• Combined effect of global warming and buildings envelope on the performance of ground source heat pump systems 

      Kharseh, Mohamad; Altorkmany, Lobna; Al-Khawaja, Mohammed; Hassani, Ferri ( Springer Link , 2014 , Book chapter)
      Heating and cooling systems as well as domestic hot water account for over 50 % of the world’s energy consumption. Due to their high thermal performance, ground source heat pump systems (GSHP) have been increasingly used ...
    • Computational Simulation Of Organic Rankine Cycle Retrofitted To Petroleum Well 

      Kharseh, Mohamad; Al-khawaja, Mohammed ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)
      Geothermal refers to existing heat energy in deep rock and sedimentary basins. Unlike other types of renewable energy resources, geothermal energy provides a stable source of energy as it can be exploited regardless of ...
    • Ground response to global warming 

      Kharseh, Mohamad; Al-Khawaja, Mohammed ( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Article)
      Owing to the awareness of the impact of global warming, there has been a growing interest in studying the relationship between the climatic changes and human activities. An increased global mean air temperature leads to ...
    • Potential of geothermal energy for electricity generation in Qatar 

      Kharseh, Mohamad; Hassani, Firre; Alkhawaja, Mohammed ( Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      There is general acceptance that climate change, which is the most important challenge facing humanity, is anthropogenic and attributed to fossil fuel consumption. Therefore, improving the performance of our existing energy ...
    • Retrofitting measures for reducing buildings cooling requirements in cooling-dominated environment: Residential house 

      Kharseh, Mohamad; Al-Khawaja, Mohammed ( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)
      Air conditioning systems in hot and developing countries are the major energy consumers. Unfortunately, Arabian Peninsula countries still rely completely on fossil fuel. Therefore, there are compelling reasons to investigate ...
    • Solar Energy For More Eco-friendly Mosque In Qatar 

      Kharseh, Mohamad; Al-Khawaja, Mohammed; Abdu Ghani, Saud ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)
      There is mounting evidence that the global warming and, consequently, the climate changes are anthropogenic and attributed to fossil fuel consumption. Therefore, it is mandatory to find alternative solutions that can replace ...
    • Warming impact on energy use of HVAC system in buildings of different thermal qualities and in different climates 

      Kharseh, Mohamad; Altorkmany, Lobna; Al-Khawaj, Mohammed; Hassani, Ferri ( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)
      In order to combat climate change, energy use in the building must be further reduced. Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in residential buildings account for considerable fraction of global energy ...