[HTML][HTML] Review of micro–nanoscale surface coatings application for sustaining dropwise condensation

SA Khan, F Tahir, AAB Baloch, M Koc - Coatings, 2019 - mdpi.com
Condensation occurs in most of the heat transfer processes, ranging from cooling of
electronics to heat rejection in power plants. Therefore, any improvement in condensation …

[HTML][HTML] Life-cycle environmental assessment of solar-driven Multi-Effect Desalination (MED) plant

M Alhaj, F Tahir, SG Al-Ghamdi - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Seawater desalination supplies 97 million m 3 of freshwater daily to more than 300 million
people worldwide. The global desalination market is dominated by two technologies …

Development and performance assessment of a new integrated solar, wind, and osmotic power system for multigeneration, based on thermodynamic principles

N Sezer, M Koç - Energy Conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
This study analyzes a new renewable energy-based multigeneration system, in which the
energy sources are efficiently utilized to generate several useful commodities such as …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated MED and HDH desalination systems for an energy-efficient zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system

F Tahir, SG Al-Ghamdi - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Persian Gulf hosts densely located desalination plants that represent 50% of
the global seawater desalination. The salinity levels in this gulf, especially in Qatar, are very …

Design and analysis of an integrated concentrated solar and wind energy system with storage

N Sezer, Y Biçer, M Koç - International Journal of Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This study analyzes a renewable energy‐driven innovative multigeneration system, in which
wind and solar energy sources are utilized in an efficient way to generate several useful …

Impact of surface tension and viscosity on falling film thickness in multi-effect desalination (MED) horizontal tube evaporator

F Tahir, A Mabrouk, M Koç - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Falling film evaporators are extensively used in many applications because of their higher
heat and mass transfer coefficient over low temperature difference. Falling film thickness …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability assessment and techno-economic analysis of thermally enhanced polymer tube for multi-effect distillation (Med) technology

F Tahir, A Mabrouk, SG Al-Ghamdi, I Krupa, T Sedlacek… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metal-alloys tubes are used in the falling-film evaporator of the multi-effect distillation (MED)
that is the dominant and efficient thermal seawater desalination process. However, the harsh …

[PDF][PDF] Review on CFD analysis of horizontal falling film evaporators in multi effect desalination plants

F Tahir, A Mabrouk, M Koc - Desalin. Water Treat, 2019 - academia.edu
abstract Desalination is a sustainable solution for water stressed countries. Among thermal
desalination technologies, multi-effect desalination (MED) offers lower specific energy …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiofouling performance by polyethersulfone membranes cast with oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes and arabic gum

A Najjar, S Sabri, R Al-Gaashani, MA Atieh… - Membranes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Despite extensive research efforts focusing on tackling membrane biofouling, one of the
biggest problems associated with membrane technology, there has been little headway in …

[HTML][HTML] Heat transfer coefficient estimation of falling film for horizontal tube multi-effect desalination evaporator using CFD

F Tahir, A Mabrouk, M Koç - International Journal of Thermofluids, 2021 - Elsevier
The multi effect desalination (MED) plant comprises of horizontal tube falling evaporators
with the operational range of 40° C–65° C, and can accommodate 8–10 evaporators/effects …