CX: Thermal Systems

Taqeem · December 11, 2024, 10:09pm

Thermal Systems Concentration Program

Overview / نظرة عامة

This multidisciplinary concentration aims to prepare engineers and scientists for employment in the current and future thermal systems in power plants (conventional and nuclear), oil & gas, refrigeration & air-conditioning, thermal desalination plants, and the Kingdom’s manufacturing industries. These industries’ current and future challenges include increasing the plants’ availability and sustainability. This multidisciplinary concentration focuses on deepening the students’ knowledge of the available thermal systems (i.e., power-producing and power-consuming systems that comprise heat exchangers, pumps, and piping systems), focusing on choosing components and thermal systems with enhanced performance and environmental integrity. It will be accomplished by introducing students to emerging design tools, performance evaluation, and maintenance of such components and strategies to improve life expectancy and performance.

يهدف هذا التخصص إلى إعداد المهندسين والعلماء للعمل في أنظمة الطاقة الحرارية الحالية والمستقبلية في محطات الطاقة (التقليدية والنووية)، وقطاع النفط والغاز، والتبريد وتكييف الهواء، ومحطات تحلية المياه الحرارية، وصناعات المملكة التحويلية. تشمل التحديات الحالية والمستقبلية لهذه الصناعات زيادة كفاءة واستدامة المحطات. يركز هذا التخصص على تعميق معرفة الطلاب بالأنظمة الحرارية المتوفرة (أي الأنظمة المنتجة والمستهلكة للطاقة التي تشمل المبادلات الحرارية، والمضخات، وأنظمة الأنابيب)، مع التركيز على اختيار المكونات والأنظمة الحرارية التي تتميز بأداء عالي وسلامة بيئية. يتم تحقيق ذلك من خلال تعريف الطلاب بأدوات التصميم الحديثة، وتقييم الأداء، وصيانة هذه المكونات، واستراتيجيات تحسين العمر الافتراضي والأداء.

Application for the Concentration Program

Eligibility Criteria

Requirements:

Minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all BSc KFUPM students.
Students with applied major cannot enroll in concentrations.
Students who completed (79 – 115 hours).
Students who finished all junior-level courses of the specific majors are eligible to enroll in the concentration after completing the prerequisites.

Timeline:

Applications open at the end of the first semester of the Junior year ( around November ) till the middle of the following semester ( around February)
Applications are reviewed at the end of the second semester or early summer.

Hosting Department:

Mechanical Engineering

For more information about concentration programs, visit the general information page.

To apply for the concentration program, please visit the official application page provided by the university.

Offered To:

Major	Pre/Co-requisites	Notes
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	ME 315	-
Chemical Engineering (CHE)	CHE 300	-

Courses in the Concentration

Course	Course Title	Brief Description	Pre-requisites	Instructors	Average GPA	Notes
ME 430	Air Conditioning	Psychrometry, air conditioning, and cooling towers.	ME 315 or CHE 300	Prof. Esmail Mokheimer, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Mr. Ayman Al-Azazmeh	-	-
ME 458	Design of Thermo-Fluid Systems	Thermo-fluid system design, analysis, modeling, and optimization.	ME 315 or CHE 300	Prof. Shahzada Z. Shuja
ME 460	Thermal Desalination Systems	Desalination methods, systems, and economics.	ME 315 or CHE 300	Prof. Mohammed A Antar, Prof. Atia E. Khalifa, Dr. Dahiru Lawal
CHE 432	Principles of Heat Exchanger Design	Heat exchangers design, applications, and selection.	ME 315 or CHE 300	Prof. Marcos Gabriel Millan Agorio, Prof. Isam Al-Jundi, Dr. Eid Mussad Al-Mutairi

Semester	Course 1	Course 2
First Semester (Fall)	ME 430	CHE 432
Second Semester (Spring)	ME 458	ME 460

Special Benefits

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Industry Relevance:
Additional Courses/ Short Courses/ Professional Certifications Taken or Obtained Through the Program:
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Resources

For courses’ study materials click here

Instructors

Photo	Name	Courses	Office Number	Email	Telephone	Office Hours	Department	Specialization	Taqeem Post	Coordinator
Dr. Zubair Syed M300×442 20.4 KB	Prof. Syed Zubair	-	Building 63 Room 357	smzubair@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860-3135	-	Mechanical Engineering	Thermal-Fluid Sciences, Heat Transfer, Multiphase Flow	Taqeem Post	Program Coordinator
Prof. Esmail Mokheimer300×299 16.1 KB	Prof. Esmail Mokheimer	ME 430	Building 63 Room 307	esmailm@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 2959	-	Mechanical Engineering	Energy Efficiency	Taqeem Post
Prof. Mohammed Antar512×512 38.4 KB	Prof. Mohammed Antar	ME 460	Building 63 Room 355	antar@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 2759	-	Mechanical Engineering	Energy	Taqeem Post
Prof. Marcos Gabriel Millan Agorio5503×5503 3.47 MB	Prof. Marcos Gabriel Millan Agorio	CHE 432	Building 16 Room 250	m.millanagorio@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 8610	-	Chemical Engineering	Application of catalysis	Taqeem Post
Dr. Shahzada Z. Shuja300×200 8.18 KB	Prof. Shahzada Z. Shuja	ME 458	Building 63 Room 308	shuja@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 4465	-	Mechanical Engineering	Thermofluid Sciences	Taqeem Post
Prof. Atia E. Khalifa300×382 26.7 KB	Prof. Atia E. Khalifa	ME 460	Building 63 Room 305	akhalifa@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 1295	-	Mechanical Engineering	Thermofluid Sciences	Taqeem Post
Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Ali300×295 22.4 KB	Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Ali	ME 430	Building 63 Room 216	hafiz.ali@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 1379	-	Mechanical Engineering	Thermofluid Sciences	Taqeem Post
Dahiru Lawal413×413 25.5 KB	Dr. Dahiru Lawal	ME 460	Building - Room -	dahiru.lawal@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 -	-	IRC for Membranes and Water Security	Thermofluid Sciences	Taqeem Post
	Mr. Ayman Jamal Al-Azazmeh	ME 430	Building - Room -	-	966-13-860 -	-	-	HVAC	Taqeem Post
Dr. Eid Mussad Al-Mutairi1414×1629 196 KB	Dr. Eid Mussad Al-Mutairi	CHE 432	Building 16 Room 230	mutairi@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 7726	-	Chemical Engineering	Environmental Impact Reduction, Energy and Mass Integration,	Taqeem Post
Dr. Isam Al-Jundi821×1029 113 KB	Prof. Isam Al-Jundi	CHE 432	Building 16 Room 205	aljundi@kfupm.edu.sa	966-13-860 2219	-	Chemical Engineering	Thermofluid Sciences	Taqeem Post