Reda R. Mankbadi

Title
Distinguished Professor
Email
Department
Aerospace Engineering Department
College
College of Engineering

Areas of Expertise

Turbulence,  Aeroacoustics,  Computational fluid dynamics
Reda R. Mankbadi

Dr. Mankbadi has served as the Founding  Dean of the Embry-Riddle College of Engineering and as the Research Director (2002-2007). During his tenure as the Dean, the Freshmen, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering programs were established. Over 25 new outstanding faculty members were recruited; Scholarly publications and research expenditure have increased sustainably. While doubling the tuition, the undergraduate enrollment has increased by over 30%. The USNWR ranked the AE program as # 1 as of October 2000 among the non-PhD programs. The college ranking has moved up from 19th in 2000 to 9th in 2006 when compared to over one hundred corresponding schools.

Prior to moving to Embry-Riddle, Dr. Mankbadi has served as a Senior Scientist & Fellow at NASA, and as a Professor at Rutgers and Cairo Universities. He has published several books and over one hundred refereed technical articles. He has contributed significantly to the advancement of science in the areas of Propulsion, Aeroacoustics, Turbulence, and Energy. His research has been funded by the NSF, NASA, AFOSR, and other agencies and industries. He has co-founded the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP) with nearly $15 Million in State funding.

Dr. Mankbadi has served in various National Committees including the NSF & Defense Scholarships Selection Panels, NASA HQ Advisory Committee, ASEE Council of Deans, Florida Council of Deans, AIAA Technical Committees, Chaired the scientific Committee for several ASME conferences. He has served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Energy Resources, Journal of Turbulence, and the Journal of Aeroacoustics.

Dr. Mankbadi has received several honors and awards in recognition of his scientific contributions. This includes selection as one of only six Fellows of the NASA Lewis Research Academy; and as an Ohio Board of Regents Professor. He received the Federal Service/ NASA Sustained Superior Performance Award; the Presidential Medal (Egypt) of the Sciences and Arts of the First Order; Fellow of the Royal Norwegian Council of Scientific & Industrial Research; Fellow of the German National Scholarship Foundation; U.S. Fulbright Scholar, and is elected ASME Fellow.

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Brown University
  • AE 800: Dissertation
  • AE 403: Jet Propulsion
  • AE 700: Thesis

ADVANCED GAS DYNAMICS

TURBULENCE

ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

AEROACOUSTICS

DESIGN

PATENT:

U.S. Non-Provisional Application No. 17/314,178, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPRESSING NOISE FROM AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE. Filed: May 7, 2021, Ref: E092 1330US.1 (65784.0057.3)


PUBLICATIONS- REDA MANKBADI

Over One Hundred Refereed Articles in the Following Research Areas: - Flow Control, - Propulsion Systems
- Aeroacoustics, - Sustainable Energy

TEXTBOOK & BOOK CHAPTERS:

  1. Mankbadi, R. R. “Transition, Turbulence, and Noise,” Kluwer Academic Press, Boston, 1994 (republished by Springer).
  2. Mankbadi, R. R., “Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics (Eds. W. Habbashi and M. Hafez), Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1995.
  3. Mankbadi, R. R., Lyrintzis, A., Baysal, O., Povinelli, L. A.& Hussaini, M. Y. “Computational Aero- and Hydro-Acoustics,” ASME-FD, June 1993
  4. Lyrintzis, A., Mankbadi, R.  & Baysal, O. “Computational Aero-Acoustics,” ASME-FD, June 1995
  5. Mankbadi, R. R. “Computational Aeroacoustics,” in “New Trends in Turbulence”, (Ed. M. Leisure), Springer, 2001.

REFREED JOURNAL ARTICLES 

  1. Mankbadi, R. R., & Salehian, S., (2021)   ”A proposed wavy shield for suppression of supersonic jet noise utilizing reflections,”   International Journal of Aeroacoustics Volume: 20, issue: 1-2, page(s): 4-34, March 1, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1177/1475472X20978385.
  2. Nguyen, L.; Golubev, V.; Mankbadi, R.; Yakhina, G.; Roger, M. Numerical Investigation of Tonal Trailing-Edge Noise Radiated by Low Reynolds Number Airfoils. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 2257. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/app11052257
  3. Mankbadi, R. R., Afari,  S. O, ,Golubev , V. V.  (2021) .”High-Fidelity Simulations of Noise Generation in a Propeller-Driven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, AIAA JOURNAL Vol. 59, No. 3, March 2021, DOI 10.2514/1.J059117
  4. Winkler,  J., Golubev, V. and Mankbadi, R., “Addressing Noise Challenges in The Mobility  Market,” Aerospace America, 12(26), 2020
  5. Salehian, S., and Mankbadi, R.R, (2020) “Jet Noise in Airframe Integration and Shielding,” Appl. Sci. 2020, Vol 10, Issue 2, 511. DOI: 10.3390/app10020511.
  6. Salehian, S., & Mankbadi, R. R., (2020) “Simulations of Rocket Launch Noise Suppression with Water Injection from Impingement Pad,” International Journal of Aeroacoustics,  2020,   DOI: 10.1177/1475472X20930653
  7. Mankbadi, R., Lo, S.-C., Lyrintzis, A. S., Golubev, V., Dewan, Y. and Kurbatskii, “Hybrid LES-RANS Simulations of Jet Impinging on a Flat Plate, “Journal of Aeroacoustics,  Volume: 15,  issue: 4-5, page(s): 535-553 July 1, 2016.
  8. Mankbadi, R., Golubev, V., Sansone, M. Sewell, C. and Nguyen, L., “Effect of a Synthetic Jet actuator on Airfoil Trailing Edge Noise,” Int. Jr. of Aeroacoustics, Volume 14, Number 3& 4, 2015.
  9. Golubev, V. V, Ngyuen, Lap, Mankbadi, R. R., Roger, M., Visbal, M. “On Flow-Acoustics Resonant Interactions in Transitional Airfoils,” International Journal of Aeroacoustics, 2014 Volume 13, No. 1, pages 1-38.
  10. Hixon, R., Mankbadi, R., Scott, J., Sawyer, S., Nallasamy, M, Application of nonlinear Computational Aero-acoustics Code to the Gust-Airfoil Problem, AIAA Journal, Vol. 44, no.2, pp. 323-328, 2006.
  11. Golubev, V. V., Mankbadi, R. R.  & Hixon, D. R.  “Space-Time Mapping Analysis of Airfoil Nonlinear Interaction with Unsteady Inviscid Flow,” AIAA Journal, Volume 43, Number 10, PP. 2147-2156. October 2005.
  12. Kurbatskii, K. & Mankbadi, R. R. “Review of Computational Aeroacoustics Algorithms”, Int. Jr. of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Volume 18, Number 6, pp. 533-546, August 2004.
  13. Shih, S-H., Hixon, D. R., & Mankbadi, R. R., “Three-Dimensional Large-Eddy Simulations: Behavior near Centerline,” Int. Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 13, pp. 109-123, 2000.
  14. Hixon, R., Shih, S-H., & Mankbadi, R. R., “Evaluation of Boundary Conditions for the Gust-Cascade Problem,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion & Power, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 72-78, 2000,
  15. Mankbadi, R. R., Shih, S-H, Hixon, D. R., & Povinelli, L. A., “Direct Computation of Jet Noise Produced by Large-Scale Axisymmetric Structures,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 16, No.2, March-April, , pp. 207-215, 2000.
  16. Mankbadi, R. R. and Ali, A. A., “Evaluation of Subsonic Inflow Treatments for Unsteady Jet Flow,” Journal of Computational Acoustic, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp.147-160, 1999.
  17. Mankbadi, R. R., “Review of Computational Aeroacoustics in Propulsion Systems,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 15, Number 4, pp. 504-512, 1999.
  18. Dong, T. Z. and Mankbadi, R. R., 1999, “Simulation of Unsteady Flow in Nozzle-Ejector Mixer,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 15, Number 4, pp. 539-543, 1999.
  19. Mankbadi, R. R., Hixon, D. R., Shih, S-H, and Povinelli, L. A., “Use of Linearized Euler Equations for Supersonic Jet Noise Prediction,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 36, No.2, February 1998, pp. 140-147, 1998.
  20. Bui, T. and Mankbadi, R. R., “Numerical Simulations of Acoustic Waves Interaction with Shock Wave in a Quasi-1D Convergent-Divergent Nozzle Using an Unstructured Finite Volume Algorithms,” Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 281-290, 1998.
  21. Mankbadi, R. R., Shih, S-H., Hixon, D. R., Stuart, J. T. and Povinelli, L. A., “A Surface-Integral Formulation for Jet Noise Prediction Based on The Pressure Signal Alone,” Journal of Computational Acoustics, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 307-320, 1998.
  22. Shih, S-H, Hixon, D. R., and Mankbadi, R. R., “Zonal Approach for Computational Aeroacoustics,” AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 13, No.6, pp. 745-758, 1997.
  23. Lyrintzis, A. and Mankbadi, R. R., “Prediction of the Far-Field Jet Noise Using Kirchhoff Method,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 34, pp. 413-416, 1996, Brereton, G. J., and Mankbadi, R.R., “Review of Recent Advances in the Study of Unsteady Turbulent Internal Flows,” Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 48, no. 4, April 1995.
  24. Hixon, D. R., Shih, S. H., and Mankbadi, R. R., “Evaluation of Boundary Conditions for Computational Aero-Acoustics,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 33, No. 11, pp. 2006-2012, 1995.
  25. Mankbadi, R. R., Hayder, M. E. & Povinelli, L. A., “The Structure of Supersonic Jet Flow and Its Radiated Sound,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 31, No.5, pp. 897-906, 1994.
  26. Mankbadi, R. R., Wu, X. & Lee, S. S. “A Critical-Layer Analysis of the Resonant Triad in Boundary-Layer Transition: Nonlinear Interactions,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 256, pp. 85-106, 1993.
  27. Mankbadi, R. R., “Dynamics and Control Coherent Structures in Turbulent Jets," Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 45, no 6, pp. 219-248, June 1992.
  28. Mankbadi, R. R. and Liu, J. T. C., “Near-Wall Response in Turbulent Shear Flows Subjected to Imposed Unsteadiness,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Volume 238, pp. 55-71, 1992.
  29. Ayad, S. S. and Mankbadi, R. R., “A Study of Wake-Generated Unsteadiness in a Channel Flow. Part I. The Mean Flow,” Journal of Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 4, pp. 71-90, 1991.
  30. Mankbadi, R. R. and Ayad, S. S., “A Study of Wake-Generated Unsteadiness in a Channel Flow. Part II. Turbulence and the Wall Shear Stress,” Journal of Engineering Fluid Mechanics, 4, pp. 91-110, 1991.
  31. Mankbadi, R. R., “Multifrequency Excited Jets, " The Physics of Fluids A, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 595-605, April 1991.
  32. Mankbadi, R. R. and Mobark, A., “Quasi-Steady Turbulence Modeling of Time-Periodic Flows,” Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 122-129, June 1991.
  33. Mankbadi, R. R., “The Self-Noise from Ordered Structures in a Low Mach Number Jet,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 241‑246, 1990.
  34. Mankbadi, R. R., “A Study of Unsteady Rotor-Stator Interactions,” Transactions of the ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 111, No. 4, pp. 394‑400, October 1989.
  35. Mankbadi, R. R. and Ayad, S. S., “Small-Scale Solar Pumping: The Technology,” Journal of Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 171-184, 1988.
  36. Mankbadi, R. R., “On the Use of Natural Convection for Water Pumping,” Journal of Energy Sources, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 173-182, 1988.
  37. Mankbadi, R. R. and Zaki, S. S., “Computation of the Contraction Coefficient of Unsymmetrical Bends,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 24, No. 8, pp. 1285-1289, 1986.
  38. Mankbadi, R. R., “The Effect of Phase-Difference on the Spreading Rate of a Jet,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 24, No. 12, pp. 1941-1948, 1986.
  39. Mankbadi, R. R. and Mikhail, S., “A Turbine-Pump System for Low-Head Hydropower,” Journal of Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 339-344, 1985.
  40. Mankbadi, R. R., “The Mechanisms of Mixing Enhancement and Suppression in a Circular Jet Under Excitation Conditions,” Physics of Fluids, Vol. 28, No. 8, pp. 2062-2074, 1985.
  41. Mankbadi, R. R. and Mikhail, S. A., “Operation and Economical Feasibility of a Turbine-Generator Micro-hydroplant,” Energy, the International Journal, Vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 777-784, 1985.
  42. Mankbadi, R. R., “On the Interaction between Fundamental and Subharmonic Instability Waves in a Turbulent Round Jet,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 160, pp. 385-419, 1985.
  43. Mankbadi, R. R., Mikhail, S., and Baz, A., “Exploiting Irrigation Systems with Hydropower,” Waterpower, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 29-33, 1984.
  44. Mankbadi, R. R. and Liu, J. T. C., “Sound Generated Aerodynamically Revisited: Large-Scale Coherent Structure in a Turbulent Jet as a Source of Sound,” Philosophical Transaction of The Royal Society of London, A, Vol. 311, pp. 183-217, 1984.
  45. Mankbadi, R. R. and Liu, J. T. C., “A Study of the Interactions between Large-Scale Coherent Structures and Fine-Grained Turbulence in a Round Jet,” Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society of London, A, Vol. 298, pp. 54l-602, 1981.
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

HONORS AND AWARDS
NATO’s Distinguished Lecturer: "Turbulence 2000" Summer School, France.
Ohio Board of Regents Professor, June 1996-1999.
Elected Fellow of ASME, 1993.
Elected Associate Fellow of AIAA, 1991.
Federal Service/ NASA: Sustained Superior Performance Awards, 1990, 1993.
Presidential Medal (Egypt) of the Sciences and Arts of the First Order, 1988.
Fellow of the Royal Norwegian Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, 1987.
Fellowship of the German National Scholarship Foundation, DAAD 1986.
Fulbright Scholar, 1986.
Henry Rutgers Outstanding Research Achievement Award 1985.
Faculty Merit Award for Excellence in Teaching, Rutgers University, 1984.