Compressible and incompressible multiphase flows, partially miscible flow
Radioactive waste storage, Carbon capture and storage, CO2 storage, Oil recovery secondary
Modeling and numerical simulation of a nonlinear degenerate elliptic-parabolic systems
Selected Publications
B. Saad and M. Saad. Study of full implicit petroleum engineering finite volume scheme for compressible two phase flow in porous media, SIAM Journal of Numerical Analysis (2013), 51(1), 716–741.
F. Caro, B. Saad and M. Saad. Two-component two-compressible flow in a porous media, ACTA APPLICANDAE MATHEMATICAE, Volume 117, Number 1, 15-46, 2012.
F. Caro, B. Saad, A. Genty and E. Laucoin. Numerical Simulation of Two Phase Flow in Porous Media in a Context of High Performance Computing. International Conference MAMERN, Jun 8-11, 2009, France.
F. Caro, B. Saad and M. Saad. Study of degenerate parabolic system modeling the hydrogen displacement in a nuclear waste repository, submitted.
Numerical analysis of a non equilibrium two-component two-compressible flow in porous media, accepted in Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems, 2013.
B. Saad and M. Saad. A combined finite volume–nonconforming finite element scheme for compressible two phase flow in porous media, submitted in Numerische Mathematik, 2013.
B. Saad. Study of a numerical scheme for two-phase two-component flow in porous media; application to gas migration in a nuclear waste repository, Preprint.
B. Saad. Gas Phase Appearance and Disappearance as a Problem with a dynamic mass transfert, Preprint.
Education
PhD thesis in Applied Mathematics at the engineering school "Ecole Centrale Nantes", France, 2011.
Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics at the University of Pau, France, 2008.
B.S at the Lebanese University, Lebanon, 2005.
Professional Profile
Temporary lecturer and research assistant in Applied Mathematics at University of Nantes, France, 2011-2012
Research statement in the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA), 2008-2011
Scientific and Professional Membership
Member of GNR MOMAS (Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation for Nuclear Waste Management Problems)
Awards
SABIC Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award since July 2013
KAUST Affiliations
Stochastic Numerics Research Group
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences & Engineering Division
