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Papers in Refereed Journals

1- M.O.Budair, M.Mahmood, M.K.Abusaleh," Experiments on a flat square plate at high incidence and different Reynolds numbers", AJSE, Vol. 15, pp. 553-564, 1990.

2- M.Budair," Some features of the wake of a finite circular cylinder at a low subcritical Reynolds number", AJSE, Vol. 16, pp.397-408, 1991.

3- M.Budair, A. Ayoub, K. Karamcheti," Frequency measurements in a finite cylinder wake at a subcritical Reynolds number", AIAA Journal, Vol.29, pp. 2163-2168, 1991.

4- S. O. Daffuaa, A. N. Shuaib, A. Raouf, M. O. Budair, " Evaluation of maintenance management systems", Journal of King Saud University, ( Special Issue on Maintenance), Vol.4, pp.29-43, 1992.

5- M. O. Budair, M. Najjar, K. Al-Qurashi, " Grade-point-average-Based scheme for tracking academic students’ performance at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals", The European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.17, pp. 95-103, 1992.

6- S. O. Daffuaa, M.O. Budair, "Optimal schedules for scale removal in heat exchange equipment", Engineering Optimization, Vol. 21, pp. 165-174, 1993.

7- S. O. Duffuaa, M. O. Budair , " Scale removal from heat-exchangers: Using energy utilization as a schedule criterion ”, Journal of Applied Energy, Vol. 47, pp. 77-85, 1994.

8- M. A. Z. Hasan, M. O. Budair,” Role of splitter plates in modifying cylinder wake flows”, AIAA Journal, Vol. 32, pp.1992-1998, 1994.

9- M. Sultan Khan, S. M. Zubair, M. O. Budair, A. K. Sheikh, and A. Quddus, “ Fouling resistance model for prediction of CaCo3 scaling in AISI 316 tubes”, Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 32, pp. 73-79, 1996.

10- A. K. Sheikh, S. M. Zubair, M. U. Haq, M. O. Budair, “ Reliability-Based maintenance strategies for heat exchangers subject to fouling”, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 118, pp. 306-312, 1996.

11- M. A. L. El-Shaarawi, M. O. Budair, M. S. A. Al-Qahtani,” Turning moment of rotating inner cylinder in the entry region of concentric annuli”, JSME International Journal, Series B, Vol. 40, No.1, pp.67-74, 1997.

12- S. M. Zubair, A. K. Sheikh, M. O. Budair, M. A. Badar, “ A maintenance strategy for heat transfer equipment subject to fouling: A probabilistic approach”, Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol.119, pp. 575-580, 1997.

13- S. M. Zubair, A. K. Sheikh, M. O. Budair, M. U. Haq, A. Quddus, O. A. Ashiru, “ Statistical aspects of CaCO3 fouling in AISI 316 stainless-steel tubes”, Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 119, pp. 581-588, 1997.

14- M. O. Budair, M. S. Khan, S. M. Zubair, A. K. Sheikh, A. Quddus, “ CaCO3 scaling in AISI 316 stainless steel tubes – effect of thermal and hydraulic parameters on the induction time and growth rate ”, Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 34, pp. 163-170, 1998.

15- N. Ahmed, B. S. Yilbas, M. O. Budair,” Computational study into the flow field developed around a cascade of NACA 0012 airfoils”, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 167, pp. 17-32, 1998.

16- B. S. Yilbas, M. O. Budair, M. Naweed Ahmed,” Numerical simulation of the flow field around a cascade of NACA 0012 airfoils - effects of solidity and stagger”, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 158, pp. 143-154, 1998.

17- S.Z.Shuja, B.S. Yilbas and M. O. Budair, “ Modeling of laser heating of solid substance including assisting gas impingement”, Numerical Heat Transfer, An International Journal of Computation and Methodology, Part A, Vol. 33, pp. 315-339, 1998.

18- S. O.Duffuaa, M. O. Budair, “ Impact of scale build-up models on energy utilization in heat exchangers ”, Int. J. Energy Res., Vol. 23, pp. 999-1005, 1999.

19- S. Z. Shuja, B. S. Yilbas and M. O. Budair, “ Natural convection in a square cavity with a heat generating body”, Accepted in Heat and Mass Transfer, 1999.

20- B. S. Yilbas, S. Z. Shuja, and M. O. Budair,” Second law analysis of a swirling flow in a circular duct with restriction”, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 42. pp. 4027-4041, 1999.

21- S. Z. Shuja, B. S. Yilbas and M. O. Budair,” Gas jet impingement on a surface having a limited constant heat flux area-various turbulence models”, Numerical Heat Transfer, An International Journal of Computation and Methodology, Part A, Vol. 36, No. 2, p. 171, 1999.

22- S. Z. Shuja, B. S. Yilbas, M. O. Iqbal, M. O. Budair, "Flow through a protruding bluff body - heat and irreversibility analysis", Exergy - an International Journal, Vol. 1(3), pp. 209-215, 2001. (Download PDF)

23- B. S. Yilbas, S. Z. Shuja, and M. O. Budair, ”Nano-second pulse heating and gas assisting jet considerations”, Intl. J. Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol. 40, pp. 1023-1038, 2000. (Download PDF)

24- M. O. Budair, “ Entropy analysis of unsteady flow on flat plate”, Int. J. Energy Res., Vol. 25, pp. 519-524, 2001.

25- Syed M. Zubair, Anwar K. Sheikh, Muhammad Younas, M. O. Budair,” A risk based heat exchanger analysis subject to fouling: Part I: Performance evaluation”, Energy-The International Journal, Vol. 25, pp. 427-443, 2000. (Download PDF)

26- Anwar K. Sheikh, Syed M. Zubair, Muhammad Younas, M. O. Budair,” A risk based heat exchanger analysis subject to fouling: Part II- Economics of heat exchangers cleaning”, Energy-The International Journal ,Vol. 25, pp. 445-461, 2000. (Download PDF)

27- S. Z. Shuja, B. S. Yilbas and M. O. Budair, “ Local entropy generation in an impinging jet: Minimum entropy concept evaluating various turbulence models”, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering , Vol. 190, No. 28, pp. 3623-3644, 2001.

28- M. O. Budair, “ Investigation into some aspects of fluid flow and thermal analysis in annuli”, Int. J. Energy Res., Vol. 25, pp. 525-535, 2001.

29- S. Z. Shuja, B. S. Yilbas, M. O. Budair and I. S. Hussaini, “ Entropy analysis of a flow past a heat-generated bluff body”, Int. J. Energy Res., Vol. 23, pp. 1133-1142, 1999.

30- S. Z. Shuja, B. S. Yilbas and M. O. Budair, “ Laser pulse heating of steel surfaces including impinging gas effect and variable properties”, Int. J. Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 12(2), pp. 195-219, 2002.

31- M.Mahmood, K.Srinivas, and M.O.Budair, “Computational of Flow past a Low-rise Building” Computational Fluid Dynamics Journal, Vol. 9, 2001 (pp367-372).

32- M. O. Budair, A. Al-Qutub., “ An experimental investigation of under-expanded super sonic jet flow impingement over an inclined plate”, In progress.

33- M. S. Khan, M. O. Budair, S. M. Zubair,” A parametric study of CaCO3 scaling in AISI 316 stainless steel tubes”, Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 38, pp. 115-121, 2001. (Download DOC)

34- M. O. Budair, " Unsteady features of the flow around a finite circular cylinder", In progress.

35- S. Z. Shuja, B. S. Yilbas, and M.O. Budair,”Vortex shedding over a rectangular cylinder with ground effect: flow and heat transfer characteristics”, Int. J. of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 12, pp. 916-939, 2002.

36- B. S. Yilbas, S. Z. Shuja, and M.O. Budair,”Jet impingement onto a cavity”, Int. J. of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 12, pp. 817-838, 2002.

37- B. S.Yilbas, S. Z. Shuja, and M. O. Budair, ”Jet impingement onto a hole with constant wall temperature”, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, Vol. 43(8) pp. 843-865, 2003.

38- B. S. Yilbas, S. Z. Shuja, and M. O. Budair ,”Stagnation point flow over a heated plate: consideration of gas jet velocity profiles”, Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol. 27(2C) pp. 91-116, 2002.
 

39- B. S. Yilbas, S. Z. Shuja and M. O. Budair, "Jet impingement onto a conical hole in relation to laser machining", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volumes 155-156, 30 November 2004, Pages 2039-2044. (Download PDF)

40- G. M. Arshed, S. Z. Shuja, B. S. Yilbas and M. O. Budair, "Numerical investigation of a transient free jet resembling a laser-produced vapor jet," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 47, Issue 5, February 2004, Pages 1037-1052 (Download PDF)

41- Shuja, SZ, Yilbas, BS, Budair, MO, "Jet impingement onto a limited-area heated plate: Conical nozzle considerations," J ENHANC HEAT TRANSF 12 (4): 301-313 OCT-DEC 2005 (Download PDF)

42- Shuja, SZ, Yilbas, BS, Budair, MO,"Jet impingement onto a cylindrical cavity: consideration of annular nozzle cone angles, and cavity diameter
INT J COMPUT FLUID D 19 (7): 483-492 OCT 2005 (Download DOC)

43- Shuja, SZ, Yilbas, BS, Budair, MO, "Influence of conical and annular nozzle geometric configurations on flow and heat transfer characteristics due to flow impingement onto a flat plate" NUMER HEAT TR A-APPL 48 (9): 917-939 DEC 1 2005 (Download DOC)

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