BUE

Indexed Publications

2021
• John S. Shahat, Mohamed Balaha, Mohamed S. El-Deab and Attia M. Attia “Resistivity zone index: A new approach in rock typing to enhance reservoir characterization using well log data” Publication date 2021, Journal Energy Report, Volume 7, Pages 711-723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.01.026
• Mohamed S El-Deab, Mohamed I Awad, Aya Md Saada, Attia M Attia “Current Distribution of Lead Ions Deposition Within Porous Flow-Through Electrodes Operating Under Simultaneous Hydrogen Gas Evolution” Publication date 2021, Journal Int. J. Electrochem. Sci, Volume 16, Issue 210549, Pages 210549. https://doi: 10.20964/2021.05.51
• Abdel Rahman Gouda, Sayed Goma, Attia Attia, Ramadan Emara, M.Desouk and A.N.El-hoshoudy “ Development of an artificial neural network model for predicting the dew point pressure of retrograde gas condensate” Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Available online 28 July 2021, 109284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109284
• M. Elsaeed, E. G. Zaki, Walaa A. E. Omar, A. A. Soliman, A. M. Attia “Hydrogels Derived from Guar Gum: Potent Green Polymers for Enhanced Oil Recovery under High Salinity Conditions” Accepted for publication in ACS omega 2021.
• New correlations to calculate vertical sweep efficiency in oil reservoirs using nonlinear multiple regression and artificial neural network, Journal of King Saud University – Engineering Sciences, 2021.
• Improvement of Water Flood Performance in NEAG-1 Field in the Egyptian Western Desert, International Journal of Progressive Research in Science and Engineering (IJPRSE), 2021.
• Investigating the Effect of Copper Oxides and Alumina Nanoparticles on Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs, Petroleum and Coal, 2021.
• Optimized development increases mature Egyptian field recovery, Oil & Gas Journal, USA, 2021.
• Western Egyptian desert reservoir shows high degree of heterogeneity, Oil & Gas Journal, USA, 2021.
• Optimized development increases mature Egyptian field recovery, Oil & Gas Journal, USA, 2021.
• Development of an artificial neural network model for predicting the dew point pressure of retrograde gas, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2021
• Well Control Challenges of Shallow Gas at Faras Field in Agiba Petroleum Co. in the Western Desert, Egypt (Case Study) , Pet Coal (2021); 63(2): 541-547 ISSN 1337-7027 an open access journal
• Investigating the Effect of Copper Oxides and Alumina Nanoparticles on Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs, Pet Coal (2021); 63(2): 292-304 ISSN 1337-7027 an open access journal
• Comparative Study of Managed Pressure Drilling Application in Deepwater Gas Wells – Case Study from Offshore Eastern Mediterranean of Egypt, SPE/IADC-202192-MS, SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 25 – 27 May 2021
• Shaimaa Hafez, Raed Elshazly, M. M Eissa, Samir EL-Kameesy. High Borated Stainless Steel Alloys for Nuclear Reactor Domains. Arab J. Nucl. Sci. Appl., Vol. 54, 1, 97-104 (2021)
• Mohamed Waleed, Sayed Gomaa, Samir Khaled, Atef Abdelhady, Mohamed Elwageeh. Investigating the Effect of Copper Oxides and Alumina Nanoparticles on Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs. Pet Coal (2021); 63(2): 292 – 30 4 ISSN 1337 – 7027.
• Ibrahem A. Mahmoud, T.S.Abdel-Salam, R.A.Swief, “The impact of smart transformer on different radial distribution systems” ARCHIVES OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, VOL. 70(2), pp.271 –283(2021), DOI10.24425/aee.2021.136983
• I. M. Mahmoud, R. A. Swief and T.S. Abdel-Salam, “Smart Transformer Impact on A Radial Distribution System”, International Journal of Smart Grid and Clean Energy (ISGCE), vol. 10, no.2, 2021.
• Fathy Ghonima, M.Ezzat, T.S.Abdel-Salam, “Power Flow Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources in Power System Applied For IEEE Six Buses”, Journal of International Society for Science and Engineering, JISSE E-ISSN:2682-3438, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2021.
• Yasser, M. B. et al. Circulatory miR-221 & miR-542 expression profiles as potential molecular biomarkers in Hepatitis C Virus mediated liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Virus Res.198341 (2021) doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198341
• K.H. Khafagy, T.M. Hatem, S.M. Bedair, (2021), ‘Modeling V-Pits Formation and Growth in InGaN/GaN Epilayers on Silicon Substrates,’ JOM, 73 (1), pp. 293-298, DOI: /10.1007/s11837-020 04421-z.
• R. Moussa, T.M. Hatem, (2021), ‘Investigating the Efficiency of Desalinate Sea Water Using Solar Glass Pyramid in Hot Arid Zones,’ Cleaner Engineering and Technology. Vol. (4), Article (100189). DOI: 10.1016/j.clet.2021.100189.

2020
• AA Soliman, AN El-Hoshoudy, AM Attia, “Assessment of xanthan gum and xanthan-g-silica derivatives as chemical flooding agents and rock wettability modifiers” Oil Gas Sci. Technol. 2020, 75(12), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.2516/ogst/2020004
• Ramy Ahmed AboAlfadl and Attia Mahmoud Attia “New Approach for Enhanced Reservoir Rock Characterization and Permeability Estimation In Un-Cored Intervals” Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering conference 2020, Suez City.
• Buildup Test Analysis in Naturally Fractured Oil Reservoir , Petroleum & Petrochemical Engineering Journal, 2020
• Electrical Submersible Pump Design in Vertical Oil Wells, Petroleum & Petrochemical Engineering Journal, 2020
• Comparative Study Of Managed Pressure Drilling Application In Deep-water Gas Wells – Case Study From Offshore Eastern Mediterranean Of Egypt, SPE-123456- MS , SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition to be held 15 – 17 September 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
• Soliman, B., Osman, W. M., and Abdel Fattah, Th.4, and Mesbah, M., 2020: Applying Deep Learning Techniques for Distribution of Lithofacies and Petrophysical Properties Using Seismic Data and Well Logs in the Cardium Formation in the Cordel-Stolberg Field, Alberta, Canada. In processing in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (JPSE).
• Soliman, A. A., El-Hoshoudy, A. N., & Attia, A. M. (2020). Assessment of xanthan gum and xanthan-g-silica derivatives as chemical flooding agents and rock wettability modifiers. Oil & Gas Science and Technology–Revue d’IFP Energies nouvelles, 75, 12.
• Abdelwahab, M. H., Soliman, A. A., & Attia, A. M. (2020). Development of new models for predicting crude oil bubble point pressure, oil formation volume factor, and solution gas-oil ratio using genetic algorithm. Journal of Petroleum and Mining
• Mohamed Mansour, Mohamed Eleraki, Ahmed Noah and El-Abaas Moustafa (2020): Using nanotechnology to prevent fines migration while production. Petroleum, Ke Ai Journal, 15 September 2020. 10.1016/j.petlm.2020.09.003.
• Mohamed Mansour, Mohamed Eleraki, Ahmed Noah and El-Abaas Moustafa (2020): A novel approach of fines migration control using nanoparticle through zeta potential measurements, July 2020, Petroleum and Coal 62(3):691-701.
• Mohamed Eleraki, Ahmed Noah, Mohamed Mansour and El-Abaas Moustafa (2020): Mitigate Formation Damage due to Fines Migration through Experimental Work on Abu Rawash Sandstone using Different Nanofluids, June 2020, Petroleum and Coal 62(2):557-571
• Asmaa Ahmed, Walaa A. E. Omar, Hala A. El Asmy, Laila Abo Zaid and Ahmed A. Fadda. Docking studies, antitumor and antioxidant evaluation of newly synthesized porphyrin and metalloporphyrin derivatives. Dyes and Pigments Volume 183, December 2020, 108728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2020.108728
• S. M. Elsaeed, E. G. Zaki, Walaa A. E. Omar, A. A. Soliman, A. M. Attia. Guar Gum Based Hydrogels as Potent Green Polymers for Enhanced Oil Recovery in High Salinity reservoirs. ACS OMEGA. 2021.
• A. A. El-Mahdy, M.G.Megahed, Ashraf Seleym, R. A. Swief , T. S. Abdel-Salam,”Minimizing Losses on Distribution System by PV and Compensating Capacitors “, Journal of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Article 9, Volume 22, Issue 1, Winter and Spring 2020, Page 53-60, DOI: 10.21608/jpme.2020.16795.1009
• I. M. Mahmoud, R. Swief , T. S. Abdel-Salam,” Implementing NI Environment for A Remotely Accessed Photovoltaic Module Characterizer“, Journal of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Article 7, Volume 22, Issue 1, Winter and Spring 2020, Page 42-46, DOI: 10.21608/jpme.2020.16724.1008
• Nathalie Nazih, Walid El-Khattam, T.S.Abdel-Salam, “The Impact of PV Power Plants Implementation on Electricity Cost and Shadow Price Minimization”, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) ISSN: 2277-3878, Volume-8 Issue-6, March 2020 .
• Nourhan M. Elbehairy, Rania A. Swief, Amr M. Abdin, T.S. Abdel-Salam, “Reactive Power Control in Grid Connected PV System using Phase Locked Loop Control”, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) ISSN: 2277-3878, Volume-8 Issue-6, March 2020.
• Nourhan M. Elbehairy, Rania A. Swief, Amr M. Abdin, T.S. Abdel-Salam, “Reactive Power Control in Grid Connected PV System using Phase Locked Loop Control”, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) ISSN: 2277-3878, Volume-8 Issue-6, March 2020.
• I.M. Mahmoud, R. Swief,, T.S. Abdel-Salam, “Tuned Hyper Reconfiguration Analysis Applying Plant Growth Algorithm” in 2019. 21st International Middle East Power Systems Conference (MEPCON), pp. 884-889, IEEE, Cairo, Egypt,, 2020.
• M.A. Hendy, M. Hamza, H. Hegazi, T.M. Hatem, (2020) “Solute Segregation to NearCoincidence Site Lattice Grain Boundaries in Alpha-Iron”. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering.
• R.R. Moussa, A.H. Mahmoud, T.M. Hatem, (2020), ‘A Digital Tool for Integrating Renewable Energy Devices Within Landscape Elements: Energy-Scape Online Application,’ Journal of Cleaner Production. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019. IF: 9.29
• T.M. Hatem, (2020), Microstructural Numerical Framework to Model Martensitic Alloys: Application to High-Strength Steels, (2021), the 3rd International Metallurgical Processes Workshop for Young Scholars (IMPROWYS 2021), Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
• Khalil, T.M. Hatem, (2020), ‘New Approach to Understand Reactor Vessel Hydrogeninduced Embrittlement,’ 2020 Nuclear Materials (NuMat2020), Virtual Conference (Poster).
• M.A. Ibrahim, T.M. Hatem, J.A. El-Awady, (2020), ‘Nano-Crack Self-Healing in Nuclear Crystalline Materials,’ 2020 Nuclear Materials (NuMat2020), Virtual Conference (Poster).
• M.A.El-Sadek, M.M.AbdelHamid, T.M.Hatem, (2020), ‘Multiphysics Modelling Framework for Metal Additive Manufacturing of High-Strength Steel Alloys,’ 2020 International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition (IMECE2020), OR-USA
• Y.Ibrahim, K.H.Khafagy, H.Hegazi, T.M.Hatem, (2020), ‘Three-Dimensional Crystal Plasticity Modelling of High-Speed Tool Steels using Fourier Spectral Solver,’ 2020 International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition (IMECE2020), OR-USA
• M.A.Ibrahim, S. Khalil, I.S. El-Mahallawi, T.M.Hatem, (2020),’ INTRINSIC MECHANISMS OF SELF-HEALING IN METALLIC STRUCTURES, International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition (IMECE2020), OR-USA
• S. Khalil and T.M.Hatem, (2020), “Hydogen Embrittlement Characteristics in Irradiated Stainless Steel”, paper draft submitted, IMECE2020, Oregon convention Center, Oregon, Portland, Nov 16-19, 2020
• R. Othman, T.M.Hatem, (2020), ‘Experimental and Numerical Study of Efficiency of Different Photovoltaic Systems in MENA Region,’ 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Calgary, CA
• M. Elgeziry, T.M.Hatem, (2020), ‘Designing Dual-Axis Open Loop Solar Tracker for CPV Applications Based on the Required Accuracy,’ 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Calgary, CA
• T.M.Hatem, R. Othman, M. M. Omran, (2020), ‘Potential of Solar Energy in Africa: Does Knowledge, Technology, Policy and Economic Match?’ 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Calgary, CA
• R.Othman, T.M.Hatem, (2020), ‘Experimental and Numerical Study of Efficiency of Different Photovoltaic Systems in MENA Region,’ 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Calgary, CA
• N.Ibrahim, S.Khalil, W.Omar, T.M.Hatem, (2020), ‘Optimizing the Performance of Organicbased Perovskite on Crystalline Si,’ 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Calgary, CA
• T.M. Hatem, (2020), ‘Multi-scale Models and Study of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Steel,’ 2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Diego, CA, USA
• K.H.Khafagy, T.M.Hatem, S. Bedair, (2020), ‘Dislocation-based Thermodynamic Models of V-Pits Formation and Strain Relaxation in InGaN/GaN epilayers,’ 2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Diego, CA, USA
• M.M.AbdelHamid, T.M.Hatem, (2020), ‘A 3-D Multiple-Slip Crystal Plasticity Model for Precipitate Hardening in Additively Manufactured High-Strength Steels,’ 2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Diego, CA, USA (invited).
 

2019
• N.El-hoshoudy, M.M.Mohammed, M.Ramzi, S.M.Desouky and A.M.Attia, Experimental, modeling and simulation investigations of a novel surfmer-co-poly acrylates crosslinked hydrogels for water shut-off and improved oil recovery. Journal of Molecular Liquids, MOLLIQ 10149, December (2019).Q1
• Sayed Gomaa, Attia Attia, Atef Abdelhady, Samir Khaled, ,Mohamed Elwageeh, A.N. El-hoshoudy, Mohamed Omran, Abubakr Essam, Mahmoud Osama,Adel Ashraf and Charl Wagdy “Well Testing Analysis of Unconventional Gas Reservoirs: Real Case Study of Tight Gas Carbonate Reservoir, Apollonia Formation, Western Desert, Egypt” International Journal of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering (IJPPE) Volume 5, Issue 1, 2019, PP 1-5 ISSN 2454-7980 (Online).
• Mahran, S and Attia, A and Zadah, Z, and Saha, B Synthesis and characterization of a novel amphoteric terpolymer nanocomposite for enhanced oil recovery applications. In:  32nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, 23 June 2019-28 June 2019, Wroclaw, Poland.
• N. El-hoshoudy, S. Goma, A. Hassan, and A. M. Attia, “Effects of Alkaline/Polymer/Nano fluids On Oil Recovery at Harsh Reservoir Conditions” Pet Coal (2019); 61(x): ISSN 1337-7027 an open access journal.
• Sayed Gomaa, Attia Attia, Atef Abdelhady, Samir Kaled, Mohamed Elwageeh “New Correlation for Calculating Acentric Factor of Petroleum Fractions” Pet Coal (2019); 61(x): ISSN 1337-7027 an open access journal.
• Well Testing Analysis of Unconventional Gas Reservoirs: Real Case Study of Tight Gas Carbonate Reservoir, Apollonia Formation, Western Desert, Egypt International Journal of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering (IJPPE) Volume 5, Issue 1, 2019, PP 1-5
• New Correlation for Calculating Acentric Factor for Petroleum Fractions, Journal of Petroleum and Coal , Accepted December 6, 2019
• PVT Correlations for Egyptian Crude Oils; International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology (IARJSET), 2019
• AN El-hoshoudy, R Hosny, M Fathy, OH Abdelraheem, S Gomaa, SM Desouky, (2019), Enhanced oil recovery using polyacrylates/ACTF crosslinked composite: Preparation, characterization and coreflood investigation, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Elsevier, Vol (181).
• AN El-hoshoudy, S Gomaa, M Taha, (2019), IMPROVING OIL RECOVERY USING Fe2O3 NANOPARTICLES FLOODING, Journal of Petroleum and Coal, volume 61, Issue 4, 2019.
• Abd el Wahab Bayoumi, Sayed Gomaa, Saher Adel, WELL TEST ANALYSIS IN EGYPTIAN NATURALLY FRACTURED OIL RESERVOIRS., Petroleum and Coal Journal, volume 61, Issue 3, 2019.
• Sayed Gomaa, A.N. El-hoshoudy, S.M. Desouky, Application of Acrylates in Enhanced Oil Recovery, Journal of new development in chemistry, volume 2, Issue 3, 2019.
• Sayed Gomaa, Attia Attia, Atef Abdelhady et el., Well Testing Analysis of Unconventional Gas Reservoirs: Real Case Study of Tight Gas Carbonate Reservoir, Apollonia Formation, Western Desert, Egypt, Petroleum & Petrochemical Engineering Journal, volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019. https://www.arcjournals.org/international-journal-of-petroleum-and-petrochemicalengineering/volume-5-issue-1/1
• Attia Attia, A. Hassan, A. El-hoshoudy, Sayed Gomaa, EFFECTS OF ALKALINE/POLYMER/NANOFLUIDS ON OIL RECOVERY AT HARSH RESERVOIR CONDITIONS, Petroleum and Coal Journal, volume 61, Issue 6, 2019
• A. N. El-hoshoudy, S Gomaa, Omar Ahmed Selim, APPLICATION OF ACRYLAMIDE POLYMER GRAFTED WITH SiO2 NANOPARTICLES 2 IN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY-DESIGN PROJECT, Petroleum and Coal Journal, volume 61, Issue 6, 2019.
• Gomaa S, Taha M, El-hoshoudy AN, Improving Oil Recovery using Zeolite Nanoparticles Flooding, Petroleum & Petrochemical Engineering Journal (PPEJ), Vol (3), Issue (1), 2019.
• Sayed Gomaa, Attia Attia, Atef Abdelhady, et al., NEW CORRELATION FOR CALCULATING ACENTRIC FACTOR OF PETROLEUM 2 FRACTIONS, Petroleum and Coal Journal, 2019
• Sayed Gomaa, Attia Attia, Atef Abdelhady, Samir Khaled,
Mohamed Elwageeh, A.N. Elhoshoudy, Mohamed Omran, Abubakr Essam, Mohamed Osama, Adel Ashraf and Charl Wagdy. Well Testing Analysis of Unconventional Gas Reservoirs: Real Case Study of Tight Gas Carbonate Reservoir, Apollonia Formation, western Desert, Egypt International Journal of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering (IJPPE) Volume 5, Issue 1, 2019, PP1-5
• Sayed Gomaa, Attia Attia, Atef Abdelhady, Samir Khaled
and Mohamed Elwageeh. New Correlation for Calculating Acentric Factor of Petroleum Fractions. Petroleum and Coal 2019; 61 (x)
• Ramadan Emara, Samir Khaled, Attia Attia, Atef Abdelhady and Mohamed Elwageeh. PVT Correlation of Egyptian Crude Oil. International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology, IARJSET, 2019.
• Walaa A. E. Omar , Mohamed H. Soliman and Adel Mohamed. New pyridazinone derivative as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acidic medium. 13th International Conference on petroleum, Mining and Metallurgical Engineering (MPM13) [25th 27th Of October 2019].
• Walaa A. E. Omar , Rehab M. Elmaghraby, Ahmed E. Hannora and Haia M. Elsayed. Sumac Extract: An Efficient Green CorrosionInhibitor for Carbon Steel in Acidic Medium. 13th International Conference on petroleum, Mining and Metallurgical Engineering(MPM13) [25th–27th Of October 2019].
• Mira M. Zarie ; Peter Makeen ; Sameh O. Abdellatif ; I. M. Mahmoud ; T.S. AbdelSalam, “Techno-economic Feasibility of Photovoltaic System for an Educational Building in Egypt : (Case Study)”, 2019 International Conference on Innovative Trends in Computer Engineering (ITCE), IEEE Conferences, Aswan, Egypt, 2019.
• Nancy M. Elsayed ; Rania A. Swief ; Sameh O. Abdellatif ; Tarek S. Abdel-Salam, “Photovoltaic Applications for Lighting Load Energy Saving: Case Studies, Educational Building”, 2019 International Conference on Innovative Trends in Computer Engineering (ITCE), IEEE Conferences, Aswan, Egypt, 2019.
• Mohamed G. Z. Fouly, A. A. El-Mahdy, I. M. Mahmoud, Ashraf Seleym, R. A. Sweif, T. S. Abdel-Salam, “Power System Improvement Using Different AI Optimization
Techniques”, Cigre Egypt 2019, 4-6 March 2019, Cairo, Egypt.
• A. A. El-Mahdy, M.G.Megahed, Ashraf Seleym, R. A. Swief , T. S. Abdel-Salam,”Minimizing Losses on Distribution System by PV and Compensating Capacitors “, 13th International Conference on Mining, Petroleum and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez, 25-27 October 2019.
• I. M. Mahmoud, R. Swief , T. S. Abdel-Salam,” Implementing NI Environment for A Remotely Accessed Photovoltaic Module Characterizer“, 13th International Conference on Mining, Petroleum and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of
Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez, 25-27 October 2019.
• Nourhan M. Elbehairy, R. A. Swief, Amr M. Abdin , T. S. Abdel-salam, “Maximum Power Point Tracking For a Stand Alone PV System Under Shading Conditions Using Flower Pollination Algorithm”, 2019, 21st, International Middle East Power Systems
Conference (MEPCON), Tanta University, Egypt, 17-19 December 2019.
• Nathalie Nazih, Walid El-Khattam T.S.Abdel-Salam, “Cost and Shadow Price Minimization in Electrical Power Network, 2019, 21st, International Middle East Power Systems Conference (MEPCON), Tanta University, Egypt, 17-19 December 2019.
• I. M. Mahmoud R. Swief , T. S. Abdel-Salam,” Tuned Hyper Reconfiguration Analysis Applying Plant Growth Algorithm”, 2019, 21st, International Middle East Power Systems Conference (MEPCON), Tanta University, Egypt, 17-19 December 2019.
• M.G.Megahed, R. Swief , T. S. Abdel-Salam,” Optimal Allocation for Photovoltaic/Wind Turbine Applying A Hybrid Butterfly Genetic Algorithm”, 2019, 21st, International Middle East Power Systems Conference (MEPCON), Tanta University, Egypt, 17-19 December 2019.

Research Centres

Centre For Advanced Materials

The Centre has enormous computational as well as experimental facilities that are required to design, test, and validate new materials to set demands, particularly for wind energy applications. Alongside with these facilities, the centre has an enthusiastic and qualified research team, which works in diverse research topics including advanced composites and its computational techniques, materials characterization, mechanical design, and aerodynamic modelling. Furthermore, the centre’s facilities are acquired and built through several grants from Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF), European Union (EU), and Academy for Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). Eventually, in research, the CAM’s mission is to provide a forum and environment for the advancement of research in materials science and engineering in collaboration with domestic and international researchers and institutions. The societal impact of the centre is through college and continuing education, and consulting services to the industry.

Centre For Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Lab
 

The Centre for renewable Energy (CRE) was founded in October 2011 as a spring off the Renewable Energy Group at the Faculty of Engineering. The Centre was founded by an ambitious group of staff members and teaching and research assistants to help in Providing ideas and topics for undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, which are part of the requirements for earning the relevant degrees. The Centre also aims at conducting research activities based on international and local collaborative research programmes, providing training programmes for education and continuous development in the area of renewable energy, meeting Egyptian society needs and building human professional and research capacity in the area of renewable energy.
CRE is currently involved in the following research topics:
1. Investigating and Developing Self-Cleaning material for Enhancing PV Performance in Hot and Dusty Environments.
2. Energy and exergy analysis of a thermosiphon and forced-circulation flat plate solar collector using MWCNT/Water nanofluid.
3. Aerodynamic Analysis of Airborne Wind Turbines.

Lab facilities:

Solar PV Training System

A photovoltaic solar energy system for studying the setup, operation, characteristics and efficiency of a typical stand-alone photovoltaic energy system and on-grid photovoltaic energy system with silicon cells, with data acquisition.

Solar Thermal Training System

A high efficiency educational solar thermal collector for studying and comparing the specification, installation, optimization, efficiency, operation and maintenance of a standard and high efficiency solar thermal collector

Wind Energy Training System

An educational wind turbine test tunnel with data acquisition for studying the characteristics and efficiency of wind turbine generators in a laboratory.

Fuel-Cell Training System

An educational Set of fuel processor, fuel cell stack and Power conditioning controls and monitoring screens.

Solar System Analyzer

Solar Analyzer is used in experimental work to continuously measure/ monitor and record the DC power output of solar system and overall Solar Panels’ performance.

Centre Of Excellence For Preventive Maintenance

Physical Resources
 

Centrifugal pump testing kit
This kit, shown in Figure 1, is locally designed and manufactured under the supervision of the CPM centre to demonstrate fundamental concepts of performance and condition monitoring of centrifugal pumps.  This kit is equipped with the following instrumentation system:

• NI compact DAQ data acquisition system
• Two pressure transducers of 6 and 10 bar ranges
• Electromagnetic flow meter of 100 L/min
• Vibration measurements using accelerometers

Cost: EGP 255,000 from centre budget (2016-2017)
Since acquired, it has been using in conducting research in the area of turbomachinery.
 

Gearbox testing kit
The gearbox testing kit, shown in Figure 2, is also designed and locally manufactured under the supervision of the CPM centre to demonstrate basic concepts of condition monitoring and predictive analytics of general machinery. It is equipped with temperature, vibration, load measurements and NI compact DAQ system.
Cost: EGP 193,000 from centre budget (2015-2016)
Since acquired, it has been using in conducting research in the area of general machinery, vibration data acquisition and signal processing. It is also used in number of undergraduate research projects.

Control valve testing kit and process simulator
This kit, shown in Figure 3, is designed and locally manufactured to be used for conducting research and training on process control and control valve predictive maintenance schemes.

Cost: EGP 224,000 from centre budget (2015-2016)

Since acquired, it has been using in conducting research. It is also used in demonstrating PID control schemes to DY3 mechanical students and a number of undergraduate  research projects.

SPM Intellinova Compact Online Vibration Analysis System
Intellinova Compact is an online monitoring system that is used as data acquisition, vibration analysis and data storage system.

(a) The CPM lab has the Intellinova Compact INS18 version of the system, shown in Figure 4, which provides 12 channels for chock pulse measurements, 6 channels for vibration measurements, 3 analogue inputs, and 3 digital inputs (rpm)/ output.

Cost: EGP 108,000 from centre budget (2016-2017)

(b) Sensors: shock pulse, vibration, and rpm sensors

Cost: EGP 50,000 from research project budget (2016-2017)

(c) Transducers: electromagnetic flow meter, pressure

Cost: EGP 55,000 from centre budget (2017-2018)

Since acquired, it has been using in conducting research in the area of water desalination.

Laser Shaft Alignment System:
A complete system of laser shaft alignment tool with display unit , model EVO as shown in Figure 5.

The main properties of the system are:
Environmental protection: IP 65.
Detector Length: 30 mm (1,2 in).
Detector Resolution: 1 μm (0,04 mils).
Measurement Distance: Up to 10 m, Shaft diameter: Ø 25 – 175 mm  Measurement Accuracy: 0,3% ± 7 μm (0,3% ± 0,27 mils).

Cost: EGP 140,000 from centre budget (2017-2018)

It is to be used in providing industrial services such as aligning driving systems with turbomachinery.

Dynamic Pressure Sensors for High Frequency Measurements.
Fast response Pressure sensor Model 113B24 from PCB PIZOTRONICS Company operates up to 70 bar with rise time less than 1 micron second used for measuring dynamic pressure in reciprocating pumps, vane pumps centrifugal pumps and engines.

Cost:  39,209.00 EGP from centre budget (2017-2018)

TACH20 Combo Tachometer.
The Amprobe TACH20 hand-held tachometer accurately measures rotational or surface speed by Contact and Non-Contact method.

The tachometer with the following characteristics:
• Measures rotational and surface speed
• Built-in memory
• Digital Display
• Auto power off function
• Easy to select units and mode functions
• Contact and non-contact measurement
• Select rpm using infrared beam or adapter: m/min, m/sec,ft/min, ft/sec, in/min, m, ft, and in.
• Includes 6 Adapters, Carrying Case, Reflective Tapes,
• Batteries and User Manual

Cost: 7,750.00 EGP from centre budget (2018-2019)

Fluke 289 True-rms Industrial Logging Multimeter with Trend Capture.
The Fluke model 289 is a high-performance industrial logging Multimeter used in plant automation, power distribution, and electro-mechanical equipment. With the ability to log data and review it graphically on-screen.

The measured variables are:
DC/ AC Volts.
DC/AC Current.
Temperature.
Resistance.
Capacitance.
Frequency.

Cost: 13,900.00 EGP from centre budget (2018-2019)

Fluke Model 376 FC True-rms Clamp Meter
The Fluke 376 FC series offers advanced troubleshooting performance. The iFlex® flexible current probe allows easy con¬nections to wires in tight spaces.

• Log and trend measurements to pinpoint intermittent faults
• Transmit results wirelessly via Fluke Connect Measurements app
• Create and send reports right from the field.
• Integrated VFD low pass filter for accurate motor drive measurements
• Proprietary in-rush measurement technology to filter out noise and capture motor starting current exactly as the circuit protection sees it.

Cost: 8,100.00 EGP from centre budget (2018-2019)

DMP 320 Precision Pressure Transmitter with Fast Response Time
With a response time of ≤ 0.5 msec and a sampling rate of 10 kHz, the pressure transmitter is used for applications, in which an extremely fast and exact pressure measuring is required.

Cost: 12,800.00 EGP from centre budget (2018-2019)

FabLab Research Lab

The FabLab is involved in research activities related to the fabrication and characterization of different PV up-to-date technologies.

1. FabLab resources
1. C-standard customized solar simulator capable of characterizing solar cells up to 50 mm x 50 mm
• LED customized UV-Vis-NIR light source operated through three 20 A variable voltage sources
• keithley source/meter 2401
• UV-Vis-NIR spectrometer (200 nm to 1000 nm)
• Isolated cabin with three cooling fans
• X-Y-Z positioner
• 5G filter
• Calibrated Reference Solar Cell (91150-KG3, Newport)
• Labview-based GUI

2. Solar Cells Fabrication setups
• Spin coater (SPIN1150, sps-eourope)
• Magnetic Stirrers
• Automatic screen printing (Dr Blade) machine
• Thermal Oven (1000 oC)
• Sensitive sub-micrograms scale
 

2. Possible characterization Facilities
1. I-V/ J-V characteristics for two, three and four terminal electronics and optoelectronics devices including solar cells
2. Thin film sheet resistances
3. Thin film optical transmission
4. Light sources characterization
5. Seebeck coefficient
6. Material refractive index
7. Material optical dispersion
8. Material optical absorption
 

Wind Tunnel Research Lab

The wind tunnel research laboratory is involved in research activities related to aerodynamics measurements for postgraduate. In addition, the wind tunnel research lab is currently supporting experimental research in; wind turbine, airfoils investigations, trucks and trains designs, tail buildings & bridges.

1.Specifications of the Wind Tunnel
1. Wind tunnel overall length 10 meters
2. Test section of cross section area of 1 m x 1 m, and length of 2.2 meter
3. Wind tunnel inlet “Bell Mouth Shape” of inner dimensions 2.44×2.44 m2 & outer dimensions of 3.64×3.64m2
4. A 3-Phase 30 kW axial flow fan with an Airflow of 93,000 m3/hr.
5. The 3-Phase fan is connected to the AC speed drive, Schneider Altivar 61, 30 kW – 40 HP 380/480V to provide variable speed control to generate variable wind speed up to 25 m/s inside the test section.
6. The control on the fan speed is achieved using LabView software with NI cDAQ-9189 platform and NI 9263, NI 9472, NI 9215 modules.
7. An automated rotating table to rotate objects inside the wind tunnel to measure the pressure distribution at different angles of attack
8. One-degree travers system with pitot tube for weak survey inside the wind tunnel.

2. Possible Testing Facilities 
1. Generating wind speed with predefined variable speed patterns.
2. Instantaneous pressure distribution measurement along the circumference of an object using 13 pressure sensors AMS2710-0020-D & AMS2710-0050-D with 5000 Pascal range. The set of sensors are connected to NI module NI 9205 with maximum 10k samples per second.
3. Torque and RPM on a rotor model using Rotary Torque Transducer model: M425 S1 (DATUM Electronics) (used with wind turbine for performance determination)
4. Aerodynamics forces measurements using load cells.
5. Smock generator for flow visualization around models inside the wind tunnel.
6. Fluid structure interaction using strain gauges.
 

Research Infrastructure
 
Computing Facilities
The BUE has established a research dedicated computing facility that entails special features which are necessary for today’s research activities.  The High Performance Computing Equipment comprises a central parallel computing ‎server in addition to eight high-end workstations which are to form a ‎distributed parallel computing cluster.  These computers have special ‎characteristics that are necessary for computer intensive calculations essential in most of today’s research projects.  Such characteristics include parallel processing, large memory, ‎Solaris operating system and Grid Engine.  In addition, the BUE has acquired several software licenses for the most widely used packages that are required by researchers in all disciplines.
 
Library Resources
The BUE indentified the importance of providing ample library resources in order to drive the research activities of its academic staff.  Library resources were classified into two main categories, i.e., physical resources and online resources.  Physical resources mainly comprised books while online resources comprised both electronic books and online journal databases.

Library Portal
 
Browse E-Collections
This service is intended to save time for researchers who are looking for a specific journal or electronic book within our databases but do not know where to find it, so instead of opening each database and browse the journals/ books inside you can do that from one single place.
E-Collections
 
Online Databases
Online databases consist of thousands of scientific electronic journals that you can rely on when you are doing your research. The following links will connect you to the relevant database, however, you need to select the appropriate link depending on being on campus or off campus.
Library Portal
 
Electronic Books
• Ebrary
• Springer
• EBSCOhost
 

Research Training and Mentoring

It is crucial to provide mentoring support to all young and junior researchers within each department. It is the responsibility of the Head of Department and all senior researchers to support and mentor young and junior researchers and provide the necessary help in approaching research topics, writing research grant proposals, selecting journals for research publications, and writing proper research papers, managing research groups, etc.