Wikipedia:Toufik Boushaki

Toufik Boushaki, Ph.D (born in Larbatache on 10 December 1975) is an energy researcher, educator and inventor. He is the author of dozens of peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and patents on understanding the fire whirl, thermochemistry and the combustion. Boushaki is also a promoter of scientific research.

Early years
Boushaki was born in 1975 in the town of Larbatache, in the wilaya of Boumerdès, Algeria within the region of Khachna Massif in Kabylia. After graduating from Larbatche's middle school, the young Toufik left his town on 1994 for Blida where he began studying physics on September 1, at the University of Blida.

In July 1999, he completed his undergraduate studies as an engineer (M.Sc.) in the field of Mechanical engineering. He then pursued Energy Magister studies at the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB) from September 2000 until July 2001. In September 2001, he began his third degree at the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, which he completed in July 2003 with a degree as a Master of Advanced Studies in Energy engineering.

He then studied until September, 2003 at Institut national des sciences appliquées de Rouen, and received his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the fields of Energy engineering in July 2007, and done at CORIA laboratory in collaboration with Air Liquide company.

During his doctoral studies, Boushaki worked as a research assistant and tutor at Institut national des sciences appliquées de Rouen. After graduating from Rouen, he moved to University of Orléans as an assistant professor and research fellow. After his Ph.D., he was a contractual researcher at IMFT INP-CNRS Toulouse from 2008 until 2009 and at COmplexe de Recherche  Interprofessionnel en  Aérothermochimie (CORIA) Laboratory from 2009 until 2010, where he was interested in the study of hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicles in collaboration with Renault, and the study of acoustics-combustion interaction.

His research activity is done in the Institut de Combustion Aérothermique Réactivité et Environnement (ICARE) laboratory of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). He is currently working within ICARE as a Senior Lecturer in the research team specializing in the fields of combustion and reactive systems.

Research interests


Boushaki pursues scientific activity in several physics subjects:
 * Behavior of oxy-fuel combustion process raised in burners.
 * Experimental search for separate jets.
 * Flame combustion characteristics (Flame speed, Adiabatic flame temperature).
 * Effects of oxyhydrogen and steam on the rate of combustion.
 * Simulation of the reaction flow in a model gas burner.
 * Diffusion flame and premixed flames.
 * Carbon sequestration.

Publications
Boushaki has published several articles in refereed journals and communications in the fields of combustion and fluid mechanics.

He published in 2019 a book called "Swirling Flows and Flames" which discusses the applications of flames in gas turbines, industrial furnaces, boilers, gasoline and diesel engines and many other practical heaters.

Awards
Boushaki received in France the "2015 Environmental and Climate Research Trophy" from the Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) for its project "Combustion enriched with oxygen and capture of CO2 on industrial boilers: development of a demonstrator".

As scientific director of ICARE (Institute of Combustion of Aerothermal Reactivity and the Environment - Own Research Unit attached to the University of Orléans), he received the "Green News Techno" with the same project.

Organized by ADEME and the "World Efficiency Fair", and selected by six specialist journals, this Energy-Environment-Climate public research trophy was awarded to Boushaki's research team for their research work in the energy, environment and climate sectors. It aims to raise awareness among economic research players who could potentially have concrete economic applications.

This award-winning scientific project also received the trophy in the Energy Masters category. Boushaki thus benefited from his research partnership with the three manufacturers Leroux and Lotz, the Parisian heating company and Polymem.

As part of a project from the ICARE laboratory, he also received the award as winner of the Energy transition Trophies for 2017.