Year | Citation |
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2022 |
Wickramasinghe, A., Khan, N., & Moinuddin, K. (220201). Determining Firebrand Generation Rate Using Physics-Based Modelling from Experimental Studies through Inverse Analysis. Fire, 5(1), doi: 10.3390/fire5010006 |
2022 |
Mahmud, H. MI., Thorpe, G., & Moinuddin, K. AM. (220201). An Approach to Determine the Median Diameter of Droplets in a Water-Mist Spray. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 12(3), doi: 10.3390/app12031073 |
2021 | Khan, N., & Moinuddin, K. (211101). The role of heat flux in an idealised firebreak built in surface and crown fires. Atmosphere, 12(11), |
2021 |
Tan, S., Weinert, D., Joseph, P., & Moinuddin, K. AM. (211001). Incorporation of technical, human and organizational risks in a dynamic probabilistic fire risk model for high-rise residential buildings. Fire and Materials, 45(6), (779-810). doi: 10.1002/fam.2872 |
2021 | Moinuddin, K., Khan, N., & Sutherland, D. (211001). Numerical study on effect of relative humidity (and fuel moisture) on modes of grassfire propagation. Fire Safety Journal, 125 |
2021 | Alsanie, A. Q., Iqbal, Mahmud., & Moinuddin, K. (210901). Reconstruction of a Multi-item Room Fire in an ISO 9705 Room. Fire Technology, 57(5), (2339-2366). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Enclosure fire dynamics
- Pyrolysis modelling
- Fire detection and suppression
- Fire risk analysis
Available to supervise research students
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About Khalid Moinuddin
Khalid is a Professor at Victoria University's Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities (ISILC).
Khalid started his academic career at Victoria University in June, 2003, while completing his PhD thesis at the University of Melbourne.
Within the Fire Research Group of ISILC, he is currently involved in several computational and experimental research projects in the area of combustion, flame growth and propagation, turbulent fluid motion, tunnel fire and fire risk analysis. He created a new paradigm by widening CESARE's research spectrum from applied only to fundamental.
Today his fundamental research works include simulation of gasification of solid fuels and combustion of the gaseous form, turbulent fluid motion using various large eddy simulation (LES) based models, evaporation of the sprinkler/water mist droplets etc and contribution to the development of physics-based simulation/ numerical tools.
In the last few years, Khalid has developed two major streams of research at Victoria University:
- development and application of a three-dimensional physics-based wildfire model which resulted in five external research grants generating over $1.4M external research income, one PhD completion and five current HDR projects
- fire safety engineering in naval applications which resulted in three external research grants generating $360K external research income and one PhD completion.
Khalid was also the Course Coordinator of Victoria University’s Building Fire Safety and Risk Engineering courses from 2008-2017, which constitute only one of the two suites of courses of this kind delivered in Australia. He led a course review in modernising Fire Safety Engineering Curriculum and Teaching Practices, introducing new units/topics to bridge identified gaps and facilitate graduates to gain the required professional certification.
Qualifications
- PhD, The University of Melbourne, 2004
- Graduate Diploma in Building Fire Safety and Risk Engineering, Victoria University, Australia, 2007
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan, 1996
- Bachelor of Science (Pass), University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 1991
Key publications
Commissioned research report (showing 1)
Year | Citation |
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2021 | Rashid, M., & Moinuddin, K. (211101). STUDYING LEAF AREA DENSITY BASED WIND ADJUSTMENT FACTOR IN SPARK. Melbourne: Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC. |
Conference paper (showing 3)
Year | Citation |
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2021 | . (211216). Improvement of drag model for non-burning firebrand transport in Fire Dynamics Simulator Paper presented at MODSIM2021, 24th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation.. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. |
2021 | . (211216). Application of neural networks to rate of spread estimation in shrublands Paper presented at MODSIM2021, 24th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation.. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. |
2021 | Ooi, A., Chan, L., Cao, Y., Nguyen, K., Moinuddin, K., Sutherland, D., Manasseh, R., & Dai, A. (210708). Entrainment and mixing of gravity currents in a stratified ambient The University of Sydney. |
Journal article (showing 6 of 66)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2020
HDR Scholarship Project: Parameterization for a simplified short-range firebrand model from physics-based modelling
From: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Ltd
For period: 2020-2023
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Not disclosed |
Future Data Collection Strategy
From: Australian Building Codes Board
For period: 2020-2020
|
Not disclosed |
2017
Fire Spread Prediction Across Fuel Types
From: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Ltd, Centre for Environmental Safety and Risk Engineering
Other investigators: Mr Duncan Sutherland, Prof Vassili Novozhilov, Prof Graham Thorpe
For period: 2017-2021
|
Not disclosed |
Development of sustainable bio-materials for mitigating climate change.
From: PVC (Research and Research Training), College of Engineering and Science
Other investigators: Dr Paul Joseph, Mr Nitin Muttil, Prof Vassili Novozhilov, Prof Stephen Bigger
For period: 2017-2020
|
$90,000 |
Experimental and numerical investigations on the efficacy of water mist systems for active suppression of fires involving lithium-ion batteries in enclosures.
From: Centre for Environmental Safety and Risk Engineering, Defence Science and Technology Group, Australia
Other investigators: Prof Vassili Novozhilov, Dr Paul Joseph
For period: 2017-2020
|
$392,106 |
2015
Refinement of the sub models of pyrolysis and firebrand transport and undertaking experiments to validate those for a physics based bushfire prediction model
From: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Ltd
Other investigators: Mr Duncan Sutherland
For period: 2015-2019
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Not disclosed |
2014
Emergency Management Practice (Predictive Capability: Warnings)
From: Bushfire CRC Ltd
Other investigators: Prof Graham Thorpe
For period: 2014-2017
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$1,288,000 |
Fire spread prediction across fuel types.
From: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Ltd
Other investigators: Prof Graham Thorpe
For period: 2014-2017
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$650,390 |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
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Currently supervised research students at VU
No. of students | Study level | Role |
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3 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
1 | Master of Research Practice | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
Students & level | Role |
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PhD (3) | Principal supervisor |
Master of Research Practice (1) | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
No. of students | Study level | Role |
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2 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
5 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
1 | Masters by Research | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
Students & level | Role |
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PhD (2) | Associate supervisor |
PhD (5) | Principal supervisor |
Masters by Research (1) | Principal supervisor |
Teaching activities & experience
Teaching responsibilities
- Heat Transfer
- Computational Fluids Dynamics and Fire Modelling
- Fluid Dynamics and Enclosure Fire Dynamics
- Fire Initiation and Development.
Coordination
Unit Convenor (2019)
VQB5771 Fire Safety Engineering Application
VQB5773 Industrial Experience on Fire Safety
VQT6061 Building Fire Research A
VQB6062 Building Fire Research B
Keynote and invited speeches
Year | Title/Description |
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2018 |
FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 4th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2018), 9~11 February 2018, Khulna, Bangladesh. Invited by Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh |
2019 |
Reliability of Fire Sprinkler System 16th International Fire & Safety Expo, 24-26 April 2019, Daegu, South Korea Invited by Korea Fire Institute |