Dr. Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman

Dean, Graduate School of Engineering and Management and Professor of Aerospace Engineering

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MS Thesis Advised

1. Asonganyi Ateh Atayo, “Numerical Study and Experimental Comparison of Laser Cutting of 1.2 mm Thick Austenitic Stainless-Steel Sheet Using CW ND: YAG Laser,” M.S. Thesis, May 2020 (Co-Advisor: Nair).
2. Prashanth Sridharan, “Aspect Ratio Effect on Melting and Solidification during Thermal Energy Storage,” M.S. Thesis, August 2013 (Co-Advisor: Goswami).
3. Rupa Nath, “Encapsulation of High Temperature Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage,” M.S. Thesis, August 2012 (Co-Advisor: Goswami).
4. Swetha Pendyala, “Macroencapsulation of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage,” M.S. Thesis, August 2012 (Co-Advisor: Goswami).
5. Rashid Alshatti, “Analyses of Variable Refrigerant Flow and Exergy in Air Conditioning Systems,” M.S. Thesis, December 2011.
6. Mark Dobbertean, “Steady and Transient Heat Transfer for Jet Impingement on Patterned Surfaces,” M.S. Thesis, December 2011.
7. Mageed J. Guirguis, “Energy Recovery Devices in Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants with Emphasis on Efficiency and Economical Analysis of Isobaric versus Centrifugal Devices,” M.S. Thesis, December 2011.
8. Ammar Bahman, “Modeling of Solar-Powered Single-Effect Absorption Cooling System and Supermarket Refrigeration/HVAC system,” M.S. Thesis, August 2011.
9. Mutasim Elsheikh, “Numerical Simulations of Heat Transfer Processes in a Dehumidifying Wavy Fin and a Confined Liquid Jet Impingement on Various Surfaces,” M.S. Thesis, May 2011.
10. Ejiro S. Ojada, “Analysis of Mass Transfer by Jet Impingement and Study of Heat Transfer in a Trapezoidal Microchannel,” M.S. Thesis, December 2009.
11. Phaninder Injeti, “Numerical Simulations of Steady State and Transient Heat Transfer in Microchannels,” M.S. Thesis, August 2007.
12. Cesar F. Hernandez-Ontiveros, “Numerical Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer during Jet Impingement on Curved Surfaces,” M.S. Thesis, August 2007.
13. Mark Brown, “Simulations for Thermodynamic Analyses of Transcritical Carbon Dioxide Refrigeration Cycle and Reheat Dehumidification Air Conditioning Cycle,” M.S. Thesis, August 2006.
14. Hamza Begdouri, “Analysis of the Impact of the Location of a Window Type Air-Conditioner on Thermal Comfort in an Office Room,” M.S. Thesis, May 2005.
15. Santosh K. Mukka, “Computation of Fluid Circulation in a Cryogenic Storage Tank and Heat Transfer Analysis During Impinging Jet,” M.S. Thesis, May 2005.
16. Son H. Ho, “Numerical Simulation of Thermal Comfort and Contaminant Transport in Air-Conditioned Rooms,” M.S. Thesis, December 2004.
17. Chin T. Hong, “Analysis of Flow in a 3D Chamber and a 2D Spray Nozzle to Approximate the Exiting Jet Free Surface,” M.S. Thesis, December 2004.
18. P.S.C. Rao, “Analysis of Fluid Circulation in a Spherical Cryogenic Storage Tank and Conjugate Heat Transfer in a Circular Microtube,” M.S. Thesis, August 2004.
19. Shantanu S. Shevade, “Analysis of Microchannel Heat Exchanger with Magnetic Heating and Cooling,” M.S. Thesis, May 2004.
20. Ryan Mead, “Analysis of Flow in a Spray Nozzle with Emphasis on Exiting Jet Free Surface,” M.S. Thesis, December 2003.
21. Vinod Challa, “An On-Demand Microfluidic Actuated Micro Galvanic Cell as an On-Chip Power Source,” M.S. Thesis, May 2003 (Co-Advisor: Bhansali).
22. Samer El Ajouz, “Numerical Prediction of Pressure Drop Across a Power Plant Cooling Water System,” M.S. Thesis, May 2003.
23. Padmaja Dontaraju, "Analysis of Heat Transfer in Confined Jet Impingement Using Ammonia as the Working Fluid," M.S. Thesis, December 2002.
24. Tolani Owosina, "Numerical Modeling of Conjugate Heat Transfer During Free and Confined Liquid Jet Impingement," M.S. Thesis, December 2001.
25. Raveendra Siribaddana, "Finite Element Modeling of Thermal Fatigue and Damage of Solder Joints in Electronic Packages," M.S. Thesis, December 2000.
26. Luis Rosario, “Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Finned Dehumidifier Coil,” M.S. Thesis, August 1999.
27. Amjad E. Musallam, “Flow Visualization Study in Counterbalance Valves and Numerical Simulation of Snow Melting Systems,” M.S. Thesis, August 1999.
28. Kiran K. Ambatipudi, “Steady and Transient Conjugate Heat Transfer in Microchannel Heat Sinks,” M.S. Thesis, May 1999.
29. Shan Gao, “A Numerical Study of Mixed Convective Cross-Flow in Rectangular Partial Enclosures,” M.S. Thesis, December 1998.
30. Steven T. Weber, “An Investigation of Flow Induced Noise in Hydraulic Counterbalance Valves,” M.S. Thesis, May 1998.
31. Antonio J. Bula, “Mixed Convective Burning of a Vertical Fuel Surface in the Presence of a Horizontal Cross Flow,” M.S. Thesis, May 1997.
32. Jagannath Raghavan, “Numerical Computation of Steady and Transient Heat Transfer Near Flush and Mounted Heat Sources on a Circuit Board,” M.S. Thesis, May 1997.
33. Chockalignam Pathanjali, "Numerical Computation of Three-dimensional Transport in Thin Liquid Films and in Fumehoods," M.S. Thesis, August 1996.
34. Prashant Gadepalli, “Cross-Flow Mixed Convective Transport and Conjugate Heat Transfer in Electronic Packages,” M.S. Thesis, December 1995.
35. José Rujano, "Analysis and Computation of Steady and Transient Conjugate Heat Transfer in Trapezoidal Microchannel Heat Sinks in a Silicon Substrate," M.S. Thesis, August 1995.
36. Sathyamurthy Rajagopalan, "Mass Transfer to a Thin Liquid Film over a Rotating Disk with Simultaneous Chemical Reaction," M.S. Thesis, May 1995.