This page provides access to research works by Prof. Dr. Ghulam Abdul Quadir, currently a Professor of School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP).

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  • Plant based energy potential and biomass utilization in Malaysia 

    Lee, Koon Ong; Zainal Alimuddin, Zainal Alauddin, Dr.; Ghulam, Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Mohd Zulkifly, Abdullah (Regional Energy Resources Information Center (RERIC), 2000-12)
    The paper assesses the energy productivity of the major plantation crops in Malaysia as well as the status of bioenergy utilization in the country. Of the crops studied and under present local cultivation practices, oil ...
  • Transient analysis of a liquid solar collector 

    Gyanaprakash, T.; Varadharaju, R.; Kian, Yap Chee; Zainal Alimuddin, Zainal Alauddin, Dr.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Khan, Zahid Akhtar; Aswatha Narayana, P. A.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N. (Elsevier Ltd., 2005)
    An unsteady state analysis of a liquid solar collector is presented. The physical parameters, which govern the system, are identified. The governing equations have been solved using the fourth order Runge-Kutta method for ...
  • Thermal management of multichipmodule (MCM) using genetic algorithms 

    Jeevan, Kanesan; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ishak, I.A.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr. (IEEE Conference Publications, 2003)
    The placement of power dissipating chips for a multichip module (MCM) is carried out using genetic algorithms. Since high power is to be dissipated over a small area of a module, the heat must be conducted away efficiently. ...
  • Thermal management of multi-chip module and printed circuit board using FEM and genetic algorithms 

    Jeevan, Kanesan; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ishak, Abdul Azid, Dr. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2005)
    Purpose - To determine the optimal chip/component placement for multi-chip module (MCM) and printed circuit board (PCB) under thermal constraint. Design/methodology/approach - The placement of power dissipating chips/component ...
  • Thermal investigations of microelectronic chip with non-uniform power distribution: temperature prediction and thermal placement design optimization 

    Goh, Teck Joo; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Zainal Alimuddin, Zainal Alauddin, Dr.; Ganeshamoorthy, K. Jeevan (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2004)
    This paper presents the thermal analyses carried out to predict the temperature distribution of the silicon chip with non-uniform power dissipation patterns and to determine the optimal locations of power generating sources ...
  • Thermal analysis of micro-channel heat exchangers with two-phase flow using FEM 

    Hegde., Pradeep G.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Aswatha Narayana, P. A.; Mohd Zulkifly, Abdullah; Zainal Alimuddin, Zainal Alauddin, Dr. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2005)
    Purpose - To analyze two-phase flow in micro-channel heat exchangers used for high flux micro-electronics cooling and to obtain performance parameters such as thermal resistance, pressure drop, etc. Both uniform and ...
  • Test chip and substrate design for flip chip microelectronic package thermal measurements 

    Goh, Teck Joo; Chiu, Chiapin; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Zainal Alimuddin, Zainal Alauddin, Dr. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2006)
    Purpose: This paper's purpose is to review the design of a flip chip thermal test vehicle. Design/methodology/approach: Design requirements for different applications such as thermal characterization, assembly process ...
  • Temperature cycling analysis for ball grid array package using finite element analysis 

    Muhammad Nubli, Zulkifli; Zul Azhar, Zahid Jamal, Dato, Prof. Dr.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011)
    Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to discuss the capability of finite element analysis (FEA) in performing the virtual thermal cycling reliability test to evaluate the reliability of solder joints in a ball grid array ...
  • Steady state finite element analysis of a double stack cold plate with heat losses 

    Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Beh, Shiao Lin; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ahmad Yusoff, Hassan (Springer-Verlag, 2003)
    A generalised formulation of the steady state analysis of a double stack cold plate, with and without heat losses from their top and bottom surfaces using dimensionless parameters, is carried out. Galerkin's weighted ...
  • Steady and unsteady thermal analysis of a triple stack cold plate with heat losses 

    Beh, Shiao Lin; Ooi, Chen Hee; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2005)
    Purpose - To provide some new and additional data for the design of a triple stack cold plate. Design/methodology/approach - A detailed finite element formulation for the triple stack cold plate with and without heat losses ...
  • Prediction of temperature in silicon chip with non-uniform power: a Lagrangian interpolation approach 

    Goh, Teck Joo; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Zainal Alimuddin, Zainal Alauddin, Dr.; Jeevan, Kanesan (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2004)
    This paper describes a generalized method of predicting the temperature distribution of the silicon chip with non-uniform power dissipation patterns using Lagrangian interpolation function. A simplified heat sink thermal ...
  • Performance of wire-on-tube heat exchangers used in immersion cooling for electronic packages 

    Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Leong, C.B.; Krishnan, G.M.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N. (IEEE Conference Publications, 2000)
    In this investigation, closed loop immersion cooling of an electronic package with external condenser-a wire-on-tube heat exchanger being attached to its enclosure-is analysed. The dielectric vapour leaving the enclosure ...
  • Optimization of thermal resistance of stacked micro-channel using genetic algorithms 

    Jeevan, Kanesan; Ghulam, Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ishak, Abdul Azid, Dr.; Zainal Alimuddin, Zainal Alauddin, Dr. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2005)
    Purpose - To determine the optimal dimensions for a stacked micro-channel using the genetic algorithms (GAs) under different flow constraints. Design/methodology/approach - GA is used as an optimization tool for optimizing ...
  • Optimization of PCB component placement using genetic algorithm 

    Jeevan, Kanesan; Parthiban, A.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ishak, Abdul Azid, Dr.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr. (World Scientific Publishing, 2002)
    This paper focuses on optimization problems faced in automated assembly of Printed Circuit Board (PCB). In order to optimize the throughput rate of these automated machines, the time taken for the pick and place operation ...
  • Optimization of liquid cooling fins in microelectronic packaging 

    Ng, N. T.; Lai, K. W.; Ghulam, Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ishak, Abdul Azid, Dr.; Zainal Alimuddin, Zainal Alauddin, Dr. (Taylor & Francis Online, 2005)
    The present study investigates the heat transfer from a fin of the combination of cone and frustum of a cone immersed in boiling FC-72. The temperature distribution within the fin is determined with the help of a ...
  • Optimization of fins used in electronic packaging 

    Ong, Kang Eu; Lee, Kor Oon; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ishak, Abdul Azid, Dr.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Zainal Alimuddin, Zainal Alauddin, Dr.; Goh, Teck Joo (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2005)
    Purpose-To find the optimal geometries of rectangular and cylindrical fins for maximum heat dissipation. Design/methodology/approach- The objective function for finding the optimized profiles of fins are solved by using ...
  • Numerical simulation of underfill encapsulation process based on characteritsic split method 

    Kulkarni, Venkatesh M.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Ishak, Abdul Azid, Dr.; Aswatha Narayana, P. A.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006)
    Electronic packaging protects the integrated circuit chip from environmental and mechanical damages. Underfilling encapsulation is an electronic packaging technology used to reinforce the solder joints between chip and the ...
  • Numerical and experimental heat transfer studies on totally enclosed fan ventilated machines 

    Rajagopal, M. S.; Aswatha Narayana, P. A.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N. (Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, 2002)
    Accurate prediction of temperature distribution in an electrical machine at the design stage is becoming increasingly important. It is essential to know the locations and magnitudes of hot spot temperatures for optimum ...
  • Numerical analysis and experimental investigation into the performance of a wire-on-tube condenser of a retrofitted refrigerator 

    Ameen, Ahmadul; Mollik, , S. A.; Mahmud, Khizir; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N. (Elsevier Ltd., 2006)
    The present paper discusses (a) the analysis of a wire-on-tube condenser under varying operating conditions of free convection using FEM, and (b) experimental verification of the performance of two wire-on-tube condensers ...
  • Modeling of wire-on-tube heat exchangers using finite element method 

    Ghulam, Abdul Quadir, Prof. Dr.; Krishnan, Ganapathi M.; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N. (Elsevier Ltd., 2002)
    Wire-on-tube heat exchangers are analysed under normal operating conditions (free convection) using finite element method. Galerkin's weighted residual method is used to minimise the errors. The effects of ambient temperatures ...

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