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Mahdi Mohseni

Assistant professor (Ph.D.)

Contact Address

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Qom  University of Technology

Qom, Iran

P.O Box: 37195-1519

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E-mail address: mohseni@qut.ac.ir , m_mohseni@dena.kntu.a.ir

 

Education

PhD in Mechanical Engineering, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2011.

Thesis: Modeling and Analysis of Convective Heat Transfer to Turbulent Flow of Supercritical Fluids in a Vertical Round Tube.

MSc in Mechanical Engineering, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2005.

Thesis: Modeling and Analysis of Pressurization System in a Liquid Engine.

BSc in Mechanical Engineering, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2002.

Thesis: Numerical Modeling of convective Heat Transfer in a Straight Pipe, 180o Bending Pipe, and a Helical Pipe.

 

Research interests

  • Supercritical Fluid Flows
  • Turbulent Flows
  • Convective Heat Transfer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Thermo-Fluid Sciences
  • Spacecraft Propulsion
  • Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Micro and Nano Scales
  • Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)

 

Publications

Journal Papers

  1. M. Mohseni and M. Bazargan, Modifications of Low Reynolds Number k-ε Turbulence Models for Applications in Supercritical Fluid Flows, Int. J. Thermal Sciences, Vol. 51, pp. 51-62, 2012.
  2. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, Algebraic Zero-Equation Versus Complex Two-Equation Turbulence Modeling in Supercritical Fluid Flows, Computers & Fluids, Vol. 60, pp. 49–57, 2012.
  3. M. Mohseni and M. Bazargan, A New Analysis of Heat Transfer Deterioration on Basis of Fluid Property Variations of Supercritical Fluids, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer (AIAA), 2012.
  4. M. Mohseni and M. Bazargan, Effect of Turbulent Prandtl Number on Convective Heat Transfer to Turbulent flow of a Supercritical Fluid in a Vertical Round Tube, ASME J. Heat Transfer, Vol. 133, pp. 071701-1~10, 2011.
  5. M. Mohseni and M. Bazargan, The Effect of the Low Reynolds Number k-e Turbulence Models on Simulation on Enhanced and Deteriorated Convective Heat Transfer to the Supercritical Fluid Flows, Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 609-619, 2010.
  6. H. Karimi, A. Nassirharand, M. Mohseni, Modeling and Simulation of a Class of Liquid Propellant Engine Pressurization Systems, Acta Astronautica, Vol. 66, pp. 539-549, 2010.
  7. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, The Significance of the Buffer Zone of Boundary Layer on Convective Heat Transfer to a Vertical Turbulent Flow of a Supercritical Fluid, The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, Vol. 51, pp. 221-229, 2009.
  8. M. Mohseni and M. Bazargan, Numerical Prediction of Turbulent Mixed Convection Heat Transfer to Supercritical Fluids Using Various Low Reynolds Number k-ε Turbulence Models, JAST, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 69-79, 2010.
  9. M. Bazargan, H. Karimi, M. Mohseni, Mass Calculation and Optimization of Pressurization System in a Liquid Engine, Mechanics & Aerospace Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2006 (In Persian).

Conference Papers

  1. M. Mohseni and M. Bazargan, Effect of Various Parameters on Heat Transfer to Axisymmetric Flows of Supercritical Fluids, International Conference on Applications & Design on Mechanical Engineering (ICADME 2012), 27-28 February 2012, Penang, Malaysia.
  2. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, Effect of Wall Heat Flux on Entropy Generation in Turbulent Mixed Convection Heat Transfer of a Pipe Flow with Highly Variable Properties, In: Proceedings of International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC14), August 8-13, 2010, Washington, DC, USA.
  3. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, Effects of LRN k-e Turbulence Models on Enhanced and Deteriorated Regimes of Convective Heat Transfer to Upward Flow of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, The 20th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, ISTP 20, 7-10 July 2009, Victoria BC, Canada.
  4. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, The Significance of the Buffer Zone of Boundary Layer on Convective Heat Transfer to an Upward Turbulent Flow of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, The 20th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, ISTP 20, 7-10 July 2009, Victoria BC, Canada.
  5. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, Effect of Turbulent Prandtl Number on Convective Heat Transfer to Turbulent Upflow of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Summer Heat Transfer Conference (HT2009)”, 19-23 July 2009, San Francisco, California, USA.
  6. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, Numerical Solution of Convective Heat Transfer in Turbulent Flow of Supercritical Water by Making Use of Low-Reynolds Number k-ε Turbulence Models, 12th Fluid Dynamics Conference (FD 2009), Babol, Iran (In Persian).
  7. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, Effect of Turbulent Prandtl Number on Convective Heat Transfer to Variable Property Turbulent Flow by Numerical Method, 12th Fluid Dynamics Conference (FD 2009), Babol, Iran, 2009 (In Persian).
  8. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, Performance of Low-Reynolds Number k-ε Turbulence Model on Prediction of Forced Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient in Turbulent Pipe Flows, 17th Annual (International) Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2009), May, 19-21, 2009, Tehran, Iran, 2009 (In Persian).
  9. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, Numerical Modeling of Convective Heat Transfer to Turbulent Flow of Supercritical Water by FLUENT CFD code, 8th Conference of Iranian Aerospace Society (Aero 2009), Shahinshahr, Esfahan, Iran, 2009 (In Persian).
  10. M. Mohseni, Conceptual Design and Analysis of Combustion Phenomenon in a Gas Generator, 8th Conference of Iranian Aerospace Society (Aero 2009), Shahinshahr, Esfahan, Iran, 2009 (In Persian).
  11. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, Investigation of Convective Heat Transfer to Supercritical Fluids (A Literature Review on Numerical Methods), 16th Annual (International) Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2008), May 14-16, 2008, Kerman, Iran (In Persian).
  12. N. Fouladi, H. Karimi, M. Mohseni, and A. Soleimani, Modeling and Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer Processes in Liquid Propellant Tanks, 16th Annual (International) Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2008), May 14-16, 2008, Kerman, Iran (In Persian).
  13. M. Mohseni and M. Bazargan, and A. Soleimani, Thermodynamics and Numerical Analysis of Transient gas flow in a liquid Propellant Tanks, 7th Conference of Iranian Aerospace Society (Aero 2008), 19-21 Feb 2008, Tehran, Iran (In Persian).
  14. M. Bazargan and M. Mohseni, Investigation of Various Regimes of Convective Heat Transfer at Supercritical Pressures, 7th Conference of Iranian Aerospace Society (Aero 2008), 19-21 Feb 2008, Tehran, Iran (In Persian).
  15. H. Karimi, M. Bazargan, and M. Mohseni, Providing Software for Calculation of Pressurization System in a Liquid Engines, 6th Conference of Iranian Aerospace Society (Aero 2007), 21-23 Feb 2007, Tehran, Iran (In Persian).
  16. H. Karimi, M. Bazargan, and M. Mohseni, Modeling and Thermodynamics Analysis of  Pressurization System in a Liquid Engine, 6th Conference of Iranian Aerospace Society (Aero 2007), 21-23 Feb 2007, Tehran, Iran (In Persian).
  17. H. Karimi, M. Bazargan, and M. Mohseni, Calculation and Optimization of Required Mass and Cut-off Time of Pressurant Gas in a Liquid engine,  13th Annual (International) Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2005), May 2005, Esfahan, Iran (In Persian).
  18. H. Karimi, M. Bazargan, and M. Mohseni, Design and Thermodynamics Analysis of Pressurization System in a One-Stage Liquid engine,  13th Annual (International) Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2005), May 2005, Esfahan, Iran (In Persian).
  19. M. Soltani, and M. Mohseni, Numerical Investigation of Laminar and Turbulent Convective Heat Transfer in Various Geometries of Pipes,  11th Annual (International) Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2002), Mashhad, Iran, 2002 (In Persian).

undergraduate courses

  • Thermodynamics I
  • Thermodynamics II
  • Fluid Mechanics I
  • Fluid Mechanics II
  • Statics
  • Dynamics
  • Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Gas Dynamics

 

Some Other Research Experiences

  1. Numerical modeling of combustion process in a gas generator and a mixer by making use of FLUENT CFD code.
  2. Numerical modeling of vortex generation in outlet of a tank by making use of FLUENT CFD code.
  3. Numerical modeling of two-phase (gas-liquid) flow in a tank by making use of FLUENT CFD code.
  4. Modeling of water hammer phenomenon in water transferring systems.
  5. Gas dynamics computations in propulsion systems.

Software (Computer) Skills

  1. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
  2. Fluent & Gambit (Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Combustion, Multi Phase)
  3. CEA (Analysis of Chemically Reactive Systems)
  4. Maple
  5. AutoCAD
  6. Fortran
  7. C
  8. C++ Builder