Dr Maryam Ghodrat
Senior Lecturer

Dr Maryam Ghodrat

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South  Wale, UNSW Sydney  (2014)
  • Master of Engineering ,University of New South Wale, UNSW Sydney (2010)
UNSW Canberra
School of Engineering & IT

Dr. Maryam Ghodrat is a senior lecturer in the School of Engineering and Information Technology at UNSW. Maryam's expertise is in the application of fluid mechanics theories to solve problems related to the dynamic behaviour of turbulent multi-phase flows. Her research is mainly focused on developing effective numerical tools for practical applications to support mitigating the impact of natural disasters.

Maryam's specific interest is in the fundamental aspects of ignition and combustion in solving environmental fluid mechanics problems. She works with researchers around the world to understand the behaviour of wind-driven wildfire spread in a complex environment, wildfire response to fuel moisture, and the performance of materials under fire exposure. She is currently working on uncovering mechanisms of home ignitability in the Wildland-Urban Interface and the effect of burning dynamics of porous fuel beds in flame propagation.

Her research also involves the development of accurate physical and CFD modeling to advance new energy technologies for renewable fuels such as hydrogen and biomass.

She has been working in the field of energy efficiency technologies with a focus on the application of numerical modeling and thermodynamic analysis in the development of new processes in her previous research roles at Western Sydney University and Swinburne University of Technology.

 

Phone
+61 2 5114 5153
Location
Building 17, Room 130
  • Book Chapters | 2022
    Edalati-nejad A; Ghodrat M; Sharples JJ, 2022, 'The effect of downslope terrain on wildfire dynamics in the presence of a cubic structure', in Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022, pp. 775 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-2298-9_118
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Ghodrat M; Edalati-nejad A; Davies PL, 2022, 'Numerical investigation of the effect of wind speed on wildfire interaction with an idealized building', in Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-2298-9_111
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Eftekharian E; Ghodrat M; He Y; Ong RH; Kwok KCS; Samali B, 2020, 'Numerical Simulation of the Effect of Terrain Slope on Fire-Wind Enhancement', in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, pp. 1087 - 1096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7603-0_103
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Rasekh H; Joshaghani A; Jahandari S; Aslani F; Ghodrat M, 2020, '2 Rheology and workability of SCC', in Self-Compacting Concrete: Materials, Properties and Applications, Elsevier, pp. 31 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-817369-5.00002-7
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Rasekh H; joshaghani A; jahandari S; Aslani F; Ghodrat M, 2019, 'Rheology and workability of SCC', in Self-Compacting Concrete: Materials, Properties and Applications, Woodhead Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817369-5.00002-7
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Ghodrat M; Samali B, 2018, 'Thermodynamic Analysis of Incineration Treatment of Waste Disposable Syringes in an EAF Steelmaking Process', in Energy Technology 2018, Springer Nature, pp. 77 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72362-4_7
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Rashidi M; Ghodrat M; Samali B; Mohammadi M, 2018, 'Decision Support Systems', in Pomffyova M (ed.), Management of Information Systems, IntechOpen, pp. 19 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.79390
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Ghodrat M; Rhamdhani MA; Brooks G; Masood S; Corder G, 2016, 'Electronic Waste Processing through Copper Recycling', in Sustainability in the Mineral and Energy Sectors, CRC Press, pp. 577 - 592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315369853-30
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Ghodrat M; Rhamdhani MA; Geoffrey B, 2016, 'Electronic waste processing through Copper Recycling: An economic analysis', in Sustainability in the Mineral and Energy Sectors, CRC Press, pp. 577 - 577
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Ghodrat M; Shakeriaski F; Fanaee SA; Simeoni A, 2023, 'Software-Based Simulations of Wildfire Spread and Wind-Fire Interaction', Fire, vol. 6, pp. 12 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire6010012
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ozgoli HA; Deilami S; Ghodrat M; Safari S; Mirabi MH; Olusegun TS, 2023, 'Three-dimensional numerical modelling of a fast fluidized bed biomass gasifier to generate energy from wastes', Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cjce.24848
    Journal articles | 2023
    Pourhoseini SH; Baghban M; Ghodrat M, 2023, 'A Comparative Thermal and Economic Investigation of Similar Shell & Tube and Plate Heat Exchangers with Low Concentration Ag-H2O Nanofluid', Energies, vol. 16, pp. 1854 - 1854, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en16041854
    Journal articles | 2023
    Pourhoseini SH; Ghodrat M; Baghban M; Shams Z, 2023, 'Effects of blending energetic iron nanoparticles in B20 fuel on lower CO and UHC emissions of the diesel engine in cold start condition', Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 41, pp. 102658 - 102658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.102658
    Journal articles | 2023
    Shahsavar A; Baniasad Askari I; Ghodrat M; Arıcı M; Nižetić S; Rehman T-U; Ma Z, 2023, 'Experimental investigation of the effect of mechanical vibration and rotating magnetic field on the hydrothermal performance of water-Fe3O4 ferrofluid inside a rifled tube', Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, pp. 170586 - 170586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.170586
    Journal articles | 2023
    Shakibi H; Assareh E; Chitsaz A; Keykhah S; Behrang M; Golshanzadeh M; Ghodrat M; Lee M, 2023, 'Exergoeconomic and optimization study of a solar and wind-driven plant employing machine learning approaches; a case study of Las Vegas city', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 385, pp. 135529 - 135529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135529
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ajorloo M; Ghodrat M; Scott J; Strezov V, 2022, 'Heavy metals removal/stabilization from municipal solid waste incineration fly ash: a review and recent trends', Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, vol. 24, pp. 1693 - 1717, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10163-022-01459-w
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ajorloo M; Ghodrat M; Scott J; Strezov V, 2022, 'Modelling and statistical analysis of plastic biomass mixture co-gasification', Energy, vol. 256, pp. 124638 - 124638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.124638
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ajorloo M; Ghodrat M; Scott J; Strezov V, 2022, 'Recent advances in thermodynamic analysis of biomass gasification: A review on numerical modelling and simulation', Journal of the Energy Institute, vol. 102, pp. 395 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2022.05.003
    Journal articles | 2022
    Edalati nejad A; Fanaee SA; Ghodrat M, 2022, 'Numerical investigation of methane-air counterflow premixed flame into a newly designed plus-shaped chamber with platinum and rhodium catalysts coated walls', Combustion Science and Technology, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00102202.2022.2027927
    Journal articles | 2022
    Edalati-Nejad A; Ghodrat M; Fanaee SA; Simeoni A, 2022, 'Numerical Simulation of the Effect of Fire Intensity on Wind Driven Surface Fire and Its Impact on an Idealized Building', Fire, vol. 5, pp. 17 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire5010017
    Journal articles | 2022
    Edalati-nejad A; Fanaee SA; Ghodrat M, 2022, 'The stabilized methane–air counterflow flame into a plus-shaped chamber with platinum catalyst–coated walls: An emission estimation', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol. 236, pp. 6902 - 6911, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544062211065988
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ghalambaz M; Mehryan SAM; Ayoubi Ayoubloo K; Hajjar A; Islam MS; Younis O; Ghodrat M, 2022, 'Unsteady melting and solidification of a nano-encapsulated phase change materials hybrid nanofluid in an eccentric porous annulus', Waves in Random and Complex Media, pp. 1 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17455030.2022.2139015
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ghodrat M; Edalati-Nejad A; Simeoni A, 2022, 'Collective Effects of Fire Intensity and Sloped Terrain on Wind-Driven Surface Fire and Its Impact on a Cubic Structure', Fire, vol. 5, pp. 208 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire5060208
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hashem Zadeh SM; Ghodrat M; Ayoubi Ayoubloo K; Sedaghatizadeh N; Taylor RA, 2022, 'Partial charging/discharging of bio-based latent heat energy storage enhanced with metal foam sheets', International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 130, pp. 105757 - 105757, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2021.105757
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hossein A; Shirazi S; Ghodrat M; Rastan MR; Salehi F, 2022, 'Performance Analysis of Channels in Adiabatic and Non-Adiabatic Spiral Plate Heat Exchangers: A Thermodynamic Study', Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, vol. 14, pp. 1 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4053171
    Journal articles | 2022
    Izadpanah F; Sadeghi MS; Ghodrat M; Behnia M, 2022, 'Natural Thermo-Bio Convection of gyrotactic micro-organisms in a square cavity with two heaters inside: application to ocean ecosystems', International Journal of Environmental Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2022.2050578
    Journal articles | 2022
    Karambasti BM; Naghashzadegan M; Ghodrat M; Ghorbani G; Simorangkir RBVB; Lalbakhsh A, 2022, 'Optimal Solar Greenhouses Design Using Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm', IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 73728 - 73742, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3189348
    Journal articles | 2022
    Khani Aminjan K; Ghodrat M; Escobedo-diaz JP; Heidari M; Chitt M; Hajivand M, 2022, 'Study on inlet pressure and Reynolds number in pressure-swirl atomizer with spiral path', International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 137, pp. 106231 - 106231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2022.106231
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mahjoob Karambasti B; Ghodrat M; Ghorbani G; Lalbakhsh A; Behnia M, 2022, 'Design methodology and multi-objective optimization of small-scale power-water production based on integration of Stirling engine and multi-effect evaporation desalination system', Desalination, vol. 526, pp. 115542 - 115542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2021.115542
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mahjoob Karambasti B; Ghodrat M; Naghashzadegan M; Ghorbani G, 2022, 'Multi-objective optimisation of available solar energy inside a greenhouse in northern Iran', International Journal of Ambient Energy, vol. 43, pp. 7288 - 7299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01430750.2022.2063180
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mahjoob Karambasti B; Ghodrat M; Naghashzadegan M; Ghorbani G, 2022, 'Optimum design of a greenhouse for efficient use of solar radiation using a multi-objective genetic algorithm', Energy Efficiency, vol. 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12053-022-10073-6
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mehryan SAM; Ayoubloo KA; Mahdavi M; Younis O; Kazemi Z; Ghodrat M; Ghalambaz M, 2022, 'Optimum configuration of a metal foam layer for a fast thermal charging energy storage unit: A numerical study', Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 48, pp. 103950 - 103950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103950
    Journal articles | 2022
    Rezapour M; Fanaee SA; Ghodrat M, 2022, 'Developed Brinkman Model into a Porous Collector for Solar Energy Applications with a Single-Phase Flow', Energies, vol. 15, pp. 9499 - 9499, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15249499
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sabouri Shirazi AH; Ghodrat M; Behnia M, 2022, 'Energy and exergy analysis of spiral turns in optimum design spiral plate heat exchangers', Heat Transfer, vol. 51, pp. 701 - 732, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/htj.22326
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sadeghi MS; Chamkha AJ; Ali R; Ben Hamida MB; Ghodrat M; Galal AM, 2022, 'Hydrothermal behavior of micro-polar Nano-Encapsulated phase change materials (NEPCMs) in an inclined L-shaped cavity', Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 35, pp. 102039 - 102039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.102039
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shakeriaski F; Ghodrat M, 2022, 'Challenges and limitation of wearable sensors used in firefighters’ protective clothing', Journal of Fire Sciences, vol. 40, pp. 214 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07349041221079004
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shakeriaski F; Ghodrat M, 2022, 'Nonlinear response for a general form of thermoelasticity equation in mediums under the effect of temperature-dependent properties and short-pulse heating', Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, vol. 147, pp. 843 - 854, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-10290-0
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shakeriaski F; Ghodrat M; Rashidi M; Samali B, 2022, 'Smart coating in protective clothing for firefighters: An overview and recent improvements', Journal of Industrial Textiles, vol. 51, pp. 7428S - 7454S, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15280837221101213
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shamsadin Saeid MH; Ghodrat M, 2022, 'Numerical Simulation of the Influence of Hydrogen Concentration on Detonation Diffraction Mechanism', Energies, vol. 15, pp. 8726 - 8726, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15228726
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shamsadin Saeid MH; Khadem J; Emami S; Ghodrat M, 2022, 'Effect of diffusion time on the mechanism of deflagration to detonation transition in an inhomogeneous mixture of hydrogen-air', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 47, pp. 23411 - 23426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.05.116
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shibani ; Rajkumar J; Aryai V; Salehi F; Abbassi R; Ghodrat M; Dadashzadeh M, 2022, 'Computational fluid dynamics modelling of a hydrogen fire safety in a scaled tunnel environment', Safety in Extreme Environments, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42797-021-00049-7
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shirazi AHS; Ghodrat M; Behnia M, 2022, 'Fluid Friction Effects on the Thermodynamic Performance of Spiral Plate Heat Exchangers', Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, vol. 36, pp. 466 - 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.T6465
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zarei A; Akhavan S; Ghodrat M; Behnia M, 2022, 'Thermodynamic analysis and multi-objective optimization of a modified solar trigeneration system for cooling, heating and power using photovoltaic-thermal and flat plate collectors', International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 137, pp. 106261 - 106261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2022.106261
    Journal articles | 2021
    Aboueian J; Sohankar A; Rastan MR; Ghodrat M, 2021, 'An experimental study on flow over two finite wall-mounted square cylinders in a staggered arrangement', Ocean Engineering, vol. 240, pp. 109954 - 109954, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.109954
    Journal articles | 2021
    Ajorloo M; Ghodrat M; Kang WH, 2021, 'Incorporation of Recycled Polypropylene and Fly Ash in Polypropylene-Based Composites for Automotive Applications', Journal of Polymers and the Environment, vol. 29, pp. 1298 - 1309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-01961-y
    Journal articles | 2021
    Dogonchi AS; Mishra SR; Chamkha AJ; Ghodrat M; Elmasry Y; Alhumade H, 2021, 'Thermal and entropy analyses on buoyancy-driven flow of nanofluid inside a porous enclosure with two square cylinders: Finite element method', Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 27, pp. 101298 - 101298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.101298
    Journal articles | 2021
    Dogonchi AS; Sadeghi MS; Ghodrat M; Chamkha AJ; Elmasry Y; Alsulami R, 2021, 'Natural convection and entropy generation of a nanoliquid in a crown wavy cavity: Effect of thermo-physical parameters and cavity shape', Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 27, pp. 101208 - 101208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.101208
    Journal articles | 2021
    Edalati-Nejad A; Fanaee SA; Ghodrat M; Khadem J, 2021, 'Investigation of unsteady premixed micro/macro counterflow flames for lean to rich methane/air mixture', Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME, vol. 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4049462
    Journal articles | 2021
    Edalati-Nejad A; Ghodrat M; Simeoni A, 2021, 'Numerical investigation of the effect of sloped terrain on wind-driven surface fire and its impact on idealized structures', Fire, vol. 4, pp. 94 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire4040094
    Journal articles | 2021
    Eftekharian E; Ghodrat M; He Y; Ong RH; Kwok KCS; Zhao M, 2021, 'Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Fire Source Configuration on Fire-Wind Enhancement', Heat Transfer Engineering, vol. 42, pp. 41 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2019.1685249
    Journal articles | 2021
    Esfeh MK; Sohankar A; Shahsavari AR; Rastan MR; Ghodrat M; Nili M, 2021, 'Experimental and numerical evaluation of wind-driven natural ventilation of a curved roof for various wind angles', Building and Environment, vol. 205, pp. 108275 - 108275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108275
    Journal articles | 2021
    Fanaee SA; Kheiri R; Edalati-nejad A; Ghodrat M, 2021, 'Novel design for tri-generation cycle with Parabolic Trough Collector: An exergy-economic analysis', Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol. 24, pp. 100871 - 100871, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2021.100871
    Journal articles | 2021
    Foruzan Nia M; Gandjalikhan Nassab SA; Ghodrat M; Behnia M, 2021, 'Numerical simulation of the transient turbulent natural convection in an inclined rectangular shaped solar air heater', Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol. 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2021.101109
    Journal articles | 2021
    Ghaderi M; Ghodrat M; Sharples JJ, 2021, 'Les simulation of wind-driven wildfire interaction with idealized structures in the wildland-urban interface', Atmosphere, vol. 12, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos12010021
    Journal articles | 2021
    Ghodrat M; Shakeriaski F; Nelson DJ; Simeoni A, 2021, 'Existing Improvements in Simulation of Fire–Wind Interaction and Its Effects on Structures', Fire, vol. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/FIRE4020027
    Journal articles | 2021
    Ghodrat M; Shakeriaski F; Nelson DJ; Simeoni A, 2021, 'Experimental and numerical analysis of formation and flame precession of fire whirls: A review', Fire, vol. 4, pp. 43 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire4030043
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hashem Zadeh SM; Ghodrat M; Raahemifar K; Younis O; Ghalambaz M, 2021, 'Charging optimization of multi-tube latent heat storage comprising composite aluminum foam/nano-enhanced coconut oil', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 180, pp. 121757 - 121757, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121757
    Journal articles | 2021
    Khani Aminjan K; Heidari M; Ganji DD; Aliakbari M; Salehi F; Ghodrat M, 2021, 'Study of pressure-swirl atomizer with spiral path at design point and outside of design point', Physics of Fluids, vol. 33, pp. 093305 - 093305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0059779
    Journal articles | 2021
    Mehryan SAM; Goudarzi P; Hashem Zadeh SM; Ghodrat M; Younis O; Ghalambaz M, 2021, 'Thermal vibrational and gravitational analysis of a hybrid aqueous suspension comprising Ag–MgO hybrid nano-additives', International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 126, pp. 105345 - 105345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2021.105345
    Journal articles | 2021
    Mohammadi MH; Abbasi HR; Ghodrat M, 2021, 'Optimal design of a hybrid thermal- and membrane-based desalination unit based on renewable geothermal energy', Energy Conversion and Management: X, vol. 12, pp. 100124 - 100124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2021.100124
    Journal articles | 2021
    Pourhoseini SH; Ghodrat M, 2021, 'A Comparative Analysis of Flame Temperature, Radiation Behaviors, and NOx Emission of an Oil Burner Fueled With Nano Biodiesel Blend Fuel Containing Suspended Energetic and Nonenergetic Metal Nanoparticles', Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME, vol. 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4052540
    Journal articles | 2021
    Pourhoseini SH; Ghodrat M, 2021, 'Experimental investigation of the effect of Al2O3 nanoparticles as additives to B20 blended biodiesel fuel: Flame characteristics, thermal performance and pollutant emissions', Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 27, pp. 101292 - 101292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.101292
    Journal articles | 2021
    Rajabi N; Ghodrat M; Moghiman M, 2021, 'Numerical simulation of the effect of sulfide concentrate particle size on pollutant emission from flash smelting furnace', International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 18, pp. 2925 - 2936, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-03055-7
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sadeghi MS; Dogonchi AS; Ghodrat M; Chamkha AJ; Alhumade H; Karimi N, 2021, 'Natural convection of CuO-water nanofluid in a conventional oil/water separator cavity: Application to combined-cycle power plants', Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, vol. 124, pp. 307 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2021.03.031
    Journal articles | 2021
    Shakeriaski F; Ghodrat M; Escobedo-Diaz J; Behnia M, 2021, 'Modified Green-Lindsay thermoelasticity wave propagation in elastic materials under thermal shocks', JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, vol. 8, pp. 36 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcde.qwaa061
    Journal articles | 2021
    Shakeriaski F; Ghodrat M; Escobedo-Diaz J; Behnia M, 2021, 'Modified Green-Lindsay thermoelasticity wave propagation in elastic materials under thermal shocks', Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, vol. 8, pp. 36 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcde/qwaa061
    Journal articles | 2021
    Shakeriaski F; Ghodrat M; Escobedo-Diaz J; Behnia M, 2021, 'Recent advances in generalized thermoelasticity theory and the modified models: A review', Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, vol. 8, pp. 15 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcde/qwaa082
    Journal articles | 2021
    Shakeriaski F; Ghodrat M; Escobedo-Diaz J; Behnia M, 2021, 'The nonlinear thermo-hyperelasticity wave propagation analysis of near-incompressible functionally graded medium under mechanical and thermal loadings', Archive of Applied Mechanics, vol. 91, pp. 3075 - 3094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00419-021-01951-z
    Journal articles | 2021
    Shakeriaski F; Ghodrat M; Nelson DJ, 2021, 'Experimental and numerical studies on efficiency characterization of firefighters' protective clothing: a review', Journal of the Textile Institute, pp. 1 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2021.1994739
    Journal articles | 2021
    Shakeriaski F; Ghodrat M; Salehi F, 2021, 'Integrated photovoltaic thermal systems, their applications and recent advance on performance improvement: a review', International Journal of Environmental Studies, vol. 78, pp. 838 - 864, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2021.1893488
    Journal articles | 2021
    Shakeriaski F; Salehi F; Ghodrat M, 2021, 'Modified G-L thermoelasticity theory for nonlinear longitudinal wave in a porous thermoelastic medium', Physica Scripta, vol. 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ac1aff
    Journal articles | 2021
    Siddiqui Z; Hagare D; Jayasena V; Swick R; Rahman MM; Boyle N; Ghodrat M, 2021, 'Recycling of food waste to produce chicken feed and liquid fertiliser', Waste Management, vol. 131, pp. 386 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2021.06.016
    Journal articles | 2020
    Ajorloo M; Ghodrat M; Moghbeli MR; Kang WH, 2020, 'A statistical approach to investigate the effects of multicomponent fractions on the mechanical properties of PP/PPMA/Talc/POE composites', Journal of Polymer Research, vol. 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10965-020-2042-8
    Journal articles | 2020
    Clissold J; Jalalifar S; Salehi F; Abbassi R; Ghodrat M, 2020, 'Fluidisation characteristics and inter-phase heat transfer on product yields in bubbling fluidised bed reactor', Fuel, vol. 273, pp. 117791 - 117791, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117791
    Journal articles | 2020
    Edalati-Nejad A; Fanaee SA; Ghodrat M; Salehi F; Khadem J, 2020, 'The time dependent investigation of methane-air counterflow diffusion flames with detailed kinetic and pollutant effects into a micro/macro open channel', Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2020.100603
    Journal articles | 2020
    Eftekharian E; Ghodrat M; He Y; Ong RH; Kwok KCS; Zhao M, 2020, 'Correlations for fire-wind enhancement flow characteristics based on LES simulations', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, vol. 82, pp. 108558 - 108558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2020.108558
    Journal articles | 2020
    Eftekharian E; Rashidi M; Ghodrat M; He Y; Kwok KCS, 2020, 'LES simulation of terrain slope effects on wind enhancement by a point source fire', Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2020.100588
    Journal articles | 2020
    Hashem Zadeh SM; Mehryan SAM; Ghalambaz M; Ghodrat M; Young J; Chamkha A, 2020, 'Hybrid thermal performance enhancement of a circular latent heat storage system by utilizing partially filled copper foam and Cu/GO nano-additives', Energy, vol. 213, pp. 118761 - 118761, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.118761
    Journal articles | 2020
    Hashem Zadeh SM; Mehryan SAM; Sheremet M; Ghodrat M; Ghalambaz M, 2020, 'Thermo-hydrodynamic and entropy generation analysis of a dilute aqueous suspension enhanced with nano-encapsulated phase change material', International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, vol. 178, pp. 105609 - 105609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2020.105609
    Journal articles | 2020
    Hashem Zadeh SM; Mehryan SAM; Sheremet MA; Izadi M; Ghodrat M, 2020, 'Numerical study of mixed bio-convection associated with a micropolar fluid', Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol. 18, pp. 100539 - 100539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100539
    Journal articles | 2020
    Hosseini AA; Ghodrat M; Moghiman M; Pourhoseini SH, 2020, 'Numerical study of inlet air swirl intensity effect of a Methane-Air Diffusion Flame on its combustion characteristics', Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2020.100610
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mokhtari A; Ghodrat M; Javadpoor Langroodi P; Shahrian A, 2020, 'Wind speed sensor calibration in thermal power plant using Bayesian inference', Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 19, pp. 100621 - 100621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2020.100621
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mokhtari A; Shahrian A; Langroodi PJ; Ghodrat M, 2020, 'Investigation of the effects of angle of attack and tail deflection angle on the controlling tail flow field', Aerospace Systems, vol. 3, pp. 309 - 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42401-020-00063-w
    Journal articles | 2020
    Rashidi M; Joshaghani A; Ghodrat M, 2020, 'Towards eco-flowable concrete production', Sustainability (Switzerland), vol. 12, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12031208
    Journal articles | 2020
    Sabouri Shirazi AH; Ghodrat M; Jafari Nasr MR, 2020, 'Performance and Irreversibility Analysis of Spiral Plate Heat Exchangers', Energy Technology, vol. 8, pp. 2000727 - 2000727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ente.202000727
    Journal articles | 2020
    Sabouri Shirazi AH; Jafari Nasr MR; Ghodrat M, 2020, 'Effects of Temperature Differences in Optimization of Spiral Plate Heat Exchangers', Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, vol. 4, pp. 391 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41660-020-00128-5
    Journal articles | 2020
    Shakeriaski F; Ghodrat M, 2020, 'The nonlinear response of Cattaneo-type thermal loading of a laser pulse on a medium using the generalized thermoelastic model', Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, vol. 10, pp. 286 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.taml.2020.01.030
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zarei A; Liravi M; Babaie Rabiee M; Ghodrat M, 2020, 'A Novel, eco-friendly combined solar cooling and heating system, powered by hybrid Photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collector for domestic application', Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113198
    Journal articles | 2019
    Eftekharian E; Ghodrat M; He Y; Ong RH; Kwok KCS; Zhao M, 2019, 'Numerical analysis of wind velocity effects on fire-wind enhancement', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, vol. 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2019.108471
    Journal articles | 2019
    Eftekharian E; Ghodrat M; He Y; Ong RH; Kwok KCS; Zhao M; Samali B, 2019, 'Investigation of terrain slope effects on wind enhancement by a line source fire', Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2019.100467
    Journal articles | 2019
    Ghodrat M; Abascall Alonso J; Hagare D; Yang R; Samali B, 2019, 'Economic feasibility of energy recovery from waste plastic using pyrolysis technology: an Australian perspective', International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13762-019-02293-8
    Journal articles | 2019
    Ghodrat M; Samali B; Rhamdhani MA; Brooks G, 2019, 'Thermodynamic-based exergy analysis of precious metal recovery out of waste printed circuit board through black copper smelting process', Energies, vol. 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12071313
    Journal articles | 2018
    Ghodrat M; Rashidi M; Samali B, 2018, 'Investigation into the Recovery of Valuable Metals from Waste Mobile Phone Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs): An Australian Case Study', International Journal of Waste Resources, vol. 08, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2252-5211.1000358
    Journal articles | 2018
    Ghodrat M; Rhamdhani MA; Khaliq A; Brooks G; Samali B, 2018, 'Thermodynamic analysis of metals recycling out of waste printed circuit board through secondary copper smelting', Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, vol. 20, pp. 386 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10163-017-0590-8
    Journal articles | 2018
    Rashidi M; Zhang C; Ghodrat M; Kempton S; Samali B; Akbarnezhad A; Zhu L, 2018, 'Bridge Abutment Movement and Approach Settlement - A Case Study and Scenario Analysis', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, vol. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219455418400114
    Journal articles | 2018
    Sharafi P; Nemati S; Samali B; Ghodrat M, 2018, 'Development of an innovative modular foam-filled panelized system for rapidly assembled postdisaster housing', Buildings, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings8080097
    Journal articles | 2017
    Ghodrat M; Rhamdhani MA; Brooks G; Rashidi M; Samali B, 2017, 'A thermodynamic-based life cycle assessment of precious metal recycling out of waste printed circuit board through secondary copper smelting', Environmental Development, vol. 24, pp. 36 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2017.07.001
    Journal articles | 2017
    Ghodrat M; Rhamdhani MA; Sharafi P; Samali B, 2017, 'A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Recycling the Platinum Group Metals from Automobile Catalytic Converter: An Australian Perspective', METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS E-MATERIALS FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS, vol. 4, pp. 77 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40553-017-0109-1
    Journal articles | 2017
    Rashidi M; Ghodrat M; Samali B; Kendall B; Zhang C, 2017, 'Remedial modelling of steel bridges through application of analytical hierarchy process (AHP)', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app7020168
    Journal articles | 2017
    Sharafi P; Samali B; Ronagh H; Ghodrat M, 2017, 'Automated spatial design of multi-story modular buildings using a unified matrix method', Automation in Construction, vol. 82, pp. 31 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.06.025
    Journal articles | 2016
    Ghodrat M; Qi Z; Kuang SB; Ji L; Yu AB, 2016, 'Computational investigation of the effect of particle density on the multiphase flows and performance of hydrocyclone', Minerals Engineering, vol. 90, pp. 55 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2016.03.017
    Journal articles | 2016
    Ghodrat M; Rhamdhani MA; Brooks G; Masood S; Corder G, 2016, 'Techno economic analysis of electronic waste processing through black copper smelting route', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 126, pp. 178 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.033
    Journal articles | 2014
    Ghodrat M; Kuang SB; Yu AB; Vince A; Barnett GD; Barnett PJ, 2014, 'Numerical analysis of hydrocyclones with different conical section designs', Minerals Engineering, vol. 62, pp. 74 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2013.12.003
    Journal articles | 2014
    Ghodrat M; Kuang SB; Yu AB; Vince A; Barnett GD; Barnett PJ, 2014, 'Numerical analysis of hydrocyclones with different vortex finder configurations', Minerals Engineering, vol. 63, pp. 125 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2014.02.003
    Journal articles | 2013
    Ghodrat M; Kuang SB; Yu AB; Vince A; Barnett GD; Barnett PJ, 2013, 'Computational study of the multiphase flow and performance of hydrocyclones: Effects of cyclone size and spigot diameter', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 52, pp. 16019 - 16031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie402267b
  • Conference Papers | 2020
    Edalati-Nejad A; Fanaee SA; Ghodrat M, 2020, 'CFD modeling of unsteady Counterflow flame into Rhodium catalytic chamber', in Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC), The University of Queensland, presented at 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.14264/f02452b
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Hosseini AA; Ghodrat M; Hossein Hosseini S; Golparvar B; Kaiser J; Ahmadi G, 2020, 'CFD Study of Evaporative Cooling System Integrated to a Windcatcher', in Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC), The University of Queensland, presented at 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.14264/3990f29
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Ajorloo M; Ghodrat M; Samali B, 2019, 'Evaluation of the Usage of Recycled Polypropylene and Fly Ash in Modified Polypropylene-Based Composites Used in Automotive Industry', in Proceedings of 2019 International Conference on Resource Sustainability - Cities (icRS Cities), ISSN, Adelaide, Australia, presented at International Conference on Resource Sustainability - Cities (icRS Cities), Adelaide, Australia, 01 July 2019 - 03 July 2019
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Keshavarzian E; Esfandiari A; Ghodrat M; Bazargan M, 2019, 'Optimization of Blade Mount Point and Pre-set Pitch in a Conventional Small Vertical Axis Wind Turbin', in Proceedings of 2019 International Conference on Resource Sustainability - Cities (icRS Cities), SSRN, Adelaide, Australia, presented at International Conference on Resource Sustainability - Cities (icRS Cities), Adelaide, Australia, 01 July 2019 - 03 July 2019
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Eftekharian E; Ghodrat M; Ong RH; He Y; Kwok KCS, 2018, 'CFD investigation of cross-flow effects on fire-wind enhancement', in Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Ghodrat M; Samali B, 2018, 'Techno-economic analysis of energy recovery from plastic waste', in Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, pp. 13 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72138-5_2
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Ghodrat M; Samali B, 2018, 'Thermodynamic analysis of incineration treatment of waste disposable syringes in an EAF steelmaking process', in Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, pp. 77 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72362-4_7
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Ghodrat M; Sharafi P; Samali B, 2018, 'Recovery of platinum group metals out of automotive catalytic converters scrap: A review on australian trends and challenges', in Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, pp. 149 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72131-6_13
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Rashidi M; Ancich E; Ghodrat M; Buckley P, 2018, 'Review of the most common repair techniques for reinforced concrete structures in coastal areas', in IABSE Conference, Kuala Lumpur 2018: Engineering the Developing World - Report, pp. 370 - 377
    Preprints | 2018
    Sharafi P; Nemati S; Samali B; Ghodrat M, 2018, Development of an Innovative Modular Foam-Filled Panelised System for Rapidly Assembled Post Disaster Housing<strong> </strong>, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints201806.0339.v1
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Ghodrat M; Rashidi M; Samali B, 2017, 'Life cycle assessments of incineration treatment for sharp medical waste', in Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, pp. 131 - 143, presented at Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52192-3_14
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Rashidi M; Samali B; Zhu X; Azad A; Ghodrat M, 2017, 'Case study: Structural health monitoring of timber bridges using dynamic frequency analysis (DFA)', in SHMII 2017 - 8th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, Proceedings, pp. 1262 - 1271
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Rhamdhani MA; Ghodrat M; Brooks G; Masood S; Glen C; Haque N; Reuter M, 2016, 'Evaluation of E-waste processing through secondary copper smelting', in High Temperature Processing Symposium, High Temperature Processing Symposium 2016 Swinburne University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, pp. 30 - 31, presented at High Temperature Processing Symposium 2016, Swinburne University of Technology, 01 February 2016 - 02 February 2016
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Ghodrat M; Kuang SB; Yu AB; Vince A; Barnett GD; Barnett PJ, 2012, 'CFD Study of the multiphase flow in classifying hydrocyclone: effect of cone geometry', in Proceedings of Ninth International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries, CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia, presented at Ninth International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries, Melbourne, Australia, 10 December 2012 - 12 December 2012
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Lodewijks G; De La Cruz AML; Veeke HPM, 2008, 'Decision support system for RFID', in 6th International Industrial Simulation Conference 2008, ISC 2008, pp. 313 - 316
    Preprints |
    Ajorloo M; Ghodrat M; Scott J; Strezov V, Modelling and Statistical Analysis of Plastic Biomass Mixture Co-Gasification, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4064470
    Preprints |
    Foruzan Nia M; Farzad H; Ansari AB; Ghodrat M; Gandjalikhan Nassab SA, Optimization of a Tube Heat Exchanger Arrangements Using Simulated Annealing, Finite-Volume, and Blocked-Off Methods, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4005967

  • Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics
  • Wildland Urban Interface modeling  
  • Wind tunnel experiments of pollutant plume dispersion over a speculative urban area 
  • Thermal performance assessment of Fire Fighters' Protective Clothing  
  • Real-time mapping of toxic emissions in a hazardous environment 
  • Modeling smoke transport from wildland fire 
  • Fire safety of lithium-ion batteries
  • Hydrogen and syngas production by hybrid filtration combustion
  • Heat/Mass transfer advances for energy conversion and pollution control
  • Waste To Energy through thermal and catalytic pyrolysis (renewable energy: plastic waste/biomass gasification process)
  • Application of CFD modeling and thermodynamic analysis in the design and optimization of energy-efficient technologies

My Research Supervision

Accepting PhD students.  

PhD positions are available for highly motivated candidate in mechanical engineering (CFD and Computational heat transfer background).  Knowledge and experience in working with OpenFOAM (FireFOAM, FDS, WFDS) is highly desirable. (Candidates with fluid mechanics background only).

Ideal candidates should have:

  • A four-year Bachelor's and two-year MSc degrees with high WAMs (minimum of 85%) and research experience from top institutions in the field of Mechanical engineering
  • A track record of publications in top-ranked scholarly journals and presentations in peer-reviewed conferences; and,
  • Good interpersonal, communication, presentation and writing skills in English.

If you are interested in doing a PhD in my group , please send a copy of PDF combining your CV, Transcripts and English Test Results to m.ghodrat@unsw.edu.au 

My Teaching

  • ZEIT3701 Heat Transfer and Refrigeration (Ongoing)
  • ZEIT4504 Electrical and Mechanical Plant (Ongoing)
  • ZEIT1504-Introduction to Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (Ongoing)
  • ZEIT4600 Mechanical Design Practice A  (Ongoing)
  • ZEIT4601 Mechanical Design Practice B  (Ongoing)
  • ZEIT2501 - Mechanical & Electronic Design (Previously taught)    
  • Warman returns to UNSW Canberra | UNSW Canberra (adfa.edu.au)

Course developed:

  1. Fire Safety (UG Year 3 elective)
  2. Fire and Materials (UG Year 3)

Previously taught:

Advanced waste management (WSU)

Sustainability and Risk Engineering (WSU)

Advanced thermodynamics  (SWIN)

Introduction to design and innovation (UNSW)

Problem Solving for Engineers (UNSW)

Mechanical Design (UNSW)