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Mohamed El-Morsi

  • Position: Professor and Acting Chair, Mechanical Engineering and Petroleum and Energy Engineering
  • Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Email: melmorsi@aucegypt.edu
Brief Biography

Mohamed El-Morsi is a professor and acting chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Petroleum and Energy Engineering at The American University in Cairo. He earned his Bachelor of Science in 1990 from Ain Shams University, his Master of Science in 1995 from Ain Shams University and his Doctor of Philosophy in 2002 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Research Interest
  • Thermal-fluid problems
  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Renewable energy applications
Courses
  • ENGR 261
  • ENGR 365
  • MENG 361
  • MENG 362
  • MENG 365
  • MENG 411
  • MENG 412
  • MENG 466
  • MENG 490
  • MENG 491
  • MENG 497
  • Mohamed Osman, M Abokersh, O Huzayyin and M El-Morsi, “Modeling and Analysis of Compact Evacuated Tube with PCM for a Tank-Less Solar Water Heating System,” ASHRAE Annual Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, June 22–26, 2019
  • A Ghoneim, M El-Morsi and A Serageldin, “Experimental Analysis of Effect of External Factors on Performance of PV Modules in Desert Atmospheres,” Thirteenth International Conference of Fluid Dynamics (ICFD13), Cairo, Egypt, December 2018
  • M El-Bedaiwy, M El-Morsi and A Serageldin, “Deferred Cooling System for Desert Climates,” Thirteenth International Conference of Fluid Dynamics (ICFD13), Cairo, Egypt, December 2018
  • M Al Beltagy, A El Baz, M El-Morsi and A El Assy, “Simulation of Radiant Cooling Systems in Clean Room Applications Using Computational Fluid Dynamics,” ASHRAE 2018 Winter Conference, Chicago, Illinois, United States, January 2018
  • O Huzayyin, M El-Morsi, M Serag-Eldin and M El-Bedaiwy, “Prototype for Solar Powered Chip-Ice Production Facility,” ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2017, Tampa, Florida, United States, November 2017
  • M Abokersh, AA Elimam and M El-Morsi, “Application of Taguchi and Response Surface Methods in Optimizing Flat Plate Solar Collector Design parameters,” 9th International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium (IEEES-9), Split, Croatia, May 2017
  • M El-Morsi and K Hamza, “Multi-Objective Optimization of Gas Blend Alternative Refrigerants for Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Systems,” 41st ASME Design Automation Conference, ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE), Boston, Massachusetts, United States, August 2015
  • K El-Aziz, J Kim, K Hamza, M El-Morsi, A Nassef, S Metwalli and K Saitou, “Cost Optimization of a Solar Humidification-Dehumidification Desalination System Augmented by Thermal Energy Storage,” 41st ASME Design Automation Conference, ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE), Boston, Massachusetts, United States, August 2015
  • J Kim, K Hamza, M El-Morsi, A Nassef, S Metwalli and K Saitou, “Design Optimization of Batteryless Photovoltaic-Powered Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination in Remote Areas,” ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Montréal, Canada, November 2014
  • K El-Aziz, K Hamza, M El-Morsi, A Nassef, S Metwalli and K Saitou, “Optimum Solar HDH Desalination for Semi-Isolated Communities Using HGP and GA’s,” 40th ASME Design Automation Conference, ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE), Buffalo, New York, United States, August 2014
  • J Kim, K Hamza, M El-Morsi, A Nassef, S Metwalli and K Saitou, “Multi-Level Design Optimization of Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination Powered via Photovoltaic Panels with Battery Storage,” 40th ASME Design Automation Conference, ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE), Buffalo, New York, United States, August 2014
  • K El-Aziz, K Hamza, M El-Morsi, A Nassef, S Metwalli and K Saitou, “Optimum Solar-Powered HDH Desalination System for Semi-Isolated Communities,” 39th ASME Design Automation Conference, ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE), Portland, Oregon, United States, 2013, pp. V03AT03A023-V03AT03A023
  • J Kim, K Hamza, M El-Morsi, A Nassef, S Metwalli and K Saitou, “Design Optimization of a Solar-Powered Reverse Osmosis Desalination System for Small Communities,” 39th ASME Design Automation Conference, ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE), Portland, Oregon, United States, 2013, pp. V03AT03A020-V03AT03A020
  • M El-Morsi, K Hamza, A Nassef, S Metwalli and K Saitou, “Integrated Optimization of a Solar-Powered Humidification-Dehumidification Desalination System for Small Communities,” ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE), Chicago, Illinois, United States, 2012, pp. 283-290
  • R JM Messiha and M El-Morsi, “Optimum Sizing of Two Disks Arranged in Tandem Placed Normal to a Turbulent Flow,” Proceedings of ICFDP9, Alexandria, Egypt, 2008
  • M El-Morsi, S Schuetter and G Nellis, “CFD Analysis of the Receding Meniscus in Immersion Lithography,” Proc. SPIE 6154, Optical Microlithography XIX, 61544E, San Jose, California, United States, 2006

Journal Papers

  • A El-Sayed, M El-Morsi and Nabil A Mahmoud, “Experimental Investigation of a Walk-in Refrigerator Performance using R290 as a Retrofit for R22,” International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration (IJACR), 26(43), 2018
  • A El-Sayed, M El-Morsi and Nabil A Mahmoud, “A Review of the Potential Replacements of HCFC/HFCs Using Environmental Friendly Refrigerants,” International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration (IJACR), 26(3), 2018
  • M Abokersh, M Osman, O El-Baz, M El-Morsi and O Sharaf, “Review of the Phase Change Material (PCM) Usage for Solar Domestic Water Heating Systems (SDWHS),” International Journal of Energy Research, 42(2), pp. 329-357, 2018
  • M Abokersh, M El-Morsi, O Sharaf and W Abdelrahman, “An Experimental Evaluation of Direct Flow Evacuated Tube Solar Collector Integrated with Phase Change Material,” Energy, 139, pp. 1111-1125, 2017
  • M Abokersh, M El-Morsi, O Sharaf and W Abdelrahman, “On-demand Operation of a Compact Solar Water Heater Based on U-pipe Evacuated Tube Solar Collector Combined with Phase Change Material,” Solar Energy, 155, pp. 1130-1147, 2017
  • K El-Aziz, K Hamza, M El-Morsi, A Nassef, S Metwalli and K Saitou, “Optimum Solar Humidification-Dehumidification Desalination for Micro Grids and Remote Area Communities,” J. Sol. Energ., 138(2), 2016
  • El-Morsi M, “Energy and Exergy Analysis of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) as a Drop in Replacement for R134a in domestic refrigerators,” Energy, 86, pp. 344–353, 2015
  • N Ashraf, A Ramadan, A Esawi and M El-Morsi, “Novel Carbon Nanotube-Cellulose Acetate Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Filtration Applications,” Desalination, 344, pp. 79–85, 2014
  • T Mouneer, M El-Morsi, M Nosier and N Mahmoud, “Heat Transfer Performance of a Newly Developed Ice Slurry Generator: A Comparative Study,” Ain Shams Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 1(2), pp. 147-157, 2010
  • G Nellis, M El-Morsi, C Van Peski and A Grenville, “Contamination Transport in Immersion Lithography,” J. Micro/Nanolith. MEMS MOEMS, 5(1), pp. 013007-013007-10, 2006
  • H Burnett, A Wei, M El-Morsi, T Shedd, G Nellis, C Peski and A Grenville, “Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Bubble Entrapment for Flow Over Topography during Immersion Lithography,” J. Micro/Nanolith. MEMS MOEMS, 5(1), pp. 013008-013008-8, 2006