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Overview

Muhammad Imran is affiliated with the Qatar Computing Research Institute in Qatar. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering, with a primary focus on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Pollution. This interdisciplinary approach is reflected in their publishing record.

The scientist has published extensively, with a total of 195 works classified under the broader field of Engineering. Subfields include Mechanical Engineering with 107 publications, followed by 31 in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 27 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 20 in Biomedical Engineering, and 15 in Pollution.

The main research topics covered by Muhammad Imran focus on various energy and environmental challenges. These include:

  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

The publication venues where Imran frequently contributes include:

  • Sustainability
  • Energies
  • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

Collaborative efforts form an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include Muhammad Farooq, Zafar A. Khan, Muhammad Sultan, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, and Fahid Riaz.

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Muhammad Imran illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • Dynamic modeling and control strategies of organic Rankine cycle systems: Methods and challenges, 2020, Applied Energy
  • A Critical Review of Sustainable Energy Policies for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources, 2020, Sustainability
  • Personal thermal management - A review on strategies, progress, and prospects, 2021, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Modeling Viscosity and Density of Ethanol-Diesel-Biodiesel Ternary Blends for Sustainable Environment, 2020, Sustainability
  • A Review of Electricity Demand Forecasting in Low and Middle Income Countries: The Demand Determinants and Horizons, 2020, Sustainability

Best Publications

  • A Critical Review of Sustainable Energy Policies for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources

    Yuehong Lu;Zafar A. Khan;Manuel S. Alvarez-Alvarado;Yang Zhang

  • Techno economic analysis of a wind-photovoltaic-biomass hybrid renewable energy system for rural electrification: A case study of Kallar Kahar

    Jameel Ahmad;Muhammad Imran;Abdullah Khalid;Waseem Iqbal

  • Volumetric expanders for low grade heat and waste heat recovery applications

    Muhammad Imran;Muhammad Usman;Byung Sik Park;Dong Hyun Lee

  • Thermo-economic optimization of Regenerative Organic Rankine Cycle for waste heat recovery applications

    Muhammad Imran;Byung Sik Park;Hyouck Ju Kim;Dong Hyun Lee

  • Review of Organic Rankine Cycle experimental data trends

    Byung Sik Park;Muhammad Usman;Muhammad Imran;Apostolos Pesyridis

  • Design and experimental investigation of a 1 kW organic Rankine cycle system using R245fa as working fluid for low-grade waste heat recovery from steam

    Usman Muhammad;Muhammad Imran;Dong Hyun Lee;Byung Sik Park

  • Thermal and kinetic analysis of diverse biomass fuels under different reaction environment: A way forward to renewable energy sources

    Farooq Sher;Sania Z. Iqbal;Hao Liu;Muhammad Imran

  • Recent research trends in organic Rankine cycle technology: A bibliometric approach

    Muhammad Imran;Fredrik Haglind;Muhammad Asim;Jahan Zeb Alvi

  • Implications of advanced wastewater treatment: Electrocoagulation and electroflocculation of effluent discharged from a wastewater treatment plant

    Farooq Sher;Kashif Hanif;Sania Zafar Iqbal;Muhammad Imran

  • Multi-objective optimization of evaporator of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for low temperature geothermal heat source

    Muhammad Imran;Muhammad Usman;Byung Sik Park;Hyouck Ju Kim

  • Personal thermal management - A review on strategies, progress, and prospects

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  • Modeling Viscosity and Density of Ethanol-Diesel-Biodiesel Ternary Blends for Sustainable Environment

    Luqman Razzaq;Muhammad Farooq;M. A. Mujtaba;M. A. Mujtaba;Farooq Sher

  • Thermo-economic comparison of air-cooled and cooling tower based Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) with R245fa and R1233zde as candidate working fluids for different geographical climate conditions

    Muhammad Usman;Muhammad Imran;Youngmin Yang;Dong Hyun Lee

  • Comparative assessment of Organic Rankine Cycle integration for low temperature geothermal heat source applications

    Muhammad Imran;Muhammad Imran;Muhammad Usman;Muhammad Usman;Byung Sik Park;Byung Sik Park;Youngmin Yang;Youngmin Yang

  • A Review of Electricity Demand Forecasting in Low and Middle Income Countries: The Demand Determinants and Horizons

    Aneeque A. Mir;Mohammed Alghassab;Kafait Ullah;Zafar A. Khan

  • Recovery of waste heat from proton exchange membrane fuel cells – A review

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  • Dynamic modeling and control strategies of organic Rankine cycle systems: Methods and challenges

    Muhammad Imran;Muhammad Imran;Roberto Pili;Muhammad Usman;Fredrik Haglind

  • Boundary layer flow of MHD generalized Maxwell fluid over an exponentially accelerated infinite vertical surface with slip and Newtonian heating at the boundary

    M.A. Imran;M.B. Riaz;N.A. Shah;A.A. Zafar

  • Wall slip and non-integer order derivative effects on the heat transfer flow of Maxwell fluid over an oscillating vertical plate with new definition of fractional Caputo-Fabrizio derivatives

    Madeeha Tahir;M.A. Imran;N. Raza;M. Abdullah

  • Nanoclay-mediated photocatalytic activity enhancement of copper oxide nanoparticles for enhanced methyl orange photodegradation

    Idrees Khan;Ibrahim Khan;Muhammad Usman;Muhammad Imran

  • Impact of organic Rankine cycle system installation on light duty vehicle considering both positive and negative aspects

    Muhammad Usman;Muhammad Imran;Youngmin Yang;Byung Sik Park

  • Waste Animal Bones as Catalysts for Biodiesel Production; A Mini Review

    Fayaz Hussain;Saad Alshahrani;Muhammad Mujtaba Abbas;Haris Mahmood Khan

  • A comprehensive report on convective flow of fractional (ABC) and (CF) MHD viscous fluid subject to generalized boundary conditions

    M.A. Imran;Maryam Aleem;M.B. Riaz;Rizwan Ali

  • Thermal and hydraulic optimization of plate heat exchanger using multi objective genetic algorithm

    Muhammad Imran;Nugroho Agung Pambudi;Muhammad Farooq

Frequent Co-Authors

Muhammad Farooq
Muhammad Farooq Sultan Qaboos University
Fredrik Haglind
Fredrik Haglind Technical University of Denmark
Ali Akgül
Ali Akgül Siirt University
Ilyas Khan
Ilyas Khan Khalifa University
M.A. Mujtaba
M.A. Mujtaba University of Engineering and Technology Lahore
Gang Pei
Gang Pei University of Science and Technology of China
Thabet Abdeljawad
Thabet Abdeljawad Prince Sultan University
Michael K.H. Leung
Michael K.H. Leung City University of Hong Kong
Nehad Ali Shah
Nehad Ali Shah Sejong University
Dumitru Baleanu
Dumitru Baleanu Lebanese American University

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