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.

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I am looking for bright and motivated local graduate students interested in pursuing master or Ph.D. at James Cook University.

Please reach out if you are excited about research in heat and mass transfer.

Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships and James Cook University Postgraduate Scholarships are competitive scholarships open to domestic and international research applicants. More information on these scholarships and the application deadlines/requirements are outlined at Postgraduate Research Scholarships. Application deadlines for JCU scholarships are usually Late September. 

Teaching

• CS3008: Fluid Mechanics (Level 3; 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

Experience

• 2018 to present - Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2013 to 2018 - PhD, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)

Research Disciplines

• Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering (4012)
• Manufacturing engineering (4014)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)
• Energy efficiency (1701)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Cowley J, Khatamifar M, Lin W and Erskine D (in press) Experimental investigation of static pressure characteristics in a slotted short pin array. Experimental Heat Transfer,
• Lin W, Armfield S and Khatamifar M (2022) Scaling laws for natural convection boundary layer of a Pr > 1 fluid on a vertical solid surface subject to a sinusoidal heating flux in a linearly stratified ambient. Heat Transfer, 51 (4). pp. 2956-2976
• Peng D, Khatamifar M and Lin W (2022) Experimental and numerical studies of the orientation effect on the natural convection heat dissipation of composite polymer heat sinks. Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, 29 (6). pp. 1-26
• Dong L, Lin W and Khatamifar M (2021) Direct numerical simulation of confined weak round fountains in homogeneous ambient. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 28.
• Dong L, Lin W and Khatamifar M (2021) Experimental study on the intrusion and stratification produced by confined laminar and turbulent round fountains. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 89. pp. 1-26
• Khakbaz H, Ruberu K, Kang L, Talebian S, Sayyar S, Filippi B, Khatamifar M, Beirne S and Innis P (2021) 3D printing of highly flexible, cytocompatible nanocomposites for thermal management. Journal of Materials Science, 56. pp. 6385-6400
• Khatamifar M, Lin W and Dong L (2021) Transient conjugate natural convection heat transfer in a differentially-heated square cavity with a partition of finite thickness and thermal conductivity. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 25.
• Lin W, Armfield S and Khatamifar M (2021) Scalings for unsteady natural convection boundary layer under time-varying heating flux in a small Prandtl number fluid. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 27.
• Timbs K, Khatamifar M, Antunes E and Lin W (2021) Experimental study on the heat dissipation performance of straight and oblique fin heat sinks made of thermal conductive composite polymers. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 22.
• Tucker R, Khatamifar M, Lin W and McDonald K (2021) Experimental investigation of orientation and geometry effect on additive manufactured aluminium LED heat sinks under natural convection. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 23.
• 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

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

More

ResearchOnline@JCU stores 14+ research outputs authored by Dr Mehdi Khatamifar from 2014 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Development and Design Optimization of High Capacity Gravitational Vortex Hydro Power Plant (GVHPP) for High and Constant Flowing River conditions employing Computational Fluid Dynamics and modelling (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• To obtain Experimental Results of the Cyclic Plastic Behaviour for 3 Strain Ratios (e.g. R=-1; R=0; R=0.5) and study Mean Stress Relaxation Effects (PhD , Secondary Advisor)