Doskhan Ybyraiymkul, Ph.D.

Research Scientists

Research scientist

Research Interests

Dr. Ybyraiymkul's research interests lie in adsorption processes, flow in porous media, thermal regulation of adsorbed gas storage systems, water desalination, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.

Selected Publications

  • Experimental and Numerical Study of Effect of Thermal Management on Storage Capacity of the Adsorbed Natural Gas Ve...
    D. Ybyraiymkul, K.C. Ng, A. Kaltayev
    Applied Thermal Engineering, volume 125, pp. 523-531, (2017)
  • Numerical Study of the Thermal Behaviours of the Absorbent Bed for Storing a Natural Gas at Adsorbed State with Low...
    D.T. Ybyraiymkul, A. Kaltayev, K.C. Ng
    Applied Mechanics and Materials, volume 818, pp. 291-295, (2016)
  • Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement in Adsorbed Natural Gas Storage under the Dynamic Conditions
    D. Ybyraiymkul, A. Kaltayev, K.C. Ng
    Applied Mechanics and Materials, volume 819, pp.107-110, (2016)

Education

  • ​Ph.D., Mechanics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2015
  • Master, Subterranean Reservoirs of Energy: Hydrodynamics - Geology - Modelling, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France, 2012
  • M.Sc., Mechanics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2012
  • B.Sc., Mechanics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2010

Professional Profile

  • 2022-Present: Research scientist, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2018-Present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2017-2018: Senior - Lecturer, SU, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • 2015-2017: Lecturer, AKNU, Almaty, Kazakhstan 
  • 2014-2015: Internship, Mechanical department, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore
  • 2011-2012: Internship, Theoretical and Applied Energetics and Mechanics Laboratory, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France

Scientific and Professional Membership

World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies: Nottingham, GB

Research Interests Keywords

CFD modeling Water desalination Thermal management systems Adsorption Desalination Cooling IEC