Sultan Qaboos University
College of Engineering
CURRICULLUM VITAE
Adel Al-Ajmi, May 2016
C1.PersonalInformation
 Address
Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College
of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box 33
AlKhodh,Muscat,P.C.123,Tel:(+968)24141357,Fax:(+968)
24141357,email:ajmi@squ.edu.om
 DateofBirth15thofJuly1975
 Nationality Omani
 MaritalStatusMarried
C2.Education,EmploymentInformationandCareerDevelopment
EmploymentHistory
1998‐2001
Demonstrator
PetroleumandChemicalEngineering
Department,SultanQaboosUniversity
2001‐2006
Lecturer
PetroleumandChemicalEngineering
Department,SultanQaboosUniversity
2006‐2013
AssistantProfessor
PetroleumandChemicalEngineering
Department,SultanQaboosUniversity
2014‐Present AssociateProfessor PetroleumandChemicalEngineering
Department,SultanQaboosUniversity
EducationBackground
1. Institution  Degree
 Major  Year 2. Institution  Degree
 Major  Year SultanQaboosUniversity,Oman
BEng
MiningEngineering
1998
3. Institution  Degree
 Major  Year ColoradoSchoolofMines,USA
MSc
MiningEngineering
2001
RoyalInstituteofTechnology(KTH),Sweden
PhD
PetroleumRockmechanics(RockEngineering)
2006
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ResearchInterests
 RockFormationFailureandFluidFlowAnalysis
 Geostatistics
 EnhancedOilRecovery
MembershipofProfessionalBodies&InternationalCollaboration
 MemberinSocietyofPetroleumEngineers(SPE).
 MemberinInternationalSocietyofRockMechanics(ISRM).
 InternationalCollaborationwithScientistsat
o Kyushu University, Japan, Prof. Kyuro Sasaki and Dr. Yuichi Sugai, on PVT
analysis.
o AhmaduBelloUniversity, Nigeria,Dr. A.S.OlwaleandDr.I.A. Mohammed‐
Dabo,onMultiphaseFlowinPipelines.
o Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, Prof. P. K. Das, on Drag
ReducingPolymerinOil‐WaterFlow.
o SharifUniversity,Iran,Dr.MohsinMasihi,onwellborestabilityanalysisand
TransportinPorousMedia.
o GubkinRussianStateUniversityofOilandGas,Russia,Prof.AleksanderS.
Oganov,onwellborestabilityanalysis.
o NorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology,Norway,Dr. Pål Skalle,
onwellborestabilityanalysis.
o Halliburton, Drilling division, USA, Dr. Saad Saleh, on wellbore stability
analysis.
CareerDevelopment
 Participatedinthefollowinginternationalconferences
o The 2nd International Renewable Energy and Environment Conference
(IREEC‐2013),Malaysia,04‐07July,2013.
o SPE International Oilfield Nanotechnology Conference and Exhibition held
inNoordwijk,TheNetherlands,12–14June,2012.
o International Symposium on Multiphase flow and Transport Phenomena,
Agadir,Morocco,22‐25April,2012.
o The 15th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology,
Cannes,France,15–17June,2011.
o The 44th US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 5th U.S.–Canada Rock
MechanicsSymposium,heldinSaltLakeCity,UT,27–30June,2010.
o The7thInternationalConferenceonMultiphaseFlow,Tampa,FL,May30–
June4,2010.
o The 1st International Conference on Chemical and Environmental
Engineering,KulaLumpur,Malaysia,26‐28November,2010.
o The5thInternationalSymposiumonEarthScienceandTechnologyheldin
Fukuoka,Japan,3‐4December,2007.
o The11thISRMCongressheldinLisbon,Portugal,9‐13July,2007.
o The41stU.S.SymposiumonRockMechanicsheldinGolden,Colorado,17‐
21June,2006.
o IADC/SPEAsiaPacificDrillingTechnologyConferenceandExhibitionheld
inBangkok,Thailand,13‐15November,2006.
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o The 40th U.S. Rock Mechanic Symposium , Anchorage, Alaska, 25‐29 Jun,
2005.
Participatedinthefollowingworkshops
o ABETProgramAssessmentWorkshopheldFebruary14‐15,2012atSultan
QaboosUniversity,Oman.
Attended the following international conferences (other than the ones
participatedinwithposterorrefereedpaper)
o The70thEAGEConference&Exhibition,Rome,Italy:9‐12June2008.
Offeredthefollowingworkshops:
o 3DWellborestabilityanalysisandsimulationheld31stAugustto
1st September 2014 at Sharif Upstream Petroleum Research
Institute(SUPRI)inSharifUniversityofTechnology,Iran.
o Wellbore Stability Analaysis and Simulation; Proposing the
Challenges held 9th August 2015 at Sharif Upstream Petroleum
Research Institute (SUPRI) in Sharif University of Technology,
Iran.
C3.AwardsandRecognition
 DeanList,SultanQaboosUniversity,1995‐1997.
 SultanQaboosUniversityMasterDegreeScholarship,1999‐2001.
 DeanList,ColoradoSchoolofMines,2001.
 LetterofappreciationfromSQUVice‐ChancellorforhavingaGPAof4.0/4.0inthe
masterdegreefromColoradoSchoolofMines,USA.
 The Hindustan Zinc Limited Medal by theInstitution of Engineers(India)forthe
paper entitled “A Mathematical Model to Choose Burden during Bench Blasting
basedonRockStrength–aCaseStudy”publishedintheJournaloftheInstitution,
2001.
 SultanQaboosUniversityPhDDegreeScholarship,2003‐2006.
 LetterofAppreciationfromtheViceChancellorofSultanQaboosUniversityforthe
efforts and contributions extended toward ABET Accreditation of Engineering
Programs,March2010.
 Letter of Appreciation from the Center for Career Guidance at Sultan Qaboos
UniversityforcontributinginorganizingtheMajorsFair2013.
 LetterofAppreciationfromtheViceChancellorofSultanQaboosUniversityforthe
efforts and contributions extended toward ABET Accreditation of Engineering
Programs,August2014.
 Letter of Appreciation from the Director of Students Counseling Center of Sultan
Qaboos University forproviding lectures about subconscious mind programming
during2014‐2015academicyear,June2015.
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C4. Teaching, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students Supervision and
RelatedActivities
CourseInstruction
 Undergraduatecourses
CourseCode CourseTitle
PNGE5122 IntroductiontoRockMechanics
PNGE4101 StatisticsforEngineers
PNGE5215
CHPE5312
PMRE4202
PMRE4231
PMRE 4202
ProjectII
ProjectI
IntroductiontoGeostatistics
SurfaceMining
Rock Engineering and excavation
YearTaught
Fall(FA),Spring(SP),Summer
(SU)
2007 (FA),2008 (FA),2010(FA),
2011(FA),2012(FA)
2006(FA, SP2),2007(FA,SP2),
2008(FA,SP2),2009(FA,SP2),
2010(FA,SP2),2011(FA,SP2),
2012(FA,SP2),2013(SP2)
2012(SP), 2013 (SP)
2013(FA)
2003 (SP)
2002(FA)
2002(SP)
*2twosections
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CoordinatingCourses
o ENGR3006In‐houseIndustrialTrainingI(2007,2008,2015)
IndustrialTrainingSupervision
o ENGR3006In‐houseIndustrialTrainingI(2007,2008,2015)
o ENGR4006IndustrialTrainingII(2008,2010‐2013,2015)
StudentsProjectsSupervision
 MScStudentsSupervision(3Students)
o ProjectTitle:“Threedimensionalmodelingforpredictingsandproduction”
StudentName:ShaimaAl‐Shaaibi
Institution:SQU
MainSupervisor:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi
Co‐supervisor:Dr.YahyaAl‐Wahaibi
Status:Thesiswasdefendedsuccessfullyon18thSeptember2011
o ProjectTitle:“ProbabilisticApproachinWellboreStability”
StudentName:MahmoudAl‐Khiary
Institution:SQU
MainSupervisor:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi
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Co‐supervisor:Prof.AtsuDorvlo,Dr.YahyaAl‐Wahaibi
Status:Thesiswasdefendedsuccessfullyon5thJanuary2013
o ProjectTitle:“CriticalWellborePressureusingDifferentRockFailure
Criteria”
StudentName:MohammadChabook
Institution:GubkinRussianStateUniversityofOilandGas
MainSupervisor:Prof.AleksanderS.Oganov(GubkinRussianState
UniversityofOilandGas)
Co‐supervisor:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi
Status:Completed2014
PhDStudentsSupervision(5Students)
o Project Title: “Effect of Drag Reducing Polymers in Horizontal Oil‐Water
Flow”
StudentName:NurudeenYusuf
Institution:DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,AhmaduBelloUniversity,
Zaria,Nigeria
MainSupervisor:Dr.A.S.Olawale(AhmaduBelloUniversity,Nigeria)
Co‐supervisors:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi,Dr.TalalAl‐Wahaibi(SQU),Dr.YahyaAl‐
Wahaibi (SQU), Dr. I.A. Mohammad‐Dabo (Ahmadu Bello University,
Nigeria)
Status:Completed2011
o ProjectTitle:“BoreholeStabilityAnalysisinShale”
StudentName:AminulIslam
Institution:DepartmentofPetroleumEngineeringandAppliedGeophysics,
NorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology,Trondheim,Norway.
MainSupervisor:Dr.PålSkalle(NorwegianUniversityofScienceand
Technology,Norway)
Co‐supervisor:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi
Status:Completed2011
o ProjectTitle:“ExperimentalandTheoreticalStudyontheEffectofDRPon
Oil‐WaterFlowinHorizontalandInclinedPipes”
StudentName:AbdelKareemAbubakar
MainSupervisor:Dr.TalalAl‐Wahaibi
Co‐supervisors:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi,Dr.YahyaAl‐Wahaibi,Dr.Abdul‐AzizAl‐
Hashmi
Status:InProgress
o ProjectTitle:“MechanisticStudyofDragReducingPolymers”
StudentName:MohammedMahdiEshrati
Institution:SQU
MainSupervisor:Dr.Abdul‐AzizAlHashmi
Co‐supervisors: Dr. Adel Al‐Ajmi, Dr Talal Al Wahaibi, Dr. Yahya Al‐
Wahaibi
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Status:InProgress
o ProjectTitle:“WellboreStabilityAnalysisDuringSteamInjection”
StudentName:BijanBastaee
Institution:IslamicAzadUniversity,Iran.
MainSupervisor:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi
Co‐supervisor:Dr.KavehAhangari(IslamicAzadUniversity,Iran),Dr.
MohsenMasihi(SharifUniversityofTechnology,Iran).
Status:Inprogress
 ServedasaChairmaninanMScExaminationCommittee
o Thesis Title: ‘Design of a Fuzzy‐Swarm Load Frequency Controller for
InterconnectedPowerSystems
StudentName:Mr.BaderAlOmairi
Department:Electrical&ComputerEngineeringDepartment
ExamDate:September24th,2007
CurriculumDevelopmentandTeachingManagementatSQUCourseInstruction
 Extensive participation in curriculum development of the Mining Engineering
program.
 Developedthefollowingfourcoursesfromscratch
o PNGE5122 IntroductiontoRockMechanics
o PNGE4101 StatisticsforEngineers
o CHPE4312 IntroductiontoGeostatistics
o PMRE4231SurfaceMining
 Participatedindevelopingthefollowingcourses
o PMRE4202
RockEngineeringandexcavation
o ENGR3006
IndustrialTrainingI
 Developedonedayandtwodaysworkshopsinwellborestabilityanalysisfor
theoilindustry.
 Participateinthemodificationofthein‐housetraininglabmanual
 Active participation in the preparation of the ABET accreditation program
duringthelastandcurrentcycle
StudentsAdvisingandMentoringatSQU
 In‐house Industrial Training (ENGR3006) coordinator (2006‐2008, 2015‐
2016).
 IndustrialTrainingII(ENGR4006)coordinator(2008,2010‐2013,2015‐2016).
 ChemicalEngineeringStudentSocietyAdvisor(2007‐present).
 PetroleumEngineeringStudentSocietyAdvisor(2008‐2009).
 Active interaction with collage students through being one of Collage
EngineeringSocietyAdvisors(2008‐present).
 Active social communications with collage students through College Social
ActivityCommittee(2007‐present).
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Monitoring student training and employment through Collage Industrial and
AlumniTrainingCommittee(2008).
AcademicAdvisorforCohort2008,Cohort2009andCohort2010.
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TeachingActivitiesOutsidetheClassroom
 Superviseandleadstudentsinresearchbyintroducethemtofundedresearch
projectsasresearchassistants.
 SupervisingprojectsofChemicalEngineeringStudentSociety
 SupervisingprojectsofPetroleumEngineeringStudentSociety
 Supervised a research project conducted by students from the department of
Geographical Information System, Collage of Art (2008). The project entitled
“MudPlantforOil&GasFields:SiteSelection”.
 Provide academic consultancy for graduate students of the collage and other
universities.
 Lecturing about Engineering building of human mind by subconscious
programmingforthePublic(2014‐present).
C5.Services
DepartmentalActivities
 Coordinator,In‐houseIndustrialTraining(2006‐2008,2015‐2016)
 Coordinator,IndustrialTrainingII(2008,2010‐2013,2015‐2016)
 Advisor,SchemeStudentSociety(2007‐214)
 Advisor,SPEStudentSociety(2008‐2009,2014‐present)
 Member,DepartmentAppointmentCommittee(2010‐2011)
 AcademicAdvisor,Cohort2008,Cohort2009,Cohort2010,Cohort2013,and
Cohort2014.
 ParticipatedintheDepartmentRetreatDay“DevelopingIntegratedCurriculum
forbothChemicalandPetroleumPrograms”heldonFebruary22nd,2009.
CollegeActivities
 Member,CollageEngineeringSocietyAdvisors(2008‐present).
 Member,CollegeSocialActivityCommittee(2007‐present).
 Member, Collage Industrial and Alumni Training Committee (2008, 2014‐
2016).
 Member,Pre‐specializationAcademicUnit(2014‐2015).
 Contributed in the college of engineering retreat day towards a successful
2008‐2011Collegeimplementationplan.
 Contributedinthecollegeofengineeringretreatdaytowardsasuccessfulroad
mapForpostgraduateprogramsandresearch(2010).
 Contributed in the exhibition entitled “Majors Fair 2013” organized by the
CenterforCareerGuidance(2013).
 Contributed in the exhibition entitled “Towards Industrial Innovative
Solutions” organized by the college of engineering and the Industrial
InnovationCenter(April22nd2014).
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Chairman,amasterprojectexaminingcommitteeforthestudentMr.BaderAl
Omairi in Electrical & Computer Engineering Department (September 24th,
2007). The project entitled “Design of a Fuzzy‐Swarm Load Frequency
ControllerforInterconnectedPowerSystems”.
Invited Lectures and Seminars (other than international conferences
participation)
 February 2007. The Mogi‐Coulomb True‐Triaxial Failure Criterion and some
Implications for Rock Engineering. Presentation given to Swedish Rock
EngineeringResearchFoundation,Sweden.
 February2008.FeasibilityStudyonInstallingaCentralMudPlantforPDOOil
Fields.PresentationgiventoPetroleumDevelopmentOman,Muscat,Oman.
 May 2008. Rock Failure Criteria. Presentation given to Drilling division,
Halliburton,USA.
 February 2008. Two‐phase liquid flow research. Presentation given to
PetroleumDevelopmentOman,Muscat,Oman.
 May2008.PVTMeasurementsandAnalysis.PresentationgiventoMinistryof
OilandGasrepresentativesandPetroleumDevelopmentOman,Muscat,Oman.
 November 2009. PVT Measurements and Analysis. Presentation given to
Ministry of Oil and Gas representatives and Petroleum Development Oman,
Muscat,Oman.
 February 2011. PVT Measurements and Analysis. Presentation given to
PetroleumDevelopmentOman,Muscat,Oman.
ServicetotheProfession
 ReviewerfortheInternationalJournalofRockMechanicsandMiningSciences.
 Technical steering committee member of 2011 Global Sand Management and
ControlPraxisInteractiveTechnologyWorkshop,Istanbul,Turkey.
 Contributedinthe1stGeographicalInformationSystemsForumheldinMuscat
(2008).
 ParticipatedindevelopingthecurriculumofWellEngineeringprogramatthe
InternationalCollageofEngineeringandManagement.
ServicetotheEngineeringCommunity
 ContributedindevelopingacooperationchannelbetweentheDepartmentof
PetroleumandChemicalEngineeringandtheMinistryofCommercetodevelop
themineralresourcesindustryinOman(1999).
 Contributedinthepreparationmeetingof2010OmanCensus.
 Participatedintheuniversityopendaysbyresearchposters(2007‐2010).
 ContributedwiththeCenterforCareerGuidanceatSultanQaboosUniversityin
organizingtheMajorsFair2013.
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Contributed with theIndustrial Innovation Center andCollage ofEngineering
at Sultan Qaboos University in organizing the 1st joined exhibition entitled
TowardsIndustrialInnovativesolutions(2014)
Directed the chemical engineering student society and SPE student society
towards activities attracted and appropriated to the local community outside
SQU(2007‐present).
ServicetothePublic
 Engineeringbuildingofhumanmindbysubconsciousprogrammingforseveral
casesinOmanandoutside(2013‐present).
C6.ScholarlyAchievements
TotalExternal&InternalFundsObtained=US$+1.65million
ResearchContracts(TotalBudgetObtained:US$1.1million)
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ResearchTitle:“FeasibilityStudyonInstallingaCentralMudPlantforPDOOil
Fields”
Code:CR/ENG/PCED/07/03
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi
Co‐investigators:Dr.MansoorAl‐Harthi
Budget:US$100,100
Sponsor:PDO
Status:Accomplished2008
ResearchTitle:“PVTMeasurementsandAnalysis”
Code:CR/ENG/PCED/08/04
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.YahyaAl‐Wahaibi
Co‐investigators:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi,Dr.TalalAl‐Wahaibi,Dr.AliAl‐Bemani Budget:US$1,007,568
Sponsor:PDO
Status:Accomplished2011
Consultancy(TotalBudgetObtained:US$459,809)
 The Research Council Grant: “A novel use of drag reducing polymers as flow
patternmodifiersinOil/WaterFlow”
ProposalCode:RC/ENG/PCED/12/01
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.TalalAl‐Wahaibi
Co‐principalInvestigator:Dr.YahyaAl‐Wahaibi
Co‐investigators:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi,Dr.AbdulazizAl‐Hashmi
Budget:US$404,300
Sponsor:TheResearchCouncil
Status:InProgress
 InternalGrant:“ProbabilisticApproachinWellboreStabilityAnalysis”
Code:IG/ENG/PCED/09/02
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PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi
Budget:US$8,304
Sponsor:SQU
Status:Accomplished2010
InternalGrant:“DragReducingPolymersforTwo‐PhaseOil/WaterFlow”
Code:IG/ENG/PCE/07/01
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.TalalAl‐Wahaibi
Co‐investigators:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi,Dr.YahyaAl‐Wahaibi,Dr.Mahmood
Abdel‐Goad,Dr.Abdul‐AzizAl‐Hashmi
Budget:US$10,400
Sponsor:SQU
Status:Accomplished2009
InternalGrant:“FormationdamageAroundBoreholesDuringEORprocess”
Code:IG/ENG/PCED/10/01
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.HamoudAl‐Hadrami
Co‐investigators:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi
Budget:US$16,535
Sponsor:SQU
Status:Accomplished2012
Internal Grant: “Model to Predict Oil‐Water Flow Characteristics with
Polymers”
Code:IG/ENG/PCED/11/03
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.TalalAl‐Wahaibi
Co‐investigators:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi,Dr.YahyaAl‐Wahaibi
Budget:US$10,000
Sponsor:SQU
Status:Accomplished2013
InternalGrant:“ExperimentalandTheoreticalInvestigationofPressureDrop
andHold‐upduringDualContinuousOil‐WaterFlows”
Code:IG/ENG/PCED/11/02
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.YahyaAl‐Wahaibi
Co‐investigators:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi,Dr.TalalAl‐Wahaibi Budget:US$10,270
Sponsor:SQU
Status:Accomplished2013
HighlyConfidentialConsultancy
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Act as co-investigator in an international team selected by Halliburton in 2008
(Drilling division, Knowledge System, Inc., USA.), based on the best available
specialists around the world according to the company criteria. This is to examine 250
wellbores from five regions around the world. The project established a novel work for
stability of rock formations while drilling for the operations run by the company.
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Reviewer and supervisor for services to be provided by Target Oilfield Services in
three geomechanical projects for Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations
(ADCO) in 2012.
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Act as a principal investigator for Drill-Sense USA to conduct geomechanical wellbore
stability analysis for pore pressure prediction in 2013.
ServiceContracts(TotalBudget:US$+83,300)
 Research Title: “Vapor Fraction Measurement at Line Condition for Mabrouk
Field”
Code:AS/ENG/PCED/10/01
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.YahyaAl‐Wahaibi
Co‐investigators:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi,Dr.AliAl‐Bemani,Dr.TalalAl‐Wahaibi
Budget:US$23,296
Sponsor:MODAL
Status:Accomplished2010
 ResearchTitle:“TechnicalEvaluationofProductionChemicals”
Code:CR/ENG/PCED/07/01
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.TalalAl‐Wahaibi
Co‐investigator:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi,Dr.YahyaAl‐Wahaibi Budget:US$60,000
Sponsor:PDO
status:Accomplished2009
 Research Title: “Technical Assessment of Mineralogical and Chemical
compositionofProducedSolidsandFormationRockSamples”
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi
Co‐investigator:Dr.OsmanSatti
Budget:US$182(persample)
Sponsor:PDO
Status:Accomplished2008
 Research Title: “Routine Measurements of Total Mercury from Liquid
Samples’’
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.AdelAl‐Ajmi
Budget:US$260(persample)
Sponsor:PDO
Status:Accomplished2008
 ResearchTitle:“GlassTemperatureMeasurements”
PrincipalInvestigator:Dr.TalalAl‐Wahaibi
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Co‐investigator: Dr. Adel Al‐Ajmi, Dr. Mahmoud Abdul‐Goad, Dr. Yahya Al‐
Wahaibi Budget:US$170(persampleperhour)
Sponsor:PDO
Status:Accomplished2010
LaboratoryandResearchFacilitiesEstablishment&Development
 Established a multiphase flow loop laboratory at Sultan Qaboos University
fundedbyPDO.
 EstablishedaPVTLaboratoryatSultanQaboosUniversityfundedbyPDO.
 Currently establishing a geomechanic modeling station to be funded by Baker
Hughes,USA.
 Currentlyestablishingananalyticallabforusingionicliquidanddeepeutectic
solvent for the desulfurization of diesel and fuel oils funded by the Research
Council.
PrincipalPublications
 InternationalRefereedJournalPapers
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Chabook,M,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Isaev,V.Theroleofrockstrengthcriteriainwellbore
stability and trajectory optimization. Accepted for publication in Int J Rock
MechMinSci,80,2015,pp.373‐378. Abubakar, A., Al‐Wahaibi, T., Al‐Hashmi, A., Al‐Wahaibi, Y., Al‐Ajmi, A., M.
Eshrati.InfluenceofDrag‐reducingPolymeronFlowPatterns,DragReduction
and Slip Velocity Ratio of Oil‐Water Flow in Horizontal Pipe. International
JournalofMultiphaseFlow,inpress,2015.
(Manuscriptdoi:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2015.02.016)
Ahmadzadeh, P., Masihi, M., Al‐Ajmi, A., Al‐Wahaibi, T., Al‐Wahaibi, Y.
Experimental Study of the Effects of IFT and Hysteresis on Resistivity and
Capillary Pressure of Carbonate Rocks. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery,
Utilization,andEnvironmentalEffects,37(12),2015,pp.1346‐1353.
Abubakar,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Al‐Ajmi,A.Rolesof
DragReducingPolymersinSingleandMulti‐phaseFlows.ChemicalEngineering
ResearchandDesign,92(11),2014,pp.2153–2181.
Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Yusuf,N.,Olawale,A.,Mohammed,A.
Experimental Investigation on Flow Patterns and Pressure Gradient Through
Two Pipe Diameters in Horizontal Oil‐Water Flows. Journal of Petroleum
ScienceandEngineering,122,2014,pp.266‐273.
Habibi,A.,Heidari,M.,Al‐Hadrami,H.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.andAyatollahi,
S.EffectofNanofluidTreatmentonWaterSensitiveFormationtoInvestigate
Water Shock Phenomenon, An Experimental Study. Journal of Dispersion
ScienceandTechnology,34(7),2014,pp.889‐897.
Al‐Shaaibi, S., Al‐Ajmi, A., Al‐Wahaibi, Y. Three Dimensional Modeling for
PredictingSandProduction.JournalofPetroleumScienceandEngineering,109,
2013,pp.348‐363.
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Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Yusuf,N.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Olawale,A.,
Mohammed, I. Experimental Investigation on the Performance of Drag
Reducing Polymers Through Two Pipe Diameters in Horizontal Oil‐Water
Flows.ExperimentalThermalandFluidScience,50,2013,pp.139‐146.
Al‐Ajmi, A. Mechanical Stability of Horizontal Wellbore Implementing Mogi‐
CoulombLaw.AdvancesinPetroleumExplorationandDevelopment,4(2),2012,
pp.28‐36.
Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Yusuf,N.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Ajmi,A.ExperimentalStudyonthe
TransitionBetweenStratifiedandNon‐stratifiedHorizontalOil‐Waterflow.Int
JMultiphaseflow,38,2012,pp.126‐135.
Habibi, A., Heidari, M., Al‐Hadrami, H., Al‐Ajmi, A., Al‐Wahaibi, Y. and
Ayatollahi, S. Effect of Nanofluid Injection on Fines Mitigation to Remediate
Formation Damage: A Microscopic View. Journal of Advanced Microscopy
Research,7(2),2012,pp.1‐5.
Lashkarblookia,M.,Hezaveb,A.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Ayatollahi,S.ViscosityPrediction
of Ternary Mixtures Containing ILs Using Multi‐Layer Perceptron Artificial
NeuralNetwork.FluidPhaseEquilibria,326,2012,pp.15‐20.
Masihi,M.,Sobhani,M.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.APhysically
Based Three Dimensional Fracture Network Modeling Technique. Scientia
Iranica,19(3),2012,pp.594‐604.
Yusuf,N.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Olawale,A.,
Mohammed,A.ExperimentalStudyontheEffectofDragReducingPolymeron
Flow Patterns and Drag Reduction in a Horizontal Oil‐Water Flow.
InternationalJournalofHeatandFluidFlow,37,2012,pp.74‐80.
Yusuf,N.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Olawale,A.,Mohammed,I.
Effect of Oil Viscosity on the Flow Structure and Pressure Gradient in
Horizontal Oil‐Water Flow. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 90(8),
2012,pp.1019‐1030.
Al‐Ajmi, A., Al‐Harthy, M. Probabilistic Wellbore Stability Analysis. J Pet Sci
Eng,74,2010,pp.171‐177.
Al‐Ajmi,A.,Zimmerman,R.ANewWellPathOptimizationModelforIncreased
MechanicalBoreholeStability.JPetSciEng,69(1),2009,pp.53‐62.
Al‐Harthy,M.,Al‐Ajmi,A.HowtoEconomicallyEvaluateaDrillingFluidPlant?
ASystematicApproach.IntJOil,GasandCoalTechnology,2(3),2009,pp.280‐
296.
Al‐Ajmi, A., Zimmerman, R. Stability Analysis of Vertical Boreholes using the
Mogi‐CoulombFailureCriterion.IntJRockMechMinSci,43(8),2006,pp.1200‐
1211.
Al‐Ajmi A., Zimmerman R. Relationship Between the Parameters of the Mogi
and Coulomb Failure Criterion. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci, 42(3), 2005, pp. 431‐
439.
Tatiya,R.,Al‐Ajmi, A. AMathematicalModeltoChooseBurden DuringBench
Blasting Based on Rock Strength – a Case Study. Institution of Engineering
Journal,81,2000,pp.14‐17.
JournalRanking
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InternationalJournalofHeatandFluidFlow(Q1)
InternationalJournalofMultiphaseflow(Q1)
FluidPhaseEquilibria(Q1)
InternationaljournalofRockMechanicsandMiningSciences(Q2)
ChemicalEngineeringResearchandDesign(Q2)
InternationalJournalofOil,GasandCoalTechnology(Q3)
ScientiaIranicaJournal(Q3)
JournalofAdvancedMicroscopyResearch(Q3)
JournalofDispersionScienceandTechnology(Q4)
JournalofEnergySources(Q4)
AdvancesinPetroleumExplorationandDevelopment(newcanadianjournal
started2011;havenoRankingyet)
InstitutionofEngineeringJournal(publishedbyanindianenineering
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 SubmittedRefereedJournalPapers(underreview)
1. Hassani,A.Veyskarami,M.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Masihi,M.AModificationforModeling
Stresses Around Boreholes UnderProductionin Isotropic in‐Situ Field Stress.
SubmittedforpublicationinInternationalJournalofRockMechanicsandMining
Sciences,16May2016.ManuscriptNo.IJRMMS‐D‐15‐00359.
2. Al‐Khayari, M., Al‐Ajmi, A., Al‐Wahaibi, Y. Probabilistic Approach in Wellbore
stability Analysis During Drilling. Submitted for publication in Scientific World
Journal,20April,2016.ManuscriptNo.3472158.
3. Abubakar,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Eshrati,
M.Effectofpipediameteronoil‐waterflowbeforeandafteradditionofdrag‐
reducingpolymerpartII:Holdupsandslipratios.SubmittedtoSPEJournalon
12‐Apr‐2016(ManuscriptID:SJ‐0416‐0023).
4. Abubakar,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Eshrati,
M.Effectofpipediameteronoil‐waterflowbeforeandafteradditionofdrag‐
reducing polymer part I: Flow patterns and pressure gradients. Submitted to
SPEJournalon12‐Apr‐2016(ManuscriptID:SJ‐0416‐0022).
5. Abubakar,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Eshrati,
M. Effect of Water‐Soluble Drag‐Reducing Polymer on Flow Patterns and
PressureGradientsofOil‐WaterFlowinHorizontalandUpward‐InclinedPipes.
SubmittedtoSPEJournalon05‐Apr‐2016(ManuscriptID:SJ‐0116‐0036.R1).
6. Eshrati,M.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Y.,Al‐Wahaibi,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Abubakar,
A. Drag Reduction Efficiency Using High‐Molecular‐Weight Cationic
Polyacrylamides in Dispersed Oil‐in‐Water Pipe Flow. Submitted to
ExperimentalThermalandFluidScience16‐Feb‐2016(ManuscriptID:XXXXXX).
7. Abubakar,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Eshrati,
M.EffectofDrag‐reducingPolymeronFlowPatternsandPressureGradientsof
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Oil‐Water Flow in Horizontal and Upward‐Inclined Pipes. Submitted to SPE
Journalon08‐Oct‐2015(ManuscriptID:SJ‐1015‐0011).
 InternationalConferencePapers
1.
Abubakar,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Eshrati,
M. Effect of Drag Reducing Polymer on Pressure Gradients of Dispersed Oil‐
Water Flow in Horizontal and Inclined Pipes. In: Proc 17th International
ConferenceonMultiphaseProductionTechnology,10‐12June,Cannes,France.
2.
Abubakar, A., Al‐Wahaibi, T., Al‐Hashmi, A., Al‐Wahaibi, Y., Al‐Ajmi, A.
Influenceofdragreducingpolymeronhold‐upofoil‐waterflowinhorizontal
and inclined pipes. In: Proc 13th International Conference on Fluid Control,
Measurements and Visualization (FLUCOME 2015), Qatar University, Doha,
Qatar,15‐18November,2015.
3.
Al‐Wahaibi, T., Al‐Wahaibi, Y., Al‐Ajmi, A., Al‐Hashmi, A. Effect of Polymer
MolecularWeightonthePerformanceofDragReducingPolymeronOil‐Water
FlowinPipelines.In:Proc2ndInternationalRenewableEnergyandEnvironment
Conference(IREEC‐2013),Malaysia,04‐07July,2013.
4.
Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Ajmi,A.PressureGradientinHorizontalOil‐
WaterFlow.In:ProcThe3rdInternationalConferenceonProduction,Energyand
Reliability,ICPER2012,KualaLumpur,Malaysia,12‐14June,2012.
5.
Habibi, A., Heidari, M., Al‐Hadrami, H., Al‐Ajmi, A., Al‐Wahaibi, Y. and
Ayatollahi,S.EffectofMgONanofluidInjectionintoWaterSensitiveFormation
to Prevent the Water Shock Permeability Impairment. In: Proc SPE
International Oilfield Nanotechnology Conference and Exhibition held in
Noordwijk,TheNetherlands,12‐14June,2012.SPE157106.
6.
Yusuf,N.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Olawale,A.,
Mohammed,I.ComparisonontheEfficiencyofTwoDragReductionPolymers
in Horizontal Oil‐Water Flow. In: Proc International Symposium on Multiphase
flowandTransportPhenomena,Agadir,Morocco,22‐25April,2012.
7.
Nurdeen,Y.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Olawale,
A., Mohammed, I. Effect of Pipe Diameter on the Efficiency of Drag Reducing
Polymer in Horizontal Oil‐Water Flows. In: Proc 15th International Conference
onMultiphaseProductionTechnology,Cannes,France,15‐17June,2011.
8. Islam, M., Skalle, P., Al‐Ajmi, A. Stability Analysis in Shale through Deviated
BoreholesusingtheMohrandMogi‐CoulombFailureCriteria.In:Proc44thUS
Rock Mechanics Symposium and 5th U.S.‐Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium,
heldinSaltLakeCity,UT,27‐30June,2010.
9. Yousuf, N, Al‐Wahaibi, T, Al‐Wahaibi Y and Al‐Ajmi, A. Flow Structures and
TransitionbetweenStratifiedandNon‐stratifiedHorizontalOil‐WaterFlow.In:
Proc 7th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Tampa, FL, 30 May – 4
June4,2010.
10. Yousuf,N.,Al‐Wahaibi.,Y.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Olawale,A.,Mohammed,
I.InvestigationintoFlowbetweenOilandWaterinHorizontalPipe.In:Proc1st
International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Engineering.
KulaLumpur,USA,26‐28November,2010.
11. Al‐Ajmi, A., Zimmerman, R. On the Determination of the Optimal Drilling
Trajectory. In: Proc 5th International Symposium on Earth Science and
TechnologyheldinFukuoka,Japan,3‐4December,2007.
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12. Al‐Ajmi,A.,Zimmerman,R.TheMogi‐CoulombTrue‐TriaxialFailureCriterion
andsomeImplicationsforRockEngineering.In:Proc11thISRMCongressheldin
Lisbon,Portugal,9‐13July,2007.
13. Al‐Ajmi, A., Zimmerman, R. A New 3D Stability Model for the Design of Non‐
Vertical Wellbores. In: Proc 41st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics held in
Golden,Colorado,17‐21June,2006a.ARMA/USRMS06‐961.
14. Al‐Ajmi,A.,Zimmerman,R.StabilityAnalysisofDeviatedBoreholesusingthe
Mogi‐Coulomb Failure Criterion, with Applications to Some Oil and Gas
Reservoirs. In: Proc IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and
ExhibitionheldinBangkok,Thailand,13‐15November,2006b.SPE104035.
15. Al‐Ajmi, A., Zimmerman, R. Wellbore stability analysis using the Mogi‐
Coulombfailurecriterion.In:Proc40thU.S.RockMechSymp,Anchorage,Alaska,
25‐29Jun,2005.ARMA/USRMS05‐784.
 International Conference Presentations (Abstract & Oral/Poster
Presentations)
1. Al‐Hashmi,A.,Abubakar,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Ajmi,A.,Eshrati
M.EnergyAnalysisofHorizontalandInclinedOil‐WaterPolymerAdditivesin
Different Pipe Diameters. In: Proc 9th International Conference on Multiphase
Flow,Florence,22‐27May,2016.
2. Abubakar,A.,Al‐Wahaibi,T.,Al‐Wahaibi,Y.,Al‐Hashmi,A.,Al‐Ajmi,A.Rolesof
DragReducingPolymersinSingleandMulti‐PhaseFlows.In:ProcMiddleEast
ProcessEngineeringConferenceandExhibition(MEPEC2013),Manama,Bahrain,
29Sept–2Oct,2013.
3. Al‐Ajmi,A.,Zimmerman,R.ANewWellPathOptimizationModelforIncreased
Mechanical Borehole Stability. In: Proc 5th International Symposium on Earth
ScienceandTechnologyheldinFukuoka,Japan,3‐4December,2007.
4. Al‐Ajmi,A.,Zimmerman,R.TheMogi‐CoulombTrue‐TriaxialFailureCriterion
andsomeImplicationsforRockEngineering.In:Proc11thISRMCongressheldin
Lisbon,Portugal,9‐13July,2007.
5. Al‐Ajmi, A., Zimmerman, R. A New 3D Stability Model for the Design of Non‐
Vertical Wellbores. In: Proc 41st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics held in
Golden,Colorado,17‐21June,2006a.
6. Al‐Ajmi,A.,Zimmerman,R.StabilityAnalysisofDeviatedBoreholesusingthe
Mogi‐Coulomb Failure Criterion, with Applications to Some Oil and Gas
Reservoirs. In: Proc IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and
ExhibitionheldinBangkok,Thailand,13‐15November,2006b.
7. Al‐Ajmi, A., Zimmerman, R. Wellbore Stability Analysis Using the Mogi‐
Coulomb Failure Criterion. In: Proc EURO‐Conference on Rock Physics and
Geomechanics,Micromechanics,inIled’Oléron,France,18‐22September,2005.
8. Al‐Ajmi,A.,Zimmerman,R.RelationshipBetweentheParametersoftheMogi
and Coulomb Failure Criteria. In: Proc EURO‐Conference on Rock Physics and
Geomechanics, Micromechanics, in GFZ, Potsdam, Germany, 20‐23 September,
2004.
 TechnicalReports
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1. Hamoud Al‐Hadrami, Al‐Ajmi Adel, Al‐Wahaibi Yahya. Formation Damage
Around Boreholes During EOR process. Internal SQU Final Research Report,
December2012.ProjectCodeIG/ENG/PCED/10/01.
2. Al‐Wahaibi Yahya, Al‐Wahaibi Talal, Al‐Ajmi Adel, Al‐Hashmi Abdul‐Aziz. A
NovelUseofDragReducingPolymersasFlowPatternModifiersinOil/Water
Flow. The Research Council 1st Report, November 2012. Project Code
RC/ENG/PCED/12/01.
3. Al‐Wahaibi Yahya, Al‐Ajmi Adel, Al‐Wahaibi Talal. Experimental and
Theoretical Investigation of Pressure Drop and Hold‐up during Dual
Continuous Oil‐Water Flows. Sultan Qaboos University Internal Grant 1st
Report,January2012.ProjectCodeIG/ENG/PCED/11/02.
4. Al‐WahaibiTalal,Al‐AjmiAdel,Al‐WahaibiYahya.ModeltoPredictOil‐Water
Flow Characteristics with Polymers. Sultan Qaboos University Internal Grant
1stReport,January2012.ProjectCodeIG/ENG/PCED/11/03.
5. Al‐Ajmi Adel. Probabilistic Approach in Wellbore Stability Analysis. Internal
SQUResearchFinalReport,Juanary2011.ProjectCodeIG/ENG/PCED/09/02.
6. Al‐Wahaibi Yahya, Al‐Ajmi Adel, Al‐Bemani Ali, Al‐Wahaibi Talal. Nimr Field
Black Oil Phase Behavior Study Validation Report for Well: Nimr‐791 Bottom
Hole Sample. Petroleum Development Oman, April 2011. Project Code
CR/ENG/PCED/08/04.
7. Al‐Wahaibi Yahya, Al‐Ajmi Adel, Al‐Bemani Ali, Al‐Wahaibi Talal. Saih
Nihayda‐SE Black Oil Phase Behavior Study. Petroleum Development Oman,
January2011.ProjectCodeCR/ENG/PCED/08/04.
8. Al‐Wahaibi Yahya, Al‐Ajmi Adel, Al‐Bemani Ali, Al‐Wahaibi Talal. Mabrouk
Field_26 Crude Oil Phase Behavior Study. Petroleum Development Oman,
October2010.ProjectCodeCR/ENG/PCED/08/04.
9. Al‐Wahaibi Yahya, Al‐Ajmi Adel, Al‐Bemani Ali, Al‐Wahaibi Talal. PVT
MeasurementsandAnalysi.PetroleumDevelopmentOman2ndReport,August
2010.ProjectCodeCR/ENG/PCED/08/04.
10. Al‐Wahaibi Yahya, Al‐AjmiAdel,Al‐Bemani Ali,Al‐Wahaibi Talal. Khaleel_05
Crude Oil Phase Behavior Study & Complete PVT Testing Report. Petroleum
DevelopmentOman,April2010.ProjectCodeCR/ENG/PCED/08/04.
11. Al‐Wahaibi Yahya, Al‐Ajmi Adel, Al‐Bemani Ali, Al‐Wahaibi Talal. Mabrouk
Field Oil & Gas Chromatograph Analyses. MODAL, April 2010. Project Code
AS/ENG/PCED/10/01.
12. Al‐Wahaibi Talal, Al‐Wahaibi Yahya, Al‐Ajmi Adel, Abdel‐Goad Mahmood, Al‐
Hashmi Abdul‐Aziz. Effect of Drag Reducing Polymer in Horizontal Oil‐Water
Flow. Sultan Qaboos University Internal Grant Final Report, January 2010.
ProjectCodeIG/ENG/PCE/07/01.
13. Al‐WahaibiYahya,Al‐AjmiAdel,Al‐BemaniAli,Al‐WahaibiTalal.AmalHeavy
Oil Field Phase Behavior Study. Petroleum Development Oman, July 2009.
ProjectCodeCR/ENG/PCED/08/04.
14. Al‐Wahaibi Talal, Al‐Wahaibi Yahya, Al‐Ajmi Adel, Abdel‐Goad Mahmood, Al‐
Hashmi Abdul‐Aziz. Effect of Drag Reducing Polymer in Horizontal Oil‐Water
Flow. Sultan Qaboos University Internal Grant 1st Report, January 2009.
ProjectCodeIG/ENG/PCE/07/01.
15. Al‐Wahaibi Yahya, Al‐Ajmi Adel, Al‐Bemani Ali, Al‐Wahaibi Talal. Gas
Condensate Oil PVT Study on Bottomhole Samples Haban‐5. Petroleum
DevelopmentOman,January2009.ProjectCodeCR/ENG/PCED/08/04.
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16. Al‐AjmiAdel.StateoftheArtReportonRockFailureCriteria.DrillingDivision,
Halliburtan,USA,May2008.
17. Al‐AjmiAdel,Al‐HarthyMansoor.FeasibilityStudyonInstallingaCentralMud
Plant for PDO Oil Fields. External SQU‐PDO Research Report, April 2008.
ProjectCodeCR/ENG/PCED/07/03.
18. Al‐Ajmi Adel, Zimmerman Robert. The Mogi‐Coulomb True‐Triaxial Failure
Criterion and some Implications for Rock Engineering. Swedish Rock
EngineeringResearchFoundation,Sweden,February2007.
19. Al‐Ajmi Adel. Contribution of the Department of Petroleum and Mineral
Resources Engineering to the mineral resources industry in Oman. Sultan
QaboosUniversity,CollegeofEngineeringinternalreport,1999.
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