Biography

Mohamed Hammam holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical power engineering and an MSc in wind turbines aerodynamics from Suez Canal University, Egypt. He then obtained his PhD degree in unsteady modelling of wind turbines aerodynamics from the University of Calgary, Canada in 2016. Since then he has been an assistant professor in mechanical engineering at Port Said University, Egypt. His research expertise is in experimental and theoretical modeling of wind turbines aerodynamics.

Educational Qualification

PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
2016
Thesis title: 
“Analytical Unsteady Aerodynamic Models for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines”
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Post Doctor researcher
2024
Experimental wind energy research
ENSAM, Paris, France

Academic And Professional Experience

                                                                                 Research Experience
- Experimental and Theoretical Aerodynamics: -Wind turbines and airfoils wind tunnel experiments, Wind rotor modelling.
- Water desalination pilot plant driven by a hybrid solar-biogas energy source.
- Position control of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders using sliding mode control method.

                                                                                 Teaching Experience
Automatic Control- Mechanical Vibration- Economic of Energy Systems- Engineering Mechanics.Renewable Energy Systems.

Publications

1- Mohamed M.Hammam, David H. Wood, Curran Crawford “Development of an Analytical Unsteady Model For Wind Turbine Aerodynamic Response To Linear Pitch Changes” Journal of solar energy engineering, 138(5), June 14, 2016.

2- David HW, and Mohamed MH. Optimal Performance of Actuator Disc Models for Horizontal-axis Turbines, In Review, Frontiers in Energy Research, section Wind Energy.

3- Khedr, A. A., Hammam, M. M., Gupta, A., Castellani, F., & Wood, D. H. (2024). The nonlinear behavior of generic tailfins for small wind turbines. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 16(5).

4- Khedr, A. A., Hammam, M. M., Gupta, A., Castellani, F., & Wood, D. H. (2025). Using system identification in modeling the yaw response of tail fins for small wind turbines with bearing friction. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 17(2).

5-Book Chapter
Khedr, A. A., Hammam, M. M., Gupta, A., Castellani, F., & Wood, D. H. (2026). Modelling of small turbine tail fin dynamics. Distributed Small Wind Turbines , ED: Mark Runacres, David Wood, to be published by IET, January 2026.