Zinedine Khatir

Associate Professor

School of Engineering and the Built Environment - BE

Email:: zinedine.khatir@bcu.ac.uk

Dr Zinedine Khatir is Associate Professor in Engineering in the Faculty of Computing Engineering and Built Environment. Zinedine is a leading researcher in the fields of Computational Engineering and Science (CES), Computational Fluid dynamics (CFD) and Design Optimisation. CES is a relatively new discipline that deals with the development and application of computational models and simulations, often coupled with High Performance Computing (HPC), to solve complex physical problems arising in engineering analysis and design as well as natural phenomena. CES has been described as the "third mode of discovery" (next to theory and experimentation). He has published around 80 refereed journal papers, book chapters, conference papers and technical and industrial reports, supervised PhDs and taught postgraduate and undergraduate courses.

Zinedine began his career on final-year projects in his degrees from the University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France (UFCB), and continued a Master undertaken at the University of Idaho, USA and subsequently got his Master of Philosophy in Engineering Mathematics and Scientific Computation from UFCB. After a small period lecturing and doing research in higher education in France and in the UK, he then obtained his PhD in CFD from the University of Warwick, UK, where he developed high-tech computer modelling techniques for the numerical study of turbulence and flow control. Zinedine has a mixed career in academia and industry. He has been awarded the prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship funded by the European Union in 2003 and 2005 which he held at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal (i.e. Ox-Bridge Portuguese equivalent) and Queen’s University Belfast, UK respectively. Before joining BCU in February 2020, he had been working at the University of Leeds, UK, for more than 10 years with an interim year at Curtin University Malaysia where he lead the Computational Engineering Science Research Group dedicated to multidisciplinary applied research. He still holds a visiting research position within the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds.

While this still remains an important part of his work, since his move to Birmingham City University, his interests have further expanded into new areas of research, including machine learning for medical and biological systems and energy efficient computing, alongside the more usual engineering systems encompassing mechanical, nuclear and thermal airflow using Open Source computational-based approaches (i.e. OpenFOAM, Scilab, etc.) and multi-disciplinary design optimisation aspects of his work.

Current Activity

Areas of Expertise

Qualifications

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Research

Publications

Journals

T.C. Sykes, A.A. Castrejón-Pita, J.R. Castrejón-Pita, D. Harbottle, Z. Khatir, H. Thompson and M. Wilson, “Surface jets and internal mixing during the coalescence of impacting and sessile droplets” Physical Review Fluids 5, 023602 (2020). DOI:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.023602
Z. Khatir and H. Thompson. “CFD-enabled design optimisation of industrial flows–theory and practise” International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, pp. 235-236, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/10618562.2019.1674503
A.F. Al-Neama AF; Z Khatir; N. Kapur N; J. Summers J; H.M. Thompson. “An experimental and numerical investigation of chevron fin structures in serpentine minichannel heat sinks”, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, 120, pp. 1213-1228, 2018.
Z. Khatir,B. Hanson, M. Fairweather and P. Heggs. “CFD Analysis of Liquid-Liquid Extraction Pulsed Sieve-Plate Extraction Columns”, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Vol. 40, 19-24, 2017.
Z. Khatir, K. Kubiak, P.K. Jimack and T.G. Mathia, “Dropwise condensation heat transfer process optimisation on superhydrophobic surfaces using a multi-disciplinary approach”. Applied Thermal Engineering.106, 1337–1344, 2016.
Z. Khatir, J. Paton, N. Kapur, H. Thompson, V. Toropov, “Energy efficient bread baking through the appliance of science”. Baking Europe, Summer 2016, pp. 37-41.
Z. Khatir, A.R. Taherkhani, J. Paton, H. Thompson, Nik Kapurand Vassili Toropov“Energy thermal management in commercial bread-baking using a multi-objective optimisation framework” Applied Thermal Engineering 80 (2015) 141-149.
G. Fischr, M. Bigerelle1, K.J. Kubia, T.G. Mathia, Z. Khatir and K. Anselme. Anisotropic wetting on textured sinusoidal surfaces - experimental and numerical study of directional spreading mechanism. Surf. Topogr.: Metrol. Prop. 2 (2014) (10pp) 044003
Z. Khatir, J. Paton, H. Thompson, N. Kapur and V. Toropov “Numerical and experimental study of energy efficiency in high-speed air impingement bread-baking ovens”, Applied Energy 112, 918–927, 2013
Z. Khatir, J. Paton, H. Thompson, N. Kapur, V. Toropov, J. Paton, M. Lawes and D. Kirk “Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) investigation of air flow and temperature distribution in a small scale bread-baking oven” Applied Energy, 89 (1), pp. 89-96, 2012.
Z. Khatir, H. Thompson, N. Kapur, V. Toropov, and J. Paton “Multi-objective computational fluid dynamics (CFD) design optimisation in commercial bread-baking“, Applied Thermal Engineering 60 (2), 480-486, 2013
J. Paton, Z. Khatir et al. “Thermal energy management in the bread-baking industry using a system modelling approach”, Applied Thermal Engineering 53 (2), 340-347, 2013
Z. Khatir and A.D. Lucey“A combined boundary integral and vortex method for the numerical study of three dimensional fluid flow systems”, Intern. J. of Computer Math, Vol. 89/11, pp. 1504–1524, 2012.
Z. Khatir, A.K. Pozarlik, R.K. Cooper, J.W. Watterson and J.B.W. Kok “Numerical study of coupled fluid structure interaction for combustion system”, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids. vol. 56, pp.1343-1949, 2008
Z. Khatir. “A Boundary Element Method for the Numerical Investigations of Near-Wall Fluid Flow with Vortex Method Simulation”, Eng. Analysis with Boundary Elements (28), pp. 1405-1416, 2004.
Z. Khatir. “An Algorithm for Velocity Calculation in Close Proximity to Body Surfaces in Panel Methods", Intern. J. of Computer Math. Vol. 78/3, pp. 471- 480, 2001.

Conferences

T.C. Sykes, A.A. Castrejón-Pita, J.R. Castrejón-Pita, M. Wilson, D. Harbottle, Z. Khatir and H. Thompson,” Internal Flows in Impacting and Coalescing Droplets of Different Surface Tension” presented at the 72^nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics (APS-DFD2019), Seattle, Washington, November 23-26, 2019.
T.C. Sykes, A.A. Castrejón-Pita, J.R. Castrejón-Pita, M. Wilson, D. Harbottle, Z. Khatir and H. Thompson,”Mixing within impacting and coalescing droplets of different surface tensions” International Conference Droplets 2019, 16-18 Sep. 2019: Durham, UK.
M. Al-Damook, M. Al Qubeissi, D. Dixon-Hardy, Z. Khatir and Peter Heggs, “Thermal and electrical performance evaluation and design optimisation of hybrid PV/T systems” Proceedings 16^th UK Heat Transfer Conference (UKHTC2019), Nottingham, 8-10 Sep. 2019.
H. Hamad, N. Kapur, Z. Khatir, H. Thompson and M. Wilson, “CFD Analysis and Optimisation of Polymerase Chain Reaction Thermal Flow Systems” Proceedings 16^th UK Heat Transfer Conference (UKHTC2019), Nottingham, 8-10 Sep. 2019,
M. Ismaeel, N. Kapur, Z. Khatir and H. Thompson, “Robust optimisation of serpentine fluidic heat sinks for high density”, Proceedings 16^thUK Heat Transfer Conference (UKHTC2019), Nottingham, 8-10 Sep. 2019,
Z. Khatir,B. Hanson, M. Fairweather and P. Heggs. “CFD Analysis of Liquid-Liquid Extraction Pulsed Sieve-Plate Extraction Columns”, Antonio Espuña, Moisès Graells and Luis Puigjaner (Editors), Proceedings of the 27^th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering – ESCAPE 27, October 1^st - 5^th, 2017, Barcelona, Spain.
Z. Khatir,B. Hanson, M. Fairweather and P. Heggs, “High-fidelity CFD simulations of pulsed sieve-plate extraction columns”. 11^th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements (ETMM11) – Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 21-23 September 2016.
K.J. Kubiak, Z. Khatir, P.K. Jimack and T.G. Mathia “Energy efficiency optimization via morphology of superhydrophobic surfaces for enhanced condensation heat transfer”, Proc. of3^rd Sustainable Thermal Energy Management International Conference (SusTEM2015), Newcastle – UK, 7-8 July 2015.
Z. Khatir, H. Ben Hamud and A. Shuard “Multiphase flow investigation of subsea pipe flow pattern and hydrate risk formation”, 19^th Australasian Fluid Mechanics (19AFMC) – RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 8-11 December 2014.
H. Ben Hamud and Z. Khatir “Evaluate Flow Pattern Risk on Hydrate Formation in a Bend Pipeline using CFD Simulation” Proceedings of the 5^th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology BICET 2014 – Institut Teknologi Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, 1^st-3^rd November 2014.
K.J. Kubiak, T.G. Mathia and Z. Khatir “Hydrophilic to Hydrophobic Wetting Transition on Anisotropic Surfaces applied to condensation process modelling” Proc. of 4^th Inter. Conference on Surface Metrology (ICSM2014), March 10-13^th, 2014, Hamburg (Germany).
K.J. Kubiak, M. Bigerelle, T.G. Mathia, Z. Khatir and G. Fischer “Anisotropic Wetting on sinusoidal surfaces”, Proc. of 4^th International Conference on Surface Metrology (ICSM2014), March 10-13th, 2014, Hamburg (Germany).
Z. Khatir, K.J. Kubiak “CFD based optimisation of the superhydrophobic functional surface in dropwise condensation”, Proceedings of International Conference on the Analysis and Mathematical Applications in Engineering and Science (AMAES 2014), 19 – 22 January 2014, Curtin University Sarawak, Miri, Malaysia. ISBN 978-983-44482-6-4.
Z. Khatir, J. Paton, H. Thompson, N. Kapur and V. Toropov “Conceptual Optimisation Framework of high-speed air impingement jets technology for the design of energy efficient commercial bread-baking ovens” To be presented at 5^th Int. Conference in Applied Energy (ICAE2013), July 1-4 2013, Pretoria – South Africa.
Z. Khatir, J. Paton, H. Thompson, N. Kapur and V. Toropov “A multi-objective design methodology to improve energy efficiency in the bread-baking industry” Proceedings of 2012 European Federation of Food Science & Technology (EFFoST) Annual Meeting, 20-23 November 2012, Montpellier – France.
J. Paton, Z. Khatir, H. Thompson, N. Kapur and V. Toropov “An experimental and numerical investigation of industrial bread proving” Proceedings of 2012 European Federation of Food Science & Technology (EFFoST) Annual Meeting, 20-23 November 2012, Montpellier – France.
Z. Khatir, J. Paton, H. Thompson, N. Kapur and V. Toropov “Opportunities for Energy Savings by Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Bread Baking Process” Proceedings of 4^th Int. Conference in Applied Energy (ICAE2012), July 5-8 2012, Suzhou – China.
A.R. Taherkhani, P.H. Gaskell, R.W. Hewson, Z. Khatir, A. Polynkin, H.M. Thompson and V.V. Toropov “Aerodynamic Design Optimization of Emergency Response Vehicles Using Computational Fluid Dynamics”, Proceedings of 9th ASMO UK/ISSMO Conference on Engineering Design Optimization Product and Process Improvement, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, July 5^th-6^th, 2012.
J. Paton, Z. Khatir, H. Thompson, N. Kapur, V. Toropov, J. Paton ”Integration of System-Modelling and Computational Methods for Energy Reductions in the Bread Industry”,Proceedingsof Sustainable Thermal Energy Management International Conference - SusTEM 2011, Newcastle – UK, 25-27 Oct. 2011, pp. 49-57.
U. Armani, Z. Khatir, A. Khan, V.V. Toropov, A. Polynkin, H. Thompson, N. Kapur and C.J. Noakes “Control of Physical Consistency in Metamodel Building by Genetic Programming”, in Y. Tsompanakis, B.H.V. Topping, (Editors), "Proceedings of the 2^nd Int. Conf. on Soft Computing Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 43, 2011. doi:10.4203/ccp.97.43.
Z. Khatir, H. Thompson, N. Kapur, V. Toropov, and J. Paton “Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) design optimisation in commercial bread-baking“, Proceedings of the 12^th UK National Heat Transfer Conference – UKHTC-12, August 30-September 1, 2011, Leeds.
Z. Khatir and A.D. Lucey “A combined boundary integral and vortex method for three dimensional grid-free flow simulation”, Proceedings of the 8^th UK Conference on Boundary Integral Methods – UKBIM11, Editor D. Lesnic, Leeds University Press, Leeds, UK (ISBN 9780853162957), pp. 169-176, 2011.
Z. Khatir, H. Thompson, N. Kapur, V. Toropov, J. Paton and M. Lawes ”The application of Computational Fluid Dynamics and design optimisation in the British bread-baking industry”, 8^th Intern. Conference on CFD in Oil & Gas, Metallurgical and Process Industries, SINTEF/NTNU, Trondheim Norway, 21-23 June 2011.
Z. Khatir J. Paton, H. Thompson, N. Kapur, V. Toropov, J. Paton, M. Lawes and D. Kirk “Thermal Management in Commercial Bread Baking - CFD investigation of thermal air flow in a small scale bread-baking oven”. InProceedings of the 1^st PRO-TEM Network Conference - Sustainable Thermal Energy Management 2010 (SusTEM2010 Conference), Newcastle, UK, 2-3 November 2010, pp.146-155, 2010.
S. D. Harris, S. Freeman, R. J. Knipe, and Z. Khatir “Geometric and Property Uncertainty Modelling Within Complex Fault Zones’’ AAPG Annual Convention, April 20-23, 2008, San Antonio, Texas
S. D. Harris, R. J. Knipe, S. Freeman, Z. Khatir, A. Brown, R. K. Davies and A. Li "The influence of fault geometry and property uncertainty modelling on reservoir compartmentalisation". International Conference Reservoir Compartmentalization, Geological Society, London, 5 - 6 March 2008.
Z. Khatir, A.K. Pozarlik, R.K. Cooper, J.W. Watterson and J.B.W. Kok “Numerical investigations of fluid structure interaction between unsteady flow and vibrating liner in a combustion chamber” Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering II (Coupled Problems 2007), edited by E. Onate, M. Papadrakakis and B. Schrefler, ISBN: 978-84-96736-18-4, pp. 196-199, 2007.
Z. Khatir, A.K. Pozarlik, R.K. Cooper, J.W. Watterson and J.B.W. Kok “Coupled fluid structure interaction for combustion system – A numerical study”, 9^th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ICFD2007 Conference, Reading, UK, March 2007.
Z. Khatir and A. Sequeira, “Towards Numerical Simulation of Blood Flow in Small Vessels”, Computational Fluid Dynamics 2004, C. Groth and D. W. Zingg (Eds.), pp. 321-327, 2006.
Z. Khatir,“Numerical investigations of near-wall turbulence structures”, Computational Fluid Dynamics 2002, S. Armfield , P. Morgan & K. Srinivas (Eds.), Springer, pp. 329--337, 2003.
Z. Khatir, "A vortex method simulation of near-wall turbulence structures", EUROMECH ETC9 European Turbulence Conference, the Univ. of Southampton, UK, July 2-5, 2002, and in Advances in Turbulence IX, I.P. Castro & P.E. Hancock (Eds.), CIMNE, 2002, pp. 763-766.
Z. Khatir and P. W. Carpenter “Three-Dimensional Vortex Method for Near-Wall Boundary-Layer Flow Structure", 1^st Inter. Conf. on CFD (ICCFD) - Kyoto, Japan, July 10-17, 2000, and in Computational Fluid Dynamics 2000, N. Satofuka (Ed.), pp. 589-594, 2001.
Z. Khatir and P.W. Carpenter, "Three-dimensional vortex/boundary element method for the numerical study of near-wall boundary-layer flow structure", Abstract of 4th EUROMECH Fluid Mechanics Conference (EFMC2000), 19-23 November 2000, pp. 66 (ISBN 90-386 2652-5).
Z. Khatir “An Indirect Boundary Element Procedure to Accurately Impose Impermeability for Vortex Methods”, Proceedings IMA Conf. on Boundary Integral Methods: Theory & Applications, Uni. of Salford, UK, 15-18 Sept. 1997.
Z. Khatir “An Indirect Boundary Element Procedure to Accurately Impose Impermeability for Vortex Methods with Applications to Two-Dimensional Flow”, Proceedings 10^th Scot. Fluid Mech. Meeting, Dundee, 28 May 1997.