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My research
work covers the areas of Computational
Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Experimental Aerodynamics, Atmospheric Flight Mechanics,
Aircraft Reliability & Maintainability (R&M), Engineering Education,
and Nuclear Technology Applications.
In CFD I am interested in
finite difference modeling of recirculating viscous flows with heat and mass
transfer, grid generation techniques, application of singularity methods for
separated flows, and large eddy simulationd.
I. carried out experimental research
work in the field of low speed aerodynamics of spoilers and maneuvering delta
wings. For several years, I worked
extensively on the aerodynamic performance of aircraft under wind shear
hazard and under vortical aerodynamic interference (wake turbulence and air-to
air refueling). Later on my interest
went to natural convection and thermal insulation of buildings. During the
last few years my work on aerodynamics addressed very low Reynolds number
flows. The results of this work were then used in the design several Micro
Air Vehicles (MAV).
The published research work
in Atmospheric Flight Mechanics includes extensions of my previous studies on
inverse simulation of aircraft prescribed maneuvers. Special attention is
given to aircraft terrain-following and to the thrust vectoring control laws
of missiles tracking predetermined trajectories. My recent work in this field addressed
robust control and the use of μ-synthessis in the design of highly
maneuverable flight vehicles.
In the field of Reliability
and Maintainability my studies cover the areas of spare provisioning policies
and fault tree techniques for the evaluation of mechanical systems.
Since 2002 I became deeply interested
in assessment and accreditation. For a
couple of years I was responsible for coordinating the efforts of the
Aeronautical Engineering Department of KAU for ABET Substantial Equivalency Accreditation. I am actually engaged with the Academic
Accreditation Unit of the College
of Engineering of KAU for
ABET EC2000 Accreditation. I am
particularly working on implementing active/cooperative learning approaches
in several Engineering courses within ABET EC2000 context.
Since 2012, I worked on the
requirements of NCAAA accreditation for engineering programs in Saudi Arabia.
More recently I worked on
civil applications of nuclear technology in the fields of safety and
engineering measurements.
Over the last 15 years I
published more than 65 papers on CFD, Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, Maintenance,
and Engineering Education as detailed in the Publications section of the
present CV.
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