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Dr. Adel Alshayji

Academic

Dr.

Adel E. Al Shayji

Assistant Professor

Office Location:
S01D2075
a.alshayji@ku.edu.kw

Education

Degree Field Institution Year
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA Jun, 2008
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering University of Washington, Seattle, WA, U.S.A Mar, 2003
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering Kuwait University, Kuwait Jan, 1999

Research Interests

Computational fluid dynamics, turbulent flow, boundary layer analysis, variable densityflows, two phase flow and particle tracking, flow in porous media, reacting flows, nano-fluid, optimization, and operation research.

Selected Publications

Selected Conference Publications

  • Heat Transfer Enhancement for Circulating Flow of Nanofluids within Rectangular Enclosure using Particle Tracking Method , ISTANBUL XXIX International Conference on Research in “Science, Engineering and Technology”.
  • Analysis of Heat Transfer through Brick with Air Enclosure Including Phase Change Material, ISERD – 490th InternationalConference on Science and Innovative Engineering (ICSIE), , San Diego, CA-USA,Nov,2018
  • Numerical simulations of condensing moist air around cold cylinder., COMSOL Conference 2017, , Singapore, Nov, 2017
  • Natural Convection Effects on the Solidification in Cylinders at Different Filling Percentages, COMSOL Conference 2017, ,Rotterdam, Netherland, Nov, 2017
  • Numerical Simulation of Pool Film Boiling Heat Transfer during Quenching of Heated Cylindrical Rods, COMSOL Conference2017, , Boston, MA-USA, Oct, 2017

Selected Journal Publications

  • Adel Alshayji, Mohammed Darwish, Khaled Alali, “Optimal Production Output and Frequency of Rest-Breaks for a Worker Subjected to Fatigue”, International Journal of Operational Research, 2022 Vol.45 No.1, pp.125 - 139
  • Abdullah Alshaya, Adel Alshayji, “Robust Multi-Steps Input Command for Liquid Sloshing Control”, Journal of Vibration and Control, October 2022, Volume 28, Issue 19-20, Pages 2607-2624
  • Adel Alshayji, Amin Asadi, Ibrahim M. Alarifi, “On the heat transfer effectiveness and pumping power assessment of adiamond-water nanofluid based on thermophysical properties An experimental study”, Powder Technology,Aug, 2020,Vol. 373, 397-410
  • Adel Alshayji, and Shikha Ebrahim, “Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer Process in Inclined Roofs with Radiant BarrierSystem”, Journal of Engineering Research,Jun, 2020, Vol 8 No 2 / 305 - 323
  • Adel Alshayji, Mohammed Darwish, Khaled Alali, “Optimal Production Output and Frequency of Rest-Breaks for a WorkerSubjected to Fatigue”, International Journal of Operational Research,2020, (In Press)

Work Experience

Academic Experience
Institution Designation Year/Period
Kuwait University Assistant Professor Jul, 2008 - Present
University of Massachusetts Research Assistant and Graduate Student Jan, 2004 - Jun, 2008
Rice University Research Assistant May, 2003 - Jan, 2004
University of Washington Research Assistant and Graduate Student Aug, 2000 - Apr, 2003
Kuwait University Teaching Assistant Mar, 1999 - Aug, 2000
Industry Experience
Office/Department/Institution Duty Year
Kuwait Society Of Engineers (KSE) Member of Examination & Evaluation of Engineering Qualifications Committee Apr, 2018 -Present