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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Saudi Arabia
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
61
Citations
11863
World Ranking
659
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Saudi Arabia Leader Award

Overview

Nidal Abu-Hamdeh is affiliated with King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia and has a significant publication record in the field of engineering, with a particular focus on mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, computational mechanics, as well as building and construction.

Their research spans multiple specialized topics, including:

  • Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

Several frequent co-authors appear in their collaborative work, such as:

  • Hakan F. Öztop
  • Arash Karimipour
  • Hussein A.Z. AL-bonsrulah
  • Mohammed N. Ajour
  • Ahmad H. Milyani

Publication venues prominent in their career include:

  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
  • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Nidal Abu-Hamdeh include:

  • "Nanoparticle enhanced PCM exergy loss and thermal behavior by means of FVM," 2020, Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • "Approaches for expedition of discharging of PCM involving nanoparticles and radial fins," 2020, Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • "Simulation of hybrid nanofluid flow within a microchannel heat sink considering porous media analyzing CPU stability," 2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • "Impact of magnetic dipole on ferromagnetic hybrid nanofluid flow over a stretching cylinder," 2021, Physica Scripta
  • "4S consideration (synthesis, sonication, surfactant, stability) for the thermal conductivity of CeO2 with MWCNT and water based hybrid nanofluid: An experimental assessment," 2020, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

The body of work reflects an emphasis on the study of phase change materials (PCMs), nanofluids, and hybrid nanofluid dynamics, as well as experimental and computational approaches to heat transfer and thermal systems.

Best Publications

  • Soil Thermal Conductivity Effects of Density, Moisture, Salt Concentration, and Organic Matter

    Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh;Randall C. Reeder

  • Thermal Properties of Soils as affected by Density and Water Content

    Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh

  • THE EFFECT OF TILLAGE TREATMENTS ON SOIL WATER HOLDING CAPACITY AND ON SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

    N. H. Abu-Hamdeh

  • Nanoparticle enhanced PCM exergy loss and thermal behavior by means of FVM

    Yu-Ming Chu;Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh;Brahim Ben-Beya;Mohammed Reza Hajizadeh

  • Compaction and subsoiling effects on corn growth and soil bulk density

    Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh

  • MHD natural convection and entropy generation of ferrofluid in an open trapezoidal cavity partially filled with a porous medium

    Marina S. Astanina;Mikhail A. Sheremet;Hakan F. Oztop;Nidal Abu-Hamdeh

  • Approaches for expedition of discharging of PCM involving nanoparticles and radial fins

    Tong Wang;Adel Almarashi;Yusuf A. Al-Turki;Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh

  • A review on exergy analysis of solar electricity production

    Fatih Bayrak;Nidal Abu-Hamdeh;Khaled A. Alnefaie;Hakan F. Öztop;Hakan F. Öztop

  • Effect of uniform inclined magnetic field on mixed convection in a lid-driven cavity having a horizontal porous layer saturated with a ferrofluid

    Nikita S. Gibanov;Mikhail A. Sheremet;Mikhail A. Sheremet;Hakan F. Oztop;Hakan F. Oztop;Nidal Abu-Hamdeh

  • A comparison of two methods used to evaluate thermal conductivity for some soils

    N.H Abu-Hamdeh;A.I Khdair;R.C Reeder

  • Simulation of hybrid nanofluid flow within a microchannel heat sink considering porous media analyzing CPU stability

    Jinyuan Wang;Yi-Peng Xu;Raed Qahiti;M. Jafaryar

  • Natural convection of nanofluid inside a wavy cavity with a non-uniform heating: Entropy generation analysis

    Mikhail Sheremet;Ioan Pop;Hakan F. Öztop;Nidal Abu-Hamdeh

  • Heatline visualization of MHD natural convection in an inclined wavy open porous cavity filled with a nanofluid with a local heater

    Nadezhda S. Bondareva;Mikhail A. Sheremet;Mikhail A. Sheremet;Hakan F. Oztop;Hakan F. Oztop;Nidal Abu-Hamdeh

  • Impacts of heater-cooler position and Lorentz force on heat transfer and entropy generation of hybrid nanofluid convection in quarter-circular cavity

    Unknown

  • Analysis of Entropy Generation in Natural Convection of Nanofluid inside a Square Cavity Having Hot Solid Block: Tiwari and Das' Model

    Mikhail A. Sheremet;Hakan F. Oztop;Ioan Pop;Nidal Abu-Hamdeh

  • Impact of magnetic dipole on ferromagnetic hybrid nanofluid flow over a stretching cylinder

    R. Naveen Kumar;R. J. Punith Gowda;Abdullah M. Abusorrah;Y. M. Mahrous

  • Natural convection of alumina-water nanofluid in an open cavity having multiple porous layers

    Igor V. Miroshnichenko;Mikhail A. Sheremet;Hakan F. Oztop;Hakan F. Oztop;Nidal Abu-Hamdeh

  • Impact of radiation on the MHD couple stress hybrid nanofluid flow over a porous sheet with viscous dissipation

    Unknown

  • 4S consideration (synthesis, sonication, surfactant, stability) for the thermal conductivity of CeO2 with MWCNT and water based hybrid nanofluid: An experimental assessment

    Arun Kumar Tiwari;Naimish S. Pandya;Zafar Said;Hakan F. Öztop;Hakan F. Öztop

  • Free convection and entropy generation of a nanofluid in a tilted triangular cavity exposed to a magnetic field with sinusoidal wall temperature distribution considering radiation effects

    Masoud Afrand;Ahmad Hajatzadeh Pordanjani;Saeed Aghakhani;Hakan F. Oztop;Hakan F. Oztop

  • Entropy and convection effect on magnetized hybrid nano-liquid flow inside a trapezoidal cavity with zigzagged wall

    F. Mebarek-Oudina;R. Fares;A. Aissa;R.W. Lewis

  • Mixed convection of Al 2 O 3 -water nanofluid in a lid-driven cavity having two porous layers

    Marina S. Astanina;Mikhail A. Sheremet;Mikhail A. Sheremet;Hakan F. Oztop;Hakan F. Oztop;Nidal Abu-Hamdeh

  • Heat recovery application of nanomaterial with existence of turbulator

    Junhua Li;Wissam H. Alawee;Muhyaddin J.H. Rawa;Hayder A. Dhahad

  • SW—Soil and Water: Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity of Sandy Loam and Clay Loam Soils using Single and Dual Probes

    N.H. Abu-Hamdeh

Frequent Co-Authors

Hakan F. Oztop
Hakan F. Oztop Fırat University
Mikhail A. Sheremet
Mikhail A. Sheremet National Research Tomsk State University
Lioua Kolsi
Lioua Kolsi University of Hail
Abdullah Abusorrah
Abdullah Abusorrah King Abdulaziz University
Elias C. Aifantis
Elias C. Aifantis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Ashraf M. Zenkour
Ashraf M. Zenkour King Abdulaziz University
Alibek Issakhov
Alibek Issakhov Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Abdullah A.A.A. Al-Rashed
Abdullah A.A.A. Al-Rashed Public Authority for Applied Education and Training
Fatih Selimefendigil
Fatih Selimefendigil Celal Bayar University
Yusuf Al-Turki
Yusuf Al-Turki King Abdulaziz University

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