Muhammad Wakil Shahzad
KAUST, Saudi Arabia
Biography
Muhammad Wakil Shahzad is working as a Research Scientist in the Water Desalination and Reuse Center of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. He worked as Research Fellow in the National University Singapore (NUS) in 2014 and as a lecturer at UET (Pakistan) from 2008-2009. He is working on thermal systems for cooling and desalination and their hybridization such as; Multi-effect Desalination, Adsorption Cycle and Desiccant Dehumidifier for overall system performance improvements. He is also working on economic analysis of single purpose and cogeneration systems. They developed a model for primary fuel cost apportionment in dual-purpose plants based on energy analysis that is widely accepted in the industry. He also has expertise on complex system modelling and simulation. Dr. Wakil holds three international patents on hybrid cycles for desalination and cooling. To date, he published 18 peer-reviewed journal papers and 50 conference papers. Their innovative hybrid MED+AD cycle won “GE-ARAMCO global water challenge” award 2015 for high efficiency and lowest water production cycle <$0.5/m3. He also received two best paper awards in international conferences. He is selected as a regional coordinator for International Desalination Association Young Leader Program (IDA-YLP) for Middle East & Africa region for 2015-2017.
Abstract
Abstract : Membrane & Distillation Processes Integration to Achieve Maximum Recovery