• Advances in fluid mechanics XII 

  Hernandez, S.; Skerget, L.; Ravnik, J. (WIT Press, 2021-11-04)

  Previous Scale-Resolving Simulation studies of flow over urban-like obstacles uses Large Eddy Simulation and course grids to reduce computational cost. However, the coarser the mesh the more reliance on the subgrid scale ...
• A Numerical Study of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in a Channel with an Array of Pin Fins in Aligned and Staggered Configurations 

  Issa, Johnny; Saliba, Najib; El Cheikh, Amina (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021-11-02)

  Heat transfer and fluid flow in a channel with an array of pin fins is numerically investigated using a finite volume approach. Rectangular pin fins with circular cross sections are used in this investigation. The working ...
• Frost Growth on Vertical Surfaces with Varying Wettability 

  El Cheikh, Amne; Jacobi, Anthony M. (Purdue University, 2021-11-02)

  Frosting occurs on heat exchangers in heat pumping and refrigeration applications when the surface temperature of the heat exchanger is below the freezing point of water. The accumulation of frost on the heat transfer ...
• Performance analysis of a small-scale Orthopter-type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine 

  ElCheikh, A.; Elkhoury, M.; Kiwata, T.; Kono, T. (2021-07-13)

  Orthopter-type Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (O-VAWT) are energy capturing devices which are suitable for micro-generation in urban areas. This paper aims to study the effect of number of blades (solidity), Aspect Ratio (AR), ...
• Effect of local grid refinement on performance of scale-resolving models for simulation of complex external flows 

  ElCheikh, Amne; ElKhoury, Michel (2021-07-13)

  Numerical simulations are crucial for fast and accurate estimations of the flow characteristics in many engineering applications such as atmospheric boundary layers around buildings, external aerodynamics around vehicles, ...
• A Dynamic Rotor Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine with a Blade Transitioning Capability 

  Antar, Elie; El Cheikh, Amne; Elkhoury, Michel (2021-07-13)

  This work presents an optimized design of a dynamic rotor vertical-axis wind turbine (DR VAWT) which maximizes the operational tip-speed ratio (TSR) range and the average power coefficient (Cp) value while maintaining a ...
• A mathematical model for frost growth and densification on flat surfaces 

  El Cheikh, Amne; Jacobi, Anthony (2021-07-13)

  Many factors including air temperature, humidity, and surface temperature are known to affect frost growth on heat transfer surfaces. In the present study, a new model for frost growth and densification on flat surfaces ...
• Hardware-in-the-loop simulation of the Toyota Prius hybrid electric powertrain 

  Nseir, Elie (2021-06-01)

  Rising fuel prices over the past years have triggered an increase in the worldwide demand for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). Moreover, new environment and CO2 emission regulations notably in Europe and Japan have pushed ...
• Threshold Based Relay Selection for Buffer-Aided Cooperative Relaying Systems 

  El Zahr, Sawsan (2021-04-19)

  In this paper, we propose a novel relay selection strategy for half-duplex decode-and-forward cooperative networks with an arbitrary number of buffer-aided (BA) relays. Unlike most of the existing predetermined relaying ...
• Modélisation et validation des modèles de véhicules hybrides 

  Mansour, Charbel (École nationale supérieure des mines (Paris), 2021-02-26)

  L'objectif de cette thèse est d'évaluer le potentiel d'amélioration de l'économie de carburant des véhicules, par l'hybridation thermique/électrique du groupe motopropulseur (GMP). Plusieurs configurations sont d'abord ...
• Modeling and Control Optimization for Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 

  Cheng, Yuan; Horrein, Ludovic; Mansour, Charbel; Bouscayrol, Alain; Dumand, Clément (SIA, 2021-02-26)

  The energy management strategy is one of the key technologies for the design and development of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). In order to investigate the maximum potentials of various powertrain architectures and ...
• Optimization of Battery Electric Bus Charging under Varying Operating Conditions 

  Basma, Hussein; Mansour, Charbel; Nemer, Maroun; Haddad, Marc; Stabat, Pascal (IEEE, 2021-02-26)

  Battery electric buses (BEB) are being recognized as a promising solution to replace diesel bus fleets. However, this technology is still subject to many challenges, namely the limited driving range and high total cost of ...
• Genetic Algorithm Control Strategy for Heat Pump System in Battery Electric Buses 

  Al Haddad, Rabih; Basma, Hussein; Mansour, Charbel (IEEE, 2021-02-26)

  With the current conventional control strategies applied to the Heat Pump system in battery-electric buses, its driving range is being considerably reduced, particularly in cold weather conditions. This study proposes a ...
• Sensitivity analysis of bus line electrification at different operating conditions 

  Basma, Hussein; Mansour, Charbel; Nemer, Maroun; Stabat, Pascal; Haddad, Marc (2021-02-23)

  The electrification of public transport buses is getting more insights, especially in urban areas. The use of Battery electric buses (BEB) results in no tailpipe emissions, which gives BEB an advantage over diesel, hybrid ...
• Climate Change and Energy Dynamics in the Middle East 

  Qudrat-Ullah, Hassan; Kayal, Aymen A. (Springer International Publishing, 2021-02-22)
• Design of optimal rule-based controller for plug-in series hybrid electric vehicle 

  Basma, Hussein; Halaby, Houssam; Radwan, Anis Baz; Mansour, Charbel (2021-02-22)

  Energy consumption of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) strongly depends on the adopted energy management strategy (EMS). Rule-Based (RB) controllers are the most commonly used for their ability of integration in real-time ...
• Combined cycle gas turbine system optimization for extended range electric vehicles 

  Barakat, Aya A.; Diab, Jad H.; Badawi, Nael S.; Bou Nader, Wissam S.; Mansour, Charbel J. (2021-02-22)

  In order to meet the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for passenger vehicles in 2025, car manufacturers are exploring several alternative energy converters to replace the Internal Combustion Engine, which has ...
• System dynamics modeling for mitigating energy use and CO2 emissions of freight transport in Lebanon 

  Haddad, Marc; Mansour, Charbel; Diab, Jad (IEOM Society International, 2020-10-21)

  Lebanon's road transportation sector is one of the most unsustainable in the Middle East region due to the exclusive reliance on conventional engine vehicles for passenger mobility and freight. Previous studies showed that ...
• Rethinking bus transit in a developing country of the Middle East 

  Haddad, Marc; Mansour, Charbel (IAPE, 2020-10-21)

  This study investigates the potential reductions in energy use, greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions from natural gas, hybrid and battery electric buses compared to diesel bus in real driving conditions in Lebanon, a ...
• Potential of Fuel Consumption Saving of Brayton Waste Heat Recovery Systems on Series Hybrid Electric Vehicles 

  Bou Nader, Wissam; Mansour, Charbel; Dumand, Clément; Nemer, Maroun (University of Minho, 2020-10-15)

  In the global attempt to increase the powertrain overall efficiency of hybrid vehicles while reducing the battery size, engine waste heat recovery (WHR) systems are nowadays promising technologies. This is in particular ...

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