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Khalid Zouhri
Associate Professor
Full-Time Faculty
School of Engineering: Department of Engineering Management, Systems, and Technology
Bio
Dr. Khalid Zouhri is an associate professor and program leader of mechanical engineering technology in the Department of Engineering Management, Systems and Technology. Before joining the faculty at UD, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Higher Colleges of Technology. Prior to that, Dr. Zouhri was an adjunct professor at the University of New Haven while working in the aerospace industry. Dr. Zouhri has over a decade of experience in the aerospace industry, beginning at Timco Aviation as an airframe structure mechanic. Following his time at Timco, he joined Pratt & Whitney as a test engineer for the F135 military engine STOVL and CTOL program for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and also worked for Radiall Aerospace in New Haven, CT. Dr. Zouhri received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University, an MBA from Southern Connecticut State University and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University. Dr. Zouhri’s research interests include nanomaterials characterization and testing, materials behavior at high temperatures for propulsion systems, materials corrosion and prevention, non-destructive testing and analysis, nanomaterial behavior and electrochemical reactions for energy conversion devices, electron and phonon transport modeling and experiments, thermal fluid sciences application and analysis, bio-fluid mechanics applications using the particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique, turbulence analysis, jets, bluff bodies and airfoils.
Degrees
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, April 2016
- M.B.A., Master of Business Administration, Southern Connecticut State University, August 2012
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, August 2008
- Aircraft structure mechanic diploma, Guilford Technical Community College Aviation Campus/ Timco Aviation, Greensboro, NC, USA
Industry Experience
- Timco Aviation, Greensboro, NC, USA
- Pratt and Whitney – System Engineering and validation- F135 Military Engine, East Hartford, CT, USA
- Radiall Aerospace, New haven, CT, USA
Courses Taught
University of Dayton
- Strength of Materials
- Materials and Processes
University of New Haven (Connecticut, USA) and HCT
- Dynamics
- Methods of Engineering Analysis
- Advance Fluid Mechanics
- Project Planning & Development
- Thermodynamics I and II
- Refrigeration and air conditioner
- Statics
Professional Activities
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- American Society of engineering education (ASEE)
Research Interests
- Materials characterizations and testing application
- materials behavior at high temperature for propulsion system
- Materials corrosion and prevention
- Materials behavior and electrochemical reactions for energy conversions devices
- Electron and phonon transport modeling and experiments
- Non-destructive testing and analysis
- Thermal fluid sciences application and analysis
- Bio-fluid mechanics application using particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique
- Turbulence analysis, jets, bluff bodies and airfoils
Selected Publications
- Zouri, K., Shinneeb, M., Chikhalsouk, M., & Cress, J. (2021). Solid oxide fuel cell cathode diffusion polarization: Materials and exergy study. Energy Conversion and Management, 231, 13865, ISSN 0196-8904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
enconman.2021.113865
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ S019689042100042X - Shinneeb, M., & Zouhri, K. (2018, April). Effect of gap flow on the shallow wake of a sharp-edged bluff body – Coherent structures. Physics of Fluid. https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5022252
- Zouhri, K. (2018). The effect of iodide and tri-iodide on the dye sensitized solar cell. Renewable Energy, 126, 210-225, ISSN 0960-1481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.03.045
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148118303562 - Alsaedi, J., & Zouhri, K. (2017, November). Comparative study on dispersion and processing parameters of polycarbonate composites evaluated by microscopic methods. International Journal of Modern Engineering Research. http://www.ijmer.com/pages/Vol.7-Iss.11(Version-1).html
http://www.ijmer.com/papers/Vol7_issue11/Version-1/H71114762.pdf - Zouhri, K., Alsaedi, J., Ferreira, L., Chikhalsouk, M., Shinneeb, M., Koudsi, F., Khondker, O., Mohamad, S., & Nmir, Y. (2017). Numerical method of the TiO2 porosity effect on dye sensitized solar cell exergy efficiency. Solar Energy, 155, 920-933, ISSN 0038-092X. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2017.06.064
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038092X17305674 - Chikhalsouk, M., Zouhri, K., Khondker, O., & Ferreira, L. (2017, August). Modeling and simulation swash plate pump response characteristics in load sensing and pressure compensated hydraulic system. International Journal of Modern Engineering Research, 7(8). http://www.ijmer.com/papers/Vol7_issue8/Version-1/B7810620.pdf
- Zouhri, K., & Lee, S.-Y. (2016). Tubular SOFC air electrode ohmic overpotential: Parametric and exergy study. Energy Conversion and Management, 121, 1-12, ISSN 0196-8904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.04.098
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019689041630348X - Zouhri, K., & Lee, S.-Y. (2016). Evaluation and optimization of the alkaline water electrolysis ohmic polarization: Exergy study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(18), 7253-7263, ISSN 0360-3199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.03.119.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319916305638 - Zouhri, K., & Lee, S. -Y. (2016) Analysis and assessment of dye-sensitized solar cell at different materials parameters and environmental conditions. Int. J. Energy Res., 40, 1093–1104. doi: 10.1002/er.3503
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/er.3503/abstract - Zouhri, K., & Lee, S.-Y. (2016, January). Exergy study on the effect of material parameters and operating conditions on the anode diffusion polarization of the SOFC. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-015-0201-1
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40095-015-0201-1 - Zouhri, K., & Lee, S.-Y. (2014, June). Exergy analysis of combined cycle of solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine using coal-base syngas. ASME Fuel Cell Sciences, Paper No. FuelCell 2014-6670, V001T03A002. doi:10.1115/FuelCell2014-6670
http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1920857 - Zouhri, K., & Yassar, R. S. (2014, June). Graphene as cathode material in molten carbonate fuel cells. ASME Energy Sustainability and Fuel Cell, Paper No. FuelCell2014-6671, V001T05A001. doi:10.1115/FuelCell2014-6671
http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1920867 - Chikhalsouk, M., Esakki, B., Zouhri, K., & Nmir, Y. (2018). Discrete wavelet transform application in variable displacement pumps condition monitoring.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-17065-3_13 - Shinneeb, M., Zouhri, K., & Chikhalsouk, M. H. (2019, January). Effect of shallowness on the flow field of a horizontal turbulent water jet. IEEE Proceedings, Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conference (ASET).
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8714249 - Chikhalsouk, M. H., Zouhri, K., & Shinneeb, M. (2019, January). Continuous wavelet analysis applicability in axial pumps condition monitoring (PID Gains Perspective). Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conference (ASET).
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8714412 - Chikhalsouk, M., Zouhri, K., Nmir, Y., & Esakki, B. (2018, December). Discrete wavelet transform applicability as a condition monitoring technique for variable displacement pumps. 10th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2018), Porto, Portugal.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-17065-3_13 - Zouhri, K., & Lee, S.-Y. (2014, June). Exergy analysis of combined cycle of solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine using coal-base syngas. ASME Fuel Cell Sciences, Paper No. FuelCell 2014-6670, V001T03A002. doi:10.1115/FuelCell2014-6670
http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1920857 - Zouhri, K., & Yassar, R. S. (2014, June). Graphene as cathode material in molten carbonate fuel cells. ASME Energy Sustainability and Fuel Cell, Paper No. FuelCell2014-6671, V001T05A001. doi:10.1115/FuelCell2014-6671
http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1920867 - Chikhalsouk, M. H., Esakki, B., Somayaji, C., Zouhri, K., & Shinneeb, M. (2018, March). Impact of control unit gains on noise mitigation in swash plate pump pumping systems. IEEE Proceedings.
http://link-springer-com-443.webvpn.fjmu.edu.cn/chapter/10.1007%2F978-981-13-2697-4_49 - Chikhalsouk, M. H., Zouhri, K., Somayaji, C., & Shinneeb, M. (2018, February). Proactive noise mitigation in swash plate pump pumping systems: From control system design perspective. ASET IEEE Proceedings.
- Chikhalsouk, M. H., Zouhri, K., Khondker, O. A., Shinneeb, M., & Sharis, M. (2018, February). The applicability of the adaptive wavelet analysis in flutter identification in aerospace structures. ASET IEEE Proceedings. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8376806