CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Mohanad Hesham Al-Ghriybah

Renewable energy Engineering
P: +962785870561
E: Mohanad.alghriybah@gmail.com
h-index: 2 (Google Scholar)
Citations: 15 (Google Scholar)

SCOPUS ID:
57210831022

Education

1. 2020 - Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (specialized in renewable energy), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn
Malaysia (UTHM), Malaysia.
Dissertation: Aerodynamic Performance Evaluation of Multi Inner Blades Savonius Rotor

2. 2017 - MSc Mechanical Engineering (specialized in thermal and fluids engineering), Near East University, North
Cyprus.
Thesis title: An Experımental Study on Improvement of a Savonius Rotor Performance Wıth Multiple Halves Blades

3. 2015 - BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology - Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan

4. 2011 - General secondary certificate - scientific branch, Prince Mohammad Secondary School, Zarqa`-Jordan.
Overall rating: 92.3%

Areas of Interest

- Aerodynamic
- Wind Turbine Design
- Wind Assessment
- Numerical simulation
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

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 softwares
Software

1. ANSYS
2. Solidworks
3. AutoCAD

Languages
Publications

1. Arabic (native language): Excellent in reading, writing, and conversation.

2. English: Excellent in reading, writing, and conversation (with Academic IELTS certificate band 6).

Awards

- Full Ph.D. scholarship from Al-Isra University, Amman, Jordan, 2018-2020

Publications
Publications

1. Mohanad Al-Ghriybah, Hüseyin Çamur, Mohd Fadhli Zulkafli, Muhammad Abid Khan, Youssef Kassem, and Engin
Esenel “Study of multiple half blades effect on the performance of Savonius rotor: experimental study and artificial
neural network (ANN) model.” Indian Journal of Science and Technology. Vol. 11, No. 38, pp. 1-12, 2018. [Web of
Science Indexes: Zoological Record].

2. Mohanad Al-Ghriybah, Mohd Fadhli Zulkafli, Djamal Hissein Didane, Sofian Mohd “Review of the recent power
augmentation techniques for the Savonius wind turbines.” Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and
Thermal Sciences. Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 71-84, 2019. [Scopus Q3].

3. Mohanad Al-Ghriybah, Mohd Fadhli Zulkafli, Djamal Hissein Didane, Sofian Mohd “Wind energy assessment for the
capital city of Jordan, Amman.” Journal of Applied Engineering Science. Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 310-319, 2019. [Scopus
Q2].

4. Mohanad Al-Ghriybah, Mohd Fadhli Zulkafli, Djamal Hissein Didane, Sofian Mohd “The effect of inner blade position
on the performance of the Savonius rotor.” Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. Vol. 36, 2019. [Web
of Science Indexes: Q1, IF=3.456].

5. Mohanad Al-Ghriybah, Mohd Fadhli Zulkafli, Djamal Hissein Didane, Sofian Mohd “Performance of double blade
Savonius rotor at low rotational speed.” J. Comput. Theor. Nanosci. Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 729–735, 2020. [Scopus Q3].

6. Mohanad Al-Ghriybah, Mohd Fadhli Zulkafli, Djamal Hissein Didane, Sofian Mohd “Numerical investigation of inner
blade effects on the conventional Savonius rotor with external overlap.” Journal of Sustainable Development of
Energy, Water and Environment Systems. Vol. 8, No. 3, 2020. [Web of Science Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation
Index Q2].

7. Mohanad Al-Ghriybah, Mohd Fadhli Zulkafli, Djamal Hissein Didane, Sofian Mohd “Performance of the Savonius wind
rotor with two inner blades at low tip speed ratio.” CFD Letters. 2020. [Scopus Q4].

Peer Review

- International Journal of Renewable Energy Development. [Web of Science Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation
Index Q3], [13 Articles].

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 Professional Affiliations

- Jordanian Engineers Association (JEA) membership