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Biography
Dr Babak Kamkari is a Lecturer in Engineering Design at Ulster University and a mechanical engineer specialising in thermofluid systems, heat transfer and computational modelling. His research applies computational fluid dynamics (CFD), heat and mass transfer modelling, and experimental methods to engineering challenges across energy, healthcare and industrial applications.
His research interests include thermal system design and optimisation, heat pumps, thermal energy storage, thermal management, energy efficiency, building energy systems, thermally conductive polymer composites, and biomedical and healthcare applications of CFD. His work ranges from component-level transport phenomena to integrated system analysis, with a focus on improving the design and performance of thermal and fluid systems.
Before joining Ulster as a Lecturer, he worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for Sustainable Technologies and previously held an academic position in Mechanical Engineering.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Machine learning-based prediction of transient latent heat thermal storage in finned enclosures using group method of data handling approach: A numerical simulation
Darvishvand, L., Safari, V., Kamkari, B., Alamshenas, M. & Afrand, M., 31 Oct 2022, In: Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 143, p. 61-77 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigation of the effects of shell geometry and tube eccentricity on thermal energy storage in shell and tube heat exchangers
Safari, V., Kamkari, B. & Abolghasemi, H., 15 Aug 2022, In: Journal of Energy Storage. 52, Part B, 104978.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental and numerical investigations of thermal performance enhancement in a latent heat storage heat exchanger using bifurcated and straight fins
Safari, V., Abolghasemi, H. & Kamkari, B., 31 Aug 2021, In: Renewable Energy. 174, p. 102-121 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental investigation of the effect of perforated fins on thermal performance enhancement of vertical shell and tube latent heat energy storage systems
Karami, R. & Kamkari, B., 15 Apr 2020, In: Energy Conversion and Management. 210, 112679.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigation of the effect of inclination angle on the melting enhancement of phase change material in finned latent heat thermal storage units
Karami, R. & Kamkari, B., 5 Jan 2019, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 146, p. 45-60 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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European Conference on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Energy and Environmental Applications
Byrne, J. (Chair), Fernandez-Ibanez, P. (Chair), Tretsiakova, S. (Organiser), Brandoni, C. (Organiser), Chakrabarti, S. (Organiser), Porter, P. (Organiser), McMichael, S. (Member of programme committee), Kamkari, B. (Organiser) & Skillen, N. (Organiser)
1 Jan 2024 → 25 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...