Hemal Chowdhury, Tamal Chowdhury, Sadiq M. Sait
Face masks are playing an essential role in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Face masks such as N95, and surgical masks, contain a considerable portion of non-recyclable plastic material. Marine plastic pollution is likely to increase due to the rapid use and improper dispensing of face masks, but...
Tamal Chowdhury, Hemal Chowdhury, Nazia Hossain, Ashfaq Ahmed et al.
Large quantity of animal waste production in Bangladesh has spurred the demand of potential applications for waste management. Therefore, biofuel production from animal waste has been projected as the solution for animal waste management along with the potential of a new source of renewable energy. ...
Tamal Chowdhury, Hemal Chowdhury, Monirul Islam Miskat, Piyal Chowdhury et al.
In this study, a hybrid system for potential electricity generation for Rohingya refugees in Kutupalong camp, Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh is investigated. Six scenarios are considered, and an optimal configuration is chosen based on low cost of energy and low emission. The optimum system consists...
Jefferson dos Santos Mascarenhas, Hemal Chowdhury, M. Thirugnanasambandam, Tamal Chowdhury et al.
As industrial air compressors are the most energy intensive, a comprehensive energy and exergy analysis, reducing energy usage by various energy savings measures are highly important to reduce their energy consumption and emission for the sustainable future growth. A comprehensive analysis on energy...
Tamal Chowdhury, Hemal Chowdhury, Salman Rahman, Nazia Hossain et al.
COVID-19 pandemic-borne wastes imposed a severe threat to human lives as well as the total environment. Improper handling of these wastes increases the possibility of future transmission. Therefore, immediate actions are required from both local and international authorities to mitigate the amount o...
Shahariar Hossain, Hemal Chowdhury, Tamal Chowdhury, Jamal Uddin Ahamed et al.
Ensuring sustainability in electrical power generation is a major concern in the modern world. Reducing energy depletion from power generation can reduce emissions and contribute to sustainability. Exergy analysis can be used to assess and optimize energy systems and thus can help achieve sustainabi...
Nazia Hossain, T.M.I. Mahlia, Monirul Islam Miskat, Tamal Chowdhury et al.
In this study, an experimental investigation of pure bioethanol production from the waste biomass of the most significant cultivated feedstock (oil palm and rubber-wood) in Malaysia and life cycle cost analysis of bioethanol-gasoline blend on Malaysian transportation sector has been demonstrated. Th...
Hemal Chowdhury, Tamal Chowdhury, M. Thirugnanasambandam, Muhib Farhan et al.
Industrial sustainability has gained huge attention in the scientific community owing to the concern of global warming. Establishing sustainability indicators by the application of exergy analysis can guide and motivate industrial sustainability. In this context, an attempt is made to establish sust...
Hemal Chowdhury, Tamal Chowdhury, Piyal Chowdhury, Monirul Islam et al.
To achieve sustainable development in all stages of society the participation of rural communities is essential. Rural communities are known to employ energy inefficient devices which lead to major energy depletion and this has a negative impact on sustainability. Exergy and sustainability analyses ...
Tamal Chowdhury, Hemal Chowdhury, Ashfaq Ahmed, Young‐Kwon Park et al.
Globally, the agriculture sector consumes a considerable portion of energy. Optimizing energy consumption and energy loss from different fuel-based types of machinery will increase the energy sustainability of this sector. Exergy analysis is a useful optimizing method that applies the thermodynamic ...
Tamal Chowdhury, Hemal Chowdhury, Samiul Hasan, Salman Rahman et al.
Worldwide, health care sectors are experiencing massive pressure due to the emergence of COVID-19. Many temporary health care centers have been set up to treat infected patients. Increasing energy consumption in these centers is responsible for both rising energy demand and emission. Implementation ...
Tamal Chowdhury, Hemal Chowdhury, Elza Bontempi, Mario Coccia et al.
Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics have raised social issues regarding the potential rise in COVID-19 cases in Japan and risks associated with the safe organization of mega sporting events during the pandemic, such as the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. This study investigates the Tokyo Summer Olympic...
Monirul Islam Miskat, Ashfaq Ahmed, Hemal Chowdhury, Tamal Chowdhury et al.
This study reviewed the aspects of the production of bioethanol from the agricultural residues available in Bangladesh. The crop residues such as rice, wheat, sugarcane, corn, cotton, jute, and sugarcane have great potential for energy generation in a sustainable and eco-friendly way in Bangladesh, ...
Tamal Chowdhury, Samiul Hasan, Hemal Chowdhury, Abul Hasnat et al.
Due to the significance of environmental aspects, the modeling of hybrid systems should be performed with the lowest cost and environmental pollution. Therefore, an effective and optimum sizing method can ensure acceptable performance. This paper implements a “technique for order performance by simi...
Pranta Barua, Nazia Hossain, Tamal Chowdhury, Hemal Chowdhury
During this industrialized era, consumption of high-speed diesel (HSD) is increasing rapidly in the power, transportation, agriculture, and other commercial sectors of Bangladesh, albeit a significant amount of HSD is imported from foreign countries. The fuel mono-dependency on imported HSD demands ...