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Nidhal Ben Khedher

Nidhal Ben Khedher

Hail,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Expert in Mechanical Engineering with background in classroom education and student mentoring. Elevates student knowledge and abilities through challenging coursework and in-depth lectures. Runs organised, well-targeted courses to meet students' learning needs.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Professor in Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering, University of Hail
Ha'il, KSA
02.2023 - Current
  • Attended networking events to stay up-to-date on latest developments, advanced teaching methods and course requirements within engineering department.
  • Inspired engineering students by creating exciting, educational and inspiring lesson plans.
  • Brought engineering subjects to life by applying theoretical concepts to real-world problems.
  • Mentored students, offering flexible office hours to discuss issues and concerns.
  • Wrote compelling grant proposals to help increase external research funding.

Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering, University of Hail
Hail, KSA
11.2018 - 02.2023
  • Enabled smooth day-to-day running of department by overseeing all administrative aspects of academic programmes.
  • Boosted student achievement by providing clear, detailed one-to-one advice on research work.
  • Designed exams, assessments and course content, including lecture material and writing assignments.
  • Varied teaching strategies, catering to educational needs of young adults and mature students.

Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering, University of Hail
Hail, KSA
08.2015 - 11.2018
  • Conducted regular assessments to determine achievements and struggles, offering additional guidance to underachievers.
  • Assessed student feedback to determine course requirements and personal growth opportunities.
  • Mentored students, offering flexible office hours to discuss issues and concerns.
  • Attended networking events to stay up-to-date on latest developments, advanced teaching methods and course requirements within engineering department.

Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering

National Engineering School, Monastir, Tunisia
Monastir, Tunisia
08.2010 - 08.2014
  • Mentored students, offering flexible office hours to discuss issues and concerns.
  • Inspired engineering students by creating exciting, educational and inspiring lesson plans.
  • Identified and overcame barriers to learning, adapting lecture delivery style to meet student needs.
  • Marked coursework papers detailing constructive feedback to enhance student learning abilities.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Energy Engineering

College of Engineering, University of Monastir, Tunisia

Master of Engineering - Energy Engineering

College of Engineering, University of Monastir, Tunisia

Engineer's degree - Energy Engineering

College of Engineering, University of Monastir, Tunisia

Skills

  • Teaching and coaching
  • Journal publication procedures
  • Proofreading and editing
  • Quality education
  • Lesson planning
  • Course material preparation
  • Engineering knowledge
  • Course development

Research interests

• Thermal management and Heat transfer
• Renewable energies
• Energy Storage and Phase change material
• Hydrogen storage
• Photovoltaic/thermal systems
• HVAC systems
•Electronic cooling
• Nanofluids
• Turbulent flows

Research Publications

  • Discharge performance assessment of a vertical double-pipe latent heat
    storage unit equipped with circular Y-shaped fins
    Authors (9): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Togun, Hussein ... Talebizadehsardari,
    Pouyan
    Published: Sep 2023 in Journal of Building Engineering
    DOI: 10.1016/J.JOBE.2023.106870
  • Amplitude and oscillating assessment of thermal and magnetic boundary
    layer flow across circular heated cylinder with heat source/sink
    Authors (5): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; El-Zahar, Essam R. ... Eldin, Sayed M.
    Published: Sep 2023 in Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
    DOI: 10.1016/J.CSITE.2023.103216
  • Prediction of Solar Energy Yield Based on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for
    the Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia
    Authors (6): Kolsi, Lioua; Al-Dahidi, Sameer ... Ben Khedher, Nidhal
    Published: Jan 2023 in Sustainability
    DOI: 10.3390/SU15010774
  • Diffusion of dual diffusive chemically reactive Casson nanofluid under Darcy-
    Forchheimer porosity and Robin conditions from a vertical convective
    surface: a comparative analysis using HAM and collocation procedures
    Authors (5): Nasir, Muhammad; Waqas, Muhammad ...Ben Khedher, Nidhal, Guedri, Kamel
    Published: Sep 2023 in Computational Particle Mechanics
    DOI: 10.1007/S40571-022-00547-W
  • Is the entropy-weighted water quality index a suitable index for evaluating
    the groundwater quality in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia?
    Authors (3): Alfaleh, Ayman; Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Alviz-Meza, Anibal
    Published: Aug 2023 in Water Science and Technology
    DOI: 10.2166/WST.2023.230
  • Development of an automated design and off-design radial turbine model for
    solar organic Rankine cycle coupled to a parabolic trough solar collector
    Authors (3): Alshammari, Fuhaid; Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Ben Said, Lotfi
    Published: Jul 2023 in Applied Thermal Engineering
    DOI: 10.1016/J.APPLTHERMALENG.2023.120677
  • Statistical quality control based on control charts and process efficiency index
    by the application of fuzzy approach (case study: Ha'il, Saudi Arabia)
    Authors (5): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Boudjemline, Attia ... Calderon-Madero,
    Jorge E.
    Published: Jun 2023 in Water Science and Technology
    DOI: 10.2166/WST.2023.181
  • Entropy generation analysis of hybrid nanofluid through flexible tube with
    convective conditions
    Authors (6): Rafiq, Maimona; Shazadi, Mahrukh, Ben Khedher, Nidhal ... Guedri, Kamel
    Published: May 2023 in International Journal of Modern Physics B
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217979224502084
  • Analysis of flow and heat transport between converging channel
    Authors (4): Boudjemline, Attia; Rehman, Sohail ... Ben Khedher, Nidhal
    Published: Apr 2023 in The European Physical Journal Special Topics
    DOI: 10.1140/EPJS/S11734-023-00806-8
  • Effect of Thermal Radiation and Variable Viscosity on Bioconvective and
    Thermal Stability of Non-Newtonian Nanofluids under Bidirectional Porous
    Oscillating Regime
    Authors (4): Kolsi, Lioua; Al-Khaled, Kamel ... Ben Khedher, Nidhal
    Published: Apr 2023 in Mathematics
    DOI: 10.3390/MATH11071600
  • Towards techno-economics of green hydrogen as a primary combustion fuel
    for recreational vehicle vapor absorption refrigeration system
    Authors (11): Zun, Moe Thiri; Ahmad, Muhammad Shakeel ...Ben Khedher, Nidhal.. Rashid, Bushra
    Published: Mar 2023 in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
    DOI: 10.1016/J.SETA.2022.103007
  • Possibilities for the Flow of Water and Blood through a Graphene Layer in a
    Geometry Analogous to Human Arterioles: An Observational Study
    Authors (9): Narayan, S. Shankar; Saeed, Abdulkafi M. ....Ben Khedher, Nidhal. Abdelmohsen,
    Shaimaa A. M.
    Published: Feb 2023 in Applied Sciences
    DOI: 10.3390/APP13032000
  • Illustration of chemical reaction on the flow of viscous fluid in a deformable
    permeable layer: A numerical approach
    Authors (8): Lin, Yuanjian; Krishna, G. Gopi ... Kumari, S. V. Sailaja
    Published: Feb 2023 in Journal of the Indian Chemical Society
    DOI: 10.1016/J.JICS.2022.100875
  • Jeffery-Hamel flow extension and thermal analysis of Oldroyd-B nanofluid in
    expanding channel
    Authors (5): Boudjemline, Attia; Ahmad, Irshad ... Ben Khedher, Nidhal
    Published: Jan 2023 in Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
    DOI: 10.1515/JNET-2022-0052
  • Numerical Study of Thermo-Electric Conversion for TEG Mounted Wavy
    Walled Triangular Vented Cavity Considering Nanofluid with Different-Shaped
    Nanoparticles
    Authors (7): Selimefendigil, Fatih; Omri, Mohamed ... Kolsi, Lioua
    Published: Jan 2023 in Mathematics
    DOI: 10.3390/MATH11020483
  • Thermal and flow performance analysis of a concentrated linear Fresnel
    solar collector with transverse ribs
    Authors (8): Hasan, Husam Abdulrasool; Sherza, Jenan S. ...
    Talebizadehsardari, Pouyan
    Published: Jan 2023 in Frontiers in Chemistry
    DOI: 10.3389/FCHEM.2022.1074581
  • Explicit finite difference simulations for accelerating cross diffusion flow over
    a perpendicular shield with parabolic motion
    Authors (9): Kumar, Vanipenta Ravi; Mopuri, Obulesu ... Kolsi, Lioua
    Published: Jan 2023 in Journal of the Indian Chemical Society
    DOI: 10.1016/J.JICS.2022.100837
  • Numerical analysis of the energy-storage performance of a PCM-based
    triplex-tube containment system equipped with arc-shaped fins
    Authors (9): Abed, Azher M.; Mouziraji, Hosseinali Ramezani ... Mahdi, Jasim M.
    Published: Dec 2022 in Frontiers in Chemistry
    DOI: 10.3389/FCHEM.2022.1057196
  • A hybrid solidification enhancement in a latent-heat storage system with
    nanoparticles, porous foam, and fin-aided foam strips
    Authors (6): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Mahdi, Jasim M. ... Talebizadehsardari,
    Pouyan
    Published: Dec 2022 in Journal of Energy Storage
    DOI: 10.1016/J.EST.2022.106070
  • The shortfall and rise in energy deposition and combustion via OpenFOAM
    Authors (5): Muhammad, Noor; Khan, Muhammad Ijaz ... Ben Khedher, Nidhal
    Published: Dec 2022 in Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
    DOI: 10.1016/J.CSITE.2022.102563
  • Deleterious Effect of Air Pollution on Human Microbial Community and
    Bacterial Flora: A Short Review
    Authors (10): Gupta, Nishant; Yadav, Virendra Kumar ... Cavalu, Simona
    Published: Dec 2022 in International Journal of Environmental Research and
    Public Health
    DOI: 10.3390/IJERPH192315494
  • Modeling of biogas production and biodegradability of date palm fruit wastes
    with different moisture contents
    Authors (7): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Lattieff, Farkad A. ... Baazaoui, Narjes
    Published: Nov 2022 in Journal of Cleaner Production
    DOI: 10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2022.134103
  • CFD analysis of phase-change material-based heat storage with dimpleshaped
    fins: evaluation of fin configuration and distribution pattern
    Authors (8): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Mahdi, Jasim M. ... Talebizadehsardari,
    Pouyan
    Published: Oct 2022 in Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
    DOI: 10.1093/JCDE/QWAC105
  • Performance investigation of a vertically configured LHTES via the
    combination of nano-enhanced PCM and fins: experimental and numerical
    approaches
    Authors (4): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Bantan, Rashad A. ... Omri, Mohamed
    Published: Oct 2022 in International Communications in Heat and Mass
    Transfer
    DOI: 10.1016/J.ICHEATMASSTRANSFER.2022.106246
  • Numerical Study of the Flow and Thermomagnetic Convection Heat Transfer
    of a Power Law Non-Newtonian Ferrofluid within a Circular Cavity with a
    Permanent Magnet
    Authors (5): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Shahabadi, Mohammad ... Mehryan, Seyed
    Abdollah Mansouri
    Published: Aug 2022 in Mathematics
    DOI: 10.3390/MATH10152612
  • Study of tree-shaped optimized fins in a heat sink filled by solid-solid
    nanocomposite phase change material
    Authors (6): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Ghalambaz, Mohammad ... Mehryan, S. A.
    M.
    Published: Jul 2022 in International Communications in Heat and Mass
    Transfer
    DOI: 10.1016/J.ICHEATMASSTRANSFER.2022.106195
  • Intensifying the thermal response of PCM via fin-assisted foam strips in the
    shell-and-tube heat storage system (vol 45, 103733, 2022)
    Authors (8): Talebizadehsardari, Pouyan; Mahdi, Jasim M. ... Cairns, Alasdair
    Published: May 2022 in Journal of Energy Storage
    DOI: 10.1016/J.EST.2022.104592
  • Three-Dimensional Study of Magnetohydrodynamic Natural Convection,
    Entropy Generation, and Electromagnetic Variables in a Nanofluid Filled
    Enclosure Equipped with Inclined Fins
    Authors (6): Gal, Soulayma; Kolsi, Lioua ... Chamkha, Ali J.
    Published: Apr 2022 in ACS Omega
    DOI: 10.1021/ACSOMEGA.2C00923
  • Effect of Non-Identical Magnetic Fields on Thermomagnetic Convective Flow
    of a Nanoliquid Using Buongiorno's Model
    Authors (5): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Sheremet, Mikhail ... Mehryan, Seyed
    Abdollah Mansouri
    Published: Apr 2022 in Mathematics
    DOI: 10.3390/MATH10081222
  • Performance Optimization of a Thermoelectric Device by Using a Shear
    Thinning Nanofluid and Rotating Cylinder in a Cavity with Ventilation Ports
    Authors (6): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Selimefendigil, Fatih ... Boukholda, Ismail
    Published: Apr 2022 in Mathematics
    DOI: 10.3390/MATH10071075
  • Comparative Assessment between Five Control Techniques to Optimize the
    Maximum Power Point Tracking Procedure for PV Systems
    Authors (7): Troudi, Fathi; Jouini, Houda ... Boujelbene, Mohamed
    Published: Apr 2022 in Mathematics
    DOI: 10.3390/MATH10071080
  • Improving the Melting Duration of a PV/PCM System Integrated with Different
    Metal Foam Configurations for Thermal Energy Management
    Authors (9): Al-Najjar, Hussein M. Taqi; Mahdi, Jasim M. ... Talebizadehsardari,
    Pouyan
    Published: Feb 2022 in Nanomaterials
    DOI: 10.3390/NANO12030423
  • Intensifying the thermal response of PCM via fin-assisted foam strips in the
    shell-and-tube heat storage system
    Authors (8): Mahdi, Jasim M.; Najim, Farqad T. ... Talebizadehsardari, Pouyan
    Published: Jan 2022 in Journal of Energy Storage
    DOI: 10.1016/J.EST.2021.103733
  • Enhancement of 3D Mass and Heat Transfer within a Porous Ceramic
    Exchanger by Flow-Induced Vibration
    Authors (6): Rzig, Ramzi; Troudi, Fathi ... Alshammari, Naif Khalaf
    Published: 2022 in ACS Omega
    DOI: 10.1021/ACSOMEGA.2C00907
  • Control of Magnetohydrodynamic Mixed Convection and Entropy Generation
    in a Porous Cavity by Using Double Rotating Cylinders and Curved Partition
    Authors (6): Hassen, Walid; Selimefendigil, Fatih ... Alresheedi, Faisal
    Published: Dec 2021 in ACS Omega
    DOI: 10.1021/ACSOMEGA.1C05334
  • Numerical Study of the Fluid-Structure Interaction During CNT-Water
    Nanofluid Mixed Convection in a Micro-Channel Equipped with Elastic Fins
    Under Periodic Inlet Velocity Conditions
    Authors (6): Ben Said, L.; Kolsi, L. ... Hussein, A. K.
    Published: Nov 2021 in Experimental Techniques
    DOI: 10.1007/S40799-021-00527-4
  • Melting Enhancement in a Triple-Tube Latent Heat Storage System with
    Sloped Fins
    Authors (8): Mahmoud, Mustafa Z.; Mohammed, Hayder I. ... Yaici, Wahiba
    Published: Nov 2021 in Nanomaterials
    DOI: 10.3390/NANO11113153
  • Numerical Investigation of Rayleigh-Benard Natural Convection and Entropy
    Generation in a Cubic Cavity With Discrete Heat Sources
    Authors (5): Maatki, Chemseddine; Ghachem, Kaouther ... Kolsi, Lioua
    Published: Oct 2021 in Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering
    Applications
    DOI: 10.1115/1.4050231
  • A multi-stage SEIR model to predict the potential of a new COVID-19 wave in
    KSA after lifting all travel restrictions
    Authors (3): ben Khedher, Nidhal; Kolsi, Lioua; Alsaif, Haitham
    Published: Aug 2021 in AEJ - Alexandria Engineering Journal
    DOI: 10.1016/J.AEJ.2021.02.058
  • Numerical study of an Evacuated Tube Solar Collector incorporating a Nano-
    PCM as a latent heat storage system
    Authors (7): Elarem, Raja; Alqahtani, Talal ... Jemni, Abdelmajid
    Published: Apr 2021 in Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
    DOI: 10.1016/J.CSITE.2021.100859
  • Numerical Comparison of Triangular and Sinusoidal External Vibration Effects
    on the 3D Porous Drying Process
    Authors (3): Ben Khedher, Nidhal; Ramzi, Rzig; Alatawi, Ibrahim A.
    Published: Apr 2020 in Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research
    DOI: 10.48084/ETASR.3486
  • Numerical Study of the Thermal Behavior of a Composite Phase Change
    Material (PCM) Room
    Authors (1): Ben Khedher, Nidhal
    Published: Apr 2018 in Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research
    DOI: 10.48084/ETASR.1824
  • Experimental Evaluation of a Flat Plate Solar Collector Under Hail City
    Climate
    Authors (1): Ben Khedher, Nidhal
    Published: Apr 2018 in Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research
    DOI: 10.48084/ETASR.1957
  • EFFECT OF THE VARIABILITY OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS
    ON 3D UNSATURATED POROUS MEDIUM DRYING
    Authors (1): Ben Khedher, Nidhal
    Published: Mar 2018 in Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer
    DOI: 10.5098/HMT.10.28

Timeline

Professor in Mechanical Engineering - College of Engineering, University of Hail
02.2023 - Current
Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering - College of Engineering, University of Hail
11.2018 - 02.2023
Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering - College of Engineering, University of Hail
08.2015 - 11.2018
Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering - National Engineering School, Monastir, Tunisia
08.2010 - 08.2014
College of Engineering, University of Monastir - Doctor of Philosophy, Energy Engineering
College of Engineering, University of Monastir - Master of Engineering, Energy Engineering
College of Engineering, University of Monastir - Engineer's degree, Energy Engineering
Nidhal Ben Khedher