Personal Information

 Professor

Department of  Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Contact Information

Phone: 6402000 Ext. 72595

Email: sbouguecha@kau.edu.sa

Salah Al Tahar Bouguecha

 Professor

Profile


Field competence

  • Course on heat and mass transfers, chemical engineering reactor, mechanical fluid, thermodynamics I and II
  • Course on membrane processes: Reverse osmosis, Electro-dialysis and Membrane Distillation;
Research theme: membrane processes and renewable energy; Key word: Membrane, Membrane Distillation, Reverse Osmosis, Electro-dialysis, Desalination, Renewable Energy

Education

  • 2003

    Doctorate degree from Chemical DepartmentFaculty of Science, El Manar Univ. , تونس, تـونـــــس

  • 2003

    Doctorate degree from اسم القسم بالانجليزياسم الكلية بالانجليزي, اسم الجامعة بالانجليزي, Tunis, تـونـــــس

Employment

  • 1981-1981

    , , , المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 1981-2003

    Assistant. Prof., Institute National of Sientific Research and Technology , تونس, تـونـــــس

  • 1981-2007

    associate professors, , tunis, تـونـــــس

  • 1981-2007

    associate professor , , tunis, تـونـــــس

  • 1982-2007

    Assis. Prof. Associate. Prof. , INRST, , تونس, تـونـــــس

  • 2007-حاليا

    Professor , KAU, Jedddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests


  • Research theme: membrane processes and renewable energy; Key word: Membrane, Membrane Distillation, Reverse Osmosis, Electro dialysis, Desalination, Renewable Energy. 
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Attribution

Titled

Partners

Date

Financial Organism

PI

Realisation of family desalination prototype

INRST/ SONEDE

1985-1988

MESRS (EURESMAT)

PI

Preparation of asymmetric membrane in the aim to concept reverse osmosis module

INRST/ FSM

1988-1990

MESRS (DRST)

CI

Wind desalination

VERGNET (Leader) INRST

1995-1997

APAS/ CEE

PI

Feasibility study of MDF desalination process coupled to solar pond

INRST/

SONEDE/ATLANTIS

1994-1997

SERST/DDA

PI

Gestion optimale des unités de dessalement en vue de définir une stratégie pour les unités projetées

INRST/ SONEDE

1994-1997

SERST

PI

Membrane Distillation applied to geothermal resources

INRST

1996-1999

SERST

PI

Pre industrial development of small-scale desalination prototypes.

INRST/ KABKOM

2002-2004

MERST

PI

Desalination by solar energy assisted Membrane Distillation

DTED

2010-2013

CEDT

CI

A novel fully integrated modeling-computational-experimental approach for the design and testing of spacers for membrane separation modules

CEDT

2012-2014

KACST

Scientific interests


  • Research theme: scientific interest: Membrane Distillation: Experimental and Theoretical studies
  • spacer geometry, characterization, CFD
  •   renewable energy application and performance evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Publications/Presentations from the Past Two Years

  1. Numerical investigation of DE-AGMD desalination using RSM: Seeking optimal performance

    By Mokhtar, IE(Mokhtar, I. E.)1Boubakri, A(Boubakri, A.)1Bouguecha, SAT(Bouguecha, S. A. Tahar)2Hafiane, A(Hafiane, A.)1 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    1Ctr Res & Water Technol, Lab Water Membranes & Environm Biotechnol, PB 273, Soliman 8020, Tunisia

    2King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Engineer, Dept Mech Engn, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

  2. Box-Behnken design assisted by theoretical mass and heat transfer using for multi-responses optimization of membrane distillation process

    Boubakri, A;Bouguecha, SAandHafiane, A

    Nov 2021 |Jul 2021 (Early Access) |CHEMICAL PAPERS75(11), pp.6009-6024.

    1Ctr Water Res & Technol, Lab Water Membranes & Environm Biotechnol, PB 273, Soliman 8020, Tunisia

    2King Abdulaziz Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Fac Engineer, PB 80204, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabi

     

  3. CFD prediction of flow, heat and mass transfer in woven spacer-filled channels for membrane processes

    By El Mokhtar, I(El Mokhtar, Imen)1Gurreri, L(Gurreri, Luigi)2Tamburini, A(Tamburini, Alessandro)2Cipollina, A(Cipollina, Andrea)2Ciofalo, M(Ciofalo, Michele)2Bouguecha, SA(Bouguecha, Salah al Taher)3Micale, G(Micale, Giorgio)2INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

    1Water Res & Technol Ctr, Borj Cedria Technopk, Water Membrane & Environm Biotechnol Lab, Tourist Route Soliman Nabeul, Soliman 8020, Tunisia

    2Univ Palermo, Dipartimento Ingn, Viale Sci Ed 6, I-90128 Palermo, Italy

    3King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Mech Engn, PB 80204, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

     

  4. Energetic Performance and Permeate Flux Investigation of Direct-Contact Membrane Distillation for Seawater Desalination

    By Boubakri, A(Boubakri, Ali)1Elgharbi, S(Elgharbi, Sarra)2Bouguecha, SAT(Bouguecha, Salah Al-Tahar)3Hafiane, A(Hafiane, Amor)1CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

    1Water Res & Technol Ctr, Borj Cedria Technopk, Water Membrane & Environm Biotechnol Lab, Tourist Route Soliman Nabeul, Soliman 8020, Tunisia

    2Univ Palermo, Dipartimento Ingn, Viale Sci Ed 6, I-90128 Palermo, Italy

    3King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Mech Engn, PB 80204, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

     

  5. Aluminum Sulfate as an Innovative Draw Solute for Forward Osmosis Desalination

    By Ben Maouia, D(Ben Maouia, Dhouha)1Boubakri, A(Boubakri, Ali)1Hafiane, A(Hafiane, Amor)1Bouguecha, S(Bouguecha, Salah)2 CHEMISTRY AFRICA-A JOURNAL OF THE TUNISIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

    1Ctr Water Res & Technol, Lab Water Membranes & Environm Biotechnol, PB 273, Soliman 8020, Tunisia

    2King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Mech Engn, PB 80204, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

     

     

  6. CFD Investigation of Spacer-Filled Channels for Membrane Distillation

    By La Cerva, M(La Cerva, Mariagiorgia)1Cipollina, A(Cipollina, Andrea)1Ciofalo, M(Ciofalo, Michele)1Albeirutty, M(Albeirutty, Mohammed)2,3Turkmen, N(Turkmen, Nedim)3Bouguecha, S(Bouguecha, Salah)3Micale, G(Micale, Giorgio)1 MEMBRANES

    1Univ Palermo, Dipartimento Ingn, Viale Sci 6, I-90128 Palermo, Italy

    2King Abdulaziz Univ, Ctr Excellence Desalinat Technol, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

    3King Abdulaziz Univ, Mech Engn Dept, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

     

  7. Chromium removal by forward osmosis: a flux modeling and experimental validation

    By Ben Maouia, D(Ben Maouia, Dhouha)1Boubakri, A(Boubakri, Ali)1Bouchrit, R(Bouchrit, Raja)1Hafiane, A(Hafiane, Amor)1Bouguecha, S(Bouguecha, Salah)2 DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT

    1Ctr Water Res & Technol, Lab Water Membranes & Environm Biotechnol, PB 273, Soliman 8020, Tunisia

    2King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Mech Engn, PB 80204, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

     

  8. Modeling and experimental study of air gap membrane distillation unit: application for seawater desalination

By El Mokhtar, I(El Mokhtar, Imen)1Boubakri, A(Boubakri, Ali)1Bouguecha, SA(Bouguecha, Salah Al Tahar)2Hafiane, A(Hafiane, Amor)1DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT

1Ctr Water Res & Technol, Lab Water Membranes & Environm Biotechnol, PB 273, Soliman 8020, Tunisia

2King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Mech Engn, PB 80204, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

 

 

Courses

, Desalination II 482 MEP
Thermodynamics II, 361 MEP

Areas of expertise

Desalination by membrane processes and Renewable Energy Applying membrane processes in water treatment in particular in water desalination, using renewable energy as a source to power the desalination plant. as a demonstration, the pilot plant in CEDT: Membrane distillation powered by solar collector and PV panels.
Desalination by membrane process and Renewable Energy Installation and exploitation of desalination pilots plants (reverse osmosis and electrodialysis) coupled with a renewable energy source (photovoltaic and aero generators). Realization of mobile brackish water desalination station. Feasibility study of seawater desalination by MDF process coupled to solar pond. Diagnosis and establishment of the performance of Goulette II reverse osmosis unity (STEG). Evaluation of El-Hzag solar desalination performance: air humidification and dehumidification process (CRGR/Minister agriculture). Elaboration of a National Desalination Strategy for producing drinkable water (presidential committee). Feasibility study of seawater desalination plant by Multiple Distillation Flashing process coupled to Solar Pond. Feasibility pumping windmill to irrigate greenhouse: Hawaria and Kelibia localities. Development of a pre-industrial small-scale desalination prototype using a PV panels (solar). Diagnosis and establishment of the performance of Group El-Mouradi reverse osmosis desalination unity. Diagnostic and membrane autopsy of Djerba island desalination station. Membrane autopsy and prevention to brackish water Zarzis desalination plant.
Desalination by membrane process and Renewable Energy Desalination by membrane process and Renewable Energy
Desalination by membrane process and Renewable Energy Desalination by membrane process and Renewable Energy
Desalination by membrane process and Renewable Energy [1] Diagnosis and establishment performances of Goulette II reverse osmosis unity (STEG). [2] Evaluation of El-Hzag solar desalination performances: air humidification and dehumidification process (CRGR/Ministère de l’agriculture). [3] Contribution to elaboration a National Desalination Strategy for produce drinkable water (presidential commission). [4] Diagnosis and establishment performances of Group El-Mouradi reverse osmosis desalination unity.