Name and Academic Rank: Asghar Esmaeeli, Assistant Professor
Degrees With Fields, Institution, and Date:
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing (Dual Degree), The University of Michigan, 1995
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, 1988
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, 1988
Number of Years of Service on This Faculty: 3
Date of Original Appointment: January, 1, 2005, Assistant Professor
Dates of Advancement in Rank: NA
Other Related Experience--Teaching, Industrial, etc.:
2001-2204 Research Professor; Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2001 Visiting Professor; McMaster University
1998-2000 Research Scientist; The University of Michigan
1995-2000 Research Fellow; The University of Michigan
Consulting, Patents, etc.:
Computations of Spray Cooling. Parker-Hannifin Corporation, 2001
State(s) in Which Registered: None
Principal Publications of Last Five Years:
P. Sharifi and A. Esmaeeli. Direct Numerical Simulation of EHD-Enhanced Film Boiling. E HT2008-5630. Proceedings of ASME 2008 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, August 10-14, 2008, Jacksonville, Florida.
P. Sharifi and A. Esmaeeli. Computational Studies on Behavior of an Interface Separating Two Fluids under Uniform Electric Field. FDSM2008-55191. Proceedings of ASME Fluid Engineering Division Summer Conference, August 10-14, 2008, Jacksonville, Florida.
G. Tryggvason, A. Esmaeeli, J. Lu, and S. Biswas. Direct Numerical Simulations of Gas/Liquid Multiphase Flows. Fluid Dynamics Research, 2006, Vol. 38, 660-681.
Esmaeeli. Phase Distribution of Bubbly flows under Terrestrial and Microgravity Conditions. Fluid-Dynamics & Materials Processing (FDMP), 2005, Vol. 1, 63-80.
A. Esmaeeli & G. Tryggvason. A Direct Numerical Simulation Study of Rise of Bubbles at O(100) Reynolds number. Physics of Fluids, 2005, Vol. 17, 1-19.
S. Biswas, A. Esmaeeli, and G. Tryggvason. Comparison of Results from DNS of Bubbly Flows with a Two-Fluid Model for Two-Dimensional Laminar Flows. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2005, Vol. 31, 1036-1048.
G. Tryggvason, A. Esmaeeli, J. Lu, S. Homma, and S. Biswas. Recent Progress in Computational Studies of Disperse Bubbly Flows. Multiphase Science and Technology, 2005, Vol. 17, 1-19.
G. Tryggvason, A. Esmaeeli, and N. Al-Rawahi. Direct Numerical Simulations of Flows with Phase Change. Computers & Structures, 2005, Vol. 83, 445-453.
G. Tryggvason, A. Esmaeeli, J. Lu and S. Biswas. Direct Numerical Simulations of Gas/Liquid Multiphase Flows. Fluid Dynamics Research, 2006, Vol. 38, 660-681.
A. Esmaeeli and G. Tryggvason. Computations of Film Boiling, Part I-Numerical Method. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2004, Vol. 47, 5451-5461.
A. Esmaeeli and G. Tryggvason. Computations of Film Boiling, Part II-Multimode Film Boiling. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2004, Vol. 47, 5463-5476.
A. Esmaeeli and G. Tryggvason. A Front Tracking Method for Computations of Boiling in Complex Geometries. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2004, Vol. 30, 1037-1050.
A. Esmaeeli and G. Tryggvason. Computations of Explosive Boiling in Microgravity. J. Scientific. Computing, 2003, Vol. 19, 163-182.
Scientific and Professional Societies of Which a Member:
ASME ASEE APS (DFD)
Honors and Awards:
Scholarship to attend a workshop in San Diego Supercomputing Center (SDSC) dealing with high performance computing in 1996.
Institutional and Professional Service in the Last Five Years:
2005-Present, Editorial Board Member, Fluid Dynamics and Materials Processing (Journal)
NSF panelist and reviewer for other funding agencies such as Petroleum Research Fund
Frequent reviewer for many thermal/fluid journals such as Physics of Fluids and Journal of Computational Physics
Professional Development Activities in the Last Five Years:
2005-Present, Editorial Board Member, Fluid Dynamics and Materials Processing (Journal)
Development of several computer codes for direct numerical simulations of multiphase flows. These codes have found widespread popularity and are shared with scientists in other institution who ask for it by contacting me or my co-developer.