By Dr Amr Omar

Book Chapters

Omar A; Li Q; Saldivia Salazar D; Nashed A; Dang B, 2021, 'Solar-driven water treatment: Generation III - Low technology readiness', in Mahian O; Wei J; Taylor RA; Wongwises S (ed.), Solar-Driven Water Treatment Re-engineering and Accelerating Nature’s Water Cycle, Academic Press, pp. 201 - 261

Journal articles

Ellersdorfer P; Omar A; Rider I; Daiyan R; Leslie G, 2025, 'The hydrogen-water collision: Assessing water and cooling demands for large-scale green hydrogen production in a warming climate', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 97, pp. 1002 - 1013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.11.381

Huang Y; Omar A; Saldivia D; Taylor RA; Leslie G, 2024, 'GIS-Driven Method for Site Feasibility Assessment of Large-Scale Solar Thermal Seawater Desalination: An Australian Case Study', SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.52825/solarpaces.v2i.794

Moradi S; Omar A; Zhou Z; Agostino A; Gandomkar Z; Bustamante H; Power K; Henderson R; Leslie G, 2023, 'Forecasting and Optimizing Dual Media Filter Performance via Machine Learning', Water Research, 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.119874

Ellersdorfer P; Omar A; Taylor RA; Daiyan R; Leslie G, 2023, 'Multi-effect distillation: a sustainable option to large-scale green hydrogen production using solar energy', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48, pp. 31491 - 31505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.04.261

Mirza NR; Fernandes D; Li Q; Omar A; Zhao S; Xie Z; Taylor R; Allen J; Feron P, 2023, 'Reclaiming water from a direct air capture plant using vacuum membrane distillation – A bench-scale study', Separation and Purification Technology, 305, pp. 1 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122418

Li Q; Charlton AJ; Omar A; Dang B; Le-Clech P; Scott J; Taylor RA, 2022, 'A novel concentrated solar membrane-distillation for water purification in a building integrated design', Desalination, 535, pp. 115828, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.115828

Omar A; Saldivia D; Li Q; Barraza R; Taylor RA, 2021, 'Techno-economic optimization of coupling a cascaded MED system to a CSP-sCO2 power plant', Energy Conversion and Management, 247, pp. 1 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114725

Omar A; Li Q; Nashed A; Guan J; Dai P; Taylor RA, 2021, 'Experimental and numerical investigation of a new hollow fiber-based multi-effect vacuum membrane distillation design', Desalination, 501, pp. 114908, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114908

Omar A; Nashed A; Li Q; Taylor RA, 2021, 'Experimental and numerical evaluation of the energy requirement of multi-stage vacuum membrane distillation designs', Separation and Purification Technology, 257, pp. 117303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117303

Li Q; Omar A; Cha-Umpong W; Liu Q; Li X; Wen J; Wang Y; Razmjou A; Guan J; Taylor RA, 2020, 'The potential of hollow fiber vacuum multi-effect membrane distillation for brine treatment', Applied Energy, 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115437

Li Q; Lian B; Zhong W; Omar A; Razmjou A; Dai P; Guan J; Leslie G; Taylor RA, 2020, 'Improving the performance of vacuum membrane distillation using a 3D-printed helical baffle and a superhydrophobic nanocomposite membrane', Separation and Purification Technology, 248, pp. 117072, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117072

Omar A; Nashed A; Li Q; Leslie G; Taylor RA, 2020, 'Pathways for integrated concentrated solar power - Desalination: A critical review', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 119, pp. 109609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.109609

Saghafifar M; Omar A; Mohammadi K; Alashkar A; Gadalla M, 2019, 'A review of unconventional bottoming cycles for waste heat recovery: Part I – Analysis, design, and optimization', Energy Conversion and Management, 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.10.047

Omar A; Saghafifar M; Mohammadi K; Alashkar A; Gadalla M, 2019, 'A review of unconventional bottoming cycles for waste heat recovery: Part II – Applications', Energy Conversion and Management, 180, pp. 559 - 583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.10.088

Saghafifar M; Omar A; Erfanmoghaddam S; Gadalla M, 2017, 'Thermo-economic analysis of recuperated Maisotsenko bottoming cycle using triplex air saturator: Comparative analyses', Applied Thermal Engineering, 111, pp. 431 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.09.100

Omar A; Saghafifar M; Gadalla M, 2016, 'Thermo-economic analysis of air saturator integration in conventional combined power cycles', Applied Thermal Engineering, 107, pp. 1104 - 1122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.06.181

Conference Papers

Huang Y; Omar A; Taleb A; Saldivia D; Taylor R; Kay M; Leslie G, 2022, 'Can Concentrated Solar Power Desalination Solve Rising Energy and Water Prices An Australian Site Feasibility Study', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2022, Australian PV Institute, Newcastle, Australia, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2022, Newcastle, Australia, 29 November 2022 - 01 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28579

Ellersdorfer P; Omar A; Taylor R; Daiyan R; Leslie G, 2022, 'Could Multi effect Distillation be the Key to Unlock Large scale Solar Driven Green Hydrogen Production', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2022, Australian PV Institute, Newcastle, Australia, presented at Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference 2022, Newcastle, Australia, 29 November 2022 - 01 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28578

Huang Y; Omar A; Saldivia D; Taylor R; Leslie G, 2022, 'What Factors are Most Important in Determining Payback Period on Concentrated Solar Power + Desalination Plants: A Sensitivity Analysis', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2022, Australian PV Institute, Newcastle, Australia, presented at Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference 2022, Newcastle, Australia, 29 November 2022 - 01 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28584

Omar A; Saldivia D; Nashed A; Li Q; Taylor R, 2020, 'Can concentrated solar-driven supercritical CO2 power cycles help address the energy-water nexus?', Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, presented at SolarPACES Conference 20, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 29 September 2020 - 02 October 2020

Omar A; Nashed A; Taylor R, 2019, 'Techno-Economic Feasibility of Large-Scale, Concentrated Solar Power and Desalination (CSP-D) Cogeneration Plants: A Case Study in Abu Dhabi', Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, presented at Sixth International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment (ICWEE/6), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27496

Omar AH; Nashed A; Taylor R, 2018, 'Single vs Multi-Stage Vacuum Membrane Distillation: An Energetic Analysis', in Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, AHMTC11, Melbourne, Australia, presented at Australian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, AHMTC 11, Melbourne, Australia, 09 July 2018 - 10 July 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26676

Reports

Omar A, 2022, Solar-Driven Multi-Effect Distillation Overview, Begellhouse Inc., http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/thermopedia.010205, https://thermopedia.com/content/10205/

Omar A, 2022, Solar-Driven Membrane Distillation Overview, Begell House, http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/thermopedia.010196, https://thermopedia.com/content/10196/

Software / Code

Huang Y; Omar A; Saldivia Salazar D, 2023, CSP-MED Integration Techno-economic Model, Matlab code, Published: 24 October 2023, Software / Code, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28658

Theses / Dissertations

Omar A, 2021, Membrane Distillation Development for Concentrated Solar Thermal Systems, University of New South Wales

Media

Omar A; Taylor R; Leslie G, 2021, Contemplating The Solar-Desal Sunrise, Water Desalination Report

Preprints

Charlton A; Li Q; Omar A; Dang B; Le-Clech P; Taylor R, A Novel Concentrated Solar Membrane-Distillation for Water Purification in a Building Integrated Design, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3972691

Mirza NR; Fernandes D; Li Q; Omar A; Zhao S; Xie Z; Taylor R; Allen J; Feron P, Reclaiming Water from a Direct Air Capture Plant Using Vacuum Membrane Distillation – a Bench-Scale Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4176064

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