Mohamed Ali

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Mohamed Ali earned his PhD in Physics and Fluid Mechanics from Aix-Marseille University, France, in 2014. Over the years, he has held various academic and research positions, including Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Research and Technology Centre of Energy in Tunisia, Researcher at The University of Technology of Compiègne in France, and the Emirates Nuclear Technology Center at Khalifa University. He has also served as a Visiting Scholar in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at New Mexico State University.

Ali's research primarily focuses on the application of numerical simulations to enhance the understanding of fluid flow and heat transfer, with the goal of improving the modeling of energy processes. His work spans a range of topics, including the development of a numerical framework to simulate the behavior of helical vortices, drag reduction techniques to minimize energy consumption, and the study of Phase Change Materials (PCM) for thermal energy storage. More recently, he has been involved in high-fidelity simulations of fluid-structure interactions within cylinder arrays, which are crucial in industrial applications like heat exchangers and reactor cores.

Within the SITE Research Center, Ali’s research is centered on laminar-turbulence transition, boundary layer separation, and vortex dynamics. These areas are critical to understanding complex fluid behaviors and advancing the field of energy process modeling.