American Journal of Energy Engineering

Special Issue

Fire, Energy and Thermal Real-Life Challenges

  • Submission Deadline: 30 June 2015
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Ahmed Abdel Gawad
About This Special Issue
Currently, there are many real-life challenging problems in the field of power engineering. Cross-disciplinary approaches are needed to face these challenges.

The computational modeling of fire and smoke propagation in big buildings or structures is very demanding due to safety and economic reasons. Due to the complexity of the problem, different up-to-date research techniques are highly appreciated. These techniques may cover high performance computing techniques (e.g., parallel processing), meshing methodology, turbulence models, visualization, etc. Thus, preparing evacuation plans of occupants, based on computational simulation, is a vital concept. Moreover, experimental and field approaches are important for establishment of new fire fighting procedures.

Another type of challenging problems is the emerging renewable energy sources and approaches. These challenges include introducing sustainable techniques, searching for non-traditional energy sources, reduction of initial and operational costs, etc. Experimental and numerical investigations play together an integrated role in the development of new solutions for global energy shortage.

Many of these challenges are directly related to thermal aspects such as thermodynamic principles, heat transfer, combustion, air conditioning, etc.
Lead Guest Editor
  • Ahmed Abdel Gawad

    Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Zagazig University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Published Articles
  • Computational and Artificial Intelligence Study of the Parameters Affecting the Performance of Heat Recovery Wheels

    Ahmed F. Abdel Gawad , Muhammad N. Radhwi , Asim M. Wafiah , Ghassan J. Softah

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4-1, July 2015
    Pages: 79-94
    Received: 30 June 2015
    Accepted: 01 July 2015
    Published: 14 July 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajee.s.2015030401.16
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    Abstract: Heat recovery wheels represent key components in air handling units (AHU) that can be used in commercial and industrial building air-conditioning-systems for energy saving. For example, in health facilities, heat transfer process is to be applied in air-conditioning systems for heat recovery of the exhaust (return) air from the patient's room witho... Show More
  • Fire Dynamics Simulation and Evacuation for a Large Shopping Center (Mall), Part II, Evacuation Scenarios

    Khalid A. Albis , Ahmed F. Abdel Gawad , Muhammad N. Radhwi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4-1, July 2015
    Pages: 72-78
    Received: 31 May 2015
    Accepted: 01 June 2015
    Published: 15 June 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajee.s.2015030401.15
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    Abstract: Evacuation plans in large malls are very essential in cases of emergency especially fire. Many fatalities may occur among panicked people running and pushing to get out of these burning places. The present study considers evacuation cases corresponding to the fire cases that were considered in part I. It is established that evacuation planning is v... Show More
  • Fire Dynamics Simulation and Evacuation for a Large Shopping Center (Mall): Part I, Fire Simulation Scenarios

    Khalid A. Albis , Muhammad N. Radhwi , Ahmed F. Abdel Gawad

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4-1, July 2015
    Pages: 52-71
    Received: 31 May 2015
    Accepted: 01 June 2015
    Published: 15 June 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajee.s.2015030401.14
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    Abstract: Malls like any retailing centers face exposure for a host of risks including fire, which is no stranger to shopping malls. Fires in closed malls, patronized by lots of people, can cause many fatalities among panicked people running and pushing to get out of these burning places and great damage to the property itself. This computational study cover... Show More
  • Investigation of Unsteady Mixed Convection Flow near the Stagnation Point of a Heated Vertical Plate embedded in a Nanofluid-Saturated Porous Medium by Self-Similar Technique

    A. A. Abdullah , F. S. Ibrahim , A. F. Abdel Gawad , A. Batyyb

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4-1, July 2015
    Pages: 42-51
    Received: 05 February 2015
    Accepted: 06 February 2015
    Published: 24 February 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajee.s.2015030401.13
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    Abstract: This paper aims to study the problem of unsteady mixed convection in a stagnation flow on a heated vertical surface embedded in a nanofluid-saturated porous medium. The employed mathematical model for the nanofluid takes into account the effects of Brownian motion and thermophoresis. The presence of a solid matrix, which exerts first and second res... Show More
  • Prediction of Smoke Propagation in a Big Multi-Story Building Using Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS)

    Ahmed Farouk Abdel Gawad , Hamza Ahmed Ghulman

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4-1, July 2015
    Pages: 23-41
    Received: 05 February 2015
    Accepted: 06 February 2015
    Published: 24 February 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajee.s.2015030401.12
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    Abstract: In the present work, the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique was used to predict the fire dynamics in a big three-story building. Important aspects of fire dynamics were investigated such as smoke propagation and temperature distribution. The study aims to decrease the fire hazards by computationally predicting the expected smoke movement ... Show More
  • Multidisciplinary Engineering for the Utilization of Traditional Automated Storage and Retrieval System )ASRS) for Firefighting in Warehouses

    Ahmed Farouk AbdelGawad

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4-1, July 2015
    Pages: 1-22
    Received: 05 February 2015
    Accepted: 06 February 2015
    Published: 16 February 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajee.s.2015030401.11
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    Abstract: ASRS is usually installed in a factory or warehouse to increase storage capacity, floor space utilization, labor productivity in storage operations and stock rotations etc. ASRS systems are custom-planned for each individual application, and they range in complexity from relatively small mechanized systems that are controlled manually to very large... Show More