Engr. Luqman Razzaq
I am working on engine performance and emissions and Alternative fuels. I have extensively worked to explore alternative fuels having potential to reduce the consumption of conventional fossil fuels. My research consists of four parts, preparation and yield optimization of biodiesel, Engine performance and emission testing with and without fuel additives, Development of mathematical models to predict the density and viscosity of ternary biodiesel blends, and the last one to simulate engine combustion and emissions characteristics using ANSYS software.
- M.Sc. (Thermofluid Engineering),University of Engg & Tech Lhr
- B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering,University of Engg & Tech Lhr
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| Rehman Akhter, Ameer Hamza, Muhmmad Umair, Muhammad Zohaib | BS | Maximizing biodiesel yield of a non-edible chinaberry seed oil via microwave assisted transesterification process using response surface methodology and artificial neural network techniques In this study, the non-edible Chinaberry Seed Oil (CBO) is converted into biodiesel using microwaveassisted transesterification. The objective of this effort is to maximize the biodiesel yieldby optimizing the operating parameters, such as catalyst concentration, methanol-oil ratio, reactionspeed, and reaction time. The designed setup provides a controlled and effective approachfor turning CBO into biodiesel, resulting in encouraging yields and reduced reaction times. Theexperimental findings reveal the optimal parameters for the highest biodiesel yield (95 %) are acatalyst concentration of 1.5 w/w, a methanol-oil ratio of 6:1 v/v, a reaction speed of 400 RPM,and a reaction period of 3 min. The interaction of the several operating parameters on biodieselyield has been investigated using two methodologies: Response Surface Methodology (RSM) andArtificial Neural Network (ANN). RSM provides better modeling of parameter interaction, whileANN exhibits lower comparative error when predicting biodiesel yield based on the reactionparameters. The percentage improvement in prediction of biodiesel yield by ANN is found to be12 % as compared to RSM. This study emphasizes the merits of both the approaches for biodieselyield optimization. Furthermore, the scaling up this microwave-assisted transesterification systemfor industrial biodiesel production has been proposes with focus on its economic viability andenvironmental effects. | 2024 |
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1. Allah Ditta, Asif Nadeem Tabish, Iqra Farhat, Luqman Razzaq, Yasser Fouad, Sajjad Miran, Muhammad Abbas Mujtaba, Muhammad Abul Kalam “The Optimization of Operational Variables of Electrochemical Water Disinfection Using Response Surface Methodology” Sustainability, January 2023 DOI: 10.1109/iCoMET48670.2020.9073938
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2. Allah Ditta, Asif Nadeem Tabish, MA Mujtaba, Muhammad Amjad, Abdulfatah Abdu Yusuf, Ghulam Qadar Chaudhary, Luqman Razzaq, Anas Abdelrahman, MA Kalam “Experimental investigation of a hybrid configuration of solar thermal collectors and desiccant indirect evaporative cooling system” Frontiers In Life Science, November 2022 DOI: 10.1109/iCoMET48670.2020.9073938
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3. Luqman Razzaq, MA Mujtaba, MA Shahbaz, Saad Nawaz, Haris Mahmood Khan, Abrar Hussain, Usama Ishtiaq, MA Kalam, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Khadiga Ahmed Ismail, Ashraf Elfasakhany, Hafiz Muhmmad Rizwan “Effect of biodiesel-dimethyl carbonate blends on engine performance, combustion and emission characteristics” Fuel, July 2022 DOI:
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4. Muhammad Numan Atique, S Imran, Luqman Razzaq, MA Mujtaba, Saad Nawaz, MA Kalam, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Abrar Hussain, Ibham Veza, Attique Arshad “Hydraulic characterization of Diesel, B50 and B100 using momentum flux” Fuel, June 2022 DOI:
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5. Luqman Razzaq, Muhammad Mujtaba Abbas, Sajjad Miran, Salman Asghar, Saad Nawaz, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Nabeel Shaukat, Ibham Veza, Shahid Khalil, Anas Abdelrahman, Muhammad A Kalam “Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Networks-Based Yield Optimization of Biodiesel Sourced from Mixture of Palm and Cotton Seed Oil” Sustainability, May 2022 DOI:
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6. Muhammad Farhan, Muhammad Amjad, Zahid Anwar, Muhammad Arslan, Ahmad Mujtaba, Fahid Riaz, Shahid Imran, Luqman Razzaq, Mudassar Ali, Xioze Du “Design and analysis of liquid cooling plates for different flow channel configurations” Thermal Science, January 2022 DOI: 10.1109/iCoMET48670.2020.9073938
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7. MA Mujtaba, MA Kalam, HH Masjuki, Luqman Razzaq, Haris Mehmood Khan, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, M Gul, Waqar Ahmed, V Dhana Raju, Ravinder Kumar, Hwai Chyuan Ong “ Development of empirical correlations for density and viscosity estimation of ternary biodiesel blends” Renewable Energy, December 2021 DOI:
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8. MA Mujtaba, Md Abul Kalam, Haji Hassan Masjuki, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Haris Mehmood Khan, H Fayaz, M Farooq, M Gul, Waqar Ahmed, Mushtaq Ahmad, Mamoona Munir, Haseeb Yaqoob, Olusegun D Samuel, Luqman Razzaq “Effect of palm-sesame biodiesel fuels with alcoholic and nanoparticle additives on tribological characteristics of lubricating oil by four ball tribo-tester” Fuel, October 2021 DOI:
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9. H Fayaz, MA Mujtaba, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, L Razzaq, Saad Nawaz, Muhammad Ahsan Nawaz, M Farooq, Asif Afzal, Waqar Ahmed, TM Yunus Khan, Shahid Bashir, Haseeb Yaqoob, Ahmed I EL-Seesy, S Wageh, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Ashraf Elfasakhany “Collective effect of ternary nano fuel blends on the diesel engine performance and emissions characteristics” Fuel, June 2021 DOI:
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10. L Razzaq, MA Mujtaba, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Waqar Ahmed, H Fayaz, Shahid Bashir, IM Rizwanul Fattah, Hwai Chyuan Ong, Kiran Shahapurkar, Asif Afzal, S Wageh, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Muhammad Shujaat Ali, Ahmed I El-Seesy “ Engine performance and emission characteristics of palm biodiesel blends with graphene oxide nanoplatelets and dimethyl carbonate additives” Journal Of Environmental Management, March 2021 DOI:
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11. Muhammad Shujaat Ali, Zahid Anwar, Muhammad Abbas Mujtaba, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Irfan Anjum Badruddin, Mohammad Reza Safaei, Asim Iqbal, Asif Afzal, Luqman Razzaq, Abdulqhadar Khidmatgar, Marjan Goodarzi “Two-phase frictional pressure drop with pure refrigerants in vertical mini/micro-channels” Thermal Science, February 2021 DOI:
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12. Adnan Qamar, Attique Arshad, Zahid Anwar, Rabia Shaukat, Muhammad Amjad, Shahid Imran, Luqman Razzaq, Muhammad Ali, Theodosios Korakianitis “Dispersion stability and rheological characteristics of water and ethylene glycol based ZnO nanofluids” Thermal Science, January 2021 DOI:
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13. Luqman Razzaq, Shahid Imran, Zahid Anwar, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Mujtaba Abbas, Haris Mehmood Khan, Tahir Asif, Muhammad Amjad, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Nabeel Shaukat, IM Rizwanul Fattah, SM Ashrafur Rahman “Maximising yield and engine efficiency using optimised waste cooking oil biodiesel” Energies, November 2020 DOI:
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14. MA Mujtaba, MA Kalam, HH Masjuki, M Gul, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Hwai Chyuan Ong, Waqar Ahmed, AE Atabani, L Razzaq, Mnam Yusoff “Comparative study of nanoparticles and alcoholic fuel additives-biodiesel-diesel blend for performance and emission improvements” Fuel, November 2020 DOI:
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15. Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Haris Mahmood Khan, TM Yunus Khan, Luqman Razzaq, Tahir Asif, MA Mujtaba, Abrar Hussain, Muhammad Farooq, Waqar Ahmed, Kiran Shahapurkar, Azham Alwi, Tarek Mohamed Ibrahim, Usama Ishtiaq, Ashraf Elfasakhany, Maughal Ahmed Ali Baig, Mohammad Shahab Goodarzi, Mohammad Reza Safaei “Experimental analysis of engine performance and exhaust pollutant on a single-cylinder diesel engine operated using moringa oleifera biodiesel” Applied Sciences-Basel, July 2020 DOI:
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16. MA Mujtaba, HH Masjuki, MA Kalam, Fahad Noor, Muhammad Farooq, Hwai Chyuan Ong, M Gul, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Shahid Bashir, IM Rizwanul Fattah, L Razzaq “Effect of additivized biodiesel blends on diesel engine performance, emission, tribological characteristics, and lubricant tribology” Energies, July 2020 DOI:
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17. Luqman Razzaq, Muhammad Farooq, MA Mujtaba, Farooq Sher, Muhammad Farhan, Muhammad Tahir Hassan, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, AE Atabani, MA Kalam, Muhammad Imran “Modeling viscosity and density of ethanol-diesel-biodiesel ternary blends for sustainable environment” Sustainability, June 2020 DOI:
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1. Ali Rehman, Muhammad Abdul Qyyum, Fatima Zakir, Saad Nawaz, Xiufen He, Luqman Razzaq, Moonyong Lee, Li Wang “Investigation of improvement potential of Modified Single Mixed Refrigerant (MSMR) LNG process in terms of avoidable and unavoidable exergy destruction” IEEE, January 2020 _DOI: 10.1109/iCoMET48670.2020.9073938