Brief

Dr. Shakeel Ahmad is a postdoctoral fellow at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His current research is focused on heat and mass transfer, thermal management and machine learning.

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Education 

Ph.D.   Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2019) 

            
M.Sc.     Xi’an Jiaotong University (2015).

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Research Interests

Heat transfer, Phase-change, Thermal management, Interfacial thermal transport, Machine learning

 

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​Journal Papers​

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1. Shakeel Ahmad, Wei Deng, Huaqiang Liu, Shahid Ali Khan, Jingtan Chen, Jiyun Zhao, Molecular dynamics simulations of nanoscale boiling on mesh-covered surfaces, Applied Thermal Engineering, 195 (2021).

2. Shakeel Ahmad, Huaqiang Liu, Yu Shi, Jingtan Chen, Jiyun Zhao, The study of nucleation site interactions on the mixed wettability rough surface, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 126 (2021).

3. Shakeel Ahmad, Jingtan Chen, Chika Eze, Jiyun Zhao, Lattice Boltzmann study of nucleation site interaction and nucleate boiling heat transfer on a hybrid surface with multiple cavity-pillar structures, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 163 (2021).  

4. Shakeel Ahmad, Jiyun Zhao, Aamer Shahzad, Muhammad Nafees Mumtaz Qadri, Hui Tang, Droplet impact on nano-textured bumps: Topology effects, Computers & Fluids, 218 (2021).

5. Shakeel Ahmad, Chika Eze, Huaqiang Liu, Jiyun Zhao, Lattice Boltzmann study of bubble dynamics and heat transfer on a hybrid rough surface with a cavity-pillar structure, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 119 (2020).

6. Shakeel Ahmad, Hui Tang, Haimin Yao, Shedding of a condensing droplet from beetle-inspired bumps, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 141 (2019).

7. Shakeel Ahmad, Hui Tang, Haimin Yao, Oblique impact of two successive droplets on a flat surface, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 119 (2018).

8. Yu Shi, Shakeel Ahmad, Huaqiang Liu, Kwun Ting Lau, Jiyun Zhao, Optimization of air-cooling technology for LiFePO4 battery pack based on deep learning, Journal of Power Sources, 497 (2021).

9. Yu Shi, Shakeel Ahmad, Qing Tong, Tuti M. Lim, Zhongbao Wei, Dongxu Ji, Chika M. Eze, Jiyun Zhao, The optimization of state of charge and state of health estimation for lithium-ions battery using combined deep learning and Kalman filter methods, International Journal of Energy Research,  (2021).

10. Huaqiang Liu, Shakeel Ahmad, Yu Shi, Jiyun Zhao, A parametric study of a hybrid battery thermal management system that couples PCM/copper foam composite with helical liquid channel cooling, Energy, 231 (2021).

11. Wei Deng, Shakeel Ahmad, Huaqiang Liu, Jingtan Chen, Jiyun Zhao, Improving boiling heat transfer with hydrophilic/hydrophobic patterned flat surface: A molecular dynamics study, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 122 (2022).

12. Jingtan Chen, Shakeel Ahmad, Junjie Cai, Huaqiang Liu, Kwun Ting Lau, Jiyun Zhao, Latest progress on nanotechnology aided boiling heat transfer enhancement, A review, Energy, 215 (2021).

13. Chika Eze, Shahid Ali Khan, Kwun Ting Lau, Shakeel Ahmad, Lin Chen, Wei Wang, Jiyun Zhao, Numerical study on the heat transfer deterioration and its mitigations for supercritical CO2 flowing in a horizontal miniature tube, Annals of Nuclear Energy, 151 (2021).

14. Junjie Cai, Jingtan Chen, Shakeel Ahmad, Jiyun Zhao, Haimei Cheng, Shuangfei Zi, Jinchao Xiao, Investigation into the effect of upstream obstacles and hazardous sources on dispersion in the urban environment with LES model, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 390 (2020).

15.  Huaqiang Liu, Shakeel Ahmad, Jingtan Chen, Jiyun Zhao, Molecular dynamics study of the nanoscale boiling heat transfer process on nanostructured surfaces, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 119 (2020).

16. Chika Eze, Kwun Ting Lau, Shakeel Ahmad, Nnaemeka Nnamani, Thomas Ferrand, Tobias Gschnaidtner, Christoph Wieland, Jiyun Zhao, Mitigation of heat transfer deterioration in a circular tube with supercritical CO2 using a novel small-scale multiple vortex generator, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 156 (2020).

17. Aamer Shahzad, Muhammad Nafees Mumtaz Qadri, Shakeel Ahmad, Numerical Analysis of High Aspect Ratio Flexible Wings in Flapping Motion, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 12(6) (2019).

18. Huaqiang Liu, Xuying Qin, Shakeel Ahmad, Qing Tong, Jiyun Zhao, Molecular dynamics study about the effects of random surface roughness on nanoscale boiling process, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 145 (2019).

19. Shahid Ali Khan, Chika Eze, Kwun Ting Lau, Bagh Ali, Shakeel Ahmad, Song Ni, Jiyun Zhao, Study on the novel suppression of heat transfer deterioration of supercritical water flowing in vertical tube through the suspension of alumina nanoparticles, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 132 (2022).

20. Jingtan Chen, Shakeel Ahmad, Wei Deng, Junjie Cai, Jiyun Zhao, Micro/nanoscale surface on enhancing the microchannel flow boiling performance: A Lattice Boltzmann simulation, Applied Thermal Engineering, 118036 (2022).

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