11th International Mechanical Engineering Conference (IMEC-2022)
Friday 14th & Saturday 15th January, 2022

The Institution of Engineers Pakistan Karachi Centre, NED University of Engineering and Technology, DHA Suffa University and NED International Alumni Network (NEDIAN) Association jointly organized the 11th International Mechanical Engineering Conference (IMEC-2022) that was held on Friday 14th & Saturday 15th January, 2022 at Video Conferencing Hall, Department of Civil Engineering, NEDUET (Physical & Online through Zoom) in collaboration with Federation of Engineering Institutions of South and Central Asia (FEISCA), Federation of Engineering Institutions of Islamic Countries (FEIIC), Mehran University of Engineering & Technology-Jamshoro, Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar-Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences-Quetta, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology-Karachi, Hamdard University-Karachi, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Sciences and Technology-Nawabshah, Pakistan Navy Engineering College-NUST-Karachi, Pakistan HVACR Society-Karachi, ASHRAE Pakistan Chapter-Karachi, Petroleum Institute of Pakistan-Karachi, Pakistan Society of Plumbing Professionals-Karachi, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology-Karachi.

The theme of the 11th International Mechanical Engineering Conference was "Sustainable Smart Advancements in Mechanical Engineering".

Inaugural Session
Friday the 14th January, 2022

The Inaugural Session of the Conference started with recitation of the Holy Quran by Engr. Engr. Shaikh Shoukat Ali followed by National Anthem.

The Inaugural Session was conducted by Engr. Ifrah Asif, Faculty Member, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi.

H.E. Dr. June Kuncoro Hadiningrat, Consul General, the Republic of Indonesia was the Chief Guest at the Inaugural Session.

Engr. Prof. Dr. Syed Amir Iqbal, Dean, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology and Co-Convener, 11th International Mechanical Engineering Conference briefed about the Conference.

Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tufail, Pro Vice-Chancellor, NED University of Engineering and Technology and Convener of 11th IMECH-2022 presented his welcome address.

Engr. Sohail Bashir, Chairman, IEP Karachi Centre presented his address.

Dr. David White, Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand presented his Keynote Address on " Sustainable Smart Innovation".

Dr. Jeffrey Fernandez, Managing Principal, JF Associate, Inc, Fairfax, Virginia, USA presented a Technical Presentation on "Home Office Ergonomic".

Engr. Prof. Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodi, Vice-Chancellor, NED University of Engineering and Technology presented his address.

H.E. Dr. June Kuncoro Hadiningrat, Consul General, the Republic of Indonesia, Chief Guest was presented his Inaugural Address.

Engr. Sohail Bashir, Chairman, IEP Karachi Centre, and Engr. M. Farooq Arbi, Secretary, IEP Karachi Centre presented the Conference shield to the Chief Guest.

Engr. M. Farooq Arbi, Secretary IEP Karachi Centre presented the vote of thanks.

The Inaugural Session came to an end followed by Hi-Tea.

SATURDAY THE 15TH JANUARY, 2022
The Conference was spread over six (06) technical sessions at Video Conferencing Hall, Department of Civil Engineering, and at Audio Visual Hall, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology. The details are as follows:

TECHNICAL SESSION - 1-A
VIDEO CONFERENCING, DEPARTMNET OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, NEDUET
TOPIC: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC

Chaired by :
Engr. Dr. Muhammad Dawood Idrees (DUET)
Engr. Dr. Muhammad Shakaib (NEDUET)
Engr. Abdul Rahim, (IEP)

Following papers were presented
1. THE EFFECT OF INLET SWIRL ON THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF CURVED VORTEX TUBE
- Shehzaib Yousuf Khan*, Usman Allauddin, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan E-mail address: khan.pg3200909@cloud.neduet.edu.pk

2. DESIGN AND MODELLING OF LOWER PROSTHETIC LIMB FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
- Muhammad Osama1*, Usman Allauddin2
1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, NEDUET
2 Mechanical Engineering Department, NEDUET - E-mail: muhammadosama1919@gmail.com

3. WHY DO WE NEED IMPROVED WIND SPEED FORECASTING MODELS FOR SMALL SAMPLE DATASETS?
- Muhammad Uzair Yousuf a,b
a Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
b Department of Mechanical Engineering, NEDUET,
Email: uzairyousuf@neduet.edu.pk

4. Simulation of three-dimensional laminar and turbulent flows over a cylinder undergoing vortex induced vibration
Syed Ahmad Raza1, Yosua Heru Irawan2, Ming-Jyh Chern3
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan,
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
3Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
Email: ahmad@ahmads.org

TECHNICAL SESSION- 1B
AUDIO VISUAL HALL, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, NEDUET
TOPIC: HEAT TRANSFER
Chaired by:
Engr. Prof. Dr. Murtaza Mehdi (NEDUET)
Engr. Jilani Yousuf (IEP/Industry)
Engr. Abdul Wahab Tajwani (IEP/Industry)

5 THERMODYAMIC ANALYSIS OF SINGLE EFFECT AND DOUBLE EFFECT VAPOR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - Abdul Rehman and Syed Muhammad Ali Mazhar
Energy Research Lab, Mechanical Engineering Department, DHA Suffa University, Karachi
E-mail: abdul171076@gmail.com

6. ASSESSMENT PLAN OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RELATIONSHIP OF NITROUS OXIDES, SULFUR DIOXIDE, AND PARTICULATE MATTERS CONCENTRATION LEVEL IN FOUR SHANGHAI PUBLIC SCHOOLS
-Mirza Hammad Baig1*, Kashif Azher1, Katherine Hasan2 and Francine Lima
1Mechanical Engineering Department, NEDUET
2CLASP, Indonesia and *Mirza Hammad Baig. (hammadbaig@neduet.edu.pk)

7. DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER WITH NEW MATERIAL
- Muhammad Wajahat Rasool Arain 1, Asad A. Zaidi2, Muhammad Asif1, Muhammad Uzair3,*
1Department of Engineering Sciences, PNEC, NUST
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hamdard University,
3Department of Mechanical Engineering, NEDUET, Karachi - E-mail uzair@neduet.edu.pk

8. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ANALYSE THE EFFECT OF CRITICAL PARAMETERS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF INTEGRATED SOLID DESICCANT USING CROSS FLOW M-CYCLE
- Ghulam Qadar Chaudhary a, Allah Ditta a, Dr. Muzaffar Alib, Dr. Muhammad Uzair b, Naveed Akram a Amar Gulnawaz
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of science and Technology, Mirpur, b Department Mechanical Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology, UET Taxila

TECHNICAL SESSION- 2A
VIDEO CONFERENCING, DEPARTMNET OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, NEDUET
TOPIC: MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Chaired by:
Engr. Dr. Ehtesham ul Haque (NEDUET)
Engr. S.A.H.Naqvi (IEP/Industry)
Engr. Ghulam Farooq Maniar (IEP)

Following papers were presented
9. Ready to Use Virtual All-Atom Polarized Model of Gold Compatible with FORCITE Module
- Tariq Jamil and Shaukat Ali
Department of Mechanical Engineering, NEDUET (Email: shaukatali@neduet.edu.pk)

10. IDEAL RESOURCE MANGEMENT MODEL (IRMM) FOR ATLAS BATTERY LIMITED
- Syed Sohail Ibtihaj Bukhari, Maaz Akhtar, Muhammad Muzamil,
Mechanical Engineering Department, NEDUET - Email: maaz@neduet.edu.pk

11. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CREEP MATERIAL MODEL FOR USE THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING
- Mohsin Sattar, A.R. Othman and S. Kamaruddin
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Email: mohsin_19001375@utp.edu.my, rahim.othman@utp.edu.my

12. SINGLE IMAGE FRAME ALGORITHM FOR PARTICLE STREAK VELOCIMETRY
Mumtaz Hussain Qureshi1,* and Wei-Hsin Tien2
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, NEDUET
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science & Technology, Taipei 1067, Taiwan
E-mail address: mumtaz@neduet.edu.pk

TECHNICAL SESSION- 2B
AUDIO VISUAL HALL, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, NEDUET
TOPIC: SOLAR ENERGY
Chaired by:
Engr. Prof. Dr. Tariq Jamil (NEDUET)
Engr. Taufiq Bilwani (IEP/Industry)
Engr. S.M.Pervez Sadiq (IEP/Industry)

13. SIZING OF A NOVEL OFF-GRID MOBILE SOLAR PV SYSTEM
Ahsan Ahmed1,*, Musab Salim Khan1, Faaiz Alavi1, Hassan Rasool1 and Hassan Ali1
1Mechanical Engineering Department, NEDUET
E-mail address: ahsanahmed@neduet.edu.pk (Ahsan Ahmed)

14. INCREASING PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE THROUGH TEMPERATURE REGULATION BY SOY WAX AS PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL
- Muhammad Farhan1, Asad A. Naqvi1*, Muhammad Uzair1
1Mechanical Engineering Department, NEDUET
E-mail address: asadakhter@neduet.edu.pk

15. DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SMALL-SCALE SOLAR PANEL LAMINATION MACHINE
- Usman Allauddin1*, Mirza Hammad Baig1, S.H. Siddiqui1, M.M. Aman2, M.W. Baqar1, T.A. Hussain1, M.A. Mohsin1
1Mechanical Engineering Department, NEDUET
2Chemical Engineering Department, NEDUET
E-mail: usman.allauddin@neduet.edu.pk (Usman Allauddin)

16. FUTURE OF GAS TURBINES IN POWER SECTOR
M. Aijaz Umer
Vice President, Central Technical Service (Conventional and CCGT Technology), ACWA Power International, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
E-mail address: maumer@acwapower.com

TECHNICAL SESSION- 3A
VIDEO CONFERENCING, DEPARTMNET OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, NEDUET
TOPIC: ASHRAE PAKISTAN
Chaired by:
Engr. Dr. Maaz Akhtar (NEDUET)
Engr. M. Abbas Sajid (ASHRAE-Pakistan / Industry)
Engr. Neelofar Hameed Khan (IEP)

Following papers were presented
17. "Energy Efficient Practices for HVAC System Designs for High Performance Buildings
By Fahim I. Siddiqui

18. An overview of Pakistan's Building Energy Code and the Role of ASHRAE
- Farhan A. Mehboob

19. Bangladesh changing its indoor environment with ASHRAE Standards"
- Ananta Ahmad

TECHNICAL SESSION- 3B
AUDIO VISUAL HALL, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, NEDUET
TOPIC: AUTOMOTIVE
Chaired by:
Engr. Dr.Usman Allauddin (NEDUET)
Engr. Tariq A. Khan (HoH/Industry)
Engr. Ayaz Mirza (IEP)

20. IMPACT OF WASTE COOKING OIL BLEND ON EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE IN COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE
-Faheem Ahemd Solongi1,* Liaquat Ali Memon2 Tamoor Abbas Larik3 Ali Murtaza Ansari4
1Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Department, QUEST, Nawabshah, 2Professor Mechanical Engineering Department, QUEST, Nawabshah
3Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Department, QUEST, Nawabshah
4PhD Scholar Mechanical Engineering Department QUEST, Nawabshah (ali.murtaza4646@gmail.com)
E-mail: Faheemahmed_5@yahoo.com (Faheem Ahemd)

21. STUDY THE EFFECTS OF UTILIZING OF WASTE THERMOPLASTICS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS
- Ifrah Asif1, Asad A. Naqvi1*, Mubashir Ali Siddiqui1, Hammad Ahmed2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, NEDUET
2Department of Energy Engineering, Politecnico Milano, Milan, Italy
Email: asadakhter@neduet.edu.pk

22. 3D STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHASSIS USING COMPUTER SIMULATIONS
Hasan Raza1, Murtuza Mehdi1, Usman Allauddin1 and Nauman Malik2
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, NEDUET.
2Faculty of Integrated Technologies, University of Brunei Darussalam.

23. Selection of Fluid for Organic Rankine Cycle
- Asad A. Naqvi, Shaheer Ali, Hassan Shahid, Hasan Masroor, Anas Khan
Department of Mechanical Engineering, NEDUET
Corresponding Author: asadakhtar@neduet.edu.pk

THE FOLLOWING POSTER PRESENTATION WERE DISPLAYED:
1 Thermal Analysis of Welding Heat-source on Metallic Material
- Arslan Ahmed and Muhammad Muzamil, NEDUET

2 Experimental study of the new surface development additive for repairmen works
- Muhammad Naveed Anwar and Muhammad Muzamil, NEDUET

3 Effect of turbulators and nanoparticles on the heat transfer enhancement of Solar Parabolic Trough Collectors
- Usman Allauddin, Muhammad Ikhlaq, Fahad Alvi, Hibtullah A. Hussain, Hussain Mustafa and Muhammad Hassan Azeem -- NEDUET

4 Design & analysis of hybrid PVT water collector
- Asad Akhtar and Ahsan Ahmed - NEDUET

5 Strategies to Minimize Energy usage of HVAC-AHU System
- Ifrah Asif , Syed Taha Hussain, Syed Jari Naqvi, Syed Ahmed Ghazal, and Vissam Siddiqui

6 Identification of Root Causes of Rework in the Manufacturing of G-1.6 Domestic Gas Meter
- Ifrah Asif, Muhammad Ali Arshad, Syed Shabbir Rehman, Syed Muhammad Abbas and Hammad Ahmed Memon -- NEDUET

7 Blockchain based Information feed flow in Sensors, Actuators, Robotics, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence
- Adnan ul Haque, Muhammad Shakaib, Kashif Mehboob, Muhammad Imran Aslam, AbdulRehman Abbasi - NEDUET

8 Bifacial sun tracking photo voltaic solar panel with diffused beam collection system
- Maaz Akhtar, Muhammad Muzamil, Muhammad Uzair, and Syed Sohail Ibtihaj Bukhari - NEDUET

9 HVAC System Design for a multi-storey hospital
- M. Ehtesham-ul-Haque, Mr. Duraid-ud-din Sheikh, Urooba Nasir, Asra Baig, Syed Hammad Ali, Ahreema Waseem - NEDUET

10 Waste Tire Pyrolysis
- Dr. Ehtesham-ul-Haque, M. Uzair Siddiqui, Waniya Shoukat, Hiba Shaheen Raza, and Moazzama Aziz - NEDUET

11 Design and Fabrication of a 3D CHOCOLATE PRINTER
- Waqas Usama Farooqui, Toheed Mehmood, Munawar Abbas and Kiran Zahra - DHA SUFFA

12 Design and Fabrication of Hydro Vortex Turbine
- Vishal, Aashir H. Akbari, M. Taha and Sufyan Ali Awan - DHA SUFFA

13 Design and Fabrication of unmanned aerial vehicle with precision landing
- Mr. Aannand Lal - DHA SUFFA

14 Design and fabrication of Laser Cutting Machine
- Taha Jawaid, Owais Amjad Daudpota, Sabih Ahmad and Adeen Ahmed
- DHA SUFFA

15 Small scale Injection Moulding Machine
- Mr. Syed Ashar Hussain - DHA SUFFA

16 Conserve WATER!!! Preserve LIFE!!! (Change your taps now!)
- Dr. Mubashir Ali Siddiqui, Afnan Ahmed, M. Shaheryar Shahid, Syed Maarij Sohaib, and M. Hassan Ahmed --- NEDUET

17 Performance Analysis of Passive Solar Still
- Jahanzeb , and Dr. Muhammad Shakaib - NEDUET

18 Design and Fabrication of solar thermal renewable refrigerator
- Muhammad Uzair, Hammas Amir, Abdur Rafay Sajid, Ali Azhar, Saad Anwer - NEDUET

19 Design and Fabrication of a Hydro Panel
- Muhammad Uzair, Syed Muhammad Qasim Zaidi, Muhammad Sameer Malik, Haseeb Abid, Syed Kazim Ali Zaidi - NEDUET

20 Microbial Fuel Cell for Energy Recovery from Industrial Wastewater
- Syed Wamiq Ali Jafri and Ghulam Mujtaba - NEDUET

21 Airfoil shape optimization coupled with differential evolution
- Ussaid Amjad, Shaiq Habib , Shah Hassan and Khawaja Asad - DHA SUFFA

22 Monitoring and Controlling of Unaccounted for gas (UFG) in distribution network: A case study of Sui Southern Gas Company
- Maaz Akhtar, and Hassan Mehkari - NEDUET

23 The Development and Production of Perovskite Solar Module
- Zayan Nadeem Khan, Syed Shahzaib Raza, Zaidi, Syed Joan Ali Kazmi, Muhammad Zaryab Mehdi, Zeeshan Ahmad - NEDUET

24 Structural Analysis of Electric Truck Chassis
- Uzair Jamil, Muhammad Anshaal, Muhammad Babar, Muhammad Wasil, Murtuza Mehdi, Usman Allauddin - NEDUET

25 Two Way Fluid Structure Interactions of NACA 0012 Foil Made of Composite Material
Syed Anas Nisar, Huzaifa Owais, and Tariq Jamil - NEDUET

26 Analysis For Transfigured Form of Dorsal Fin Material
- Muhammad Nasir, Muhammad Ali, and Tariq Jami - NEDUET

CLOSING SESSION
The Closing session started pm from recitation of Holy Quran by Engr. Shaikh Shoukat Ali at 4:00 pm and was conducted by Engr. Dr. Muhammad Uzair, Secretary, 11th IMEC-2022.

Engr. Engr. Asim Murtaza Khan, President, NED International Alumni Network Association and CEO Petroleum Institute of Pakistan was the Chief Guest and Neelofar Hameed Khan, Company Secretary, Habib Bank Limited and Member Central Council, IEP was the Guest of Honour at the Closing Session.

The Conference highlights was presented by Engr. Prof. Dr. Mubashir Ali Siddiqui, Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology and Co-Convener, 11th IMEC 2022.

Engr. Sohail Bashir, Chairman, IEP Karachi Centre delivered his address and appreciated the efforts of Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tufail, Pro Vice-Chancellor, NED University of Engineering and Technology and Convener 11th IMEC-2022, Engr. Prof. Dr. Mubashir Ali Siddiqui, Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology and Co-Convener, 11th IMEC 2022, and Engr. Dr. Muhammad Uzair, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology and Secretary, 11th IMEC 2022 for making the arrangements of 11th IMEC 2022, a success.

Engr. Prof. Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodi, Vice-Chancellor, NED University of Engineering and Technology, also spoke on the occasion and appreciated the efforts made for this conference.

Engr. Asim Murtaza Khan, Former Managing Director, Pakistan Petroleum Limited and President, NED International Alumni Network Association, Guest of Honour presented his address.

Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque, Vice-Chancellor, DHA SUFFA University, Chief Guest presented his address.

The Conference recommendations were presented by Engr. Dr. Muhammad Uzair, Secretary, 11th IMEC-2022

IEP Karachi Centre awarded "Chairman IEP Karachi Centre Medal" to the best paper of the Conference.

Selection Committee comprising of session chairs decided the best paper of the Conference, the Selection Committee decided the best paper award will be awarded to the presenter.

The best paper award was given to Engr. Muhammd Uzair Yousuf, Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand on presenting his paper on "WHY DO WE NEED IMPROVED WIND SPEED FORECASTING MODELS FOR SMALL SAMPLE DATASETS?"

A Memento was also presented to Engr. Engr. Dr. Muhammad Muzzamil for the best poster presentation in the conference.

Engr. M. Aijaz ul Haq, Vice-Chairman (Mechanical and Allied), IEP presented the vote of thank at the closing session.

An E-souvenir was published on the occasion consisting of abstracts of technical papers and messages received from the following dignitaries.
. Honourable Mohammad Sarwar, Governor of Punjab
. Honourable Imran Ismail, Governor of Sindh
. Honourable Syed Zahoor Ali Agha, Governor of Balochistan
. Engr. Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Sindh,
. Engr. Prof. Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodi, Vice-Chancellor, NEDUET
. Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammd Afzal Haque, Vice-Chancellor, DHA SUFFA University
. Engr. Dr. Javaid Younas Uppal, President, IEP
. Engr. Sohail Bashir, Chairman, IEP Karachi Centre
. Engr. Dr. Saad Al Shahrani, President, FEIIC,
. Engr. Asim Murtaza Khan, President, NED International Alumni Network (NEDIAN) Association and CEP Petroleum Institute of Pakistan.
. Engr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai, SI, Vice-Chancellor, (BUITEMS)
. Engr. Prof. Dr. Ehsanullah Khan, Vice-Chancellor, Balochistan UET Khuzdar
. Engr. Amir Zamir Ahmed Khan, Secretary General, IEP
. Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tufail, Pro Vice-Chancellor, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi and Convener, 11th IMEC 2022
. Engr. Ayaz Mirza, Vice-President,(Mechanical), IEP
. Engr. Prof. Dr. Syed Amir Iqbal, Dean Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing, NED University of Engineering and Technology
. Engr. Prof. Dr. Mubashir Ali Siddiqui, Co-Convener, 11th IMEC-2022
. Engr. M. Farooq Arbi, Secretary, IEP Karachi Centre
. Engr. Muhammad Aijaz Ul Haque, Vice-Chairman (Mechanical), IEP Karachi Centre
. Engr. Muhammad Abbas Sajid, General Secretary, Pakistan Society of Plumbing Professionals and Secretary General, NED International Alumni Network (NEDIAN) Association
. Engr. Dr. Muhammad Uzair, Secretary, 11th IMEC-2022
The Conference was highly appreciated by the Chief Guests/Session Chairs/Delegates and participants.
The Conference was live telecasted through Zoom and Facebook


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