ICREEM 2022 / Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (PDF)

Faiz Ahmad is Professor of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. His Ph.D. is from Brunel University, UK, and his B.Sc. in Metallurgy & Materials Science Engineering from Punjab University, Pakistan. He worked as Principal Research Officer for the Pakistan government in his early career. After that, he joined the National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad. Since 2003, he has been with his present employer, and his major research secured $9 million in research grants. He published 335 articles, 03 books, and 11 patents. He is Fellow of two technical societies and professional Member of several societies. He is Member of three committees of ASTM on developing standards.
Taib Iskandar is currently Associate Professor at Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. Previously, he worked at Mechanical Engineering Technology Department, Yanbu Industrial College, and was Head of Research Project Unit at YanbuResearch Center, both under Royal Commission of Yanbu-Colleges and Institutes (RCYCI) Division, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Additionally, he is entrusted to lead RCYCI's Renewable Energy Center and is Editorial Board Member for Yanbu Journal of Engineering and Science. Previously, he worked at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) as Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering between 1996 and 2015. He was also Founding Deputy Head and Associate Senior Fellow at the Centre for Automotive Research. He completed his Ph.D. at Cranfield University (2006), M.Eng. at Vanderbilt University (1999), and BSME at University of Arizona University (1996). His research interests lie in natural gas engines, direct fuel injection, and engine component design. His continuing interest in advanced engines includes TCDI, RCCI, and GCI engine. His secondary interest is solar thermal engineering, particularly in the development of a solar hot water system using polymer thermal absorbers. To date, he has