85 citations
Counting papers with at most 25 authors, so collaboration author lists do not stand in for the people here.
23 papers
Computed emissivity of carbon dioxide, water vapor, and their mixtures for a wide range of temperatures and pressure-pathlengths
Osama A. Marzouk
This article describes a dataset of total (spectrally-integrated rather than wavelength-dependent) emissivity values pertaining to gaseous media containing carbon dioxide (CO2) and…
Profiles of the Power Density and Other Properties of Hydrogen Magnetohydrodynamic Generators at Conditions
Osama A. Marzouk
Hydrogen and some of its derivatives (such as e-methanol, e-methane, and e-ammonia) are promising energy carriers that have the potential to replace conventional fuels, thereby eli…
Extended five-term nonlinear drag model for a wide range of cylinder wakes
Osama A. Marzouk
The unsteady variations in the near wake of a moving cylinder induce lift and drag forces on it, which are customarily normalized and expressed in terms of nondimensional lift and…
OpenFOAM computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solver for magnetohydrodynamic open cycles, applied to the Sakhalin pulsed magnetohydrodynamic generator (PMHDG)
Osama A. Marzouk
In the current study, we present a mathematical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for simulating open-cycle linear Faraday-type continuous-electrode channels of magnetoh…
Wind Speed Weibull Model Identification in Oman, and Computed Normalized Annual Energy Production (NAEP) From Wind Turbines Based on Data From Weather Stations
Osama A. Marzouk
Using observation records of wind speeds from weather stations in the Sultanate of Oman between 2000 and 2023, we compute estimators of the two Weibull distribution parameters (nam…
InvSim algorithm for pre-computing airplane flight controls in limited-range autonomous missions, and demonstration via double-roll maneuver of Mirage III fighters
Osama A. Marzouk
In this work, we start with a generic mathematical framework for the equations of motion (EOM) in flight mechanics with six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) for a general (not necessaril…
Detailed Derivation of the Scalar Explicit Expressions Governing the Electric Field, Current Density, and Volumetric Power Density in the Four Types of Linear Divergent MHD Channels Under a Unidirectional Applied Magnetic Field
Osama A. Marzouk
The current study belongs to the field of applied mathematics in plasma physics and electric power, where mathematical analysis of the algebraic equations governing the electric fi…
Proposed 2MW Wind Turbine for Use in the Governorate of Dhofar at the Sultanate of Oman
Osama Ahmed Marzouk, Omar Rashid Hamdan Al Badi, Maadh Hamed Salman Al Rashdi +1
In this work, we propose a preliminary design of a horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) as a candidate for the Dhofar Wind Farm project, in the southern Omani Governorate "Dhofar",…
Adiabatic Flame Temperatures for Oxy-Methane, Oxy-Hydrogen, Air-Methane, and Air-Hydrogen Stoichiometric Combustion using the NASA CEARUN Tool, GRI-Mech 3.0 Reaction Mechanism, and Cantera Python Package
Osama A. Marzouk
The Adiabatic Flame Temperature (AFT) in combustion represents the maximum attainable temperature at which the chemical energy in the reactant fuel is converted into sensible heat…
Condenser Pressure Influence on Ideal Steam Rankine Power Vapor Cycle using the Python Extension Package Cantera for Thermodynamics
Osama A. Marzouk
This study investigates the Rankine vapor power thermodynamic cycle using steam/water as the working fluid, which is common in commercial power plants for power generation as the s…
Construction of a Small-Scale Vacuum Generation System and Using It as an Educational Device to Demonstrate Features of the Vacuum
Osama A. Marzouk, Walid Ali Marjan Haje Rhaim Jul, Amjad Masoud Khalfan Al Jabri +1
We developed a vacuum generation system composed of a reciprocating compressor (3 tons of refrigeration) with an inverted-function that is ready to be hooked flexibly to a gas-tigh…
Coupled differential-algebraic equations framework for modeling six-degree-of-freedom flight dynamics of asymmetric fixed-wing aircraft
Osama A. Marzouk
This study presents a comprehensive mathematical framework for modeling the flight dynamics of a six-degree-of-freedom fixed-wing aircraft as a rigid body with three control surfac…
Hydrogen Utilization as a Plasma Source for Magnetohydrodynamic Direct Power Extraction (MHD-DPE)
Osama A. Marzouk
This study explores the suitability of hydrogen-based plasma in direct power extraction (DPE) as a non-conventional electricity generation method. We apply computational modeling a…
A Flight-Mechanics Solver for Aircraft Inverse Simulations and Application to 3D Mirage-III Maneuver
Osama A. Marzouk
The main objective of this paper is to present a general mathematical model and an associated numerical algorithm applicable to an arbitrary fixed-wing fixed-mass aircraft undergoi…
Multi-Physics Mathematical Model for Weakly-Ionized Plasma Flows
Osama A. Marzouk
This work presents a multidisciplinary mathematical model, as a set of coupled governing equations and auxiliary relations describing the fluid-flow, thermal, and electric fields o…
Estimated electric conductivities of thermal plasma for air-fuel combustion and oxy-fuel combustion with potassium or cesium seeding
Osama A. Marzouk
A complete model for estimating the electric conductivity of combustion product gases, with added cesium (Cs) or potassium (K) vapor for ionization, is presented. Neutral carrier g…
Cantera-Based Python Computer Program for Solving Steam Power Cycles with Superheating
Osama A. Marzouk
One of the main sources of electricity generation is power plants that use water (steam) to rotate turbines, which drive large electric generators. The steam can be generated from…
In the Aftermath of Oil Prices Fall of 2014/2015-Socioeconomic Facts and Changes in the Public Policies in the Sultanate of Oman
Osama A. Marzouk
Since the start of its national renaissance in 1970, the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) has gone over a major development in several areas, such as education, infrastructure, and urbaniz…
Detailed and simplified plasma models in combined-cycle magnetohydrodynamic power systems
Osama A. Marzouk
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is a subject concerned with the dynamics of electrically conducting fluids (plasma) and can be applied in electric power generation. As a unique technolo…
Temperature Dependent Functions of the Electron Neutral Momentum Transfer Collision Cross Sections of Selected Combustion Plasma Species
Osama A. Marzouk
The collision cross sections (CCS), momentum transfer cross sections (MTCS), or scattering cross sections (SCS) of an electron neutral pair are important components for computing t…
Assessment of global warming in Al Buraimi, sultanate of Oman based on statistical analysis of NASA POWER data over 39 years, and testing the reliability of NASA POWER against meteorological measurements
Osama A. Marzouk
We performed a number of statistical analysis methods on the historical data for the air temperature at 2 m above the ground and its range, as reported by the database of NASA know…
The Sod gasdynamics problem as a tool for benchmarking face flux construction in the finite volume method
Osama A. Marzouk
The Finite Volume Method in Computational Fluid Dynamics to numerically model a fluid flow problem involves the process of formulating the numerical flux at the faces of the contro…
Combined Oxy-fuel Magnetohydrodynamic Power Cycle
Osama A. Marzouk
Oxy-fuel carbon capture in power plants is a relatively new concept aiming at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the plants. This is achieved by burning the fossil fuel using o…