JAMEL A. ORFI
 Department of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering, King Saud University,
P.O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Office 966-1-467-9798; Mobile:  966-545225703
Email: orfij@ksu.edu.sa; jamelorfi@yahoo.com
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8537-5810

Overview picture (June 2021)

EDUCATION
 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, Canada (1991-1995)
Advisors: Prof. N. Galanis and C.T. Nguyen
Dissertation: Mixed Convection inside Inclined Tubes: Simultaneous Development and Bifurcation Phenomena
M.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, Canada (1989-1991)
Advisors: Prof. N. Galanis and C.T. Nguyen
Thesis: Numerical Study of Natural Convection Effects in Fully Developed Flow in Circular Tubes
B.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Laval University, Québec, Canada (1985-1988).

 ▪ Full Scholarship: Government of Tunisia (B.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc.); University of Sherbrooke (Ph.D.)
▪ Post Doctoral diplôma (HDR) «Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches » Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, May 2006.
▪ Adjunct Professor, University of Sherbrooke, Canada (2007-2010).
▪ Awarded a ten month grant from the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy - ITCP, Training and Research in Italian Laboratories- TRIL Programme (July 2006, declined - I accepted an academic Position in Canada).   
▪ Participated, under invitation, to the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on “Solar Desalination for the 21 st Century”, Feb. 23-25 2006, Hammamet, Tunisia. 
▪ Member of KSU technical team collaborating with the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) for transferring multiple effect distillation (MED) technology and developing a design guide for MED plants (2011-2013).
▪ Awarded a Visiting Scholars’ Fund, Aston University, Birmingham, UK (1-16 July 2014)  
▪ Best Poster Award, Euro Med 2015, Desalination for Cleatn Water and Energy, Palermo, Italy, 10-14 May, 2015.
▪ Awarded the “Excellence in Scientific Research-first award”, College of Engineering, KSU, 2019.
▪ Fellow KA.CARE Energy Research and Innovation Center at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nov 2019-
▪ Attended Short Courses on:

• Various webinars on Desalination and Energy. 
•    « Application and Optimization of Hybrid Power and Desalination Systems » Riyadh, KSA, April 23, 2008
• « Reverse Osmosis Desalination » (March 14-18, 2005, Tunis, Partial financial support from Middle East Desalination Research Center MEDRC).
• « Membrane technologies for water drinking and desalination » (November 11-15, 2002, Delft, Holland, Full financial support from MEDRC).

 EXPERIENCE
Research and teaching activities and Interests

1. Associate Professor (30.06.2011 - )
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2. Assistant Professor (01.08.2006 - 31.06.2007)
Faculty of Engineering, University of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
3. Assistant (01.10.97 - 21.12.06), Associate Professor (21.12.06 –30.01.12) and Professor
Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, University of Monastir, Tunisia
4. Researcher (01.10.1997 -01.08.2006)      
Laboratoire d’Études des Systèmes Thermiques et Énergétiques (LESTE),
National School of Engineering, Monastir, Tunisia
5. Mechanical Engineer (10.96 - 09.97)
Ansaldo Energia, Constructor of thermal plants (350 MW), Tunis
6.Teaching Assistant (1989-1993)
Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sherbrooke University, Canada. 

ACTIVITES RELATED TO THE SCIENTIFIC AND SOLCIAL COMMUNITIES 
▪ Member of the committee of the Multidisciplinary graduation projects, College of Eng, KSU, Since June 2013.  
▪ Member of the steering committee for the new MSc in Desalination Engineering, KSU, Since 2011.

• Guest editor for a special issue on Desalination Driven by Renewable Energy in Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2012-2013.
• Associate Editor in: International Journal of Advanced ThermoFluid Research , 2012-- http:/ijatr.org/
•  Member in the Editorial Board of Scientific Journal: Mechanical Engineering, 2011- http:/www.twsj.com/

▪ Coordinator of the scientific committee of the ‘International Conference on Computational Methods in Energy Engineering and Environment’ held at Sousse, Tunisia, November, 20-22, 2009.
▪ Member of the scientific committee of:

• Cifem 2010, Premier Colloque International Francophone d’énergétique et de Mécanique, 17-19 may, 2010, Dakar, Sénégal.
• ATM 2010, Colloque de l’Association Marocaine de Thermique, May 2010, Agadir, Morocco.

▪ Member of the European Desalination Society (2010 - ) 
▪ Coordinator of ME Department SEMINARS, KSU, (Since Oct 2009). 
▪ Member of several Departmental Committees:

  - Web Site Committee (Sept 2007- July 2008)
- Graduate studies committee (Since Sept 2008);
- Capstone Projects Committee (Since Oct. 2009).

 ▪Voluntary judge, youth Canada Sciences, Truro, N.S., 15-17 may 2007.
▪Member of the « Société Tunisienne de Physique » (Local section, 2002-2004);
▪Member (graduate student) of the Electoral College for the Nomination of the President of the University of Sherbrooke (1992-1993).
▪Member of the Executive of the Intercultural Association of the Univ. of Sherbrooke (90- 91).

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
1. Research Grants-Contracts: 

1. Submission of two proposals for the EU- Horizon 20 on ‘Efficient Combination of CSP and Desalination (with particular focus on the GCC region)’, Sept 2020, KSU members J. Orfi, H. Al-Ansary, Z. AlMutairi, Awarded
2. Submission of a Proposal for possible research collaboration between KSU and UAE Universities on (Prospects of utilizing solar desalination technologies in remote areas of KSA and UAE), Feb 2020, Pending
3. Submission of a proposal for the Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) on “A novel wind-solar chimney power plant”, for a possible research collaboration between KSU-UAEU, KSU members-J.Orfi (PI), H. AlShehri and I. Seddiqui , 30 June 2020, Not accepted

In Progress

1. KAUST-KSU Initiative Award: Multi-effect distillation – membrane distillation hybrid for increased water production and thermal brine management, 2018-2020, with Dr Hany AlAnsari and Dr Emad Ali (Awarded).
2. Nuclear Desalination, funded by KACST, KSA, J. Orfi (Co-I), S. Khan (PI), Started June 2020, In progress.
3. Activated Carbon/Methanol Adsorption Cooling System Driven by a Novel Solar-Powered Heat Engine, H. Alansary (PI), J. Orfi, M. Mohamad and H. Zohair, NPST, KACST Awarded, Started Sept 2019, In progress.

1. Performance Study Of A Hybrid Building Cooling System Using A Solar Air Heater and Waste Heat Recovery, J.Orfi (Co-I),  Dr Zakaria Kaneesamkandi (PI), Dr B. Salim (Co-I), Awarded, Started Dec 2019, In progress 
2. PI of the Research group on “Energy and Desalination”, Deanship of Graduate Studies, KSU, Grant # RG VPP 091, 2013-15, 2015-18, 2019-2020.
3. Member of the research group “Membranes Technology: Application and Analysis”, Research Group Grant # 1438-093, Deanship of Graduate Studies, KSU, 2017-2020.

2. Consultation work
1. Development of a software program for CSP-MED integration using SAM outputs (Sept 2015-June 2016), Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction, H. AlAnsary, J. Orfi, O. Zeitoun, S. AlAqel, M. Najib and E. Djajadiwinata, E. Kerme, Final report submitted on June 2016, Completed.
2.  Development of Thermo Vapor Compressor (TVC) Design Program (Sept 2014-Dec 2015), Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction, H. AlAnsary, J. Orfi, S. AlAqel, M. Najib and E. Djajadiwinata, Final report submitted on Dec 2015, Completed
3. Techno-Economic Feasibility study of Nuclear Desalination in KSA, King Abdullah City for Nuclear and Renewable energy, KA-CARE, H. AlAnsary, J. Orfi, O. Zeitoun and S. Khan, Started March 2020, Completed
3. Supervision or co-supervision of:

6 students (PhD level) and 17 students (MSc) at KSU, ENIM Tunisia, University of Sherbrroke, Canada.        

 4. Publications (June 2021)
4.1 Patents
Inventors: Dr Jamel Orfi with Eng. Zeyad Abdulwahid Ghaleb Haidar 
“Solar Desalination system”, US patent, Patent number: 10384165
Date of Patent: Aug 20, 2019; https://patents.justia.com/patent/10384165
 
4.2 Book chapters (Seven)
[BC7] A. Dhahri, A. Omri, J. Orfi, Night Operation of a Solar Chimney Integrated with Spiral Heat Exchanger, 2021, Book Chap. pp. 371-393, in Numerical Methods for Energy Applications, Power Systems, Editors N. M.Tabatabaei and N. Bizon, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62191-9_14.
[BC6] TV Arjunan, HS Aybar, J Orfi, S Vijayan, Performance Analysis of Solar Desalination Systems, Book Chapter #4, pp 75-104, in Solar Desalination Technology, Springer Nature Singapore, Editors A. Kumar and O. Prakash, 2019.
[BC5] Salah Ud-Din Khan, Shahab Ud-Din Khan, Syed Noman Danish, Jamel Orfi, Usman Ali Rana, Sajjad Haider, Nuclear Energy Powered Seawater Desalination, Book Chapter 6, pp 225-264, in Renewable Energy Powered Desalination Handbook, Applications and Thermodynamics, EditorVeera Gnaneswar Gude, ISBN: 978-0-12-815244-7, CRC, Elsevier, 2018.  
[BC4] A. Dhahri, A. Omri and J. Orfi, Theoretical analysis on the performance of a solar chimney coupled with a geothermal heat exchanger, Book Chapter 1, pp. 1-27, in CFD Techniques and Energy applications, Zied Driss, Brahim Necib and Hao-Chun Zhang, ISBN: 978-3-319-70949-9, Springer International Publishing,  2018.
[BC3]Jamel Orfi, Nizar Loussif and Z. Almutairi , Heat Transfer in Micro-Ducts, Book Chapter, Heat and Mass Transfer: Advances in Energy Research , Vol. 26, Editor Morena J. Acosta, ISBN: 978-1-53611-325-9, pp. 1-26, Nova Science Publisher, NY, 2017.    
[BC2]S. Al-Sanea, and J. Orfi, Concentrated Brine and Heat Dispersion into Coastal Shallow Waters of the Arabian Gulf, Chapter 21, pp. 469-500, in Intakes and outfalls for seawater reverse osmosis desalination facilities: Innovations and environmental impacts, Editors T. M. Missimer, B. Jones, and R. G. Maliva, Springer, Berlin, 2015.
[BC1] J. Orfi and N. Loussif, Modeling of a Membrane Distillation unit for Desalination, Book Chapter, in Desalination: Methods Costs and Technology. Editor: I. A. Urboniene, ISBN: 978-1-61668-909-4; pp. 143-174; Nova Science Publishers, NY, 2010.

4.3 Journal papers
2021 (8 ISI papers,)
[101] Siddiqui MIH, Alshehri H, Orfi J, Ali MA, Dobrotă D. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulation of Inclusion Motion under Interfacial Tension in a Flash Welding Process. Metals. 2021; 11(7):1073. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11071073
[100] Najib A, Orfi J, Alansary H, Ali E. Assessing the Impact of Operating Conditions on the Energy and Exergy Efficiency for Multi-Effect Vacuum Membrane Distillation Systems. Water. 2021; 13(11):1500. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13111500.
[99] Najib, A., Orfi, J., Alansary, H., and Ali, E. (June 21, 2021). "Application of the Buckingham Π Theorem to Model the Multiple Effect Vacuum Membrane Distillation." ASME. J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. March 2022;14(3):031003.  
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051450
[98] Khan SU-D, Orfi J. Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact of Nuclear Desalination. Water. 2021; 13(12):1637. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13121637
[97] E. Djajadiwinata, S. Sadek, S. Alaqel, J. Orfi and H. Al-Ansary, Numerical and One-Dimensional Studies of Supersonic Ejectors for Refrigeration Application: The Significance of Wall Pressure Variation in the Converging Mixing Section, Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(7), 3245; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11073245.  
[96] S. Soukane, H. Elcik, A. Alpatova, J. Orfi, E. Ali, H. AlAnsary, N. Ghaffour, Scaling sets the limits of large scale membrane distillation modules for the treatment of high salinity feeds, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 287, 2021, 125555, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125555.
[95] S. S. Baakeem, J. Orfi, A.A. Mohamad, Investigations of geometrical and operational aspects of a dew-point air-cooling system (M-cycle), Journal of Building Engineering, Vol. 36, 2021, 102117, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.102117.
[94] ZA Haidar, J Orfi, Z Kaneesamkandi, Photovoltaic Panels Temperature Regulation Using Evaporative Cooling Principle: Detailed Theoretical and Real Operating Conditions Experimental Approaches, Energies 14 (1), 145, 2021.
2020 (11 ISI paper, 2 Non ISI)
[93] E. Ali, J. Orfi, A. Najib and O. Hamdaoui, Understanding the dynamic behavior and the effect of feeding policies of a direct contact membrane distillation for water desalination, Chemical Engineering Communications, 2020, Vol.  DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2020.1814754
[92] Salim, B., Orfi, J. and Alaqel, S.S. 2020. Effect of Turbine and Compressor Inlet Temperatures and Air Bleeding on the Comparative Performance of Simple and Combined Gas Turbine Unit. European Journal of Engineering Research and Science. 5, 12 (Dec. 2020), 39-45. DOI:https://doi.org/10.24018/ejers.2020.5.12.2276, Non ISI
[91] O. S. Alzaid, B. Salim, J. Orfi, S. Khan and H. Alshehri, Hybrid Solar and Wind Power Generation in Saudi Arabia, Energy and Environment Research; Vol. 10, No. 2; 2020, -Non ISI. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/eer/article/view/0/44353
[90] A. Najib, J. Orfi, H. Alansary, E. Ali, Z. Abdulwahed, S. Alzahrani, A. Chafidz, An experimental investigation of a solar-driven desalination system based on multi-effect membrane distillation, Desalination and Water Treatment, 198 (2020) 1–18.
 [89] E. Ali, J. Orfi, H. AlAnsary, J.-G. Lee, A. Alpatova, N. Ghaffour, Integration of multi effect evaporation and membrane distillation desalination processes for enhanced performance and recovery ratios, Desalination, Volume 493, 2020, 114619,
[88] H. Elcik, L. Fortunato, A. Alpatova, S. Soukane, J. Orfi, E. Ali, H. AlAnsary, T. Leiknes, N. Ghaffour, Multi-effect distillation brine treatment by membrane distillation: Effect of antiscalant and antifoaming agents on membrane performance and scaling control, Desalination, Volume 493, 2020, 114653
[87] E Ali, J Orfi, A Najib, Nonlinear dynamic modeling and validation of a direct contact membrane distillation for water desalination, Applied Thermal Engineering 179, 115719, 2020.
[86] Ali, E., Hadj‐Kali, M., and Orfi, J. (2020). Understanding and enhancing the direct contact membrane distillation performance by modified heat transfer correlation. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. doi:10.1002/cjce.23812 
[85] ED Kerme, J Orfi, AS Fung, EM Salilih, SUD Khan, H Alshehri, E Ali, M. Alrasheed, Energetic and exergetic performance analysis of a solar driven power, desalination and cooling poly-generation system, Energy 196, 117150, 2020.
[84] E Ali, J Orfi, A Najib, Developing and validating a dynamic model of water production by direct-contact membrane distillation, Plos one 15 (3), e0230207, 2020.
[83] JM Saleh, EM Ali, J. Orfi, AM Najib, Water cost analysis of different membrane distillation process configurations for brackish water desalination Membrane Water Treatment 11 (5), 363-374
[82] N Loussif, J Orfi, Numerical study of desalination by Sweeping Gas Membrane Distillation Membrane Water Treatment 11 (5), 353-361
[81] E Ali, J Saleh, J Orfi, A Najib, Developing and validating linear dynamic models for direct contact membrane distillation during start-up over wide operating conditions, Computers & Chemical Engineering 134, 106678, 2020.
2019 (4 ISI papers)
[80] Sami Al-Sanea and Jamel Orfi, Mathematical modeling and thermal performance analysis of shallow experimental cooling ponds, Desalination and Water Treatment, 168, 16–31, 2019.
[79] A. Najib, J. Orfi, E. Ali and J. Saleh, Thermodynamic analysis of a direct contact membrane distillation system with and without heat recovery based on experimental data, Desalination, Desalination 466, 52–67 2019.
[78] E Ali, J Orfi, A Najib, J Saleh, Comparison of energy-efficient configurations of direct-contact membrane distillation for brackish water desalination, Desalination and Water Treatment, 142, 24-36, 2019.
[77] Saleh S. Baakeem, Jamel Orfi, Abdulmajeed Mohamad, Saleh Bawazeer, The possibility of using a novel dew point air cooling system (M-Cycle) for A/C application in Arab Gulf Countries, Building and Environment, Vol. 148, pp. 185-197, 2019.
2018 (9 ISI papers)
[76] ZA Haidar, J Orfi, Z Kaneesamkandi, Experimental Investigation of Evaporative Cooling for Enhancing Photovoltaic Panels Efficiency, Results in Physics, 11, 690-697, 2018.
[75] N Loussif, J Orfi, Heat and mass transfer in sweeping gas membrane distillation, Desalination and Water Treatment, 131, pp. 1-8, 2018, https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2018.22937
[74] E Ali, J Orfi, An experimentally calibrated model for heat and mass transfer in full-scale direct contact membrane distillation, Desalination and Water Treatment, 116, 1-18, 2018.  
[73]E Ali, J Orfi, A Najib, J Saleh, Enhancement of brackish water desalination using hybrid membrane distillation and reverse osmosis systems, PloS one 13 (10), e0205012, 2018. 
[72] SS Baakeem, J Orfi, H Al-Ansary, Performance improvement of gas turbine power plants by utilizing turbine inlet air-cooling (TIAC) technologies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Applied Thermal Engineering 138, 417-432, 2018.
[71] SS Baakeem, J Orfi, A Alabdulkarem, Optimization of a multistage vapor-compression refrigeration system for various refrigerants, Applied Thermal Engineering 136, 84-96, 2018. 
[70] E, Ali, J Orfi, A Najib, Assessing the Thermal Efficiency of Brackish Water Desalination by Membrane Distillation Using Exergy Analysis, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 43 (5), 2413-2424, 2018.
[69] MA Abbassi, J Orfi, Effects of Magnetohydrodynamics on Natural Convection and Entropy Generation with Nanofluids, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 1-13, 2018.
[68] SS Baakeem, J Orfi, A Bessadok-Jemai, Thermodynamic and economic analysis of the performance of a direct evaporative cooler working under extreme summer weather conditions, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 32 (4), 1815-1825, 2018.

4.2. International Conferences
 [c39] AA Haidar, M Al-Saud, J Orfi, H Al-Ansary, Role of RO Desalination Plants in Renewable Energy Integration in Electric Systems, 2020 11th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC), 1-4.
[c38] O. S. AL Zaid, B. Salim, J. Orfi, S. Khan and H. AlShehri, Hybrid Photovoltaic and Wind Power Generation in Saudi Arabia, IAPE '20, Second Edition of the International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy ISBN: 978-1-912532-18-6, (Virtual Conference), (Proc. pp. 187-196), Cambridge UK, 15-16 September 2020
[c37] Z. A. Haidar, J. Orfi, M. Al-Saud1 and H. Al-Ansary, RO Operation Optimization for Better Renewables Integration in Power Systems, IAPE '20, Second Edition of the International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy ISBN: 978-1-912532-18-6, (Virtual Conference), (Proc. P. 184), Cambridge UK, 15-16 September 2020.
[c36] A. Najib, J. Orfi and H. Al-Ansary, Solar Desalination using Multiple Effect Membrane Distillation: Experimental results, Solar Energy Conference, Al-Qassim University, KSA, 1-2 April 2020.
[c35] J. Orfi “Membrane Distillation and its integration with conventional desalination technologies”, Proc. of 8th International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments, 22-24, January, 2019, Riyadh, KSA
[c34] J. Orfi and H. Fouli, “Design and modeling of brine discharge from desalination plants”, Proc. of 8th International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments, 22-24, January, 2019, Riyadh, KSA.
[c33] J Orfi, E. Ali, H. AlAnsary, J.-Gil Lee, J. S. Vrouwenvelder, N. Ghaffour, Integration of multiple effect distillation and membrane distillation desal. proc., Poster presented at EDS conference 3-6 Aug. Athens, 2018.
[c32] R. Nebbali and J. Orfi  Mixed convection from an isolated heat source in an inclined parallel plate channel with porous medium, Presented at the 7 th Intern. Conf on Computational Heat and Mass transfer, Istanbul, 18-22, 2011.  
[c31] N. Loussif, J. Orfi, A. Omri, Slip Velocity and temperature Jump boundary conditions for a simultaneously developing Laminar Flow in Isothermal and Isoflux microtubes, Presented at the 7 th Intern. Conf on Computational Heat and Mass transfer, Istanbul, 18-22, 2011.  
 [c30] H. Trabelsi, N. Galanis and J. Orfi,  Simulation of Forced Convection Ice Slurry Flow in a Heated Tube, International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC14, ASME, Poster #, Washington, 8-13 Aug. 2010.
 [c29] M.Boumaza, A. Omara and  J.Orfi, Effects of transport phenomena properties on transient heat transfer in a vertical pipe flow, Proceedings of 2009 International Conference on Computational Methods for Energy Engineering and Environment: ICCM3E, Sousse, Tunisia, 20-22 November, 2009, pp.576-582.
 [c28] J. Orfi, Numerical study of a basic humidification-dehumidification cycle used for desalination, Proc. International Conference on Desalination for the Environment, Organized by the European Desalination Society, 17-20 May 2009, Baden-Baden, Germany.
[c27] A. Nasr, C. Debissi, J. Orfi, A. Mohamed and S. Ben Nasrallah, Evaporation by free convection of a binary liquid film and the inversion temperature, International Conference on Desalination for the Environment, Organized by the European Desalination Society, 17-20 May 2009, Baden-Baden, Germany.
[c26] J. Orfi and N. Loussif, Numerical study of convective heat and mass transfer in a membrane distillation unit, Proc. of the Fourth International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, January 12-14, 2009, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
[c25] J. Orfi, Convective heat and mass transfer with phase change from a wetted isothermal tube wall to a laminar gas stream, Proc. of the Fourth International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, January 12-14, 2009, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
[c24] H. Marmouch, J. Orfi and S. Ben Nasrallah, "Experimental and theoretical study on the effect cooling tower on Solar Desalination System", Presented at (Première conference internationale sur la conversion et la maitrise de l’énergie) Monastir, Tunisia, 9-11 April, 2008
[c23] A. Belhadj Mohamed, J. Orfi, C. Debissi and  S. Ben Nasrallah, Condensation de la vapeur d’eau en présence d’un film liquide s’écoulant sur une plaque partiellement refroidie dans un canal vertical, ‘First Magrebian Conference on Water treatment and Desalination, (CMTDE 2007) (07 - 10 December 2007, Hammamet, Tunisia).  
[c22] N. Loussif and J. Orfi, "Étude des mécanismes de transferts thermique et massique dans une unité de distillation membranaire ", presented in VIII ième Colloque Interuniversitaire Franco-Québécois sur la thermique des Systèmes, CIFQ2005, 28-30 mai 2007, ETS, Montréal.
[c21] N. Bouzayani, N. Galanis and J. Orfi, "Analyse éxergétique d’un système hybride de dessalement d’eau et de production de travail mécanique", presented in VIII ième Colloque Interuniversitaire Franco-Québécois sur la thermique des Systèmes, CIFQ2005, 28-30 mai 2007, ETS, Montréal.
[c20] H. Marmouche, J. Orfi  and B. Benhamou, Transferts de chaleur et de masse dans un humidificateur, Congrès de la Société Française de Thermique SFT2006, Tome 1, pp. 209-214, Elsevier, 2006. ISBN : 2-905267-49-6
 [c19] K. Boulama, N. Galanis and J. Orfi, Génération d’éntropie et transferts de chaleur et de masse en  convection mixte dans un canal incliné, ART 09 07, Proc. VII ième Colloque Interuniversitaire Franco-Québécois  sur la thermique des Systèmes, CIFQ2005, 23-25 mai 2005, St Malo, France
[c18] A. Belhadj Mohamed, J. Orfi, C. Debissi and  S. Ben Nasrallah, Condensation and Evaporation of An extremely thin film on a plate of a vertical channel under mixed convection conditions, Proc. Fourth International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer, Paris France, 17-20 May 2005. 
[c17] K. Boulama, N. Galanis and J. Orfi "Effect of Wall Concentration on Mixed Convection Heat and Mass Transfer in a Vertical Channel", Proc. CSME Forum 2004, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, Canada 2004.
 [c16] J.Orfi , M. Laplante, H. Marmouch, N. Galanis, W. Dridi and S. BenNasrallah "Etude d’un système de dessalement de l’eau de mer à l’énergie solaire" , Colloque International sur La gouvernance de l’eau et le développement Durable, Sousse, Tunisie, 9-10 Oct. 2003.     
[c15] J. Orfi, N. Galanis and S. Ben Nasrallah, “Convective Heat and Mass transfer in horizontal tubes’, Prensented  at Advanced Computational Methods in Heat Transfer, Madrid, juin 2000
[c14] S. El Alimi, J. Orfi and S. Ben Nasrallah  ’Buoyancy effects on mixed convection heat and mass transfer in horizontal channels’, Presented at 16th Int. Congress on Computational Methods in Eng., ECCOMAS, Barcalone, Sep. 2000. 
[c13] Z. Ait Hammou, B. Benhamou, Nicolas Galanis and J. Orfi,  Etude comparative du transfert de chaleur et de masse dans un canal vertical en convection mixte : Effets des forces  d’Archimède,Presented in  « 4ièmes Journées Tunisiennes sur les Ecoulements et les  Transferts », JTET 2002, p:IV.55-IV.60, Hammamet, December 21-23 2002.     
[c12] Benhamou, B., Ait Hammou, Z., Orfi, J. and  Galanis, N. "Effet de la convection naturelle thermique et solutale sur les transfets de chaleur et de masse dans un canal vertical ", Congrès Français de Thermique, SFT2002, Vittel 3-6 June, 2002.
[c11] Debbissi, C., Orfi, J. and Ben Nasrallah,  "Evaporation par convection mixte ou naturelle dans un canal en présence d’un film ruisselant sur l’une de ses plaques", Vth Colloque Inter-Universitaire Franco-Québecois, pp. 199-206, INSA de Lyon, 28-30 may 2001.
[c10] Orfi, J. and Galanis, N. "Convection mixte laminaire avec transfert de chaleur et de masse dans un tuyau horizontal", Vth Colloque Inter-Universitaire Franco-Québecois, INSA de Lyon, 28-30 may 2001.
[c9] Orfi, J., Galanis, N. and Ben Nasrallah, S. " Buoyancy effects of heat and mass transfer in developing laminar flow in a horizontal pipe", in B. Sunden, C.A. Brebbia (Eds.), Advanced Computational Methods in Heat Transfer , Madrid VI,WIT Press, pp. 363-372, 2000.
[c8] El Alimi, S., Orfi, J. and Ben Nasrallah, S.(1999) ’Buoyancy effects on mixed convection heat and mass transfer in horizontal channels’, 16th European Congress on Computational Methods in Eng., ECCOMAS 2000 , Barcalone, 11-14 Sept, 2000.
[c7] Nguyen, C.T., H.Bazzi and J.Orfi," Effects of Rotation on a Germanium Float Zone under Microgravity Conditions", Numerical Methods in Laminar and Turbulent Flow, Volume IX, Part 1, Ed. C.Taylor and P. Durbetaki, Atlanta, U.S.A, pp. 346-357, 1995.
[c6] Nguyen, C.T., J.Orfi and H. Bazzi, " Transient Behaviors of a NaNO3 Float Zone Operating under μ-g Conditions", Numerical Methods in Laminar and Turbulent Flow, Volume IX, Part 1, Ed. C.Taylor and P. Durbetaki, Atlanta, U.S.A, pp. 677-688, 1995.
[c5] J.Orfi, N. Galanis & C.T. Nguyen, "Laminar Mixed Convection Flow in the Entrance Region of Uniformly Heated Inclined Tubes ", Advanced Computational Methods in Heat Transfer III, Ed. L.C.Wrobel, C.A. Brebbia and A.J.Nowak, Computational Mechanics Publications, pp. 45-52, 1994.
[c4] J.Orfi, N.Galanis & C.T.Nguyen, "Analysis of Combined Forced and Free Laminar Convection in the Entrance Region of an Inclined Heated Circular Tube", 10th Inter. Heat Transfer Conf., Brighton, U.K.14-18 Aug. 1994, Proc. Vol. 5, pp.537-542
[c3] C.T.Nguyen, H.Bazzi & J.Orfi," Transient Behaviors of Float Zones ",  8th CASI Conference on Astronautics, Ottawa, Canada, 8-10 Novembre 1994, Proc. pp. 251-260.
[c2] J.Orfi, N.Galanis & C.T.Nguyen," Mixed Convection in Fully Developed Flow in Inclined Tubes", Num. Methods in Thermal Problems, Vol. VIII, Pt. 1, Pineridge Press, Swansea, U.K., pp.545-555 1991.
[c1] J.Orfi, N.Galanis & C.T.Nguyen, "Laminar Incompressible Flow with Mixed Convection in Inclined Tubes ", Proc. IASTED Int. Symp.  Modelling, Simulation and Optimization, Montréal, ACTA Press, pp. 127-130, 1990.
4.5. Theses and Reports
[R19] H. AlAnsary, J. Orfi, O. Zeitoun, S. Khan, Economic estimation of the cost of desalinated water using fossil fuel, renewable energy and nuclear energy in KSA, Progress Report, Submitted to KA-Care, 26 July, 2020.
[R18] H. AlAnsary, J. Orfi, O. Zeitoun, S. AlAqel, M. Najib and E. Djajadiwinata, E. Kerme, Development of a software program for CSP-MED integration using SAM outputs, Final report, Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction, June 2016, p. 43.
[R17]H. AlAnsary, J. Orfi, O. Zeitoun, S. AlAqel, M. Najib and E. Djajadiwinata, E. Kerme, Development of a software program for CSP-MED integration using SAM outputs, Progress report, Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction, Sept 2015, p. 25.
[R16]H. AlAnsary, J. Orfi, S. AlAqel, M. Najib and E. Djajadiwinata, Development of Thermo Vapor Compressor (TVC) Design Program, Progress report, Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction, July 2014, p. 38.
[R15]H. AlAnsary, J. Orfi, S. AlAqel, M. Najib and E. Djajadiwinata, Development of Thermo Vapor Compressor (TVC) Design Program, Final report, Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction, Dec 2015, p. 37.
[R14]S. AlSanea and J. Orfi, Environmental Impact and Solutions for Desalination Plant Discharge into Shallow Coastal Regions, Final Technical NPST project no 08-ENV405-2, Kacst, 2013, p. 215
[R13]S. AlSanea and J. Orfi, Environmental Impact and Solutions for Desalination Plant Discharge into Shallow Coastal Regions, Final NPST project no 08-ENV405-2, Kacst, 2014, p. 93.
[R12]H. AlAnsary, O. Zeitoun, J. Orfi, E. Danaf, A. Alnuhait, M. Ali,, Design guide for Yunbu desalination MED TVC plant, Technical report submitted to SWCC (Saline Water Conversion Company), 2014.
[R11]J. Orfi, B. salim, H. AlAnsary, Z. AlSuhaibani, Energy and Exergy analysis of a cogeneration power and desalination plant, Final Technical NPST project no 08-ENE-340-2, Kacst, 2013, p. 197.
[R10]J. Orfi, Energy and Exergy analysis of a cogeneration power and desalination plant, Final NPST project no 08-ENE-340-2, Kacst, 2013, p. 22.
[R9]J. Orfi, Transport phenomena in a m membrane distillation unit, Final Research Report No. 70/428, Research Center, College of Engineering, 2012, p. 38.
[R8]J. Orfi, Heat and mass transfer in a desalination system by humidification-dehumidification, Final research report no 429/19, Sabic Projects, Research Center, College of Engineering, 2012, p. 31.
[R7]J. Orfi, Transferts de chaleur et de masse avec changement de phase entre un film liquide tombant et un gaz en écoulement’, Rapport d’Habilitation de Recherche HDR (Habilitation to Conduct Researches), Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, May 2006, p. 122.  
[R6]J. Orfi and S. Ben Nasrallah, « Rapport de synthèse sur le Projet de Recherche Fédérée : PRF  Dessalement Solaire », Décembre 2005, Ministère de la Recherche Scientifique, de la Technologie et du Développement des Compétences, Tunisie.    
[R5]J.Orfi, H. Marmouche, M. Laplante, N Galanis, B. BenHamou , S. Ben Nasrallah, and C.T. Nguyen, " Transferts couplés de chaleur et de masse lors du dessalement de l'eau de mer", Intermediate Report, Submitted to AUF ( Agence Universitaire de la  Francophonie), p. 35, January 2004.
[R4]J. Orfi "Convection mixte dans une conduite inclinée: Développement simultané et phénomène de bifurcation", Ph.D. Dissertation, Université of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, p.166, May 1995.
[R3]C.T.Nguyen, J.Orfi and H.Bazzi, "Étude de l'instabilité d'une zone flottante opérant dans les conditions critiques en 1-g et 0-g", Techn. Report., Canadian Space Agency, (Contract No .9F007-3-6037/01-SW), March 1994.
[R2]C.T.Nguyen, H. Bazzi and J.Orfi, "Étude des effets de la rotation induite par les bouts sur une zone flottante dans un champ gravitationnel normal et réduit", Techn. Report, Canadian Space Agency, (Contract No .9F007-3-6038/01-SW), March 1994
[R1]J. Orfi "Étude de l'effet de la convection naturelle sur un écoulement laminaire développé dans un tuyau incliné chauffé uniformément à la paroi", M.Sc.A., University of Sherbrooke, p. 106, March 1991.