Dr. Kifah AlTakrouri

  ktakrouri@kfu.edu.sa

RANK: Assistant Professor

EDUCATION:

·      Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Canada,  2011.

·      M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan,  2003.

·      B.Sc.  Chemical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan,  2001.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

·     Two-Phase Flow.
·     Experimental and Computational Heat Transfer.
·     Modeling and Optimization.
·     Optimization and Numerical Analysis

Publications:

·     H. A Mohameed, N. Abdel-Jabbar, K. Takrouri and A. Nasr, “Model-Based Optimal Cooling Strategy for Batch Crystallization Process”, Trans IChemE, Vol 81, Part A, May 2003, pp: 578-584.

·    A. Mansour and K. Takrouri, “A New Technology for the Crystallization of Dead Sea Potassium Chloride”, Chemical Engineering Communications, Volume 194 Issue 6, 2007.

·    H. Mohameed and K. Takrouri, “Separation of para-Xylene from Xylene Isomers Mixture via Crystallization”, Chemical Engineering and Processing, Volume 46, Issue 1, January 2007, Pages 25-36.

 ·    K. Takrouri, J. Luxat and M. S. Hamed, “Re-Wetting Delay Time during Cooling of Hot Horizontal Tubes Well above the Limiting Temperature for Solid–Liquid Contact”, submitted to International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, March, 2011.

 ·    K. Takrouri, M. S. Hamed and J. Luxat, “Measurement and Analysis of the Re-wetting Front Velocity during Quench Cooling of Hot Horizontal Tubes”, submitted to Experimental Heat Transfer, March, 2011.

·    Kifah J. Takrouri, John C. Luxat and Mohamed S. Hamed, “Experimental Investigation of Quench Phenomena and Two-Phase Flow Behavior for Hot Horizontal Tubes Well above the Limiting Temperature for Solid-Liquid Contact”, The 14^th International Topical Meeting on Reactor Thermalhydraulics, NURETH-14, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 25-30, 2011.

·    K. Takrouri, J. Luxat and M. S. Hamed, “Experimental Investigation of Re-wetting of Hot Horizontal Tubes”, HEFAT2011, 8th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 11 – 13 July 2011, Pointe Aux Piments, Mauritius.

·    K. Takrouri, M. S. Hamed, A. Hassan and J. Luxat, “Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer during Quenching of Hot Horizontal Cylindrical Tubes”, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 12-14, 2009.

·    K. Takrouri and A. Rasheed, “Extraction of Jordanian Shale Oil”, The ICT Innovative Partnership Symposium, Amman, Jordan, 7-8 December, 2004.