Dr Saiful Bari

Senior Lecturer UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (P1-28)
tel +61 8 830 23439

email Saiful.Bari@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

Research

Research focus

Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Engineering
Interdisciplinary Engineering

Highlights

Combustion and Perfomance of Internal Combustion Engines (Petrol, Diesel and Natural Gas Engines),Emissions from Internal Combustion Engines,Computer Simulation of Internal Combustion Engines,Alternative Fuels: Biodiesel, Biogas, Ethanol, Methanol, Hydrogen

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2023	Bari, S, Iqbal, A, Rahman, MM & Jat, A 2023, 'Probabilistic analysis of transport induced emissions in Melbourne city roads', SAE Technical Papers, online, pp. 1-10.
2022	Bari, S & Randhawa, T 2022, 'Optimizing the design of heat exchangers to reduce the cost and maximize the production of freshwater using waste heat from a diesel-gen-set', International Journal of Thermofluids, vol. 14, article no. 100142, pp. 1-14. Open access 2 1
2022	Bari, S, Dewar, T & Zhang, C 2022, 'Performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine with on-board produced hydrogen-oxygen injection', Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol. 32, article no. 101317, pp. 1-15. 5 4
2022	Bari, S, Zhang, C, Kafrawi, F & Lee, KH 2022, 'Study of spray behaviors to correlate with engine performance and emissions of a diesel engine using canola-based biodiesel', Fuels, vol. 3, no.1, pp. 87-112. Open access 1
2022	Kafrawi, F, Lee, K, Zhang, C & Bari, S 2022, 'Spray analysis of Palm-Based biodiesel to correlate performance and combustion analysis of a compression ignition engine', Fuel: The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy, vol. 319, article no. 123822 , pp. 1-15. 3 3
2022	Lucas, S, Bari, S, Marian, R, Lucas, M & Chahl, J 2022, 'Cooling by Peltier effect and active control systems to thermally manage operating temperatures of electrical machines (motors and generators)', Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol. 27, article no. 100990, pp. 1-10. 5
2022	Lucas, S, Marian, R, Lucas, M, Bari, S, Ogunwa, T & Chahl, J 2022, 'Research in life extension of electrical motors by controlling the impact of the environment through employing Peltier effect', Energies, vol. 15, no. 20, article no. 7659, pp. 1-16. Open access 2 2
2021	Lucas, S & Bari, S 2021, 'Increasing life span by cooling the laminated core segment of motors to reduce material and energy costs over the lifecycle of motors', Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 061022-1-061022-9. 2 2
2020	Bari, S & Zhang, C 2020, 'Analysis of performance and emission of diesel engines operating on palm oil biodiesel', SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1862-1869. 2
2020	Bari, S, Hossain, S & Saad, I 2020, 'A review on improving airflow characteristics inside the combustion chamber of CI engines to improve the performance with higher viscous biofuels', Fuel: The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy, vol. 264, article no. 116769, pp. 1-13. 26 23
2019	Bari, S 2019, 'Effect of exhaust runner length, valve timing and lift on the performance of a gasoline engine', SAE Technical Papers, vol. 2019-April, pp.1-5. Open access
2019	Hossain, FM, Nabi, MN, Rahman, MM, Bari, S, Van, TC, Rahman, SA, Rainey, TJ, Bodisco, TA, Suara, K, Ristovski, Z & Brown, RJ 2019, 'Experimental investigation of diesel engine performance, combustion and emissions using a novel series of dioctyl phthalate (DOP) biofuels derived from microalgae', Energies, vol. 12, no. 10, pp. 1-14. Open access 14 13
2018	Joshi, S, Kanchibhotla, SA & Bari, S 2018, 'Waste heat recovery system for a turbocharged diesel generator at full and part load operating conditions using Rankine and organic Rankine cycles', SAE Technical Papers, vol. 2018-April, pp. 1-11. 3
2018	Sawant, P, Warstler, M & Bari, S 2018, 'Exhaust tuning of an internal combustion engine by the combined effects of variable exhaust pipe diameter and an exhaust valve timing system', Energies, vol. 11, 6, article no. 1545, pp. 1-16. Open access 8 4
2016	Bari, S & Saad, I 2016, 'Simulation and experimental investigation of guide vane length to improve the performance of a diesel engine run with biodiesel', Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, vol. 138, no. 11, article no. 112804, pp. 1-13. 9 6 1
2016	Diaby, AL, Miklavcic, SJ, Bari, S & Addai-Mensah, J 2016, 'Evaluation of crude oil heat exchanger network fouling behavior under aging conditions for scheduled cleaning', Heat Transfer Engineering, vol. 37, no. 15, pp. 1211-1230. Open access 10 8
2015	Bari, S & Rubaiyat, SNH 2015, 'Design and optimization of compact heat exchangers to be retrofitted into a vehicle for heat recovery from a diesel engine', Procedia Engineering, vol. 105, pp. 472-479. Open access 28 19
2015	Bari, S, Johansen, P & Alherz, A 2015, 'Simulation of improvements to in-cylinder mixing of biodiesel with air by incorporating guide vanes into the air intake system', Procedia Engineering, vol. 105, pp. 480-487. Open access 10 8
2015	Saad, I & Bari, S 2015, 'Investigation of guide vane swirl and tumble device to improve in-cylinder air flow for compression ignition engine running with biodiesel', Jurnal Teknologi, vol. 75, no. 8, pp. 83-87. 1
2014	Bari, S & Saad, I 2014, 'Effect of guide vane height on the performance and emissions of a compression ignition (CI) engine run with biodiesel through simulation and experiment', Applied Energy, vol. 136, pp. 431-444. 22 17
2014	Bari, S & Saad, I 2014, 'Optimization of vane numbers through simulation and experiment, and investigation of the effect on the performance and emissions of a CI (compression ignition) engine run with biodiesel', Energy, vol. 79, pp. 248-263. 20 17
2014	Bari, S & Saad, I 2014, 'Performance and emissions of a compression ignition (CI) engine run with biodiesel using guide vanes at varied vane angles', Fuel: The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy, vol. 143, pp. 217-228. 33 22
2014	Bari, S 2014, 'Performance, combustion and emission tests of a metro-bus running on biodiesel-ULSD blended (B20) fuel', Applied Energy, vol. 124, pp. 35-43. 76 64
2014	Hossain, SN & Bari, S 2014, 'Additional power generation from waste energy of diesel engine using parallel flow shell and tube heat exchanger', Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, vol. 136, no. 1, article no. 011401, pp. 1-9. 10 8
2014	Saad, I & Bari, S 2014, 'Optimizations of vane height of guide vane swirl and tumble device to improve in cylinder airflow characteristics of a diesel engine running with vegetable oil', Advances in Automobile Engineering, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-10. Open access
2013	Bari, S & Hossain, SN 2013, 'Waste heat recovery from a diesel engine using shell and tube heat exchanger', Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 355-363. 104 83
2013	Bari, S & Saad, I 2013, 'CFD modelling of the effect of guide vane swirl and tumble device to generate better in-cylinder air flow in a CI engine fuelled by biodiesel', Computers and Fluids, vol. 84, pp. 262-269. 68 55
2013	Hossain, SN & Bari, S 2013, 'Waste heat recovery from the exhaust of a diesel generator using Rankine Cycle', Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 75, pp. 141-151. 83 71
2013	Saad, I & Bari, S 2013, 'CFD Investigation of In-Cylinder Air Flow to Optimize Number of Guide Vanes to Improve CI Engine Performance Using Higher Viscous Fuel', International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, vol. 8, pp. 1096 - 1107. Open access 21
2013	Saad, I & Bari, S 2013, 'Optimize vane length to improve in-cylinder air characteristic of CI engine using higher viscous fuel', Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 393, pp. 293-298. 17
2012	Bari, S & Veale, T 2012, 'Improvement of BIB packaging product filling valve CIP performance and efficiency', Food and Bioproducts Processing: Transactions of the Institution of of Chemical Engineers Part C, vol. 90, pp. 849-857. 7 7
2010	Bari, S & Mohammad Esmaeil, M 2010, 'Effect of H2/O2 addition in increasing the thermal efficiency of a diesel engine', Fuel: The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy, vol. 89, no. 2, pp. 378-383. 146 116
2010	Ibrahim, A & Bari, S 2010, 'An experimental investigation on the use of EGR in a supercharged natural gas SI engine', Fuel: The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy, vol. 89, no. 7, pp. 1721-1730. 62 53
2009	Bari, S & Naser, J 2009, 'Simulation of airflow and pollution levels caused by severe traffic jam in a road tunnel', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 70-77. 51 41
2009	Ibrahim, AAH & Bari, S 2009, 'A comparison between EGR and lean-burn strategies employed in a natural gas SI engine using a two-zone combustion model', Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 50, no. 12, pp. 3129-3139. 89 66
2009	Ibrahim, AAH & Bari, S 2009, 'Effect of varying compression ratio on a natural gas SI engine performance in the presence of EGR', Energy and Fuels, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 4949-4956. 36 27
2008	Ibrahim, AAH & Bari, S 2008, 'Optimization of a natural gas SI engine employing EGR strategy using a two-zone combustion model', Fuel: The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy, vol. 87, no. 10-11, pp. 1824-1834. 54 45
2008	Rahaman, MF, Bari, S & Veale, T 2008, 'Flow investigation of the product fill valve of filling machine for packaging liquid products', Journal of Food Engineering, vol. 85, no. 2, pp. 252-258. 16 13

Conferences

Year	Output
2021	Samarasinghe, C, Uddin, M, Bari, S & Xian, C 2021, 'Temperature and force generation in surgical bone drilling', 13th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICME 2019, American Institute of Physics, vol. 2324, article no. 060007, pp. 1-8. 1 1
2020	Bari, S & Loh, WZ 2020, 'Parametric optimization of a Rankine cycle based waste heat recovery system for a 1.1 MW diesel-gen-set', WCX SAE World Congress Experience, SAE International, pp. 1-9. Open access 1
2020	Bari, S, Hossain, SN & Saad, I 2020, 'A review on techniques to improve performance and reduce emissions of diesel engine running with higher viscous fuels (HVFs)', ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2019, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, vol. 8, pp. 1-12. Open access
2020	Samarasinghe, C, Uddin, M, Bari, S & Xian, C 2020, 'Surgical bone drilling: a review', ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 1-8. 1
2019	Bari, S & Hossain, S 2019, 'Performance and emission analysis of a diesel engine running on palm oil diesel (POD)', 2nd International Conference on Energy and Power, ICEP2018, Elsevier, vol. 160, pp. 92-99. Open access 38 30
2019	Bari, S & Hossain, S 2019, 'Performance of diesel engine run on diesel and natural gas in dual fuel mode of operation', 2nd International Conference on Energy and Power, ICEP2018, Elsevier, vol. 160, pp. 215-222. Open access 17 13
2019	Bari, S & Sawant, P 2019, 'Improve of performance by 2-step variations of intake runner length and intake valve timing in the induction system of a SI engine', 2nd International Conference on Energy and Power, ICEP2018, Elsevier, vol. 160, pp. 108-115. Open access 5
2018	Kanchibhotla, S, Joshi, S & Bari, S 2018, 'Design and optimization of exhaust gas heat recovery system based on Rankine Cycle and Organic Cycles', 2018 SAE World Congress Experience, WCX 2018, SAE Inc., vol. 2018-April, pp. 1-12. Open access 2
2018	Kanchibhotla, SA & Bari, S 2018, 'Optimum design point to recover maximum possible exhaust heat over the operating range of a small diesel truck using bottoming Rankine cycle', WCX 2018 : SAE World Congress Experience, SAE International, vol. 2018-April, pp. 1-16. Open access 2
2018	Sawant, P & Bari, S 2018, 'Effects of variable intake valve timings and valve lift on the performance and fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine', SAE World Congress Experience, WCX 2018, SAE International, vol. 2018, pp. 1-11. 10
2017	Aradhye, O & Bari, S 2017, 'Continuously varying exhaust pipe length and diameter to improve the performance of a naturally aspirated SI engine', ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2017, ASME, vol. 6, pp. 1-8. 9 2 1
2017	Bardwell, M, Bari, S & Marian, R 2017, 'An approach to clean particulates from diesel emissions: Edps baseline Prototype testing equipment and methodology', ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2017, ASME, vol. 14, pp. 1-9. Open access 4
2017	Bari, S & Saad, I 2017, 'Influence of varying height of guide vanes on the performance of a diesel engine run with biodiesel', WCX17 : SAE World Congress Experience, SAE International, no. 2017-01-1292, pp. 1-5. 2
2017	Bari, S 2017, 'An experimental study of a waste heat recovery system connected to a diesel-gen-set', WCX17 : SAE World Congress Experience, SAE International, no. 2017-01-0123, pp. 1-6. 9
2017	Gajula, V & Bari, S 2017, 'Performance tuning of an IC engine based on pressure wave propagation with a continuously variable exhaust runner length and exhaust valve timing system', ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2017, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, vol. 6, pp. 1-10. 6 1
2017	Sawant, P & Bari, S 2017, 'Combined effects of variable intake manifold length, variable valve timing and duration on the performance of an internal combustion engine', ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2017, ASME, vol. 6, pp. 1-10. 9
2016	Bari, S & Saad, I 2016, 'Improvements of performance and emissions of a diesel-gen-set with biodiesel having guide vanes of various angles', ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, vol. 6A, article no. 65994, pp. 1-8. 2
2015	Bari, S & Hossain, SN 2015, 'Effect of heat exchanger orientations to recover heat from the exhaust of a diesel generator using Rankine cycle (RC)', ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME, vol. 6A, paper no. IMECE2015-51874, pp. 1-6.
2015	Bari, S & Marian, R 2015, 'Evolution of risk of diesel engine emissions on health during last 4 decades and comparison with other engine cycles: an innovative survey', ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME, vol. 12, paper no. IMECE2015-51887, pp. 1-10. 9
2015	Bari, S & Saad, I 2015, 'Experimental investigation of adding vanes into the air intake runner of a diesel engine run on biodiesel to improve the air-fuel mixing', ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME, vol. 6A, paper no. IMECE2015-51900, pp. 1-7. 2
2014	Bari, S & Rubaiyat, S 2014, 'Additional power generation from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine using ammonia as the working fluid', in (eds), SAE 2014 World Congress and Exhibition, SAE International, article no. 2014-01-0677. 3
2014	Bari, S & Saad, I 2014, 'Optimized number of intake runner guide vanes to improve in-cylinder airflow characteristics of CI engine fuelled by higher viscous fuels', in G Mathur, SAE 2014: World Congress and Exhibition, SAE International, paper no. 2014-01-0661, pp. 1-9.
2014	Hossain, SN & Bari, S 2014, 'Waste heat recovery from exhaust of a diesel generator set using organic fluids', 10th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICME 2013, Elsevier, vol. 90, pp. 439-444. Open access 33 23 1
2014	Saad, I & Bari, S 2014, 'Guide vane swirl and tumble device to improve in-cylinder air flow of CI engine using vegetable oil', 10th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICME 2013, Elsevier, vol. 90, pp. 425-430. Open access 13 9
2013	Hossain, SN & Bari, S 2013, 'Additional power generation from the exhaust gas of diesel engine by bottoming Rankine cycle', SAE 2013 World Congress & Exhibition, SAE International, paper no. 2013-01-1639, pp. 1-11. 26
2013	Hossain, SN & Bari, S 2013, 'Waste heat recovery from the exhaust of a Diesel generator using shell and tube heat exchanger', in B Khalighi (ed.), ASME 2013 International Mechanicla Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, vol. 6A, paper no. IMECE2013-63080, pp. 1-8. 11
2013	Lacina Diaby, A, Bari, S, Miklavcic, SJ & Addai-Mensah, J 2013, 'On a precursor model to a genetic algorithm model for the scheduling of heat exchanger network cleaning', Chemeca 2013, Engineers Australia, pp. 506-514. Open access
2013	Narayanan, R, Spuzic, S, Pundoor, M, Bari, S, Xing, K & Fielke, J 2013, 'Enhancing engineering qualities by adopting the total design approach in final year projects', in C Lemckert, G Jenkins & S Lang-Lemckert (eds), 24th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE2013), Griffith University, paper no. 6A3, pp. 1-8. Open access
2013	Saad, I & Bari, S 2013, 'Effect by guide vane swirl and tumble device to improve the air-fuel mixing of Diesel engine running with higher viscous fuels', ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, vol. 7B, paper no. IMECE2013-62297, pp. 1-9. 2
2013	Saad, I & Bari, S 2013, 'Improving air-fuel mixing in diesel engine fuelled by higher viscous fuel using guide vane swirl and tumble device (GVSTD)', SAE 2013 World Congress & Exhibition, SAE International, paper no. 2013-01-0867, pp. 1-10. 17
2013	Saad, I, Bari, S & Hossain, S 2013, 'In-cylinder air flow characteristics generated by guide vane swirl and tumble device to improve air-fuel mixing in diesel using engine biodiesel', in AS Islam, MR Amin & M Ali (eds), 5th BSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Elsevier BV, vol. 56, pp. 363-368. Open access 33 24 1
2012	Rubaiyat, SNH, Bari, S & Saad, I 2012, 'Effect of different working fluids on shell and tube heat exchanger to recover heat from exhaust of a diesel engine generator set', in Erahimi K (ed.), 1st Biennial International Conference on Powertrain Modelling and Control (PMC 2012), University of Bradford, pp. 1-8.
2012	Saad, I, Bari, S & Rubaiyat, SNH 2012, 'Optimum height of guide vane to improve in-cylinder air flow in CI engine operated with biodiesel', in (eds);Erahimi, Kambiz, 1st Biennial International Conference on Powertrain Modelling and Control (PMC 2012), University of Bradford, pp. 1-9.
2011	Hossain, S & Bari, S 2011, 'Effect of design-parameters of heat exchanger on recovering heat from exhaust of diesel engine using organic Rankine cycle', 9th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2011), ICME, pp. 1-5.
2011	Hossain, SH & Bari, S 2011, 'Effect of different working fluids on shell and tube heat exchanger to recover heat from exhaust of an automotive diesel engine', World Renewable Energy Congress, Linköping University Electronic Press, pp. 764-771. Open access
2011	Saad, I & Bari, S 2011, 'Effects of guide vane swirl and tumble device (GVSTD) to the air flow of naturally aspirated CI engine', 9th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME2011), ICME, pp. 1-6.
2010	Bari, S 2010, 'Durability issues of running diesel engine with crude palm oil', 1st International Conference on the Developments in Renewable Energy Technology, IEEE, pp. 1-4. Open access 7
2010	Rubaiyat, SNH & Bari, S 2010, 'Waste heat recovery using shell and tube heat exchanger from the exhaust of an automotive engine', 13th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (13ACFM), Bangladesh Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 864-867.
2008	Bari, S & Naser, J 2008, 'Studies of airflow and pollution level in longitudinal road tunnel during traffic jam conditions', in AKM Sadrul Islam, Bangladesh Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 784-789.
2008	Mohammad Esmaeil, M, Rahaman, MF, Bari, S & Fahimnia, B 2008, 'Performance enhancement of diesel engine using on-board generated H2/02 mixture', in B Katalinic, Intelligent manufacturing and automation : focus on creativity, responsibility and ethics of engineers, DAAAM International, pp. 475-476.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)	AUSTRALIA
Beasley Industries Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Central Queensland University	AUSTRALIA
Coventry University	UNITED KINGDOM
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
North Carolina State University - Raleigh	UNITED STATES
Origin Energy	AUSTRALIA
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Swinburne University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	UNITED STATES
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	UNITED STATES
University of North Carolina Charlotte	UNITED STATES
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology MARA	MALAYSIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Fellow The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh	2017
Life Member National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute	2017
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)	2017
Member Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), United States of America	2017
Member Malaysian Institute of Energy	2017

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Automotive Engines and their Pollution,Air-conditioning and Refrigeration ,Heat Transfer,Fluid Mechanics,Thermodynamics,Energy Conversion and Management,Solar Energy

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Active thermal management of electric motors and generators using TEC (Peltier effect) technology	Current
Analysis and optimization of the performance of canola-based biodiesel for a compression ignition engine	Current
Experimental and numerical assessment of temperature and force and their relationship in bone drilling	Current
Development of a robust and optimised fouling mitigation model for oil industries	Completed
Development of diesel engine waste energy recovery technology for stationary power generators	Completed
Effect of guide vanes on the performance of a diesel engine using higher viscous fuel	Completed

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