Faculty Members

Dr.Ibrahim Mansir Balarabe Balarabe

PhD Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering

Al Kharj
011-588-8293
i.balarabe@psau.edu.sa

Curriculum Vitae
Publications

Education

B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering, Bayero University Kano, 2006.
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 2018.
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2012.

Research Interests

Thermofluids
Renewable Energy
Nuclear Energy

Experience

2014 - 2018 - Lecturer-B - King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
2008 - until now - Senior Research Fellow - Center for Energy Research and Training
2012 - 2014 - Visiting Lecturer - Ahmadu Bello University Zaria

Responsibilities

Teaching
Research
Department and College Committees
Academic Advising
Member of Quality Assurance and Quality Control Committee, 2012 - 2014.
Member of Junior Staff Promotion Committee, 2010 – 2014.

Publications

Published Papers:
1. Mansir, Ibrahim Balarabe. "Artificial neural network simulation and development of a predictive model to anticipate performance of a hybrid plant combined with PVT solar system." Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 157 (2023): 504-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2023.10.003
2. Lawal, Dahiru U., Ismail Abdulazeez, Qusay F. Alsalhy, Jamilu Usman, Sani I. Abba, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy, Noel Jacob Kaleekkal, and Binash Imteyaz. "Experimental Investigation of a Plate–Frame Water Gap Membrane Distillation System for Seawater Desalination." Membranes 13(9) 2023: 804. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13090804
3. Mansir, Ibrahim B., Rishabh Chaturverdi, Zubairu Abubakar, Dahiru Umar Lawal, and Jamilu Abdullahi Yusuf. "Numerical investigation of the effect of cross-section on the hydrothermal and irreversibility features of water/Fe3O4 ferrofluid flow inside a twisted tube in the presence of an external magnetic field effect." Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 157 (2023): 119-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2023.08.039
4. Mansir, Ibrahim Balarabe. "Thermodynamic investigation of novel hybrid plant with hydrogen as a green energy carrier." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Available online 10 February 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.01.230
5. Mansir, Ibrahim B., Amjad Ali, Farayi Musharavati, Naeim Farouk, Lamjed Hadj-Taieb, and Din Duc Nguyen. "Comparison of three arrangements of internal combustion engine-driven energy systems boosted with PEM fuel cell towards net-zero energy systems." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Available online 31 May 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.05.149
6. Mansir, Ibrahim B., Pradeep Kumar Singh, Azher M. Abed, Hawzhen Fateh M. Ameen, Saleem Anwar Khan, Abdullah Yousuf Usmani, Rashid Ali, H. Elhosiny Ali, H. Algarni, and Makatar Wae-hayee. "Investigating the effects of employing a cooling radiator on MHD natural convection by injecting MWCNTs into water." Ain Shams Engineering Journal Available online 3 March (2023): 102216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2023.102216
7. Okonkwo, Paul C., Ibrahim B. Mansir, Fadhil Al Housni, Wesam H. Beitelmal, Khalid Al Kaaf, and Gbenga J. Ogunleye. "Provision of kinetic energy support from wind turbines for frequency regulation services in the modern grid." In Advanced Frequency Regulation Strategies in Renewable-Dominated Power Systems, pp. 167-180. Academic Press, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95054-1.00018-4
8. Chen, Heng, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Bhupendra Singh Chauhan, Ahmed Al-Zahrani, Ahmed Deifalla, Yinhai Hua, and Fan Peng. "A comprehensive numerical study on the effectiveness of a rotational-based PTC collector integrated porous foam and PV module." Renewable Energy 215 (2023): 118869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.05.127
9. Cao, Yan, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Pradeep Kumar Singh, H. Elhosiny Ali, Azher M. Abed, Adel M. El-Refaey, Ayman A. Aly, Dinh Tuyen Nguyen, Makatar Wae-hayee, and Duy Cuong Tran. "Heat transfer analysis on ferrofluid natural convection system with magnetic field." Ain Shams Engineering Journal 14, no. 9 (2023): 102122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2023.102122
10. Chen, Xi, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Bhupendra Singh Chauhan, Saleh Mahmoud, Hamdi Ayed, Hassen Loukil, Ruicheng Tian, and Wael Al-Kouz. "Proposal of a biogas upgrading process for a novel eco-friendly trigeneration model, producing power, methanol, and desalinated water." Process Safety and Environmental Protection 176 (2023): 357-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2023.05.069
11. Zhang, Yang, Haitao Lin, Rishabh Chaturvedi, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Ibrahim B. Mansir, KePing Zhang, and Javid Alhoee. "Mixed convection of EG/NEPCM inside a lid-driven cavity with a rotating cylinder." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 47 (2023): 103072. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.103072
12. Tian, Man-Wen, Zubairu Abubakar, Bhupendra Singh Chauhan, Saleh Mahmoud, Chuang Lui, and Ibrahim B. Mansir. "Economic cost and performance analysis of a novel trigeneration scheme utilizing CO2 capture and solid oxide electrolysis units." Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 175 (2023): 377-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2023.05.049
13. Sun, Kai, Dong Liu, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Xijie Chen, Can Guo, Wenqi Zhao, and S. P. Ghoushchi. "Experimental Study of the hydrothermal characteristics of copper tube in the presence of the multi-string and multi-strip magnetic turbulator." Applied Thermal Engineering 228 (2023): 120471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.120471
14. Mansir, Ibrahim B., and Paul C. Okonkwo. "A focused review of carbon corrosion mechanism in proton exchange membrane fuel cell during start-up and shut-down processes." Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 45, no. 2 (2023): 3231-3245. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2023.2195815
15. Tian, Man-Wen, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Sayed M. Eldin, Hamdi Ayed, Hassen Loukil, and Nawaf Alkhamis. "Economic and thermal performance analysis of two-stage thin-film solar thermoelectric power generator." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 45 (2023): 103012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.103012
16. Zhang, Wei, Chen Shu-jin, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Fatimah Malek Mohsen, Ahmed Farag, Mahidzal Dahari, H. Elhosiny Ali, and Souhail Mohamed Bouzgarrou. "Proposing Linear Structure for Annular Thermoelectric Generators; Thermal, Exergetic, Mechanical, and Economic Analysis." Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 42 (2023): 101932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101932
17. Hai, Tao, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Bader Alshuraiaan, Azher M. Abed, H. Elhosiny Ali, Mahidzal Dahari, and Hind Albalawi. "Numerical investigation on the performance of a solar air heater using inclined impinging jets on absorber plate with parallel and crossing orientation of nozzles." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 45 (2023): 102913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.102913
18. Lin, Hao-Feng, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Hawzhen Fateh M. Ameen, A. Cherif, Abdulkareem Abdulwahab, Mahidzal Dahari, Haitao Lin, Ayman A. Aly, and Samia Nasr. "Economic, environmental and multi objective optimization of a clean tri-generation system based co-firing of natural gas and biomass: An emergy evaluation." Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 173 (2023): 289-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2023.02.076
19. Hua, Bian, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Mohana Alanazi, Abdulaziz Alanazi, Sayed M. Eldin, and Nawaf Alkhamis. "Economic and energy-exergy analysis of a novel in-plane solar segmented annular thermometric generator." Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 40 (2023): 101768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101768
20. Wang, Xiaoqin, Zhanguo Su, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Nashwan Adnan Othman, Lei Zhang, Mingkui Li et al. "Thermal and hydrodynamic management of a finned-microchannel heat sink applying artificial neural network." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 45 (2023): 102996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.102996
21. Okonkwo, Paul C., Ikram Ben Belgacem, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Mansur Aliyu, Wilfred Emori, Paul C. Uzoma, Wesam H. Beitelmal, Ersin Akyüz, Ahmed Bahgat Radwan, and R. A. Shakoor. "A focused review of the hydrogen storage tank embrittlement mechanism process." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48, no. 35 (2023): 12935-12948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.12.252
22. Mansir, Ibrahim B., Alhassan A. Jaoji, Ali S. AlArjani, and Sunday A. Jonah. "Recent review of natural and artificial background radiation dosimetry studies in Saudi Arabia." Radiation and environmental biophysics, 62 (2023): 181–191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-023-01022-7
23. Mansir, Ibrahim B., Paul C. Okonkwo, and Naeim Farouk. "Technoeconomic Optimization of a Photovoltaic Wind Energy‐Based Hydrogen Refueling Station: A Case Study." Energy Technology, 11 (2023): 2201490. https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202201490
24. Liang, Xiangbo, N. Bharath Kumar, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Azher M. Abed, Mahidzal Dahari, Samia Nasr, Hind Albalawi, A. Cherif, and Makatar Wae-hayee. "Management of heat transfer and hydraulic characteristics of a micro-channel heat sink with various arrangements of rectangular vortex generators utilizing artificial neural network and response surface methodology." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 44 (2023): 102850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.102850
25. Zhan, Mingwang, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Husam Rajab, Azher M. Abed, Mahidzal Dahari, Samia Nasr, Ilyas Khan, Sayed M. Eldin, and Dianjie Sui. "Thermal process simulation and multi-variable study/optimization of a novel geothermal-driven multi-generation process using bi-evaporator with zeotropic mixture." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 43 (2023): 102790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.102790
26. Dong, Ren-E., Su Zhanguo, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Azher M. Abed, and Xiangjie Niu. Energy and exergoeconomic assessments of a renewable hybrid ERC/ORC integrated with solar dryer unit, PEM electrolyzer, and RO desalination subsystem. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 171 (2023) 812-823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2023.01.038
27. Mehdi Ghalambaz, Mutabe Aljaghtham, Ali J. Chamkha, Abdelkader Abdullah, Ibrahim Mansir, Mohammad Ghalambaz, Mathematical modeling of heterogeneous metal foams for phase-change heat transfer enhancement of latent heat thermal energy storage units, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 115 (2023) 398-413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2022.10.018
28. Lin, Hao-Feng, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Sayed M. Eldin, Nawaf Alkhamis, Sultan Alqahtani, and Sultan Alshehery. "A novel economic-cost and thermal comparative case study between segmented and non-segmented thin-film solar annular thermoelectric generator." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 42 (2023): 102757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.102757
29. Tao Hai, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Hasan Mulki, Ali E. Anqi, Ahmed Deifalla, and Yong Chen. Integration of wind turbine with biomass-fueled SOFC to provide hydrogen-rich fuel; economic and CO2 emission reduction assessment. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 170 (2023) 946-959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2022.12.049
30. Nemitallah, M.A., Mansir, I.B., Haque, M.A., Abdelhafez, A. and Habib, M.A. Effects of adiabatic flame temperature on premixed combustion stability and emission characteristics of swirl-stabilized oxy-methane flames. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 2023 145(2). 022302. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054888
31. Tao Hai, Salah I. Yahya, Jincheng Zhou, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Abbas Rezaei, Kabir Al Mamun, Artificial neural network multi-objective optimization of a novel integrated plant to produce power, cooling and potable water, Energy for Sustainable Development, 71, 2022: 532-540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2022.10.021
32. Yan Liu, Ibrahim B. Mansir, M. Dahari, Xuan Phuong Nguyen, Mohamed Abbas, Van Nhanh Nguyen, Makatar Wae-hayee, Improvement of cooling of a high heat flux CPU by employing a cooper foam and NEPCM/water suspension, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 55, Part C, 2022, 105682, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.105682
33. Okonkwo, P.C., Barhoumi, E.M., Mansir, I.B., Emori, W. and Uzoma, P.C. Techno-economic analysis and optimization of solar and wind energy systems for hydrogen production: a case study. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2022 44(4), 9119-9134. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2022.2129875
34. Mansir, Ibrahim B., Farayi Musharavati, and Abba Abdulhamid Abubakar. "Using deep learning artificial intelligence and multiobjective optimization in obtaining the optimum ratio of a fuel cell to electrolyzer power in a hydrogen storage system." International Journal of Energy Research, First published: 2022 46(15), 21281-21292. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.8281
35. Mansir, Ibrahim B., Ehab Hussein Bani Hani, Nazaruddin Sinaga, Mansur Aliyu, Naeim Farouk, and Dinh Duc Nguyen. "Machine learning‐based metaheuristic optimization of hydrogen energy plant with solid oxide fuel cell." International Journal of Energy Research, First published: 2022 46(15), 21153-21171. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.8463
36. Khan, M.I., Mansir, I.B., Raza, A., Khan, S.U., Elattar, S., Said, H.M., Tlili, I., Alharbi, K.A.M. and Galal, A.M. Fractional simulations for thermal flow of hybrid nanofluid with aluminum oxide and titanium oxide nanoparticles with water and blood base fluids. Nanotechnology Reviews, 2022 11(1), 2757-2767. https://doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2022-0156
37. Aliyu, Mansur, Medhat A. Nemitallah, Syed AM Said, Ahmed Abdelhafez, Ibrahim B. Mansir, and Mohamed A. Habib. "Role of adiabatic flame temperature on controlling operability of a micromixer-based gas turbine combustor holding premixed oxy-flames for carbon capture." Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 2022 144 (10): 102307. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053983
38. Abdullah, A.S., Omara, Z.M., Essa, F.A., Alqsair, U.F., Aljaghtham, M., Mansir, I.B., Shanmugan, S. and Alawee, W.H., 2022. Enhancing trays solar still performance using wick finned absorber, nano-enhanced PCM. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2022 61 (12) 12417-12430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2022.06.033
39. Cao, Yan, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Abir Mouldi, Sameer Alsharif, Ayman A. Aly, Fahd Jarad, M. F. M. Batcha, and B. Bouallegue. "Sustainability and financial assessments and double-criteria optimization of a novel power/hydrogen coproduction scheme using solar power and compressed air energy storage cycle." Journal of Energy Storage, 52 (2022): 105053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.105053
40. Xie, Changgui, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Ibrahim Mahariq, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Akbar Arsalanloo, Rehman Muhammad Shahzad, and Fahd Jarad. "Performance boost of a helical heat absorber by utilization of twisted tape turbulator, an experimental investigation." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 36 (2022): 102240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.102240
41. Zhou, Xinchun, Haiping Bai, Qiang Xu, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Hamdi Ayed, Syed Zaheer Abbas, Ibrahim Mahariq, and Fahd Jarad. "Evaluations on effect of volume fraction of injected air on exergo-economic performance of a shell and tube heat exchanger." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 35 (2022): 101919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.101919
42. Mansir, Ibrahim B., Nazaruddin Sinaga, Naeim Farouk, Umar F. Alqsair, Chidiebere Diyoke, and Dinh Duc Nguyen. "Assessment of the effect of distance between lithium-ion batteries with a number of triangular blades, on the thermal management of the battery pack in a chamber full of phase change material." Journal of Energy Storage, 51 (2022): 104391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.104391
43. Wu, Yujia, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Ali Althobaiti, Yan Cao, M. Dahari, Dinh Tuyen Nguyen, Abdullah Mohamed, Phat Huy Huynh, and Makatar Wae-hayee. "Employing numerical method for evaluating the heat transfer rate of a hot tube by nanofluid natural convection." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 35 (2022): 102006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.102006
44. Mansir, Ibrahim B. "Investigation of heat transfer, melting and solidification of phase change material in battery thermal management system based on blades height." Journal of Energy Storage, 51 (2022): 104429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.104429
45. Alharbi, K.A.M., Mansir, I.B., Al-Khaled, K., Khan, M.I., Raza, A., Khan, S.U., Ayadi, M. and Malik, M.Y. Heat transfer enhancement for slip flow of single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes due to linear inclined surface by using modified Prabhakar fractional approach. Archive of Applied Mechanics, 92 (2022): 2455–2465. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-022-02188-0
46. Mansir, Ibrahim B., Nazaruddin Sinaga, Naeim Farouk, Mutabe Aljaghtham, Chidiebere Diyoke, and Dinh Duc Nguyen. "Numerical simulation of dimensions and arrangement of triangular fins mounted on cylindrical lithium-ion batteries in passive thermal management." Journal of Energy Storage, 50 (2022): 104392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.104392
47. Luo, Jie, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Kamal Sharma, Ibrahim Mahariq, Fahd Jarad, Mohammad Mehdizadeh Youshanlouei, Hazim Moria, Fayez Aldawi, and Shaker A. Reda. "Profit and efficiency enhancement of a cylindrical solar collector by structural modification of helical tube." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 34 (2022): 101982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.101982
48. Chen, Yuning, Li Feng, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Mohammad Taghavi, and Kamal Sharma. "A new coupled energy system consisting of fuel cell, solar thermal collector, and organic Rankine cycle; Generation and storing of electrical energy." Sustainable Cities and Society, 81 (2022): 103824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.103824
49. Okonkwo, P.C., Mansir, I.B., Emori, W., Radwan, A.B., Shakoor, R.A., Uzoma, P.C. and Pugalenthi, M.R., 2022. Utilization of renewable hybrid energy for refueling station in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 47 (53), 22273-22284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.05.040
50. Fang, Yuan, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Ali Shawabkeh, Abdullah Mohamed, and Faezeh Emami. "Heat transfer, pressure drop, and economic analysis of a tube with a constant temperature equipped with semi-circular and teardrop-shaped turbulators." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 33 (2022): 101955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.101955
51. Sui, Dianjie, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Khaled A. Gepreel, M. Dahari, Dinh Tuyen Nguyen, Mohamed Fathy Badran, Nhanh Van Nguyen, Makatar Wae-hayee, and Mingwang Zhan. "Free convection to cool a hot square block by embedding in center of a chamber by nanofluid and magnetohydrodynamic." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 33 (2022): 101980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.101980
52. Zhou, Xinchun, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Ibrahim Mahariq, Hamdi Ayed, Fahd Jarad, Faezeh Emami, and Qiang Xu. "Experimental study on entropic behavior of smooth pipe due to the simultaneous usage of spring turbulator and air bubble injection." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 33 (2022): 101974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.101974
53. Mansir, I.B., Hani, E.B., Farouk, N., AlArjani, A., Ayed, H. and Nguyen, D.D. Comparative transient simulation of a renewable energy system with hydrogen and battery energy storage for residential applications. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 47 (62), 26198-26208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.02.092
54. Cao, Yan, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Abir Mouldi, Khaled A. Gepreel, M. Dahari, Tri Hieu Le, Mohamed Fathy Badran, and Makatar Wae-hayee. "Using natural convection mechanism of nanofluid for cooling an embedded hot plate in corner of a square enclosure: A numerical simulation." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 33 (2022): 101926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.101926
55. Mansir, I.B., Hani, E.B., Ayed, H. and Diyoke, C. Dynamic simulation of hydrogen-based zero energy buildings with hydrogen energy storage for various climate conditions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 47 (62), 26501-26514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.12.213
56. Madhukesh, J.K., Mansir, I.B., Prasannakumara, B.C., Khan, M.I., Alharbi, K.A.M., Abdelrahman, A., Khan, M., Ramesh, G.K. and Ahmed, A.E.S. Combined impact of Marangoni convection and thermophoretic particle deposition on chemically reactive transport of nanofluid flow over a stretching surface. Nanotechnology Reviews, 2022 11(1), 2202-2214. https://doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2022-0132
57. Zghaibeh, M., Okonkwo, P.C., Belgacem, I.B., Beitelmal, W.H. and Mansir, I.B. Analytical model for a techno-economic assessment of green hydrogen production in photovoltaic power station case study Salalah city-Oman. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 47 (31). 14171-14179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.02.180
58. Cao, Yan, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Abir Mouldi, Fatma Aouaini, Souhail M. Bouzgarrou, Riadh Marzouki, Mahidzal Dahari, Makatar Wae-hayee, and Abdullah Mohamed. "Designing a system for battery thermal management: Cooling LIBs by nano-encapsulated phase change material." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 33 (2022): 101943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.101943
59. Paul C. Okonkwo, El Manaa Barhoumi, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Wilfred Emori, Himangshu Bhowmik. Effect of electrode material on the hydrogen production using a low-cost home-made alkaline electrolyzer. Vacuum, 198 (2022): 110878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2022.110878
60. Zhang, Lei, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Taha Safabakhsh, Fatemeh Shariati, Mohamed Salem, and Ibrahim Mahariq. Thermomagnetic mix convection heat transfer of air in the influence of the magnetic field of permanent magnet. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 31 (2022): 101802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.101802
61. Lei Zhang, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Mohamed Salem, Ibrahim Mahariq, Arash Rezaei Gorjaei, Heat transfer and exergy destruction analyses with ferrofluid in LS-3 solar collector under dipole magnetic field, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 51 (2022), 101952, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.101952
62. Wang, Yinyin, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Kamel Al-Khaled, Ali Raza, Sami Ullah Khan, M. Ijaz Khan, and A. El-Sayed Ahmed. "Thermal outcomes for blood-based carbon nanotubes (SWCNT and MWCNTs) with Newtonian heating by using new Prabhakar fractional derivative simulations." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 32 (2022): 101904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.101904
63. Goodarzi, M., Elkotb, M.A., Alanazi, A.K., Abo-Dief, H.M., Mansir, I.B., Tirth, V. and Gamaoun, F., 2021. Applying Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) modeling to predict the melting behavior of phase change materials. Journal of Energy Storage, 45 (2022) 103570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103570
64. Paul C. Okonkwo, Himangshu Bhowmik, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Mohammed Ahmed Awadh Al Sarj AlMarhoon, Naif Fawaz Ahmed AlSfarini, Effect of electrode spacing on hydrogen production using a home-made alkaline electrolyzer. Materials Letters, 306 (2022) 130841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2021.130841
65. Yan Cao, Hayder A. Dhahad, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Ahmed G. ABo-Khalil, Sagr Alamri, Ali A. Rajhi, Ali E. Anqi, Farah Qasim, Development of a combined system based on a PEMFC and hydrogen storage under different conditions equipped with an ejector cooling system. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 47 (62), 26687-26700, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.10.195
66. Farayi Musharavati, Shoaib Khanmohammadi, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Design, exergy analysis, and optimization of a hydrogen generation/storage energy system with solar heliostat fields and absorption-ejector refrigeration system, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 47 (62), 25945-25963, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.10.087
67. Yan Cao, Ehab H. Bani Hani, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Chidiebere Diyoke, Hayder A. Dhahad, Exergy and exergo-economic investigation of a novel hydrogen production and storage system via an integrated energy system, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2022 47 (62), 26770-26788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.10.121.
68. El Manaa Barhoumi, Paul C. Okonkwo, Slah Farhani, Ikram Ben Belgacem, Manaf Zghaibeh, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Faouzi Bacha, Techno-economic analysis of photovoltaic-hydrogen refueling station case study: A transport company Tunis-Tunisia, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 47 (58), 24523-24532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.10.111
69. Cao, Y., Hani, E.H.B. and Mansir, I.B., 2021. Design analysis and tri-objective optimization of a novel integrated energy system based on two methods for hydrogen production: By using power or waste heat. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2022 47 (62), 26574-26588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.09.257
70. Okonkwo, Paul C., Wilfred Emori, Paul C. Uzoma, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Ahmed Bahgat Radwan, Oladeji O. Ige, and Aboubakr M. Abdullah. "A review of bipolar plates materials and graphene coating degradation mechanism in proton exchange membrane fuel cell." International Journal of Energy Research, 2022 46 (4), 3766-3781. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.7428
71. Mohammad Reza Safaei, Mohamed Abdelghany Elkotb, Abdullah M. Alsharif, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Sagr Alamri, Vineet Tirth, Marjan Goodarzi, An innovative design of a high strength and low weight sudden micro expansion by considering a nanofluid: Electronic cooling application, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 28 (2021) 101637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.101637
72. Mansir, I. B., Ben-Mansour, R. and Habib, M.A., Numerical modeling of heat transfer characteristics in a two-pass oxygen transport reactor for fire tube boilers under oxy-fuel combustion. Applied Thermal Engineering, 195 (2021) 117248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117248.
73. A.S. Abdullah, Z.M. Omara, F.A. Essa, A. Alarjani, Ibrahim B. Mansir, M.I. Amro. “Enhancing the solar still performance using reflectors and sliding-wick belt”, Solar Energy, 214 (2021) 268–279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.11.016.
74. Haque, M.A., Nemitallah, M.A., Abdelhafez, A.A., Mansir, I.B. and Habib, M.A. Review of fuel/oxidizer-flexible combustion in gas turbines. Energy & Fuels, 2020 34 (9), 10459–10485. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c02097.
75. Farouk, N., Elmardi, O., Alzeber, H. and Mansir, I.B., Effects of electric power blackouts on steam turbine power plants. PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 2020 17 (6), 8174-8181.
76. Mansur Aliyu, Ahmed Abdelhafez, Syed A. M. Said, Mohamed A. Habib, Medhat A. Nemitallah, and Ibrahim B. Mansir. Characteristics of Oxyfuel Combustion in Lean-Premixed Multihole Burners. Energy & Fuels, 2019 33 (11), 11948-11958, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b02821.
77. Nemitallah, Medhat A., Ahmed A. Abdelhafez, Asif Ali, Ibrahim Mansir, and Mohamed A. Habib. Frontiers in combustion techniques and burner designs for emissions control and CO2 capture: A review. International Journal of Energy Research, 2019 43 (14), 7790–7822. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.4730.
78. Nemitallah, M.A., Mansir, I.B. and Habib, M.A. Experimental and numerical study of oxy‐methane flames in a porous‐plate reactor mimicking membrane reactor operation. International Journal of Energy Research, 2019 43 (13), 7040-7057. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.4723.
79. Habib, M. A., Mansir, I. B., Nemitallah, M. A., & Khalifa, A. E. Experimental study on combustion characteristics and lean blow-out limits of non-premixed oxy-methane flames in a porous-plate reactor. Heat and Mass Transfer, 55, 3265–3274 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-019-02639-5.
80. Ibrahim B. Mansir, Rached Ben-Mansour, Mohamed A. Habib. Oxy-fuel combustion investigation in a two-pass oxygen transport reactor for fire tube boiler application. Applied Energy, 229 (2018), 828-840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.08.057.
81. Ibrahim B. Mansir, Medhat A. Nemitallah, Mohamed A. Habib, and Atia E. Khalifa. Experimental and numerical investigation of flow field and oxy-methane combustion characteristics in a low-power porous-plate reactor. Energy, 160 (2018) 783-795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.07.070.
82. Said, Syed A., Mansur Aliyu, Medhat A. Nemitallah, Mohamed A. Habib, Ibrahim B. Mansir. Experimental Investigation of the stability of a turbulent diffusion flame in a gas turbine combustor. Energy, 157 (2018) 904-913, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.05.177.
83. Nemitallah, M.A., Rashwan, S.S., Mansir, I.B., Abdelhafez, A.A. and Habib, M.A. Review of novel combustion techniques for clean power production in gas turbines. Energy & Fuels, 2018, 32, 979−1004. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b03607.
84. Medhat Nemitallah, Mohamed Habib, Shakiruddin Salahuddin, Ibrahim Mansir. Hydrogen production, oxygen separation and syngas oxy-combustion inside a water splitting membrane reactor. Renewable Energy, 113 (2017) 221-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.05.086.
85. Y. A. Ahmed, I. B. Mansir, B. B. M. Dewu. Installation of permanent cadmium-lined channel as a Means for increasing epithermal NAA capabilities of miniature neutron source reactors. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 263 (2013) 70–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.03.058.
86. Y. A. Ahmed, I. B. Mansir, I. Yusuf, G. I. Balogun, S. A. Jonah. Effects of Core Excess Reactivity and Coolant Average Temperature on Maximum Operable Time of NIRR-1 Miniature Neutron Source Reactor. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 241, Issue 5 (2011) 1559–1564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.01.038.
87. M. I. Balarabe, G. Y. Pam, C. O. Folayan. Development of a Steady State Temperature Distribution Code (STD 1.0) for Predicting Thermal-Hydraulics Parameter of MNSR. Journal of Nuclear Engineering & Technology, Vol.3 Issue 2 (2013) 1-13.
http://www.stmjournals.com/index.php?journal=JoNET&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=3584
88. Mansir I. B., Pam G. Y., Folayan C. O. Effects of Density Variation on the Cooling of the Nigeria Research Reactor-1 (NIRR-1). Advances in Applied Science Research, 2012, 3 (1):110-116. https://www.imedpub.com/abstract/effects-of-density-variation-on-the-cooling-of-the-nigeria-researchrnreactor1-nirr1-15845.html
89. S. A. Arabi, B. B. M. Dewu, A. M. Muhammad, M. B. Ibrahim and J. D. Abafoni,. Determination of Weathered and Fractured Zones in Part of the Basement Complex of North-Eastern Nigeria. Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 2, Issue 11, (2010) 213-218.
https://doi.org/10.5897/JETR.9000025.
90. G. Y. Pam, I. B. Mansir, M. I. Borok, Y. B. Kolo. Efficiency and Hydraulic Power of Poldaw Windpump Systems at some Locations in Northern Nigeria”, The International Journal of Engineering and Science, Vol. 2 Issue 8, (2013) 80-85.
Conference Papers:
1. Ibrahim B. Mansir, Medhat A. Nemitallah, Mohamed A. Habib, Atia E. Khalifa. Experimental study on combustion characteristics and lean blow-out limits of non-premixed oxy-methane flames in a porous-plate reactor. The 37th International Symposium on Combustion, (PROCI-D-17-00109), Dublin, Ireland, 29 July - 3 August 2018.
2. J. Albinmousa, I. B. Mansir, S.H. Iftikhar, M. Basha, J. Jose, “Fatigue Crack Imaging of V-Notch Specimen using X-Ray Tomography”, The 6th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP 2018), Verona, Italy, 19 - 21 September 2018.
3. Mansir Ibrahim Balarabe, Mohamed A. Habib; Medhat A. Nemitallah; Atia E. Khalifa (2016). “Flow Characteristics in a Porous Plate Reactor for Oxy-fuel Combustion”, 6th Saudi Arabian Section of the Combustion Institute Annual Meeting, Saudi Aramco Technical Exchange Center, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 1 – 2.
4. Y. A. Ahmed, I. B. Mansir, (2012). “Increasing Epithermal Neutron Activation Analysis Capabilities of a Miniature Neutron Source Reactor Using a Permanent Cadmium Lined Channel” The 7th African Conference on Research Reactor Utilization and Safety 14-15 October 2012, Cairo, Egypt
5. I. Yusuf, I. B. Mansir, B. B. M. Dewu, (2011). “Maintenance as a Tool for the Enhancement of Safety in the Operation of Nigeria Research Reactor”, International Conference on Research Reactors: Safe Management and Effective Utilization, 14-18 November 2011, Rabat, Morocco. IAEA-CN-188/B18
IAEA Technical Document Publication:
Ahmed, Y.A., Mansir, I.B., Oladipo, M.O.A, Balogun, G.I., Jonah, S.A., Dim, L.A., Muhammad, A.M., Ibahim, Y.V., Yusuf, I., Mati, A.A., Dewu, B.B.M., & Funtua, I.I. (2017). Enhancement of NIRR-1 Utilization and Quality Control through Participation in IAEA Interlaboratory Comparison and Proficiency Test (IAEA-TECDOC-1831). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). ISBN 978-92-0-108617-4; ISSN 1011-4289; Dec 2017; p. 75-84. https://www-pub.iaea.org/books/iaeabooks/Supplementary_Materials/files/12290/100000/Proficiency-Testing-Interlaboratory-Comparison-Performed-2010-2015-Neutron-Activation-Analysis-Other-Analytical-Techniques.
Seminar Presentations:
1. Mansir Ibrahim Balarabe (2018). “Oxy-fuel Combustion Analyses Porous and ITM Reactors for Boiler and other Applications”, Mechanical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
2. Mansir Ibrahim Balarabe (2016). “Effect of Oxygen Permeation on the Flow Field in a Porous Plate Reactor”, Mechanical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
3. Mansir Ibrahim Balarabe (2016). “Effect of Internal Emissivity and Surface Temperature on the Heat Transfer in a Participating Media”, Mechanical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
4. Mansir Ibrahim Balarabe; Abubakar Zubairu, (2015). “Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy”, Mechanical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
5. Mansir Ibrahim Balarabe; Abubakar Zubairu, (2014). “Economic Viability Comparison of Grid-connected Photovoltaic Electric Power for Some Cities in Saudi Arabia”, Mechanical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
6. I.B. Mansir, (2014). “Flow between two Parallel Plates with Constant Bottom Injection and Top Suction”, Mechanical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
7. Mansir Ibrahim Balarabe; Abubakar Zubairu, (2014). “Effect of Axially-varying Heat Flux on Flow and Energy Distribution in a Concentric Annulus”, Mechanical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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