Dr Mahak

PhD, FHEA

Program Lead UG Engineering

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Role

Leading UG Engineering programs to implement University strategy for enhancing the student experience, including the enrichment of teaching and learning by research.

Areas of expertise

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aero-acoustics

Hybrid and Pure Large-Eddy Simulation methods
Prediction of acoustic signature using flow data
Wind energy enhancement using CFD
Automotive and Motorsport CFD

Teaching and supervision

Courses

Modules taught

Introduction to Thermo-fluids
Engineering Thermo-fluids

Supervision

Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) farm optimisation
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWT) vs Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) in standalone s farm configuration
Acoustic signature of HAWTs and VAWTs in standalone and farm operation
Automotive and Motorsport CFD
Urban flows CFD

Research Students

Name	Thesis title	Completed
Antim Gupta	Optimisation strategy of VAWT farms based on advanced numerical modelling	Active

Research

Hybrid and pure Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) of aero-engine exhausts for noise prediction
Developing LES models in Open-source CFD codes
CFD for Wind energy, Urban and Automotive flows and their Acoustic impact

Projects

Projects as Co-investigator

Seatwirl Co-Funded Studentship(01/01/2023 - 30/06/2026), funded by: SeaTwirl AB, funding amount received by Brookes: £46,294, funded by: SeaTwirl AB

Publications

Pérez Nebot E, Gupta A, Mahak M, Investigating the Impact of Structural Features on F1 Car Diffuser Performance Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Mathematics 13 (9) (2025) ISSN: 2227-7390 eISSN: 2227-7390 Investigating the Impact of Structural Features on F1 Car Diffuser Performance Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Open Access version on RADAR
Hansen JT, Mahak M, Tzanakis I, Numerical modelling and optimization of vertical axis wind turbine pairs: A scale up approach
Renewable Energy 171 (2021) pp.1371-1381 ISSN: 0960-1481 eISSN: 1879-0682
Mahak M, Naqavi IZ, Tucker PG, Cost-effective hybrid RANS-LES type method for jet turbulence and noise prediction
International Journal of Aeroacoustics 16 (1/2) (2017) pp.97-111 ISSN: 1475-472X eISSN: 2048-4003
Naqavi IZ, Wang Z-N, Tucker PG, Mahak M, Strange P, Far-field noise prediction for jets using large-eddy simulation and Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings method
International Journal of Aeroacoustics 15 (8) (2016) pp.757-780 ISSN: 1475-472X eISSN: 2048-4003
Tyacke JC, Mahak M, Tucker PG, Large scale, multi-fidelity, multi-physics, hybrid RANS-LES of an installed aeroengine
Journal of Propulsion and Power 32 (4) (2016) pp.997-1008 ISSN: 0748-4658 eISSN: 1533-3876
Xia H, Tucker PG, Eastwood S, Mahak M, The influence of geometry on jet plume development
Progress in Aerospace Sciences 52 (2011) pp.56-66 ISSN: 0376-0421 eISSN: 1873-1724

Mahak M, Moratilla-Vega MA, Page GJ, Xia H, Assessment of WALE and Sigma(σ) Sub-Grid Scale Models for Jet Noise Prediction
(2016) pp.AIAA 2016-2987- eISBN: 978-1-62410-386-5
Wang Z-N, Naqavi IZ, Mahak M, Tucker PG, Yuan X, Strange P, Far field noise prediction of subsonic hot and cold jets using Large-Eddy Simulation
(2014) pp.V01AT01A046- ISBN: 978-0-7918-4557-8
Mahak M, Tyacke J, Tucker PG, Hybrid RANS-NLES of Real Geometry Hot Jets: Flow and Noise Prediction
(2014) pp.1-19 eISBN: 978-1-62410-256-1