- Building Energy/Renewable Energy
- Rheology/Nanotechnology
- Hydrodynamics/Aerodynamics
- Applied Mathematics/Mathematical Modelling
Mechanical Engineering
Professor
Qualification: Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Manchester, UK
Books and Book Chapters
- Ahmad Sedaghat, Comparative Study of High Resolution TVD Schemes, MSc Thesis, University of Manchester, UK, 1994.
- Ahmad Sedaghat, A Finite Volume TVD Approach to Transonic Flow Computations, PhD Thesis, University of Manchester, UK, 1997.
- Ahmad Sedaghat, Progress in Magnus Type Wind Turbine Theories, Energy Vol. 8: Wind Energy, Chapter 808, Studium Press LLC, 2014.
Patents
- Ahmad Sedaghat, Iman Samani (2013), Circulating Aerofoils as Propulsion System in Wind Engineering Application, Iranian Patent Centre, Tehran, Iran.
- Ahmad Sedaghat et al. (2006), DNA Stream Type Hydro Turbines, Iranian Patent Centre, Tehran, Iran.
Journals
Renewable Energy & Statistics
- A. Sedaghat, R. Kalbasi, R. Narayanan, A. Mehdizadeh, S. M. Soleimani, M. A. Malayer, M. I. Al-Khiami, H. Salem, W. K. Hussam, M. Sabati, M. Rasul, and M. M. K. Khan, “Integrating solar PV systems for energy efficiency in portable cabins: A case study in Kuwait,” Solar Energy, vol. 277, p. 112715, 2024.
- A. Sedaghat, K. Khanafer, R. Kalbasi, and A. Al-Masri, “A new approach for selecting and implementing phase change materials in Kuwaiti Buildings: Practical considerations,” Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 88, p. 111477, 2024.
- A. Sedaghat, S. M. Soleimani, M. I. Al-Khiami, M. Sabati, W. K. Hussam, H. J. Salem, M. Rasul, R. Narayanan, M. M. K. Khan, M. A. Malayer, and A. Mehdizadeh, “Case studies on energy performance of walling materials in various regions,” International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, pp. 1-28, 2024.
- M. Al Sarheed, A. Sedaghat, M. A. Malayer, H. Salem, S. A. A. Oloomi, W. K. Hussam, and A. A. Al Anazi, “Experimental and computational study on thermal performance of wood-plastic composites in building envelope,” Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media – An International Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1-24, 2024.
- Sedaghat, A.; Mahdizadeh, A.; Narayanan, R.; Salem, H.; Hussam, W.K.; Al-Khiami, M.I.; Malayer, M.A.; Soleimani, S.M.; Sabati, M.; Rasul, M.; et al. Implementing Cool Roof and Bio-PCM in Portable Cabins to Create Low-Energy Buildings Suitable for Different Climates. Sustainability 2023, 15, 14700. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014700.
- Sedaghat, Ahmad, Hayder Salem, Wisam K. Hussam, Arash Mahdizadeh, Mohamad Iyad Al-Khiami, Mahdi Ashtian Malayer, Sayed M. Soleimani et al. “Exploring energy-efficient building solutions in hot regions: A study on bio-phase change materials and cool roof coatings.” Journal of Building Engineering 76 (2023): 107258.
- Sedaghat, Ahmad, Sayed Mohamad Soleimani, Mohamad Iyad Al-Khiami, Mohammad Sabati, Mohammad Rasul, Ramadas Narayanan, and Masud MK Khan. “Development of a Novel Low-Energy Building: Effects of Room Orientation and Wall Materials.” Key Engineering Materials 945 (2023): 101-108.
- Misbah, Biltayib, Ahmad Sedaghat, Saad Balhasan, Rida Elgaddafi, Mahdi Ashtian Malayer, Rana N. Malhas, Mohammed Omar, and Manal Benomran. “Enhancing thermal stability and filtration control for water-based drilling fluid using viscosifier polymers and potassium chloride additives.” Geoenergy Science and Engineering 230 (2023): 212235.
- Minaeian, Ali, and Ahmad Sedaghat. “Wind Energy Potential in the Province of Sistan and Baluchestan and Economical Analysis for Installing Wind Turbines.” Energy Engineering& Management 3, no. 3 (2023): 34-41.
- Misbah, B., Sedaghat, A., Rashidi, M., Sabati, M., Vaidyan, K., Ali, N., Omar, M.A.A. and Dehshiri, S.S.H., 2022. Friction reduction of Al2O3, SiO2, and TiO2 nanoparticles added to non-Newtonian water-based mud in a rotating medium. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 217, p.110927.
- Zakani, B., Salem, H., Entezami, S., Sedaghat, A., & Grecov, D. (2022). Effect of particle concentration on lubrication performance of cellulose nanocrystalline (CNC) water-based lubricants: mixed lubrication regime. Cellulose, 29(7), 3963-3984.
- Zakani, B., Entezami, S., Grecov, D., Salem, H., & Sedaghat, A. (2022). Effect of ultrasonication on lubrication performance of cellulose nano-crystalline (CNC) suspensions as green lubricants. Carbohydrate Polymers, 119084.
- Najafi F, Sedaghat A, Mostafaeipour A, Issakhov A. Location assessment for producing biodiesel fuel from Jatropha Curcas in Iran. Energy. 2021 Dec 1; 236:121446.
- Rashidi M, Sedaghat A, Misbah B, Sabati M, Vaidyan K, Mostafaeipour A, Dehshiri SS, Almutairi K, Issakhov A. Introducing a Rheology Model for Non-Newtonian Drilling Fluids. Geofluids. 2021 Aug 26;2021.
- Mostafaeipour A, Goudarzi H, Khanmohammadi M, Jahangiri M, Sedaghat A, Norouzianpour H, Chowdhury S, Techato K, Issakhov A, Almutairi K, Hosseini Dehshiri SJ. Techno‐economic analysis and energy performance of a geothermal earth‐to‐air heat exchanger (EAHE) system in residential buildings: A case study. Energy Science & Engineering. 2021 Aug 5.
- Ahmad Sedaghat, Ali Mostafaeipour, Mostafa Rezaei, Mehdi Jahangiri, Amirreza Mehrabi, A new semi-empirical wind turbine capacity factor for maximizing annual electricity and hydrogen production, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020.
- Ahmad Sedaghat, Fadi Alkhatib, Seyed Amir Abbas Oloomi, Farhad Sabri, Hayder Salem, Mohammad Sabati, Waqar Jan Zafar, Mahdi Ashtian Malayer, Amirhossein Negahi, Experimental study on the performance of solar window films in office buildings in Kuwait, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 22 (4), 2020.
- M. Hassanaliana,V. Pelleritoa, A. Sedaghat, F. Sabri, L. Borvayeh, S. Sadeghi, Aerodynamics loads variations of wings with novel heating of top surface: Bioinspiration and experimental study, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Volume 109, December 2019, 109884.
- N. Ali, J.A. Teixeira, A. Addali, M. Saeed, F. Al-Zubi, A. Sedaghat, H. Bahzad, Deposition of Stainless-Steel Thin Films: An Electron Beam Physical Vapour Deposition Approach, Materials 12 (4), 571, 2019.
- Omid Alavi, Ali Mostafaeipour, Ahmad Sedaghat, Mojtaba Qolipour, Feasibility of a Wind-Hydrogen Energy System Based on Wind Characteristics for Chabahar, Iran, Energy Harvesting and Systems 4 (4), 143-163, 2018.
- ZN Ashrafi, M Ghasemian, MI Shahrestani, E Khodabandeh, A Sedaghat, Evaluation of hydrogen production from harvesting wind energy at high altitudes in Iran by three extrapolating Weibull methods, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018.
- A Sedaghat, A Hassanzadeh, J Jamali, A Mostafaeipour, WH Chen, Determination of rated wind speed for maximum annual energy production of variable speed wind turbines, Applied Energy 205, (2017) 781-789.
- M Ghasemian, ZN Ashrafi, A Sedaghat, A review on computational fluid dynamic simulation techniques for Darrieus vertical axis wind turbines, Energy Conversion and Management 149, (2017) 87-100.
- Oloomi, A., Sabounchi, A., and Sedaghat, A., Parametric Study of Nanoscale Radiative Properties of Thin Film Coatings, Nano Trends: A Journal of Nanotechnology and its Application, 7(3) 1-7, 2009.
- Sedaghat, A., An investigation into preconditioning iterative solvers for hydrodynamic problems, Iranian Journal of Science & Technology (IJST), Shiraz University, 31(B4), 2007.
- Sedaghat, A., Normal form solution of reduced order oscillating systems, Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology (JAST), 3(3), 2006.
- Bradley, D., Gaskell, P. H., Gu, X. J., and Sedaghat, A., Premixed flamelet modelling: Factors influencing the turbulent heat release rate source term and the turbulent burning velocity, Combust. Flame, 143, pp. 227-245, 2005.
- Bradley, D., Gaskell, P. H., Gu, X. J. and Sedaghat, A., Generation of PDFS for Flame Curvature and for Flame Stretch Rate in Premixed Turbulent Combustion, Combust. Flame, 135 (4), 2003.
- Sedaghat, A., Cooper, J.E., Leung, A.Y.T and Wright, J.R., Curve Fitting Approach for Transonic Flutter Prediction, Aeronautical Journal, 107 (1075), 2003.
- Sedaghat, A., Cooper, J.E., Leung, A.Y.T and Wright, J.R., Limit cycle oscillation prediction for non-linear aeroelastic systems, Aeronautical Journal, 106 (1055), 2002.
- Sedaghat, A., Cooper, J.E., Leung, A.Y.T and Wright, J.R., Estimation of Hopf bifurcation point for aeroelastic systems, Sound and Vibrations, 248 (1), 2001.
- Sedaghat, A., Ackroyd, J.A.D. and Wood, N.J., Turbulence Modelling for Supercritical Flows including Examples with Passive Shock Control, Aeronautical Journal, 103 (1020), 1999.
- Sedaghat, A. and Shahpar, S., Comparative Study of High-Resolution Shock-Capturing TVD Schemes, Iranian Journal of Science & Technology, 22 (1), 1998.
- (2014-present) Assistant, Associate, and Professor in Mechanical Engineering.
Taught courses for Diploma students:
Pumps and Valves, Fluid Mechanics, Apply Engineering Mechanic Principles, Interact with Computing Technology, Manage Project Quality, Use Basic Preventative Maintenance Technology, Workshop Practical Project S3, Workshop Arc-Welding S2, Basic Hydraulics & Pneumatic Circuits
Taught courses for Degree students:
Fluid Mechanics, Fluid & Electrical Drive Systems - (2003-2014) Assistant and Associate Professor in Thermofluid subjects in Mechanical Engineering.
Taught courses for MSc and PhD students:
Advanced Hydro-Aerodynamics, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Hydrodynamics, Hydrodynamics Stability, Wind Energy.
Taught courses for BSc students:
Energy Conversion, Fuel and Combustion, Thermodynamics I, Thermodynamics II, Fluid Mechanics I, Fluid Mechanics 2, Heat Transfer I, Turbomachines, Hydro-Aerodynamics. - (2008-2009) Lecturer in Innovative wind turbines.
Taught courses for BSc students:
Experimental open jet wind tunnel, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
