SA Sherif
Professor University of Florida
- Gainesville FL
SA Sherif's research focuses on heat/mass transfer, thermodynamics, optimization, HVAC, refrigeration, solar/hydrogen energy and cryogenics.
Biography
Areas of Expertise
Media Appearances
Breakthrough in surface defect engineering of functional materials could bolster clean energy and air quality worldwide
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering online
2025-10-06
A groundbreaking international partnership with the University of Florida and the non-profit organization of Sustainable Energy Initiative Pty Ltd of Australia at the center is charting the future of sustainable energy and clean technologies that aim to protect the environment.
EnergyNews.biz Lecture: Liquid Hydrogen Production and Storage Challenges in the Hydrogen Economy
Energy News online
2024-06-17
On June 6, 2024, H2 Energy News presented an exclusive webinar titled “Liquid Hydrogen Production and Storage Challenges in the Hydrogen Economy.” We are honored to have Dr. SA Sherif, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida, as our distinguished speaker for this session.
Interview: Hydrogen Liquefaction Past & Future with Prof. Dr. S. A. Sherif
Energy News online
2024-05-15
In an exclusive interview with EnergyNews.biz, Dr. S. A. Sherif, a pioneer in hydrogen energy research since the 1980s, shared profound insights into the evolving landscape of hydrogen energy and its pivotal role in shaping the future of clean energy.
Emergency Engine
UF News online
2006-09-20
After a hurricane, communities try to better prepare for the next one. Now University of Florida engineers have developed the perfect tool for what happens after a storm.
New system provides power, water, refrigeration from one source
UF News online
2006-08-02
When hurricanes, wars or other emergencies force authorities to respond, three essentials top their list of must-haves: water, electricity and refrigeration. Now, in a project funded by the U.S. Army, two University of Florida engineers have designed, built and successfully tested a combined power-refrigeration system that can provide all three – and, with further development, be made compact enough to fit inside a military jet or large truck.
UF research: undercharged A/C systems a common, costly problem
UF News online
2001-07-31
Engineering researchers at the University of Florida have found that the performance of home and business air conditioners plummets when they are undercharged with coolant – and that the problem is both common and easily remedied. Most consumers would recover the cost of having their system charged in savings on power bills in three months, the researchers say.
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Articles
A Unified Review of Physical Modeling of Heat and Mass Transfer Processes in Frosting and Icing
ASME Journal of Heat and Mass TranferBalachandar & Sherif
2026-03-26
This review covers issues not addressed in a review paper dealing with icing and frosting before. For example, in icing, we start from the role of nonuniform distribution of large droplets in clouds to the effect of droplet impaction, splashing, and mixing of the water layer. We highlight the important assumptions that have traditionally been made and identify those that weaken the validity of the analysis. We emphasize that the distribution of droplets in the cloud, their turbulent trajectory toward the airfoil, and the impingement and phase change processes on the airfoil are all stochastic processes.
A rigorous framework for an improved Messinger/Myers model of ice accretion under conditions of variable property and unsteady aircraft icing
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society AAhmed, et al.
2025-07-17
This study analyses the Messinger/Myers model by critically evaluating simplifying assumptions through a rigorous formulation of the rime ice accretion process. It explores the effects of both constant and variable ice density and thermal conductivity, along with the effects of sublimation from the ice surface.
The physics of phase transition phenomena enhanced by nanoparticles
Applied Physics ReviewsYang, et al.
2025-01-23
This article reviews recent studies on the role of nanoparticles in phase transition processes such as freezing, melting, boiling, evaporation and condensation.
