Dr Mehdi Khatamifar ~ Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering

Mehdi obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from James Cook University in 2018. His Ph.D. was mainly focused on the numerical investigation of conjugate natural convection boundary layers. The main application of his research is heat transfer in the buildings and ventilation, heating/cooling systems, solar systems and so on. Upon completion of his Ph.D. studies, he joined James Cook University as a Mechanical Engineering Lecturer.

Dr. Khatamifar’s research interests encompass computational fluid dynamics, buoyancy-driven flows, turbulent flows, natural convection, heating/cooling systems, heat sinks, heat exchangers, additive manufacturing, innovative heat dissipating materials, solar thermal energy, building heating and ventilation, building facade design, etc.

Teaching

• CS4010: Finite Element Analysis and Structural Dynamics (Level 4; TSV)
• EG3001: Finite Element Analysis (Level 3; TSV)
• ME2512: Thermofluid Mechanics (Level 2; TSV)
• ME3512: Heat and Mass Transfer (Level 3; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Thermal design
• Heat and mass transfer
• Additive manufacturing
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Fluid mechanics

Research Disciplines

• Interdisciplinary Engineering (0915)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding Knowledge (9701)

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Journal Articles

• Khatamifar M, Lin W, Armfield S, Holmes D and Kirkpatrick M (2017) Conjugate natural convection heat transfer in a partitioned differentially-heated square cavity. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 81, pp. 92-103, DOI:10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2016.12.003.

Conference Papers

• Khatamifar M, Lin W, Holmes D, Armfield S and Kirkpatrick M (2016) Transient laminar conjugate natural convection in a cavity with a finite thickness and conductivity partition. Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. In: AFMC 2016: 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5-8 December 2016, Perth, WA, Australia
• Khatamifar M, D’Urso R, Lin W, Holmes D, Armfield S and Kirkpatrick M (2014) A numerical and experimental study on the unsteady conjugate natural convection boundary layers in a water filled rectangular cavity with a conducting partition wall at varied locations. Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. In: AFMC 2014: 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 8-11 December 2014, Melbourne, VIC, Australia