Special WorkShop in Desalination
Research, Developments and Innovations (RDI) in Desalination (ADD)
Desalination became an acceptable alternative water resource to many world countries. It is the strategic alternative in MENA-GCC countries including Egypt (particularly with the starting of Ethiopian Dam construction on the Blue Nile that provides 85% of the Nile water to Egypt). As (IDA), more than 120 countries use desalination for fresh water production. GCC countries are the world largest producers and users of seawater desalinated water as a main source of drinking water. This W/S introduces the recent developments in large- and small-scale desalination technologies and processes by well-known International experts as Keynote speakers
*registration fees for Desalination Workshop only (500 LE for Egyptians and 50 $ for foreigners)
Speakers
Senior Lecturer in Low Carbon Energy Systems
Dr Kumar Patchigolla
Senior Lecturer in Low Carbon Energy Systems
Centre for Thermal Energy Systems and Materials
Dr Kumar Patchigolla is currently a Senior Lecturer in Low Carbon Energy Systems, with in the Energy and Power theme. He is also the H & S co-ordinator for the Energy and Power theme and completed the National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) general certification in 2012.
Kumar’s research interests are in the science surrounding the wide range of application areas for cost-effective and reliable energy systems to balance renewables and other low carbon technologies, to address the carbon targets, and to help improve the energy efficiency of dispatchable power plants. He performs experimental, theoretical and thermodynamics research into many aspects of energy systems, as a key member of the PACT facilities operation at Cranfield. PI of the CO2LIQUID project on CO2 shipping-compression, liquefaction and dehydration. More recently he has been applying his knowledge in solar based renewables through H2020 project (WASCOP), in particularly developing an emerging technologies for the reduced use of the water needed to cool the power block for different operating conditions depending on geographical location, climate conditions and access to water.
Research Fellow in Thermodynamic Modelling
Dr Faisal Asfand
Research Fellow in Thermodynamic Modelling
Centre for Thermal Energy Systems and Materials
Articles in journals
– Asfand F, Stiriba Y & Bourouis M (2016) Impact of the solution channel thickness while investigating the effect of membrane characteristics and operating conditions on the performance of water-LiBr membrane-based absorbers, Applied Thermal Engineering, 108 (September) 866-877.
– Faisal Asfand & Mahmoud Bourouis (2016) Estimation of differential heat of dilution for aqueous lithium (bromide, iodide, nitrate, chloride) solution and aqueous (lithium, potassium, sodium) nitrate solution used in absorption cooling systems, International Journal of Refrigeration-Revue Internationale Du Froid, 71 (November) 18-25.
– Asfand F, Stiriba Y & Bourouis M (2016) Performance evaluation of membrane-based absorbers employing H2O/(LiBr + LiI + LiNO3 + LiCl) and H2O/(LiNO3 + KNO3 + NaNO3) as working pairs in absorption cooling systems, Energy, 115 (1) 781-790.
– Asfand F, Stiriba Y & Bourouis M (2015) CFD simulation to investigate heat and mass transfer processes in a membrane-based absorber for water-LiBr absorption cooling systems, Energy, 91 (November) 517-530.
– Asfand F & Bourouis M (2015) A review of membrane contactors applied in absorption refrigeration systems, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 45 (May) 173-191.
Research Fellow in Concentrating Solar Thermal Manufacturing Centre for Renewable Energy Systems
Dr Mounia Karim
Research Fellow in Concentrating Solar Thermal Manufacturing
Centre for Renewable Energy Systems
Dr Mounia Karim gained her MSs from Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech- Morocco in Energetics, Electronics and Automation. Following this MSc, Dr Karin joined the Moroccan foundation for advanced Science, Innovation and Research –MAScIR- in 2012 to work on her PhD thesis in collaboration with the National Institute of Solar Energy INES-CEA, France.
Dr Mounia Karim’s current research activities are related to durability of materials used in solar field of Concentrated Solar Power plants, CSP. Her interests include mainly the study of the erosion and soiling phenomena that can alter the good performance of mirrors reflectors. To address these research activities, it is mandatory to define firstly, the different parameters that are identified as influencing the degradation rate of the reflectors performance, before weighting their impact of each influencing parameter separately on the global yield of the solar installation.
