Dr. Afaq Altaf

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering

Biography

Dr. Afaq Altaf is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at EAU, specializing in Experimental Aerodynamics. His research focuses on optimizing the performance of airplane wings using winglets and add-on devices to alleviate wake vortices. He has expertise in low-speed wind tunnel testing, particle image velocimetry, wake vortex alleviation, and airfoil performance enhancement. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Monash University in 2016, following a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering from the International Islamic University Malaysia. Before joining EAU, Dr. Altaf served as an Assistant Professor at 42 Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital’s innovative and disruptive coding school and the first GCC campus of the internationally renowned 42 Network of coding schools, recognized for its disruptive and innovative approach to education. He also taught in the Mechanical Engineering department at the New York Institute of Technology in Abu Dhabi, delivering a broad range of courses. In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Altaf is a certified training provider with the National Qualifications Centre (NQC) and holds the NCFE Level 3 Award in Education and Training, as well as the NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement. His diverse expertise spans both academic and vocational education.

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering, Monash University, 2016.
Master of Science (Msc) in Mechanical Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2011.
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) in Aerospace Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2008.

Teaching Area

Aerodynamics
Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
Mechanics of Materials
Flight Vehicle Design
Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics
Materials Science and Engineering

Research Area

Experimental Aerodynamics
Wake Vortex Alleviation
Airfoil performance in subsonic flow
Effect of permeability and porosity on the wingtips
Particle Image Velocimetry

Publications

Altaf, A., Aldheeb, M. A., Omar, A. A., Asrar, W. (2024). Effect of Roll Angle Configurations of a Reverse Delta Type Add-on Device on Wing Tip Vortex Alleviation. CFD Letters, 16(4), 120-133. doi:10.37934/cfdl.16.4.120133
Mehtar, Z. & Altaf, A. (2021). Influence of Spherical and Pyramidical Dimples and Bumps on Airfoil Performance in Subsonic Flow. Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, Issue 13.
Altaf, A., Aldheeb, M., Omar, A. & Asrar, W. (2021). Effect of Roll Angle Configurations of a Reverse Delta Type Add-on Device on the Wing Tip Vortex Alleviation. International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-23 June.
Aldheeb, M., Asrar, W., Omar, A., Altaf, A. & Sulaeman, E. (2020). Aerodynamics of Symmetric Permeable Airfoils and Wings: CFD Simulation. Progress in CFD, Inderscience.
Aldheeb, M., Asrar, W., Omar, A., Altaf, A. & Sulaeman, E. (2020). Effect of a Directionally Porous Wing Tip on Tip Vortex. Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics.
Haque, A. U., Asrar, W. & Altaf, A. (2018). Effective Test Section Area for Blockage Estimation at Low Speed. Experimental Fluid Mechanics Conference, Liberec, Czech Republic. 13-16 November.
Altaf, A. & Haque, A. U. (2018). Investigation of the Effect of a Reverse Delta Type Add-on Device on the Wingtip Vortex. Experimental Fluid Mechanics Conference, Liberec, Czech Republic. 13-16 November.
Altaf, A. (2017). Wingtip Vortex Alleviation Using a Reverse Delta Type Add-on Device. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 4(3).
Altaf, A., Thong, T. B., Ali Omar, A., & Asrar, W. (2016). Impact of a Reverse Delta Type Add-on Device on the Flap-tip Vortex of a Wing, International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 3(3).
Altaf, A., Thong, T. B., Omar, A. A., & Asrar, W. (2016). Experimental Investigation of the Influence of a Reverse Delta Type Add-on Device on the Flap-tip Vortex of a Wing. International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAAE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-27 July.
Altaf, A., Thong, T. B., Omar, A. A., & Asrar, W. (2015). Influence of a Reverse Delta Type Add-on Device on Wake Vortex Alleviation, AIAA Journal, 54(2), 625-636. doi: 10.2514/1.J054436
Altaf, A., Thong, T. B., Omar, A. A., & Asrar, W. (2015). Aerodynamic Performance of a NACA 23012 Half Wing Model with a Reverse Delta Type Add-on Device. 8th Ankara International Aerospace Conference (AIAC), Ankara, Turkey, 10-12 September.
Altaf, A., Omar, A. A., Asrar, W. & Ludin, H. B. (2011). Study of the Reverse Delta Wing. Journal of Aircraft, AIAA, 48(1), 277-286. doi: 10.2514/1.C031101
Altaf, A., Omar, A. A., Asrar, W. & Ludin, H. (2011). Investigation of the Vortical Flow around a Reverse Delta Wing. International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-19 May.
Altaf, A., Omar, A. A. and Asrar, W. (2010). Experimental Investigation of the Vortical Flow around a Reverse Delta Wing Using PIV. Experimental Fluid Mechanics Conference, Liberec, Czech Republic. 24-26 November.

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