
Dr Azadeh Jafari
ARC Grant-Funded Researcher (A)
School of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
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- Wall-bounded turbulence
- Flow control
- Turbulence in the atmospheric surface layer
- Experimental aerodynamics
- Wind loads on heliostats in a Concentrating Solar Thermal Plant
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 - ongoing ARC Grant-Funded Researcher University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2017 - 2020 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia PhD 2013 - 2016 University of Guilan, Rasht Iran Master of Science 2007 - 2012 University of Guilan, Rasht Iran Bachelor of Science -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Emes, M. J., Jafari, A., & Arjomandi, M. (2022). A feasibility study on the application of mesh grids for heliostat wind load reduction. Solar Energy, 240, 121-130.
2022 Jafari, A., Cazzolato, B., & Arjomandi, M. (2022). Finite-length porous surfaces for control of a turbulent boundary layer. Physics of Fluids, 34(4), 045115.
2021 Emes, M., Jafari, A., Pfahl, A., Coventry, J., & Arjomandi, M. (2021). A review of static and dynamic heliostat wind loads. Solar Energy, 225, 60-82.
Scopus12021 Jafari, A., Emes, M., Cazzolato, B., Ghanadi, F., & Arjomandi, M. (2021). Wire mesh fences for manipulation of turbulence energy spectrum. Experiments in Fluids, 62(2), 17 pages.
Scopus2 WoS12020 Jafari, A., Emes, M., Cazzolato, B., Ghanadi, F., & Arjomandi, M. (2020). Turbulence characteristics in the wake of a heliostat in an atmospheric boundary layer flow. Physics of Fluids, 32(4), 045116-1-045116-16.
WoS22020 Emes, M., Jafari, A., Coventry, J., & Arjomandi, M. (2020). The influence of atmospheric boundary layer turbulence on the design wind loads and cost of heliostats. Solar Energy, 207, 796-812.
Scopus6 WoS42019 Emes, M., Jafari, A., Ghanadi, F., & Arjomandi, M. (2019). Hinge and overturning moments due to unsteady heliostat pressure distributions in a turbulent atmospheric boundary layer. Solar Energy, 193, 604-617.
Scopus12 WoS102019 Jafari, A., Ghanadi, F., Arjomandi, M., Emes, M., & Cazzolato, B. (2019). Correlating turbulence intensity and length scale with the unsteady lift force on flat plates in an atmospheric boundary layer flow. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 189, 218-230.
Scopus13 WoS142019 Jafari, A., Ghanadi, F., Emes, M., Arjomandi, M., & Cazzolato, B. (2019). Measurement of unsteady wind loads in a wind tunnel: Scaling of turbulence spectra. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 193, 103955-1-103955-11.
Scopus6 WoS92017 Jafari, A., & Haghighi Poshtiri, A. (2017). Passive solar cooling of single-storey buildings by an adsorption chiller system combined with a solar chimney. Journal of Cleaner Production, 141, 662-682.
Scopus332017 Haghighi Poshtiri, A., & Jafari, A. (2017). 24-hour cooling of a building by a PCM-integrated adsorption system. International Journal of Refrigeration, 79, 57-75.
Scopus82016 Haghighi, A. P., Pakdel, S. H., & Jafari, A. (2016). A study of a wind catcher assisted adsorption cooling channel for natural cooling of a 2-storey building. Energy, 102, 118-138.
Scopus302016 Haghighi Poshtiri, A., & Jafari, A. (2016). Reduction in Auxiliary Energy Consumption in a Solar Adsorption Cooling System by Utilization of Phase Change Materials. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 138(5), 051002.
Scopus42016 Poshtiri, A. H., Bahar, S., & Jafari, A. (2016). Daily cooling of one-story buildings using domed roof and solar adsorption cooling system. Applied Energy, 182, 299-319.
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Conference Papers
Upgraded facilities for high-resolution flow characterisation in a wind tunnel, The ECMS ECR/MCR Seed Funding Scheme 2021, University of Adelaide, $10,000.
Aeronautical Engineering- Lab demonstrator (2020)
Aircraft Design- Lab demonstrator (2019-2020)
Engineering Dynamics- Tutor (2018-2020)
Finite Element Analysis of Structures- Tutor (2018-2019)
English as a Second Language (2007-2014)
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2022 Co-Supervisor Developing a frictionless rig for skin friction drag measurement Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yuxin Yang 2022 Co-Supervisor Heliostat wind load analysis in atmospheric boundary layer Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Matthew Luke Marano 2021 Co-Supervisor Dynamic wind load on heliostat Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Sahar Bakhshipour 2020 Co-Supervisor Permeable Surfaces for Drag Reduction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Van Thuan Hoang
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2021 - ongoing Member Student/ECR Sub-committee Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society Australia -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2020 - ongoing Member Engineers Australia Australia 2020 - ongoing Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics United States 2020 - ongoing Member Early- and Mid-Career Researchers, Australian Academy of Science Australia 2018 - ongoing Member Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society Australia
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