P rof. Dr. Salwan Obaid Waheed Khafaji
Mechanical Engineering
PHD/University of Missouri at Columbia (USA)


Languages: Arabic/ English

Professor in the mechanical and aerospace engineering (PhD-University of Missouri at Columbia_USA) Teaching experience for 14 years at University of Babylon-Mechanical Engineering Department/Iraq). Specializing in Structural vibration and Renewable energy, System Dynamics modeling, Functional graded materials, Composite materials, finite element method. Experienced with all stages of the development projects and management. Well-versed in numerous finite element method, such as Ansys and Comsol. Strong background in structural design.

Skill Highlights

• Structural design
• Decision maker
• Programming
• Optimization • Modeling and analysis
• Teaching

Experience
Teaching staff - 04/2005 to present.
Research assistant 8/2016-08/2018 IEEE member
Edito in Chief for the Iraqi Journal of Mechanical and Material Engineering” belonged to the College of Engineering/Babylon University.
*Reviewer for NSF (National Science Foundation-USA) for funded projects
*Scientific evaluator for several projects.
Reviewer for several high level journals such as:
1- Nonlinear Vibration and Control
2- Archive of Civil and Mechanical engineer 3- Applied Physics
4- Smart materials and structures 5- Applied Sciences
6- Journal of mechanical science and technology 7- Polymers
8- Materials
9- Micromechanics
10- Mathematical problems in Engineering
11- International journal of Mechanical science 12- Part G:Journal Of Automotive Engineering 13- Transaction on industrial engineering (IEEE) 14- Technologies
15- Robotics
Etc……
• Cooperate with several researchers and publishing more than 45 scientific journal and conference papers.
• Advisor for M.Sc and PhD students







Education

1- PhD : Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Missouri at Columbia (USA)- 2018

2- M.E: Master in Engineering/ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Missouri at Columbia (USA)- 2016

3- M.Sc: Master in Engineering Science.
Mechanical Engineering
University of Babylon 2005

4- B.Sc
Mechanical Engineering
University of Babylon 2003

Some of My Researches:

1- Performance of Multi Buckets Vertical -Axis Wind Turbine with at Different Blades Angles, February 2022, Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2(4)

2- Experimental Study for Three and Six Buckets of Sim-Savonius, July 2022, DOI:10.1109/ICECET55527.2022.9873101, Conference: 2022 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET).


3- ANALYTICAL POSITION CONTROL SYSTEM OF A LINEAR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR USED IN AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS, July 2023, DOI:10.17683/ijomam/issue13.25
4- Adaptive Model Predictive Control for a Magnetic Suspension System under Initial Position Dispersions and Voltage Disturbances
Article, January 2022, FME Transactions
Fawaz Al-Bakri, Salwan Obaid Waheed

5- A Sliding Mode Control of an Electromagnetic Actuator Used in Aircraft Systems
FF Al-Bakri, SK Lami, HH Ali, SOW Khafaji
2021 5th Annual Systems Modelling Conference (SMC), 1-5 2021
6- Adaptive Model Predictive Control for a TORA System under Initial Axial and angular Position Dispersions
FF Al-Bakri, SOW Khafaji, HH Ali, LN Muhi
2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference … 1
2021
7- H∞ LOOP SHAPING CONTROL DESIGN OF THE ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF A HYDRAULIC MOTOR
HH Ali, SOW Khafaji, FF Al-Bakri
International Journal of Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics, 72-79 2021
8- A NOVEL ANALYTICAL CONTROL OF A SINGLE ROTARY INVERTED PENDULUM UNDER INITIAL ANGULAR DISPERSIONS
FF Al-Bakri, SOW Khafaji, HH Ali
International Journal of Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics, 32-42 2021
9- NATURAL CONVECTON IN SINUSOIDAL–CORRUGTED ENCLOSURE UTITIING SILVER/WATER NANOLUID WITH DIFFERENT SHAPES OF CONCENTRIC INNER CYLINDERS
E Aboud, Q Al-Amir, H Hamzah, A Abdulkadhim, M Gabir, S Khafaji, F Ali
Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer 17 1
2021
10- Static Analysis of elastomeric bridge bearing
K Waleed, H Hadi, S Khafaji
Solid State Technology 63 (6), 21371-21389 2020
11- Analyzing of Semi-Active Suspensions System of a Magnetorheological Fluid Damper for an Automobile Application under Various Excitations
AY Enad, MJ Aubad, S Obaid
Solid State Technology 63 (1), 704-719 2020
12- MHD effect on mixed convection of annulus circular enclosure filled with Non-Newtonian nanofluid
ED Aboud, HK Rashid, HM Jassim, SY Ahmed, SOW Khafaji, HK Hamzah, ...
Heliyon 6 (4), e03773 21
2020
13- Mechanical and free vibration properties of clamshell particles/polyester composites
NH Mostafa, MB Hunain, SOW Khafaji
Materials Research Express 7 (1), 015104 3
2020
14- Transient analysis of transversely functionally graded Timoshenko beam (TFGTB) in conjunction with finite element method
SOW Khafaji, MA Al-Shujairi, MJ Aubad
Archive of Mechanical Engineering 67 1
2020
15- Modal analysis and transient response of axially functionally graded (AFG) beam using finite element method
MJ Aubad, SOW Khafaji, MT Hussein, MA Al-Shujairi
Materials Research Express 6 (10), 1065g4 16
2019
16- Online Semi-Active Control System of a Magnetorheological Fluid Damper using LQR Algorithm
MTH Mohammed A. Al-Shujairi, Mohammed JawadAubad, Salwan Obaid Waheed Khafaji
International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering 19 (03 … 2019
17- Effect of Layer Thickness on Natural Convection in a Square Enclosure Superposed by Nano-Porous and Non-Newtonian Fluid Layers Divided by a Wavy Permeable Wall
SOWK Mohammed Y. Jabbar, Saba Y. Ahmed, Hameed K. Hamzah, Farooq Hassan Ali1
International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering 19 (03), 26-49 5
2019
18- Sensitivity analysis and Taguchi optimization procedure for a single-shoe drum brake
SOW Khafaji, N Manring
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of … 5
2019
19- ENTROPY GENERATION ANALYSIS OF A NATURAL CONVECTION INSIDE A SINUSOIDAL ENCLOSURE WITH DIFFERENT SHAPES OF CYLINDERS
SOWK Hussein M. Jassim, Farooq Hassan Ali, Qusay Rashid
Frontiers in Heat and Mass transfer 5*
2019
20- Optimal Design of a Conventional and Magnetorheological Fluid Brakes Using Sensitivity Analysis and Taguchi Method
SOW Khafaji, ND Manring, M Al-Mudhafar
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 52187 … 1
2018
21- The torque capacity of a magnetorheological fluid brake compared to a frictional disk brake
SO Waheed, ND Manring
Journal of Mechanical Design 140 (4) 5
2018
22- Online algorithm for controlling a cruise system under uncertainty in design parameters and environmental conditions using Monte-Carlo simulation
M Laheeb, K Salwan, AB Fawaz, L Sarah
2018 IEEE 8th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference … 6
2018
23- Online algorithm for controlling an inverted pendulum system under uncertainty in design parameters and initial conditions using Monte-Carlo simulation
AB Fawaz, M Laheeb, K Salwan
2018 IEEE 8th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference … 5
2018
24- Sensitivity analysis and optimal design of conventional and magnnetorheological fluid brakes
SOW Khafaji
University of Missouri--Columbia 2018
25- Optimal Design of a Conventional and Magnetorheological Fluid Brakes Using Sensitivity Analysis and Taguchi Method
AMM Salwan Obaid Waheed Khafaji, Manring, Noah
IMECE2018 2018
26- Sensitivity analysis for a single-shoe drums brake
SOW Khafaji
Journal of Aeronautics & Aerospace Engineering 6 (3), 57 2017
27- Sensitivity analysis for a single-shoe disk brake
SOW Khafaji
5th International Conference and Exhibition on Mechanical & Aerospace … 2017
28- Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Polymers in 2015
Polymers Editorial Office
Polymers 8 (1), 25 2016
29- Instability of angled pipeline arising from internal fluids flow
MJ Nawras H. Mustafa, Salwan Obed Waheed
The Iraqi Journal For Mechanical And Material Engineering 12 (2), 232-237 4
2012
30- Mathematical representation of bolted-joint stiffness: A new suggested model
N Haidar, S Obeed, M Jawad
Journal of mechanical science and technology 25, 2827-2834 44
2011
31- Nonlinear Dynamic Characteristics of a Simple Blade with Breathing Crack Using Ansys Software
نورس حيدر مصطفى أل سيد حيدر ‎
University of Babylon Repository 2011
32- Nonlinear dynamic characteristics of a simple blade with breathing crack using Ansys software
W Salwan Obeed, M Nawras Haidar, J Dhyai Hassan
World Journal of Mechanics 2011 11
2011
33- Detection of Crack in a Simple Unswept Wing Using Free Vibration Analysis
HH Obeid, NH Mostafa, SO Waheed, S Hantosh
The Iraqi Journal For Mechanical And Material Engineering 9 (2) 2009
34- Buckling analysis of stringer stiffened composite cylinder
NH Mostafa, SO Waheed
Iraqi journal of mechanical and material engineering 8 (2) 2
2008
35- 2021 5th Annual Systems Modelling Conference (SMC)
AP Rifai, AH Chara, FF Al-Bakri, HB Wangs, HH Ali, M Asadujjaman, ...
36- Analytical Studyf of Effecting Labyrinth Seal Geometry on Stability of Rotor System by Using Bulk Flow Mode
AS Hashim, MF Almensory, SO Waheed
37- Optimum Design of Symmetric Laminated Reinforced Plate Subjected to in-Plane Compressive Loading: Buckling Analysis
NH Mostafa, SO Waheed, A Saady