, 36 (2011) 6617-6626. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, J.H. Lienhard V, S.M. Zubair, On Thermal Performance of Seawater Cooling Towers, ASME J. of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 133 (2011) 43001 – 43007. (link)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, J.H. Lienhard V, S.M. Zubair, On exergy calculations of seawater with applications in desalination systems, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 50 (2011) 187-196. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, M.A. Antar, S.M. Zubair, J.H. Lienhard V, Mobile Solar Desalination System for Water Production in Arid and Off-grid Areas, International Desalination Association, Desalination Industry - Action for Good Conference, Portofino, Italy, 2011.
  • I.A. Shabaneh, M.A. Antar, S.M. Zubair, P. Gandhidasan, M.H. Sharqawy, Dehumidifier performance characteristics of a HDH desalination system, Water Desalination Conference in The Arab Countries, ARWADEX9, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2011.
  • G.P. Narayan, R.K. McGovern, G.P. Thiel, J.A. Miller, J.H. Lienhard V, M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, M.A. Antar, Status of humidification dehumidification desalination technology, International Desalination Association Journal, World Water Congress, Perth, Australia, 2011. Received Best Paper Award
  • I.S. Husain, M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, J.H. Lienhard V, Thermal performance evaluation of seawater cooling tower, International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE-2011, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2011.


Earlier

  • S.M. Zubair, A.F.M. Arif, M.H. Sharqawy, Thermal analysis and optimization of orthotropic pin fins: A closed-form analytical solution, Journal of Heat Transfer, 132 (2010) 1-8. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, Heat exchangers design under variable overall heat transfer coefficient: Improved analytical and numerical approaches, Heat Transfer Engineering, 31 (2010) 1051-1056. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, J.H. Lienhard V, S.M. Zubair, Thermophysical Properties of Sea Water: A Review of Existing Correlations and Data, Desalination and Water Treatment, 16 (2010) 354 – 380. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, H.M. Badr, E. Mokheimer, Natural convection from a vertical ground heat exchanger embedded in a semi-infinite porous medium, Computational Thermal Sciences, 2 (2010) 231-248. (doi)
  • S.A. Said, M.A. Habib, E.M.A. Mokheimer, M.H. Sharqawy, Feasibility of using ground-coupled condensers in A/C systems, Geothermics, 39 (2010) 201-204. (doi)
  • N.G. Prakash, K.H. Mistry, M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, J.H. Lienhard, Energy effectiveness of simultaneous heat and mass exchange devices, Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, 1 (2010). (doi)
  • G.P. Narayan, M.H. Sharqawy, E.K. Summers, J.H. Lienhard V, S.M. Zubair, M.A. Antar, The potential of solar-driven humidification-dehumidification desalination for small-scale decentralized water production, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 14 (2010) 1187-1201. (doi)
  • G.P. Narayan, M.H. Sharqawy, J.H. Lienhard V, S.M. Zubair, Thermodynamic Analysis of Humidification Dehumanization Cycles, Desalination and Water Treatment, 16 (2010) 339 – 353. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, J.H. Lienhard V, S.M. Zubair, On Thermal Performance of Seawater Cooling Towers, ASME International Heat Transfer Conference IHTC14, Washington, DC, USA, 2010.
  • M.H. Sharqawy, J.H. Lienhard V, S.M. Zubair, Formulation of Seawater Flow Exergy Using Accurate Thermodynamic Data, International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE-2010, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010.
  • M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, Performance and optimum geometry of spines with simultaneous heat and mass transfer, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 48 (2009) 2130-2138. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, S.A. Said, E.M. Mokheimer, H.M. Badr, First in situ determination of the ground thermal conductivity for boreholeheat exchanger applications, Renewable Energy, 34 (2009) 2218-2223. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, E.M. Mokheimer, M.A. Habib, H.M. Badr, Energy, exergy and uncertainty analyses of the thermal response test for a ground heat exchanger, Int. J. of Energy Research, 33 (2009) 582-592. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, E.M. Mokheimer, H.M. Badr, Effective pipe-to-borehole thermal resistance for vertical ground heat exchangers, Geothermics, 38 (2009) 271-277. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, Efficiency and Optimization of a Straight Fin with Combined Heat and Mass Transfer, Heat Transfer Engineering, 29 (2008) 1018 – 1026. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, Efficiency and optimization of straight fins with combined heat and mass transfer – An analytical solution, Applied Thermal Engineering, 28 (2008) 2279-2288. (doi)
  • M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, Efficiency and optimization of an annular fin with combined heat and mass transfer – An analytical solution, International Journal of Refrigeration, 30 (2007) 751-757. (doi)
  • S.A.M. Said, M.A. Habib, E.M. Mokheimer, N.A. Al-Shayea, M.H. Sharqawy, Horizontal Ground Heat Exchanger Design for Ground-Coupled Heat Pumps, The International Conference and Exhibition on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies EVER2009, Monaco, 2009.
  • M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, Combined Heat and Mass Transfer Analysis from Annular Fins of Constant Cross-Sectional Area, The 8th International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, ICHMT, Marrakech, Morocco, 2008.
  • M.H. Sharqawy, H.M. Badr, E.M. Mokheimer, Natural Convection along a Vertical Cylinder in a Semi-Infinite Porous Medium, The 6th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics HEFAT2008, Pretoria, South Africa, 2008.


Patents

  • P.G. Narayan, G.P. Thiel, R.K. McGovern, J.H. Lienhard V, M.H. Sharqawy, Humidification-Dehumidification System with a Bubble-Column Vapor Mixture Condenser and Intermediate Gas Extraction, US Patent # 9320984, 26 April 2016.
  • P.G. Narayan, M.H. Sharqawy, S.J. Maximus, J.H. Lienhard V, Multistage Bubble Column Humidifier, US Patent # 9120033 B2, 1 September 2015.
  • P.G. Narayan, G.P. Thiel, R.K. McGovern, J.H. Lienhard V, M.H. Sharqawy, Bubble-Column Vapor Mixture Condenser, US Patent # 9,072,984, 7 July 2015.
  • P.G. Narayan, G.P. Thiel, R.K. McGovern, J.H. Lienhard V, M.H. Sharqawy, Humidification-Dehumidification System Including A Bubble-Column Vapor Mixture Condenser, US Patent # 8,778,065 B2, 15 July 2014.
  • M.A. Antar, M.H. Sharqawy, Solar-Powered Humidification-Dehumidification Desalination System, US Patent Application # 2014/0197022 A1, Filed 17 July 2014.
  • P.G. Narayan, A. Bajpayee, J.H. Lienhard V, M.H. Sharqawy, G. Thiel, R.M. Samhrain, Multistage bubble column dehumidifier, US Patent # 8,523,985 B2, 3 September 2013.
  • M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, J.H. Lienhard V, G.P. Narayan, Separation of a Vaporizable Component Under Reduced Pressure, US Patent # 8,465,006 B2, 18 June 2013.
  • M.H. Sharqawy, G.P. Narayan, S.M. Zubair, J.H. Lienhard V, Water Separation Under Reduced Pressure, US Patent # 8,292,272 B2, 23 October 2012.
  • P.G. Narayan, M.H. Sharqawy, S.M. Zubair, J.H. Lienhard V, Water Separation Under Varied Pressure, US Patent # 8,252,092 B2, 28 August 2012.


Books

  • J.H. Lienhard V, K.H. Mistry, M.H. Sharqawy, and G.P. Thiel, “Thermodynamics, Exergy, and Energy Efficiency in Desalination Systems,” in Desalination Sustainability: A Technical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Approach, Chpt. 5, H.A. Arafat, ed. Elsevier Publishing Co., 1 June 2017. (url)