#                                                     Ahmad I  Abbas                                            

###                         R&D Associate Staff Member                    

## Contact

abbasai@ornl.gov

## Bio

Dr. Ahmad I. Abbas is an R&D Associate Staff Member in the Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Research & Analysis (MEERA) group at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He provides technical support to DOE AMO’s Better Buildings, Better Plants program as a Technical Account Manager (TAM) by providing industrial sites with technical assistance activities, energy assessments and training, and energy management guidance. Dr. Abbas received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Mechanical Engineering with a dissertation focusing on increasing the efficiency of hydropower generation systems. Prior to joining ORNL, Dr. Abbas was a Research Assistant (Lead Student) in the U.S. DOE's Industrial Assessment Center of UWM (WM-IAC) for energy, productivity, and waste assessments. Also, he was a Research Assistant in the Hydro-turbines Lab in Water Technology Accelerator (WaTA) of UWM. Dr. Abbas also holding a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering and a M.Sc. degree in Energy Systems. Besides his research and academic background, he worked as an Application Engineer with a leading HVAC manufacturer in the Middle East (PETRA Engineering) for 3 years. Also, he worked as a Maintenance Engineer at a dairy plant for almost one year. Dr. Abbas is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM®), a Renewable Energy Professional (REPTM), and a Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP®) by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), and he is an active member of ASME and AEE.

## Education

                    - Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
                    - M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering/Energy Systems, Hashemite University, Jordan
                    - B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan

## Research Areas

                    - Renewable energy technologies
                    - Industrial energy efficiency
                    - Decarbonization

## Publications: Journal Articles and Technical Proceedings

                    - Mohammad D. Qandil, Ahmad I. Abbas, Saif Al Hamad, Walaa Saadeh, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Performance of Hybrid Renewable Energy Power System for a Residential Building." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 144, no. 4 (2022).  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051541
                    - Mohammad D. Qandil, Ahmad I. Abbas, Abdel Rahman Salem, Ahmad I. Abdelhadi, Alaa Hasan, Farah Nazifa Nourin, Mohamed Abousabae, Osama M. Selim, Juan Espindola, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Net zero energy model for wastewater treatment plants." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 143, no. 12 (2021).  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050082
                    - Abdel-Hadi, Ahmad, Abdel Rahman Salem, Ahmad I. Abbas, Mohammad Qandil, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Study of energy saving analysis for different industries." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 143, no. 5 (2021).  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4048249
                    - Mohammad D. Qandil, Ahmad I. Abbas, Ahmad I. Abdelhadi, Abdel Rahman Salem, and Ryoichi Samuel Amano. "Energy Analysis: Ways to Save Energy and Reduce the Emissions in Wastewater Treatment Plants." International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment 22, no. 1 (2021).  https://doi.org/10.1615/interjenercleanenv.2020035138
                    - Farah Nazifa Nourin, Ahmad I. Abbas, Mohammad D. Qandil, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Analytical Study to Use the Excess Digester Gas of Wastewater Treatment Plants." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 143, no. 1 (2021).  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4047603
                    - Ahmad I. Abbas, Mohammad D. Qandil, Muhannad R. Al-Haddad, and Ryoichi S. Amano, “Investigation of Horizontal Micro Kaplan Hydro Turbine Performance Using Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimization”, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, May 2020, Vol. 142, No. 5, pp. 052101 (8 pages)  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045821
                    - Wei-Lin Chen, Ahmad I. Abbas, Ryan Ott, and Ryoichi S. Amano, “Investigation of Liquid Breakup Process Solid Rocket Motor Part A: Horizontal C-D Nozzle”, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, May 2020, Vol. 142, No. 5, pp. 052102 (7 pages)  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046081
                    - Mandana S. Saravani, Nicholas J. DiPasquale, Ahmad I. Abbas, and Ryoichi S. Amano, “Heat Transfer Evaluation for a Two-Pass Smooth Wall Channel: Stationary and Rotating Cases”, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, June, 2020, Vol. 142, No. 6, pp. 061305 (13 pages)  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045535
                    - Mohammad D. Qandil, Ahmad I. Abbas, Hasan D. Qandil, Muhannad R. Al-Haddad, and Ryoichi S. Amano, “A Stand-Alone Hybrid Photovoltaic, Fuel Cell, and Battery System: Case Studies in Jordan”, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, May 2019, Vol. 141, No.11, pp. 111201 (10 pages).  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4043656
                    - Ahmad I. Abbas, Ryoichi S. Amano, Mandana S. Saravani, Mohammad D. Qandil, and Tomoki Sakamoto, “Optimization of Kaplan Hydroturbine at Very Low Head With Rim-Driven Generator”, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, May 2019, Vol.141, No.11, pp. 111204 (12 pages).  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4043710
                    - Ahmad I. Abbas, Mohammad D. Qandil, Muhannad R. Al-Haddad, Mandana S. Saravani, and Ryoichi S. Amano, “Utilization of Hydroturbines in Wastewater Treatment Plants”, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, April 2019, Vol.141, No.6, pp. 062011 (5 pages).  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042969
                    - Taieseer Abu Rahmeh, Ahmad Abbas, Jamal Jaber and Aiman Alawin, “Repowering Old Thermal Power Station by Integrating Concentrated Solar Power Technology”, Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, June 2016, Vol.10, No.2, pp. 85-98
                    - http://jjmie.hu.edu.jo/vol%2010-2/JJMIE-19-16-01.pdf
                    - Wei-Lin Chen, Ahmad I. Abbas, Ryan Ott, and Ryoichi S. Amano, “Investigation of Liquid Breakup Process Solid Rocket Motor Part B: Vertical C-D Nozzle”, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, February 2020.
                    - Ryoichi S. Amano, Ahmad I. Abbas, Mohammad D. Qandil, and Muhannad Al-Haddad, “Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimization of a Horizontal Micro Kaplan Hydro Turbine”, ASME Turbo Expo 2019, Phoenix, AZ, USA.  https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2019-90509
                    - Ryoichi S. Amano, Ahmad I. Abbas, Muhannad Al-Haddad and Mohammad D. Qandil, “Energy Consumption, Energy-saving and Emissions Reduction of Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) in Wisconsin”, AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2019 Forum, Indianapolis, IN, USA.  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-4239
                    - Ryoichi S. Amano, Mandana S. Saravani, Ahmad I. Abbas, “The Opportunity for Energy Saving in Foundry-Case Study”, AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2019 Forum, Indianapolis, IN, USA.  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-4072
                    - Ryoichi S. Amano, Ahmad I. Abbas, Abdel Rahman S. Salem, Ahmad I. AbdelHadi, and Mohammad D. Qandil, “Study of industrial energy assessments for different sectors”,  AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2019 Forum, Indianapolis, IN, USA.  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-4238
                    - Mohammad Qandil, Tarek Elgammal, Ahmad I. Abbas, Ahmad Abdelhadi, and Ryoichi S. Amano, “Predicting the Cavitation Phenomena Over the Hydrofoil: CFD Validation”, AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, San Deigo, CA, USA.  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-0783
                    - Ahmad I. Abbas, Mohammad Qandil, Muhannad Al-Haddad, and Ryoichi S. Amano, “Performance Investigation of Very-Low-Head Kaplan Hydro-Turbines”, AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, San Deigo, CA, USA.  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-0241
                    - Muhannad Al-Haddad, Ahmad I. Abbas, Mohammad Qandil, Mandana Saravani, and Ryoichi S. Amano, “Energy Value Analysis (EVA) of an Office Building: Case Study”, AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, San Deigo, CA, USA.  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-1276
                    - Ahmad I. Abbas, Mohammad D. Qandil, Muhannad R. Al-Haddad, Mandana S. Saravani, and Ryoichi S. Amano, 2018, “Utilization of Hydro-Turbines in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPS)”, Proceedings of the ASME 2018 Power Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, Paper No. PowerEnergy2018-7349.  https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2018-7349
                    - Ahmad I. Abbas, Muhannad R. Al-Haddad, Mandana S. Saravani, Mohammad D. Qandil, and Ryoichi S. Amano, 2018, “A Comparative Study of Industrial Energy Assessments For Small and Medium-Sized Industrial Facilities”, Proceedings of the ASME 2018 Power Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, Paper No. PowerEnergy2018-7550.   https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2018-7550
                    - Mohammad D. Qandil, Ryoichi S. Amano, and Ahmad I. Abbas, 2018, “A Stand-Alone Hybrid Photovoltaic, Fuel Cell and Battery System: Case Studies In Jordan”, Proceedings of the ASME 2018 Power Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, Paper No. PowerEnergy2018-7121.  https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2018-7121
                    - Ahmad Abbas, Mandana S. Saravani, Muhannad Al-Haddad, and Ryoichi S. Amano. “Net-Zero-Energy (NZE) Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs).” In 2018 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-1712 .
                    - Ahmad Abbas, Muhannad Al-Haddad, Mandana S. Saravani, , and Ryoichi S. Amano. “An Analytical Study of Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Some Industrial Facilities.” In 2018 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-1710 .
                    - Ahmad Abbas, and Ryoichi S. Amano. “Optimization of Intake and Draft Tubes of a Kaplan Micro Hydro-Turbine.” In 15th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (2017). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-4807 .
                    - Ahmad Abbas, and Ryoichi S. Amano. “Integration of Linear Fresnel Reflectors (LFR) with Conventional Power Plants.” In 15th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (2017). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-4624 .
                    - Ahmad I. Abbas, Tomoki Sakamoto, Mandana S. Saravani, Ryoichi S. Amano, Joseph Millevolte, and Bruno Lequesne, 2017, “Optimization of Kaplan Hydro-Turbine at Very Low Head with Rim-Driven Generator”, Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Power Conference Joint with ICOPE-17, Charlotte, NC, USA, Paper No. POWER-ICOPE2017-3564.  https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER-ICOPE2017-3564

## Publications: Technical Reports

                    - Abbas, A., C. Price, P. Nandy, and T. Wenning. 2022.  *Renewable Energy Guidance for Industry* , ORNL/SPR-2021/2026, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 
                    - Abbas, A., C. Price, P. Nandy, T. Wenning. 2022.  *Renewable Energy Guidance for Industry: Supplemental Document* , ORNL/SPR-2021/2026, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
                    - Bruno Lequesne, Ryoichi S. Amano, Joseph Millevolte, Ahmad Abbas, Tomoki Sakamoto, Mandana Saravani, Muhannad Al-Haddad, Tarek El-Gammal, and Hisham Alyahya,”DOE-EMotors-15757-1 3D-printed, integrated plug-and-play turbine-generator set for very-low-head hydro”, No. DOE-EMotors-15757-1, March 2017,  https://doi.org/10.2172/1348117

## Publications

##   Performance of Hybrid Renewable Energy Power System for a Residential Building...

April, 2022

##   Net Zero Energy Model for Wastewater Treatment Plants...

December, 2021

##   Study of Energy Saving Analysis for Different Industries...

May, 2021

##   ENERGY ANALYSIS: WAYS TO SAVE ENERGY AND REDUCE THE EMISSIONS IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS...

January, 2021

##   Analytical Study to Use the Excess Digester Gas of Wastewater Treatment Plants...

January, 2021

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