1. Dept. of Marine Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Persian Gulf Univ., Boushehr, Islamic Republic of Iran; formerly, Marine Technology Centre, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia.
2. Professor, Marine Technology Centre, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia (corresponding author).
3. Associate Professor, Dept. of Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia.
4. Associate Professor, Dept. of Thermo-Fluids, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia.
5. Assistant Professor, Marine Technology Centre, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia.