Mohammad Saud Afzal

Associate Professor
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur

ANNOUNCEMENTS

    CORE CFD Group Consultancy

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  • The CORE CFD Group, under the mentorship and management of Prof. Mohammad Saud Afzal, offers comprehensive consultancy services specializing in advanced numerical modeling, field investigation, and experimental modeling. Their expertise includes numerical simulations for open channel flow, coastal wave modeling, and scour analysis around submerged structures using state-of-the-art tools like REEF3D. The group also provides field investigation services such as bathymetry surveys and oceanographic data collection. Additionally, their consultancy extends to experimental modeling, including 3D river model studies and the design of hydraulic structures, positioning the CORE CFD Group as a leading consultancy in the field of civil engineering.

  • One opening for a Project Associate at IIT Kharagpur wishing to work in the field of hydraulics and coastal engineering

GROUP LEADER

Mohammad Saud Afzal

Associate Professor
Indian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur
saud@civil.iitkgp.ac.in

PHD STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS


Ainal Hoque Gazi

Research : Computational Fluid Dynamics
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Debasish Dutta

Research : Computational Fluid Dynamics
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Lalit Kumar

Research : Experimental Hydraulics
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Subhrangshu Purkayastha

Research : Computational Fluid Dynamics
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Arijit Pradhan

Research : Computational Fluid Dynamics
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Jitendra Kumar

Research : Computational Fluid Dynamics
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Mohd. Akhsanul Islam

Research : Arctic Coastal Erosion
NTNU, Norway
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Jianxun Zhu

Research : Computational Fluid Dynamics
NTNU, Norway
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M.TECH STUDENTS


Suman Kumar Mallick

Research : Computational Fluid Dynamics
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Shivshankar Chilwad

Research : Numerical Modelling
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Shekhar Shailendra Gautam

Research : Computational Fluid Dynamics
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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B.TECH STUDENTS


Vikram Chugh

Research : Machine Learning
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Yogesh Kumar

Research : Machine Learning
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Ashishsingh Bharatbhai Solanki

Research : Arctic Coastal Erosion
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Sourangshu Ghosh

Research : Fluid Structure Interaction
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling of hydrodynamics and scour around coastal structures Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
  • Flow over geosynthetic gabion weir Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
  • Predictive Tool for Arctic Coastal Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research
  • Large Scale Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling of the Hydrodynamics and Scour around Offshore Wind Farms Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
  • 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of the Hydrodynamics and Local Scour Around Offshore Structures Under Combined Action of Current and Waves ISIRD, SRIC
  • Kumar, L., Afzal, M.S. and Afzal, M.M., (2020). Mapping shoreline change using machine learning: a case study from the eastern Indian coast. Acta Geophysica, 68 (4), pp.1127-1143.
  • Computational fluid dynamics modeling of abutment scour under steady current using the level set method by Afzal M.S., Bihs H., Kumar L. International Journal of Sediment Research. 2020
  • A Probabilistic Model of Coastal Bluff-Top Erosion in High Latitudes Due to Thermoabrasion: A Case Study from Baydaratskaya Bay in the Kara Sea by Islam M., Lubbad R. , Afzal M.S. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8, 3
  • The Equilibrium Scour Depth around a Pier under the Action of Collinear Waves and Current by Gazi, A.H., Purkayastha, S., Afzal, M.S. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8, 36
  • A new mathematical model to calculate the equilibrium scour depth around a pier by Gazi A.H., Afzal M.S. Acta Geophysica - (2019)
  • Development of Predictive Tool for Coastal Erosion in Arctic A Review by Afzal M.S., Lubbad R. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 23 59-69 (2019)
  • Scour around Piers under Waves: Current Status of Research and Its Future Prospect by Gazi A.H., Afzal M.S. , Dey S. Water 11 - (2019)
  • Numerical Simulation of Free-Surface Waves past Two Semi-Submerged Horizontal Circular Cylinders in Tandem by Ong M., Kamath A. , Bihs H. , Afzal M.S. Marine Structures 52 1-14 (2017)
  • Effect of bottom roughness on sediment transport due to streaming beneath linear propagating waves with an angle of attack on current by Afzal M.S., Holmedal L. , Myrhaug D. Scour and Erosion - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Scour and Erosion 319-324 (2016)
  • Three Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Pier Scour Under Current and Waves Using Level Set Method by Afzal M.S., Bihs H. , Kamath A. , Arntsen O. A. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering 137 032001-032007 (2015)
  • Three-dimensional streaming in the seabed boundary layer beneath propagating waves with an angle of attack on the current by Afzal M.S., Holmedal L. , Myrhaug D. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 120 4370-4391 (2015)
  • Sediment transport due to veering of mean velocity in seabed boundary layers in coastal areas by Afzal M.S., Holmedal L. , Myrhaug D. , Wang H. Proceedings of MekIT'15 Eighth National Conference on Computational Mechanics 24-29 (2015)
  • Sediment Transport in wave-current bottom boundary layer under linear propagating waves at an angle with the current by Afzal M.S., Holmedal L. , Myrhaug D. Coastal Sediments 2015 - (2015)
  • Three-dimensional numerical modeling of local scour around a non-slender cylinder under varying wave conditions by Ahmad N., Afzal M.S. , Bihs H. , Arntsen O. A. 36th IAHR World Congress Proceedings 1-14 (2015)
  • 3D Numerical Modelling of Contraction Scour under Steady Current Using the Level Set Method by Afzal M.S., Bihs H. , Arntsen Ø. A. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering 525-530 (2014)
  • Three Dimensional Numerical Modelling of Pier Scour Under Current and Waves Using Level Set Method by Afzal M.S., Bihs H. , Kamath A. , Arntsen Ø. A. Proceedings of the ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Volume 2: Computational Fluid Dynamics and VIV 1-15 (2014)
  • REEF3D : An Advanced Wave Energy Design Tool for the Simulation of Wave Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport by Bihs H., Afzal M. , Kamath A. , Arntsen O. A. International Workshop on Ocean Wave Energy 1-5 (2013)
Course Name Semester Year Institution Feedback (Out Of 5)
Hydraulics Spring 2020 IIT Kharagpur Ongoing
Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering Lab Spring 2020 IIT Kharagpur Ongoing
Viscous Fluid Flow Autumn 2019 IIT Kharagpur 4.25
Engineering Drawing and Computer Graphics Autumn 2019 IIT Kharagpur 3.97
Hydraulics Spring 2019 IIT Kharagpur 4.35
Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering Lab Spring 2019 IIT Kharagpur 3.90
Viscous Fluid Flow Autumn 2018 IIT Kharagpur 3.90
Computer Applications in Free Surface Flows and Hydrology Autumn 2018 IIT Kharagpur 3.86
Engineering Drawing and Computer Graphics Autumn 2018 IIT Kharagpur 3.92
Hydraulics Spring 2018 IIT Kharagpur 4.44
Turbulent Fluid Flow Spring 2018 IIT Kharagpur 4.43
Engineering Drawing and Computer Graphics Spring 2018 IIT Kharagpur 3.97
Name University Thesis Topic Year
Name University Thesis Topic Year
Prashant Rathore IIT Kharagpur Experimental and CFD analysis of Dam Break 2019
Said Alhaddad NTNU, Norway Sedimentation study of Gaza Port 2016
Benedicte T Borgersen NTNU, Norway Artic Erosion 2016
Hubert Konkol NTNU, Norway Wave Modelling using MIKE21 SW and BW 2016
Wiktor Mateusz Wickland NTNU, Norway Wave Modelling using MIKE21 SW and BW 2016
Name University Thesis Topic Year
Sandeep Kumar Das IIT Kharagpur 3D Numerical Modelling of Hydrodynamics aorund a slender structure 2019
Name University Type Topic Year
Amrita Mandal Jadavpur University Summer Internship Application of Machine Learning to flow over wiers 2019