Dr Khalid Saleh

Dr Khalid Saleh
NameDr Khalid Saleh
Email Addresskhalid.saleh@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleSenior Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering)
QualificationsMSc Al-Nahrain, PhD USQ
DepartmentSchool of Engineering
AffiliationsInstitute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2248-3598
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MSc
Al-Nahrain
2002
PhD
USQ
2014

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
CFD of Gas TurbineAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2023

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
Design of variable geometry radial ejector for HVAC purposes through experiments and simulationAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2020
Experimental and numerical investigation on mechanical and tribological behaviours of epoxy composites incorporating flax fibre and graphene nanoplateletAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2020
New wind tunnel facility for icing experiments on models of turbofan compressor surfacesAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2019
Supersonic condensed steam jet measurements using TDLASAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2019
Developing new techniques to analyse and classify EEG signalsAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2018

A review of axial and radial ejectors: Geometric design, computational analysis, performance, and machine learning approaches

Al-Doori, Ghassan, Saleh, Khalid, Al-Manea, Ahmed, Al-Rbaihat, Raed, Ahmad, Yousef and Alahmer, Ali. 2025. "A review of axial and radial ejectors: Geometric design, computational analysis, performance, and machine learning approaches." Applied Thermal Engineering. 266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.125694

Editorial: Advances in heat transfer science: Enhanced techniques for modern industrial applications

Alahmer, Ali, Al-Manea, Ahmed, Al-Rbaihat, Read, Ajib, Salman, Saleh, Khalid and Adanta, Adanta. 2025. "Editorial: Advances in heat transfer science: Enhanced techniques for modern industrial applications." International Journal of Thermofluids. 26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2025.101145

Investigation of natural convection and entropy generation of non-Newtonian flow in molten polymer-filled odd-shaped cavities using finite difference lattice Boltzmann method

Ahmed, Saba Y., Al-Amir, Qusay Rasheed, Hamzah, Hameed K., Ali, Farooq H., Abed, Azher M. Abed, Al-Manea, Ahmed, Egab, Karim, Al-Rbaihat, Raed, Saleh, Khalid and Alahmer, Ali. 2024. "Investigation of natural convection and entropy generation of non-Newtonian flow in molten polymer-filled odd-shaped cavities using finite difference lattice Boltzmann method." Numerical Heat Transfer Part B: Fundamentals. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407790.2024.2349709

Simulation of an Ammonia-Carbon Dioxide Transcritical Cascade Refrigeration System

Hussen, Hasanen M., Rahman, Mokdad Hayawi, Majdi, Hasan Shakir and Saleh, Khalid. 2024. "Simulation of an Ammonia-Carbon Dioxide Transcritical Cascade Refrigeration System." Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Problems. 11 (4), pp. 943-952. https://doi.org/10.18280/mmep.110411

Noncontact Estimation of the Onset of Ice Accretion in Turbofan Stators

Saleh, Khalid, Leis, John and Buttsworth, David. 2024. "Noncontact Estimation of the Onset of Ice Accretion in Turbofan Stators." IET Science, Measurement and Technology. 18 (6), pp. 271-279. https://doi.org/10.1049/smt2.12191

An Overview of Hydrogen Production Techniques: Challenges and Limiting Factors in Achieving Wide-scale Productivity

Ahmed, Idrees Hammoody, Alakoul, Karrar A., Al-Manea, Ahmed, Wetaify, Ahmed Rajih Hassan, Saleh, Khalid, Al-Rbaihat, Raed and Alahmer, Ali. 2024. "An Overview of Hydrogen Production Techniques: Challenges and Limiting Factors in Achieving Wide-scale Productivity." 3rd International Conference on Engineering and Science. Al-Samawa, Iraq 03 - 04 May 2024 United States. AIP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0191762

Influence of Natural Gas and Hydrogen Properties on Internal Combustion Engine Performance, Combustion, and Emissions: A Review

Algayyim, Sattar Jabbar Murad, Saleh, Khalid, Wandel, Andrew P, Fattah, Islam Md Rizwanul, Yusaf, Talal and Alrazen, Hayder A.. 2024. "Influence of Natural Gas and Hydrogen Properties on Internal Combustion Engine Performance, Combustion, and Emissions: A Review." Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy. 632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130844

Simulation investigation of the oscillatory motion of two elliptic obstacles located within a quarter-circle cavity filled with Cu-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid

Al-Srayyih, Basil Mahdi, AlManea, Ahmed, Saleh, Khalid, Abed, Azher M., Al-Amir, Qusay Rasheed, Hamzah, Hameed K., Ali, Farooq H., Al-Rbaihat, Raed and Alahmer, Ali. 2025. "Simulation investigation of the oscillatory motion of two elliptic obstacles located within a quarter-circle cavity filled with Cu-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid." Numerical Heat Transfer Part A: Applications. 86 (5), pp. 1328-1352. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2023.2279248

Performance evaluation of supersonic flow for variable geometry radial ejector through CFD models based on DES-turbulence models, GPR machine learning, and MPA optimization

Al-Rbaihat, Raed, Saleh, Khalid, Malpress, Ray, Buttsworth, David, Alahmer, Hussein and Alahmer, Ali. 2023. "Performance evaluation of supersonic flow for variable geometry radial ejector through CFD models based on DES-turbulence models, GPR machine learning, and MPA optimization." International Journal of Thermofluids. 20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2023.100487

Design of DC solar water pump for farmers in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

Mahmood, Raid A., Musa, Veyan A., Kassim, Muna S., Saleh, Khalid, Mahmood, Sajid A., Mahmood, Qaid A., Hassan, Amer M., Al-Manea, Ahmed R. and Abdulkareem, Lokman A.. 2023. "Design of DC solar water pump for farmers in the Kurdistan region of Iraq." 2nd International Conference on Engineering and Advanced Technology (ICEAT2022) . Istanbul, Turkey 28 - 29 Mar 2022 United States. AIP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0149197

Experimental investigation of a novel variable geometry radial ejector

Al-Rbaihat, Raed, Saleh, Khalid, Malpress, Ray and Buttsworth, David. 2023. "Experimental investigation of a novel variable geometry radial ejector." Applied Thermal Engineering. 233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121143

Heated Barrel Mode for a Hypersonic Ludwieg Tube with Free-Piston Compression: Preliminary Performance

Birch, Byrenn, Malpress, Ray, Saleh, Khalid and Buttsworth, David. 2022. "Heated Barrel Mode for a Hypersonic Ludwieg Tube with Free-Piston Compression: Preliminary Performance." 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC2022). Sydney, Australia 04 - 08 Dec 2022 Australia. University of Sydney.

Measurement of turbulent supersonic steam jet flow characteristics using TDLAS

Al-Manea, Ahmed, Buttsworth, D., Saleh, K., Malpress, R. and Leis, John. 2022. "Measurement of turbulent supersonic steam jet flow characteristics using TDLAS." Flow Measurement and Instrumentation. 87, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2022.102212

CFD Simulations and Experimental Observation for Air-Water Two-phase Flow in a Vertical Pipe

Mahmood, Raid A., Saleh, Khalid, Musa, Veyan A., Massoud, Enass, Al-Lwayzy, Saddam H., Ibrahim, Ahmed Khalid, Mohammed, Ali Ghazi and Abdulkareem, Lokman A.. 2022. "CFD Simulations and Experimental Observation for Air-Water Two-phase Flow in a Vertical Pipe." Gongcheng Kexue yu Jishu. 54 (6), pp. 2363-2375.

Experimental Study on the Efficiency Improvement of Flat Plate Solar Collectors Using Hybrid Nanofluids Graphene/Waste Cotton

Mahamude, Abu Shadate Faisal, Harun, Wan Sharuzi Wan, Kadirgama, Kumaran, Ramasamy, Devarajan, Farhana, Kaniz, Saleh, Khalid and Yusaf, Talal. 2022. "Experimental Study on the Efficiency Improvement of Flat Plate Solar Collectors Using Hybrid Nanofluids Graphene/Waste Cotton." Energies. 15 (7), pp. 1-27. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15072309

Supersonic Steam Ejectors: Comparison of Dry and Wet-steam CFD Simulation Models

Al-Manea, Ahmed and Saleh, Khalid. 2022. "Supersonic Steam Ejectors: Comparison of Dry and Wet-steam CFD Simulation Models." Journal of Engineering Science and Technology. 17 (2), pp. 1200-1212.

Ice Crystal Icing Wind Tunnel: Characterisation and Experimental Results

Saleh, Khalid, Leis, John and Buttsworth, David. 2021. "Ice Crystal Icing Wind Tunnel: Characterisation and Experimental Results." 19th Australian International Aerospace Congress. Melbourne, Australia 29 Nov - 02 Dec 2021 Australia.

Two-Phase Flow Development of R134a in a Horizontal Pipe: Computational Investigation

Mahmood, Raid A., Saleh, Khalid, Musa, Veyan A., Massoud, Enass, Sharifian-Barforoush, Ahmad and Abdulkareem, Lokman A.. 2021. "Two-Phase Flow Development of R134a in a Horizontal Pipe: Computational Investigation." International Journal of Heat and Technology (Calore e Tecnologia). 39 (5), pp. 1532-1540. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijht.390515

Influence of Graphene Nanoplatelets on Mechanical Properties and Adhesive Wear Performance of Epoxy-Based Composites

Eayal Awwad, K. Y., Yousif, B. F., Fallahnezhad, Khosro, Saleh, Khalid and Zeng, Xuesen. 2021. "Influence of Graphene Nanoplatelets on Mechanical Properties and Adhesive Wear Performance of Epoxy-Based Composites." Friction. 9 (4), pp. 856-875. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0453-5

Robust approach for depth of anaesthesia assessment based on hybrid transform and statistical features

Diykh, Mohammed, Miften, Firas Sabar, Abdulla, Shahab, Saleh, Khalid and Green, Jonathan H.. 2020. "Robust approach for depth of anaesthesia assessment based on hybrid transform and statistical features." IET Science, Measurement and Technology. 14 (1), pp. 128-136. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-smt.2018.5393

Sleep EEG signal analysis based on correlation graph similarity coupled with an ensemble extreme machine learning algorithm

Abdulla, Shahab, Diykh, Mohammed, Lafta, Raid Luaibi, Saleh, Khalid and Deo, Ravinesh C.. 2019. "Sleep EEG signal analysis based on correlation graph similarity coupled with an ensemble extreme machine learning algorithm." Expert Systems with Applications. 138, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2019.07.007

Fractal dimension undirected correlation graph-based support vector machine model for identification of focal and non-focal electroencephalography signals

Diykh, Mohammed, Abdulla, Shahab, Saleh, Khalid and Deo, Ravinesh C.. 2019. "Fractal dimension undirected correlation graph-based support vector machine model for identification of focal and non-focal electroencephalography signals." Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 54, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2019.101611

The influence of emulsified water fuel containing fresh water microalgae on diesel engine performance, combustion, vibration and emission

Al-lwayzy, Saddam H., Yusaf, Talal, Saleh, Khalid and Yousif, Belal. 2019. "The influence of emulsified water fuel containing fresh water microalgae on diesel engine performance, combustion, vibration and emission." Energies. 12 (13), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12132546

Microwave technique for liquid water detection in icing applications

Leis, John, Buttsworth, David, Saeed, Ramiz, Saleh, Khalid, McGilvray, Matthew and Gillespie, David. 2019. "Microwave technique for liquid water detection in icing applications." 2019 International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures. Minneapolis, United States 17 - 21 Jun 2019 United States. https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-1930

A new wind tunnel facility for ice crystal icing experiments

Saeed, Ramiz, Buttsworth, David and Saleh, Khalid. 2019. "A new wind tunnel facility for ice crystal icing experiments." 2019 International Conference on Icing of Aircraft, Engines, and Structures. Minneapolis, United States 17 - 21 Jun 2019 United States. https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-1926

Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy in a Supersonic Steam Jet

Al-Manea, Ahmed, Buttsworth, David, Leis, John and Saleh, Khalid. 2019. "Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy in a Supersonic Steam Jet." Alwahabi, Z. T. and Medwell, P. R. (ed.) 9th Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics (IX ACLD). Adelaide, Australia 02 - 04 Dec 2019 Adelaide, Australia.

Ice crystal icing wind tunnel at USQ: initial characterisation

Saeed, R. I., Saleh, Kh. and Buttsworth, D.. 2019. "Ice crystal icing wind tunnel at USQ: initial characterisation." Neely, Andrew (ed.) International Society for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE 2019). Canberra, Australia 22 - 27 Sep 2019 Indianapolis, United States.

Detached eddy simulation of an adjustable radial ejector

Al-Rbaihat, R., Malpress, R., Buttsworth, D. and Saleh, Kh.. 2018. "Detached eddy simulation of an adjustable radial ejector." Lau, T. C. W. and Kelso, R. M. (ed.) 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018). Adelaide, Australia 10 - 13 Dec 2018 Australia. Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.

Measurement of water vapour in axisymmetric jet development using TDLAS

Al-Manea, A., Buttsworth, D., Leis, J., Choudhury, R. and Saleh, K.. 2018. "Measurement of water vapour in axisymmetric jet development using TDLAS." Lau, T. C. W. and Kelso, R. M. (ed.) 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018). Adelaide, Australia 10 - 13 Dec 2018 Australia. Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.

The influence of fibre orientation on tribological performance of jute fibre reinforced epoxy composites considering different mat orientations

Alshammari, F. Z., Saleh, K. H., Yousif, B. F., Alajmi, A., Shalwan, A. and Alotaibi, J. G.. 2018. "The influence of fibre orientation on tribological performance of jute fibre reinforced epoxy composites considering different mat orientations." Tribology in Industry. 40 (3), pp. 335-348. https://doi.org/10.24874/ti.2018.40.03.01

Initial development of ice crystal ice accretion at conditions related to turbofan operation at high Altitude

Saleh, Khalid Hashim. 2013. Initial development of ice crystal ice accretion at conditions related to turbofan operation at high Altitude. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland.

Engine performance and emission analysis of LPG-SI engine with the aid of artificial neural network

Yusaf, T., Saleh, K. H. and Said, M. A.. 2011. "Engine performance and emission analysis of LPG-SI engine with the aid of artificial neural network." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A: Journal of Power and Energy. 225 (5), pp. 591-600. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650911402546

Development of a small icing wind tunnel for simulating the initial stages of solid phase ice accretion

Saleh, Khalid, Buttsworth, David and Yusaf, Talal. 2010. "Development of a small icing wind tunnel for simulating the initial stages of solid phase ice accretion." Mallinson, G. D. and Cater, J. E. (ed.) 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2010). Auckland, New Zealand 05 - 09 Dec 2010 Auckland, New Zealand.

CNG-diesel engine performance and exhaust emission analysis with the aid of artificial neural network

Yusaf, Talal F., Buttsworth, D. R., Saleh, Khalid H. and Yousif, B. F.. 2010. "CNG-diesel engine performance and exhaust emission analysis with the aid of artificial neural network." Applied Energy. 87 (5), pp. 1661-1669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.10.009

Discrete particle simulation for the initial stages of ice accretion in aircraft engines: initial model development

Buttsworth, David, Saleh, Khalid and Yusaf, Talal. 2009. "Discrete particle simulation for the initial stages of ice accretion in aircraft engines: initial model development." Abidin, Izham Bin Datuk Zainal (ed.) 3rd International Conference on Energy and Environment (ICEE 2009): Advancement Towards Global Sustainability. Malacca, Malaysia 07 - 08 Dec 2009 Piscataway, NJ. United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEENVIRON.2009.5398655