Research Interests
Chemical and thermal processes in energy and combustion Computational Fluid Dynamics Numerical Analysis Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics) Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering Hydrogen-based energy systems Reaction Kinetics and Dynamics Multiphysics flows (incl. multiphase and reacting flows) Computational Heat Transfer Alumina production Renewable energyDr Muhammad Aqib Chishty
Grant-Funded Research Fellow
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Muhammad Aqib Chishty completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Aqib has 15 years of CFD modeling experience and has developed models/codes for reacting multiphase flows. After completing his PhD, he worked as a research associate at the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Sydney and later moved to Sweden to pursuing his postdoc at the Luleå Tekniska Universitet, Luleå, Sweden. Aqib has developed models for biomass gasification of wood pellets, pyrolysis oil and gas turbine engines.
From 2022 to 2024, Aqib worked in the Swedish industry at Research Institute of Sweden, RISE, Piteå where he developed CFD models of an iron ore pelletizer for LKAB, the biggest iron ore. During his time in Sweden, he co-supervised 3 PhD students, and all of them graduated. At RISE, he worked on 5 industrial projects and acted as a project manager for 2 projects. He was responsible for supervising Master students, budget management, bi-weekly meetings with clients and writing the final report. Furthermore, Aqib was the recipient of grant applications from the Swedish Energy Agency for two projects, i.e., 250,000 SEK and 6 million SEK to develop models for clean energy production.
He has strong ties with Swedish industry and is working with Swedish energy partner Meva Energy AB, Kisa, to scale up the biomass gasification plant from 4.5 MW to 9 MW.
Currently, Aqib is working on the project from Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT - CRC), which aims to advance the technical development in the use of hydrogen as fuel in iron and cement sectors. He is also working on the development of novel H2 burner designs and assessing the performance via CFD modeling.
Aqib is a specialist in numerical combustion, biomass gasification, clean energy production and burner design. He has published 17 publications in leading journals and 18 papers in peer-reviewed conferences.
My research focuses on advanced computational modelling of reacting multiphase flows, combustion systems, and decarbonisation technologies for heavy industry. I specialise in applying high-fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and reduced-order modelling to solve complex thermo-fluid problems relevant to large-scale industrial processes, including hydrogen-enriched combustion, iron-ore pelletising, and low-carbon process heat technologies.
I have contributed to several major industry-aligned research programs—most notably through the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) and the Swedish Energy Agency’s Industriklivet initiative—where I support partners such as LKAB in transitioning towards hydrogen-based and net-zero operations.
My work aims to deliver practical modelling tools that help industry reduce emissions, improve thermal efficiency, and accelerate the adoption of clean-energy technologies. I am passionate about bridging fundamental combustion science with real-world industrial challenges and developing scalable, robust computational methods that support Australia’s and Sweden’s heavy-industry decarbonisation pathways.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Senior Researcher | University of Adelaide |
| 2022 - 2024 | Researcher | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden |
| 2022 - 2022 | Senior Researcher | Umeå University |
| 2020 - 2022 | Researcher | Luleå University of Technology |
| 2018 - 2020 | Post doctoral researcher | Luleå University of Technology |
| 2017 - 2017 | Research Associate | University of Sydney |
| 2016 - 2018 | Research Assistant | UNSW Sydney |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Award | Award for Best Contribution to Research Quality | Centre for Energy Technology 2025 | Australia | - |
| 2025 | Award | Award for Best Contribution to De-Risking and Accelerating Decarbonisation | Heavy Industry Low Carbon Transition Cooperate Research Centre (HILT CRC) | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Swedish | Can read, speak and understand spoken |
| Urdu | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 - 2017 | UNSW Sydney | Australia | PhD |
| 2009 - 2011 | National University of Sciences and Technology | Pakistan | Master |
| 2003 - 2009 | University of the Punjab | Pakistan | BSc Hons |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Papafilippou, N., Pignatelli, F., Subash, A. A., Chishty, M. A., & Gebart, R. (2024). LES of Biomass Syngas Combustion in a Swirl Stabilised Burner: Model Validation and Predictions. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 113(4), 1189-1214. Scopus1 |
| 2023 | Jayawickrama, T. R., Chishty, M. A., Haugen, N. E. L., Babler, M. U., & Umeki, K. (2023). The effects of Stefan flow on the flow surrounding two closely spaced particles. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 166, 104499. Scopus10 |
| 2023 | Pignatelli, F., Derafshzan, S., Sanned, D., Papafilippou, N., Szasz, R. Z., Chishty, M. A., . . . Subash, A. A. (2023). Effect of CO<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" altimg="si7.svg"><mml:msub><mml:mrow/><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:math> dilution on structures of premixed syngas/air flames in a gas turbine model combustor. Combustion and Flame, 255, 112912. Scopus16 WoS14 |
| 2022 | Dal Belo Takehara, M., Chishty, M. A., Umeki, K., & Gebart, R. (2022). Pulverized biomass flame under imposed acoustic oscillations: Flame morphology and emission characteristics. Fuel Processing Technology, 238, 11 pages. Scopus9 |
| 2022 | Dal Belo Takehara, M., García Llamas, Á. D., Chishty, M. A., Umeki, K., & Gebart, R. (2022). Effect of acoustic perturbation on particle dispersion in a swirl-stabilized pulverized fuel burner: Cold-flow conditions. Fuel Processing Technology, 228, 107142. Scopus4 |
| 2022 | Papafilippou, N., Chishty, M. A., & Gebart, R. (2022). Correction to: On the Flame Shape in a Premixed Swirl Stabilised Burner and its Dependence on the Laminar Flame Speed (Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, (2022), 108, 2, (461-487), 10.1007/s10494-021-00279-6). Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 108(3), 923. |
| 2022 | Papafilippou, N., Chishty, M. A., & Gebart, R. (2022). On the Flame Shape in a Premixed Swirl Stabilised Burner and its Dependence on the Laminar Flame Speed. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 108(2), 461-487. Scopus8 |
| 2021 | Chishty, M. A., Umeki, K., Risberg, M., Wingren, A., & Gebart, R. (2021). Numerical simulation of a biomass cyclone gasifier: Effects of operating conditions on gasifier performance. Fuel Processing Technology, 218, 106861. Scopus13 |
| 2021 | Jayawickrama, T. R., Haugen, N. E. L., Babler, M. U., Chishty, M. A., & Umeki, K. (2021). The effect of Stefan flow on Nusselt number and drag coefficient of spherical particles in non-isothermal gas flow. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 140, 103650. Scopus27 |
| 2019 | Razak, M. F. A., Salehi, F., & Chishty, M. A. (2019). An Analysis of Turbulent Mixing Effects on the Soot Formation in High Pressure n-dodecane Sprays. Flow Turbulence and Combustion, 103(3), 605-624. Scopus10 |
| 2019 | Jayawickrama, T. R., Haugen, N. E. L., Babler, M. U., Chishty, M. A., & Umeki, K. (2019). The effect of Stefan flow on the drag coefficient of spherical particles in a gas flow. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 117, 130-137. Scopus52 |
| 2018 | Chishty, M. A., Bolla, M., Hawkes, E. R., Pei, Y., & Kook, S. (2018). Soot formation modelling for n-dodecane sprays using the transported PDF model. Combustion and Flame, 192, 101-119. Scopus45 WoS36 |
| 2017 | Bolla, M., Chishty, M. A., Hawkes, E. R., & Kook, S. (2017). Modeling combustion under engine combustion network Spray A conditions with multiple injections using the transported probability density function method. International Journal of Engine Research, 18(1-2), 6-14. Scopus38 WoS29 |
| 2017 | Bolla, M., Chishty, M. A., Hawkes, E. R., Chan, Q. N., & Kook, S. (2017). Influence of turbulent fluctuations on radiation heat transfer, NO and soot formation under ECN Spray A conditions. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36(3), 3551-3558. Scopus29 WoS26 |
| 2016 | Skeen, S. A., Manin, J., Pickett, L. M., Cenker, E., Bruneaux, G., Kondo, K., . . . Hawkes, E. (2016). A Progress Review on Soot Experiments and Modeling in the Engine Combustion Network (ECN). SAE International Journal of Engines, 9(2), 883-898. Scopus68 WoS52 |
| 2016 | Chishty, M. A., Bolla, M., Hawkes, E., Pei, Y., & Kook, S. (2016). Assessing the Importance of Radiative Heat Transfer for ECN Spray A Using the Transported PDF Method. SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 9(1), 100-107. Scopus15 WoS10 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Chishty, M. A., Bolla, M., Hawkes, E. R., & Kook, S. (2016). Numerical study of multiple injections under diesel engine conditions. In Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Afmc 2016. |
| 2015 | Chishty, M. A., Bolla, M., Pei, Y., Hawkes, E. R., Kook, S., & Lu, T. (2015). Soot Formation Modelling of Spray-A Using a Transported PDF Approach. In SAE Technical Papers Vol. 2015-September. SAE International. DOI Scopus8 |
| 2015 | Chishty, M. A., Bolla, M., Pei, Y., Hawkes, E. R., & Kook, S. (2015). A numerical study of 'Spray A' with multiple-injections using the transported PDF method. In Aspacc 2015 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Combustion. Scopus7 |
| 2014 | Chishty, M. A., Pei, Y., Hawkes, E. R., Bolla, M., & Kook, S. (2014). Investigation of the flame structure of spray - A using the transported probability density function. In Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Afmc 2014. Scopus12 |
| 2013 | Chishty, M. A., Hamdani, H. R., & Parvez, K. (2013). Effect of turbulence intensities and passive flow control on LP turbine. In A. Munir, A. M. Khan, M. ZafarUzZaman, R. Samar, M. A. Mughal, A. A. Abbasi, . . . N. Ahsan (Eds.), Proceedings of 2013 10th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology Ibcast 2013 (pp. 230-235). PAKISTAN, Natl Ctr Phys, Islamabad: IEEE. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2012 | Chishty, M. A., Hamdani, H. R., & Parvez, K. (2012). Flow controlling on low pressure turbine using passive methods. In Proceedings of 2012 9th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology Ibcast 2012 (pp. 318-322). IEEE. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2012 | Chishty, M. A., Hamdani, H. R., Parvez, K., & Qadri, M. N. M. (2012). Study of flow controlling on LP turbine at different reynolds number. In American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fluids Engineering Division Publication Fedsm Vol. 1 (pp. 113-123). PR, Rio Grande: AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2011 | Chishty, M. A., Parvez, K., Ahmed, S., Hamdani, H. R., & Mushtaq, A. (2011). Transition prediction in low pressure turbine (LPT) using gamma theta model & passive control of separation. In ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Imece 2011 Vol. 1 (pp. 193-200). ASMEDC. DOI Scopus14 |
| Funding Agency | Title | Amount |
| Swedish Gasification Centre | CFD - DEM modeling of calcination modeling in parallel regenerative kilns | 6,639,765 SEK |
| Swedish Gasification Centre | Numerical modeling of entrained flow gasifier | 250,000 SEK |
| Course code | Title | Institution |
| CHNG - 9203 | Heat and Mass Transfer (Primary Lecturer) | University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia |
| CHNG - 9204 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Primary Lecturer) | University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia |
| LTU - 38197 | Thermal Turbomachines and Steam Boilers (Primary Lecturer) | Luleå Technical University, Luleå, Sweden |
| LTU - 28911 | Computational Fluid Dynamics (Tutor) | Luleå Technical University, Luleå, Sweden |
| GSOE - 9400 | Engineering Postgraduate Research Essentials (Tutor) | University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
| GSOE - 9010 | Engineering Research Skills (Tutor) | University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
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