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                                    Jafar Ghazanfarian

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Education                   Publications                    Resume                    Zanjan University                Links

 

Assistant Professor 
Zanjan University

Zanjan, Iran

 

PhD 
Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)
Tehran, Iran

 

Webpage: Personal Webpage

                   Webpage at Zanjan University

 

Email: j.ghazanfarian@znu.ac.ir

           j.ghazanfarian@aut.ac.ir

           jafar.ghazanfarian@gmail.com

 EDUCATION

  PhD: Mechanical Engineering, Thermo-fluids, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran

    Overall GPA: 19.46/20

    Thesis Mark: 19.93/20

 Final Project: Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Nano-scales using Dual-Phase-Lag Model and  Atomistic Method of Thermal Lattice Boltzmann

    Supervisor: Dr. A. Abassi

    2007 – 2011

 

  MSc: Mechanical Engineering, Thermo-fluid, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran

    Overall GPA: 17.97/20

    Project Mark: 19.87/20

    Final Project: Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer past an Oscillating Cylinder

    Supervisor: Dr. M. R. Heyrani Nobari

    2005 – 2007

 

  BSc: Mechanical Engineering, Thermo-fluid, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

    Overall GPA: 16.36/20

    Project Grade: 18.5/20

    Final Project: Investigation of Cryogenic Refrigeration System and its Applications

    Supervisor: Dr. H. Sharifi Bidgoli

    2001 – 2005

 

  Pre-University Certificate: SAMPAD, Zanjan, Iran 

    Overall GPA: 19.20/20

    1997-2001

 

 RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

- CFD & Numerical Grid Generation

- Moving & Dynamic mesh

- Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Method

Nano/Micro fluidic devices

-  Convection and  Conduction Heat Transfer

- Finite Element Method

- Thermal design of transformers

 

 PUBLICATIONS

 

  2011

J8: J. Ghazanfarian and A. Abbassi, "Investigation of 2-D Transient Heat Transfer under the Effect of Dual-Phase-Lag Model in a Nanoscale Geometry", International Journal of Thermophysics, Accepted article, In press, 2011.

 

J7: J. Ghazanfarian and A. Abbassi, "Reply to “Comment on ‘Heat transfer and fluid flow in microchannels and nanochannels at high Knudsen number using thermal lattice-Boltzmann method”’", Physical Review E, Vol. 84, 048302, 2011. [Link]

 

C4: J. Ghazanfarian, A. Abbassi, "Numerical Investigation of Flow over Square Cylinder with Moving Walls and Incident Angle by CBS Method", Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Finite Elements in Flow Problems (FEF 2011), March 23-25, Munich, Germany, 2011. [Link]

 

 

  2010

J6: J. Ghazanfarian and A. Abbassi, "Heat transfer and fluid flow in microchannels and nanochannels at high Knudsen number using thermal lattice-  Boltzmann method", Physical Review E, Vol. 82, 026307, 2010 [Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology]. [Link]

 

J5: M.R.H. Nobari, J. Ghazanfarian, "Convective heat transfer from a rotating cylinder with inline oscillation", International Journal of Thermal Science, Vol. 49, P. 2026-2036, 2010. [Link]

 

C3: I. Tasdighi, J. Ghazanfarian, "Evaluation and Simulation of Surgery Room Air Conditioning System Using Fluent", Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning, June 1-3, Tehran, I.R. Iran, 2010.

 

C2: J. Ghazanfariana, A. Abbassi, "Simulation of Nano-scale Heat Conduction Using Dual-Phase-Lag Model and Introducing a General Time Dependent  1-D Model", Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Nanostructures (NS2010), March 10-12, Kish Island, I.R. Iran, 2010.

 

 

  2009

J4: J. Ghazanfarian and M.R.H. Nobari, "A numerical study of convective heat transfer from a rotating cylinder with cross-flow oscillation", International  Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 52, P. 5402–5411, 2009. [Link]

 

J3: M.R.H. Nobari and J. Ghazanfarian, "A numerical investigation of fluid flow over a rotating cylinder with cross flow oscillation", Journal of Computers and Fluids, Vol. 38, 2026–2036, 2009 [Selected among 25 hottest articles from October to December 2009]. [Link]

 

J2: J. Ghazanfarian and A. Abbassi, "Effect of boundary phonon scattering on dual-phase lag model to simulate micro- and nano-scale heat conduction ", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 52, P. 3706–3711, 2009. [Link]

 

 

  2007 & 2006

J1: J. Ghazanfarian and A. Abbassi, "Mixed Convection in a Square Cavity Filled with a Porous Medium and Different Exit Port Position", Journal of  porous media, Vol. 10, P. 701-718, 2007. [Link]

 

C1: H. Basirat, J. Ghazanfarian, P. Forooghi, "Implementation of Dual-Phase-Lag Model at Different Knudsen Numbers within Slab Heat Transfer",  Proceedings of International Conference on Modeling and Simulation (MS’06), Aug 28-30, Konia, Turkey, 2006.

 

N1: J. Ghazanfarian and R. Hoseini Abardeh, "A Glance at the Application of Cryogenics in the Space science and Biology", Mechanical Engineering Magazine, Y. 16, No. 55, Aban 1386, P. 62-68, (In Persian). [Link]

 

 HONORS & EXPIRIENCES

  -A member of scientific committee of Sixth mechanical engineering student conference, Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT). Head of Computational mechanics & Fluid mechanics fields, 2009 

 -A member of Iranian national elite student’s committee, 2008

  -Chosen as the outstanding PhD student, AUT, 2008

  -The highest overall GPA among all students of Ph.D. of mechanical engineering in Amirkabir University of Technology from the beginning

  -Ranked 1st among all PhD students of Mechanical Engineering, AUT, 2011

  -Chosen as the outstanding graduated M.S. student, AUT, 2007 

  -Ranked 1st among all M.S. students of thermo-fluid, AUT, 2006

  -Ranked 2nd among all students in the high school and the pre-university Center, 2000

  -Outstanding student in the Second Stage of Computer Olympiad, 1999