Faculty 

Education          
                       
Ph.D.                (Mechanical Engineering), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 1998   
M.Sc.               (Mechanical Engineering), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 1993 
M.Sc.               (Nuclear Engineering), Quaid-A-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1990                      
B.Sc                 (Mechanical Engineering), University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, 1987             
              
Courses Taught

  • AE 325 Gas Dynamics I
  • AE 422 Flight Propulsion I
  • ME 203 Thermodynamics I
  • ME 315 Heat Transfer
  • ME 422 Propulsion Systems
  • ME 425 Compressible Fluid Flow

Research Areas

Thermofluid Sciences, Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

Representative Publications      

  • Zafar, H; Saklakoglu, N; Irizalp, SG; Khan, S; Shuja, SZ; Boran, K; Yilbas, BS ; Laser Shock Processing of 6061-T6 Aluminium Alloy: Thermal Modelling and Analysis ;2016
  • Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, BS; Kassas, M ; Entropy generation due flow passing over the porous block in the cavity ;2015
  • Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, BS; Khan, SMA ; FLOW OVER A POROUS STRUCTURE IN A SQUARE CAVITY: EFFECTS OF THE POROUS STRUCTURE SIZE AND POROSITY ON THE HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE AND FLUID PRESSURE LOSS ;2015
  • Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, BS ;Heat Transfer Characteristics of Laser Gas-assisted Drilling into Alumina Coated Carbon Steel Sheet ;2015
  • Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, BS ;  Laser heating of a moving slab: Influence pulse intensity parameter on temperature and stress fields ;2015
  • Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, BS; Aleem, BJA ; Laser Sintering of Tungsten Carbide Particles on AISI 304 Steel Surfaces: Modelling of the Temperature Field ;2015
  • Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, BS; Shaukat, MM ; Melting enhancement of a phase change material with presence of a metallic mesh ;2015
  • Yilbas, BS; Shuja, SZ; Shaukat, MM ; Thermal Characteristics of Latent Heat Thermal Storage: Comparison of Aluminum Foam and Mesh Configurations ;2015
  • Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, BS ;  Flow and heat transfer characteristics of assisting gas impingining onto an alumina coated hole in relation to laser drilling ;2014
  • Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, B ;Flow into a hole in relation to laser drilling: influence of coating thickness ;2014
  • Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, BS ;FLOW INTO VERTICAL CHANNELS IN THE PRESENCE OF BLOCKS: HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS ;2014
  • Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, B ; Flow over a heated block in a vertical channel Influence of block aspect ratio and tilting on heat transfer rates ;2014
  • Arshed, GM; Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, BS ; INVESTIGATION INTO FLOW FIELD IN RELATION TO LASER GAS ASSISTED PROCESSING: INFLUENCE OF ASSISTING GAS VELOCITY ON THE FLOW FIELD ;2014
  • Melhem, OA; Yilbas, BS; Shuja, SZ ;  Jet impingement onto kerf: Effect of kerf wedge angle on heat transfer rates and skin friction ;2014
  • Shuja, SZ ;Laser Heating of Tungsten Carbide-Coated Steel Surface: Influence of Coating Thickness on Temperature Field and Melt Depth ;2014​

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