Research Group Experimental and Computational Thermofluid Mechanics

Group Members
Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Mohiuddin (Coordinator) Prof. Dr. Ahmed Faris Ismail Prof. Dr. Waqar Asrar Prof. Dr. Ashraf Ali Omar Dr. Abd El-Fattah Anwar Ahmed (Left IIUM) Dr. Raed Kafafy Dr. Shah Alam (Left IIUM) Dr. Moumen Idres

Research Focus Areas

Computational Fluid Dynamics Mathematical modeling, Vehicle aerodynamics, Simulation, etc. Heat exchanging equipment Different type of heat exchangers including radiators, oil coolers, condensers, evaporators, etc. Internal combustion engines Gasoline and diesel engines, fuel injection systems, supercharging etc. Combustion Combustion analysis, product of combustion, emissions, etc.

 Refrigeration & Air conditioning Vapor compression and absorption cycles, Refrigerants, Cooling towers, Ventilation systems, etc. Experimental aerodynamics Shock waves, Turbulence, Boundary layer, etc. Helicopter aerodynamics Rotor aerodynamics, etc. Energy - Alternative fuel, Fuel cell, Renewable energy: Solar, wind etc. Vehicle wind tunnel testing

Publications by Group Members

The members have published the following papers in Journals:
1.

Ashraf A. Omar, Ong J. Chit, Lim J. Hsuh , and Waqar Asrar, Finite Difference Gas-Kinetic BGK Scheme for Compressible Inviscid Flow Computation, International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics (IJCFD), Vol. 22, No. 3, March 2008, 183192.

2. Omer A. Alsayed, Waqar Asrar, Ashraf A. Omar, Kijung Kwon, Hyejin Jung Experimental Investigation of Plain and Flapped Wing Tip Vortex, American Institute of Aeronautical and Astronautic, Journal of Aircraft, Accepted for publications, 2008. 3. Ashraf A. Omar, Ong J. Chit, Lim J. Hsuh , and Waqar Asrar, Finite Difference Gas-Kinetic BGK Scheme for Compressible Inviscid Flow Computation, International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics (IJCFD), Vol. 22, No. 3, March 2008, 183192.

4. Rashmi, W., Ismail, A. F., Asrar, W., Khalid, M., Faridah, Y., Natural Convection Heat transfer in Nanofluids- A numerical study, Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Transport Phenomenon in Manufacturing Processes 2008, ASME Fluid Engineering Division Summer Conference, FEDSM 2008, August 10-14, 2008, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. 5. Rashmi, W., Ismail, A. F., Asrar, W., Khalid, M., Faridah, Y., Natural Convection Heat transfer in Nanofluids using CFD, International Conference on MEMS and Nanotechnology, May 13-15, 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 6. Fadilah Hasim, Rusman Rusyadi, Wijaya Indra Surya, Fariduzzaman, Waqar Asrar, Ashraf Omar, J.S. M. Ali, Yulfian Aminanda, Raed Kafafy, The IIUM Low Speed Wind Tunnel, Proceedings of EnCon2008, 2nd Engineering Conference on Sustainable Infrastructures Development & Management, December 18 -19, 2008, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. 7. J. Wang, Y. Cao, R. Kafafy, R. Martinez and J. Williams. Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Cross-over Ion Impingement for Sub-Scale Ion Optics. Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 24, No.3, 2008, pp. 562 570.

8. A.A. Rizk, Stress Intensity Factor for an Edge Crack in two Bonded Dissimilar Materials under Convective Cooling Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. , Vol. 49, pp.251-267, 2008. 9. Ataur, R., A.K.M. Mohiuddin, and Faris, I., 2009. Design and development of hybrid full-tracked air-cushion vehicle on swamp peat terrain in Malaysia, Journal of Terramechanics, Elsevier Science, (Accepted). 10. Ataur, R. Mohiuddin, A.K.M. and Azmi Y. 2008. Integrated Mathematical Model for the Traction Mechanics of Hybrid Electrical Air-cushion Tracked Vehicle for Swamp Peat in Malaysia. Reviewed and resubmitted. Accepted to be published in International Journal of Heavy Vehicle System. 11. Rahman, A., Mohiuddin, A.K.M., Altab, H. and Yahya, A., Hybrid Electrical Air-Cushion Tracked Vehicle for Swamp Peat in Malaysia, The Open Mechanical Engineering Journal, Bentham Publication. Accepted in November 2008. Publishing year 2009. Vol.4, No. xxx, pp.xxx. In press.

12. Rahman, A., Mohiuddin, A.K.M. and Yahya, A., Tracked Vehicle for Low Bearing Capacity Peat in Malaysia, Journal of Terramechanics, (2009) Elsevier Publication, Accepted in December 2008. Publishing year 2009. Vol.46 no. xxx, pp.xxx. In Press.

13. Rahman, A., Mohiuddin, A.K.M. and Yahya, A., (2009) Kinematics Model for the Wheeled Vehicle Tractive Performance Determination on Sepang Peat Terrain in Malaysia, Int. J. Heavy Vehicle Systems, Vol. 16, Nos. 1/2, pp. 225-242, Inderscience Publisher.
14. Rahman, A., Yahya, A. and Mohiuddin, A.K.M., (2008) Tractive Performance of LGP-30 Wheeled Vehicle During Straight Motion on Sepang Peat Terrain in Malaysia, The Open Transportation Journal, Bentham Publisher, Vol.2, pp.105-117.

15. Mohiuddin, A.K.M., A. Rahman, A. Arfah and M.A. Farraen, Investigation and Probable solution of Low End Torque Dip Problem of CAMPRO 1.6L Engine, International J. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (IJMME), Vol. 3 (2008), No. 2, pp. 176-186.

16. Mohiuddin, A.K.M., Ideres, M.R. and Hashim, S.M., Experimental Analysis of Noise and Back Pressure for Muffler Design, Jurnal Kejuruteraan, Vol. 20 (2008), pp.151-161. 17. Mohiuddin, A.K.M., Ataur, R., and Asral F., Design and Development of Valve Train System for Gasoline Engine Using GT-Suite Software, International J. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (IJMME), Vol. 3 (2008), No. 1, pp. 80-89.

 Conference Papers
1. Ashraf A. Omar and Hani B. Ludin@Jamaluddin, Numerical Simulation of Unsteady Incompressible Flow around Flat Plate with Spoiler, 2nd Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering Infrastructures Development & Management, December 18 -19, 2008, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. 2. Fadilah Hasim, Rusman Rusyadi, Wijaya Indra Surya, Fariduzzaman, Waqar Asrar, Ashraf Omar, J.S. M. Ali, Yulfian Aminanda, Raed Kafafy, The IIUM Low Speed Wind Tunnel, 2nd Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering Infrastructures Development & Management, December 18 -19, 2008, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. 3. Fadilah Hasim, Rusman Rusyadi, Wijaya Indra Surya, Fariduzzaman, Waqar Asrar, Ashraf Omar, J.S. M. Ali, Yulfian Aminanda, Raed Kafafy, Flow Field Characteristics of The IIUM Low Speed Wind Tunnel, Third International Symposium on Advanced Fluid/Solid Science and Technology in Experimental Mechanics (ISEM 2008), Taiwan, 2008, Dec.7-10, 2008.

4. Omer A. Elsayed, Waqar Asrar, and Ashraf A. Omar, Reverse Delta-Wing Trailing Vortex Characteristics by Particle Image Velocimetery (PIV), Third International Symposium on Advanced Fluid/Solid Science and Technology in Experimental Mechanics (ISEM 2008), Taiwan, 2008, Dec.7-10, 2008. 5. Ong J. Chit, Ashraf A. Omar, Waqar Asrar And Ahmad F. Ismail, A GasKinetic BGK Solver for Two-Dimensional Turbulent Compressible Flow, The 2008 International Conference on Scientific Computing, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 14-17, 2008. 6. Ashraf A. Omar, Adna Omerbegovi, Exhibition of Viscous Transonic Flow around Various Types of Airfoils Shape, Regional Conference on Vehicle Engineering and Technology (RiVET 2008), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July, 2008

7. Ong J. Chit, Ashraf A. Omar, Waqar Asrar and Ahmad F. Ismail, A GasKinetic BGK Scheme for Solving Two-Dimensional Viscous Flows, 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Paper AIAA-2008-751, Grand Sierra Resort Hotel, Reno, Nevada, 7-10 Jan 2008. 8. Chit, O., J., Omar, A. A., Asrar, W., Ismail, A. F. A GasKinetic BGK Scheme for Solving Two-dimensional Viscous Flows, 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 7 - 10 Jan 2008, AIAA-2008-0751, Grand Sierra Resort Hotel, Reno, Nevada. 9. R. Kafafy and Amar Hussan, A Review of MEMS-based Micropropulsion Systems, 2nd International Conference on MEMS and Nanotechnology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2008.

10. A.A. Rizk, "Three-Layered Elastic Composite with Surface Cracks Subjected to Convective Cooling" Presented and Published in the proceeding of the Thirteenth International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering (AMME-13), 27-29 May, The Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt, (2008). 11. Mohiuddin, A.K.M., A. Rahman, A. Arfah and M.A. Farraen, Probable solution of Torque Dip Problem of CAMPRO 1.6L Engine, Proceedings of the 4th BSME ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, 27 29 December, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Paper No. 129. 12. Hossain, A., Rahman, A. Mohiuddin, A.K.M., Iqbal, A.K.M.P. and Arifin, M. Modeling of the Developed Flexible Skirt Air-Cushion Track Vehicle Model, Proceedings of the 4th BSME ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, 27 29 December, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Paper No. 097.

13. Rahman, A., Hossain, A. and Mohiuddin, A.K.M., Integrated Mechanics for Design of the Hybrid Electrical Air-Cushion Track Vehicle for Swamp Peat, Proceedings of the 4th BSME ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, 27 29 December, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Paper No. 103. 14. Ataur, R., and Mohiuddin, A.K.M., Designed and Development of a Full Segmented Rubber Tracked Air-Cushion Electrical Vehicle for the CollectionTransportation Operation of Palm Oil on Low Bearing Capacity Peat Terrain in Malaysia, Proceedings of the World Automotive Congress (FISITA 2008), 14-19 September, 2008, Munich, Germany, Paper No. F200805-106. 15. A.K.M. Mohiuddin, Ahmed A.I.S. Ashour and Yap Haw Shin, Design Optimization of Valve Timing at Various Engine Speeds Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm (MOGA), Proceedings of the 19th IASTED International Conference MODELLING and SIMULATION (MS 2008), May 26-28, 2008, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Paper No. 620-165.

16. Mohiuddin, A.K.M., Rahman, A., Arfah, A. and Farraen, M.A., Investigation of Low End Torque Dip Problem of CAMPRO 1.6L Engine, Proceedings of the 13th Int. AMME Conference (AMME-13), 27-29 May, 2008, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt, Paper No. AE 39.

Research Projects

Prof. Dr. Waqar

Parametric study of Car Aerodynamics; RM 5000.00 Aerodynamic Measurements on a Hybrid Airship. RM 5000.00 Three dimensional Kinetic Gas Scheme (BGK) for Inviscid Flow Problems, IIUM Endowment grant, RM 20,000.00, Co-researcher. December 2008. Design and Development of a Hybrid Airship, IIUM Endowment Grant, RM 10,000.00, Principal researcher

Prof. Dr. Ashraf

Malaysian National Research Project (IRPA), A Gas-Kinetic Scheme For The Compressible Navier-Stokes Equation, RM 84,000 (Completed in July 08) Malaysian National Research Project (FRGS), Experimental Investigation of a wing tip alleviation , RM 100,000 Two dimensional Kinetic Gas Scheme BGK for Turbulent Flow Problem, RM 8, 400. Flying Wing UAV: Modification and Testing, RM 1,500 Build and Flight testing of Micro aerial Vehicle (MAV) and free wing UAV, RM 5,000.

Assoc. Prof. DR. Fattah Investigation of Crack Behavior in Bonded Dissimilar Materials under Thermal Loading, (FRGS), RM 57,000. Dr. Raed Simulation of Charge-Exchange Ions in Ion Optics Gridlet, EDW B 0701-18, IIUM Endowment Fund, RM 10,000. Prof. Dr. Mohiuddin
IIUM Fundamental Research Grant (IFRG) (i) Project Title: Design of an Exhaust Muffler to Optimize Noise and Backpressure Year : 2008 Project no. : IFRG 0704-84 Amount : RM 15,000 Researchers: Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Mohiuddin and Prof. Dr. Waqar Asrar.

(ii) Project Title: Fundamental Study and Development of a Low Cost Catalytic Converter Year : 2008 Project no. : IFRG 0704-85 Amount : RM 15,000 Researchers: Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Mohiuddin and Prof. Dr. Ahmad Faris Ismail. (iii) Project Title: Study on the Traction Mechanics of a Hybrid Semi-TrackedWheeled vehicle for Low Bearing capacity Peat. Year : 2008 Project no. : IFRG 0703-69 Amount : RM 15,500 Researchers: Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman and Prof. Dr. AKM Mohiuddin.

2. Research Endowment (Type B) (i) Title of the project: Investigation and Probable Solution of Low End Torque Dip Problem of 1.6L Gasoline Engine Year: 2008 Project no. : ENDW B 0803-97 Amount : 20,000 Researchers: Prof. Dr. AKM Mohiuddin and Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman. (ii) Title of the Project: Design and development of a model on Hybrid Full-Tracked Air-cushion Electrical Vehicle for Swamp peat in Malaysia. Year : 2008 Project no. : ENDW B 0703-50 Amount : RM 10,000 Researchers: Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman and Prof. Dr. AKM Mohiuddin.

(iii) Title of the Project: Hydraulic actuated control metal belt pulley continuous variable transmission system for a medium scale vehicle. Year : 2008 Project no. : ENDW B 0804-130 Amount : RM 20,000 Researchers: Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman and Prof. Dr. AKM Mohiuddin. 3. Research Endowment (Type A) (i) Title of the Project: Design and fabrication of 2nd generation IIUM buggy Car. Year : 2008 Project no. : ENDW A08-310 Amount : RM5000 Researchers: Prof. Dr. AKM Mohiuddin and Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman.

(ii)Title of the Project: Design and fabrication of 2nd generation IIUM buggy Car. Year : 2008 Project no. : ENDW A09-337 Amount : RM5000 Researchers: Dr. Kassim A. Abdullah and Prof. Dr. AKM Mohiuddin.

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Dr. Waqar Current PhD Students: Omar ElSayed Abdul Hafid Ong Jiun Chit Rashmi Walvekar MSc student: Julian Ping External Examiner Ph. D. Thesis, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, IIT Delhi, India, January 2008. External assessor External assessor for e-Science project evaluation, UTM, 5/9/08, Skudai, Johor.

Additional Activities

Additional Activities

Dr. Mohiuddin Supervision of MSc. in Manufacturing Engineering MSc. Thesis: The Studies and Improvement of Ventilation System in the Paint Shop by Abdul Rashid bin Mohd. Ali, June 2008 (Completed). Credit Hours 18. MSc Students: 1. Noor Azammi 2. Mohammad Edilan Examiner External Examiner, Masters Thesis, Implementation of TPM in Roof Tile Industry, for Improving Plant Effectiveness, University Malaya. External Examiner, Masters Thesis, Heat and Moisture Transfer and Energy Performance of a Refrigerator with Open and Closed Door Condition, University Malaya. Internal Examiner, Masters Thesis, Job satisfaction and Staff Turnover: A Case Study on IKIP Education Sdn Bhd, Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM, 2008.

 Reviewer Journal: Energy and Environment Paper Title Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Refrigeration Equipment in Malaysia Dr. Ashraf Ph. D students: 4 M. Sc: Mhd. Shenzad