Research Areas

Joint Research: Projects under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) program 

Below, H-OTEC= Hybrid-OTEC.

 NO. PROJECT INSTITUTION, LEADING PERSON, E-MAIL

1

H-OTEC Plant: Facility (Structure and Utilities)

 UTM 

Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. A Bakar Jaafar FASc

bakar.jaafar@utm.my 

2

H-OTEC Plant: Operational Expenditure and Utilities

UTM

Ts. Dr. Sathiabama T. Thirugnana

sathiabama@utm.my

3

H-OTEC: Novel Enhanced Thermal Conductivity Heat Exchanger (Novel Design, Cost-Effective Material), Life-Cycle-Analysis (LCA) Evaluation for H-OTEC and Malaysia Model

UTM

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Srithar Rajoo

srithar@utm.my

4

H-OTEC Environment: Surface/ Deep Seawater Analysis, Environmental DNA (eDNA), Oceanography

UKM

Dr. Suriyanti Su Nyun Pau

suriyanti@ukm.edu.my

5

H-OTEC System: 3kW Turbine for ORC system

UTM

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Shuhaimi Mansor

shuhaimi@utm.my

6

H-OTEC Ecosystem with Spin-Off Growth of Various New Floras That Use Cold, Deep Seawater e.g. seaweed, umibudo

UM

Prof. Dr. Phang Siew Moi FASc

phang@um.edu.my

7

H-OTEC Ecosystem with Spin-Off Growth of Various New Faunas That Use Cold, Deep Seawater e.g. fish, shrimp

UPM

Prof. Dr. Aziz Arshad

azizar.upm@gmail.com

8

H-OTEC System: Seawater Quality Analysis

UPM

Prof. Dr. Fatimah Md. Yusoff FASc

fatimahyus@gmail.com

9

H-OTEC System: Overall Performance Enhancement and Cost Reduction, ORC System Enhancement and Research on Nanofluids (Working Fluids)

UTM

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nor Aswadi Che Sidik

azwadi@utm.my

10

H-OTEC System: Business Development for OTEC Sustainability

UTM

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mas Bambang Baroto

masbambang.kl@utm.my


In-House Research

NO.

RESEARCH AREA(S)

RESEARCHER(S)

1

Concession Area of OTEC

 

Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar

Dr. Akbariah Mohd Madhzir

Mdm. Adibah

2

Feasibility of Techno-Economy for OTEC Plant

Finance

Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar

Ass. Prof. Dr. Bambang

3

Project Management (Technical Aspect) for Offshore Oil and Gas

Implementation of Offshore Management at Oil and Gas Plant for OTEC Plant

Dr. Mohd Khairi Abu Husain

Dr. Noor Irza Mohd Zaki

4

Wind Effect on OTEC Plant

Uehara Cycle

Working Fluids

Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar

Dr. Mohd Khairi Abu Husain

Dr. Noor Irza Mohd Zaki

5

Assessment of OTEC Plant

Compressor

OTEC Potential

Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar

Dr. Mohd Khairi Abu Husain

Dr. Noor Irza Mohd Zaki

6

Production of Fresh Water

Product(s) from OTEC Plant

Ts. Dr. Sathiabama T. Thirugnana

7

Pipe Structure (HDPE Pipe Diameter = 3 m)

Marine Structure

Dr. Mohd Khairi Abu Husain

Dr. Noor Irza Mohd Zaki

8

Material Selection for Heat Exchanger

Selection of Membrane Type

Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar

Ts. Dr. Sathiabama T. Thirugnana

9

Hydrogen Production

 

Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar

10

Hydrogen Storage

Design of Storage Tank

Hydrogen in Liquid Form

Turbine

Dr. Shamsul Sarip

11

Feasibility Study of OTEC Power Plant

 Potential of Sabah Trough

Weather and Wave Patterns at Sabah Trough

Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar

 

Other Research Areas of Interest:

  1. Environmental Impact Assessment in Sabah Trough for Implementation of an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Plant
  2. Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer Analysis on Uehara Cycle for OTEC Plant Maximum Performance
  3. An Attempt to Imitate the Composition of ZamZam Water (ZZW) by Processing Deep Seawater (DSW)
  4. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Generation for Strategic Facilities e.g. hospital operating theatres, radar stations

 

Research Ecosystem
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Higher Institution Center of Excellence (HI-COE)

AMTEC INV WCC

Research Institute

IFE RISE IVESE ISI-SIR IHUMEN ISIIC

Center of Excellence (COE)

IVAT IFOG CAIRO CEE CACM ICA IBD

Service Entity

RMC UTM PRESS CCIN ICC PPMU UTM-ISI

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