Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering Department

Education

Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, KAIST, South Korea, 2018

M.Sc., Nuclear Engineering, KAIST, South Korea, 2014

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan, 2009

Research Areas

• Structural Integrity
• Risk Assessment
• Nuclear Energy

Representative Publications

• Belal Almomani, Ammar Alkhalidi, A. G. Olabi, and Hussam Jouhara. "Techno-economic feasibility study of coupling low-temperature evaporation desalination plant with advanced pressurized water reactor." Nuclear Engineering and Design 420 (2024): 113030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.113030.
• Park, Min Jeong, Yong Gyun Shin, Belal Almomani, and Yoon-Suk Chang. "Comprehensive integrity assessment of spent nuclear fuel cladding during normal and postulated conditions of transportation." Nuclear Engineering and Design 421 (2024): 113125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.113125.
• Belal Almomani, Junaidi Syarif, and Yoon-Suk Chang. "A Representative Volume Element Model for Investigating the Hydride Inclusion Effect on Ductility of Zry-Based Nuclear Fuel Cladding." Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2023): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08264-z.
• Elgack, Omarelfarouq, Belal Almomani, Junaidi Syarif, Mohamed Elazab, Mohammad Irshaid, and Mohammad Al-Shabi. "Molecular dynamics simulation and machine learning-based analysis for predicting tensile properties of high-entropy FeNiCrCoCu alloys." Journal of Materials Research and Technology 25 (2023): 5575-5585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.07.023.
• Belal Almomani, Ammar Alkhalidi, A. G. Olabi, and Hussam Jouhara. "Expert opinions on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of utilizing nuclear reactor waste heat for water desalination." Desalination 564 (2023): 116777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116777.
• Belal Almomani, Tae-Yong Kim, and Yoon-Suk Chang. "Global damage evaluation of a dry storage structure subjected to postulated aircraft crashes." Progress in Nuclear Energy 156 (2023): 104554.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2022.104554.
• Belal Almomani, SaeHanSol Kang, Yoon-Suk Chang, and Jae-soo Noh. "Ductile tearing criteria and failure probability estimation of hydrided Zircaloy-4 cladding under axial loads." Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 36, no. 7 (2022): 3409-3417. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs12206-022-0619-3
• Kang, Ji-Hoon, Belal Almomani, and Yoon-Suk Chang. "EPFM Analyses of a Complex Crack in Dissimilar Metal Welded Pipes." Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology 144, no. 1 (2022): 011505. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052398.
• Belal Almomani, Tae-Yong Kim, and Yoon-Suk Chang. "Analysis methodology of local damage to dry storage facility structure subjected to aircraft engine crash." Nuclear Engineering and Technology 54, no. 4 (2022): 1394-1405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2021.10.027.
• Belal Almomani & Yoon-Suk Chang. "Failure probability assessment of SNF cladding transverse tearing under a hypothetical transportation accident." Nuclear Engineering and Design 379 (2021): 111265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111265.
• Belal Almomani, Seyeon Kim, Dongchan Jang, and Sanghoon Lee. "Parametric study on the structural response of a high burnup spent nuclear fuel rod under drop impact considering post-irradiated fuel conditions." Nuclear Engineering and Technology 52, no. 5 (2020): 1079-1092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2019.10.022.
• Belal Almomani, Dongchan Jang, and Sanghoon Lee. "Structural integrity of a high-burnup spent fuel rod under drop impact considering pellet-clad interfacial bonding influence." Nuclear Engineering and Design 337 (2018): 324-340.https://doi.ovrg/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.07.024.
• Yun, Mirae, Robby Christian, Bo Gyung Kim, Belal Almomani, Jaehyun Ham, Sanghoon Lee, and Hyun Gook Kang. "A software tool for integrated risk assessment of spent fuel transportation and storage." Nuclear Engineering and Technology 49, no. 4 (2017): 721-733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2017.01.017.
• Belal Almomani, Sanghoon Lee, Dongchan Jang, and Hyun Gook Kang. "Probabilistic risk assessment of aircraft impact on a spent nuclear fuel dry storage." Nuclear Engineering and Design 311 (2017): 104-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.11.012.