Curriculum Vitae - Muhammad Asim - Master Format
Curriculum Vitae - Muhammad Asim - Master Format
Curriculum Vitae - Muhammad Asim - Master Format
E-mail: asimmuh@kth.se ;
Mobile: +923334382722
Personal Details
Date of birth
Nationality
Gender
Marital Status
Languages Known
Academic Record:
Sep 2011 July 2012
Contact Address
H No E-51/9 S No 1 Qadri Clny
Walton Road Lahore Cantt Pakistan
22-February-1987
Pakistan
Male
Married
Urdu (Mother Tongue),English (Fluent)
Project Engineer
Dec 2013-April 2014
Lecturer
Sep 2013-Dec 2013
R&D Engineer
Mar 2013 Aug 2013
Lecturer
Jan 2011 Oct 2011
Maintenance Engineer
July 2009 Sep 2010
Research Projects:
1. Experimental Analysis of Integrated System of Membrane Distillation for pure water with solar
domestic hot water Master Thesis project at CSEM-UAE Innovation center LLC.
Investigation of the feasibility of integrating a Membrane Distillation based water purifier with
solar domestic hot water for in house pure water drinking purpose
Design, Installation and commissioning of Solar Domestic Hot Water-Membrane Distillation
system
Experimental analysis of the integrated system with different configurations of solar collector
arrays and with different Membrane Distillation operational parameters
Determination of total energy demand for simultaneous operation of Solar Domestic Hot WaterMembrane Distillation system through thermal performance analysis
Simulation of integrated system for annual Pure water, Domestic Hot Water production profiles
Optimum collector area determination through maximizing heat recovery on MD side
2. Solar Electrification of Laboratory Equipment of Industrial Engineering department of Universitat
Politecnica De Catalunia Barcelona Tech Spain (UPC Spain) Semester project at Universitat
Politecnica De Catalunia Barcelona Tech Spain
Designing & sizing of standalone solar PV system for running the laboratory equipment.
Economic analysis for the installation feasibility in the department.
3. Study of the design and optimization of district heating system Semester project at Royal
Institute of Technology KTH Stockholm Sweden.
Study of the advanced technologies for sustainable production and distribution of heat in district
heating systems.
Testing on ongoing implemented technology for district heating system on laboratory scale pilot
equipment.
4. Modeling of heat pump for seasonal thermal energy storage for district heating and coolingSemester project at Royal Institute of Technology KTH Stockholm Sweden.
Seasonal storage for cooling in summer and heating in winter using ground source heat pumps.
Investigation of ground source heat pumps combined with subsurface seasonal thermal energy
storage for district heating and cooling.
Analyzing the heating and cooling demand.
Performance assessment of various heat pump
5. Performance analysis of solar cogeneration system with different integration strategies for
potable water and domestic hot water production- Semester project at Royal Institute of
Technology KTH Stockholm Sweden
Solar driven cogeneration system integrating membrane distillation technology is developed
System utilizes solar thermal energy for the operations without auxiliary heaters
Three different system integrations are experimentally investigated in Sweden
Economical benefits of solar cogeneration system.
6. Design, Fabrication & Installation of the Flat Plate Solar Water heater in Mechanical
Engineering Department of University of Engineering & Technology Lahore Pakistan
Bachelors Project
Designed and fabricated the flat plate solar water heater.
Analyzed the heat transfer characteristics of solar water heater.
Performance feasibility of the heater and supply of the hot water to the mechanical department.
7. Energy Analysis & Modelling (Electricity Consumption & Production) of Estonia Using Long Range
Energy Alternative Planning (LEAP) Software Semester project at Royal Institute of Technology KTH
Stockholm Sweden.
Analysation of Electricity consumption & production in the sector of household, industry &
services using LEAP software.
Development of baseline scenario (business as usual) which include the energy policies currently
going on in Estonia.
Comparison of baseline scenario with the new policy scenario taking into account the recently
announced commitments even if they are yet to be formally adopted and implemented.
GHG Mitigation scenario.
8
Bioethanol Supply Chain Dynamics A collaborative research semester Project between Royal
Institute of Technology KTH Stockholm Sweden and SL Transport Company
Analyzation of the supply chain dynamics of bioethanol mainly in terms of material flow both in
quantity and energy content.
Assessment of the existing demand of bio-ethanol in the transport sector that is bus in Stockholm
and then forecasting the demand until 2020 so that to see the dynamics of bio-ethanol dynamics.
The project will also analyze the type of feedstock, amount consumed in terms of quantity and
energy content.
Analyzing the type transport mode for local feedstock transportation and the capacity of
warehouse.
9. Examination of Energy Exploitation of Biogass from Solid Urban Waste Landfill Semester project
at Universitat Politecnica De Catalunia Barcelona Tech Spain
Fulfilling the electricity demand for a hypothetical city in Barcelona from the urban waste.
Landfill gas generation and the model to predict the landfill gas emissions.
10. PSE Energy Solution-Production of Biodiesel from jatropha Seed (A business Model) Semester
Project at ESADE Business School Sant Cugat Barcelona Spain.
Analyzing Jatropha as a business opportunity for Biodiesel production in developing country.
Technical, Marketing & Operations management for the implementation of business opportunity.
Cashflow for the starting of the business and payback for the profit.
Journal Publications
1- Feasibility Analysis of Solar Combi system for simultaneous production of pure drinking water
via membrane distillation and domestic hot water for single family villa: Pilot plant setup in
Dubai
(Taylor & Francis - Desalination & Water Treatment ISSN 1944-3994 , 1944-3986 )
2- Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis to study the fluid flow behaviour in shell and tube
heat exchangers by using different baffle spacings
(Springer-Heat and Mass Transfer ISSN 0947-7411 , 1432-1181)
3- Comparative Study of Product Gas (Syngas) and Gasification Technologies by Simulation
through Aspen HySys (Quality and Effect of Temperature & Pressure)
(Elsevier-Biomass & Bioenergy ISSN 0961-9534)
Study of Combined Production of Pure Drinking Water and Domestic Hot Water Through Flat
Plate Collector For Single Family Villa On Pilot Plant Setup in United Arab Emirates
(Conference Paper - Pakistan Science Foundation-Higher Education Commission Category X
Journal)
References:
4- Enrique Velo
Associate Professor, KIC Inno Energy Education Director
Polytechnic University of Catalunya
Barcelona Spain
Email: Enrique.velo@kic-innoenergy.com