W
Waqar Ahmed
Researcher at University of Malaya
Publications - 47
Citations - 1751
Waqar Ahmed is an academic researcher from University of Malaya. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nanofluid & Diesel fuel. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 35 publications receiving 796 citations. Previous affiliations of Waqar Ahmed include International Institute of Minnesota & University of Karachi.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Melatonin: Current Status and Future Perspectives in Plant Science
Muhammad Azher Nawaz,Yuan Huang,Zhilong Bie,Waqar Ahmed,Russel J. Reiter,Mengliang Niu,Saba Hameed +6 more
TL;DR: This review has identified many new aspects where melatonin may have possible roles in plants, for example, its function in improving the storage life and quality of fruits and vegetables, its role in vascular reconnection during the grafting process and nutrient uptake from roots by modifying root architecture.
Journal ArticleDOI
Effect of Sr@ZnO nanoparticles and Ricinus communis biodiesel-diesel fuel blends on modified CRDI diesel engine characteristics
Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar,M.A. Mujtaba,Mohammad Reza Safaei,Mohammad Reza Safaei,Mohammad Reza Safaei,Asif Afzal,Dhana Raju,Waqar Ahmed,Nagaraj R. Banapurmath,Nazia Hossain,Shahid Bashir,Irfan Anjum Badruddin,Irfan Anjum Badruddin,Marjan Goodarzi,Kiran Shahapurkar,Syed Noeman Taqui +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance and emission characteristics of a modified common rail direct injection (CRDI) diesel engine fueled by Ricinus communis biodiesel (RCME20), diesel (80%), and their blends with strontium-zinc oxide (Sr@ZnO) nanoparticle additives were evaluated.
Journal ArticleDOI
Comparative study of nanoparticles and alcoholic fuel additives-biodiesel-diesel blend for performance and emission improvements
M.A. Mujtaba,M.A. Mujtaba,Md. Abul Kalam,Haji Hassan Masjuki,Haji Hassan Masjuki,M. Gul,M. Gul,Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar,Hwai Chyuan Ong,Waqar Ahmed,Abdulaziz Atabani,Luqman Razzaq,Mnam Yusoff +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, a CI diesel engine characteristic of diesel-biodiesel blend with oxygenated alcohols and nanoparticle fuel additives was investigated using an ultrasound assisted transesterification process.
Journal ArticleDOI
Effect of nano-graphene oxide and n-butanol fuel additives blended with diesel-Nigella sativa biodiesel fuel emulsion on diesel engine characteristics
Hurmathulla Khan,Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar,Rajagopal Harish Kumar,Mohammad Reza Safaei,Muhammad Farooq,Abdulqhadar Khidmatgar,Nagaraj R. Banapurmath,Rizwan A. Farade,Muhammad Abbas,Asif Afzal,Waqar Ahmed,Marjan Goodarzi,Syed Noeman Taqui +12 more
TL;DR: The results obtained indicates that 90 ppm of graphene oxide nanoparticles and 10% n-butanol in Nigella sativa biodiesel are comparable with diesel fuel.
Journal ArticleDOI
Experimental investigations of the performance of a flat-plate solar collector using carbon and metal oxides based nanofluids
Naveed Akram,Naveed Akram,Elham Montazer,Salim Newaz Kazi,Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar,Waqar Ahmed,Mohd Nashrul Mohd Zubir,Asif Afzal,Mohd Ridha Muhammad,Hafiz Muhammad Ali,Fausto Pedro García Márquez,Wail Sami Sarsam +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a flat-plate solar collector is installed, and its thermal performance is evaluated by using carbon and metal oxides based nanofluids, following the ASHRAE standard 93-2003, at different heat flux intensities (597, 775, and 988 W/m2), mass flow rates (0.8, 1.2 and 1.6 ǫ) and the weight concentrations ( 0.025-0.2%).