Curriculum Vitae
Abdelhafez
Hassanein Abdelhafez
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Mechanical Power Engineering
Department, Faculty of Engineering,
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Combustion
and heat engines – Energy conservation – Industrial and utility boilers – Industrial
burners – Kilns, industrial ovens, and incineration systems – Energy and
environmental auditing – Heat equipment assessment and evaluation of industrial
processes – Pollution prevention and control.
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Professor
of Combustion and Heat Engines.
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Director
of the Industrial Assessment Center IAC,
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Member
of the Energy and Environment Studies Program, Development Research and
Technological Planning Center DRTPC,
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Freelance
expert in industrial assessment, energy conservation, energy auditing,
pollution prevention and control.
Ph.D.
degree in Combustion Kinetics and Statistical Thermodynamics, Joint program
between Cairo University and University of California, Berkeley, USA, 1982.
M.Sc.
degree in Mechanical Engineering,
B.Sc.
degree in Mechanical Engineering,
Research
fellowship (one-year period) in the Technical University of Delft, The
Netherlands. Did some research in the
field of the fluidized bed coal combustion, 1985.
In
1990, Dr Abdelhafez was appointed as Associate Professor in the Mechanical
Power Department, Faculty of Engineering,
In
1993/94, he got a peace fellowship (six-month period) in RIT,
In
1999, Dr Abdelhafez was appointed as Full Professor in the Mechanical Power
Department, Faculty of Engineering,
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Dr
Abdelhafez has published over 36 scientific papers and articles in the field of
combustion and heat transfer in continuous combustion equipment and fluidized
bed combustors.
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He
has supervised over 30 M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in the same field.
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He
has participated in numerous national and international symposia, conferences,
workshops, meetings, and seminars.
Being
full Professor of Combustion and Heat Engines, Dr Abdelhafez teaches combustion
and thermal science courses on both levels of under and postgraduate studies,
such as Thermodynamics, Applied Combustion, Heat Engines, etc. He also teaches
energy related courses such as Air and Gas Pollution, Fuel and steam systems,
Energy Management, Energy Assessment (Audit), Environmental Management, Energy
and Environmental Measurements, Concepts of Pollution Prevention, etc.
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Dr
Abdelhafez is a member of the Energy and Environment Studies Program (EESP) and
a consultant to the Development Research and Technological Planning Center
(DRTPC),
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Regarding
the industrial evaluation, Dr Abdelhafez has participated in the technical
assessment of most of the Egyptian Power stations. As regards the assessment of
production lines and equipment, Dr Abdelhafez has evaluated many facilities.
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Dr
Abdelhafez has participated in numerous National, Public, and Private sector
projects. Some of these projects are listed and annexed to this C.V.
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In
designing, upgrading, and fabrication of combustion systems for kilns and
ovens, Dr Abdelhafez has a vast experience evidenced by what he has offered to
the Egyptian industrial society. For instance, Dr Abdelhafez has designed and
fabricated 12 upgraded combustion systems, which were fitted to 12 pottery
kilns in El-Fostat (Old Cairo) area. Each of the system is characterized by the
simple manual operation, the inexpensive price, the capability of burning
liquid fuel with almost free harmful emissions.
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Dr
Abdelhafez has submitted a full technical and financial study concerning the
upgrading of pottery kilns to EEAA couple of years ago.
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Throughout
his professional career, Dr Abdelhafez has prepared and submitted over 800
technical reports in the area of energy efficiency, air pollution and pollution
control, environmental audits, compliance plans, etc.
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Dr
Abdelhafez has vast experiences in the field of steam generators. He has dealt
with fire-tube and water-tube boilers on the level of design, maintenance, and
evaluation. Through restoring boiler efficiency and improving steam networking,
Dr Abdelhafez could save good deal of fuel energy in different industrial
sectors and enterprises. In this regard, he has participated in many projects
aiming at improving and evaluating working boilers. The Organization for Energy
conservation and Planning (OECP) financed many of these projects.
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In
the field of incineration, he had designed and built an incinerator for burning
solid hazardous waste for the Egyptian Company of Match Production, the tenth
of
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He
has headed the committee for evaluation of incinerators designed and fabricated
by El-Ma’asarah Co. for Engineering Industries (“45 Military Factory).
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In
the industry of clay and thermal bricks, Dr Abdelhafez has had a substantial
contribution in three major national projects. The first project was
implemented by DRTPC. It aimed at the investigation and finding solutions for
technical and environmental problems of brick industry in
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Dr
Abdelhafez has collaborated with FINIDA many times; the last one was to produce
General Inspection Manual (GIM) and Crosscutting Manual to deal with inspection
and self-monitoring of Steam Generating Plants. The project was funded by the
Egyptian Pollution Abatement Project (EPAP) sponsored by FINIDA. The manuals
are to provide vital information about the operation of the different types of
steam generating plants. The General Inspection Manual also identifies the
sources of pollution and describes means to minimize pollutant release.
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In
the period from September 1994 to March 1997, Dr Abdelhafez assigned as
Technical Manager for Environment Component of the “Energy Conservation and
Environment Project (ECEP)”. That project was funded by the USAID in
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Dr
Abdelhafez is capable of conducting energy and environmental audits and in
identifying options and recommendations leading to energy savings,
environmental and economical benefits. He is a good planner for energy saving
and optimizing the performance of the energy systems and steam networking.
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In
2001,
Dr
Abdelhafez has lent his capacity to the industrial society, public and private,
and to the national projects. Some of the diverse projects and studies that
were dealt with by Dr Abdelhafez are listed hereinafter.
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Rationalization
of fuel consumption in boilers and industrial furnaces, a field study, 1983 –
1984.
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Data
collection and performance analysis on water-tube boilers of Greater Cairo
power plants, 1989 – 1992.
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Performance
evaluation of the Egyptian thermal power stations. A field study that covered
the following stations: Shobra El-Kheima (1200 MW), Cairo West (950 MW), Cairo
South (585 MW), Abu-Qir (900 MW), Abu-Sultan (600 MW), Kafr El-Dawwar (440 MW),
Damanhour (625 MW), Talkha (410 MW), and Ataqa (900 MW). As a direct outcome of
this study, the specific fuel consumption has dropped, in the average, from 300
gm/kWh to less than 240 gm/kWh. The Energy Research Center of Cairo University financed
this large study, 1988 – 1992.
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Cogeneration
feasibility study in thirteen industrial facilities representing foodstuff,
weaving dyeing and spinning, fertilizers and chemical industries. The study
offered a great deal of energy savings and showed that electric power
generation on site is possible with less ˘/kWh, 1986 – 1988.
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Techno-economical
cogeneration feasibility studies in the Sugar and Integrated Industries and in
El-Nasr Coke and Basic Chemicals, 1988.
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Improving
efficiency and rationalizing fuel consumption in the bread ovens in Greater
Cairo Bakeries, 1993.
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Techno-economical
feasibility study on the investigation to the different alternatives for exporting
Egyptian natural gas. A study that was financed by the Organization for Energy
Planning, 1998.
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Reducing/abatement
the flying ashes generated from the burning of bagasse fuel in the steam
boilers of the Sugar and Integrated Industries Company, 1999.
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Design
and testing of a rotary bagasse dryer for Sugar and Integrated Industries
Company. Flue gases from working boilers are used to reduce the water content
in the bagasse from 52% to 45%. The dryer is fully automated and equipped
against fire hazards, 2000.
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Energy
conservation fieldwork throughout the facilities of Sugar and Integrated
Industries Company. The study of the energy conservation in different
facilities of Sugar and Integrated Industries Company showed an appreciable
saving in fuel consumption resulting from the improvement in boiler efficiency.
This was realized by applying the recommendations offered by EESU. The
measurements and the recommendations covered about 70 bagasse fueled water tube
boilers. The annual saving in bagasse and supplementary oil fuels recorded L.E.
6.0 million/year. The Sugar and Integrated Industries Company implemented and
financed the study, 1997, 1999.
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Investigation
to the performance and utilization of industrial boilers throughout Egyptian
industrial society, 2001 – to date.
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Reducing
emissions from the facility of Aluminum Sulfate Company of
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Analysis
study on the relation between energy consumption and productivity in Spinning
and Weaving and Industrial Engineering Sectors, 1990.
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Analysis
study on the relation between energy consumption and productivity in
Construction Sectors, 1990.
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Reducing
losses in different components of the Egyptian thermal power plants, 1992.
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Executable
technical program for boiler efficiency improvement. The Organization for
Energy Planning financed that program, 1999 – 2000.
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Ongoing
consultation activities covering steam boilers, pressure vessels, and other
mechanical equipment in the Eastern Company. 3-years contract.
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Consultation
activities covering steam boilers and energy equipment in the Egyptian Company
for Starch and Glucose. 3-years contract, 2001.
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Liquid
fuel to natural gas change over, including firing systems and pipework in
number of facilities belonging to the Ministry of Military Production. The
study was financed and implemented by the facilities, 2002.
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Study
and selection of a biological industrial wastewater plant for the National
Company of Maize Products, 2002.
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Study
and selection of a biological industrial wastewater plant for the Egyptian
Company for Starch and Glucose, 2003.
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Upgrading
the fuel and combustion systems in clay-brick facilities. The Egyptian brick
industry, for long time, has relied on feeding low-priced heavy fuel (referred
to as mazout) into the firing space, of Hoffman kiln, by gravity. The
combustion of heavy fuel without the proper atomization and mixing with air
results in a great deal of combustion-generated pollutants such as: carbon
oxides, sulfur oxides, hydrocarbons, ashes, and smoke. Moreover, the fuel
consumption is high due to the unburned part released as pollutants. Developing
a combustion system comprising the proper design for fuel and air systems would
overcome the problem of air pollution and improve the economics of the
production. The method of atomizing fuel and mix it with some primary air is
rather important in improving the combustion process and lessening the
generation of pollutants to the limits (or less) of the environmental laws.
Energy and Environment Studies Unit has given its vast experience in developing
and improving the combustion system in the clay brick factories, which are
scattered all over the country. The unit has first evaluated the existing
systems, through proper measuring of the pollutants, and then suggests the
suitable ways to reduce the environmental effect. What EESU has offered to this project is
considered as the foundation of solving the problem of the Egyptian clay-brick
industry. The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency EEAA, Industrial Compliance
Unit financed the study, 1999 - 2003.
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Upgrading
the fuel and combustion systems and emission evaluation in 550 clay-brick
facilities. The services were on the individual expenditure of the owners of
the facilities, 2001 – to date.
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EESP
organized and conducted intensive courses on Investigating and Inspection of
Clay Brick Factories. The beneficiaries of those courses were the environment
inspectors in different governorates, 2001.
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Energy
and environmental assessment (audit) in a numerous number of private sector
facilities,
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Compliance
action plans (CAP), environmental register studies (ERS), and environmental
impact assessments (EIA) for different projects and facilities.
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Assessing
the environmental performance and its impact on the surrounding areas in Kafr El-Zayyat
Fertilizers Co., 2002.
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Investigation
of the environmental problems arising in molasses producing facilities in upper
Egypt, 2004.
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Modifications
to the executive regulation of the law 4/1994 on environment, 2004.
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Design
and supervision the implementation of the burner chamber of the high expansion
dryer unit in the Eastern Company, 2003.
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Upgrading
the fuel and combustion systems in kilns of calcium oxide (lime), 2001.
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Upgrading
the industry of char coal to be environmentally complying, 2005.
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Designing
and fabrication of an incinerator for burning solid hazardous waste for the
Egyptian Company of Match Production, the tenth of Ramadan Industrial City,
2006 – 2007.
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Financial
and technical feasibility study for building power plant running with rice husk
as fuel for producing electric power and ashes that are very rich with silicon,
2007 – 2008.
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Intensive
course on boilers operation and performance improving in PepsiCo Egypt, 2008.
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Maintenance
and improving performance in fire tube boilers in Egypt Linen Co.,
2008.
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Maintenance,
rehabilitation and improving performance in fire tube boilers in Giza
dehydration Co., 2008.
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Maintenance
and improving performance in fire tube boilers in PepsiCo Egypt, October
Industrial city, 2008.
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Switching
mazout fuel burning to natural gas burning in the water tube boilers of Paper
Co. for Middle East SIMO, 2008.