ASHRAF ALI ALFANDI

21410 Ramtha, Jordan

Mobile: 00962 (0)790396131, Email: ashraf_fandi@yahoo.com

PERSONAL PROFILE
Im proud that I was among the first students who graduated from the nuclear
engineering program at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), and being
ranked 4th among my classmates in the bachelor's degree, which also reflects my excellent
profile in the course work. Currently, I'm working at Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
(JAEC) as a fluid-systems design engineer. I joined the Jordan Research and Training
Reactor (JRTR) project in 2011 to participate in the design and construction phases and get
involved in the commissioning of the facility. As the project progressed, I acquired the know
how's about the fluid-systems design of the reactor from the design team at Korea Atomic
Energy Research Institute (KAERI), South Korea. Furthermore, I participated in the
implementation of these designs on site. Recently, I got the Reactor Operator license issued
from EMRC and certified by KINS.
During my master's- and bachelor's degree studies, at KAIST/UST and JUST, respectively, I
studied courses in CFD, heat transfer, thermal hydraulics and nuclear reactor safety, etc.
Moreover, I did my research work at KAERI, where I've two published conference papers and
a master thesis in the field of numerical investigation of the heat transfer coefficient using
CFD code, the latter was published in Germany as a book. In addition, I prepared the
pressure drop calculations report for all JRTR fluid systems and now its classified at KAERIs
library. I strongly believe that having this particular technical and theoretical background
will allow me to do a successful PhD research work, where Im willing to dedicate my full time
at the graduate school conducting a series of experimental and computational studies.
EDUCATION
Master's degree, Advanced Nuclear Systems Engineering at
University of Science and Technology (UST)
Location: Daejeon, South Korea
Completion Date: February 2014
Grade: 92.44 % (3.82 out of 4.5)
The research work was a numerical simulation of heat exchanger to study the convective heat
transfer coefficient using Numerical CFD codes; FLUENT.
I've been granted a scholarship to conduct my research at KAERI in the research reactors
division/ fluid system design department, where I've learned the basic concepts on research
reactors cooling systems design.
Ive been honored with KAERI Certificate of Excellent Research Award
UST is ranked 1st amongst Korean Universities as the highest number of SCI-grade theses per
student until graduation, 5.44.

Bachelor's degree, Nuclear Engineering

at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST)
Location: Irbid, Jordan
Completion Date: June 2011
Grade: 84.7% (Excellent)

My rank is 4th among my patch.

Ive conducted the Engineering Training Course in Austria and Hungary research reactor via the
corporation with the IAEA fellowship, EERRI.
JUST is ranked 1st in Jordan in the field of Science and Technology. Also ranked 10th of QS
Arabian University Ranking (2015)

EMPLOYMENT
Fluid System Design Engineer
at Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC)
Jordan Research and Training Reactor (JRTR) project.
Location: Irbid, Jordan
June, 2011 - Present
Job Description:
Ive been involved in the JRTR project since its early stages, so, I participated in the Design,
Construction and Commissioning of the reactor. Recently, I got the Reactor Operator license issued
from EMRC and certified by KINS.

Design (Nov, 2011 Feb, 2014):

Performing the design calculation including the JRTR fluid systems pressure drop
calculations and heat balance.
Simulating the siphon break phenomenon occurring in the Primary Cooling System (PCS)
using the CFD code, FLUENT.
Performing thermal hydraulics system modeling using RELAP5 system code.
An official Certificate has been awarded from KAERI Design team.

Construction (June, 2014 December, 2015)

Reviewing the as-built Piping and Instrumentation Drawings (P&IDs).

Reviewing components design documents, specifications and vendors characteristics.
Following-up the installation of the systems, structure and components guided by the
Isometric drawing.
Attending the cooling systems-corresponding tests, meetings, components installation and
all other activities related to the commissioning and operation of the cooling system.

Commissioning (May, 2015 Present)

Following up the systems commissioning activities at the construction site on daily basis, which
includes:

Checking the conformity of the commissioning with the contract, specifications, and good
practice in the nuclear industry, detecting, and reporting non-conformities.

Progress and general reporting.

Review and comment on the commissioning tests procedures received from contractor.

Flag-up any serious breach in the principles of good practice in commissioning, and quality
assurance.

Have a specific supervision on the tasks which could endanger the safety principles and the
quality of the project.

Technical and schedule coordination of the works, as a single contractor is present on site and
fully responsible for his/her subcontractors.

Researcher, Computational Fluid Dynamics

at Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)
Location: Daejeon, South Korea
January 2012 - February 2014

Numerical simulation of the heat exchanger to study the heat transfer using Numerical
Computational Fluid Dynamics codes; FLUENT.
Performing the pressure drop calculation for the fluidic systems of the Jordan training and
Research Reactor including PCS and SCS.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Jordan Engineers Association Membership
Member since: July 2011
SKILLS

The ability to run several engineering codes & softwares:

FLUENT (ANSYS code)

Level: Intermediate | Experience: 1.5 year

CFX (ANSYS code)

Level: Intermediate | Experience: 6 months

MATLAB
Level: Intermediate | Experience: more than 5 years

RELAP5
Level: Intermediate | Experience: 2 months

FORTRAN
Level: Intermediate | Experience: 5 months

Microsoft
Level: Expert | Experience: More than 10 years

Hard working conditions. Korean style!

Team work spirit
Time management.
Communication skills

RESEARCH

Research work
During my research, the effect on a shell-side convective heat transfer coefficient(h)
[W/m.k] is investigated using the CFD code FLUENT with variation in a longitudinal
pitch to diameter ratio, SL, in the range of 1.15 to 2.6 with a fixed transverse pitch to
diameter ratio. For a benchmark purpose, typical thermal-hydraulic conditions for the
Zukauskas correlation are assumed. Many sensitivity calculations for different mesh sizes
and turbulent models are performed to check the accuracy of the numerical solution. As a
result of the turbulence sensitivity study, for the staggered tube bank case, the Realizable
- turbulence model was found to be in good agreement with the results of the Zukauskas
correlation among the other investigated turbulence models. On the other hand, for the inline
tube bank case, the SST - turbulence model predicted the average heat transfer coefficient
better than the -based turbulence models.

Purpose:
In designing compact heat exchangers, smaller pitches allow a high performance compact
heat exchanger at the expense of a high pressure drop. Normally, the transverse tube pitch
is determined by a given requirement on a pressure drop limit through a heat exchanger.
The longitudinal pitch has a quite different effect on the heat transfer and pressure drop
depending on inline and staggered tube banks, respectively.

All calculations are performed as a conjugate heat transfer problem in which the metal
thickness is modeled as a solid region and the conduction equation is solved for the
temperature around tube surface.

This research was included in my Master dissertation. And being published in other papers.

QUALIFICATIONS

Fluent in English (TOEFL :88 @ June, 2016)

GRE, Quantitative score : 157, Qualitative score: 146 (@ July, 2016)
Willingness for Teaching

POSITIONS OF REPONSIBILITY

Representing JAEC at a global level, conferences and seminars and the like.
Commissioning coordination team member, organizing the commissioning work task and
maintain the flow of work.
JRTRs Human Recourses D evelopment (HRD) team member.

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

Scientific Journals

Numerical Investigation of the Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient for Cross Flow over
Staggered and Inline Tube Banks (Under preparation)

Books
Numerical Investigation of the Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient. Lab-Ambert Publishing
Academy, ISBN : (978-3-659-90590-2)

Conference contribution

Sensitivity study on the variation of a shell side heat transfer coefficient with the longitudinal
pitch variation in a staggered bank, Proceedings of ICEAS, Nov 2013.
Sensitivity study of the turbulence models for the crossflow in a staggered tube bank,
Proceeding of ZEC, May 2014

MSc Dissertation
Numerical Investigation of the Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient for Cross Flow Tube
Banks.

Technical Reports

Pressure drop calculation for the fluid systems of Jordan Research and Training Reactor.

WORKSHOPS and COURSES ATTENDED

Workshops:

Essential knowledge workshop on deterministic safety assessment 13 23/10/2015, Trieste,

Italy.
Essential Knowledge workshop
on 15 19/6/2014, Hanoi, Vietnam.
STAR CCM+
CFD Meeting, on 17-19/10/2016, Daejeon, South Korea.

International Training courses

Training Course on Natural Circulation Phenomena and Passive Safety Systems in Advanced
Water Cooled Reactors. 29/9 3/10/2015, Mumbai, India
Training Course on Physics and Technology of Water Cooled Reactors. 16 27/2/2015,
Trieste, Italy.

FUNDING and ACADEMIC AWARDS

Excellent Research Award, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI).

IAEA Fellowship to Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) from Sep 2016 March
2017.
Master Degree Scholarship.
IAEA Research Reactor Fellowship to Austria & Hungary, from 31st Jan 10th March 2011.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Currently, Im doing a six months fellowship at KAERI from Sep 2016 March 2017. Ive
joined the Supercritical CO2 project (SCIEL) supervised by Dr. Jae Eun Cha (jecha@kaeri.re.kr). My
role will be investigating the heat transfer and flow distribution within the Printed Circuit Heat
Exchanger (PCHE) using the CFD codes, FLUENT & STAR-CCM+. This fellowship is supported by
IAEA.

REFEREES
Yoon Juhyoen, PhD (Master degree supervisor) Job
Title: KAERI Site manager
Company Name: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Phone Number: +82.1030308319/ +962.798740822
Email Address: wwwyoon@gmail.com
Ned Xoubi, PhD (Bachelor degree supervisor)
Job Title: Nuclear Engineering -Faculty member
University: King Abdualziz University
Phone number: (+966)1269520000 Ext: 72372
Email Address: dr.xoubi@yahoo.com
Salih Khafaji, PhD (My Manager at work)
Job Title: Engineering Manager-JRTR project
Company Name: Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
Phone Number: +962.797067853
Email Address: salihdom@yahoo.com