Dr. Hussain Ali Abid — Research & Publications https://hussainaliabid.com/projects Aerospace CFD, aeroacoustics, LES and machine-learning research by Dr. Hussain Ali Abid. en-GB Vortex Generators on the Aeroacoustics of a NACA 0012 Airfoil https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_NACA0012_Noise_Mitigation https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_NACA0012_Noise_Mitigation A co-authored experimental study of how vortex generators affect the aerodynamic noise of a stationary and pitching NACA 0012 airfoil near and beyond stall, including dynamic-stall conditions. Multigrid & Machine Learning for Nanofluid Heat Transfer https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_ICHM_MultiGrid_and_MachineLearning https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_ICHM_MultiGrid_and_MachineLearning A co-authored journal study using FEM, multigrid and an artificial neural network to enhance natural-convection heat transfer of nanofluids in snowflake-inspired heat sinks. Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks for Installation Noise https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_KAN_InstallationNoise_DEP https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_KAN_InstallationNoise_DEP Applies Kolmogorov–Arnold networks to predict installation noise from distributed electric propulsion, trained on GPU-accelerated LES data. GPU-CABARET Dynamic-Stall Simulations https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_DynamicStall_CABARET https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_DynamicStall_CABARET Verification & validation of dynamic stall over pitching aerofoils — vortex dynamics, flow separation and aerodynamic hysteresis. Canopy Designs for Trailing-Edge-Noise Mitigation https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_Canopy_TENoise_Mitigation https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_Canopy_TENoise_Mitigation Parametric large-eddy-simulation study of aerofoil canopy designs that shield and reduce trailing-edge noise. Scarfed Nozzles for Jet Installation Noise https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_ScarfedNozzles_JI https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_ScarfedNozzles_JI Combined computational and experimental study of scarfed nozzle geometries for controlling jet installation noise. Aeroacoustics of Tripped Aerofoils https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_TrippedAerofoils_CABARET https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_TrippedAerofoils_CABARET GPU-accelerated CABARET simulations predicting the aeroacoustics of boundary-layer-tripped aerofoils. Wind-Turbine Aerodynamics via Lattice-Boltzmann https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_WindTurbine_LBM https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_AIAA_WindTurbine_LBM Lattice-Boltzmann-method simulation of wind-turbine blade aerodynamics and noise. Boundary-Layer Tripping on a NACA 0012 https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_JSV_BLTripping_NACA0012 https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_JSV_BLTripping_NACA0012 Journal study of how boundary-layer tripping and aerofoil scaling reshape the turbulent boundary layer and its acoustics. Wall-Pressure Spectra: Frequency & Anisotropy https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_JSV_WPS_FreqDependence_Anisotropy https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2026_JSV_WPS_FreqDependence_Anisotropy Journal paper on the frequency dependence and anisotropy of the aerofoil turbulent-boundary-layer wall-pressure spectrum. Distributed Propulsion Modelling with CABARET https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2025_AIAA_DistributedPropulsion_CABARET https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2025_AIAA_DistributedPropulsion_CABARET Models a distributed propulsion system on rotating meshes, mapping how geometry drives aerodynamics and noise. Combustor–Turbine Interface Flows (WMLES) https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2025_GPPS_CombustorTurbine_WMLES https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2025_GPPS_CombustorTurbine_WMLES GPU wall-modelled LES of scale-resolving combustor–turbine interface flows for next-generation engines. ANN-Optimised Distributed Propulsion https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2025_GPPS_DPS_ANN_Optimisation https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2025_GPPS_DPS_ANN_Optimisation Couples GPU wall-modelled LES with ANN surrogate models to optimise installation effects in distributed propulsion. Propeller Boundary-Layer-Ingestion Noise https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2024_AIAA_PropellerBLI_CABARET https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2024_AIAA_PropellerBLI_CABARET Simulates propeller boundary-layer-ingestion noise on rotating meshes — a grid-sensitivity and parametric study with CABARET. Installed Round & Chevron Jet Noise https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2024_FTAC_JetInstallation_RoundChevron https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2024_FTAC_JetInstallation_RoundChevron Peer-reviewed journal validation of installed round and chevron jet-noise predictions and their generation mechanisms. Propeller BLI Noise for Quiet Drones https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2024_QuietDrones_PropellerBLI_CABARET https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2024_QuietDrones_PropellerBLI_CABARET Boundary-layer-ingestion propeller-noise study aimed at quieter drone and urban-air-mobility propulsion. Data-Driven Adaptive Trailing-Edge Noise https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2023_AIAA_AdaptiveTENoise_ML https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2023_AIAA_AdaptiveTENoise_ML A data-driven, adaptive trailing-edge-noise model that improves acoustic prediction for urban-air-mobility propellers. Jet Installation Noise for Chevron Nozzles https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2023_AIAA_ChevronNozzle_JI https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2023_AIAA_ChevronNozzle_JI Numerical investigation of jet installation noise for chevron nozzles — winner of the AIAA Aviation 2023 Best Paper Award. Installed Round vs Chevron Jets https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2023_GPPS_JetInstallation_RoundChevron https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2023_GPPS_JetInstallation_RoundChevron GPU-CABARET comparison of installed round versus chevron jets and the physics of their noise reduction. Surrogate-Model Acoustic Optimisation of Jet Nozzles https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2022_AIAA_SurrogateModelling https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2022_AIAA_SurrogateModelling A co-authored study coupling GPU-accelerated CABARET LES with surrogate models to optimise chevron jet-nozzle exit geometry for reduced far-field noise under a thrust constraint. Jet Installation Noise from GPU-LES https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2022_AIAA_JetInstallation_GPULES https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2022_AIAA_JetInstallation_GPULES Models jet–airframe installation noise with GPU LES, capturing the low-frequency amplification near a wing. Nozzle Geometry, Jet Mixing & Noise https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2022_AIAA_SciTech_NozzleGeometry_JI https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2022_AIAA_SciTech_NozzleGeometry_JI Studies how nozzle exit geometry changes jet mixing and the resulting installation noise, feeding nozzle optimisation. Trailing-Edge Noise of a Glauert–Goldschmied Body https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2022_AIAA_TENoise_GlauertGoldschmied https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2022_AIAA_TENoise_GlauertGoldschmied Evaluates trailing-edge-noise models for flow over a Glauert–Goldschmied body. Turbulence Anisotropy in Trailing-Edge Noise https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2021_AIAA_TENoise_Anisotropy https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2021_AIAA_TENoise_Anisotropy Improves trailing-edge-noise models by accounting for turbulent-flow anisotropy in the wall-pressure spectrum. LES-Informed Trailing-Edge Noise of NACA Aerofoils https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2021_AIAA_TENoise_NACA_LES https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2021_AIAA_TENoise_NACA_LES Large-eddy simulations of flow over NACA aerofoils used to inform and validate trailing-edge-noise prediction. Wall-Pressure-Spectrum Models for Amiet’s Theory https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2021_AIAA_WPS_Models_Amiet https://hussainaliabid.com/projects/2021_AIAA_WPS_Models_Amiet Comparative analysis of low-order wall-pressure-spectrum models underpinning Amiet’s trailing-edge-noise theory.