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Dr. Saad S. Alrwashdeh

Associate Professor

Office: +971 9 2089 621

‍Email: saad.alrwashdeh@sma.ac.ae

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Project reports

  • Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et. Al., Mutah University Grant No. 556/2022. Research Exchange with TU-Berlin University, Berlin-Germany.
  • Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et. Al., Mutah University Grant No. 553/2022. "Theoretical and experimental study on phase-change materials suitable for energy storage and thermal insulation in Jordan", Fund of 22000 USD. Jordan.
  • Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et. Al., Mutah University Grant No. 571/2022. "Digital transforming and automation of administrative procedures in the college of graduate studies and the deanship of scientific research / Mutah University", Fund of 76000 USD. Jordan.
  • Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et. Al., Mutah University Grant No. 450/2021. "Making and characterizing new anode catalysts with higher performance for proton exchange membrane fuel cell", Fund of 95000 USD. Jordan.
  • Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et. Al., Mutah University Grant No. 428/2021. "Recycling of materials industrial waste into a new composite alloy using sintering technique", Fund of 250000 USD. Jordan.
  • Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et. Al., Mutah University Grant No. 444/2021. "Energy and Exergy Analysis for a Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) in Jordan", Fund of 2000 USD. Jordan.
  • Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et. Al., Mutah University Grant No. 380/2021. "Mutah University in the QS classification globally, regionally and locally", Fund of 55000 USD. Jordan.
  • Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et. Al., Mutah University Grant No. 648/2020. Research Exchange with Koc University, Istanbul-Turkey.
  • Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et. Al., Optigaa 2 (grant number 03ET6015A) by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi.IIC6) in Germany.

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Manuscripts

  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, “The Effect of Environmental Albedo on the Energy Use of a Selected House in Amman-Jordan”. AIMS Environmental Science, 2023. 10(5): p. 628-643.  
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, “Comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the impact of variable receiver absorbance on energy production in parabolic trough systems”. International Journal on Technical and Physical Problems of Engineering (IJTPE), 2023. 15(56): p. 212-216.  
  1. Al-Falahat A.M,  Kardjilov Nikolay, Woracek, Robin, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Murtadha, Talib K,  Ingo Manke., “Advanced Corrections of wavelength-resolved neutron transmission imaging”. The European Physical Journal Plus, 2023. 138(9). Pages:1-8.
  1. Mazen A. Madanat, Yousef Ramadan, Mohammad-Ali Al-Akhras, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Marwan S. Mousa., “Reversion of Natural Aging Clusters in 6063 Al-Mg-Si Alloy”. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2023. (1). Pages:1-9.
  1. Bayaidah, Rand H.,  Habashneh, Abed Alhameed O., Al-Ma'aitah, Salsabeel H., Alfahajin, Manar S., Al-Kheetan, Mazen J., Jweihan, Yazeed S.,  Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Al-Hamaiedeh, Husam., Ghaffar, Seyed Hamidreza., “Utilisation of raw oil shale as fine aggregate to replace natural sand in concrete: Microstructure, surface chemistry and macro properties”.Results in Engineering, 2023. (19).101265: Pages:1-7.
  1. Al-Falahat A.M,  Kardjilov Nikolay, Murtadha, Talib K, Woracek, Robin,  Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Ingo Manke., “Higher order correction and spectral deconvolution of wavelength-resolved neutron transmission imaging at the CONRAD-2 instrument”. Results in Optics, 2023. (12).100480: Pages:1-7.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, “Energy profit evaluation of a photovoltaic system from a selected building in Jordan”. Results in Engineering, 2023. 13: p. 101177.  
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, “The effect of thermal efficiency on the energy production of a solar parabolic trough system in Amman-Jordan”. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2023. (18).2: Pages:113-120.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Handri D. Ammari, Yazeed S. Jweihan, Jenan Abu-Qadourah, Al-Falahat A.M, Mazen J. Al-Kheetan, “Refurbishment of existing building toward a surplus energy building in Jordan”. Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, 2022. (16).1: Pages:1-13.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Al-Falahat A.M, Henning Markötter, Ingo Manke “Visualization of water accumulation in micro porous layers in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells using synchrotron phase contrast tomography”. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2022. (6): Pages:1-5.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Abu Qadourah J, Al-Falahat A.M, “Investigation of the Effect of Roof Color on the Energy Use of a Selected House in Amman, Jordan”. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2022. (8): Pages:1-7.  
  1. Alsarayreh, Alanood, Al-Obaidi, Mudhar, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Patel, Rajd;Mujtab, Iqbal M.d, "Enhancement of energy saving of reverse osmosis system via incorporating a photovoltaic system". Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2022. (51): Pages: 697 -702.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh. “Investigation of the effect of the injection pressure on the direct-ignition diesel engine performance”. AIMS Energy, 2022. 10(2), Pages: 340-355.  
  1. Abu Qadourah J, Al-Falahat A.M, Saad S. Alrwashdeh “Assessment of solar photovoltaics potential installation into multi-family building’s envelope in Amman, Jordan”. Cogent Engineering, 2022. (9): 1, Pages:1-9.
  1. Murtadha, Talib K. Dil, Hussein Ali A., Alal wany Ahmed A.H, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Alfalahat Ala M. “Improving the cooling performance of photovoltaic panels by using two passes circulation of titanium dioxide nanofluid”. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Journal, 2022. (36): 102191, Pages:1-13.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh. “Investigation of the energy output of parabolic trough racks using different rhomboid layout”. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2022. 17(5), Pages: 578-586.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, “Energy sources assessment in Jordan”. Results in Engineering, 2022. 13: p. 100329.  
  1. Abu Qadourah J, Al-Falahat A.M, Saad S. Alrwashdeh “Investigate the carbon footprints of three intermediate flooring systems: cross-laminated timber, solid concrete, and hollow-core precast concrete”. Applied Engineering Science, 2022. 20(2), Pages:377-385.
  1. Yazeed S.Jweihan,.., Saad S. Alrwashdeh, “Improvements to the Duplicate Shear Test (DST) Device for Measuring the Fundamental Shear Properties of Asphalt Concrete Mixes”. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2022. p. 1-12
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Al-Falahat A.M, Talib K. Murtadha. “Effect of Turbocharger Compression Ratio on Performance ofthe Spark-Ignition Internal Combustion Engine”. Emerging Science Journal, 2022. 6(3): p. 482-492.
  1. Abu Qadourah J, Al-Falahat A.M, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Nytsch Geusen C. “Improving the energy performance of the typical multi-family buildings in Amman, Jordan”. City, Territory and Architecture Journal, 2022. 9(1), Pages:1-19.
  1. Altarawneh O.R., Alsarayreh A.A., Al-Falahat A.M, Al-Kheetan M.J, Saad S. Alrwashdeh*, “Energy and exergy analyses for a combined cycle power plant in Jordan”. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Journal, 2022. (31): 101858, Pages:1-13.
  1. Ala’a M. Al-Falahat, Jenan, Abu Qadourah, Saad S. Alrwashdeh “Economic feasibility of heating source conversion of the swimming pools” Journal of Applied Engineering Science, 2022. 20(1), Pages:230-238.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Handri Amari., Mazen A. Madanat, Ala’a M. Al-Falahat, “The Effect of Heat Exchanger Design on Heat transfer Rate and Temperature Distribution”. Emerging Science Journal, 2022. 6(1): p. 128-137.
  1. Ala’a M. Al-Falahat, Jenan, Abu Qadourah, Saad S. Alrwashdeh; Rahaf khater, Zaina Qatlama, Emad Alddibs, Mohammad Noor, “Energy performance and economics assessments of a photovoltaic-heat pump system” Results in Engineering, 2022. 13: p. 100324.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, “Investigation of the energy output from PV panels based on using different orientation systems in Amman-Jordan”, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Journal, 2021. (28), 101580, Pages:1-8.  
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Riza Kizilel., “Comparison of solar energy production using solar panel arrays with a fixed tilt angle, with monthly-adjusted tilt angles, and with south- facing horizontal single-axis tracker at Jeddah-Saudi Arabia”, International Journal of Renewable Energy and Engineering Research,2020, (1),1, Pages: 16-23.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al., “Investigation of water transport dynamics in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells based on a new Gas diffusion media GDM layers”, International Journal of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 2020. (14), 3, Pages: 74-78.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Handri Ammari, " Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Two Different Refrigeration Systems Powered by Solar Energy". Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Journal, 2019. (16), 100559, Pages:1-11.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh," An Energy Production Evaluation from PV Arrays with Different Inter-Row Distances". International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD), 2019. 9(5), Pages:1-10.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh," Energy Production Assessment of Solar Tower Based on the Study of the Mirror Shadowing and Blocking Effects". Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2019. 7(2), Pages:71-76.
  1. A.M. Al-Falahat, N. Kardjilov, T.V. Khanh, H. Markötter, M. Boin, R. Woracek, F. Salvemini, F. Grazzi, A. Hilger, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, J. Banhart, I. Manke," Energy-selective neutron imaging by exploiting wavelength gradients of double crystal monochromators—Simulations and experiments ". Nuclear Inst. andMethods in Physics Research, A, 2019. 943(162477), Pages:1-8.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh," Energy Output Evaluation from A Photovoltaic System at Different Selected Sites in Jordan". International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD), 2019. 9(2), Pages:467-476.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Falah M. Alsaraireh  " Investigation of solar radiation distribution over three zones north, middle and south of Jordan ". International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 2018. 7(4), Pages:5047-5050.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, " Morphology correction technique for tomographic in-situ and operando studies in energy research". Journal of Power Sources, 2019. 414, Pages: 8-12.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, " Investigation of Wind Energy Production at Different Sites in Jordan Using the Site Effectiveness Method". Energy Engineering Journal, 2019. 116(1), Pages: 47-59.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, "Energy Production Evaluation from a Linear Fresnel Reflectors Arrays with Different Array Orientation". International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, 2018. 11(11), Pages: 1827-1835.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, "Assessment of the energy production from PV racks based on using different Solar canopy form factors in Amman-Jordan". International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, 2018. 11(10), Pages: 1595-1603.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, "The effect of solar tower height on its energy output at Ma’an-Jordan". AIMS Energy, 2018. 6(6), Pages: 659-966.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, "Predicting of Energy Production of Solar Tower Based on the Study of the Cosine Efficiency and the Field Layout of Heliostats". International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), 2018. 9(11), Pages: 250–257.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, "Investigation of the energy output from PV racks based on using different tracking systems in Amman-Jordan". International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), 2018. 9(10), Pages: 687–694.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Falah M. Alsaraireh "Wind energy production assessment at different sites in Jordan using probability distribution functions". ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2018. 13(20), Pages: 8163-8172
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, "Modelling of Operating Conditions of Conduction Heat Transfer Mode Using Energy 2D Simulation". International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE),2018. 1499, Pages: 200-207. 
  1. M. Göbel, S. Kirsch, L. Schwarze, L. Schmidt, H. Scholz, J. Haußmann, M. Klages, J. Scholta, H. Markötter, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, I. Manke, B.R. Mülle, " Transient limiting current measurements for characterization of gas diffusion layers". Journal of Power Sources, 2018. 402, Pages: 237-245.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al., " In-situ investigation of water distribution in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells using high-resolution neutron tomography with 6.5 µm pixel size". AIMS Energy, 2018. 6(4), Pages: 607-614.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, " Solar radiation Map of Jordan governorates ". International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 2018. 7(3), Pages:1664-1667.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, " Map of Jordan governorates wind distribution and mean power density". International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 2018. 7(3), Pages:1495-1500.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, "Comparison among Solar Panel Arrays Production with a Different Operating Temperatures in Amman-Jordan". International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET), 2018. 9(6), Pages:420-429.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, "Assessment of Photovoltaic Energy Production at Different Locations in Jordan" International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER), 2018.8(2) 797-804.  
  1. Ala’a M. Al-Qudah, Shady S. Alnawasreh, Mazen A. Madanat, Oliwia Trzaska, Danuta Matykiewicz, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Mark J. Hagmann, Marwan S. Mousa. " Characterization of Composite Electron Sources (Metal -Insulator -Vacuum)" Jordan Journal of Physics,2018, Volume 11, Number 1. pp. 59-68.
  1. Mohammad A. Saraireh, Falah M. Alsaraireh, and Saad S. Alrwashdeh, "INVESTIGATION OF HEAT TRANSFER FOR STAGGERED AND IN-LINE TUBS" International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 2017.8(11) 476-483.  
  1. Ince, Utku U., Henning Markötter, Michael G. George, Hang Liu, Nan Ge, Jongmin Lee, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Roswitha Zeis, Matthias Messerschmidt, Joachim Scholta, Aimy Bazylak, and Ingo Manke. "Effects of compression on water distribution in gas diffusion layer materials of PEMFC in a point injection device by means of synchrotron X-ray imaging", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2017, 43: 391-406.  
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al., "Investigation of Water Transportin Newly Developed Micro Porous Layers for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells" Applied Microscopy Journal, 2017.10.9729/AM.2017.47.3.101.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al., "Neutron radiographic in operando investigation of water transport in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells with channel barriers" Energy Conversion and Managements, 2017.148(C) pp.604-610.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al., "In Operando Quantification of Three-Dimensional Water Distribution in Nanoporous Carbon-Based Layers in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells." ACS Nano, 2017. 11, 5944-5949.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al., "Improved Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells with Modified Microporous Layer Structures." Energy Technology, 2017.n/a-n/a.
  1. Mohammad I. Al-Najideen, Saad S. Alrwashdeh. "Design of a solar photovoltaic system to cover the electricity demand for the faculty of Engineering- Mu’tah University in Jordan."  Resource-Efficient Technologies, 2017. (1-6).
  1. Ala’a M. Al-Qudah, Shady S. Alnawasreh, Mazen A. Madanat, Oliwia Trzaska, Danuta Matykiewicz, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Mark J. Hagmann, Marwan S. Mousa. "The Effects of Dielectric Coatings on Electron Emission from Tungsten." Applied Microscopy, 2017. 47(1):36-42.
  1. Sun, F., H. Markötter, I. Manke, A. Hilger, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, N. Kardjilov and J. Banhart. "Complementary X-ray and neutron radiography study of the initial lithiation process in lithium-ion batteries containing silicon electrodes." Applied Surface Science, 2017. 399: 359-366.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al., "X-ray Tomographic Investigation of Water Distribution in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells with Different Gas Diffusion Media." ECS Transactions, 2016. 72(8): 99-106.
  1. Sun, F., H. Markotter, D. Zhou, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, A. Hilger, N. Kardjilov, I. Manke and J. Banhart. "In Situ Radiographic Investigation of (De) Lithiation Mechanisms in a Tin-Electrode Lithium-Ion Battery." ChemSusChem, 2016. 9(9): 946-950.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al., "Investigation of water transport dynamics in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells based on high porous micro porous layers." Energy, 2016. 102: p. 161-165.
  1. Ammari, H.D., Saad S. Alrwashdeh, and M.I. Al-Najideen, "Evaluation of wind energy potential and electricity generation at five locations in Jordan." Sustainable Cities and Society, 2015. 15: p. 135-143.

Conference papers

  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al. (2022), “The effect of thermal efficiency on the energy production of a solar parabolic trough system in Amman-Jordan”, International Conference on Mechanical, Martial and Renewable Energy (ICMMRE), Nuremberg – Germany.  
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al. (2021), “Quantification of dynamic water accumulation in the gas diffusion media GDM in the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells PEMFCs using synchrotron X-ray”, 1110th International Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering and Management (ICSTEM), Istanbul – Turkey.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al. (2021), “Synchrotron tomography imaging in materials science”, International Conference on Applied and Practical Sciences (ICAPPRSC-21), Berlin – Germany.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al. (2020), “Investigation of water transport dynamics in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells based on a new Gas diffusion media GDM layers”, International Conference on Mechanical and Aeronautics Engineering (ICMAE), Odessa – Ukraine.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al. (2017), Neutron imaging in materials research, Int. Conf./ Humboldt Kolleg "Jordanian Life Sciences Conference for Sustainable Development", Amman – Jordan.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al. (2016), IN-Operando Characterization of PEMFCs Water Transport Using Neutron Radiography, 8th BESSY II and BER II User Conference, Berlin – Germany.
  1. Alaa M. Al-Falahat, Nikolay Kardjilov, Robin Woracek, Ingo Manke, Henning Markotter, Mirko Boin, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Tran V. Khanh and John Banhart. (2016), Neutron Bragg-Edge Imaging of Annealed Copper Samples, 8th BESSY II and BER II User Conference, Berlin – Germany.
  1. Tran V. Khanh, Robin Woracek, Stephen Puplampu, Dayakar Penumadu, Nikolay Kardjilov, Andre Hilger, Henning Markotter, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, Alaa M. Al-Falahat and Ingo Manke. (2016), Phase and Texture Evaluation in Dual-Phase Steel by Neutron Bragg-Edge Imaging. 8th BESSY II and BER II User Conference, Berlin – Germany.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al. (2016), Water Transport Dynamics inside Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells with Highly Porous Microporous Layer, 229th Electrochemical Society Conference, CA-USA.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al. (2016), Investigation of water transport inside polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells with modified microporous layers, 5th Global Conference on Renewables and Energy Efficiency for Desert Regions (GCREEDER), University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al. (2015), IN-Operando Characterization of PEMFCs Using Synchrotron X-Ray Radiography and Tomography, 7th BESSY II and BER II User Conference, Berlin – Germany.
  1. Saad S. Alrwashdeh, et al. (2015), IN-Operando Characterization of PEMFCs Using Synchrotron X-Ray Radiography, BESSY II Imaging Conference, Berlin – Germany.
  1. I. Manke, A. Hilger, Saad S. Alrwashdeh, F. Sun, N. Kardjilov and J. Banhart. (2015), Synchrotron X-Ray Imaging in Energy Research, BESSY II Imaging Conference, Berlin – Germany.
  1. Ammari H., Saad S. Alrwashdeh. and Al-Najideen M. (2013), Evaluation of Wind Energy Potential and Electricity Generation in Jordan ,4th Global Conference on Renewables and Energy Efficiency for Desert Regions (GCREEDER), University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan

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Dr. Saad S. Alrwashdeh is currently an Associate Professor at Sharjah Maritime Academy. He brings a wealth of experience in the field of energy and mechanical engineering, with an academic journey that spans several prestigious institutions. Dr. Alrwashdeh has served as an Associate Professor of Energy at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Mutah University in Al-Karak, Jordan, since 2021. Prior to this, he was an Assistant Professor in the same department from 2017 to 2021. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) and Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB), which he completed in an impressive two and a half years. He also holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Mutah University, completed in just one year, and a bachelor’s degree from the same institution. In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Alrwashdeh has held several administrative positions at Mutah University, including Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Training, Innovation, and Communication with Industry, as well as the Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department. His teaching portfolio covers a wide range of subjects at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, renewable energy systems, and oil and gas production technology. Before transitioning to academia, Dr. Alrwashdeh gained valuable industrial experience as an Operation and Control Engineer with the Korean Southern Power Co. (KOSPO) in Al-Karak, Jordan. His extensive background in both industry and academia makes him a distinguished expert in his field.

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