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Muhammad Wakil Shahzad

Muhammad Wakil Shahzad

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
44
Citations
5915
World Ranking
1664
National Ranking
122

Overview

Muhammad Wakil Shahzad is affiliated with Northumbria University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a significant focus on mechanical engineering and related subfields. Their research encompasses topics such as adsorption and cooling systems, solar-powered water purification methods, and refrigeration and air conditioning technologies.

The main areas of their work include:

  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

Shahzad has published numerous papers, some recent examples include:

  • "Boosting the sodium storage performance of Prussian blue analogs by single-crystal and high-entropy approach", 2023, Energy Storage Materials
  • "A comprehensive review of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and their derivatives in environmental pollution control", 2024, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "A zero liquid discharge system integrating multi-effect distillation and evaporative crystallization for desalination brine treatment", 2021, Desalination
  • "Adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting: A review of adsorbents and systems", 2022, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
  • "Towards enhanced heat and mass exchange in adsorption systems: The role of AutoML and fluidized bed innovations", 2024, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Kim Choon Ng
  • Ben Bin Xu
  • Qian Chen
  • Muhammad Burhan
  • Muhammad Ahmad Jamil

Shahzad's work has been published in a variety of scientific venues, including:

  • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Energies
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energy

In addition to journal papers, Shahzad has contributed to book publications. Notable books include "Advances in Air Conditioning Technologies" (2020) published by Springer Science+Business Media, and "Pathways and Challenges for Efficient Desalination" (2021) published by IntechOpen.

The primary field of study for Shahzad is engineering, with a total of 193 publications, particularly concentrated in mechanical engineering. Their scope of research extends into renewable energy, sustainability, environmental technologies, water science, electrical and electronic engineering, and materials chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Energy-water-environment nexus underpinning future desalination sustainability

    Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Muhammad Burhan;Li Ang;Kim Choon Ng

  • Multi effect desalination and adsorption desalination (MEDAD): A hybrid desalination method

    Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Kim Choon Ng;Kim Choon Ng;Kyaw Thu;Kyaw Thu;Bidyut Baran Saha

  • Recent developments in thermally-driven seawater desalination: Energy efficiency improvement by hybridization of the MED and AD cycles

    Kim Choon Ng;Kim Choon Ng;Kyaw Thu;Seung Jin Oh;Li Ang

  • A Universal Isotherm Model to Capture Adsorption Uptake and Energy Distribution of Porous Heterogeneous Surface

    Kim Choon Ng;Muhammad Burhan;Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Azahar Bin Ismail

  • Boosting the sodium storage performance of Prussian blue analogs by single-crystal and high-entropy approach

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  • Adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting: A review of adsorbents and systems

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  • An experimental investigation on MEDAD hybrid desalination cycle

    Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Kyaw Thu;Yong deuk Kim;Kim Choon Ng

  • Performance of adsorbent-embedded heat exchangers using binder-coating method

    Ang Li;Kyaw Thu;Azhar Bin Ismail;Muhammad Wakil Shahzad

  • Pushing desalination recovery to the maximum limit: Membrane and thermal processes integration

    Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Muhammad Burhan;Kim Choon Ng

  • A standard primary energy approach for comparing desalination processes

    Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Muhammad Burhan;Kim Choom Ng

  • Pilot studies on synergetic impacts of energy utilization in hybrid desalination system: Multi-effect distillation and adsorption cycle (MED-AD)

    Hyuk Soo Son;Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Noreddine Ghaffour;Kim Choon Ng

  • An exergy approach to efficiency evaluation of desalination

    Kim Choon Ng;Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Hyuk Soo Son;Osman A. Hamed

  • Desalination processes evaluation at common platform: A universal performance ratio (UPR) method

    Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Muhammad Burhan;Hyuk Soo Son;Seung Jin Oh

  • Fundamental and application aspects of adsorption cooling and desalination

    Bidyut Baran Saha;Bidyut Baran Saha;Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy;Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy;Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Kyaw Thu

  • Performance investigation of an advanced multi-effect adsorption desalination (MEAD) cycle

    Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim;Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Jayaprakash Saththasivam

  • Hybrid Design of Bulk‐Na Metal Anode to Minimize Cycle‐Induced Interface Deterioration of Solid Na Metal Battery

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  • Towards enhanced heat and mass exchange in adsorption systems: The role of AutoML and fluidized bed innovations

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  • Hollow Spherical SiO2 Micro-Container Encapsulation of LiCl for High-Performance Simultaneous Heat Reallocation and Seawater Desalination

    Kaijie Yang;Yusuf Shi;Mengchun Wu;Wenbin Wang

  • A multi evaporator desalination system operated with thermocline energy for future sustainability

    Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Muhammad Burhan;Noreddine Ghaffour;Kim Choon Ng

  • An improved indirect evaporative cooler experimental investigation

    Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Muhammad Burhan;Doskhan Ybyraiymkul;Seung Jin Oh

  • A spatiotemporal indirect evaporative cooler enabled by transiently interceding water mist

    Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Jie Lin;Ben Bin Xu;Laurent Dala

  • Sustainable desalination using ocean thermocline energy

    Kim Choon Ng;Muhammad Wakil Shahzad

  • A thermodynamic platform for evaluating the energy efficiency of combined power generation and desalination plants

    Kim Choon Ng;Muhammad Burhan;Qian Chen;Doskhan Ybyraiymkul

  • Development of performance model and optimization strategy for standalone operation of CPV-hydrogen system utilizing multi-junction solar cell

    Muhammad Burhan;Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Kim Choon Ng

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim Choon Ng
Kim Choon Ng King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Kyaw Thu
Kyaw Thu Kyushu University
Muhammad Sultan
Muhammad Sultan Bahauddin Zakariya University
Noreddine Ghaffour
Noreddine Ghaffour King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Syed M. Zubair
Syed M. Zubair King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Bidyut Baran Saha
Bidyut Baran Saha Kyushu University
Takahiko Miyazaki
Takahiko Miyazaki Kyushu University
Young-Deuk Kim
Young-Deuk Kim Hanyang University
Glenda C. Gobe
Glenda C. Gobe University of Queensland
Muhammad Farooq
Muhammad Farooq Sultan Qaboos University

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