Muhammad Saqib Akhtar

Visiting Student

Visiting Ph.D. Student

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Research Interests

Muhammad Saqib Akhtar received a Master's degree in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics from Tsinghua University, in

2018. He is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

His research interests include lean and rich combustion, Swirl Combustion, instabilities in combustion, computational fluid dynamics, and alternative fuels.

Selected Publications

Effect of the pre-chamber orifice geometry on ignition and flame propagation with a natural gas spark plug
Akhtar, M. S., Sun, S., Ma, X., Shen, Y., Shuai, S. J., & Wang, Z.
SAE Technical Paper, No. 2017-01-2338, 2017

Education

  • 02/2022-Present Visiting PhD Student, Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC), KAUST

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, present

  • M.S Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2018

  • B.S. in Engineering, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan, 2016

Professional Profile

  • 01/2017-08/2018 Optical Diagnostics lab for Spray and Combustion, Tsinghua University, Beijing Experimental Assistant

  • 06/2018-12/2019 Spray Combustion and Propulsion Lab, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing Experimental Assistant

  • 01/2020-12/2021 Spray Combustion and Propulsion Lab, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing Research Assistant 

Scientific and Professional Membership

Pakistan Engineering Council 

Awards

  • 12/2019: SDG-7 Open Hack Organized by School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University Team Leader Overall 1st Winner

  • 12/2019: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Open Hack organized by Tsinghua University & University of Geneva, Switzerland Team Leader Best Innovation Award

  • 07/2018: Academic Forum for Graduate Students of Aerospace Engineering,Tsinghua University. Beijing, China Presentation, Research report

  • 05/2018: Global Solution Festival, Schwarzman School, Tsinghua University, China Team Leader Overall 4th Winner

  • 12/2017: Hult Prize at THU- Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Team Leader 7th Place

  • 11/2017: The United Nations Development Programme and Tsinghua X-Lab Innovation Hub Competition, Tsinghua University, China Team Leader Overall 1st Winner

  • 07/2017: Summer School "Topic: Advanced Power Train Technology" Organized by Department of Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, Best Trainee

  • 10/2017: SAE International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting, Beijing, China Presentation 1st Author

KAUST Affiliations

  • Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC)

  • Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Low Swirl Combustion Aero/Automotive Engine Combustion Thermoacoustics Instabilities Susutainable Fuels