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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
78
Citations
18019
World Ranking
250
National Ranking
121

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Max Jakob Memorial Award
  • 2005 - James Harry Potter Gold Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1998 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Amir Faghri is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States, with expertise spanning multiple domains within engineering. Their primary field of study is Engineering, encompassing subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty.

The scientist's research topics include Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics, Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies, Heat Transfer and Supercritical Fluids, Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods, Scientometrics and Bibliometrics Research, Phase Change Materials Research, and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems.

Their recent papers demonstrate active contributions to several important areas, with publications in recognized venues. Notable recent works include:

  • Experimental investigation on loop thermosyphon thermal performance with flow visualization (2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer)
  • Thermal energy storage in desalination systems: State of the art, challenges and opportunities (2022, Journal of Energy Storage)
  • Thermal performance and flow characteristics of two-phase loop thermosyphons (2020, Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications)
  • Thermal performance of U-shaped and L-shaped heat pipes (2021, Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications)
  • Multiple evaporator and condenser loop thermosyphon system for passive cooling of liquid-fuel molten salt nuclear reactors (2020, Nuclear Engineering and Design)

Amir Faghri has frequently collaborated with other researchers, including T. L. Bergman, Hamidreza Shabgard, Sara Kloczko, Mahboobe Mahdavi, and Hamidreza Rahimi. These collaborations have yielded multiple publications across their shared research interests.

Their work has been published in various scientific venues multiple times, such as:

  • ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Journal of Energy Storage

Throughout their career, Amir Faghri has received several awards, including the Max Jakob Memorial Award in 2010, the James Harry Potter Gold Medal from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2005, the Heat Transfer Memorial Award by the same society in 1998, and was named a Fellow of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Heat Pipe Science And Technology

    Amir Faghri

  • Transport Phenomena in Multiphase Systems

    Amir Faghri;Yuwen Zhang

  • Advances and Unsolved Issues in Pulsating Heat Pipes

    Yuwen Zhang;Amir Faghri

  • Review and Advances in Heat Pipe Science and Technology

    Amir Faghri

  • Thermal Modeling of Unlooped and Looped Pulsating Heat Pipes

    Mohammad B. Shafii;Amir Faghri;Yuwen Zhang

  • HEAT PIPES: REVIEW, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

    Amir Faghri

  • Review and advances of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) part I: Design, fabrication, and testing with high concentration methanol solutions

    Xianglin Li;Amir Faghri

  • Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer

    Amir Faghri;John Howell;Yuwen Zhang

  • Challenges and opportunities of thermal management issues related to fuel cell technology and modeling

    Amir Faghri;Zhen Guo

  • Flat Miniature Heat Pipes With Micro Capillary Grooves

    R. Hopkins;A. Faghri;D. Khrustalev

  • Heat pipe heat exchangers and heat sinks: Opportunities, challenges, applications, analysis, and state of the art

    Hamidreza Shabgard;Michael J. Allen;Nourouddin Sharifi;Nourouddin Sharifi;Steven P. Benn

  • Heat transfer enhancement in latent heat thermal energy storage system by using the internally finned tube

    Yuwen Zhang;A. Faghri

  • Heat transfer in a pulsating heat pipe with open end

    Yuwen Zhang;Amir Faghri

  • High temperature latent heat thermal energy storage using heat pipes

    H. Shabgard;T.L. Bergman;N. Sharifi;A. Faghri

  • A network thermodynamic analysis of the heat pipe

    Z.J. Zuo;A. Faghri

  • Thermal Analysis of a Micro Heat Pipe

    D. Khrustalev;A. Faghri

  • Enhancement of latent heat energy storage using embedded heat pipes

    Christopher W. Robak;Theodore L. Bergman;Amir Faghri

  • A numerical analysis of Stefan problems for generalized multi-dimensional phase-change structures using the enthalpy transforming model

    Yiding Cao;Amir Faghri;Won Soon Chang

  • A numerical analysis of phase-change problems including natural convection

    Y. Cao;A. Faghri

  • Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer

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  • Temperature regulation system for the human body using heat pipes

    Amir Faghri

  • Enhancement of PCM melting in enclosures with horizontally-finned internal surfaces

    Nourouddin Sharifi;Theodore L. Bergman;Amir Faghri

  • Analysis of heat transfer in unlooped and looped pulsating heat pipes

    M.B. Shafii;A. Faghri;Yuwen Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuwen Zhang
Yuwen Zhang University of Missouri
Baki M. Cetegen
Baki M. Cetegen University of Connecticut
Mohammad Behshad Shafii
Mohammad Behshad Shafii Sharif University of Technology
Vijay K. Dhir
Vijay K. Dhir University of California, Los Angeles
W. J. Minkowycz
W. J. Minkowycz University of Illinois at Chicago
Satish G. Kandlikar
Satish G. Kandlikar Rochester Institute of Technology
Ibrahim Dincer
Ibrahim Dincer University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Wan Ki Chow
Wan Ki Chow Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Giulio Lorenzini
Giulio Lorenzini University of Parma
Timothy S. Fisher
Timothy S. Fisher University of California, Los Angeles

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