Dr Harun Chowdhury
Principal Scientist
PhD (Aerodynamics), B.Eng (Mechanical), Cert IV (Training and Assessment)
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Contact: Email: harun.chowdhury@abscube.com.au
Dr Harun Chowdhury has over 20 years of high-quality university-level teaching experience, including 15 years of industry experience as an experimental aerodynamicist and a mechanical system design engineer. Dr Chowdhury is a leading expert in aerodynamics (aircraft, road vehicles, wind turbines, trains, buildings and sports), conventional & renewable energy, energy policy, energy security, engineering education & curriculum design, quality assurance and accreditation. He is the co-founder and Vice-President of the Australian Society of Energy & Power (ASEP) and an experienced event organizer with a track record of organizing several international conferences. He has supervised many research/project students in several Australian universities. He has over 170 publications, including books, book chapters, journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers.
Qualifications
2008 – 2012: Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering) – RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
1996 – 2001: Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) – Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), Bangladesh
2019 – 2020: Certificate IV in Training and Assessment – Melbourne Polytechnic, Australia
1991 – 1993: Higher School Certificate (Science) – Notre Dame College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Scholarships & Awards
2013 – Postgraduate Research Award – Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (for the Best Postgraduate Research Student of the School for the number of journals produced in 2012) awarded by RMIT University
2012 – Higher Degree by Research Publications Award (HDRPA) awarded by RMIT University
2010 – ‘Poster – Highly Commended Certificate’ at HDR Student Conference, RMIT University
2010 – ‘Best Poster Prize’ at HDR Student Conference, RMIT University
2008 – 2011 – RMIT Postgraduate Scholarship from RMIT University
1996 – 2000 – Undergraduate Technical Scholarship from Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET)
Licenses & Certifications
TAE40116 Certificate IV: Training and Assessment
Project Management Certification
Research Commercialisations Certification
Critical and Creative Thinking Certification
Australian Driving Licence for light vehicle
Working with Children Check Victoria
Health and Safety Certification
Equal Opportunity Certification
Membership of Professional Societies
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA)
The Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) - Fellow (F10936)
The Bangladesh Society of Mechanical Engineers (BSME)
Australian Society of Energy & Power (ASEP) - Vice-President
Employment History
Jan 2020 to date: Principal Scientist - ABSCUBE Engineering and Education Pty Ltd (Australia)
May 2008 to date: Academic Staff & Research Fellow - School of Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
July 2018 to Dec 2022: Academic Staff & Research Fellow - School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Australia
July 2019 to Dec 2020: Academic Staff & Research Supervisor - School of Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Federation University, Australia
June 2001 to April 2008: Assistant Professor & Lecturer - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Areas of Expertise
Aerodynamics
Instrumentation and experimental setup design
Wind tunnel testing
Mechanical system design and CAD
Control Engineering & Mechatronics
Railway engineering
Project management
Energy policy and renewable energy
Sustainable design and environment
Engineering education and training: curriculum design, teaching methods, quality control and accreditation
International conference organisation
List of Publications
- Edited Books
Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Energy and Power (ICEP2021): Volume 2681, Issue 1. Published by AIP in November 2022. Edited by Harun Chowdhury, Nakorn Tippayawong and Firoz Alam.
Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Energy and Power (ICEP2018): Volume 160, Pages 1-856. Published by Energy Procedia (Elsevier) in February 2019. Edited by Harun Chowdhury, Mohammad Rasul, Firoz Alam and Ashfaque Chowdhury.
Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Energy and Power (ICEP2016): Volume 110, Pages 1-618 published by Energy Procedia (Elsevier) in March 2017. Edited by Firoz Alam, Reza Jazar and Harun Chowdhury.
Proceedings of 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC) published by Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (AFMS) in December 2014. Edited by Harun Chowdhury and Firoz Alam.
- Book Chapters
Chowdhury, H., & Loganathan, B. (2022). Biomimetics of boxfish: Designing an aerodynamically efficient passenger car. In Biomimicry for Aerospace (pp. 211-235). Elsevier.
Chowdhury, H. et al. (2019). Algae for biofuels: the 3rd generation of feedstock. In A. Basile (Ed.), 2nd and 3rd Generation of feedstocks. The evolution of biofuels (pp. 323-344). Italy: Elsevier).
Chowdhury, H. (2012). Aerodynamic design of sports garments. In D. J. C. Lerner (Ed.), Applied aerodynamics (pp. 22-40). Croatia: InTech.
- Journal Articles
Moria, H., Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., & Subic, A. (2021). The compression effect on aerodynamic properties of diana submarine swimsuit. Yanbu Journal of Engineering and Science, 5(1), 47-56.
Alam, Q., Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Sarkar, R., & Paul, A. (2020). A review on the regional collaboration of power utilisation in South Asia. TIDEE: TERI Information Digest on Energy and Environment, 19(2), 181-182.
Jazar, R. N., Alam, F., Milani, S., Marzbani, H., & Chowdhury, H. (2020). Mathematical modelling of vehicle drifting. MIST International Journal of Science and Technology, 08:25-29.
Chowdhury, H., & Loganathan, B. (2019). Third-generation biofuels from microalgae: a review. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 20:39-44.
Firoz Alam, Harun Chowdhury, Anirban Basu, Rashid Sarkar, Akshoy Ranjan Paul and Somnath Chattopadhyaya. (2019). Effect of south Asian road trucks on energy efficiency and safety. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. ME 49, No. 2: 33-41. http://123.49.3.254/jmed/vol2/assets/49-2-6.pdf
Chowdhury, H., Naito, K., & Alam, F. (2015). An Experimental Study on Speed Skating Skinsuits. Mechanical Engineering Research Journal, 9, 110-114. http://www.cuet.ac.bd/merj/files/MERJ-Vol-9,%202013,%20page%20110-114.pdf
Mustary, I., Loganathan, B., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2015). Effect of Cowling on a Cyclonic Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. Mechanical Engineering Research Journal, 13-17.
Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2014). An experimental study on aerodynamic performance of time trial bicycle helmets. Sports Engineering. doi:10.1007/s12283-014-0151-5
Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2013). An experimental investigation on the aerodynamic drag coefficient and surface roughness properties of sport textiles. Journal of the Textile Institute, 1-9. doi:10.1080/00405000.2013.818757
Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2012). Bicycle aerodynamics: an experimental evaluation methodology. Sports Engineering, 15(2), 73-80. doi:10.1007/s12283-012-0090-y
Khan, I., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Kumar, A. (2012). Sustainable design of ship breaking industry in developing countries. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 9(1), 1-11.
Moria, H., Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., & Subic, A. (2012). The compression effect on aerodynamic properties of Diana Submarine swimsuit. Yanbu Journal of Engineering and Science, 5, 47-56.
Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2012). Engineering education in Bangladesh – an indicator of economic development. European Journal of Engineering Education, 37(2), 217-228. doi:10.1080/03043797.2012.666515
Khan, I., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Alam, Q., & Afrin, S. (2012). An investigation into the potential impacts of climate change on power generation in Bangladesh. Journal of Sustainable Energy & Environment, 3, 103-110.
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Khan, I. (2011). An experimental study of bicycle aerodynamics. International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 6(2), 269-274.
Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., Alam, F., & Subic, A. (2011). Aerodynamics of ski jumping suits. Sports Technology, 4(3-4), 164-170. doi:10.1080/19346182.2012.725411
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Subic, A. (2011). Aerodynamic behaviour of stretchable sports fabrics. Sports Technology, 4(3-4), 171-177. doi:10.1080/19346182.2012.725412
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Subic, A. (2011). Aero/hydrodynamic study of Speedo LZR, TYR Sayonara and Blueseventy Pointzero3 swimsuits. JJMIE, 5(1), 83-88.
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Subic, A. (2010). Comparative aerodynamic analysis of commercial swimsuits. Sports Technology, 3(4), 261-267. doi:10.1080/19346182.2012.663536
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Theppadungporn, C., Subic, A., & Khan, M. M. K. (2009). Aerodynamic properties of badminton shuttlecock. International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 4(3), 266-272.
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Mainwaring, D., Subic, A., Tate, M., Forster, D., & Beneyto-Ferre, J. (2009). Design and methodology for evaluating aerodynamic characteristics of sports textiles. Sports Technology, 2(3-4), 81-86. doi:10.1002/jst.92
- Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., Ahmed, T., Mustary, I., Sonyy, S. M., & Alam, F. (2022, November). Aerodynamic design of an energy-efficient light truck by biomimicry. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Chowdhury, H., Tippayawong, N., & Alam, F. (Eds.). (2022, November). Preface: 3rd International Conference on Energy and Power (ICEP2021). In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1, p. 010001). AIP Publishing LLC.
Nasim, M., Mustafi, L., & Chowdhury, H. (2022, November). A review on few-layer graphene flakes deposition by kinetic spray process for energy storage devices. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Loganathan, B., Zaid, M., & Chowdhury, H. (2022, November). Harvesting wind energy from the complex urban environment using CFD approach. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Mobin, S., Alam, F., & Chowdhury, H. (2022, November). Environmental impact of algae-based biofuel production: A review. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Sonyy, S. M., Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., Mustary, I., Alam, F., & Tippayawong, N. (2022, November). Waste to energy by incineration for a pharmaceutical industry: A case study. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Rana, M., Nahian, S. A., & Chowdhury, H. (2022, November). Energy efficiency improvement of a vertical hydraulic system. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Rana, M., Sonyy, S. M., Loganathan, B., & Chowdhury, H. (2022, November). In situ performance measurement and characterization of wind turbine. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Rana, M., Nahian, S. A., & Chowdhury, H. (2022, November). Improvement of energy efficiency and performance of an electrohydraulic actuator using brain emotional learning based intelligent controller (BELBIC). In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Alam, F., Chattopadhyaya, S., Chowdhury, H., Ahsan, S., Tasneem, Z., Hossain, A., ... & Hoque, E. (2022, November). Collective energy security, economic prosperity and mitigation of climate change in South Asia. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Chattopadhyaya, S., Alam, F., & Chowdhury, H. (2022, November). A novel C-index for evaluation of research collaboration. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Natarajan, G., Zaid, M., Konka, H., Srinivasan, R., Ramanathan, S. S., Ahmed, T., & Chowdhury, H. (2022, November). Modeling of air distribution inside a shipping container plant factory using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Allhibi, H., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Alluhaybi, A., & Aloufi, H. (2022, November). The effects of recent policies change of electricity price on customers behavior and consumption in Saudi Arabia. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Ramanathan, S. S., Srinivasan, R., Natarajan, G., Zaid, M., Konka, H., & Chowdhury, H. (2022, November). Numerical investigation of copper fin influence in a phase change material (PCM) cooled hybrid electric vehicle engine. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Aldiab, A., Chowdhury, H., Kootsookos, A., Alam, F., Alluhaybi, A., & Aloufi, H. (2022, November). Telecommunication infrastructure in Saudi Arabia: Is it ready for eLearning?. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2681, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Harun Chowdhury, Firoz Alam (2019). Development of an innovative technique for teaching and learning of laboratory experiments for engineering courses. Energy Procedia, 160, 806-811.
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Woo, T., & Paul, A. R. (2021). An Experimental Study on Vent Locations in Road Racing Bicycle Helmet to Optimize Thermal Comfort and Aerodynamic Efficiency. In Advances in Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering: Proceedings of 16th UK Heat Transfer Conference (UKHTC2019) (pp. 717-720). Springer Singapore.
Loganathan, B., Chowdhury, H., Allehibi, H., Alam, F., & Paul, A. R. (2021). A Micro Multi-blade Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for Built-Up Areas. In Proceedings of 16th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (pp. 149-157). Springer Singapore.
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Basu, A., Ahsan, S., Shah, S., Sarkar, R., ... & Chattopadhyaya, S. (2021, February). Aerodynamics and safety for road trucks in Bangladesh. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2324, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Harun Chowdhury, Raymond Juwono, Rezaul Islam, Mohamed Zaid, Bavin Loganathan, Firoz Alam (2019). An experimental study on of the effect of various deflectors used for light trucks in Indian subcontinent. Energy Procedia, 160, 34-39.
Harun Chowdhury, Rezaul Islam, Mohammed Hussein, Mohamed Zaid, Bavin Loganathan, Firoz Alam (2019). Design of an energy efficient car by biomimicry of a boxfish. Energy Procedia, 160, 40-44.
Firoz Alam, Rashid Sarkar, Harun Chowdhury (2019). Nuclear power plants in emerging economies and human resource development: A review. Energy Procedia, 160, 3-10.
Firoz Alam, Rashid Sarkar, Quamrul Alam, Harun Chowdhury, Akshoy Paul (2019). A review on the regional collaboration of power utilisation in South Asia. Energy Procedia, 160, 11-17.
Firoz Alam, Khandkar Saleque, Quamrul Alam, Harun Chowdhury (2019). Indigenous and imported natural gas and the economic growth of Bangladesh: The challenges ahead. Energy Procedia, 160, 18-25.
Firoz Alam, Khandkar Saleque, Quamrul Alam, Harun Chowdhury, Reza Jazar (2019). Dependence on energy sources in South Asia and the need for a regional solution. Energy Procedia, 160, 26-33.
Mohamed Zaid, Zeinab Yazdanfar, Firoz Alam, Harun Chowdhury (2019). A review on the methods used to reduce the scouring effect of bridge pier. Energy Procedia, 160, 45-50.
Mohamed Zaid, Firoz Alam, Zeinab Yazdanfar, Harun Chowdhury (2019). Numerical modeling of flow around a pier mounted in a flat and fixed bed. Energy Procedia, 160, 51-59.
Saleh M A Mobin, Firoz Alam, Harun Chowdhury (2019). Commercially important bioproducts from microalgae and their current applications – A review. Energy Procedia, 160, 752-760.
Firoz Alam, Harun Chowdhury, Hazim Moria (2019). A review on aerodynamics and hydrodynamics in sports. Energy Procedia, 160, 798-805.
Bavin Loganathan, Harun Chowdhury, Firoz Alam (2019). Design of a micro wind turbine and its economic feasibility study for residential power generation in built-up areas. Energy Procedia, 160, 812-819.
Bavin Loganathan, Harun Chowdhury, Firoz Alam (2019). Design of a hybrid household power generation system for a coastal area: A case study for Geraldton, Australia. Energy Procedia, 160, 820-826.
Bavin Loganathan, Harun Chowdhury, Firoz Alam (2019). Design of a hybrid household power generation system for a rural area: A case study for Oodnadatta, Australia. Energy Procedia, 160, 827-833.
Hamed Sami Allhibi, Harun Chowdhury, Mohamed Zaid, Abdulaziz Aldiab, Bavin Loganathan, Firoz Alam (2019). Prospect of wind energy utilization in Saudi Arabia: A review. Energy Procedia, 160, 746-751.
Abdulaziz Aldiab, Harun Chowdhury, Alex Kootsookos, Firoz Alam, Hamed Allhibi (2019). Utilization of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) in higher education system: A case review for Saudi Arabia. Energy Procedia, 160, 731-737.
Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., Mustary, I., Moria, H., & Alam, F. (2017). Effect of Various Deflectors on Drag Reduction for Trucks. Energy Procedia, 110, 561-566. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.185
Alam, F., Alam, Q., Reza, S., Khurshid-ul-Alam, S. M., Saleque, K., & Chowdhury, H. (2017). Regional Power Trading and Energy Exchange Platforms. Energy Procedia, 110, 592-596. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.190
Alam, F., Alam, Q., Reza, S., Khurshid-ul-Alam, S. M., Saleque, K., & Chowdhury, H. (2017). A Review of Hydropower Projects in Nepal. Energy Procedia, 110, 581-585. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.188
Alam, F., Alam, Q., Reza, S., Khurshid-ul-Alam, S. M., Saleque, K., & Chowdhury, H. (2017). Sourcing Green Power in Bhutan: A Review. Energy Procedia, 110, 586-591. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.189
Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., WANG, Y., & Alam, F. (2016). A study of dimple characteristics on golf ball drag. Procedia Engineering.
Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., Ali, A., Khan, I., Alam, F., & Watkins, S. (2013). A study on aerodynamic drag of a semi-trailer truck. Procedia Engineering, 56(0), 201-205. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.03.108
Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., Alam, F., & Moria, H. (2015). Aerodynamic Body Position of the Brakeman of a 2-man Bobsleigh. Procedia Engineering, 112, 424-429. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.07.219
Chowdhury, H., Mustary, I., Loganathan, B., & Alam, F. (2015). Adjacent Wake Effect of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. Procedia Engineering, 105, 692-697. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.05.058
Chowdhury, H., Salam, B., & Nafis, N. (2008). Experimental study of solar ponds with different geometry and construction materials. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Paper Meet, Mechanical Engineering Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Chowdhury, H. (2008). Design of an intelligent remote monitoring and control of Bangladesh railway transport system using information and communication technologies (ICTs). Paper presented at the IEEE/ASME/ASCE 2008 Joint Rail Conference, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleID=1630825
Chowdhury, H., & Ahammad, S. A. (2006). Design of an intelligent remote monitoring and control of bangladesh railway transport system using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Paper presented at the 3rd BSME-ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Dhaka, Bangladesh. http://bsmeicte2012.iutoic-dhaka.edu/proceedings/3rd-bsme-asme-icte-2006/Final%20Papers/Paper_BA-171.pdf
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Arena, S., & Mustary, I. (2013). An experimental study of airflow behaviour around a standard 2-man bobsleigh. Procedia Engineering, 60(0), 479-484. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.07.023
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Biswas, S. K., & Islam, M. (2008). Engineering education in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the 4th BSME-ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering. http://bsmeicte2012.iutoic-dhaka.edu/proceedings/4th-bsme-asme-icte-2008/Final%20Papers/13%20RelatedTopics%2013/AU-05.pdf
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Biswas, S. K., Islam, M. T., & Islam, A. K. M. S. (2013). Quality assurance and accreditation of engineering education in Bangladesh. Procedia Engineering, 56(0), 864-869. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.03.208
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Khan, I., Djamovski, V., & Watkins, S. (2012). Impact of vehicle add-ons on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Procedia Engineering, 49(0), 294-302. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.10.140
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Mainwaring, D. (2011). Aerodynamic study of ski jumping suits. Procedia Engineering, 13(0), 376-381. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.05.101
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Mainwaring, D. (2011). A full scale bicycle aerodynamics testing methodology. Procedia Engineering, 13(0), 94-99. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.05.057
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Mainwaring, D., Beneyto-Ferre, J., Forster, D., Tate, M., & Subic, A. (2010). Experimental evaluation of ski suit performance. Paper presented at the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. http://www.afms.org.au/conference/17/173_Paper.pdf
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Mainwaring, D., Beneyto-Ferre, J., Forster, D., Tate, M., & Subic, A. (2010). Ski suit performance evaluation methodology. Paper presented at the 13th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics. http://bsmeicte2012.iutoic-dhaka.edu/proceedings/13th-acfm-2010/contributed/aeroaconstics/311.pdf
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Mainwaring, D., Beneyto-Ferre, J., & Tate, M. (2012). Rapid prototyping of high performance sportswear. Procedia Engineering, 34(0), 38-43. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.008
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Mainwaring, D., Beneyto-Ferre, J., Tate, M., Forster, D., & Subic, A. (2009). Aerodynamics of textiles for elite cyclist. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME2009). http://www.buet.ac.bd/me/icme/icme2009/Proceedings/PDF/ICME09-FM-20.pdf
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Mainwaring, D., Subic, A., Tate, M., & Forster, D. (2008). Aerodynamic testing methodology for sports garments. Paper presented at the 4th BSME-ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering. http://bsmeicte2012.iutoic-dhaka.edu/proceedings/4th-bsme-asme-icte-2008/Final%20Papers/06%20IndustrialFluid%2006/06%20AU-04.pdf
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Muscara, A., & Mustary, I. (2013). An experimental study of new rule javelins. Procedia Engineering, 60(0), 485-490. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.07.076
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Subic, A. (2010). Aerodynamic performance evaluation of sports textile. Procedia Engineering, 2(2), 2517-2522. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2010.04.025
Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Subic, A. (2010). An experimental methodology for a full scale bicycle aerodynamics study. Paper presented at the International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Energy Engineering 2010.
Chowdhury, H., Beneyto-Ferre, J., Tate, M., Alam, F., Mainwaring, D., Forster, D., & Subic, A. (2009). Effects of textile and garment design on aerodynamic characteristics applied to cycling apparel. Paper presented at the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Sports Technology - APCST2009.
Chowdhury, H., Khan, K., Alam, F., Farabi, R., & Mustary, I. (2011). Effects of vehicle add-ons on greenhouse gas emission. Paper presented at the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy 2011.
Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., Mustary, I., & Alam, F. (2015). Effect of Various Deflectors on Drag Reduction for Trucks. Paper presented at the The 11 th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME2015)
Chowdhury, H., Wood, D., Alam, F., & Islam, M. (2008). Effects of towers on aerodynamic performance of windmill. Paper presented at the 4th BSME-ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering.
Alam, F., Alam, Q., Chowdhury, H., & Steiner, T. (2013). Transnational education: benefits, threats and challenges. Procedia Engineering, 56(0), 870-874. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.03.209
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Elmir, Z., Sayogo, A., Love, J., & Subic, A. (2010). An experimental study of thermal comfort and aerodynamic efficiency of recreational and racing bicycle helmets. Procedia Engineering, 2(2), 2413-2418. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2010.04.008
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., George, S., Mustary, I., & Zimmer, G. (2014). Aerodynamic Drag Measurements of FIFA-approved Footballs. Procedia Engineering, 72, 703-708. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2014.06.119
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Guillaume, E., Yang, J., & Zimmer, G. (2013). On-road and wind tunnel aerodynamic study of human powered vehicles. Procedia Engineering, 60(0), 473-478. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.07.022
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Husni, N., & Smith, L. (2013). An experimental study of baseballs and softballs. Procedia Engineering, 60(0), 467-472. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.07.006
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Kootsookos, A., & Hadgraft, R. (2015). Scoping e-Portfolios to Engineering and ICT Education. Procedia Engineering, 105, 852-857. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.05.102
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., Mobin, S., Kootsookos, A., Tu, J., & Islam, N. (2014). An Effective Laboratory Method for Thermal Fluid Mechanics Course. Paper presented at the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, Australia. http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/imarusic/proceedings/19/50.pdf
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., & Mustary, I. (2016). A study of aerodynamic drag of contemporary footballs. Procedia Engineering.
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., Mustary, I., & Watkins, S. (2014). Aerodynamic Drag of Contemporary Soccer Balls. Paper presented at the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, Australia. http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/imarusic/proceedings/19/58.pdf
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., & Loganathan, I. M. (2015). Aerodynamic Study of FIFA-approved Footballs. Procedia Engineering, 105, 317-322. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.05.115
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., & Fuss, F. K. (2010). A comparative study of football aerodynamics. Procedia Engineering, 2(2), 2443-2448. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2010.04.013
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., Fuss, F. K., Khan, I., Aldawi, F., & Subic, A. (2011). Aerodynamics of contemporary FIFA soccer balls. Procedia Engineering, 13(0), 188-193. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.05.071
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., La-Brooy, R., & Subic, A. (2010). A comparative study of golf ball aerodynamics. Paper presented at the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. http://www.afms.org.au/conference/17/176_Paper.pdf
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., Mazumdar, H., & Subic, A. (2010). Aerodynamics of FIFA World Cup footballs and effects of altitude. Paper presented at the International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Energy Engineering 2010.
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., Mazumdar, H., & Subic, A. (2010). Aerodynamics of modern footballs. Paper presented at the 13th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Dhaka, Bangladesh. http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:13110
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., Mazumdar, H., & Subic, A. (2010). An experimental study of golf ball aerodynamics. Paper presented at the 13th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics. http://bsmeicte2012.iutoic-dhaka.edu/proceedings/13th-acfm-2010/contributed/aeroaconstics/315.pdf
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., & Subic, A. (2010). Aerodynamics of racing bicycle helmets-an experimental study. Paper presented at the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference.
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., & Subic, A. (2010). A comparative study of rugby ball aerodynamics. Paper presented at the 13th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Dhaka, Bangladesh. http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:13025
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., & Watkins, S. (2010). Effects of vehicle add-ons on aerodynamic performance. Paper presented at the 13th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Dhaka, Bangladesh. http://bsmeicte2012.iutoic-dhaka.edu/proceedings/13th-acfm-2010/contributed/aeroaconstics/319.pdf
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Stemmer, M., Wang, Z., & Yang, J. (2012). Effects of surface structure on soccer ball aerodynamics. Procedia Engineering, 34(0), 146-151. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.026
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Theppadungporn, C., Moria, H., & Subic, A. (2010). A comparative study of feather and synthetic badminton shuttlecock aerodynamics. Paper presented at the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:13022
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Theppadungporn, C., & Subic, A. (2009). A study of badminton shuttlecock aerodynamics. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME2009). http://www.buet.ac.bd/me/icme/icme2009/Proceedings/PDF/ICME09-FM-17.pdf
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Theppadungporn, C., & Subic, A. (2010). Measurements of aerodynamic properties of badminton shuttlecocks. Procedia Engineering, 2(2), 2487-2492. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2010.04.020
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., & Watkins, S. (2009). Aerodynamics of vehicle add-ons. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME2009). http://buet.ac.bd/me/icme2013/icme2009/Proceedings/PDF/ICME09-FM-27.pdf
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Wei, H. Z., Mustary, I., & Zimmer, G. (2014). Aerodynamics of Ribbed Bicycle Racing Helmets. Procedia Engineering, 72, 691-696. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2014.06.117
Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Whyte, C., & Subic, A. (2009). Aerodynamics of footballs. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME2009). http://www.buet.ac.bd/me/icme2013/icme2009/Proceedings/PDF/ICME09-FM-23.pdf
Alam, F., Djamovski, V., Chowdhury, H., Smith, L., Watkins, S., & Subic, A. (2012). A comparative study of baseball and softball aerodynamics. Paper presented at the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. http://www.afms.org.au/conference/18/359%20-%20Alam.pdf
Alam, F., Djamovski, V., Smith, S., Chowdhury, H., Watkins, S., & Subic, A. (2012). Aerodynamics of oval shaped sports balls. Paper presented at the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. http://www.afms.org.au/conference/18/346%20-%20Djamovski.pdf
Alam, F., Hillier, D., Xia, J., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., La-Brooy, R., & Subic, A. (2010). Aerodynamics of used cricket balls. Paper presented at the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. http://www.afms.org.au/conference/17/177_Paper.pdf
Alam, F., Ho, H., Chowdhury, H., & Subic, A. (2011). Aerodynamics of baseball. Procedia Engineering, 13(0), 207-212. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.05.074
Alam, F., Ho, H., Smith, L., Subic, A., Chowdhury, H., & Kumar, A. (2012). A study of baseball and softball aerodynamics. Procedia Engineering, 34(0), 86-91. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.016
Alam, F., Mobin, S., & Chowdhury, H. (2015). Third Generation Biofuel from Algae. Procedia Engineering, 105, 763-768. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.05.068
Alam, F., Nutakom, C., & Chowdhury, H. (2015). Effect of Porosity of Badminton Shuttlecock on Aerodynamic Drag. Procedia Engineering, 112, 430-435. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.07.220
Alam, F., Sarkar, R., La Brooy, R., & Chowdhury, H. (2016). Engineering education in 21st century. Paper presented at the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2015).
Alam, F., Smith, S., Chowdhury, H., & Moria, H. (2012). Aerodynamic drag measurement of American footballs. Procedia Engineering, 34(0), 98-103. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.018
Alam, F., Steiner, T., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., Khan, I., Aldawi, F., & Subic, A. (2011). A study of golf ball aerodynamic drag. Procedia Engineering, 13(0), 226-231. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.05.077
Alam, F., Theppadungporn, C., Chowdhury, H., & Subic, A. (2009). Aerodynamics of badminton shuttlecock. Paper presented at the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Sports Technology - APCST2009, Melbourne, Australia. http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:11484
Alam, F., Zhiwei, H., & Chowdhury, H. (2014). Aerodynamics of ribbed bicycle helmets. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering & Renewable Energy (ICMERE 2013), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Aldawi, F., Alam, F., & Chowdhury, H. (2014). Thermal Performance of a New Residential House Wall System. Paper presented at the International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Energy Engineering 2014, Khulna, Bangladesh.
Aldiab, A., Chowdhury, H., Kootsookos, A., & Alam, F. (2017). Prospect of eLearning in Higher Education Sectors of Saudi Arabia: A Review. Energy Procedia, 110, 574-580. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.187
Alhashmi, A., Ali, A., Loganathan, B., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2015). The Aerodynamics of Soccer Balls. Paper presented at the The 11 th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME2015)
Ali, A., Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., & Alam, F. (2015). An Aerodynamic Study of a Domestic Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine with Varied Tip Configurations. Procedia Engineering, 105, 757-762. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.05.067
Djamovski, V., Pateras, J., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Steiner, T. (2012). Effects of seam and surface texture on tennis balls aerodynamics. Procedia Engineering, 34(0), 140-145. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.025
Djamovski, V., Rosette, P., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Steiner, T. (2012). A comparative study of rugby ball aerodynamics. Procedia Engineering, 34(0), 74-79. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.014
Hata, K., Shionoya, A., Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2013). Evaluation of aerodynamic drag utilizing a viscoelastic model. Procedia Engineering, 60(0), 378-384. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.07.021
Khan, I., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2011). Sustainable design approach for Bangladesh ship breaking industry. Paper presented at the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering 2011. http://www.buet.ac.bd/me/icme/icme2011/Proceedings/PDF/ICME%2011-RT-052.pdf
Khan, I., Chowdhury, H., Aldawi, F., & Alam, F. (2013). The effect of climate change on power generation in Australia. Procedia Engineering, 56(0), 656-660. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.03.174
Khan, I., Chowdhury, H., Rasjidin, R., Alam, F., Islam, T., & Islam, S. (2012). Review of wind energy utilization in South Asia. Procedia Engineering, 49(0), 213-220. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.10.130
Khan, K., Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., & Kumar, A. (2011). Impact of climate change on Industrial design parameters. Paper presented at the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy 2011.
Khan, K., Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., & Kumar, A. (2011). Impact of climate change on power plants in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy 2011.
Kootsookos, A., Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., & Jollands, M. (2017). Offshore Engineering Education: Assuring Quality through Dual Accreditation. Energy Procedia, 110, 537-542. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.181
Kozlov, A., Chowdhury, H., Mustary, I., Loganathan, B., & Alam, F. (2015). Bio-Inspired Design: Aerodynamics of Boxfish. Procedia Engineering, 105, 323-328. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.05.007
Le Personnic, J., Alam, F., Le Gendre, L., Chowdhury, H., & Subic, A. (2011). Flight trajectory simulation of badminton shuttlecocks. Procedia Engineering, 13(0), 344-349. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.05.096
Loganathan, B., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2015). Effect of Blade Gaps on the Performance of a Cyclonic Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. Paper presented at the The 11th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME2015)
Loganathan, B., Chowdhury, H., Mustary, I., & Alam, F. (2015). An Experimental Study of a Cyclonic Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for Domestic Scale Power Generation. Procedia Engineering, 105, 686-691. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.05.057
Loganathan, B., Mustary, I., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2014). Aerodynamic Behaviour of Small Savonius Turbine with 3 Different Configurations. Paper presented at the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, Australia. http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/imarusic/proceedings/19/37.pdf
Loganathan, B., Mustary, I., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2014). Effect of numbers of blade and blade angle of a savonius type vertical axis wind turbine. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering & Renewable Energy (ICMERE 2013), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Loganathan, B., Mustary, I., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2014). Study of a Savonius Type Wind Turbines for its Aerodynamic Characteristics. Paper presented at the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, Australia. http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/imarusic/proceedings/19/47.pdf
Loganathan, B., Mustary, I., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2017). Effect of sizing of a Savonius type vertical axis micro wind turbine. Energy Procedia, 110, 555-560. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.184
Loganathan, B., Mustary, I., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2017). Effect of Turbulence on a Savonius Type Micro Wind Turbine. Energy Procedia, 110, 549-554. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.183
Moria, H., Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., Aldawi, F., & Subic, A. (2011). Aerodynamic analysis of Speedo Fastskin-I Swimsuit. Paper presented at the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy 2011.
Moria, H., Alam, F., Chowdhury, H., & Subic, A. (2012). The compression effect on aerodynamic properties of sports fabrics. Procedia Engineering, 34(0), 56-61. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.011
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2010). An experimental study of Speedo® LZR, TYR® Sayonara and Blueseventy® Pointzero3 swimsuits. Paper presented at the 7th Jordanian International Mechanical Engineering Conference. http://www.jeaconf.org/UploadedFiles/Document/7a5af79b-3daf-4624-9b23-c5e19cdb2832.pdf
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2011). Microstructures and aerodynamics of commercial swimsuits. Procedia Engineering, 13(0), 389-394. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.05.103
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., & Alam, F. (2015). Aerodynamic Study of Sports Woven Fabrics. Paper presented at the The 11 th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME2015) Dhaka.
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Pevitt, C., Aldawi, F., Jadhav, A., Padhye, R. (2012). An experimental study of knitted fabrics used in elite sports. Paper presented at the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference.
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., & Subic, A. (2011). An evaluation of swimsuit performance. Procedia Engineering, 13(0), 382-388. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.05.102
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Subic, A., & Smits, A. J. (2010). Aerodynamics of Modern Swimsuits. Paper presented at the International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Energy Engineering 2010. http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:13111
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Subic, A., & Smits, A. J. (2010). Hydrodynamics of swimsuits. Paper presented at the 13th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics. http://bsmeicte2012.iutoic-dhaka.edu/proceedings/13th-acfm-2010/contributed/hydrodynamics/1310.pdf
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., Alam, F., Subic, A., Smits, A. J., Jassim, R., & Bajaba, N. S. (2010). Contribution of swimsuits to swimmer’s performance. Procedia Engineering, 2(2), 2505-2510. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2010.04.023
Moria, H., Chowdhury, H., Aldawi, F., & Alam, F. (2013). A cylindrical methodology for the study of fabric aerodynamics. Procedia Engineering, 56(0), 297-302. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.03.121
Mustary, I., Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., & Alam, F. (2017). Development of a Computational Model for Optimal Sourcing of LNG. Energy Procedia, 110, 597-603. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.191
Mustary, I., Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., Alharthi, M., & Alam, F. (2014). Aerodynamic Efficiency and Thermal Comfort of Road Racing Bicycle Helmets. Paper presented at the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, Australia. http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/imarusic/proceedings/19/29.pdf
Pevitt, C., Chowdhury, H., Moria, H., & Alam, F. (2012). A computational simulation of aerodynamic drag reductions for heavy commercial vehicles. Paper presented at the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. http://www.afms.org.au/conference/18/369%20-%20Pevitt.pdf