Publications - 2010
Books
L. Khezzar and A. Haddad, Mécanique des Milieux Continus- Une Introduction. Cours et exercices corrigés, Algiers, Algeria, Office Des Publication Universitaires, 2010.
Edited Books
L. J. Ernst, G. Q. Zhang, W. D. van Driel, P. Rodgers C. Bailey and O. de Saint Leger, (Eds), Proceedings of EuroSimE 2010 – Eleventh International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Micro-Electronics and Micro-Systems, Bordeaux, France, April , 2010.
R. J. Simmons, (Ed.), Proceedings of the 28th International System Safety Conference, Unionville, VA, United States, System Safety Society, 2010.
Edited Journals
C. A. Ericson and R. J. Simmons, (Eds.), Journal of System Safety, Unionville, VA, United States, System Safety Society, vol. 46, no. 5, September - October, 2010.
C. A. Ericson and R. J. Simmons, (Eds.), Journal of System Safety, Unionville, VA, United States, System Safety Society, vol. 46, no. 6, November - December, 2010.
Journal articles
M. Alshehhi, A. Shooshtari, S. Dessiatoun, M. Ohadi and A. Goharzadeh, "Parametric performance analysis of an electrostatic wire-cylinder aerosol separator in laminar flow using a numerical modeling approach", Separation Science and Technology, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 299-309, January, 2010.
K. C. Leong, H. Y. Li, L. W. Jin and J. C. Chai, “Numerical and experimental study of forced convection in graphite foams of different configurations”, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 520-532, April, 2010.
H. Y. Li, K. C. Leong, L. W. Jin and J. C. Chai, “Analysis of fluid flow and heat transfer in a channel with staggered porous blocks”, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 950-962, February, 2010.
H. Y. Li, K. C. Leong, L. W. Jin and J. C. Chai, “Transient two-phase flow and heat transfer with localized heating in graphite foams”, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 49, no. 7, pp. 1115-1127, July, 2010.
H. Y. Li, K. C. Leong, L. W. Jin and J. C. Chai, “Transient behavior of fluid flow and heat transfer with phase change in vertical porous channels”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 53, no. 23-24, pp. 5209–5222, August , 2010.
B. Xu, T. N. Wong, N. T. Nguyen, Z. Zhe and J. C. Chai, “Thermal mixing of two miscible fluids in a T-shaped microchannel”, Biomicrofluidics, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 044102 - 04414, 2010.
M. D. Islam, A. A. Alili, I. Kubo and M. Ohadi, “Measurement of solar energy (Direct Beam Radiation) in Abu Dhabi, UAE”, Renewable Energy, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 515-519, February, 2010.
A. Al-Alili, M.D. Islam, I. Kubo, Y. Hwang and R. Radermacher, “Modeling of a Solar Powered Absorption Cycle for Abu Dhabi” Journal of Applied Energy, published on line, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.11.034.
G. Setoh, F. L. Tan and S. C. Fok, “Experimental studies on the use of phase change material for cooling mobile phones”, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 37, no. 9, pp. 1403-1410, November, 2010.
M. Elkadi, A. E. Pillay, S. Fok, F. Feghali, G. Bassioni and S. Stephen, “Depth profiling (ICP-MS) study of random toxic metal buildup in concrete matrices: Potential environmental impact”, Sustainability, vol. 2, no. 10, pp. 3258-3269, October, 2010.
A. E. Pillay, M. Elkadi, F. Feghali, S. Fok, G. Bassioni and S. Stephen, “Tracking chloride and metal diffusion in proofed and unproofed concrete matrices using ablative laser technology (ICP-MS)”, Natural Science, vol. 2, no. 8, pp. 809-816, August, 2010.
S. C. Fok, G. Thimm and G. Britton, “Application of neural network and evolutionary algorithm in operation sequencing using datum hierarchy trees”, International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 114-130, August, 2010.
F. L. Tan and S. C Fok, “Melt fraction estimation using solid modeling for melting inside a sphere”, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 290-297, June, 2010.
S. C. Fok, W. Shen and F. L. Tan, “Cooling of portable hand-held electronic devices using phase change materials in finned heat sinks”, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 109-117, January, 2010.
G. Bassioni, A. E. Pillay, M. ElKadi , F. Fegali, S. Fok and S. Stephen “Tracking traces of transition metals present in concrete mixtures by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry studies”, European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 679-692, December, 2010.
A. Goharzadeh, P. Rodgers, and C. Touati, “Influence of gas-liquid two-phase intermittent flow on hydraulic sand dune migration in horizontal pipelines”, ASME-Transactions – J. of Fluid Eng., vol. 132, no. 7, pp. 0713011-0713017, July, 2010.
A. Goharzadeh and I. Mutabazi, “Measurement of coefficients of the Ginzburg-Landau equation for patterns of Taylor spirals”, Physical Review E, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 0163061-0163067, July, 2010.
N. Kharoua, L. Khezzar and Z. Nemouchi, “Hydrocyclones for de-oiling applications – A review”, Journal of Petroleum Science & Technology, vol. 8, no.7, pp.738-755, January, 2010.
N. Kharoua, L. Khezzar and Z. Nemouchi, “CFD study of the parameters affecting oil-water hydrocyclone performance”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E, Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, vol. 224, no.2, pp.119-128, April , 2010.
L. Khezzar and S. Al Alawi, “CFD and artificial neural networks analysis of plane sudden expansion flows”, International Journal of Engineering, vol. 4, no.4, pp.296-307, October, 2010.
A. Molki, “Dust affects solar-cell efficiency”, Physics Education, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 456-458, September, 2010.
A. Molki, “Simple demonstration of the Seebeck effect,” The Science Education Review, vol. 9, no. 3, http://www.scienceeducationreview.com/open_access/molki-seebeck.pdf, 2010.
M. A. Bicak and M. D. Rao, “Analytical modeling of squeeze film damping for rectangular elastic plates using Green's functions”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol. 329, no. 22, pp. 4617-4633, October, 2010.
F. Lin and M. D. Rao, “Vibration analysis of a multiple-layered viscoelastic structure using Biot Damping Model”, AIAA Journal, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 624-634, March, 2010.
P. Luckow, A. Bar-Cohen, P. Rodgers and J. Cevallos, “Energy efficient polymers for gas-liquid heat exchangers”, ASME J. Energy Resour. Technol., vol. 132, no 2, 021001-021010, June, 2010.
A. C. Seibi, “Experimental study of expanded T5-6063 aluminum tubes with transverse holes”, Journal of Experimental Techniques, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-1567.2010.00668.x/abstract, October, 2010.
A. Karrech and A. C. Seibi, “Analytical model for the expansion of tubes under tension”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 210, no 2, pp. 356-362, January, 2010.
D. Kalla, J. Sheikh-Ahmad and J. Twomey, “Cutting forces in helical milling of CFRP”, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 882-891, October, 2010.
O. V. Shiryayev and J. C. Slater, “Detection of fatigue cracks using random decrement signatures”, Structural Health Monitoring, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 347-360, July, 2010.
A. M. Al-Hemoud, R. J. Simmons and M. M. Al-Asfoor, “Behavior and lifestyle characteristics of male Kuwaiti drivers”, Journal of Safety Research, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 307-313, August, 2010.
F. T. Akyildiz, D. A. Siginer, K. Vajravelu, and R. A. Van Gorder, “Analytical and numerical results for the Swift-Hohenberg equation”, Applied Mathematics and Computation, vol. 216, no. 1, pp. 221-226, January, 2010.
F. T. Akyildiz and D. A. Siginer, “Galerkin-Legendre spectral method for the velocity and thermal boundary layers over a non-linearly stretching sheet”, Non-Linear Analysis: Real World Applications, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 735-741, April, 2010.
F. T. Akyildiz and D. A. Siginer, “Existence results and numerical simulation of magnetohydrodynamic viscous flow over a shrinking sheet with suction”, Mathematical and Computer Modeling, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 346-354, July, 2010.
F. T. Akyildiz, D. A. Siginer, K. Vajravelu, J. R. Cannon and R. A. Van Gorder, “Similarity solutions of the boundary layer equations for a non-linearly stretching sheet”, Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 601-606, March, 2010.
S. Sharma and D. A. Siginer, “Permeability measurement methods in porous media of fiber reinforced composites”, Applied Mechanics Reviews, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 020802 – 02080219, March, 2010.
D. A. Siginer and M. F. Letelier, “Heat transfer asymptote in laminar flow of non-linear viscoelastic fluids in straight non-circular tubes”, International Journal of Engineering Science, vol. 48, no. 11, pp. 1544-1562, November, 2010.
F. T. Akyildiz and D. A. Siginer, “Spectral approximation for drainage of an elastico-viscous liquid and error analysis”, Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/num.20630/abstract, 25 OCT, 2010.
R. Tikani, N. Vahdati, S. Ziaie-Rad and M. Esfahanian, “A new hydraulic engine mount design without peak frequency”, Journal of Vibration and Control, 1077546310380432, first published on as doi:10.1177/1077546310380432.
N. Vahdati and S. Heidari, “Novel semi-active fluid mount using a multi-layer Piezoelectric beam”, Journal of Vibration and Control, vol. 16, no. 14, p. 2215-2234, December 2010.
Conference Proceedings
X. Kong, M. Alshehhi, A. Goharzadeh, A. Shooshtari, S. Dessiatoun and M. Ohadi, “Experimental characterization of Ehd flow in an electrostatic air-oil droplets separator using particle image velocimetry”, in ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, 2010.
K. C. Leong, L. W. Jin, I. Pranoto, H. Y. Li. and J. C. Chai, “Experimental study of a two-phase thermosyphon with porous graphite foam insert”, in 14th International Heat Transfer Conference, Washington DC, USA, 2010.
K. C. Leong, L. W. Jin, I. Pranoto, H. Y. Li. and J. C. Chai, “Experimental study of enhanced pool boiling heat transfer using graphite foam inserts”, in 6th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids, Paris, France, 2010.
M. D. Islam, K. Oyakawa and I. Kubo, “Investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow behavior between straight and inclined fins in duct”, inASME-ATI-UIT Conference on Thermal and Environmental Issues in Energy Systems, Sorrento, Italy, 2010, pp. 1051-1056.
M. D. Islam, M. Ohadi and A. E. Pillay, “CO2 capture and sequestration for emissions reduction and enhanced oil recovery applications”, inASME-ATI-UIT Conference on Thermal and Environmental Issues in Energy Systems Conference, Sorrento, Italy, 2010, pp. 215-220.
F. L. Tan, K. K. Leow and S. C. Fok, “A methodology on determination of freezing of solid fraction in an ice storage system”, in 7th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Antalya, Turkey, 2010, pp. 1992-1997.
S. C. Fok, M. W. S. Lau, G. L. Seet and E. Low, “MIMO active isolation of machine vibration hard mounted to a resonant base structure by H¥ method”, in International Conference on Applied Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing, Muscat, Oman, 2010.
S. C. Fok, H. Karki, A. Salem, A. Abdulla and N. Hirzallah, “Design of a localization system for a submersible mobile inspection platform in an oil storage tank”, in International Conference on Applied Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing, Muscat, Oman, 2010.
X. Qu, A. Goharzadeh, L. Khezzar and A. Molki, “Experimental characterization of air-entrainment in a plunging water jet system using particle image velocimetry”, in ASME 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 2010.
A. Goharzadeh, A. Molki, W. Liang, P. Rodgers and S. Bojanampati, “Teaching the concept of Bernoulli equation using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)”, in ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, 2010.
L. Wang, A. Goharzadeh and P. Rodgers, “Experimental characterization of hydraulic solid particle transportation in horizontal pipelines using PIV”, in ASME 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 2010.
A. Abdulla, A. Khalil, A. Al Shehhi, H. Karki and S. C. Fok, “Localization of a submersible mobile inspection platform in an oil storage tank”, in 7th International Symposium on Mechatronics and its Applications, Sharjah, UAE, 2010, pp. 10.1-10.6.
F. Abdul Majeed, H. Karki, Y. Abdel Magid and M. Karkoub, “Modeling by system identification of a nonlinear rotor system with an un-actuated end”, in International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Control IEEE, Cairo, Egypt, 2010, pp. 494- 499.
F. Abdul Majeed, H. Karki, Y. Abdel Magid and M. Karkoub, “Analysis of the method of Black Box Modeling of drill string dynamics by least squares method”, in International Conference on Mechanical and Electrical Technology IEEE, Singapore, Singapore, 2010, pp. 257 – 261.
N. Kharoua and L. Khezzar, “Behaviour of multiple impinging jets”, in International Conference on Applied Mechanics Materials and Manufacturing, Muscat , Oman, 2010.
N. Kharoua, A. Benhacine, L. Khezzar and Z. Nemouchi, “Numerical study of the heat transfer in a slot jet impinging on a semi-cylinder”, inASME-ATI-UIT Conference on Thermal and Environmental Issues in Energy Systems, Sorento, Italy, 2010, pp. 1401-1406.
N. Kharoua, A. Benhacine, L. Khezzar and Z. Nemouchi, “Large eddy simulation of deoiling hydrocyclone”, inASME-ATI-UIT Conference on Thermal and Environmental Issues in Energy Systems, Sorento, Italy, 2010, pp. 1215-1220.
N. Kharoua, A. Molki, A. Seibi and L. Khezzar, “Experimental investigation and computational fluid dynamics of wind flow around a hemispherical dome”, in 2nd International Conference on Energy Conversion and Conservation, Hammamet, Tunisia, 2010.
X. Qu, L. Khezzar and D. Lakehal, “Prediction of penetration and behaviour of plunging jets”, in 2nd International Conference on Energy Conversion and Conservation, Hammamet, Tunisia, 2010.
I. Vinogradov, L. Khezzar and D. A. Siginer, “Heat transfer of dilatant fluids in square and rectangular cavities”, in 2nd International Conference on Energy Conversion and Conservation, Hammamet, Tunisia, 2010.
F. Belaid, M. E. Benhamza and L. Khezzar, “Natural convection heat transfer enhancement in rectangular enclosures using nanofluids: Effect of inclination and aspect ratio”, in 2nd International Conference on Energy Conversion and Conservation, Hamammet, Tunisia, 2010.
A. Molki, “Integration of virtual instrumentation in a modern mechanical engineering curriculum”, in International Technology, Education and Development Conference , Valencia, Spain, 2010, pp. 002230-002237.
A. Molki, “A comparative review of exception handling in Ada 95, C++, and Java”, in International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies , Barcelona, Spain, 2010, pp. 002937-002941.
M. D. Rao, “Vibration and noise issues in the oil and gas industries”, in Rotate Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2010.
A. Willemsen and M. D. Rao, “Characterization of sound quality of impulsive sounds using loudness based metric”, in 20thInternational Congress on Acoustics, Sydney, Australia, 2010.
A. Willemsen and M. D. Rao, “Prediction of subjective annoyance for transient sounds using a novel loudness-based impulsiveness measure”, in Noise-Conference 2010, Baltimore, USA, 2010.
S. Popli, P. Rodgers, V. Eveloy, S. Al Hashimi, R. Radermacher and Y. Hwang, “Opportunities for energy efficiency enhancements in the oil and gas industry using waste heat powered absorption chillers”, in ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2010.
P. Rodgers, S. Bojanampati, V. Eveloy, A. Goharzadeh and A. Molki, “Teaching of multimode heat transfer through laboratory experiments”, in ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Vancouver, Canada , 2010.
Zhang, R., L. Olson, A. Seibi, A. Helal, A. Khalil and M. Rahim, “Improved impact-echo approach for non-destructive testing and evaluation”, in Advances in Sensors, Signals and Materials, 3rd International Conference on Materials Science, Portual, USA, 2010, pp. 39 – 44.
I. Kalfat Ismail, A. C. Seibi and M. Neifar, “Stress analysis of an elliptic composite pipe under diametral loading”, in International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Manufacturing , Muscat, Oman, 2010.
F. Boukadi, A. C. Seibi, A. Ghalambor and F. O. Iluore, “A new mathematical model for estimating perforation penetration length”, in SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, 2010.
J. Sheikh-Ahmad, N. Urban and H. Cheraghi, “Machining damage in edge trimming of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composites”, in International Conference on Applied Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing, Muscat, Oman, 2010.
O. V. Shiryayev and J. C. Slater, “Sensitivity studies of nonlinear vibration features for detection of cracks in turbomachinery components”, in 51st AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2010.
J. Snyder, C. Barnes, J. Rinderle, O. Shiryayev and J. Slater, “Experimental near-space free fall testing systems”, in 51st AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2010.
F. M. Letelier, D. A. Siginer, J. S. Stockle and A. Huilcan, “Laminar flow in tubes of circular cross-section with arbitrary axial variation”, in American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010.
F. M. Letelier, D. A. Siginer, J. S. Stockle and C. Herrera, “Resonance modeling and control in structures by means of magnetorheological dampers”, in American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010.
J. S. Stockle, F. M. Letelier, D. A. Siginer and J. Maria, “Establishing plastic flow in circular pipes under the effect of a magnetic field”, in American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010.
D. A. Siginer, I. Vinogradov, and L. Khezzar, “Inelastic and Newtonian flow instabilities and related heat transfer in inclined boxes”, in American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010.
B. Khusid, Y. Shen, E. Elele, P. Palle and D. A. Siginer, “Electro-hydrodynamic drop-on-demand printing of personalized medicines on porous film”, in American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010.
D. A. Siginer and F. T. Akyildiz, “Drainage of thin viscoelastic films”, in American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010.
D. A. Siginer and F. M. Letelier, “Heat transfer asymptote in laminar tube flows of non-linear viscoelastic fluids”, in International Heat Transfer Conference , Washington, D. C., USA, 2010.
D. A. Siginer and F. T. Akyildiz, “Heat transfer enhancement in corrugated pipes”, in International Heat Transfer Conference , Washington, D. C., USA, 2010.
D. A. Siginer and L. Khezzar, “Flow instabilities and heat transfer in buoyancy driven flows of inelastic non-Newtonian fluids in inclined rectangular cavities”, in ASME 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting , Montreal, Canada, 2010.
D. A. Siginer and F. T. Akyildiz, “Heat transfer enhancement with dissipation in transversally corrugated tubes”, in ASME 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2010.
D. A. Siginer and F. T. Akyildiz, “Flow and heat transfer in wavy tubes”, in 5th International Conference on Thermal Engineering and Applications, Marrakech, Morocco, 2010.
R. Tikani, N. Vahdati and S. Ziaei-Rad, “Effective reduction of peak frequency in hydraulic engine mounts”, in ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Philadelphia, USA, 2010.
R. Tikani, N. Vahdati, S. Ziaie-Rad, S. Heidari and M. Esfahanian, “A novel double‐notch passive hydraulic engine mount design”, in 20th International Congress on Acoustics, Sydney, Australia, 2010.
N. Vahdati and S. Heidari, “Adaptive electromechanical tuned vibration absorbers and their application in semi‐active fluid mounts”, in 20th International Congress on Acoustics, Sydney, Australia, 2010.
R. Tikani, N. Vahdati, S. Ziaie-Rad and M. Esfahanian, “New approach for double-notch frequency hydraulic mounts”, in Internoise, Lisboa, Portugal, 2010.
Y. F. Yap and J. C. Chai, “Numerical methods for problems with moving interfaces and irregular geometries”, in 6th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids, Paris, France, 2010.
Y. F. Yap and J. C. Chai, “Numerical methods for problems with moving interfaces and irregular geometries”, in Heat Transfer, Tallinn, Estonia, 2010.
Patents
K. E. Amin, “Ultrasonic energy system and method including a ceramic horn”, U.S. Patent 7744729, June 29th, 2010.
K. E. Amin, “Ultrasonic energy system and method including a ceramic horn, U.S. Patent 7820249, October 26th, 2010.
