Faculty Profile

Mumtaz Ahmad Qaisrani
Assistant Professor
PhD Mechanical Engineering, XJTU, China
Research Interests

  • Renewable energy systems
  • Concentrated solar power systems.
  • Thermophysics and energy engineering

Biography

My research focuses on concentrated solar power (CSP) energy systems, primarily on renewable energy systems and CFD, with focus on CSP system modelling, techno-economic analysis of CSP plants and district heating and cooling systems. Alongside these applied topics I'm engaged in fundamental topics in CFD, heat transfer, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics

Awards and Honors

  • Scholarship awarded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan to pursue master’s Degree abroad.
  • Chinese government scholarship for PhD studies.
  • Best poster paper award- 1st Prize in 2nd International conference in energy research and social sciences organized by ELSEVIER and held Arizona State University, USA.
  • Featured Paper- One of Journals Best in last 10 years. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, American Institute of Physics.

Publications

Journal Publications

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  • Shoaib, M., Khan, S. Y., Ahmed, N., Mahmood, M., Waqas, A., Qaisrani, M. A., & Shehzad, N. (2022). Thermal management of solar photovoltaic module by using drilled cylindrical rods integrated with phase change materials. Journal of Energy Storage, 52, 104956. (IF 8.91)
  • Basit Shafiq, M., Allauddin, U., Qaisrani, M. A., Rehman, T. U., Ahmed, N., Usman Mushtaq, M., & Ali, H. M. (2022). Thermal performance enhancement of shell and helical coil heat exchanger using MWCNTs/water nanofluid. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Springer Nature, 1-16. (IF 4.76)
  • Yousaf, B., Manzoor, T., Qaisrani, M. A., Khan, I., Sahar, M. S. U., & Tahir, W. (2022). Investigation of Influence of Elbow on Pump Inlet Flow Behaviour in Cavitating Flow. Engineering Failure Analysis, 106420. (IF 3.62)
  • Fang, J., Qaisrani, M. A., Tu, N., Wei, J., Wan, Z., Jin, Y.,  & Ahmed, N. (2022). Experiment and Numerical Analysis of Thermal Performance of a Billboard External Receiver. Energies, 15(6), 2188. (IF 3.25)
  • Yousaf, B., Qaisrani, M. A., Khan, M. I., Sahar, M. S. U., & Tahir, W. (2021). Numerical and experimental analysis of the cavitation and study of flow characteristics in ball valve. Nonlinear Engineering, 10(1), 535-545.
  • Fang, Jiabin, Qaisrani, M. A., Wei, "Numerical investigation on heat transfer and thermoelastic stress in a solar cavity receiver." Applied Thermal Engineering 198 (2021): 117430. (IF 6.46)
  • Shahani, Shahnaz, et al. "Preparation and characterisation of sustainable wood plastic composites extracted from municipal solid waste." Polymers 13.21 (2021): 3670. (IF 4.9)
  • Qaisrani, M. A., Wei, J., & Khan, L. A. (2021). Potential and transition of concentrated solar power: A case study of China. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 44, 101052. (IF 7.6)
  • Yu, Ting, Qaisrani, M. A., Wei,  "Boiling heat transfer and bubble distribution on inhomogeneous wetting surface patterned with Sierpinski carpet." Applied Thermal Engineering 180 (2020): 115818. IF (6.46)
  • Wei, W., Mushtaq, Z., Sharif, M., & Qaisrani, M. A. (2020). Evaluating the coal rebound effect in energy intensive industries of China. Energy, 207, 118247. (IF 8.8)
  • Wan, Z., Wei, J., Qaisrani, M. A., Fang, J., & Tu, N. (2020). Evaluation on thermal and mechanical performance of the hot tank in the two-tank molten salt heat storage system. Applied Thermal Engineering, 167, 114775. (IF 6.46)
  • Yuan, J., Cui, C., Qi, B., Wei, J., & Qaisrani, M. A. (2020). Study on oil-water separation of selective-wettability meshes with different Micro/Nano structures. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 584, 124026. (IF 5.58 )
  • Qaisrani, M. A., Wei, J., Fang, J., Jin, Y., Wan, Z., & Khalid, M. (2019). Heat losses and thermal stresses of an external cylindrical water/steam solar tower receiver. Applied Thermal Engineering, 163, 114241. (IF 4.64)
  • Jin, Y., Fang, J., Wei, J., Qaisrani, M. A., & Wang, X. (2019). Thermal performance evaluation of a cavity receiver based on particle's radiation properties during the day time. Renewable Energy, 143, 622-636. (8.68)
  • Yuan, J., Cui, C., Qi, B., Wei, J., & Qaisrani, M. A. (2019). Experimental Investigation of Copper Mesh Substrate with Selective Wettability to Separate Oil/Water Mixture. Energies, 12(23), 4564. (IF 3.25)
  • Khalid, M., Wei, J., Zhang, G., Xie, H., Fang, J., Qaisrani, M. A., ... & Mujib-Ur-Rehman. (2019). Optical performance of quasi-stationary, low-concentration, and low-profile compound parabolic concentrators. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 11(5), 053701. (IF 2.85)
  • Jin, Y., Fang, J., Wei, J., Qaisrani, M. A., & Wang, X. (2019). Homogenization of solar flux distribution in a carbon aerosol entrapped cavity receiver. Energy, 182, 21-36. (IF 8.8)
  • Qaisrani, M. A., Fang, J., Jin, Y., Wan, Z., Tu, N., Khalid, M., ... & Wei, J. (2019). Thermal losses evaluation of an external rectangular receiver in a windy environment. Solar Energy, 184, 281-291. (IF 7.2)
  • Ahmed, N., Elfeky, K. E., Qaisrani, M. A., & Wang, Q. W. (2019). Numerical characterization of thermocline behaviour of combined sensible-latent heat storage tank using brick manganese rod structure impregnated with PCM capsules. Solar Energy, 180, 243-256. (IF 7.2)
  • Wan, Z., Fang, J., Tu, N., Wei, J., & Qaisrani, M. A. (2018). Numerical study on thermal stress and cold startup induced thermal fatigue of a water/steam cavity receiver in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. Solar Energy, 170, 430-441. (IF 7.2)
  • Wan, Z., Qaisrani, M. A., Du, X., Wei, J., Fang, J., & Zhang, J. (2017). Experimental study on thermal performance of a water/steam cavity receiver with solar simulator. Energy procedia, 142, 265-270.

Conference Publications

  • Qaisrani, M.A, Wei, J., Fang, J. Potential and transition of concentrated solar power: A case study of China. Energy and Society in Transition: 2nd Intl Conf. Energy Research and Social Science May 2019, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA.
  • Qaisrani, M.A, Wei, J., Fang, J. Investigating thermal losses in a billboard type external solar receiver. 4th China Solar Thermal Power Conference, Changzhou, Jiangsu Sep.12-14.2018
  • Investigating the Effects of Mechanical Properties of Wood Plastic Composites from Municipal Solid Waste of China. 2nd International conference on Energy Research and Social Science. Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA. 28-31st May 2019.

Book Chapters

  • Qaisrani, M. A., Ahmed, N., & Wang, Q. (2022). Working, Modeling and Applications of Molten Salt TES Systems. In Synergy Development in Renewables Assisted Multi-Carrier Systems (pp. 279-309). Springer Nature, Cham.

Affiliations

  • Pakistan Engineering Council