Dr. Ala Jaber

Research and development in the following advanced techniques and applications: Laser diagnostics: Laser-induced phosphorescence. Combustion: Porous media burners. Fluid mechanics: Coating technology. Teaching Assistant: Exercises in combustion technology and in turbulent flame speed numerics/fluent software.

Research and development in advanced applications including: Thin film coating techniques in fluid mechanics. Heat transfer during combustion in porous media burners.

Research and development in advanced fluid mechanics as well as combustion including: Design of coating devices: Slide, slot, cascade slide, slot flow splitter and ring type slot. Analytical solutions of coating modes: Curtain, dip and bead. Design of heated-rollers by porous media burners. Analytical solutions of heat transfer: Porous media burners and conventional burners.

Teaching the following ten engineering subjects and five labs: 1. Fluid mechanics plus its lab. 2. Thermodynamics plus its lab. 3: Heat transfer plus its lab. 4. Energy conversion. 5. Refrigeration systems. 6. Heating and ventilating systems 7. Air conditioning systems. 8. Control and measurement and its lab. 9. Statics. 10. Strength of material and its lab.

Teaching assistant: Thermal and fluid laboratory and thermodynamics laboratory. Research assistant in power plants field: A joint project offered by Sultan Qaboos University, Oman and Aachen University, Germany. The project was directed to improve efficiencies of gas turbine power cycles. MSc. thesis entitled ' Performance of a gas turbine cogeneration with inlet air cooling using absorption refrigeration powered by exhaust gas'.

Laser diagnostics: Laser-induced phosphorescence. Combustion: Porous media burners. Fluid mechanics: Coating technology.

Thin film coating techniques in fluid mechanics. Heat transfer during combustion in porous media burners.

Design of coating devices: Slide, slot, cascade slide, slot flow splitter and ring type slot. Analytical solutions of coating modes: Curtain, dip and bead. Design of heated-rollers by porous media burners. Analytical solutions of heat transfer: Porous media burners and conventional burners.

Power plants, gas turbines, steam turbines, heat recovery steam generators, refrigeration, heat transfer, convective heat transfer, combustion and thermal power systems design.

Thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, gas turbines, steam turbines, steam generators, internal combustion engines, hydraulic machines, electric power stations, refrigeration machines, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and energy conversion.