Research Activities
University Fund
Project Head for UTM-HIR Research Grant – Continuous Rotating Detonation Engines Fueled by Biogas for Rural Area Power Generation Purposes, June 2020 – June 2023.
Project Program Head for UTM-TDR Research Grant – Rotating Detonation Engines as an Efficient Energy Conversion System, November 2018 – October 2021.
Project Head for UTM-TDR Research Grant – Development of Rotating Detonation Engine, November 2018 – October 2021.
Project Head – Development of Flameless Combustion System for Oleochemical Waste Treatment, July 2017 – June 2019.
Project Head – Effect of Scaling Down on the Stability of Meso-Scale Vortex Combustion, July 2016 – June 2017.
Project Head – Mesoscale Vortex Combustion for Power Generation Purposes, July 2016 – June 2017.
Project Head – Flameless Combustion Fueled by Biogas for Power Generation Purposes, May 2015 – October 2016.
Project Head – Development of Liquid Fuel Pulse Detonation Engine for Power Generation, December 2012 – December 2014.
Project Head – Pulse Detonation Combustion for the Technological Development of Green Engine, April 2011 – March 2013.
Project Head – Integrated Fermentor and Dryer, November 96 – October 97.
Project Member – Energy Sources in The Middle East and Its Impact on The Regional and Trens-Reginal Politics, November 2015 – May 2017.
Project Member – Investigation of Power Generation Capability of a Turbocharger Turbine under Pulsating Flow Conditions, September 2015 – November 2016.
Project Member – Multicriteria-Based Decision Aiding for Energy System for Sustainable and Low Carbon Energy Paths, August 2015 – July 2016.
Project Member – Modelling of Biodiesel Spray Combustion, November 2014 – January 2016.
Project Member – Experimental Investigation of Supersonic Combustion Characteristic of Biogas, April 2014 – March 2016.
Project Member – Heat Transfer and Nanofluids Flow Characteristics in Compact Heat Exchanger, April 2014 – March 2016.
Project Member – Development of Steam Generator Using Pulse Combustion Technology, July 2014 – June 2015.
Project Member – Development of a Variable Energy Ignition System for Combustion Studies, December 2012 – December 2013.
Project Member – Effect of Reacting Shockwave on Liquid Droplet, December 2012 – December 2013.
Project Member – Flameless Combustion of Alternative Fuels Towards Green Fuel Source and Low Emissions, April 2011 – July 2012.
Project Member – Dual Fuel Diesel-Electric Podded Propulsion Liquid Natural Gas Carrier, August 2011 – July 2013.
Project Member – Design of Small Internal Combustion Engine, May 1996 – April 1997.
Project Member – Thermal Energy Storage for Environmentally Friendly HVAC System, January 1996 – December 1998.
Project Member – Design and Development of Two-Stroke Engine for Public Use. Dec 1995 – Dec 1997.
Project Member – Refrigeration and Air Conditioning System: Compact Heat Exchanger, October 1994 – September 1995.
Project Member – Rekabentuk Pesawat Terbang Ultra-Ringan (AGRO), December 1988 – May 1991.
Ministry Fund
Project Head – Scale Effects on Stability of Meso-Scale Vortex Combustion. November 2015 – November 2017.
Project Head – Development of Novel Low NOx Flameless Combustion System Fueled by Biogas Produced from Palm Oil Mill Effluent. June 2013 – August 2015.
Project Head – Pulse Combustion Hot Water Boiler Prototype, R.J130000.7824.4L609. August 2012 – July 2014.
Project Head –Theoretical and Experimental Investigation on Hydrogen-Enriched Gaseous Diffusion Flames. April 2010 – March 2012.
Project Head – Portable Biofuel Pulse Combustion Dryer. December 2006 – November 2008.
Project Head – Biofuel Pulse Combustion Characteristics. November 2006 – October 2008.
Project Head – Pulse Detonation for Propulsion Purposes. November 2008 – February 2011.
Project Head – Studies on the Effect of Swirl Intensities and Fuel Mixtures on Combustion and Flame Characteristics of Swirl Burner. October 2000 – January 2002.
Project Member – Burning Rates and Flammability Characteristics of Biogas Flame. November 2014 – November 2017.
Project Member – Development of Database for Biofuel Combustion Properties. 1 January 2008 – 28 February 2014.
Project Member – Fluidised Bed Pyrolosis Rig-Product And System Upgrading With Technology Analysis. May 1993 – June 1999.
Project Member – Merekabentuk dan Menghasilkan Enjin Dua Lejang Untuk Kegunaan Umum. April 1992 – May 1993.
Project Member – Compact Heat Exchanger. November 1990 – December 1992.
Project Member – Efficient and Controlled Pyrolysis of Biomass. December 1992 – December 1995.
Project Member – Development of A Database for Biofuel Combustion Properties A collaboration project between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, University of Cambridge and Rolls Royce Corp. January 2008 – June 2012.
Project Member – Theoretical and Experimental Study on the Effect of the Turbulence Production on the Mixing in a Tubular Combustor of a Micro-Gas Turbine. January 2007 – November 2008.
Project Member – Co-combustion of Carbonaceous Solid Wastes with Malaysian Coals. May 2007 – April 2009.
Project Member – Development of Vented Gas Explosion in a Cylindrical Vessel. January 2009 – November 2010.
Project Member – Determination of Fundamental Detonation Characteristics of Liquid Biofuel. October 2008 – April 2011.
Industry Collaborations
Member – Consultancy Contract with Tenaga National Berhad Research (TNBR) at Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Supply of Services Related to the Combustion Testing of Gas Compositions in Single Gas Turbine Burner (TNBR/D11/2017A), 20 January 20 – 30 May 2018.
Project Member – Micro Heater for Inkjet Printer Research funded by Xerox Corporation, USA. Research Fellow at Combustion Research Laboratory, State University of New, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York. May 2000 – February 2003.
Project Member – Enhanced Heat and Power Plant (ECHP), A collaboration research with Tenaga National Research and Development (TNRD) and sponsored by Tenaga National Berhad (TNB). July 1992 – December 1993.
External Fund
Project Member – Open Learning Provision for Postgraduate and Industrial Training in Sustainable Technology (Asia Link Research), 2006 – 2009.
Project Member – Pyrolysis of Biomass, Vote 68003. Collaborative research work between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and University of Wales Cardiff (UWC), Wales, UK. December 1994 – December 1997.
Government of Malaysia and UTM
Project Member – Ciri-ciri Pembakaran Udara Berperingkat ke atas Pembakar Bahan Api Gas, June 2000 – September 2001.
Consultancy Work
Consultancy Contract with Tenaga National Berhad Research (TNBR) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Supply of Services Related to the Combustion Testing of Gas Compositions in Single Gas Turbine Burner (TNBR/D11/2017A), 20 January 20 – 30 May 2018.
Organizing the 9th International Meeting in Advances of Thermofluids (IMAT 2017) on the 26 November 2017 at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor.
Organizing the 7th International Meeting in Advances of Thermofluids (IMAT 2014) on the 26-27 November 2014 at Swiss Garden Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
Organizing International Conference on Energy and Thermal Sciences (ICETS 2014) on the 1st of October 2014 at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai.
Organizing the 4th International Meeting in Advances of Thermofluids (IMAT 2011) at Avillion Hotel, Melaka
Organizing the 10th Asian International Conference of Fluid Machinery (AICFM 2009), Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 21- 23 October 2009
Organizing the 1st International Meeting on the Advances in Thermofluids (IMAT 2008) Ibnu Sina Institute, UTM, 26 August 2008.