The Laboratory of

Fluid Dynamics and

Technical Flows

• 2007 - 2012 Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Mechanical Power Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
• 2013 - 2017 Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Mechanical Power Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt; Master thesis: Aero-acoustic Investigation of Wind-Lens
• Since 02/2022: Research-assistant at the Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
• 01.01.1991 born in Cairo, Egypt

Research activities

• Aerodynamic and aero-acoustic characteristics of Wind-Lens (WL)
• Performance enhancements of H-type Darrieus wind turbine
• Bio-inspired designs for Savonius rotors
• Application of leading-edge tubercles on blades of different kinds of turbines
• Intra-cycle angular-velocity control of cross-flow tidal turbines (CFTTs)
• Designing tidal stream turbine arrays through mimicking schooling fish

Publications

Starting 2003 you can find a full reference list of the lab can be found under Research

• I Hashem, MH Mohamed, AA Hafiz, Aero-acoustics noise assessment for Wind-Lens turbine, Energy 118, 345-368, 2017
• I Hashem, MH Mohamed, Aerodynamic performance enhancements of H-rotor Darrieus wind turbine, Energy 142, 531-545, 2018
• I Hashem, HSA Hameed, MH Mohamed, An axial turbine in an innovative oscillating water column (OWC) device for sea-wave energy conversion, Ocean Engineering 164, 536-562, 2018
• I Hashem, AA Hafiz, MH Mohamed, Characterization of aerodynamic performance of wind-lens turbine using high-fidelity CFD simulations, Frontiers in Energy, 1-22, 2020
• I Hashem, B Zhu, Metamodeling-based parametric optimization of a bio-inspired Savonius-type hydrokinetic turbine, Renewable Energy 180, 560-576, 2021
• W Ke, I Hashem, W Zhang, B Zhu, Influence of leading-edge tubercles on the aerodynamic performance of a horizontal-axis wind turbine: A numerical study, Energy 239, 122186, 2022