BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
"Dr. DHRIGHAM A. AL-KHAFAJI"
Permanent Address Correspondence Address
Mechanical Engineering Dept.; Same
College of Engineering;
University of Babylon;
P. O. Box 252, Hilla;
BABYLON –IRAQ.
Email : dalkhafagiy@yahoo.com
Contact. :- Mobile: 00964-7800487756 , Res: 00964 - 263945)
Personal Data
Date of Birth : 28 - 8 – 1961
Place of Birth : Babylon - Iraq
Country of citizenship : Iraq
Marital status :Married , with four kids
Country of permanent residence : Iraq
Health : very good
Languages : Good command of English , besides mother tongue (Arabic)
Occupation: University Professor
Designation : Asst. Professor
Educational Background
Bah. Degree in Science (12 CLASS ) ( Hilla Secondary School for Boys; Babylon-Iraq).
B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering (Univ. of Technology; Baghdad-Iraq).
M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering (Univ. of Basrah-Iraq) .
Ph. D. in Aerodynamic Engineering ( J. M. I Univ., & IITD; New Delhi-India).
PG. Business Administration ( Sikkim Manipal Univ.; India).
Research Areas
CFD, Thermo-Fluid, Turbulent Flow, Aerodynamic, wind Energy.
Professional Experience
Name of the Employer Type of Employing From To
1. University of Babylon Asst. Prof. 2003 Date
2. College of Engineering Lecturer 1995 2000
Hoon- Libya Asst. Prof. 2000 2003
3. Industrial & Petrol Companies Cons. Engineer 1990 1995
Iraq (Part-time)
4. University of Babylon Asst. Lecturer 1989 1994
5. University of Basrah Graduate student 1986 1988
Lecturer 1994 1995
6. Academic of Arab Gulf Engineer 1983 1986
Honours & Gratitude
1. About Twenty letters of gratitude signed by Minister, Culture Councilor., Vic-chancellor, and Dean, in recognition of scientific and research activities.
2. A paper that entered government competition was depended for realization in practice.
3. Member of institute of Iraqi Engineers.
4. Member of institute of Iraqi Teachers.
Books Submits
1. Submitted a Book of experimental test for fluid lab.
2. Submitted a book of principles of Engineering Mechanic lab.
3. Submitted a book of principles guide to use AutoCAD.
Scientific & International Activities
- Reviewed many articles for international and national journals and conferences:-
1. J. of Mechanical Engineering and Science, IMech- Part C, The institution of Mechanical engineering, Uk.
2. NPC2009, national postgraduate conference on Engineering, Science and Technology, Univ. of technology Petronas, Malaysia.
3. J. of Engineering science and Technology (JESTEC), school of Engineering, Tayors Univ., selangor DE, Malaysia.
4. J. of Mechanical & Material Eng, College of Engineering, Babylon Univ., Iraq.
-Participated in many national and international conferences & training:-
1. The second scientific conference of Engineering college / Babylon Univ., 24-25 March 2010, Hilla, Iraq.
2. International Conference on Plant Equipment and Reliability, ICPER2008, 27-28 March 2008, Selangor, Malaysia.
3. The second International Conference for Engineering Sciences (AEC08),17-20 October,2008,Baghdad,Iraq.
4. National Conference onstate of art Technology in Mechanical Engineering, STEM-2007, 29-31 October 2007,G. B. Pant Univ., Pantnagar, India.
5. 15 TH IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference, 15-19 October 2007, New Delhi, India.
6. International Conference on Advances in mechanical Engineering, AME2006, 1-3 December 2006, Punjab, India.
7. The third national Conference of Sciences and engineering Applications For Youth Researchers, 11-13 August 1999, Tripoli, Libya.
8. The third Symposium on Renewable Energy, 16-18 September 1997, Tripoli, Libya.
9. The third Symposium of Arab Engineering Union. 24-26 August 1994, Amman, Jordan.
10. The Second Basrah Conference of Mechanical Engineering Researcher; 20-21 April 1993. Basrah, Iraq.
11. International Training course on Small Hydropower Development, Fab0 3-14,2009, IIT Roorkee, India.
International Activities:-
1. Coordinator of research program for Iraqi P.G. Student with Indian institute of Technology, Delhi IITD, New Delhi- India.
2. Sported many Iraqi activates in New Delhi-India and sported many Iraqi student in Indian universities.
3. Coordinator of DELPH IRAQ Program for Developed a higher education between Babylon University/ Iraq and Liverpool John Moores/ UK. Funded by GBP 60,000 from BC., UK.
4. Coordinator of MOU between Babylon university /Iraq and JMU Liverpool/ UK
Assisted The following under Graduate & Post-Graduate Courses
1. Advance Fluid Mechanics (PG. Course). 6. Renewable Energy.
2. Gas Dynamics (PG. Course). 7. Wind Energy.
3. Boundary Layers(PG. Course). 8. Programming (Basic).
4. Power Plant. . 9. Engineering Draw.
5. Terbomachinary. 10. AutoCAD.
Assisted the following Technical Courses
1. Hydraulic Systems.
2. Fans, Compressors, and pumps.
Supervision
1. MSc. Projects. in field of Renewable Energy, CFD, Thermo-Fluid.
2. BSc. projects in field of wind Energy, Thermo-Fluid, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration.
3. Training of students in workshop.
4. Students summer training.
5. Training of engineers at continuously education programs.
Publications
Journals
1. Analysis of thermal stress I.C. Engine valves. J. of Babylon university, Pure and Applied Science, Vol. 17, No. 3 Sept. 2009.
2. Performance comparison of four bladed vertical axis wind turbine with two bladed. J. of Mechanical & Material Eng., Vol.10, No.1, 2010 .
3. Cased blade turbine flow analysis. J. of Mechanical & Material Engineering., No.3, Vol.5,2005.
4. Potential Wind Energy in Rutbah City; Iraq, Engineering & Technology Journal, No.3, Vol. 5,1996.
5. An Investigation of production parameters effects of continues casting on the billets defects. . J. of Mechanical & Material Eng., No.2, Vol.5, 2005.
6. Wind Characteristics, & Power Availability in Selected Sites in Iraq, Tikrit University Scientific Journal, No.1, Vol. 2,1995.
7. Simulation of Diffuser-Combustor Flow Interaction", Journal of Computational and Applied Mechanics. (Accepted 2009).
8. Annulus Flow Performance with Multiple Degrees Diverging of the Casing for a Can combustor", Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier, (Communicated 2008).
9. Annulus Flow Performance with Modification of the Casing Geometry for can combustor, Meccanica, Springer. (Communicated 2009).
10. Three Dimensional Study of Flow performances in An Aero-Engine Annular Combustor, (On pipe line).
Conferences:
1. A computational Study of Annulus Flow for Can Combustor , International Conference on Plant Equipment and Reliability, (ICPER2008)., Selangor, MALAYSIA, pp.126-135.
2. Application of CFD in Combustor Design Technology, National Conference on State of Art technologies in Mechanical Engineering (STEM2007), Pantnagar, INDIA, pp.311-316.
3. Modeling of Combustor; in Review, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (AME2006), Punjab, INDIA, pp.175-185.
4. Wind Tunnel Test of Shielded Flat Plate Wind Rotor, Third Symposium of Renewable Energy, International Energy Foundation, Tripoli; Libya, 1997. pp. 55-59
5. Problems in Applying the Researches in Developing Countries, The third Symposium of Arab Engineering Union. 1994; Amman; Jordan . pp. 120-130
6. Analysis of Wind Energy Potential in Babylon Region, 2nd Basrah Conference of Mechanical Engineering Researche; 1993. pp. 516- 523.