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School of Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Nurul Musfirah binti Mazlan
Senior Lecturer / Researcher

Dr. Nurul Musfirah binti Mazlan

School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Office: Room 2.07 | Phone: +604 599 5913 | Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Research Background

Dr. Nurul Musfirah binti Mazlan is a Senior Lecturer and researcher at the School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia. She earned her B.Eng. (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering from USM before continuing her postgraduate work at Cranfield University, United Kingdom, where she received both her M.Sc. in Thermal Power Aerospace and her Ph.D. in Aerospace Propulsion. Her research concentrates heavily on alternative aviation biofuels, aircraft engine performance diagnostic models, exergy thermal studies, and structural multidisciplinary propulsion optimizations.

Current Research Projects

  • Computational Evaluation and Exploration of Combustion Performance for Biojet Fuels at High Ambient Conditions and Various Fuel Injectors
  • Numerical and experimental analysis for transient behaviour prediction and spray penetration measurement of alternative fuel droplets in simple combustion chambers
  • Investigating Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) of alternative fuel combustion gases on aerospace turbine blades
  • Comparison of aircraft engine performance using alternative fuel properties across complete flight trajectories
  • Evaluation of combustion characteristics on 2D cylindrical combustion chambers under varied operating conditions
  • Multidisciplinary design optimization of solid rocket propulsion systems
  • CFD study on Base Pressure control in suddenly expanded ducts utilizing passive rib configurations

Recent Publications

1.
A Mahjub, NM Mazlan, MZ Abdullah, Q Azam (2020). Design optimization of solid rocket propulsion: a survey of recent advancements. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 57(1), 3-11. Cited by: 83 | Q1 Journal
2.
A Aabid, A Khan, NM Mazlan, MA Ismail, MN Akhtar, SA Khan (2019). Numerical Simulation of Suddenly Expanded Flow at Mach 2.2. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 8, 457-462. Cited by: 43
3.
NM Mazlan, M Savill, T Kipouros (2015). Effects of biofuels properties on aircraft engine performance. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 87(5), 437–442. Cited by: 37 | Q3 Journal
4.
A Khan, NM Mazlan, MA Ismail (2019). Analysis of Flow Through A Convergent Nozzle at Sonic Mach Number for Area Ratio 4. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 62(1), 1-10. Cited by: 29 | Scopus Indexed
5.
S Kumarasamy, NM Mazlan, MSZ Abidin, A Anjang (2020). Influence of fuel absorption on the mechanical properties of glass-fiber-reinforced epoxy laminates. Journal of King Saud University-Engineering Sciences, 32(8), 548-554. Cited by: 25 | Q2 Journal
6.
A Khan, NM Mazlan, MA Ismail, MN Akhtar (2019). Experimental and numerical simulations at sonic and supersonic Mach numbers for area ratio 7.84. CFD Letters, 11(5), 50-60. Cited by: 24 | Scopus Indexed
7.
NM Mazlan, M Savill, T Kipouros (2017). Evaluating NOx and CO emissions of bio-SPK fuel using a simplified engine combustion model: A preliminary study towards sustainable environment. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering. Cited by: 22 | Q3 Journal
8.
A Khan, NM Mazlan, E Sulaeman (2022). Effect of ribs as passive control on base pressure at sonic Mach numbers. CFD Letters, 14 (1), 140-151. Cited by: 21 | Scopus Indexed
9.
NC Ismail, MZ Abdullah, NM Mazlan, KF Mustafa (2020). Entropy generation and exergy analysis of premixed fuel-air combustion in micro porous media burner. Entropy, 22 (10), 1104. Cited by: 11 | Q2 Journal
10.
Noorakmal Noorashid, Nurul Musfirah Mazlan (2022). Computational Study of Biofuels Effect on Pressure and Temperature Changes across Two-spool High Bypass Turbofan Engine Components at Various Engine Rotational Speeds. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 92(2), 138–156. Scopus Indexed

Education Background

Ph.D. in Aerospace Propulsion
Cranfield University, United Kingdom
M.Sc. in Thermal Power Aerospace
Cranfield University, United Kingdom
B.Eng. (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering
Universiti Sains Malaysia

Research Interests

Alternative Fuels Aircraft Engine Performance Combustion & Emissions Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) Multidisciplinary Optimization

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ResearcherID C-6784-2016
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