Dr. Md. Ashiqur Rahman

E-mail: ashiqurrahman@me.buet.ac.bd

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Dr. Md. Ashiqur Rahman

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Education

Ph.D. (UIUC, USA), M.Sc. Engg. (BUET), B.Sc. Engg. (BUET)

Research Fields

Fire modelling
Energy storage systems
Refrigeration systems
 

Courses Offered

Undergraduate:
 
ME 101 (Introdcution to Mechanical Engineering)
ME 203 (Engineering Thermodynamics)
ME 241 (Engineering Mechanics)
ME 413 (Energy and Environment)
ME 415 (Refrigeration and Building Mechanical Systems)

Post Graduate:
 
ME 6165: Fire dynamics
ME 6155: Heat Transfer Enhancement
ME 6000: Seminar
 

Other Activities

Associate Director, Directorate of Student Welfare
Moderator, BUET Automobile club
Academic Liaison Officer, IMechE BUET Student Chapter
Advisor, Team Interplanetar

Contact Address

408, ME Building
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
           
           ashiqur78@yahoo.com
 

List of Publications

Books
  1. Wang, X., Rahman M. A., and Jacobi A. M., “Wetting on Anisotropic Surfaces”, Encyclopedia of Two-Phase Heat Transfer and Flow, (Modelling, methodologies, Boiling of CO2, and Micro two-phase cooling), Vol-IV, World Scientific Publishing Company PTE Ltd., Chief Editor: John R. Thome, DOI: 10.1142/10831; ISBN: 978-981-3234-36-9, 978-981-3234-38-3, 2018.
Journals
  1. Khan M. I., and Rahman M. A., Wettability and droplet energetics on micro-scale wavy and V-grooved surfaces, Results in Engineering (Elsevier), 16, 100791, 2022.
  2. Shoshe M. A. M. S. and Rahman M. A., Improvement of heat and smoke confinement using air curtains in informal shopping malls, Journal of Building Engineering, 46, 103676, 2022
  3. Trisha N. J. S., Rahman M. A., and Firoz S. H., Effect of Morphology and Concentration of Two Carbon Allotropes on the Enhancement of Specific Heat Capacity of Eutectic Molten Salt, Journal of Heat Transfer, 2022.
  4. Rahman M. A., Karmaker C. L., Ahmed T., Khan M. I., Morshed A.K.M.M., Ali S. M., Modelling the causes of boiler accidents: implications for economic and social sustainability at the workplace, Heliyon, 8, 2022.
  5. Shoshe M. A. M. S. and Rahman M. A., Air curtain in informal shopping malls: Optimization of the air curtain operating parameters for heat and smoke confinement, Energy and Buildings, 276, 112531, 2022.
  6. Khan R. M., Bhuiyan S. A. M., Haque F. M., Wasi M. and Rahman M. A., Effects of unsafe workplace practices on the fire safety performance of ready-made garments (RMG) buildings, Safety Science, 144, 105470, 2021.
  7. Haque M. R., and Rahman M. A., Numerical Investigation of Convective Heat Transfer Characteristics of Circular and Oval Tube Banks with Vortex Generators, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 34(1), 2020.
  8. Hossain, M. T., and Rahman M. A., A first-principle study of the structural, electronic, and temperature-dependent thermodynamic properties of graphene/MoS2 heterostructure, Journal of Molecular Modelling, 26(40), 2020.
  9. Goswami A., Alen S. A., Farhat N., and Rahman M. A., Numerical Study of Wetting Stability and Sliding Behavior of Liquid Droplets on Microgrooved Surfaces, Colloid and Polymer Science, 297, pp. 989-1000, 2019.
  10. Goswami A. and Rahman M.A., Numerical Study of Energetics and Wetting Stability of Liquid Droplets on Microtextured Surfaces, Colloid and Polymer Science, DOI 10.1007/s00396-017-4158-x 2017.
  11. Rahman M. A. and Jacobi A. M., Experimental study of frosting/defrosting characteristics of microgrooved metal surfaces, International Journal of Refrigeration, 2015, 50, pp. 44-56.
  12. Rahman M. A. and Jacobi A. M., Study of frost properties and frost melt water drainage on microgrooved brass surfaces in multiple frost/defrost/refrost cycles, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2014, 64, pp. 453-461.
  13. Wang X., Rahman M.A., Jacobi A.M., and Hrnjak P.S., Dynamic wetting behavior and water drops on microgrooved surface, Heat Transfer Engineering, 2013, 34, pp. 1088-1098.
  14. Rahman M. A. and Jacobi A. M., Condensation, Frosting and Frost Melt-Water Retention Characteristics on Microgrooved Brass Surfaces under Natural Convection, Heat Transfer Engineering, 2013, 34, pp. 1147-1155.
  15. Rahman M. A. and Jacobi A. M., Effects of microgroove geometry on the early stages of frost formation and frost properties, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2013, 56, pp. 91-100.
  16. Rahman M. A. and Jacobi A. M., Drainage of frost melt water from vertical brass surfaces with parallel microgrooves, International J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2012, 55, pp. 1596-1605.
  17. Rahman M. A. and Jacobi A. M., Wetting behavior and drainage of water droplets on microgrooved brass surface, Langmuir, 2012, 28 (37), pp. 13441–13451.
Conferences
  1. Siam M. M. H., Hossain M., Rahman M. A., Analysis of Thermal Performance of Different Materials and Configurations for Insulation Walls of Transport Refrigeration Vehicles, Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer (MHMT’22), April 07 – 09, 2022.
  2. Jamee T., Rabi S. N., Khan A. A. and Rahman M. A., Performance of Crumpled Graphene-Based Supercapacitors with Sodium Halide Aqueous Electrolytes: A Molecular Dynamics Study, 16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, and Thermodynamics (HEFAT), 08 – 10 August 2022.
  3. Alam. M.S., Tasnif M.M.A., Rahman M. A., Analysis of the Spread and Propagation of Fire And Smoke in Case of a Spinning Mill Fire, 15th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT 2021), July 2021.
  4. Hosen M. A., Salam, M.A.R.B.A., Rahman M. A., A Numerical Study on the Fire Safety Analysis of Healthcare Facilities in Bangladesh, 15th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT 2021), July 2021.
  5. Shoshe, M.A.M.S, Rahman M. A., Effect of Fuel Orientation on the Performance of Air Curtains in Confining Fire and Smoke Propagation in Informal Shopping Malls, International Exchange and Innovation Conference on Engineering & Science (IEICES), Japan, October 2020.
  6. Imtiaz, F., Bhuiyan,  M.S.A., Rahman M. A., Assessment of Thermal performance of Transport Refrigeration Vehicles by Modifications in the Compartment Design and Storage Pattern, International Exchange and Innovation Conference on Engineering & Science (IEICES), October 2020.
  7. Salim, N. J., Rahman M. A., Effect of Nanoparticle Concentration on the Specific Heat Capacity and Thermal Stability of Graphite Nanoparticle-based Molten Salt, International Exchange and Innovation Conference on Engineering & Science(IEICES), Japan, October 2020.
  8. Hoque M. A., Joy T. I., Mia M. R., Mridha R. H., Saha S. K., Khan A. A., and Rahman M. A., Reconstruction of fire incident occurred in Gulshan DNCC market of Bangladesh and subsequent fire and evacuation modelling for the market during peak time, Proceedings on International Conference on Disaster Risk Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 12-14, 2019.
  9. Shoshe M. A. M. S. and Rahman M. A., Spread and propagation of generic shopping mall fire of Bangladesh under different scenarios, Proceedings on International Conference on Disaster Risk Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 12-14, 2019.
  10. Das, P. P., Haque F. M. and Rahman M. A., Experimental Study on the Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Medium-Density Particleboards from Coconut Coir, 13th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2019), 18-20 December, 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  11. Saha S. K., Khan A. A., Joy T. I., Hoque M. A., Mridha R. H., Mia M. R., and Rahman M. A., Fire and Evacuation Modelling for a Pharmaceutical Cleanroom Facility, Proceedings of 8th BSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, ICTE-2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2018.
  12. Mahmud S. A., Haque F.M., and Rahman M. A., Forensic Analysis of a Fatal Fire Incident in a High-Rise Residential Building in Bangladesh, 2010 using Fire Modelling, Proceedings of 8th BSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, ICTE-2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2018.
  13. Islam M., Kabir A., Arka A. M., and Rahman M. A., Assessment of the Transport Refrigeration System in Bangladesh and Numerical Simulation of the Refrigeration Performance, Proceedings of 8th BSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, ICTE-2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2018.
  14. Khan M. I., Siddiqui T. R., and Rahman M. A., Combined Experimental and Numerical Study on the Performance of Thermoacoustic Refrigeration System, Proceedings of 8th BSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, ICTE-2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2018.
  15. Jimmim, A. A., Khan, M. T. A, and Rahman M. A., “Fabrication and characterization of low density particle boards from pseudo-stem of banana plant”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1980, 030031, 2018.
  16. Khandoker M. A. R., Mou R. J., Muntaha M. A., and Rahman M. A., “Numerical simulation of fire in a multistoried ready-made garments factory using PyroSim”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1980, 050026, 2018.
  17. Salim N. J., Zarin I., Rahman M. A., Basith M. A., “Photocatalytic treatment of textile effluent using reduced graphene oxide and zinc oxide integrated nanocomposite with inherent semiconductivity”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1980, 030016, 2018.
  18. Bhuiyan, S. A. M, Haque, F. M., Khan R. M., Wasi, M. Khandoker M. A. R., and Rahman M. A., “Evaluation of the Fire Safety Performance of a Ready-Made Garments Building in Bangladesh”, Symposium on Safety in the Garment Industry, Five Years after Rana Plaza, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 30 April 2018.
  19. Khan I., Siddiqui T. R., Wasi, M., and Rahman M. A., “ Boiler safety in Bangladesh: An Assessment of the Existing Scenario”, Symposium on Safety in the Garment Industry, Five Years after Rana Plaza, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 30 April 2018.
  20. Rahman M. A., and Goswami A., Analysis of the energetics and stability of liquid droplets on textures surfaces with square micropillars, 13th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 17-19 July 2017, Portoroz, Slovenia.