Dr.-Ing.

Adel Mhamdi

Research Group Leader

 
Laboratory: Process Systems Engineering

Phone: +49 (0) 241 80 95243
Fax: +49 (0) 241 80 92326
Address: Turmstr. 46
52064 Aachen
Room: PT, 204
E-Mail: adel.mhamdi(at)avt.rwth-aachen.de


Research projects


Patent


[LPT-2010-39]
Edo Aneke, Rainer Busch, Klaus Webers, Wolfgang Marquardt, Adel Mhamdi: Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Steuerung der Aktuatorzuordnung in einem System, insbesondere Fahrzeug. DE102009026573A1,



Dissertation


[LPT-diss-2004-02]
Adel Mhamdi: State and input estimation based on the theory of inverse problems. Fortschritt-Berichte VDI: Reihe 8, Nr. 1017, VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2004



Journal Publications


[LPT-2012-29]
Shuai Lu, Yi Heng, Adel Mhamdi: A robust and fast algorithm for three-dimensional transient inverse heat conduction problems. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 2012, 55, 7865-7872


[LPT-2012-06]
Mirko Skiborowski, Adel Mhamdi, Korbinian Krämer, Wolfgang Marquardt: Model-based structural optimization of seawater desalination plants. Desalination, 2012, 292, 30-44


[LPT-2011-09]
Yi Heng, Maka Karalashvili, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: A multi-level adaptive solution strategy for 3D inverse problems in pool boiling. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, 2011, 21(5), 469-493


[LPT-2011-02]
Maka Karalashvili, Sven Groß, Wolfgang Marquardt, Adel Mhamdi, Arnold Reusken: Identification of Transport Coefficient Models in Convection-Diffusion Equations. SIAM J. on Scientific Computing, 2011, 33(1), 303-327


[LPT-2010-33]
Yi Heng, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Efficient reconstruction of local heat fluxes in pool boiling experiments by goal-oriented adaptive mesh refinement. Heat and Mass Transfer, 2010, 46, 1121–1135


[LPT-2010-10]
A. Abbas Nejad, M. J. Maghrebi, H. Basirat Tabrizi, Yi Heng, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Optimal operation of alloy material in solidification processes with inverse heat transfer. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2010, 37, 711–716


[LPT-2010-07]
Yi Heng, Shuai Lu, Adel Mhamdi, Sergei V. Pereverzev: Model functions in the modified L-curve method—case study: the heat flux reconstruction in pool boiling. Inverse Problems, 2010, 26, 055006 (13pp)


[LPT-2010-02]
Yi Heng, Adel Mhamdi, E. Wagner, P. Stephan, Wolfgang Marquardt: Estimation of local nucleate boiling heat flux using a three-dimensional transient heat conduction model. Inverse Problems In Science & Engineering, 2010, 18, 279-294


[LPT-2009-24]
Herbert Egger, Yi Heng, Wolfgang Marquardt, Adel Mhamdi: Efficient solution of a three-dimensional inverse heat conduction problem in pool boiling. Inverse Problems, 2009, 25, 095006 (19pp)


[LPT-2008-62]
Maka Karalashvili, Sven Groß, Adel Mhamdi, Arnold Reusken, Wolfgang Marquardt: Incremental identification of transport coefficients in convection-diffusion systems. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 2008, 30(6), 3249-3269


[LPT-2008-56]
Yi Heng, Adel Mhamdi, S. Groß, A. Reusken, M. Buchholz, H. Auracher, Wolfgang Marquardt: Reconstruction of local heat fluxes in pool boiling experiments along the entire boiling curve from high resolution transient temperature measurements. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2008, 51, 5072-5087


[LPT-2005-29]
S. Gross, M. Soemers, Adel Mhamdi, F. Al Sibai, A. Reusken, Wolfgang Marquardt, U. Renz: Identification of boundary heat fluxes in a falling film experiment using high resolution temperature measurements. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2005, 48, 5549-5562


[LPT-2005-03]
Torsten Lüttich, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Design, formulation, and solution of multidimensional inverse heat conduction problems. Numerical Heat Transfer: Part B: Fundamentals, 2005, 47(2), 111-133



Contribution to edited books


[LPT-progress-0341]
Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: INCREMENTAL IDENTIFICATION OF DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER SYSTEMS. In: S. Pushpavanam (Eds.): Control and Optimisation of Process Systems , ELSEVIER Inc., 2013 (accepted)


[LPT-1999-06]
Adel Mhamdi, Willi Geffers, Folko Flehmig, Wolfgang Marquardt: On-line optimization of MSF desalination plants. In: Encyclopedia of Desalination and Water Resources (DESWARE), EOLSS Publishers Co. Ltd., Oxford, UK, Springer Verlag, 2000



Conference article


[LPT-progress-0331]
Danan S. Wicaksono, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Reliable Estimation of the Parameters in the Solvatochromic Equation. In: 22nd International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 02-05.09.2012 (accepted)


[LPT-progress-0323]
Nimet Kerimoglu, Marcel Picard, Adel Mhamdi, Lasse Greiner, Walter Leitner, Wolfgang Marquardt: Incremental identification of a full model of a Two-Phase Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction. In: ISCRE 22, Maastricht, Netherlands, 02-05.09.2012 (accepted)


[LPT-progress-0234]
Adel Mhamdi: Formulation and Solution of Inverse Heat Conduction Problems in Boiling Experiments. In: International Conference on thermophysical characterisation and inverse problems (ICTCIP2009), Sousse, Tunisia, 25-27.04.2009 (accepted)


[LPT-2012-11]
Yi Heng, Wolfgang Marquardt, Adel Mhamdi: Local adaptive mesh refinement for the reconstruction of timedependent heat flux distributions in pool boiling. In: ECI 8th International Conference on Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne., Switzerland, 03-07.06.2012


[LPT-2011-27]
Yi Heng, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: 3D IHCP in pool boiling: mathematical formulation, efficient computational strategies and software tool. In: Second International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems, Dalian, China, 05-07.09.2011


[LPT-2011-26]
Danan S. Wicaksono, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Reliable Estimation of the Parameters in the Solvatochromic Equation - An Inverse Problem. In: 1st MULTIMOD ITN Workshop, Thessaloniki, Greece, 03-04.10.2011


[LPT-2011-11]
Matthias Johannink, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Towards a rigorous model of electrodialysis processes. In: E.N. Pistikopoulos; M.C. Georgiadis; A.C. Kokossis (Eds.): 21st European Symposium On Computer Aided Process Engineering - ESCAPE 21, 116-120


[LPT-2009-33]
Yi Heng, Maka Karalashvili, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: An adaptive mesh refinement strategy for the solution of 3D inverse heat conduction problems using point-wise temperature observations. In: First International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems, Naples, Italy, 08-10.09.2009


[LPT-2009-25]
Yi Heng, Adel Mhamdi, Martin Buchholz, Hein Auracher, Wolfgang Marquardt: Reconstruction of local heat fluxes in pool boiling experiments using the entire heater geometry. In: BOILING 2009, Florianopolis,Santa Catarina, Brazil, 03-07.05.2009


[LPT-2009-16]
Yi Heng, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Multi-level reconstruction of boundary heat fluxes in 3D heat conduction problems. In: 6th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer, Guangzhou, CHINA, 18-22.05.2009


[LPT-2009-11]
Maka Karalashvili, C. Bischof, M. Bücker, G. Dietze, R. Kneer, Adel Mhamdi, A. Vehreschild, Wolfgang Marquardt: Sensitivity-analysis and identification of an effective heat transport model in wavy liquid film. Progress in Computational Heat and Mass Transfers, ICCHMT'09, Guangzhou, China, 644-651


[LPT-2008-66]
Yi Heng, Adel Mhamdi, E. Wagner, P. Stephan, Wolfgang Marquardt: Identification of boiling heat fluxes in a single-bubble nucleate boiling experiment using a three-dimensional transient heat conduction model. 6th International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering: Theory and Practice, Dourdan, France, 2008


[LPT-2007-21]
Maka Karalashvili, S. Groß, Adel Mhamdi, A. Reusken, Wolfgang Marquardt: Incremental identification of transport phenomena in wavy films. ESCAPE 17 (European Symposium On Computer Aided Process Engineering), Bucharest, Romania


[LPT-2004-34]
S. Gross, M. Soemers, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt, A. Reusken: Identification of boundary heat fluxes in falling film experiments. International Conference Inverse Problems: Modeling and Simulation, Fethiye, Turkey


[LPT-2004-09]
Marc Brendel, Adel Mhamdi, D. Bonvin, Wolfgang Marquardt: An incremental approach for the identification of reaction kinetics. ADCHEM 2003, Hong Kong, China, 177-182


[LPT-2004-08]
Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Estimation of reaction rates by nonlinear system inversion. ADCHEM 2003, Hong Kong, China, 171-176


[LPT-2001-25]
M. Buchholz, H. Auracher, Torsten Lüttich, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Pool Boiling at High Heat Fluxes I: Local Temperature and Heat Flux Fluctuations at the Heater Surface. In: D. Gorenflo, A. Luke (Eds.): International Refrigeration Conference Commission B1 - Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of New Refrigerants, Paderborn, Germany, 3-5.10.2001


[LPT-2000-26]
Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: A regularization approach to state estimation using observers. 2001 American Control Conference (ACC), VA, USA, 25-27.6.2001, 4228-4233


[LPT-1998-17]
Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: An inversion approach for the estimation of reaction rates in chemical reactors. European Control Conference ECC'99, Karlsruhe, 31.8.-3.9.1999


[LPT-1996-06]
Achim Helbig, Olaf Abel, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Analysis and nonlinear model predictive control of the chylla-haase benchmark problem. UKACC International Conference on Control 96, Exeter, England, 2-5.9.1996, 1172-1177


[LPT-1996-01]
Adel Mhamdi, Achim Helbig, Olaf Abel, Wolfgang Marquardt: Newton-Type receding horizon control and state estimation - A case study. In: J.J. Gertler, J.B. Cruz, M. Peshkin (Eds.): 13th IFAC World Congress, San Francisco, 1996, 121-126



Conference article


[LPT-2011-31]
Paul Bandi, Sven Gross, Maka Karalashvili, Adel Mhamdi, Hans Pirnay, Liang Zhang, Wolfgang Marquardt, Michael Modigell, Arnold Reusken: Experimental Identification of Effective Mass Transport Models in Falling Film Flows. In: 6th International Berlin Workshop (IBW6) on Transport Phenomena with Moving Boundaries, Berlin, 24-25.11.2011


[LPT-2010-41]
Matthias Johannink, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Rigorous Modeling of Electrodialysis Processes. In: Thomas Melin (Eds.): 13th Aachener Membran Kolloquium Proceedings, 473-480


[LPT-2010-37]
Mirko Skiborowski, Korbinian Krämer, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Structural optimization of hybrid RO-MED desalination plants. 13th Aachener Membran Kolloquium Proceedings, 263-270



Internal reports


[LPT-2002-07]
Marc Brendel, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Estimation of Reaction and Mass Transfer in Multi-phase Reactors. Internal Report


[LPT-2001-36]
Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Estimation of Unknown Inputs: Observability Analysis and Reconstruction Methods. Internal Report



Presentations


[LPT-pre-2013-02]
Nimet Kerimoglu, Vinod Kumar, Joris W. Thybaut, Adel Mhamdi, Guy B. Marin, Wolfgang Marquardt: Effect of error propagation in successive parameter estimation . International Workshop on Mathematics in Chemical Kinetics and engineering (MaCKiE 2013) , IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 04-06.02.2013


[LPT-pre-2013-01]
Nimet Kerimoglu, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Optimal Experimental Design for Model Discrimination in Incremental Model Identification. 3rd North American Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (NASCRE-3), Houston, Texas, USA, 17-20.03.2013


[LPT-pre-2011-33]
Nimet Kerimoglu, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Model-Based Experimental Analysis of Complex Multiphase Reaction Systems. Jahrestreffen der Fachgemeinschaft Prozess-, Apparate- und Anlagentechnik, Fulda, 14-15.11.2011


[LPT-pre-2011-15]
Matthias Johannink, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Dynamic Modeling Of Ionic Mass Transport In Electrodialysis Processes . International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 23-29.07.2011


[LPT-pre-2011-10]
Nimet Kerimoglu, Marcel Picard, Adel Mhamdi, Lasse Grenier, Walter Leitner, Wolfgang Marquardt: Incremental Model Identification of Reaction and Mass Transfer Kinetics In a Liquid-Liquid Reaction System – An Experimental Study. AICHE 2011, Minneapolis Convention Center Minneapolis, MN, USA, 16-21.10.2011


[LPT-pre-2011-06]
Danan S. Wicaksono, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Solvent Screening through Model-Based Experimental Analysis. MULTIMOD ITN Course: Population Balance Modeling, Thessaloniki, Greece, 05-06.05.2011


[LPT-pre-2010-15]
Danan S. Wicaksono, Nimet Kerimoglu, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: MEXA Tool Tutorial: Parameter Estimation and Incremental Identification. MULTIMOD ITN Course: Model-Based Experimental Analysis, Aachen, Germany, 30-31.08.2010


[LPT-pre-2010-07]
Adel Mhamdi, Yi Heng, Wolfgang Marquardt: Inverse problems in modeling and identification of pool boiling processes. 5th Inverse Problems: Modeling and Simulation, May 24 -29, 2010, Antalya, Turkey, Turkei, 24-29.05.2010


[LPT-pre-2009-02]
Maka Karalashvili, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Inkrementelle Identifikation von Transportprozessen im Rieselfilm. Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachausschüsse Mehrphasenströmungen und Wärme- und Stoffübertragung, Bad Dürkheim, 03-05.03.2009


[LPT-pre-2003-31]
Marc Brendel, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt, D. Bonvin: An Incremental Approach for the Identification of Reaction Kinetics. International Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes (ADCHEM 2003), Hong Kong, 11-14. January 2004


[LPT-pre-2003-17]
Marc Brendel, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt, D. Bonvin: An Incremental Identification Approach for Modeling Kinetic Phenomena. DECHEMA/GVC Jahrestagungen, Mannheim, 16-18.09.2003


[LPT-pre-2001-24]
M. Buchholz, H. Auracher, Torsten Lüttich, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Pool Boiling at High Heat Fluxes I: Local Temperature and Heat Flux Fluctuations at the Heater Surface. International Refrigeration Conference Commission B1 - Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Proces, Paderborn, 3-5.10.2001


[LPT-pre-2000-15]
Thomas Binder, Folko Flehmig, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Data validation: State of the Art and Current Development Trends. GVC-Jahrestagung 2000, Karlsruhe, 20-22.9.2000


[LPT-pre-1999-20]
Thomas Binder, Olaf Abel, L. Blank, Andreas Cruse, M. Dahmen, Achim Helbig, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: State Estimation and Control of Chemical Processes on Moving Horizons. Moving Horizon Workshop, Rolduc, 24-25.11.1999


[LPT-pre-1999-19]
Adel Mhamdi, Olaf Abel, Achim Helbig, Wolfgang Marquardt: Receding Horizon Estimation and Control of Chemical Processes. Graduiertenworkshop "Modellierung und Analyse", München, 18.12.1999


[LPT-pre-1997-11]
Olaf Abel, Achim Helbig, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Optimization-based Process Control of Batch Reactors. Statusseminar "Nichtlineare Dynamik bei chemischen Prozessen", Frankfurt, 27-28.10.1997


[LPT-pre-1996-21]
Olaf Abel, Achim Helbig, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Nonlinear Predictive Control under Uncertain Process Models. 2. Projektgruppensitzung BMBF-Projekt "Nichtlineare Dynamik in der chemischen Technik", Frankfurt, 11-12.11.1996


[LPT-pre-1995-17]
Olaf Abel, Achim Helbig, Adel Mhamdi: Introduction to Model Predictive Control. Tutorial im Rahmen der BMBF-Pilotprojekte "Nichtlineare Dynamik in der chemischen Technik", Frankfurt/Main, 15.12.1995


[LPT-pre-1995-10]
Olaf Abel, Achim Helbig, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Nonlinear Predictive Control under Uncertain Process Models. 1. Projektgruppensitzung BMBF-Projekt "Nichtlineare Dynamik in der chemischen Technik", Stuttgart, 12-13.10.1995


[LPT-pre-1995-07]
Achim Helbig, Olaf Abel, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Batch Processes. Conference on "Chemical Process Control", Human Capital and Mobility, Imperial College, London, 14.9.1995


[LPT-pre-1995-01]
Wolfgang Marquardt, Olaf Abel, Achim Helbig, Adel Mhamdi: Nonlinear Model Based Control of Semibatch-Reactors with Unknown Reaction Kinetics. Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden, 19.1.1995


[LPT-pre-1994-03]
Achim Helbig, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Model Based Control of Chemical Processes with Uncertain Process Models. EUFIT '94, Aachen, 21.9.1994



Poster


[LPT-pre-2012-01]
Nimet Kerimoglu, Marcel Picard, Adel Mhamdi, Lasse Greiner, Walter Leitner, Wolfgang Marquardt: Incremental model identification of reaction and mass transfer models of a two-phase Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction system. Jahrestreffen Reaktionstechnik , DECHEMA, Würzburg, 14-16.05.2012


[LPT-pre-2011-32]
Paul Bandi, Hans Pirnay, Liang Zhang, Sven Gross, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt, Michael Modigell, Arnold Reusken: Experimental identification of effective mass transport models in falling film flows. International Workshop on Transport Processes at Fluidic Interfaces, Aachen, 05-07.12.2012


[LPT-pre-2011-23]
Danan S. Wicaksono, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Grooming A Marriage Between Mathematics and Chemical Engineering: The Case of Inverse Problem and Reaction Solvent. Marie Curie Researchers Symposium 2011, Warsaw, Poland, 25-27.09.2011


[LPT-pre-2011-22]
Danan S. Wicaksono, Christopher Snyder, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Inverse Problem Approach for Screening and Design of Reaction Solvents. GDCh Wissenschaftsforum Chemie 2011, Bremen, Germany, 04-07.09.2011


[LPT-pre-2011-16]
Yi Heng, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Efficient Solution of Large-Scale 3D Inverse Heat Conduction Problems for the Reconstruction of Local Heat Flux in Pool Boiling. Aachen Conference on Computational Engineering Science, Aachen, 13-15.07.2011


[LPT-pre-2011-07]
Danan S. Wicaksono, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: ROptSol - A Computational Tool for Solvent Design to Promote SN1 Reaction Kinetics. 7th International Workshop on Mathematics in Chemical Kinetics and Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany, 18-20.05.2011


[LPT-pre-2010-30]
Matthias Johannink, Alexandra Krieger, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Rigorose Modellierung von Elektromembranverfahren. ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2010, Aachen, 21-23.09.2012


[LPT-pre-2010-24]
Mirko Skiborowski, Korbinian Krämer, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Structural optimization of hybrid RO-MED desalination plants. 13. AMK (Aachener Membran Kolloquium), Aachen, 27-28.10.2010


[LPT-pre-2010-16]
Mirko Skiborowski, Korbinian Krämer, Adel Mhamdi, Wolfgang Marquardt: Numerische Optimierung von RO-MED Anlagen zur Meerwasserentsalzung. Processnet Jahrestagung 2010, Aachen, 21-23.09.2010


[LPT-pre-2009-08]
Maka Karalashvili, Sven Groß, Adel Mhamdi, Arnold Reusken, Wolfgang Marquardt: A decomposition approach for the solution of inverse convection-diffusion problems. Conference on Applied Inverse Problems 2009, Vienna, Austria, 20-24.07.2009



Patent


[LPT-2010-39]
Edo Aneke, Rainer Busch, Klaus Webers, Wolfgang Marquardt, Adel Mhamdi: Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Steuerung der Aktuatorzuordnung in einem System, insbesondere Fahrzeug. DE102009026573A1,