{"id":11137,"date":"2026-04-29T10:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.coeng.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=11137"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:35:35","slug":"college-of-engineering-at-the-university-of-baghdad-discusses-a-phd-dissertation-in-the-department-of-mechanical-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.coeng.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=11137","title":{"rendered":"College of Engineering at the University of Baghdad Discusses a PhD Dissertation in the Department of Mechanical Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The College of Engineering at the University of Baghdad witnessed the discussion of the PhD dissertation of the student <strong>Rawan Adnan Fayyad<\/strong> from the Department of Mechanical Engineering \/ <strong>Thermo-Fluids specialization<\/strong>, entitled: <strong>\u201cImproving the Indoor Thermal Environment Performance of Relief Tents Using a Mobile Evacuated Tube Solar Collector in Cold Climate\u201d<\/strong>, on <strong>Wednesday, 4\/3\/2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion committee was composed of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prof. Dr. Najm Abdul Jasim Rasan<\/strong> \u2014 Chairman<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prof. Dr. Sajida Lafta Ghasheem<\/strong> \u2014 Member<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Lafta Kaeed Rashk<\/strong> \u2014 Member<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asst. Prof. Dr. Zina Ali Abdul Ridha <\/strong>\u2014 Member<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asst. Prof. Dr. Sarmad Aziz Abdul Hussein<\/strong> \u2014 Member<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prof. Dr. Issam Mohammed Ali<\/strong> \u2014 Member and Supervisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The dissertation addressed the problem of poor thermal performance in relief tents used as temporary shelters in humanitarian and emergency situations, particularly during the winter season and in cold regions, where such tents often fail to provide a thermally comfortable environment for occupants. From this standpoint, the study investigated the possibility of adopting an effective solar heating system to improve thermal comfort inside these tents.<\/p>\n<p>The study was based on a full-scale relief tent made of lightweight tarpaulin material with low thermal resistance. It proposed a solar heating system based on evacuated tube solar collectors connected to a thermal storage tank and a heat exchanger installed inside the tent to transfer thermal energy to the indoor air. The work also included an experimental aspect using two identical tents, one heated and the other unheated, in addition to a numerical study using <strong>SimScale<\/strong> software to simulate heat transfer and air distribution inside the tent.<\/p>\n<p>The results showed that the proposed system contributed to improving the indoor air temperature by <strong>5\u20139\u00b0C<\/strong>, representing an improvement of <strong>25% to 50%<\/strong> compared with the unheated tent. The study also demonstrated a clear improvement in thermal comfort indicators, as <strong>PMV<\/strong> values approached thermal neutrality and <strong>PPD<\/strong> values decreased significantly, reflecting a higher level of occupant satisfaction with the indoor environment. 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