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Dr Berrouk was awarded a PhD degree from The University of Manchester (UK) in the area of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and turbulence modeling with particular emphasis on Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of turbulent multiphase flows.
He has 18 years of university lecturing experience. He has taught different courses in both chemical and mechanical engineering departments at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has developed two PhD courses: Machine Learning for Fluid & Heat Flow and Turbulence Theory & Modelling. He has supervised 5 PDFs, 3 Research Engineers, 7 PhD students and 13 Masters students
He has been the leader of many industrial projects and has managed to secure +6M US$ in funding. He has been participating in the management of KU Research Centre on Catalysis and Separation as a theme leader since the RC inception in 2018.
During his academic career, Dr Berrouk published two books, three book chapters and more than 120 papers on his research work in peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings. 45% of his publications are in D1 (top 10%) journals and 80% are in Q1 journals.
He chaired and participated in many university committees for both chemical and mechanical engineering departments notably web-presence and graduate program committees. He is currently the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies.
He was member of the technical Committee of GASCO/ADGAS (ADNOC gas companies) Gas-Sub-Committee (2011 to 2015). He was also member of ADPEC (2013 to 20018) Technical Committee for the “Gas Processing Technology” and “Talent & People” themes.
He was also part of ADNOC task force (2015) put together to assess HiGee technology potential for ADNOC gas and refining operations.
Dr Berrouk is a recipient of many awards: Algerian Government Award (2001) for top 1% Algerian Engineers, Worldwide University Network Award (2005) for best research collaboration proposal, Manchester Science Enterprise (2006) for second best business proposal, ADNOC R&D Bright Finding & Integration Research Pen Award for outstanding deliverables researchers (2013), ADNOC R&D General Management Committee Award for outstanding technical support (2013 and 2014), ADNOC R&D Book of Wisdom Award– Completed research Project Members (2014), and ADNOC R&D Science Lantern Faculty Award – Faculties who worked or supported ADNOC R&D Projects (2014). American Society of Thermal and Fluid Engineering (ASTFE) Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics CFD Award (2024).
Dr. Berrouk is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering and member of the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Fluid Dynamics and Pollutants Journal
Investigation of Rotating Packed Bed Technology for Solvent-based CO2 Capture Processes. Principal Investigator.
CIRA 2019-2022
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Reduced Order Surrogate (ROS) Modeling for Process Intensification (PI) Development: Fluidized Dry Methane Reforming and Fluidized Adsorption Separations of CO2/H2. Principal Investigator.
CeCas RC-II-2018-2021
Data-driven modelling of the performance of catalyst used for dry methane reforming. Principal Investigator.
CeCas RC-II-2022-2024
Proposed Solutions for the New Challenges Facing ADNOC Existing and New Habshan Gas Plants. Principal Investigator. Shell/Total/Partex. 2013-2016
Discrete Particle Modelling of Fluid Catalytic Cracking units. Principal Investigator.
ADNOC Refining. 2011-2014
Steady and Dynamics modelling of Gas Sweetening Processes. Co-Investigator.
Shell/Total/Partex. 2017-2019
Conversion of Waste Plastics to Energy by Catalytic Pyrolysis. Co-Investigator.
ADNOC/Bourouge. 2010-2014
Integrating Multi-scale Simulation and Machine Learning Tools for Rapid Screening of Superionic Conductors and Characterization of Hybrid Li/Na-ion Batteries
RIG 2024-2026
2018-2026 Publications in Top 1% International Journals
1. I. Salim, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Toward Efficient Reporting for Catalytic Methane Reforming Data: A Framework and Review for Standardized Scientific Data Reporting, npj Computational Materials, Vol. 12(1), 2026, 85-99. (Ranking: 99%, CiteScore 17.4)
2. S. Nasir, Z. Khan, Abdallah S. Berrouk, A. Aamir, Modelling and Performance Optimization of Non-Newtonian Hybrid Nanofluid Solar HVAC Systems with Magnetic Effects using Neural Networks, Energy, Vol. 338, 2025, 138743. (Ranking: 99%, CiteScore 17.1)
3. H. Zhu, G. Xie, Abdallah S. Berrouk, P. Liatsis, Fourier Neural Operator-Driven Transient Analysis and Control for Supercritical CO2 Cycles, Energy, Vol. 323, 2025, 135828. (Ranking: 99%, CiteScore: 17.1)
4. S. Dara, H. Abdulqader, Y. F. Al Wahedi, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Countrywide Optimization of Natural Gas Supply Chain: From Wells to Consumers. Energy, Vol. 196, 2020, 117125. (Ranking: 99%, CiteScore 17.1)
2018-2026 Publications in Top 5% International Journals
5. S. Nasir, Z. Khan, Abdallah S. Berrouk, A. Aamir, Assessment of Chemically Reactive Flow of Hybrid Nanofluid with Variable Properties Using Machine Learning Approach, International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, Vol. 46(4), 2026, 4500-4515. (Ranking: 98%, CiteScore 9.1)
6. Shilpa, S. Eswaramoorthi, S. Nasir, K. Loganathan, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Computational Analysis of Sodium Alginate-Based Casson Hybrid Carbon Nanotubes over a Stretching/Shrinking Cylinder: An ANN Approach, South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 56, 2026, 100936. (Ranking: 96%, CiteScore 10.4)
7. S. Nasir, Abdallah S. Berrouk, K. Polychronopoulou, A Aamir, Analysis of Triple-species Mass Diffusion and Thermal transmission in Non-Newtonian Materials with Activation Energy and Radiation Effects, Journal of Taibah University for Science, Vol. 20(1), 2026, 2687679. (Ranking: 96%, CiteScore 6.8)
8. T. Gul, S. Nasir, A. Tassaddiq, W. Alghamdi, H. Ayed, S. Alghamdi, Abdallah S. Berrouk,
Numerical Investigation of Curved Solar Panel Performance under Solar Radiation Using Nanofluid Flow and Advanced Thermal Conductivity Models, Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 20(1), 2026, 2687987. (Ranking: 96%, CiteScore 10.3)
9. S. Nasir, Abdallah S, Berrouk, K. Polychronopoulou, A. Aamir, Advanced Thermal Transmission Using Tetra Hybrid Nanofluids: Numerical Simulation and Soft Computing-Based Strategic Perspectives, Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 20(1), 2026, 2678670. (Ranking: 96%, CiteScore 10.3)
10. Z. Khan, S. Nasir, HK. Tang, CT. Yi, Abdallah S. Berrouk, AI-Driven Analysis of Thermal and Energy Transport in Solar-Assisted Photovoltaic Automobiles Employing Non-Newtonian Regimes for Sustainable Heat Management, Energy Conversion & Management, Vol. 356, 2026, 121395. (Ranking: 98%, CiteScore 22.1)
11. S. Eswaramoorthi, S. Nasir, K. Loganathan, MS. Gupta, Abdallah Berrouk, Numerical Simulation of Rotating Flow of CNT Nanofluids with Thermal Radiation, Ohmic Heating, and Autocatalytic Chemical Reactions, Alexandria Engineering Journal, Vol 113, 2025, 535-550. (Ranking: 96%, CiteScore 12.9)
12. F. Al-Otaibi, Abdallah Berrouk, I. Salim, Scaling Up Dry Methane Reforming: Integrating Computational Fluid Dynamics and Machine Learning for Enhanced Hydrogen Production in Industrial-Scale Fluidized Bed Reactors, Fuel, Vol. 376, 2024, 132673. (Ranking: 95%, CiteScore 16.4)
13. S. Nasir, Abdallah S. Berrouk, T. Gul, Analysis of Chemical Reactive Nanofluid Flow on Stretching Surface using Numerical Soft Computing Approach for Thermal Enhancement, Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 18(1), 2024, 2340609. (Ranking: 96%, CiteScore 10.3)
14. M. T. U. Veetil, A. Raj, Abdallah S. Berrouk, M. A. Jaoude, A. AlHammadi, Artificial Intelligence-Based Forecasting Model for Incinerator in Sulfur Recovery Units to Predict SO2 Emissions, Environmental Research, Vol 249, 2024, 118329. (Ranking: 98%, CiteScore 16.5)
15. H. Zhu, G. Xie, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Enhancing Performance of Multi-pressure Evaporation ORC/SCO2 Brayton Cycle through Genetic Algorithm and Machine Learning Optimization, Energy Conversion & Management, Vol. 301, 2024, 118037. (Ranking: 98%, CiteScore 22.1)
16. S. Nasir, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Numerical and Intelligent Neuro-Computational Modelling with Fourier’s Energy and Fick’s mass flux Theory of 3D Fluid Flow Through a Stretchable Surface, Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 17(1), 2023, 2270675. (Ranking: 96%, CiteScore 10.3)
17. S. Habib, S. Nasir, Z. Khan Abdallah S. Berrouk, W. Khan, S. Islam, Optimization of Heat and Mass Transfer in Chemically Radiative Nanofluids Using Cattaneo-Christov Fluxes and Advanced Machine Learning Techniques, Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Vol 15(12), 2024, Article 103129. (Ranking: 95%, CiteScore 12.4)
18. A. M. Alatyar, Abdallah S. Berrouk, M. AlShehhi, M. Saeed, K. Nandakumar, H. Hassan-Beck. Design Optimization of a Rotating Packed Bed Based on Hydraulic Performance, Alexandria Engineering Journal, Vol. 70, 2023, 475-493. (Ranking: 96%, Cite score 12.9)
19. A. Alemam, S. A. Yehya, A. S. Omar, A. Z. A. Hamza, M. Saeed, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Performance Comparison of Mini-Rectangular Fin Heat Sinks Using Different Working Fluids: Supercritical CO2, Water and Al2O3/H2O Nanofluid, Energies, 15(22), 2022, 8734. (Ranking: 95%, CiteScore 8.3)
20. M. Pal Singh, Abdallah S. Berrouk, M. Saeed, The effect of Nodalization schemes on the stability characteristics of a three heated Channel under supercritical flow conditions, Energies, Vol, 15(24), 2022, 9046. (Ranking: 95%, CiteScore 8.3)
21. M. Saeed, A. Awais, Abdallah S Berrouk, CFD aided design and analysis of a precooler with zigzag channels for supercritical power cycle. Energy Conversion & Management, Vol. 236, 2021, 114029. (Ranking: 98%, Cite Score 22.1)
22. M. Pal Singh, Abdallah S. Berrouk, S. Singh, A comparative assessment of different aspects of non-linear stability analysis of parallel heated channels under supercritical fluid flow, Energies, 15(10), 2022, 3652. (Ranking: 95%, CiteScore 8.3)
23. M. Saeed, Abdallah S. Berrouk, B.M. Burhani, A.M. Alatyar, Y.F. Al Wahedi, Turbine design and optimization for a supercritical CO2 cycle using a multifaceted approach based on deep neural network, Energies, Vol. 14(22), 2021, 7807. (Ranking: 95%, CiteScore 8.3)
24. M. Saeed, Abdallah S Berrouk, M. Pal. Singh, K. Alawadhi, M. S. Siddiqui, Analysis of supercritical CO2 Cycle using zigzag channelled pre-cooler: a design optimization study based on deep neural network, Energies, Vol. 14(19), 2021, 6227. (Ranking: 95%, CiteScore 8.3)
25. H. Hassan-Beck, Abdallah S Berrouk, Prediction of Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel Catalyst Performance Using Limited Pilot Plant Data, Alexandria Engineering Journal, Vol. 60(4), 2021, 3975-3983. (Ranking: 96%, Cite score 12.9)
26. M. Saeed, Abdallah S Berrouk, M. S. Siddiqui, A. A. Awais. Numerical investigation of thermal and hydraulic characteristics of sCO2-water printed circuit heat exchangers with zigzag channels, Energy Conversion & Management, Vol. 224, 2020, 113375. (Ranking: 98%, Cite Score 22.1)
27. Y. Du, L. Zhang, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Exergy Analysis of Propane Dehydrogenation in Fluidized Bed Reactor: Experimental and MP-PIC Simulation, Energy Conversion & Management, Vol. 202, 2019, 112213. (Ranking: 98%, Cite Score 22.1)
28. N. Rebai, A. Hadjadj, A. Benmounah, Abdallah S. Berrouk, S M. Boualleg, Prediction of Natural Gas Hydrates Formation Using a Combination of Thermodynamic and Neural Network Modelling, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol 182, 2019, 106270. (Ranking: 95%, CiteScore 11.2)
29. S. Dara, A. A. AlHammadi, Abdallah S. Berrouk, F. Khasawneh, A. Al Shaiba, Y. F. Al Wahedi, Carbon Footprint Reduction of Acid Gas Enrichment Units in Hot Climates: A Techno-Economic Simulation Study, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol 201, 2018, 974-987. (Ranking: 98%, CiteScore 21.3)
30. H. Bouyahiaoui, A, Azzi, A Zeghloul, A Hasan, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Experimental investigation of a vertically downward two-phase air-water slug flow, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol 162, 2018, 12-21. (Ranking: 95%, CiteScore 11.3)
31. S. Bale, M. Sathe, S. Tiwari, Abdallah S. Berrouk, K. Nandakumar, J. Joshi, Direct Numerical Simulation Study of End Effects and D/d Ratio on Mass Transfer in Packed Beds, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 127, Part B, 2018, 234-244. (Ranking: 97%, CiteScore 11.6)
2018-2026 Publications in Top 10% International Journals
32. S. Sinha, P. Gupta, S. Nasir, K. Loganathan, K. Jat, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Analysis of Thermal and Concentration Transport in Unsteady MHD Squeezing Nanofluid Flow Under the Influence of Chemical Reaction and Joule Heating, International Journal of Thermofluids, Vol. 31, 2026, 101537. (Ranking: 93%, CiteScore 11.0)
33. S. Nasir, Abdallah S. Berrouk, A. Aamir, Modelling the Effectiveness of Chemical Reactions in Magnetized Nanofluids: The Influence of Activation Energy and Cattaneo-Christov Transport Phenomena, Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, Vol. 25, 2026, 101005. (Ranking: 91%, CiteScore 12.9)
34. S. Nasir, Abdallah S, Berrouk, K. Polychronopoulou, A. Aamir, Thermal Absorptivity in Dihydrogen-Based Solar Energy Systems Using Hybrid Nanofluids and Intelligent Simulations, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 280(2), 2025, 128198. (Ranking: 92%, CiteScore 10.9)
35. H. Zhu, G. Xie, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Multi-Objective Optimization of a SCO2 Brayton/Zeotropic ORC Combined Cycle Based on Machine Learning Regression and Classification, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 281(2), 2025, 128402. (Ranking: 92%, CiteScore: 10.9)
36. H. Zhu, G. Xie, Abdallah S. Berrouk, S. Nižetić, Performance of Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers in SCO2 Brayton/Organic Rankine Combined Cycle: Assessment of Simplified Boiling Temperature and Heat Flux Type of Boundary Conditions, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 236(A), 2024, 121543. (Ranking: 92%, CiteScore 10.9)
37. H. Zhu, G. Xie, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Comparative Dynamic Performance of SCO2 Cycle and Combined Cycle with Transiently Modelled Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 257(B), 2024, 124342. (Ranking: 92%, CiteScore 10.9)
38. S. Nasir, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Z. Khan, Efficiency Assessment of Thermal Radiation Utilizing Flow of Advanced Nanocomposites on Riga Plate, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 242, 2024, 122531. (Ranking: 92%, CiteScore 10.9)
39. H. Zhu, G. Xie, Abdallah S. Berrouk, M. Saeed, Advanced modelling and iterative approach for high-accuracy PCHE design in SCO2 Brayton cycle, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 236(C), 2024, 121657. (Ranking: 92%, CiteScore 10.9)
40. M. Saeed, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Y.F. Al Wahedi, K. Alam, M.P. Singh, S. Siddiqui, E Almatrafi, A machine learning-based study of sCO2 precooler's design and performance with straight and zigzag channels, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 236(B), 2024, 121522. (Ranking: 92%, CiteScore 10.9)
41. F. Alawwa, M. Saeed, R. Homsi, H. Zhu, Abdallah S. Berrouk, M. Khalil, G. Xie, Y. F. Al Wahedi, Thermohydraulic performance comparison of the 3D printed circuit heatsinks with the conventional integral fin heatsinks, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 226, 2023, 120356. (Ranking: 92%, CiteScore 10.9)
42. M. Saeed, Abdallah S Berrouk, M. S. Siddiqui, A. A. Awais, Effect of Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger’s Different Designs on the Performance of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycle, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 179, 2020, 115758. (Ranking: 92%, CiteScore 10.9)
43. S. Baskaran, K. Senthilvadivu, K. Chellapriya, K. Loganathan, S. Nasir, Abdallah S. Berrouk, R. Sowrirajan, Magneto-Thermal Analysis of Tri-Hybrid Blood-Based Nanofluid Flow at a Stagnation Point Over a Stretching Cylinder under Joule Heating, International Journal of Thermofluids, Vol. 30, 2025, 101506. (Ranking: 93%, CiteScore 11.0)
44. S. Habib, S. Nasir, Z. Khan Abdallah S. Berrouk, S. Islam, Machine Learning-Driven Analysis of Heat Transfer in Chemically Reactive Fluid Flow Considering Soret-Dufour Effects, International Journal of Thermofluids, Vol. 25, 2025, 100982. (Ranking: 93%, CiteScore 11.0)
45. F. Alnaimat, A. Rahhal, B. Mathew, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Fluid flow and heat transfer investigation of microchannel heat sink with sidewall triangle ribs, International Journal of Thermofluids, Vol. 26, 2025, 101141. (Ranking: 93%, CiteScore 11.0),
46. S. Nasir, Abdallah S. Berrouk, A. Aamir, Efficiency Analysis of Solar Radiation on Chemical Radioactive Nanofluid Flow over a Porous Surface with Magnetic Field, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Vol 63, 2024, 105231. (Ranking: 92%, CiteScore 10.0)
47. S. Habib, S. Nasir, Z. Khan, Abdallah S. Berrouk, S. Islam, A, Aamir, Enhancing Thermal Transport in Chemically Reacting Nanoparticles Using the Energy Source and Cattaneo-Christov Heat Flux Model, Energy Conversion and Management: X, Vol. 24, 2024, 100807. (Ranking: 93%, CiteScore 11.4)
48. S. Nasir, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Investigating Silver and Alumina Nanoparticles' Impact on Fluid Behaviour over Porous Stretching Surfaces, Nanotechnology Reviews, Vol. 13(1), 2024, 20240109. (Ranking: 94%, CiteScore 12.8)
49. A. M. Alatyar, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Machine-learning based Calibration and Analysis of Porous Media CFD Models Used for Rotating Packed Beds, International Journal of Thermofluids, Vol. 24, 2024, 100845. (Ranking: 93%, CiteScore 11.0)
50. S. Nasir, Abdallah S. Berrouk, A. Aamir, T. Gul, Significance of Binary Chemical Reactions with Activation Energy on Darcy-Forchheimer Flow of H2O and C2H6O2 Convening Magnetized TiO2 Nanoparticles, International Journal of Thermofluids, Vol. 17, 2023, 100265. (Ranking: 93%, CiteScore 11.0)
51. M. Saeed, Abdallah S. Berrouk, Y. F. Al Wahedi, M. Pal Singh, I. Abu Dagga, I. Afgan, Performance enhancement of a C-shaped printed circuit heat exchanger in supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle: A Machine Learning based optimization study, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Vol. 38, 2022, 102276. (Ranking: 92%, CiteScore 10.0)
52. M. Saeed, M. I. Radaideh, Abdallah S Berrouk, K. Alawadhi. Machine Learning-based Efficient Multi-layered Precooler Design Approach for Supercritical CO2, Energy Conversion & Management: X, Vol. 11, 2021, 100104. (Ranking: 93%, CiteScore 11.4)
53. Y.M. Chu, M. Ibrahim, T. Saeed, Abdallah S. Berrouk, E. A. Algehyne, R. Kalbasi, Examining Rheological Behavior of MWCNT-TiO2/5W40 Hybrid Nanofluid Based on Experiment and RSM/ANN Modelling, Journal of Molecular Liquids, Vol. 33, 2021, 115969. (Ranking: 91%, CiteScore 10.3)
54. Y. Kahil, S. Benhamadouche, Abdallah S. Berrouk, I. Afgan, Simulation of subcritical-Reynolds-numbers flow around four cylinders in square arrangement configuration using LES, European Journal of Mechanics- B: Fluids, Vol 74(2), 2019, 111-122. (Ranking: 90%, CiteScore 5.2)
55. L. Aguedal, D. Semmar, Abdallah S. Berrouk, A. Azzi, H. Oualli, 3D vortex structure investigation using large eddy simulation of flow around a rotary oscillating circular cylinder, European Journal of Mechanics- B: Fluids, Vol 71(5), 2018, 113-125. (Ranking: 90%, CiteScore 5.2)
One PhD position to start on August 2026 that is part of an internally funded project
Numerical and Data-driven Modelling of Bioconvective Flow of Oxytactic Microorganisms in Trihybrid nanofluids: Application to Wastewater Treatment