Dr SAM DAKKA's Outputs (4)

Aerodynamic Design and Exploration of a Blended Wing Body Aircraft at Subsonic Speed (2019)
Journal Article
Dakka, S., & Johnson, O. (2019). Aerodynamic Design and Exploration of a Blended Wing Body Aircraft at Subsonic Speed. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 6(5), Article 17

Blended Wing Body (BWB) is a novel aircraft concept which provides many different aerodynamic benefits over conventional aircrafts design. This research investigated the BWB design, L/D characteristics, surface pressure distribution and span-wise lif... Read More about Aerodynamic Design and Exploration of a Blended Wing Body Aircraft at Subsonic Speed.

Feasibility of Utilizing Current Propulsion Technologies in Support of Very Low Earth Observation Space Platforms (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dakka, S. (2019, September). Feasibility of Utilizing Current Propulsion Technologies in Support of Very Low Earth Observation Space Platforms. Presented at 25th Ka and broadband communications conference, Sorrento, Italy

An emerging low earth orbit spacecraft platform is being sought after due to many advantages of operation at low earth orbits of altitude less than 450Km. These encompasses better imagery and enhanced communications capabilities in addition of space... Read More about Feasibility of Utilizing Current Propulsion Technologies in Support of Very Low Earth Observation Space Platforms.

Aerospace Sealing Technology for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul of Engines: a Review (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shabbir, S., Garvey, S., & Dakka, S. M. (2019, September). Aerospace Sealing Technology for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul of Engines: a Review. Presented at 24th Conference of the International Society for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE 2019), Canberra, Australia

Given the current rate of growth of gas turbine engines in the aerospace industry, the development of efficient and advanced sealing technology to cater to the harsh operating conditions of the aero-engines is crucial. In addition to developing low-l... Read More about Aerospace Sealing Technology for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul of Engines: a Review.

Numerical analysis of flame characteristics and stability for conical nozzle burner (2019)
Journal Article
Al-Mawali, J., & Dakka, S. M. (2019). Numerical analysis of flame characteristics and stability for conical nozzle burner. Journal of Thermal Engineering, 5(5), 422-445. https://doi.org/10.18186/thermal.624070

The stability and the mean structure of methane partially premixed conical burner flames was investigated numerically using ANSYS Fluent. The study presents and discusses the stability curves of the partially premixed flame and maps the mean flame st... Read More about Numerical analysis of flame characteristics and stability for conical nozzle burner.