PROFILE SUMMARY

Dr. Muhammad Mahabat Khan is a Professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. He obtained a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering with a specialization in Computation Fluid Dynamics from Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France. He has served as an Advanced Development Engineer in the Systems Engineering division at Continental Automotive in France, where he played a key role in developing a cutting-edge high-pressure gasoline direct injection system. He has also worked as a Research Scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK. He has authored numerous WOS-indexed Journal articles and serves as a reviewer for several international Journals. He is also a member (Asia) of the International Conference on Liquid Atomization & Spray Systems (ICALSS). His research interests include Heat transfer Augmentation, Latent Thermal Energy Storage Systems, Phase Change Materials, Fluidic Oscillators, Renewable Energy, Multi-Phase Flows, CFD, Engine Sprays, and Turbulent Flows.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor	Capital University of Science & Technology (CUST)	Since – 2024
Associate Professor	Capital University of Science & Technology (CUST)	2019 – 2024
Assistant Professor	Capital University of Science & Technology (CUST)	2015 – 2019

RESEARCH SUPERVSION
1.	Ph.D.	Numerical investigation of thermal hydraulic performance of sweeping jet impingement cooling technique applied over heated target surfaces – Scholar Name: Liaqat Hussain – Status: Research phase (2024)
2.	Ph.D.	On fluid transport and compressive strength properties of bone scaffolds manufactured through PolyJet and micro-stereolithography. – Scholar Name: Shummaila Rasheed – Status: Completed (2024)
3.	Ph.D.	Investigation of Enhanced Tubes and Bends for Heat Transfer and Momentum Transport- Scholar Name: Rizwan Sabir – Status: Completed (2023)
4.	Ph.D.	Design of a Rectangular Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Device – Scholar Name: Shahid Shafiq – Completed (2023)
5.	MSc.	Thermal Performance Enhancement of Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Phase Change Material – Scholar Name: Sarmad Ali – Status: Completed (2024)
6.	MSc.	Performance Enhancement of Latent Thermal Energy Storage through Vibration Plates – Scholar Name: Syed Abaad ul Hassan – Status: Research Phase (2024)
7.	MSc.	Performance Enhancement of Multi-tube Latent Thermal Energy Storage System: Optimization of Tube Shape, Placement and Shell Aspect Ratio – Scholar Name: Tabish Haider – Status: Completed (2024)
8.	MSc.	Heat Transfer Enhancement of Latent Thermal Energy Storage System using Multiple Tubes and Modified Shell Designs – Scholar Name: Rehan Qaiser – Status: Completed (Sep 2020)
9.	MSc.	Energy Efficiency Enhancement of Residential Buildings in Pakistan by using Phase Change Materials in Building Envelop – Status: Completed (Sep 2020)
10.	MSc.	Numerical Study of Laminar Flow Past Circular Cylinder with Waviness in the Confining Walls – Scholar Name: Liaqat Hussain – Status: Completed (Sep 2019)
11.	MSc.	Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycles for Waste Heat Recovery of Gas Turbine – Scholar Name: Abubakr Ayub – Status: Completed (2018)

SR.	JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS	YEAR
1	M. Huzaifa, M. H. Ali, M. T. Hashmi, S. Ali, M. M. Khan, M. Shahid Shafiq, “Melting Performance Enhancement of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Unit by Changing the Angular Orientation,” Engineering Proceedings, vol. 75, no. 1, 2024.	2024
2	L. Hussain, M. M. Khan, and N. Ahmad, “Flow performance enhancement of a fluidic oscillator through the integration of rectangular ribs on coanda surface,” Journal of Fluids Engineering, vol. 146, no. 11, p. 111301, 2024.	2024
3	S. Ali, M. M. Khan, and M. Irfan, “Thermal performance enhancement of lithium-ion batteries using phase change material and fin geometry modification,” World Electric Vehicle Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, p. 42, 2024.	2024
4	B. Hussain, M. Irfan, M. M. Khan, S. Ullah, and F. ul Hasnain, “Geometric optimization of fin structures for accelerated melting of phase change material in a triplex tube heat exchanger,” Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 79, p. 110162, 2024.	2024
5	S. Rasheed, W. A. Lughmani, M. M. Khan, D. Brabazon, M. A. Obeidi, and I. U. Ahad, “The porosity design and deformation behavior analysis of additively manufactured bone scaffolds through finite element modelling and mechanical property investigations,” Journal of Functional Biomaterials, vol. 14, no. 10, p. 496, 2023.	2023
6	R. Sabir, M. M. Khan, M. Imran, N. A. Sheikh, and M. Irfan, “Role of transverse dimples in thermal-hydraulic performance of dimpled enhanced tubes,” International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 139, p. 106435, 2022.	2022
7	F.U. Hasnain, M. Irfan, M. M. Khan, “Branched fins and nanoparticles for the enhanced thermal performance during the melting-solidification cycle of latent energy storage unit,” International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 46, no. 15, 2022.	2022
8	L. Hussain and M. M. Khan, “Recent progress in flow control and heat transfer enhancement of impinging sweeping jets using double feedback fluidic oscillators: A review,” Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 144, no. 12, p. 120802, 2022.	2022
9	H. Ahmed, F. Malik, and M. Khan, “Influence of passive wake control on thermal-hydraulic performance of a cylinder confined in wavy channel under high blockage ratios,” Thermophysics and Aeromechanics, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 357–371, 2022.	2022
10	L. Khan and M. Khan, “Influence of angular orientation of fins on thermal charging and discharging performance of latent heat storage unit,” High Temperature, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 238–251, 2022.	2022
11	M. Khan, M. M. Khan*, M. Irfan, N. Ahmad, M. A. Haq, I. Khan, M. Mousa, “Energy Efficiency Enhancement of Residential Buildings in Pakistan by using Phase Change Materials in Building Envelope,” Energy Reports, vol. 8, 2022.	2022
12	M. S. Shafiq and M. M. Khan, “Effects of fin length distribution functions and enclosure aspect ratio on latent thermal energy storage performance of dual-wall-heated unit,” Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 53, p. 105247, 2022.	2022
13	R. Sabir, M. M. Khan, and N. A. Sheikh, “Numerical investigation of thermal-hydraulic performance of u-tubes enhanced with ellipsoidal 45 deg dimples,” Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 144, no. 8, p. 082001, 2022.	2022
14	F. K. Malik, M. M. Khan, H. F. Ahmed, M. Irfan, and I. U. Ahad, “Performance characteristics of pcm based thermal energy storage system for fluctuating waste heat sources,” Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 34, p. 102012, 2022.	2022
15	R. Qaiser, M. M. Khan, H. F. Ahmed, F. K. Malik, M. Irfan, and I. U. Ahad, “Performance enhancement of latent energy storage system using effective designs of tubes and shell,” Energy Reports, vol. 8, pp. 3856–3872, 2022.	2022
16	R. Sabir, M. M. Khan, N. A. Sheikh, and I. U. Ahad, “Effect of dimple pitch on thermal-hydraulic performance of tubes enhanced with ellipsoidal and teardrop dimples,” Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 31, p. 101835, 2022.	2022
17	L. Hussain, M. M. Khan, M. Masud, F. Ahmed, Z. Rehman, L. Amanowicz, and K. Rajski, “Heat transfer augmentation through different jet impingement techniques: A state-of-the-art review,” Energies, vol. 14, no. 20, p. 6458, 2021.	2021
18	M. S. Shafiq, M. M. Khan, and M. Irfan, “Performance enhancement of double-wall-heated rectangular latent thermal energy storage unit through effective design of fins,” Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 27, p. 101339, 2021.	2021
19	L. A. Khan, M. M. Khan, H. F. Ahmed, M. Irfan, D. Brabazon, and I. U. Ahad, “Dominant roles of eccentricity, fin design, and nanoparticles in performance enhancement of latent thermal energy storage unit,” Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 43, p. 103181, 2021.	2021
20	M. Khan, A Khalid, WA Lughmani, M. M. Khan, “A use case of a wave power potential estimation in the exclusive economic zone,” Ocean Engineering, vol. 237(8), 2021.	2021
21	F. ul Hasnain, M. Irfan, M. M. Khan, L. A. Khan, and H. F. Ahmed, “Melting performance enhancement of a phase change material using branched fins and nanoparticles for energy storage applications,” Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 38, p. 102513, 2021.	2021
22	L. Hussain and M. Khan, “Passive control of vortex shedding and drag reduction in laminar flow across circular cylinder using wavy wall channel,” Fluid Dynamics, vol. 56, pp. 262–277, 2021.	2021
23	R. Qaiser, M. M. Khan, L. A. Khan, and M. Irfan, “Melting performance enhancement of pcm based thermal energy storage system using multiple tubes and modified shell designs,” Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 33, p. 102161, 2021.	2021
24	L. A. Khan and M. M. Khan, “Role of orientation of fins in performance enhancement of a latent thermal energy storage unit,” Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 175, p. 115408, 2020.	2020
25	R. Sabir, M. M. Khan, N. A. Sheikh, I. U. Ahad, and D. Brabazon, “Assessment of thermo-hydraulic performance of inward dimpled tubes with variation in angular orientations,” Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 170, p. 115040, 2020.	2020
26	A. Ayub, N. A. Sheikh, R. Tariq, M. M. Khan, and C. M. Invernizzi, “Exergetic optimization and comparison of combined gas turbine supercritical CO2 power cycles,” Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, vol. 10, no. 4, 2018.	2018
27	M. M. Khan, J. Hélie, and M. Gorokhovski, “Computational methodology for non-evaporating spray in quiescent chamber using large eddy simulation,” International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 102, pp. 102–118, 2018.	2018
28	M. M. Khan, N. A. Sheikh, A. Khalid, and W. A. Lughmani, “Experimental characterization of gasoline sprays under highly evaporating conditions,” Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 54, pp. 1531–1543, 2018.	2018
29	M. Ebrahem, S. Manzoor, N. Sheikh, M. Ali, and M. Khan, “Numerical investigation of transient response of a coupled two-degrees-of-freedom symmetric airfoil before flutter,” International Journal of Aeroacoustics, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 275–294, 2018.	2018
30	M. M. Khan, N. A. Sheikh, A. Khalid, and W. A. Lughmani, “Experimental characterization of gasoline sprays under highly evaporating conditions,” Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 54, pp. 1531–1543, 2018.	2018
31	M. M. Khan, J. Hélie, M. Gorokhovski, and N. A. Sheikh, “Experimental and numerical study of flash boiling in gasoline direct injection sprays,” Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 123, pp. 377–389, 2017.	2017
32	M. M. Khan*, J. Helie, M. Gorokhovski, N. A. Sheikh, “Air Entrainment in Multi hole Gasoline Direct Injection Sprays,” Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, vol. 10 (4), 2017.	2017
33	M. M. Khan and N. A. Sheikh, “Experimental characterization of high pressure gasoline direct injection sprays,” Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, vol. 31, pp. 2015–2022, 2017.	2017
34	M. Ali, M. H. Iqbal, N. A. Sheikh, H. M. Ali, M. Shehryar Manzoor, M. M. Khan, and K. F. Tamrin, “Performance investigation of air velocity effects on PV modules under controlled conditions,” International Journal of Photoenergy, vol. 2017, no. 1, p. 3829671, 2017.	2017
35	M. R. Bhatti, N. A. Sheikh, S. Manzoor, M. M. Khan, and M. Ali, “Numerical study of hydrogen peroxide thermal decomposition in a shock tube,” Journal of Thermal Science, vol. 26, pp. 235–244, 2017.	2017
36	M. M. Khan and N. A. Sheikh, “Identification and characterization of coherent structures in gasoline injector nozzle flow using proper orthogonal decomposition,” Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, vol. 30, pp. 3673–3680, 2016.	2016
37	J. Hélie, M. M. Khan, and M. Gorokhovski, “Large eddy simulation of a turbulent spray jet generated by high-pressure injection: impact of the in-nozzle flow,” Journal of Turbulence, vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 823–846, 2016.	2016
38	N. A. Sheikh, S. Manzoor, M. M. Khan, and M. Ali, “Hydrodynamic description of a vibrofluidized granular bed driven at high frequency,” The European Physical Journal Applied Physics, vol. 75, no. 3, p. 31101, 2016.	2016
39	Q. Abbas, M. M. Khan, R. Sabir, Y. M. Khan, and Z. U. Koreshi, “Numerical simulation and experimental verification of air flow through a heated pipe,” International Journal of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 7–12, 2010.	2010

SR.	CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS	YEAR
1	U. Shahid, M. M. Khan, N. Shahid, “Numerical Investigation of the Heat Transfer Rate and Fluid Flow Characteristics of Conventional and Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) Based Heat Sinks,” Engineering Proceedings, Vol. 75, no. 1. 2024	2024
2	N. Shahid, M. M. Khan, U. Shahid, S. Rasheed, “Fluidic Properties of Diamond and SplitP Structures with Varying Porosity Levels in Tissue Engineering Applications: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis,” Engineering Proceedings, Vol. 75, no. 1. 2024	2024
3	L. Hussain, M. M. Khan, “The Influence of Location of Coanda Surface Ribs on Fluidic Oscillator Performance,” Engineering Proceedings, Vol. 75, no. 1. 2024	2024
4	S. Ali and M. M. Khan, “Experimental investigation of battery thermal management system of lithium-ion cells using pcm,” Engineering Proceedings, vol. 45, no. 1, p. 52, 2023.	2023
5	S. Ullah, M. Irfan, and M. M. Khan, “Enhancing energy efficiency: Geothermal heat pumps utilizing existing water boreholes in Pakistan,” Engineering Proceedings, vol. 45, no. 1, p. 6, 2023.	2023
6	M. M. Khan, M. J. Hyder, M. Irfan, M. Masud, “Statement of Peer Review,” Engineering Proceedings, vol. 45, no. 1, p. 9, 2023	2023
7	M. M. Khan, M. J. Hyder, M. Irfan, and M. Masud, “Preface: The third international conference on advances in mechanical engineering 2023 (ICAME-23),” p. 10, 2023.	2023
8	M. M. Khan, M. J. Hyder, M. Irfan, and M. Masud, “Statement of peer review,” p. 37, 2022.	2022
9	R. Sabir, M. M. Khan, N. A. Sheikh, “Thermal Hydraulic Performance Augmentation of Dimpled Enhanced Tubes for Different Dimple Shapes Using Variation in Radial Dimples,” International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Islamabad, 2021	2021
10	R. Sabir, M. M. Khan, N. A. Sheikh, “Thermal hydraulic performance enhancement of U-tubes using inward ellipsoidal 45-degree dimples,” International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Islamabad, 2021	2021
11	L. Hussain and M. M. Khan, “A review on jet impingement cooling methods,” International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Islamabad, 2021	2021
12	A. Ayub, N. Sheikh, R. Tariq, and M. Khan, “Thermodynamic optimization of air bottoming cycle for waste heat recovery,” in Proc. 2nd Int. Conf. Energy Syst. Sustain Dev, 2018, pp. 59–62.	2018
13	M. M. Khan, J. Helie, N. Lamarque, J. Chesnel, N. Lu, “Large Eddy Simulations for atomization and spray,” LES4ICE– Rueil-Malmaison, Paris, France, 2014.	2014
14	M. Khan, J. Helie, M. Gorokhovski, A. Wood, G. Wigley, J. Kashdan, J. Dumas, M. Mojtabi, and P. Guibert, “Numerical analysis of multihole gasoline direct injection sprays,” in 12th international conference on liquid atomization and spray systems, Heidelberg, Germany, 2012, pp. 1–8.	2012
15	M. Khan, J. Helie, and A. Burluka, “Pod application for the flow characterization at the exit of a low pressure gasoline nozzle,” in ILASS Europe, 24th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Lisbon/Estoril, Portugal, 2011.	2011