-Assistant Professor, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering department, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (Sep 2014-Present).
-Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Lecturer, National School of Engineering of Tunis, ENIT, Tunisia (Feb 2014-Aug 2014).
-Consultant, NurEnergie, United Kingdom (Nov 2012-Mar 2013).
-Maintenance assistant,Valeo, EZZAHRA STC, Tunisia (Feb 2007-Nov 2007)
Professional Activities:
- Guest Editor. Frontiers in enregy research. Research topic: New Enhancement Techniques for Solar Thermal Collectors (2021).
- Peer reviewing for: Applied energy journal, Applied thermal engineering, Solar energy, journal of cleaner production, Energy conversion and management, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of solar energy engineering journal –ASME, Energies.
[1] Z. Said, A.A. Hachicha, S. Aberoumand, B.A. Yousef, E.T. Sayed, E. Bellos. Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2021, 84, 100898.
[2] B.A. Yousef, A.A. Hachicha, I. Rodriguez, M.A. Abdelkareem, A. Inyaat. Perspective on integration of concentrated solar power plants. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 2021, ctab034, https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctab034.
[3] Z. Said, A. Waqas, A.A. Hachicha, R. Loni. Central versus off-grid photovoltaic system, the optimum option for the domestic sector based on techno-economic-environmental assessment for United Arab Emirates.Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 2021, 43, 100944.
[4] A.A. Hachicha, Z. Said, SMA. Rahman, E Al-Sarairah. On the thermal and thermodynamic analysis of parabolic trough collector technology using industrial-grade MWCNT based nanofluid. Renewable Energy 2020, 161, 1303-1317.
[5] SMA. Rahman, A.A Hachicha, C. Ghenai, R. Saidur, Z. Said. Performance and life cycle analysis of a novel portable solar thermoelectric refrigerator. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2020, 19, 100599.
[6] A. Allagui, H. Alnaqbi, A.S. Elwakil, Z. Said, A.A. Hachicha, C. Wang, and M.A. Abdelkareem.Fractional-order electric double-layer capacitors with tunable low-frequency impedance phase angle and energy storage capabilities. Applied Physics Letters 2020, 116 (1),013902.
[7] Z. Said, M. Ghodbane, A.A Hachicha, and B. Boumeddane. Performance assessment of linear Fresnel solar reflector using MWCNTs/DW nanofluids. Renewable Energy 2020, 151, 43-56.
[8] Z. Said, M. Ghodbane, A.A Hachicha, and B. Boumeddane. Optical performance assessment of a small experimental prototype of linear Fresnel reflector . Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2019, 16, 100541.
[9] A.A Hachicha, B.A.A Yousef, Z. Said, I. Rodríguez. A review study on the modeling of high-temperature solar thermal collector systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2019, 112, 280-298.
[10] Z. Said, M. El Haj Assad, A.A Hachicha, E. Bellos, M. Ali. Abdelkareem, D. Zeyad, B. Yousef. Enhancing the performance of automotive radiators using nanofluids. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 112, 183-194.
[11] M.A. Ehyaei, A. Ahmadi, M. El Haj Assad, A.A. Hachicha, Z. Said. Energy, exergy and economic analyses for the selection of working fluid and metal oxide nanofluids in a parabolic trough collector. Solar Energy 2019, 187, 175-184.
[12] A.A. Hachicha, I. Al-Sawafta, D. Ben Hamadou. Numerical and experimental investigations of dust effect on CSP performance under United Arab Emirates weather conditions. Renewable Energy 2019, 143, 263-276.
[13] A.A.Hachicha, I. Al-Sawafta, Z. Said. Impact of dust on the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems under United Arab Emirates weather conditions. Renewable Energy 2019, 141, 287-297.
[14] E.W Bitam, Y. Demagh, A. A. Hachicha, H. Benmoussa, and Y. Kabar. Numerical investigation of a novel sinusoidal tube receiver for parabolic trough technology. Applied Energy, 218, 494-510, 2018.
[15] A.A. Hachicha, I. Rodríguez, and C. Ghenai. Thermo-hydraulic analysis and numerical simulation of a parabolic trough solar collector for direct steam generation. Applied Energy, 2018, vol. 214, p. 152-165.
[16] A.A. Hachicha. Thermo-hydraulic modelling for Direct Steam Generation. Energy Procedia, 143, 705-712, 2017.
[17] A.A. Hachicha and M. Tawalbeh. Design of a new concentrated photovoltaic system under UAE conditions. In AIP Conference Proceedings 2017, 1850, No. 1, p. 110004, AIP Publishing, 2017.
[18] C. Ghenai and A.A. Hachicha. Thermal Performance of Biomass-Fired Steam Power Plant. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications ASME 2107; 9; 3; 031002 .
[19] E. Al-Sarairah, C. Ghenai, and A.A. Hachicha. Multiplicity of premixed flames under the effect of heat loss. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications ASME 2107; 9; 3; 031001 .
[20] E. Al-Sarairah, B. Al-Hasanat, and \textbf {A.A. Hachicha}. On the stability of planar premixed flames under non adiabatic conditions and preferential diffusion. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications ASME 2107; 9; 3; 031010 .
[21] A.A. Hachicha. Numerical simulation of a parabolic trough solar collector for hot water and steam generation. AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 1734. No. 1. AIP Publishing, 2016.
[22] A.A. Hachicha, C.Ghenai, A-K Hamid, Enhancing the Performance of a Photovoltaic Module using Different Cooling Methods. International Science Index, Energy and Power Engineering Vol:9, No:9, 2015 waset.org/Publication/10002519.
[23] K. Thakkar, C. Ghenai, A.A. Hachicha. Integrated modeling approach for energy planning and climate change mitigation assessment in the state of Florida. International Science Index, Energy and Power Engineering Vol:9, No:9, 2015 waset.org/Publication/10002680.
[24] A.A. Hachicha, I. Rodríguez and A.Oliva. Wind speed effect on the flow field and heat transfer around a parabolic trough solar collector. Applied Energy 2014; 130, pp 200-211.
[25] A.A. Hachicha, I. Rodríguez, O. Lehmkuhl and A. Oliva. On the CFD and HT of the flow around a parabolic trough solar collector under real working conditions. Energy Procedia 2014; 49, pp 1397-1390.
[26] A.A. Hachicha, I. Rodríguez, R. Capdevila and A. Oliva. Heat transfer analysis and numerical simulation of a parabolic trough solar collector. Applied Energy 2013; 111: 582-592.
[27] A.A. Hachicha, I. Rodríguez, J. Castro and A. Oliva. Numerical simulation of wind flow around a parabolic trough solar collector. Applied Energy 2013; 107 , pp. 426-437.