American Journal of Biomedical Engineering

American Journal of Biomedical Engineering provides a forum for the publication of the latest developments in biomedical engineering, and reflects the essential multidisciplinary nature of the subject. The journal publishes in-depth critical reviews, scientific papers and technical notes.

Suvash Saha

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Biomedical Engineering

Post-doctoral Fellow, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Research Areas

Computational techniques in Biomechanical Engineering. Living cells/tissue simulations. Natural convection heat transfer in buildings and other confined geometries, Scale analysis forthe transient flow , Computational fluid dynamics, porous media , Bounda

Education

2009Ph.D.Computational Fluid Mechanics, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Australia
2000M.Sc.Mathematics (focused on all Engineering subjects) (First class, Ranked 2nd), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
1998B.Sc.Mathematics (First class, Ranked 4th), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Experience

2011-presentPostdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Engineering Systems, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
2010-2011Research associate, School of Business, James Cook University. Australia.
2009-2009 Research associate, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University. Australia.
2005-2009Casual teacher of Statistics for undergraduate students, Department of Economics, James Cook University, Australia.
2004-2004Assistant Professor of Mathematics, IBAIS University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2001-2004Lecturer in Mathematics, IBAIS University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2001Teaching Assistant of Mathematics for Computer Science and Engineering, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2001-2004Assistant Teacher, Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Academic Achievement

2004-2008, School Scholarship by the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Australia for PhD study
2000, Research Fellowship by the Ministry of Science and Technology, The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, during M. Sc. Thesis work
1988-1990, Junior Scholarship (Talent pool) by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, Bangladesh, in middle school for two years

Publications: Journals

[1]  S. C. Saha, R. J. Brown, Y. T. Gu, " Scaling for the Prandtl number of the natural convection boundary layer of an inclined flat plate under uniform surface heat flux". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. I. F. 1.898. Accepted on 27/12/2011
[2]  S. C. Saha, M. M. K. Khan "Boundary layer scaling with ramp heating on a sloping plate" Submitted to International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. IF: 1.898. Accepted on 23/12/2011
[3]  M. N. Hasan, S. Saha, S. C. Saha, "Effects of corrugation frequency and aspect ratio on natural convection within an enclosure having sinusoidal corrugation over a heated top surface" International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. IF: 1.609. Accepted on 19/11/2011.
[4]  S. C. Saha, Y. T. Gu, M. M. Molla, Sadia Siddiqa, M. A. Hossain, "Natural convection from a vertical plate embedded in a stratified medium with uniform heat source." Desalination and Water Treatment. IF: 0.752. Accepted on 17/11/2011.
[5]  S. C. Saha, "Scaling of free convection heat transfer in a triangular cavity for Pr > 1" Energy and Buildings. 43 (2011) pp. 2908-2917 IF: 2.041
[6]  S. C. Saha, M. M. K. Khan "A review of natural convection and heat transfer in attic-shaped space " Energy and Buildings, 43 (2011) pp. 2564-2571. IF: 2.041
[7]  S. C. Saha, F. Xu, M. M. Molla, "Scaling analysis of the unsteady natural convection boundary layer adjacent to an inclined plate for Pr > 1 following instantaneous heating", ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 133, (2011) 112501. IF: 0.940
[8]  S. C. Saha, "Unsteady natural convection in a triangular enclosure under isothermal heating" Energy and Buildings, 43 (2011) pp. 695-703. IF: 2.041
[9]  M. M. Molla, S. C. Saha, M.A.I. Khan, M.A. Hossain "Radiation effects on natural convection laminar flow from a horizontal circular cylinder", Desalination and Water Treatment. 30 (2011) pp. 89-97. IF: 0.752.
[10]  M. M. Molla, S. C. Saha, M. A. Hossain, "Radiation effect on free convection laminar flow along a vertical flat plate with streamwise sinusoidal surface temperature" Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 53 (2011) pp. 1310-1319. IF: 1.066
[11]  S. C. Saha, J. C. Patterson, C. Lei, "Scaling of natural convection of an inclined flat plate: Ramp cooling condition", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 53 (2010) pp. 5156-5166. Cites: 2, IF: 1.898
[12]  S. C. Saha, J. C. Patterson, C. Lei, "Scaling of natural convection of an inclined flat plate: Sudden cooling condition", ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 133 (4) (2011) pp. 041503. IF: 0.940
[13]  S. C. Saha, J. C. Patterson, C. Lei, "Natural convection boundary layer adjacent to an inclined flat plate subject to sudden and ramp heating", International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 49 (2010) pp. 1600-1612. Cites: 2, IF: 1.667
[14]  S. C. Saha, J. C. Patterson, C. Lei, "Natural convection in attic-shaped spaces subject to sudden and ramp heating boundary conditions", Heat and Mass Transfer. 46 (2010) pp. 621-638. Cites: 1, IF: 0.667
[15]  S. C. Saha, J. C. Patterson, C. Lei, "Natural convection and heat transfer in attics subject to periodic thermal forcing", International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 49 (2010) pp. 1899-1910. Cites: 2, IF: 1.667
[16]  S. C. Saha, J. C. Patterson, C. Lei, "Natural convection in attics subject to instantaneous and ramp cooling boundary conditions", Energy and Buildings, 42 (2010) pp. 1192-1204. Cites: 5, IF: 2.041
[17]  S. C. Saha, C. Lei, J. C. Patterson, "Effect of aspect ratio on natural convection in attics subject to periodic thermal forcing", ANZIAM J., 48 (2007) pp C677-C691, IF: 0.414
[18]  M. M. Molla, S. C. Saha, M. A. I. Khan, Natural convection flow in a porous enclosure with localized heating from below, JP Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 6 (2012) pp. 1-16.
[19]  M. M. Molla, S. C. Saha, M. A. Hossain, "The effect of temperature dependent viscosity on MHD natural convection flow from an isothermal sphere", Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, ISSN: 1735-3645. 5 (2012) pp... (Accepted date: 19.07.2010).
[20]  M. A. Hossain, S. C. Saha, R. S. R. Gorla, " Viscous dissipation effects on natural convection from a vertical plate with uniform surface heat flux placed in a thermally stratified media" International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research, ISSN: 1064-2277, DOI: 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v32.i3, 32 (2005) pp. 269-280.
[21]  S. C. Saha, M. A. Hossain, "Natural convection flow with combined buoyancy effects due to thermal and mass diffusion in a thermally stratified medium" Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, 9 (2004) pp. 89-102.
[22]  S. C. Saha, C. Akhter, M. A. Hossain, "Natural convection from a plane vertical porous surface in non isothermal surroundings" Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, 9 (2004) pp.1-20.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  S. C. Saha, Y. T. Gu, M. A. Hossain, "Free convection heat transfer through coupled thermal boundary layers in a partitioned triangular enclosure", Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICME11, 18-20 December, 2011, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Accepted, Paper ID # ICME 11-TH-033.
[2]  M. N. Hasan, S. C. Saha, "Mixed convection laminar flow along a horizontal plate subject to streamwise sinusoidal surface temperature", Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICME11, 18-20 December, 2011, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Accepted, Paper ID # ICME 11-TH-011.
[3]  M. N. Hasan, S. C. Saha, Y. T. Gu, "Effect of differentially heating and consequent transient behaviour for natural convection within an enclosure of sinusoidal corrugated side walls", Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICME11, 18-20 December, 2011, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Accepted, Paper ID # ICME 11-TH-018.
[4]  S. C. Saha, "Scaling analysis of unsteady natural convection boundary layer for ramp heating", Proceedings of the 13th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, 17-21 December 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (ISBN 978-984-33-2214-2) pp.767-770.
[5]  S. C. Saha, F. Xu, M. M. Molla, T. P. Bednarz, "Scaling analysis of unsteady natural convection boundary layer for instantaneous heating", Proceedings of the 13th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, 17-21 December 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (ISBN 978-984-33-2214-2) pp. 771-775.
[6]  M. M. Molla, B-C Wang, S. C. Saha, "Large-Eddy Simulation of physiological pulsatile non-Newtonian flow in a channel with double constriction", Proceedings of the 13th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, 17-21 December 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (ISBN 978-984-33-2214-2) pp. 1084-1088.
[7]  T. P. Bednarz, W. Lin, S. C. Saha, "Scaling of thermo-magnetic convection", Proceedings of the 13th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, 17-21 December 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (ISBN 978-984-33-2214-2) pp. 798-800.
[8]  S. C. Saha, C. Lei, J. C. Patterson, "Scaling analysis of the thermal boundary layer adjacent to an abruptly heated inclined plate" Proceeding of the 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Crown Plaza, Gold Coast, Australia, 3-7 December 2007, 117-120. (ISBN 978-1-864998-94-8).
[9]  S. C. Saha, C. Lei, J. C. Patterson, "On the natural convection boundary layer adjacent to an inclined flat plate subject to ramp heating" Proceeding of the 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Crown Plaza, Gold Coast, Australia, 3-7 December 2007, 121-124. (ISBN 978-1-864998-94-8).
[10]  S. C. Saha, C. Lei, J. C. Patterson, "Natural convection in a triangular enclosure subject to periodic thermal forcing", Proceedings of the 13th International Heat Transfer Conference (CD-ROM), edited by Graham de Vahl Davis and Eddie Leonardi, Sydney, Australia, 13-18 August 2006. Paper No. NCV-43. (ISBN 1-56700-226-9).

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  S. C. Saha, "Natural convection in the attic-shaped spaces" In Advances in Energy Research. Volume 9, (Eds, Morena J. Acosta), ISBN 978-1-61470-485-0. Nova Science Publishers, (Invited Chapter) Inc. In Press.
[2]  S. C. Saha, "Periodically forced natural convection through the roof of an attic-shaped building" In Convection and Conduction Heat Transfer, (Eds, Dr. Amimul Ahsan) ISBN 978-953-307-582-2 InTech Publishers, 2011 (Chapter 2), pp. 33-54.