Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

Saad Ragab

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Professor

333G Norris Hall
Department of ESM, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540/231-5950
ragab@vt.edu

Interests:

Direct and large eddy simulations of turbulence, hydrodynamic stability and transition, computational fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, gas dynamics and heat transfer, naval hydrodynamics, free-surface flow, hydrodynamic design using CFD, and optimization techniques.

Education:

1979 Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1974 M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, University of Cairo, Egypt
1970 B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, University of Cairo, Egypt

Honors & Awards:

2004 The Frank J. Maher Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, ESM, VPI&SU, (2004).
2003 The College of Engineering Certificate of Teaching Excellence, VPI&SU, (2003).
1994 The College of Engineering Certificate of Teaching Excellence, VPI&SU, (1994).
1993 Certificate of recognition from the Fluid Dynamics Division of the American Physical Society for a video entry presented at the Gallery of Fluid Motion, 46th Annual Meeting of the DFD, APS, Nov. 21-23, 1993, Albuquerque, NM.
1990 Certificate of recognition from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for serving as an Associate Technical Editor, Journal of Fluids Engineering (1990-1993).

Professional Service:

Associate-Editor for the Journal of Fluids Engineering, ASME, 1990-1993.

Reviewer for: AIAA Journal, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, The Physics of Fluids, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Int. J. of CFD

Symposium Organizer: Organized a Symposium on ``Engineering Applications of Large-Eddy Simulations," (Co-organizer: Dr. U. Piomelli at the University of Maryland) at the Fluids Engineering Conference, sponsored by FED-ASME, Washington, D. C., June 20-24, 1993. Symposium Proceedings appeared in ``Engineering Applications of Large-eddy Simulations," FED-Vol. 162, edited by S. Ragab and U. Piomelli. Also co-chaired two sessions in that symposium.

A member of the Technical Program Committee of the 12th AIAA CFD Conference, June 19-22, 1995.

A member of the local organizing committee for the 3rd International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics & Applications, Blacksburg, VA, July 28-August1, 1996.

A Session Chair at the 3rd International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics & Applications, Blacksburg, VA, July 28-August 1, 1996.

Recent Publications:

  1. Ragab, S. A., El-Okda, Y. M., and Hajj, M. R.,, Large-eddy simulation of flow over a surface-mounted prism using high-order finite-difference scheme, Ottawa, Ca, Presented at the 5th International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, Ca (Summary Papers, pp. 193-196), July 11-15, 2004
  2. Toh, H., and Ragab, S. A., A numerical simulation of large-scale structures in a supersonic twin-jet impingement, Submitted to The Physics of Fluids, 2004
  3. Ragab, S. A., Shape optimization of surface ships in potential flow using an adjoint formulation, AIAA J, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 296-304, 2004
  4. Toh, H. T. and Ragab, S. A., Large-eddy simulation of supersonic twin-jet impingement, 42st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, AIAA Paper No. 2004-0260, Jan. 6-9, 2003
  5. Charonko, J. J., Ragab, S. A., and Vlachos, P. P., A numerical and experimental analysis of cardiovascular stent design considerations, Proceedings of IMECE2003-42770, 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 16-21, 2003
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CoursesTaught:

ESM 4014 Applied Fluid Mechanics Fall 2009
ESM 6514 Comp Meth Visc Flow Fall 2009
ESM 4734 Intro Finite Elements Spring 2009
ESM 4014 Applied Fluid Mechanics Fall 2008
ESM 6514 Comp Meth Visc Flow Fall 2008
ESM 4734 Intro Finite Elements Spring 2008
ESM 5994 Research and Thesis Spring 2008
ESM 7994 Research and Dissertation Spring 2008
ESM 5734 Intro Finite Elements Fall 2007
ESM 5994 Research and Thesis Fall 2007
ESM 6514 Comp Meth Visc Flow Fall 2007
ESM 7994 Research and Dissertation Fall 2007
ESM 2304 Dynamics Spring 2007
ESM 4734 Intro Finite Elements Spring 2007
ESM 5994 Research and Thesis Spring 2007
ESM 7994 Research and Dissertation Spring 2007
ESM 5554 Turbulence and Turbulent Flows Fall 2006
ESM 5734 Intro Finite Elements Fall 2006
ESM 4734 Intro Finite Elements Spring 2006
ESM 5524 Compressible Flow I Spring 2006
ESM 2104 Statics Fall 2005
ESM 6514 Comp Meth Visc Flow Fall 2005
ESM 4734 Intro Finite Elements Spring 2005
ESM 5524 Compressible Flow I Spring 2005
ESM 2104 Statics Summer II 2005
ESM 2104 Statics Fall 2004
ESM 5734 Intro Finite Elements Fall 2004
ESM 6544 Hydrodynamics Stability Spring 2004
ESM 2104 Statics Summer II 2004
ESM 5504 Introduction to Ideal Flow Fall 2003
ESM 6514 Comp Meth Visc Flow Fall 2003