Maha Bhouri

• Doctorat en sciences de l’énergie et des matériaux
  Institut de Recherche sur l’Hydrogène, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 2012

• Maîtrise en génie énergétique
  École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Monastir (ENIM), Tunisie, 2006

• Baccalauréat en génie énergétique
  École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Monastir, Tunisie, 2005

Projets en cours

Projet 1 : Modélisation magnétohydrodynamique des éclairs d’arc en courant continu pour la simulation de transitoires électromagnétiques dans les systèmes de traction ferroviaire

Chercheurs :

• Maxime Berger (chercheur principal – UQAR).
• Maha Bhouri (co-chercheure – UQAR).

Étudiant : Olivier Couillard (3ᵉ cycle, UQAR)

Financement : Subvention à la Découverte du CRSNG du professeur Maxime Berger

Diffusion: “Arc modeling for transient arc flash risk assessment in DC traction systems”. Olivier Couillard, Maxime Berger, Maha Bhouri. LORER Summer School, Montréal, Août 4-8, 2025

Projet 2 : Étude des régimes de fonctionnement et de la capacité de refroidissement d’un échangeur « hydrure métallique–air » : effets de la configuration de l’échangeur et des régimes d’écoulement

Chercheure principale : Maha Bhouri

Étudiante : Aya Loubirat (2ᵉ cycle, UQAR)

Financement : Fonds institutionnel de recherche (FIR), Automne 2023

Projets terminés

Projet 1 : Amélioration d’un procédé de recyclage de l’aluminium en mode écoresponsable : Optimisation de l’injection d’argon pour la protection de l’aluminium en fusion et prédiction du moment optimal de coulée

Chercheurs :

• Maha Bhouri (chercheure principale – UQAR).
• Véronique Dassylva-Raymond (co-chercheure – Rio Tinto), Jean Brousseau et Jean-Sébastien Deschênes (co-chercheurs – UQAR).

Étudiante : Nourhen Jouini (2ᵉ cycle, UQAR)

Financement : MITACS en collaboration avec Lefebvre Industri-AL – 40 000$, Jean Brousseau et Véronique Dassylva-Raymond

Communication: “CFD modeling of an air-argon binary gas mixture for optimizing argon distribution in a semi-closed enclosure under non-vacuum conditions”. Nourhen Jouini, Maha Bhouri, Véronique Dassylva-Raymond, Jean Brousseau, Jean-Sébastien Deschênes. SCGM – SCCFD – SCR 2025 Congrès International, ÉTS, Montréal, Mai 25 -28, 2025

Projet 2 : Transfert de chaleur dans un échangeur à plaques « Hydrure métallique-air » – Cas d’une configuration cellulaire

Chercheure principale : Maha Bhouri

Étudiants : Paul Mikii Abuel, Abir Hossain Mridul, et Asim Mistry (2ᵉ cycle, MUN)

Communications:

“Numerical Analysis of the Thermal Performance of a MeH-Air Heat Exchanger for Cooling Production”. Paul Mikii Abuel, Abir Hossain Mridul, Asim Mistry, Maha Bhouri. Hydrogen-Metal Systems Gordon Research Conference, Les Diablerets Conference Center in Les Diablerets, Vaud (fr), Switzerland, Juin 22-27, 2025

“Investigating Cooling Effect Production in a MeH-Air Heat Exchanger: A Numerical Parametric Study”. Paul Mikii Abuel, Abir Hossain Mridul, Asim Mistry, Maha Bhouri. 24th World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2024, Tulúm-Rivera Maya, México, Juin 23-27, 2024 données réelles d’irradiation solaire d’une ville canadienne.

• Olivier Couillard (2028) Modélisation magnétohydrodynamique des éclairs d’arc en courant continu pour la simulation de transitoires électromagnétiques dans les systèmes de traction ferroviaire, UQAR.
• Aya Loubirat (2026) Étude de l’effet du régime d’écoulement d’air et de la surface d’échange sur la performance d’un échangeur de chaleur « Hydrure métallique-Air » à tubes co-axiaux, UQAR.
• Nourhen Jouini (2025) Amélioration d’un procédé de recyclage de l’aluminium en mode écoresponsable : Optimisation de l’injection d’argon pour la protection de l’aluminium en fusion et prédiction du moment optimal de coulée, UQAR.
• Abir Hossain Mridul, Paul Mikii Abuel, Asim Mistry (2023) Investigation of Heat

• Professeure adjointe – Enseignement
  Département de génie mécanique, Université Memorial à Terre-Neuve, 2020 – 2023

• Chercheure postdoctorale et Chargée de cours
  Lab of Applied Multiphase Thermal Engineering (LAMTE), Département de génie mécanique, Université Dalhousie, Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse, 2015 – 2020

• Chercheure postdoctorale et Chercheure invitée
  German Aerospace Center (DLR), Stuttgart, Allemagne, 2013 – 2015, 2017, 2018

• Chercheure postdoctorale
  Institut de recherche sur l’hydrogène, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 2013 

• Membre du Réseau Québécois d’Énergie Intelligente (RQEI)
• Membre du groupe de recherche « Collectif de recherche appliquée aux bioprocédés et à la chimie de l’environnement (CRABE) », UQAR

Brevet

• Marc Linder, Inga Bürger, Maha Bhouri (2015) Storage device, energy system and method for storing and/or providing hydrogen, DE102015222695A1, Germany. https://patents.google.com/patent/DE102015222695A1/en

Articles scientifiques

• Groulx, , Biwole, P.H., Bhouri, M. (2020). Phase change heat transfer in a rectangular enclosure as a function of inclination and fin placement, Int. J. Thermal Sciences 2020; 150:106260.
• Emanuel, M., Bhouri, M., Maassen, J., Groulx, D (2019). Temperature fields generated by a circular heat source (CHS) in an infinite isotropic medium: Treatment of contact resistances with application to thin films, J. Heat Mass Transfer 2019; 137:677-689.
• Ahmed, T., Bhouri, M., Groulx, D, White, M.A (2019). Passive Thermal Management of Tablet PCs using Phase Change Materials: Intermittent Operation, Appl. Sci 2019; 9(5), 902.
• Lutz, M., Bhouri, M., Linder, M., Bürger, I (2019). Adiabatic magnesium hydride system for hydrogen storage based on thermochemical heat storage: Numerical analysis of the dehydrogenation, Appl. Energy 2019; 236: 1034-1048.
• Bhouri, M., Linder, M., Bürger, I. (2018). Metal hydride reactor for dual use: Hydrogen storage and cold production, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2018; doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.10.194
• Ahmed, T., Bhouri, M., Groulx, D, White, M.A. (2018). Passive thermal management of tablet PCs using phase change materials: Continuous Operation, Int. J. Thermal Sciences 2018; 134:101-115
• Emanuel, M., Bhouri, M., Ackermann, S., Maassen, J., Groulx, D (2018). Temperature fields generated by a circular heat source (CHS) in an infinite medium: Analytical derivation and comparison to finite element modeling, J. Heat Mass Transfer 2018; 126, Part A: 1265–1274
• Herbinger, F., Bhouri, M., Groulx, D. (2017). Investigation of Heat Transfer inside a PCM-air Heat Exchanger: A Numerical Parametric Study. Heat Mass Transfer 2017; doi:10.1007/s00231-017-2101-9
• Bhouri, M., Bürger, I. (2017) Numerical investigation of H₂ absorption in an adiabatic high-temperature metal hydride reactor based on thermochemical heat storage: MgH₂ and Mg(OH)₂ as reference materials. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2017; 42:16632-16644
• Bhouri, M., Bürger, I., Linder, M. (2016) Feasibility analysis of a novel solid-state H₂ storage reactor concept based on thermochemical heat storage: MgH₂ and Mg(OH)₂ as reference materials. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2016; 41: 20549-20561
• Bürger, I., Bhouri, M., Linder, M. (2015) Considerations on the H₂ desorption process for a combination reactor based on metal and complex hydrides. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2015; 40: 7072-7082
• Bhouri, M., Bürger, I., Linder, M. (2015) Numerical investigation of hydrogen charging performance for a combination reactor with embedded metal hydride and coolant tubes. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2015; 40: 6626-6638
• Bhouri, M., Bürger, I., Linder, M. (2014) Optimization of hydrogen charging process parameters for an advanced complex hydride reactor concept. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2014; 39: 17726–17739
• Bhouri, M., Goyette, J., Hardy, B.J., Anton, D.L. (2012) Numerical modeling and performance evaluation of multi-tubular alanate hydride finned reactor. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2012; 37:1551-1567
• Bhouri, M., Goyette, J., Hardy, B.J., Anton, D.L. (2011) Honeycomb metallic structure for improving heat exchange in hydrogen storage system. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2011; 36:6723-6736
• Bhouri, M., Goyette, J., Hardy, B.J., Anton, D.L. (2011) Sensitivity study of alanate hydride storage system. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2011; 36:621-633

Conférences

• Emanuel, M., Bhouri, M., Furlotte, J., Groulx, D., Maassen, J. (2018) Thermal Conductivity Characterization of Thin Films and Coatings – Novel Application of the Circular Heat Source Method. Advancements in Thermal Management 2018, 08 – 09 Aug. 2018, Denver, Colorado, USA.
• Emanuel, M., Bhouri, M., Groulx, D., Maassen, J. (2018) A Circular Heat Source (CHS): A Novel Method for Measurement of Thermal Transport Properties of Anisotropic (Orthotropic) Materials. North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS), 06 – 09 Aug. 2018, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
• Lutz, M., Bhouri, M., Linder, M., Bürger, I. (2018) High hydrogen storage capacities at low pressures: the adiabatic storage concept. 22^th World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC), 17 – 22 Jun. 2018, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• Groulx, D., Sponagle, B., Bhouri, M., Ahmed, T., Kahwaji, S., White, M.A. (2017) The use of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Management of Portable Electronics. 1^st Asian Conference on Thermal Sciences (ACTS 2017), Jeju Island (South Korea), 5 p.
• Ahmed, T., Bhouri, M., Kahwaji, S., Groulx, D., White, M.A. (2016) Experimental Investigation of Thermal Management of Tablet Computers using Phase Change Materials (PCMs). ASME Heat Transfer Conference – HT2016, Washington DC (USA), 10 p.
• Herbinger, F., Bhouri, M., Groulx, D. (2016) Numerical Study of an Air-PCM Heat Exchanger’s Thermal Performance. Eurotherm 2016 – 7^th European Thermal-Sciences Conference, Krakow (Poland), 8 p.
• Bhouri, M., Bürger, I., Linder, M. (2016) Adiabatic reactor for metal hydrides using a thermochemical storage material for H₂ absorption heat. 21^th World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC), 13 – 16 Jun. 2016, Zaragosa, Spain.
• Bhouri, M., Bürger, I., Linder, M. (2015) Simulation studies on hydrogen charging performance of a combination metal-complex hydrides storage system. The Energy & Materials Research Conference, February 25 – 27, 2015, Madrid, Spain.
• Bhouri, M., Bürger, I., Linder, M. (2014) Optimization of hydrogen storage process in a combined complex/metal hydrides storage system. 20^th World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC) 2014, June 15-20, Gwangju Metropolitan City, S. Korea.
• Bhouri, M., Goyette, J., Hardy, B.J., Anton, D.L. (2012) Optimization of sodium alanate hydride reactor design through the study of three different configurations. 19^th World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC) 2012, June 3-7, Toronto, Canada.
• Bhouri, M., Goyette J., Hardy, B.J., Anton, D.L. (2011) Simulation studies of the performance of an alanate storage system during partial discharge. Hydrogen+Fuel Cells 2011, May 15-18, Vancouver, Canada.
• Bhouri, M., Goyette, J., Hardy, B.J., Anton, D.L. (2011) Hydrogen uptake in alanate storage system equipped with metallic honeycomb structure heat exchanger. Hydrogen+Fuel Cells 2011, May 15-18, Vancouver, Canada.
• Bhouri, M., Goyette, J., Hardy, B.J., Anton, D.L. (2010) Modeling of transport phenomena during hydrogen uptake in an alanate storage system equipped with metallic honeycomb heat exchanger. COMSOL Conference 2010 Boston, October 7-9, Boston, USA.
• Bhouri, M., Goyette J., Hardy, B.J., Anton, D.L. (2010) Transport process study in sodium alanate hydrogen storage system during desorption. 14^th International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC14), August 8–13, 2010, Washington, DC, USA. Paper no. IHTC14-23079 pp. 101-109.
• Bhouri, M., Askri, F., Jemni, A., Ben Nasrallah, S. (2006) Computational analysis of hydrogen desorption in LaNi₅–H₂ reactor. International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics (ICAMEM2006), December 17-19, 2006 Hammamet-Tunisia.
• Bhouri, M., Askri, F, Jemni, A., Ben Nasrallah, S. (2006) Numerical study of three -dimensional heat and mass transfer in a metal–hydrogen reactor. Congrés International sur les Énergies renouvelables et l’Environnement (CERE), November 6-8, 2006, Mahdia-Tunisia.

Rapports techniques

• Bhouri, M., Groulx, D. (2018) Numerical optimization of a sensor design and validation of the theoretical formulation developed by C-THERM for the thermal characterization of a wide range of materials. Rapport rédigé pour la compagnie C-THERM, Fredericton, 114 p.
• Bhouri, M., Maassen, J. (2017) Finite element simulations of temperature and heat flux fields generated by a circular heat source in contact with isotropic and anisotropic materials, with and without thermal contact resistances – Comparison with analytical solutions. Rapport rédigé pour la compagnie C-THERM, Fredericton, 35 p.
• Barrett, M., Scott, R.P., Bhouri, M., Groulx, D. (2015) Rehouse’s Wood Stove Water Heater Assessment, Science & Technology Assistance Report. Rapport d’assistance en science et technologie rédigé pour la société ReHouse dans le cadre d’un projet PARI, Halifax, 19 p.
• Bhouri, M., Goyette, J. (2013) Technical targets and acceptability envelopes for various hydrogen storage applications. Rapport rédigé pour le réseau de recherche stratégique du CRSNG Hydrogène Canada (H₂CAN), 37