Research Scholar, Center for Membranes and Water Security

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering — Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA, 2024
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering — King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia, 2019
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering — King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia, 2015

Research Areas

• Heat Transfer and Thermal-Fluid Systems
• RO Water Desalination and Water Treatment
• Thermal Desalination and Humidification-Dehumidification Systems
• Constructal Law and Evolutionary Design
• Energy Systems and Energy Conversion
• Solar-Driven Cooling and Desalination

 Selected Publications

• Almahmoud, H., Al-Sulaiman, F. A., Ibrahim, N. I., et al.
• “Energetic performance analysis of a solar-driven hybrid ejector cooling and humidification-dehumidification desalination system.”

Energy 230 (2021): 120849.

• Almahmoud, H., Ibrahim, N. I., Al-Sulaiman, F. A. and Zubair, S. M.
• “Thermodynamic performance evaluation of a hybrid ejector cooling and humidification-dehumidification desalination system.”

Energy Conversion and Management 225 (2020): 113450.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113450

• Bejan, A., Almahmoud, H. and Gucluer, S.
• “Evolutionary design of composite structures for thermal conductance and strength.”

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 125 (2021): 105293.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2021.105293

• Bejan, A., Almahmoud, H. and Gunes, U.
• “Evolutionary design with freedom—Fin shapes and entrance length channels for heat sinks.”

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 147 (2023): 106946.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2023.106946

• Bejan, A. and Almahmoud, H.
• “Tree flows through hierarchical slits and orifices.”

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 128 (2021): 105589.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2021.105589