College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Abdur Rehman Mazhar

Abdur Rehman Mazhar

Associate Professor
Summary

Asst Prof at College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering in Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Academic Background
PhD (Thermo fluids (Mechanical Engineering)) Coventry University October 01, 2015 - November 25, 2019
Honours and Awards
Publications
Electrically driven composite phase change materials for latent thermal energy storage in localized space heating: Progress, challenges, and prospects May 01, 2026 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews - Volume 231, Article Number 116739
Performance evaluation of battery thermal management system using anisotropic, shape-stable, flexible composite PCM April 01, 2026 Applied Thermal Engineering - Volume 292, Part 2, Article Number 130397
Numerical Investigation of Transonic Axial Compressor Rotor With Leading-Edge Tubercles March 15, 2026 Engineering Reports - Volume 8, Issue 3, Article Number e70633
Computational optimization of unglazed double skin transpired solar collectors on building facades January 20, 2026 Frontiers in Energy Research - Volume 14, Article Number 1753819
Performance Enhancement of Latent Heat Storage Using Extended-Y-Fin Designs December 26, 2025 Thermo - Volume 6(1), Article Number 1
Numerical investigation of the thermal performance of CPCM in T-slot profile channel for potential compactness in modular energy storage December 01, 2025 Applied Thermal Engineering - Volume: 280, Part 1, Article Number: 128139
Aerodynamic enhancement of semi-trailer trucks: a CFD-based study for fuel optimization December 01, 2025 Transportation Safety and Environment - Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 1-9
Development, optimization, and characterization of shape stable conductive composite phase change materials for versatile thermal energy storage needs August 30, 2025 Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 128, Article Number 117231
An optimization method coupling the response surface methodology and multi-objective particle swarm to enhance the performance of a novel water Trombe wall May 15, 2025 Applied Thermal Engineering - Volume 267, Article Number 125785
Experimental study of unglazed transpired solar collectors integrated with buildings in humid sub-tropics April 22, 2025 Energy and Buildings - Volume 339, Article Number:115767
Ballistic performance of lightweight ceramic-metal composite armour plates under blunt projectile impact March 25, 2025 Composites Part C: Open Access - Volume: 16, Article Number: 100558
Analysis of influencing factors on the performance of wavy-shape solar trombe walls based on orthogonal experimental design and simulation methods December 30, 2024 Energy - Volume 313, Article Number 133868
Flow and heat transfer characteristics of fractal tree-shaped heat pipe in enhancing the melting process of phase change material November 15, 2024 International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - Volume 233 , Article Number 126026
A novel numerical investigation of a solar PCM heat exchanger for indoor temperature stabilization October 15, 2024 Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 100, Part A, Article Number 113560
Data analysis and review of the research landscape in performance-enhancing thermal management strategies of photovoltaic technology October 01, 2024 Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments - Volume 70, October 2024
A comprehensive review of membrane-based water filtration techniques July 08, 2024 Applied Water Science - Volume 14, Article Number 169
Scientific mapping and data analysis of the research landscape in perovskite solar cell technology May 01, 2024 Solar Energy - Volume 273, Article Number 112509
Effect of the shape of flapping airfoils on aerodynamic forces April 30, 2024 Heliyon - Volume 10, Issue 8, Article Number e29561
Viability of low-grade heat conversion using liquid piston Stirling engines April 01, 2024 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment - Volume 13, Issue 2, Article Number e509
Critical review of solar-assisted air source heat pump in China April 01, 2024 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews - Volume 193, Article Number: 114291
Hybrid Additive Manufacturing: A Review from a Process Planning Perspective March 01, 2024 Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems - Volume 23, No. 01, Pages 227-262
Thermal investigation and parametric analysis of cascaded latent heat storage system enhanced by porous media February 01, 2024 Applied Thermal Engineering - Volume 238, Article Number 121982
Experimental investigation of a solar PCM heat exchanger for indoor temperature stabilization October 15, 2023 Energy and Buildings - Volume 297, Article Number 113478
A novel triangular pulsating heat pipe with enhanced heat transfer performance for building energy efficiency September 01, 2023 Case Studies in Thermal Engineering - Volume 49, Article Number 103286
A Review of Solar-Coupled Phase Change Materials in Buildings August 31, 2023 Materials - Volume 16, Issue 17, Article Number 5979
Heat Transfer Augmentation Using Duplex and Triplex Tube Phase Change Material (PCM) Heat Exchanger Configurations May 11, 2023 Energies - Volume 16 (10), Article Number 4037
A Tree-Shaped Layout Heat Pipe to Enhance Heat Transfer in a Phase-Change Material Storage Process April 17, 2023 Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer - Volume 30, Issue 5, Pages 23-42
Structure optimization of tree-shaped fins for improving the thermodynamic performance in latent heat storage February 01, 2023 International Journal of Thermal Sciences - Volume 184, Article Number 108003
Phase change materials embedded with tuned porous media to alleviate overcharging problem of cascaded latent heat storage system for building heating December 30, 2022 Energy and Buildings - Volume 281, Article Number 112746
Comprehensive review on cascaded latent heat storage technology: Recent advances and challenges November 30, 2022 Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 55, Article Number 105713
Experimental analysis of a fin-enhanced three-tube-shell cascaded latent heat storage system August 01, 2022 Applied Thermal Engineering - Volume 213, August 2022
Investigation of the volume impact on cascaded latent heat storage system by coupling genetic algorithm and CFD simulation April 01, 2022 Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 48, Article Number 104065
An algorithm to assess the heating strategy of buildings in cold climates:a case study of Germany March 22, 2022 International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies - Volume 17, Pages 662-677
A dynamic method to optimize cascaded latent heat storage systems with a genetic algorithm: A case study of cylindrical concentric heat exchanger February 01, 2022 International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - Volume 183, Part B, Article Number 122051
Development of a PCM-HE to harness waste greywater heat: A case study of a residential building February 01, 2022 Applied Energy - Volume 307, Article Number 118164
Numerical investigation of the heat transfer enhancement using corrugated pipes in a PCM for grey water harnessing June 01, 2021 Thermal Science and Engineering Progress - Volume 23, Article Number 100909
A review of solar-driven short-term low temperature heat storage systems May 01, 2021 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews - Volume 141, Article Number 110824
On-farm applications of solar PV systems July 24, 2020 Book on Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion: Technologies, Applications and Environmental Impacts - 1st Edition, Chapter 6, Pages 147-190
Comprehensive Study of District Heating (DH) in the UK: techno-economic aspects, policy support and trends June 17, 2020 Book on Low Carbon Energy Supply Technologies and Systems - 1st Edition, Chapter 12, Pages 153-188
Numerical analysis of rectangular fins in a PCM for low-grade heat harnessing June 01, 2020 International Journal of Thermal Sciences - Volume 152, Article Number 106306
Experimental study on the thermal performance of a grey water heat harnessing exchanger using Phase Change Materials February 01, 2020 Renewable Energy - Volume 146, Pages 1805-1817
An optimizer using the PSO algorithm to determine thermal parameters of PCM: A case study of grey water heat harnessing December 01, 2019 International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - Volume 144, Article Number 118574
A state of art review on the district heating systems November 01, 2018 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews - Volume 96, Pages 420-439
A key review of non-industrial greywater heat harnessing February 07, 2018 Energies - Volume:11, Issue:2, Article Number:386
Conferences
A climatic responsive modeling for passive transformation of a non-residential building towards a net-zero energy building (NZEB) December 17, 2025 - December 18, 2025 Usama Bin Perwez, Tariq Talha, Muhammad Shoaib Ahmed Khan, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Muhammad Abdullah , 2025 5th International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies (ICoDT2)
A Numerical Investigation of a Modified Transonic Axial Compressor Rotor December 16, 2024 - December 18, 2024 Muhammad Hamza, Tariq Talha, Shahid Aziz, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Choon-Man Lee, Syed osama Safdar bukhari, Dong-Won Jung, International Conference on Metal Material Processes and Manufacturing
Development of Smart Electric and Gas Water Heater December 16, 2024 - December 18, 2024 Laiba Memon, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Krishna Singh Bhandari, Shahid Aziz, Muhammad Talha, Syed Muhammad Nabeel Wasti, Awad Aamir, Dong-Won Jung, Choon-Man Lee, International Conference on Metal Material Processes and Manufacturing
Numerical Investigation of PCM Melting Performance in Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger Using Y-Shaped Fins December 16, 2024 - December 18, 2024 Aurang Zaib, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Shahid aziz, Tariq Talha, Dong-Won Jung, Choon-Man Lee, Muhammad Ashiq, 13th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Engineering Materials (ICAMEM 2024)
Evolution of thermal management systems for lithiumion battery using flexible phase change material: a comprehensive scientific mapping August 12, 2024 - August 14, 2024 Mahesh KUMAR, Shuli LIU, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Arvin SOHRABI, 21st International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies 12 to 14th August 2024, Shanghai, China
Design and Development of Power Generation System for Thermo-Acoustically Driven Devices April 20, 2024 - April 20, 2024 Muhammad Zeeshan Ur Rehman, Uzair Khaleeq uz Zaman, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Umar Nawaz Bhatti, Kanwal Naveed, 2nd International Conference on Modern Technologies in Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MTME-2024)
Effect of displacing the separation plate on the heat exchange effectiveness of unglazed double skin transpired solar collector April 20, 2024 - April 20, 2024 Muhammad Talha, Tariq Talha, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Ahtasham Afzal, Muhammad Moiz, 2nd International Conference on Modern Technologies in Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MTME-2024)
Development and analysis of a smart cold storage system for fruit warehouses April 20, 2024 - April 20, 2024 Ahsan Sher, Umais Khan, Mouhammad Nouman Rafique, Muhammad Asjad Ikram, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, 2nd International Conference on Modern Technologies in Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MTME-2024)
Evaluating domestic in-pipe turbines as energy harvesting devices for tropical climates October 03, 2023 - October 04, 2023 Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Abdusslaam Majid, Ahsen Ali, Muhammad Fouzan Butt, Ahtasham Ahmad Virk, 2023 3rd International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies (ICoDT2)
Development of an Electric Powertrain for the Conversion of an ICE Vehicle September 15, 2023 - September 16, 2023 Ali Ubaid, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Yasser Riaz Awan, Shahid Aziz, Krishna Singh Bhandari, Dong-Won Jung , 5th International Conference on Metal Material Processes and Manufacturing
Investigation of the Simultaneous Cooling and Heating Using a Thermoelectric Peltier August 24, 2023 - August 24, 2023 Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Ali Ubaid, Syed Muhammad Hamza Shah , Suhaib Masood, Muneeb Zafar Alvi, Third International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2023
Erosion of pipe bends for multiphase flow: An Overview March 15, 2023 - March 16, 2023 Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Rehan Khan, Uzair Khaleeq uz Zaman, Bilal Anjum, Muhammad Ali Khan, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, 2023 6th International Conference on Energy Conservation and Efficiency (ICECE)
Development and Analysis of a Liquid Piston Stirling Engine August 25, 2022 - August 25, 2022 Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Hassan Zamir Khan,, Muhammad Kashif Khan, Adeel Ahmed, Muhammad Hassaan Yousaf, 2nd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-22)
Development of Reciprocating Inkjet System for Printed Electronic Devices June 29, 2022 - July 01, 2022 Shahid Aziz, Uzair Khaleeq uz Zaman, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Junaid Ali, Dong Won Jung, 55th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2022
A Review of Recent Studies of Dynamometers for Cutting Force Measurement in Machining Processes October 26, 2021 - October 27, 2021 Abdul Raheem, Rehan Khan, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Hamdan H. Ya, Mohammad Azad Alam , Tauseef Ahmed, Mohammad Azeem, 2021 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry
Experimental Validation of a Numerical Model of a Corrugated Pipe-Phase Change Material (PCM)-Based Heat Exchanger to Harness Greywater Heat September 08, 2019 - September 10, 2019 Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Shuli Liu, Ashish Shukla, 16th UK Heat Transfer Conference (UKHTC2019)
Research Scholar University of Hull UK August 01, 2020 - February 02, 2021
PhD Student Worker Coventry University UK February 06, 2017 - July 26, 2020
Research Specialist Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH Germany June 01, 2015 - December 02, 2015
Patent Examination Assistant European Patent Office Germany March 01, 2015 - June 02, 2015
Research Assistant Fraunhofer ISE Germany November 01, 2014 - November 02, 2015
Assistant Mechanical Engineer Descon Engineering Qatar L.L.C August 01, 2009 - August 02, 2011