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Dr. Nawaf AlJuwaihel

Academic

Dr.

Nawaf F. AlJuwayhel

Assistant Professor

Office Location:
S01E2169

Education

Degree Field Institution Year
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering The University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A. Dec, 2006
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering The University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A. Aug, 2003
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering The University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Aug, 1999

Research Interests

Industrial refrigeration, Alternative Refrigerants, HVAC

Selected Publications

Selected Conference Publications

  • Albarjas, A., Alansari, F., AlKhateeb , J., AlZamel , R., Falah , A., and Aljuwayhel, N., “Passive Cooling System for Enhancing Photovoltaic Cell Efficiency in Kuwait” (2023). Eighth International Conference on Energy Research and Development (ICERD8).
  • Alfailakawi, H., Ebrahim, S., Aljuwayhel, N., and Pradeep, E., “Experimental Investigations on the Effects of Using Carbon Based Nanofluids on the Heat Transfer Enhancement in Pool Boiling” (2023). Eighth International Conference on Energy Research and Development (ICERD8).
  • Zuhour, M., Ibrahim, O., and Aljuwayhel, N., “Effect of Passive Cooling on the Performance of Photovoltic Solar Operating In Extremely Hot Weather” (2023). International Journal of Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (IJMECH), Vol. 12, No. 2/3.
  • Ali, N., Bahzad, H., Alsayegh, A., Mukherjee, S., Ebrahim, S. A. and Aljuwayhel, N., "CPU Thermal Management: Investigation of Fins Arrangements and Hybrid Water-Phase Change Materials Cooling," (2022). International Conference on Computing, Electronics & Communications Engineering (iCCECE), pp. 59-64.
  • Ashkanani, A., Bahman, A., and Aljuwayhel, N., “Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Measures on Energy Supply Chain”, (2020). International Conference on Applied Energy, Bangkok.

Selected Journal Publications

  • Poloju, V., Mukherjee, S., Mishra, P., Aljuwayhel, N., Ali, N., & Khadanga, V., (2023). Estimation of the thermal properties of MgO-SiO2/water hybrid nanofluid and development of novel thermo-economically viable model for heat transfer applications. Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-023-03432-1.
  • Ali, N., Bahzad, H., Aljuwayhel, N., Ebrahim, S., &Hamoud, A., (2023). Effervescent Tablets for Carbon-Based Nanofluids Production. Journal of molecular liquids.
  • Aljuwayhel, N. F., Ali, N., & Bahman, A. M., (2023). Experimental evaluation of split air conditioning performance using nanodiamonds particles in compressor polyester lubricant oil. Applied Thermal Engineering, 231, 120961.
  • Poloju, V., Mukherjee, S., Mishra, P., Aljuwayhel, N. & Ali, N., (2023). Efficient convective heat transfer enhancement in heat exchanger tubes with water based novel hybrid nanofluids: Dr. Nawaf F. Aljuwayhel Page 6. Experimental investigation. Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry.
  • AlRagom, F., Aljuwayhel, N., Sreekanth, K &Al-Kandari, S., (2023). Experimental evaluation for potential drop in refrigerants under high-ambient conditions. Engineering Science and Technology- An International Journal-JESTECH, 39, 101358.

Work Experience

Academic Experience
Institution Designation Year/Period
Kuwait University Vise-Dean for student affairs 2023 - Present
Kuwait University Director of the Engineering Testing and Calibration office 2021 - 2023
Kuwait University Project manager for “Design, Develop, Supply, Install and Operate Air-Conditioning Testing center 2017 - Present
Kuwait university Coordinator of the Air-conditioning Research lab 2008 - Present
Kuwait University ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Jan, 2007- Present
Industry Experience
Organization Designation Year/Period
PIC Project Engineer 1999 - 2000