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Surname                        :  BESHAY

First names                   :  Karam Ramzy

Date  Place of Birth      : 10 August 1952 , Sohag, Egypt.

Sex                                : Male

Nationality                    : Egyptian

Marital Status               : Married

Home Address               : 26 Ismail Sabry Street, Nozha,

                                            Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt

 

Correspondence            : Mech. Power Eng. Dept.,

Address                       Faculty of Engineering,

                                           Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

 

Present Position           : Professor, Faculty of Engineering

                                                  Cairo University.

 

e-mail                            :krbeshay@yahoo.com

 

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:

 

1-B.Sc. Degree          Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, June 1975.

Subject: Mechanical Power Engineering.

 

2-M.Sc. Degree         Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, Oct. 1979.

                                    Subject: Thermal Power Engineering.

Title of Thesis: Effect of Atomization on Chemical Equilibrium         Composition in Rocket Engine.

 

3-Ph.D.  Degree        Imperial College of Science & Technology,

                                    University of London, August, 1985.

Subject: Computational Fluid Mechanics, Two Phase flow.

Title of Thesis: Computer Modeling of Diesel Spray Dispersion  and Atomization.

 

4-D.I.C.                      Diploma of Imperial College,

                                    University of London, August 1985.

Subject: Computational Fluid Mechanics, Two Phase flow.

 

EMPLOYMENT:

1975- 1980                Teacher Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University.

Work: Teaching several undergraduate courses including combustion    fundamentals, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer.

 

1980-1984                     Research Student, Imperial College, Univ. Of London.

Work: Diesel Spray Modeling research under the supervision of Prof. A.D. Gosman, and the project was sponsored by Joint Research Committee, JRC (FIAT, VOLýVO, VOLKSWAGON, RENAULT, PEUGOT and BRITISH LEYLAND)

 

1985-1986                     Research Assistant, Imperial College, Univ. Of London.

Work: Modeling of Combustion in a 3-D  engine situation using a non-iterative technique.

 

1987-1995                                 Lecturer., Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University.

 

1996-2005 April       Assistant Prof., Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University.

 

2005 April – now      Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University.

 

 

 

STUDY LEAVES:

20/6/2001- 1/11/2001 Czech Technical University in Prague.

 

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Good experience in planning and teaching, on both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, the courses:

 

 

Undergraduate level

Combustion

Thermodynamics

                                    Heat Engines

                                    Internal Combustion Engines

                                    Thermofluids

                                    Heat Transfer

                                    Computer Basics

                                    Air Conditioning

Computer Languages: FORTRAN, BASIC, Visual BASIC

                                    Air Pollution

 

 

 

Postgraduate Level

                                    Advanced Thermodynamics

                                    Numerical Analysis

                                    Theory of Internal Combustion Engines

                                    Gas Turbines

                                    Industrial Oils

                                    Combustion

                                    Technical Report Writing

 

Computer  Sciences

 

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

-         Development and assessment of a computer code for the prediction of the unsteady behaviour of diesel like liquid sprays injected into high pressure / high temperature quiescent vessels using statistical (MONTEý CARLO) method for spray representation and a finite difference technique for the air motion (CFD).

 

-         Development  of a non-iterative procedure to solve the governing conservation equations of a turbulent reacting flows by an operator splitting technique and assessing it through comparisons with the well established iterative scheme.

 

-         Prediction of many fluid flow problems using the above finite – difference technique. These include combustion in a 3-D engine situation, natural gas combustion, flow characteristics  in gas turbines and 3-D flows in ducts, flow in fuel cells, porous media.

 

-         Development of novel techniques to solve the governing equations of premixed and non-premixed methane or hydrogen – air flamelets, using either a reduced or detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms using the concept of the flamelet modelling.

 

-         Conducting many experimental measurements including spray characteristics using a non-intrusive optical techniques (laser).

 

-         Supervision of some M.Sc. and Ph.D. students working in the field of combustion and computational fluid dynamics.

 

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS :

1.        Beshay, K.R., Gosman, A.D. and Watkins, A.P., “Assessment of Multi-dimensional    Diesel Spray Predictions” , SAE Transactions 1987.

 

2.        Beshay, K.R., “Mixing of Impulsively Started Gaseous Jets”, The First Conference of the Egyptian Combustion Society, Dec. 1988.

 

3.        Beshay, K.R., The Computation of Reacting Flows by an Operator-splitting”, Scientific Eng. Bulletin, J. Of the Faculty of Eng., Cairo Univ., Vol. 37, No.2 ,1990.

 

4.        Issa, R.I., Ahmadi-Befrui, B., Beshay, K.R. and Gosman, A.D., “Solution of the Implicitly Discretised Reacting Flow Equations by Operator Splitting” J. Comput. Phys., Vol.93, No.2, 1991.

 

 

5.        Koussa, S.S., El-Dib, A.F., Beshay, K.R. and Ali, M.A., “Development of a Program for Prediction Of natural Gas Combustion”, Engineering Research Bulletin, University of Helwan, Vol.5, 1991.

 

6.        Abou-Zeid, A.T., Beshay, K.R. and Farag, S.A., “An Investigation of Dual Fuel Engines” , Engineering Research Bulletin, University of Helwan, Vol.7, 1991.

 

7.        Beshay, K.R. and Elkotb, M.M., “Multidimensional Calculation of Combustion in Homogeneous Charge Engines” , J. Eng. And Applied Science, Cairo University, Vol. 39, No.2, 1992.

 

8.        Beshay, K.R. and Gosman, A.D., “Multidimensional Model Prediction of Spray Penetration – A Sensitivity Study”, Eighth Int. Conf. Of Mech. Eng., Alex. 1993.

 

9.        Beshay, K.R., “Assessment of Multidimensional Prediction of Combustion in Spark Ignition Engines” Engineering Research Bulletin, University of Helwan, Vol.2, 1993.

 

10.   Abou-Ellail, M.M.M., Beshay, K.R. and Mansour, M.S., “Flamelet Modeling and Raman/Rayleigh/LIPF Measurements of the Structure of Premixed Methane-Air Flames”, Proc. Fifth Int. Conf. Of Fluid mechanics, Cairo, 1995.

 

11.   Beshay, K.R., “Spray Characterization of Air Blast Atomizers using a Laser Diagnostic Technique”, J. Eng. & Appl. Sci., Faculty of Eng., Cairo Univ., Vol.42, No.5, 1995.

 

12.   Beshay, K.R., “Modeling of Secondary Atomization in Dense Sprays”,  J. Eng. & Appl. Sci., Faculty of Eng., Cairo Univ., Vol.42, No.5, 1995.

 

13.   Beshay, K.R., Abadir, I.F. and Ashour, F.H., “Performance of a fuel Manufactured from Thermally Decomposed Vegetable Oils and Diesel Oils”, Proc. of the  14th. Petroleum Conference, Cairo, 1998.

 

14.   Abou-Ellail, M.M.M., Beshay, K.R. and Mansour, M.S., “A Flamelet Model for Premixed Methane-Air Flames”, Proc. Of the First Mediterranian Combustion Symposium, Antalya, Turkey, pp1094-1108, 1999, also, Combust. Sci & Tech., Vol. 153, pp223-245, 2000.

 

15.   Chan, S.H., Abou-Ellail, M.M.M. and Beshay, K.R., “Premixed Methane-Air Flamelet Structure and Formation of Thermal NO” , 35th National Heat Transfer Conference, Calif., paper NTHC-20122, 2001

 

16.   Beshay, K.R., Abou-Ellail, M.M.M. and Chan, S.H., “Reaction Kinetics of Hydrogen-Air Diffusion Flames” , The Third ASIA-PACIFIC Conference on Combustion, Seoul, Korea, 2001.

 

17.   Beshay, K.R., Abou-Ellail, M.M.M. and Chan, S-H, “Structure of Stretched Hydrogen-Air Diffusion Flames Near Extinction”, 35th National Heat Transfer Conference, Calif., USA, paper NTHC-20121, 2001.

 

18.   Abou-Ellai,M.M.M., Beshay, K.R. and Chan S-H, “A Flamelet Model for Stretched Hydrogen-Air Diffusion Flames Extinction”, Proc. of the Second Mediterranian Combustion Symposium, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, pp252-263, 2002.

 

19.   Beshay, K.R., Kratena, J., Fort, I and Bruha,O., “Power Input of High Speed Impellers”, Acta Polytechnika, Prague, Nov. 2001.

 

20.   Abou-Ellail, M.M.M., Beshay, K.R., Salem, H. and Shoukry, D.R., “A Mathematical Imaging Model For Piloted Non-Premixed Methane Air Flames”, Proceedings of the Third Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Morocco, p1051, 2003.

 

21.   Chan,  S.H.,  Tong,T,   Abou-Ellail, M. and  Beshay, K.R, “ Numerical Simulation of the Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells,” 2003 Fuel Cell Seminar, Miami, Fl, Paper #  218, pp 218-1 – 218-4, 2003.

 

22.   Chan, S-H, Tong, T., Abou-Ellail, M.M.M., and  Beshay, K R. "A Two-Phase Flow Mathematical Model for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells With Enhanced Geometry” Proced. of the second Int. Conf. on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, ASME, Rochester, USA, 2004.

 

23.   Tong T., Abou-Ellail M.M.M., Li Y. and Beshay K.R., “Numerical Computation of Reacting Flow in Porous Burners with an Extended CH4-Air Reaction Mechanism”, Proced. of 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluid Engineering Summer Conf., Charlotte, North carolina, HT/FED2004-56012, USA, 2004.

 

24.   Beshay, K. R., “Multidimensional Simulation of Turbulent Flow in Baffled Stirred Reactors”, Engineering Reasearch Journal, Faculuty of Engineering, Mataria, Helwan Univ., Feb. 2005.

 

25.   Beshay, K.R., “ The Use of Thermally Decomposed Vegetable oil as Diesel Fuel”,  Engineering Reasearch Journal, Faculuty of Engineering, Mataria, Helwan Univ., Feb. 2005.

 

 

26.   Chan, S-H,. Tong, T W, Abou-Ellail, M. and Beshay K.R.,  "A Two-Fluid Mathematical Model for Two-Phase Flow in PEM Fuel Cells" Proceedings of Third International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, ASME, Paper No. FUELCELL2005-74142, Michigan, USA, May 23-25, 2005,

 

27.   Abou-Ellail, M.M., Beshay K.R. and Halka, D.R., " Mathematical Imaging of Piloted Diffusion Methane-Air flames under Anisotropic Scalar Dissipation Rates",  Proced. of 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conf., San Francisco, California, HT2005-72439, USA, 2005.

 

28.   Tong T., Abou-Ellail M.M.M., Li Y. and Beshay K.R., “Numerical Simulation of Reacting Flow in Porous Burners”, Proced. of 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conf., San Francisco, California, HT2005-72008, USA, 2005.

 

29.   Chan, S-H,. Tong, T W, Abou-Ellail, M. and Beshay K.R.,  "A Two-Fluid Mathematical Model for Gas-Liquid Flows in PEM Fuel Cells" Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, ASME, Paper No. FUELCELL2006-97003, Irvine, Calif., USA, June 19-21, 2006.

 

30.   Abou-Ellail M.M.M., Tong T.,., Li Y. and Beshay K.R., “Numerical Simulation of Reacting Flow and Nitric Oxide Formation in Radiant Porous Burners”, 13th Int. Heat Transfer Conf., Sydney,  COM09, Australia, Aug.2006.

 

31.   Koussa, S.S., Beshay, K.R. and Hashish, M.,”A Study of Air Pollution Inside Road Tunnels”, Int. Symp. on Utilization of Underground Space in Urban Areas, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 2006

 

32.   Chan, S-H,. Tong, T W, Abou-Ellail, M. and Beshay K.R., "Mathematical Modeling of Gas-Liquid Flows in PEM Fuel Cells" Eighth International Congress of Fluid Dynamis & Propulsion, (ICFDP-8), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Dec.2006.

 

33.   Tong T., Abou-Ellail M.M.M., Li Y. and Beshay K.R., “Numerical Prediction of Nitric Oxides in Radiant Porous Burner Flows”, Proced. of 2007 ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, HT2007-32064, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA, July 8-12, 2007.

 

34.   Chan, S-H,. Tong, T W, Abou-Ellail, M. and Beshay K.R., "A Two-Fluid Mathematical Model for Gas-Liquid Flows in PEM Fuel Cells”, Fifth International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, ASME, FUELCELL2007-25008-NewYork, USA, 2007.

 

35.   Abou-Ellail, M.,  Chan, S-H, Tong, T. W. and Beshay, K. R., “A Two-Fluid Mathematical Model for Gas-Liquid Flows in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells”, ICFDP9-EG-218, Accepted for publication in Ninth International Congress of Fluid Dynamics & Propulsion (ICFDP 9), December 18-21, 2008, Alexandria, Egypt