Mohamed A. Abdou, Ph.D.
(Wisconsin, 1973)
Director, Fusion Science and Technology Center
Director, Center for Energy Science and Technology Advanced Research

abdou@fusion.ucla.edu
44-114A, Eng IV
(310) 206-0501

Link(s):

Prof. Abdou's Home Page

Fusion Science and Technology Center

Center for Energy Sciences and Advanced Technology Research

Areas of Interest:

Fusion, nuclear, and mechanical engineering design, testing, and system analysis, thermomechanics; thermal hydraulics; neutronics, plasma-material interactions; blankets and high heat flux components; experiments, modeling and analysis.

Selected Recent Publications:

M. Abdou et al., "U.S. Plans and Strategy for ITER Blanket Testing, "Fusion Science and Technology 47(3), 475-487 (2005).

S. Smolentsev, R. Miraghaie, M. Abdou, " MHD Effects on Heat Transfer in a Molten Salt Blanket," Fusion Science and Technology 47(3), 559-563 (2005).

M. Narula, A. Ying, M. A. Abdou, " A Study of Liquid Metal Film Flow, Under Fusion Relevant Magnetic Fields," Fusion Science and Technology 47(3), 564-568 (2005).

M. Abdou," Preface to the Special Issue on Innovative High-Power Density Concepts for Fusion Plasma Chambers," Fusion Engineering and Design 72(1-3), 1-2 (2004).

N.B. Morley, S. Smolentsev, R. Munipalli, M.-J. Ni, D. Gao and M. Abdou, "Progress on the modeling of liquid metal, free surface, MHD flows for fusion liquid walls," Fusion Engineering and Design 72(1-3), 3-34 (2004).

A. Ying, M. Abdou, N. Morley, T. Sketchley, R. Woolley, J. Burris, R. Kaita, P. Fogarty, H. Huang, X. Lao et al., "Exploratory studies of flowing liquid metal divertor options for fusion-relevant magnetic fields in the MTOR facility," Fusion Engineering and Design 72(1-3), 35-62 (2004).