Profile
Overview
Mohamad joined the University of Exeter in 2023 as a Senior Lecturer in Water Systems. Prior to that he was a senior lecturer and the MSc course leader at Teesside University. He delivered successful research projects while working at Cranfield University and the University of Sheffield.
Mohamad has a BEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Leeds, an MTech in Water Processes from Cranfield University and a PhD in Civil and Environmental engineering from the University of Bradford. He is a Chartered Engineer, a member of the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (MCIWEM) and a Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (C.WEM).
Research
Mohamad’s research focuses on reducing carbon emissions through heat recovery, particularly from sewer networks. He has special interest in improving the processes of heat recovery from large sewer networks.
Working previously with industrial partners, Mohamad has implemented some of his deterministic and predictive (data-driven) modelling techniques on a Belgian sewer network (managed by Aquafin) to simulate the heat recovery potential. He also advised local authorities (Kirklees Council) on effective techniques to enhance heat recovery applications.
Mohamad is interested in the water-energy-food nexus. He used various modelling techniques, including agent-based modelling, to quantify the interdependencies within the nexus. His other research interests lie around urban flooding and the development of smart systems to alleviate the urban flood risks.
Teaching Interests
- Hydraulics
- Urban drainage
- Water and wastewater treatment
Publications
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2021
- Abdel-Aal M, Tait S, Mohamed M, Schellart A. (2021) Using Long Term Simulations to Understand Heat Transfer Processes during Steady Flow Conditions in Combined Sewers, WATER, volume 13, no. 4, article no. ARTN 570, DOI:10.3390/w13040570. [PDF]
2020
- Falconer RE, Haltas I, Varga L, Forbes PJ, Abdel-Aal M, Panayotov N. (2020) Anaerobic Digestion of food waste: Eliciting sustainable water-energy-food nexus practices with Agent Based Modelling and visual analytics, Journal of Cleaner Production, volume 255, DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120060.
- Mounce SR, Shepherd W, Ostojin S, Abdel-Aal M, Schellart ANA, Shucksmith JD, Tait SJ. (2020) Optimisation of a fuzzy logic-based local real-time control system for mitigation of sewer flooding using genetic algorithms, Journal of Hydroinformatics, volume 22, no. 2, pages 281-295, DOI:10.2166/hydro.2019.058.
- Abdel-Aal M, Haltas I, Varga L. (2020) Modelling the diffusion and operation of anaerobic digestions in Great Britain under future scenarios within the scope of water-energy-food nexus, JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, volume 253, article no. ARTN 119897, DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119897. [PDF]
2019
- Abdel-Aal M, Villa R, Jawiarczyk N, Alibardi L, Jensen H, Schellart A, Jefferson B, Shepley P, Tait S. (2019) Potential influence of sewer heat recovery on in-sewer processes, WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, volume 80, no. 12, pages 2344-2351, DOI:10.2166/wst.2020.061. [PDF]
2018
- Abdel-Aal M, Schellart A, Kroll S, Mohamed M, Tait S. (2018) Modelling the potential for multi-location in-sewer heat recovery at a city scale under different seasonal scenarios, WATER RESEARCH, volume 145, pages 618-630, DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2018.08.073. [PDF]
2017
- Shepherd W, Mounce SR, Ostojin S, Abdel-Aal M, Schellart A, Skipworth P, Tait S. (2017) Optimising a Fuzzy logic real-time control system for sewer flooding reduction using a genetic algorithm, CCWI 2017 - 15th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry.
- Ali A, Mohamed M, Abdel-Aal M, Schellart A, Tait S. (2017) Analysis of ground-source heat pumps in north-of-England homes, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-ENERGY, volume 170, no. 3, pages 103-115, DOI:10.1680/jener.15.00022. [PDF]
2015
- Abdel-Aal M, Mohamed M, Smits R, Abdel-Aal RE, De Gussem K, Schellart A, Tait S. (2015) Predicting wastewater temperatures in sewer pipes using abductive network models, Water Sci Technol, volume 71, no. 1, pages 89-96, DOI:10.2166/wst.2014.398. [PDF]
- Mohamed M, El Kezza O, Abdel-Aal M, Schellart A, Tait S. (2015) Effects of coolant flow rate, groundwater table fluctuations and infiltration of rainwater on the efficiency of heat recovery from near surface soil layers, GEOTHERMICS, volume 53, pages 171-182, DOI:10.1016/j.geothermics.2014.05.013. [PDF]
2014
- Abdel-Aal M, Smits R, Mohamed M, De Gussem K, Schellart A, Tait S. (2014) Modelling the viability of heat recovery from combined sewers, Water Sci Technol, volume 70, no. 2, pages 297-306, DOI:10.2166/wst.2014.218. [PDF]