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Curriculum Vitae Kiwan, Suhil Professor Current Address: Mechanical Engineering Department Jordan University of Science and Technology (J.U.S.T.) P.O. Box 3030 Irbid-Jordan Mobile: +962-788039029 Fax: +962-2-7201074 Email: [email protected] Education: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Il, 1995 Thesis Title: "Computations of a Shear Driven Three-Dimensional Turbulent Boundary Layer" M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 1989 Thesis Title: "Performance Analysis of Al-Ibrahemyya Wind Farm B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 1984 Senior Project: “Design of a Solar Testing Facility" Research Interests: Computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer; porous media; micro systems. Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Teaching Experience: Several undergraduate and graduate level courses. The teaching experience was at either Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, Il or at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan. These courses include Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and Design of Thermal Systems (taught at IIT), Thermodynamics I & II, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Hydraulic Machines, Air-conditioning, Instrumentations, Numerical Analysis, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Analysis, Environmental Physics, Mechanical Systems and Engineering Drawing on the

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undergraduate level at JUST. Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Advanced Numerical Methods and Turbulent Flows as graduate course taught at JUST Professional Experience: Professor, , Mechanical Engineering Department, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 2009present Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 2007- 2009 Associate Professor, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudia Arabia, September, 2004- 2007 Assistant Dean of Engineering, Associate Professor, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 2001-2004. Responsebilities: Student academic curriuculum committee in the college.

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Assistant Professor, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 1996-2001 Taught the following courses: Advanced Fluid Mechanics (graduate level), Turbulent flows (graduate level), and Classical Thermodynamics (junior level). Participated in several examining committees for the M.S. thesis. Supervised graduate and undergraduate students. Participated in several administrative committees at the department of mechanical engineering. Director of the Thermal Power Division, Mechanical Engineering Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Feb. 1998- Sept. 1999. Coordinates the affairs of the thermal power division at the mechanical engineering department. Senior Research Associate, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Il., USA. Conducting research in the field of computational fluid dynamics in the area of turbulent flows. (summers of 1997, 98, 98). The project was sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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The project “US-Jordan Collaborative Approach Towards the Developments of Turbulent Models for a Non-equilibrium Flows”. Research Assistant, Illinois Institute Of Technology, Chicago, Il., USA Worked on a project supported by ONR, USAin the period 6/9412/96. This project included computational investigations on shear-driven three-dimensional turbulent boundary layer over a rotating cylinder. My role was to carryout computational investigations to help in designing the experimental setup. Teaching Assistant, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan. Assisted in several courses and laboratories during the period 1/1990-8/1991. Director, Energy and Electricity Information and Advisory Center, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, IrbidJordan. 6/1987-1/1990. Establishing the center. Conducting several energy audits in the commercial and residential sectors. Giving more than fifty lectures and training seminar in the field of energy conservation and energy management. Energy Engineer, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), Amman, Jordan. 4/1986-6/1987. Participated in several studies and training at MEMR in the areas of solar energy, wind energy, thermal insulation material. 1984.1986Operation

and maintenance engineer, Jordan Army Force, Jordan. Vast experience on the operation and maintenance of steam boilers, air-conditioning units, water-treatment plant, pumps and cooling towers. Training Courses Attendance: 16/10-04/12/1989 “Energy Conservation”, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Tokyo, Japan 6/10-12/11/1987 “Renewable Energy”, Ministry of Energy, Soggesta, Italy. Giving the following training courses

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Centrifugal Pumps: operation and maintenance HRSG: operation and maintenance HVAC: Heating and cooling load calculations and duct design Honors/Awards: Awarded a nationwide scholarship towards the Ph.D. degree from JUST University, Irbid, Jordan (1991-1995). Placed on the Dean's honor list three times in the academic years 1982/1983 and 1983/84. Awarded financial prizes on academic achievement from Yarmouk University in the academic years 1981 and 1983. Reviewing Activities: Reviewing to many articles in national and internaltional journals and confirences such as: ASME heat transfer, heat and mass transfer, heat and technology, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, King Saud journal, Jordan 1st and 2nd conference of mechanical engineering, Saudi Engineering Conference (SEC), Saudi Technical Engineering Conference, ASME heat transfer conferences, Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technical Skills: Extensive experience in operation and maintenones of many engineering units include steam boiler central A/C units and cooling towers. Excellent experience in conducting energy audits in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. Excellent experience in FORTRAN computer programming. Experience in using IBM compatible computers, VAX network, and UNIX-based Workstations. Vast Experience using numerous software packages, including FIDAP (a finite-element base Fluid Dynamics Analysis Package). In addition to word processing, spreadsheet, and graphics. Extensive experience in numerical techniques with the emphasis on finite difference methods. Member of the Jordan National Tehnical Team for Codes preperations Academic Activities:

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Advised and Co-advised several senior under-graduate projects. Also, advised and Co-advised several master thesis. I was the adviser for the following Master thesis: 1.

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“Computation of a Shear-Driven Three-Dimensional Boundary Layer Flow. – Using K-l-theta model”, MSc. thesis, JUST, 1998. “Approximate Analytical Solution for the Hyperbolic Heat Conduction Equation”, MSc. thesis, JUST, 2000 “Heat transfer and fluid flow in a corrugated duct” Ms. Thesis, JUST, 2001. “Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in an Inclined Channel Partially Filled with Porous Media”, MSc. Thesis, JUST, 2002. “Natural Convection Heat Transfer between two Concentric Cylinders Using Porous Fins” Ms. Thesis, King Saud University. Saudi Arabia, 2006.

And Co-Advisor for the following Master Thesis “Computation of a Shear-Driven ThreeDimensional Boundary Layer Flow. – Using K-l model” Ms. thesis, IIT, USA, 1999. 2. “Size Optimization for several thermal systems” Ms. Thesis at JUST, 1997. 3. “Incompressible viscous flow between finite discs simulating vaneless impeller pump” MSc. Thesis at JUST, 2001. 4. "Incompressible Viscous Flow in a Porous Medium Enclosed by Two Rotating Discs", MSc. Thesis at JUST, 2001. 1.

Current Research Activties Enhancement of solar desalination with humidificationdehumidification cycle using PCM Design and building of a single passenger electrical car powered by solar energy

ٍٍSelected Publications (International Journals and conferences)

Papers under revision

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S. Kiwan and M. Al-Nimr, "Conjugated Heat Transfer from a Micro Flat Plate", J. Heat Transfer, ASME transaction.

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S. Kiwan and M. Al-Nimr, "Investigation into the Similarity Solution for Boundary Layer Flows in Micro-systems", J. Heat Transfer, ASME transaction.

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O. Zieton and S. Kiwan, "Experimental Investigation of PVC Cooling Using Water Jets", Int. Communications of Heat and Mass transfer.

Published papers [4]

S. Kiwan and M. A. Al-Nimr, "Flow and Heat Transfer over a Stretched Micro-Surface", ASME transaction; J. Heat Transfer, Vol. 131(6), 061703-1 - 061703-8, 2009.

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M. Al-Zahrani and S. Kiwan, "Mixed Convection Heat Transfer in the Annulus between Two Concentric Vertical Cylinders Using Porous Layers", Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 26(3), pp. 391-405, 2009.

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S. Kiwan, Taha Aldoss and E. M. Al-Momani, “Incompressible Viscous Flow in a Porous Medium Enclosed by Two Rotating Discs”, Int. J. Heat & Technology, Vol. 26(2), pp. 147-154, 2008.

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S. Kiwan and M. A. Ali, “Near Slit Effects on the Flow and Heat transfer from a Stretching Plate in a Porous Media”, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Volume 54(1), pp. 93 – 108, 2008.

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S. Kiwan and M. Alzahrany, "Effect of Using Porous Inserts on Natural Convection Heat Transfer Between Two Concentric Vertical Cylinders", Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 53(8), pp. 870 – 889, 2008.

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S. Kiwan, M. Khodier, “Natural Convection Heat Transfer in an Open-Ended Inclined Channel-Partially Filled with Porous Media” Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 29(1), pp. 67 – 75, 2008.

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S. Kiwan and O. Zeitoun, "Natural Convection in a Horizontal Cylindrical Annulus Using Porous Fins” , Int. J. of Numerical Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 18 (5), pp. 618634, 2008.

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S. Kiwan, “Using Localized Wall Discharge to Control the Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer for the Flow over a Backward Facing Step”, Int. J. of Numerical Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 18 (6), pp. 745-765, 2008.

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S. Kiwan and M. E. Ali, "Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics Induced by a Stretching Surface in a Porous Media", Proceedings of the 7th Saudi Engineering Conference (SEC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 03–05/12/2007.

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Suhil Kiwan, Taha Aldoss and M. Bawaneh “Incompressible Viscous Flow Between Finite Discs Simulating Vaneless Impeller Pump”, Int. J. of Heat & Technology, Vol. 25 (2), pp. 9-17, 2007.

[14] S. Kiwan, “Effect of Radiative Losses on the Heat Transfer from Porous Fins”, Int. J. of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 46, pp. 1046-1055, 2007. [15]

S. Kiwan, “Thermal Analysis of Natural Convection Porous Fins”, Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 67 (1), pp. 17-29, 2007.

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S. Kiwan, “Laminar Mixed Convection Heat Transfer Induced by a Stretching Flat Plate in a Porous Medium” Int. J. Heat and Technology, Vol. 24(2), pp 29-35, 2006.

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S. Kiwan and M. Al-Nimr, “Analytical Solution for the Conjugated Heat Transfer in Pipes and Ducts” Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 38, pp. 513-516, 2002.

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M. Al-Nimr and S. Kiwan, “Examination of the Thermal Equilibruim Assumption in the Periodic Forced Convection Porous Channel Flow” Journal of Porous Media, Vol. 5(1), pp. 35-40, 2002.

[19] Al-Nimr, M. and Kiwan, S., “Effect of Thermal Losses on the Microscopic Two-Step Heat Conduction Model”, Int. Journal of heat Mass Transfer, 44, pp 1013-1018, 2001. [20] Al-Nimr, M., Akor, M., and Kiwan S., “Liquid Seepage into a Porous Media ” J. Heat Transfer, Vol. 37, Issue 2/3, pp 157-160, 2001 [21]

Kiwan, S., and Al-Nimr, M., “Temperature of Circular Rods due to Rotational and Oscillatory Axial Sliding Motion”, Int. J. of Therm. Science, Vol. 40, No. 4, 2001.

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Kiwan, S., and Al-Nimr, M., “Using Porous Fins for Heat Transfer Enhancement”, Vol. 123, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 2001.

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Kiwan, S., and Al-Nimr, M., “Effect of Radiative Losses on the Parabolic Two-Step Heat Conduction Model” ”, JJAP, Vol. 39, Part 1, No. 7A, pp. 4245-4248, July 2000.

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Kiwan, S., Al-Nimr, M., and Al-Sharo’a, M., “Trial Solution Methods to Solve the Hyperbolic Heat Conduction Equation”, Int. Communications for Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 865-876, 2000.

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Al-Nimr, M., Kiwan, S. and Al-Alwah A., “Size Optimization of Conventional Solar Collectors” Energy, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 372-378, 1998.

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Candace Wark, Michael Hites, Hassan Nagib, Suhil Kiwan “Comparison Of Scaling Laws For Turbulent Boundary Layers At High Reynolds Numbers” APS, Chicago, Ill, 1998 http://www.aps.org/BAPSDFD98/abs/S2000.html

[27] A. Anani and F. Abu Allan and S. Kiwan "A Three-Pronged Approach to the Study of Efficiency of Solar Water

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Collectors in Jordan", Solar & Wind Technology, Volume 5(4), pp. 379-386, 1988.

[28] S. Kiwan, "Energy auditing in Al-Razi Hotel, Irbid" Report, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan, 1989.

Languages: Arabic (Native) English (Very Good) References: Taha Aldoss M. A. Al-Nimr Professor, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Jordan University of Science and Jordan University of Science and Technology Technology P. O. Box 3030 P. O. Box 3030 Irbid, 22110, Jordan Irbid, 22110, Jordan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] FAX 7095018 FAX 7095018