Dr. Mehdi Esmaeilpour

Associate Professor - Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
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WAEC 3211
304- 696-5826

Biography

Mehdi Esmaeilpour is an assistant professor in department of mechanical engineering at Marshall University. Previous to joining Marshall University, he had Research Assistant position at IIHR-Hydroscience-Engineering Laboratory, the University of Iowa. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 2017, and completed his dissertation research in Ship Hydrodynamics Group at the University of Iowa. Dr. Esmaeilpour teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical engineering. His research interests are in the area of Computational Fluid Dynamics, multiphase flow and renewable energy.

Ph.D. The University of Iowa, 2017
M.S Ferdowsi University, 2006
B.S. Mazandaran University, 2003
Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, ME Thermal/Fluid Lab, Design of Thermal Systems, Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Method (FEM).
Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, ME Thermal/Fluid Lab, Design of Thermal Systems, Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Method (FEM).
G Singh, M Esmaeilpour, A Ratner. 2020. Effect of carbon-based nanoparticles on the ignition, combustion and flame characteristics of crude oil droplets Energy 197 (15), 117227.
G. Singh, M. Esmaeilpour, A. Ratner, 2019. The Effect of Acetylene Black on Droplet Combustion and Flame Regime of Petrodiesel and Soy Biodiesel, Fuel 246(15) 108-116.
M. Esmaeilpour, J.E. Martin, P.M. Carrica, 2018. Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of the Dead Water Problem, Journal of Fluids Engineering 140 (3), 031203.
M. Abdollahzadeh, M. Esmaeilpour, R. Vizinho, A. Younesi, J.C. Pàscoa, 2017. Assessment of RANS turbulence models for numerical study of laminar-turbulent transition in convection heat transfer, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 115, 1288-1308.
M. Esmaeilpour, J.E. Martin, P.M. Carrica, 2016. Near-field flow of submarines and ships advancing in a stable stratified fluid, Ocean Engineering 123, 75-95.
M. Perret, M. Esmaeilpour, M. S. Politano, P. M. Carrica, 2013. Experimental study of a two-phase surface jet. Experimental in Fluids 54:1510.
M. Esmaeilpour, M. Abdollahzadeh, 2012. Free Convection and Entropy Generation of Nanofluid inside an Enclosure with Different patterns of Vertical Wavy Walls. International Journal of Thermal Sciences 52: 127-136.
A.Vaisi, M. Esmaeilpour, H. Taherian, 2011. Experimental investigation of Geometry effects on the performance of a compact louvered heat exchanger. Applied Thermal Engineering 31(16): 3337-3346.
A.Vaisi, S. Talebi, M. Esmaeilpour, 2011. Transient behavior simulation of fin‐and‐tube heat exchangers for the variation of the inlet temperatures of both fluids. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 38(7): 951–957.
A.B. Rahimi, M. Esmaeilpour, 2011. Axisymmetric stagnation flow obliquely impinging on a moving circular cylinder with uniform transpiration. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 65(9): 1084-1095.
Committee member: Student Conduct and Welfare – Marshall University.
Session Chair and co-organizer: IMECE 2018-2019