Old talk about open channel flows.
Introduction to Turbulent Flow
A very old talk about turbulent flows, possibly outdated.
Parallel Computing in CFD
Graduate seminar at the American University of Beirut. January 2005.
A Parallel Algebraic Multigrid Solver
My first conference paper, American University of Beirut, May 2005.
Implementation of a Finite Volume Solver using Cluster Based Parallel Computing
Master’s thesis defense at the American University of Beirut. July 2005.
Analytical Models for Propulsion Devices
Invited talk, Notre Dame University, January 2008.
Theoretical Models for Wall Injected Flows
Doctoral defense presentation given at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in November 2009.
Extension of Kelvin’s Minimum Energy Theorem to Flows with Open Regions
Presentation for conference paper AIAA-2010-4287 given at the AIAA JPC conference in June 2010.
Pressure Integration Rules and Restriction of the Navier-Stokes Equations
Presentation for conference paper AIAA-2010-4288 in June 2010.
Pressure Integration of the Navier-Stokes Equations
Invited talk given at the University of Utah as part of the CRSIM (Combustion and Reaction SIMulation) group meetings.
Arches Panorama
Quadrature Methods for Numerical Integration
A summary of quadrature methods for numerical integration. Serves as a great introduction to quadrature methods and could be used as the basis for moment methods.
The Maximum Entropy Method for Reconstructing Density Distributions
A summary of using the maximum entropy principle from information theory to reconstruct a PDF (or other distributions) given a finite number of moments. This is quite useful especially when using the method of moments in population balances or related stochastic transport processes. The document also includes some results from my code for reconstructing some bimodal and trimodal Gaussian distributions, beta, and log-normal distributions.
Viscous Flows Revisited in Simulated Rockets with Radially Regressing Walls
Saad, T., & Majdalani, J. (2011). Viscous Flows Revisited in Simulated Rockets with Radially Regressing Walls. In 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. San Diego, California, USA.
Some Thoughts on Kelvin’s Minimum Energy Theorem
Saad, T., & Majdalani, J. (2011). Some Thoughts on Kelvin’s Minimum Energy Theorem. In International Conference on Advanced Research and Applications in Mechanical Engineering.