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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Netherlands
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
58
Citations
11144
World Ranking
772
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Kamel Hooman is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and has an extensive publication record in the field of engineering. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to phase change materials, heat transfer, and renewable energy systems.

The main fields of their work are:

  • Engineering

Within engineering, their subfields of study include:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering

Key research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

Kamel Hooman has contributed to a number of recent papers, notable examples include:

  • Numerical study of melting performance enhancement for PCM in an annular enclosure with internal-external fins and metal foams, 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Fin design optimization to enhance PCM melting rate inside a rectangular enclosure, 2022, Applied Energy
  • A review of high temperature (≥ 500 °C) latent heat thermal energy storage, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Review of printed circuit heat exchangers and its applications in solar thermal energy, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Melting and solidification of phase change materials in metal foam filled thermal energy storage tank: Evaluation on gradient in pore structure, 2022, Applied Thermal Engineering

The most frequent coauthors collaborating with Kamel Hooman include:

  • Simone Mancin
  • Chunrong Zhao
  • Michael Opolot
  • Xiaohu Yang
  • Frank Bruno

Their work has been published predominantly in venues such as:

  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Energy
  • Heat Transfer Engineering

Best Publications

  • ASME Turbo Expo 2016: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition

    Mostafa Odabaee;Emilie Sauret;Kamel Hooman

  • Experimental analysis of phase change phenomenon of paraffin waxes embedded in copper foams

    Simone Mancin;Andrea Diani;Luca Doretti;Kamel Hooman

  • Numerical study of melting performance enhancement for PCM in an annular enclosure with internal-external fins and metal foams

    Chunrong Zhao;Michael Opolot;Ming Liu;Frank Bruno

  • Metal foam heat exchangers for heat transfer augmentation from a tube bank

    Mostafa Odabaee;Kamel Hooman

  • Numerical simulation of laminar to turbulent nanofluid flow and heat transfer over a backward-facing step

    Hussein Togun;Hussein Togun;Mohammad R. Safaei;Rad Sadri;Salim N. Kazi

  • Application of high porosity metal foams as air-cooled heat exchangers to high heat load removal systems

    Azadeh Ejlali;Arash Ejlali;Kamel Hooman;Hal Gurgenci

  • Heat transfer and entropy generation optimization of forced convection in porous-saturated ducts of rectangular cross-section

    Kamel Hooman;Hal Gurgenci;Ali A. Merrikh

  • Entropy generation for natural convection by heated partitions in a cavity

    M. Famouri;K. Hooman

  • Investigation of Micro- and Nanosized Particle Erosion in a 90° Pipe Bend Using a Two-Phase Discrete Phase Model

    M. R. Safaei;O. Mahian;F. Garoosi;K. Hooman

  • Fin design optimization to enhance PCM melting rate inside a rectangular enclosure

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  • Numerical simulation of natural convection and mixed convection of the nanofluid in a square cavity using Buongiorno model

    Faroogh Garoosi;Saba Garoosi;Kamel Hooman

  • Heat and fluid flow in entrance region of a channel with staggered baffles

    S.S. Mousavi;K. Hooman

  • Comparison of the Finite Volume and Lattice Boltzmann Methods for Solving Natural Convection Heat Transfer Problems inside Cavities and Enclosures

    M. Goodarzi;M. R. Safaei;A. Karimipour;K. Hooman

  • A review of high temperature (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline" id="d1e2126" altimg="si1.svg"><mml:mo>≥</mml:mo></mml:math> 500 °C) latent heat thermal energy storage

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  • Design and assessments on a hybrid pin fin-metal foam structure towards enhancing melting heat transfer: An experimental study

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  • Effects of viscous dissipation and boundary conditions on forced convection in a channel occupied by a saturated porous medium

    Kamel Hooman;H. Gurgenci

  • Entropy generation for microscale forced convection: effects of different thermal boundary conditions, velocity slip, temperature jump, viscous dissipation, and duct geometry

    Kamel Hooman

  • Thermal Analysis of Flow in a Porous Medium Over a Permeable Stretching Wall

    A. Tamayol;K. Hooman;M. Bahrami

  • Low grade heat driven multi-effect distillation technology

    Xiaolin Wang;Xiaolin Wang;Alexander Christ;Alexander Christ;Klaus Regenauer-Lieb;Klaus Regenauer-Lieb;Kamel Hooman

  • Computational investigations of heat transfer to supercritical CO2 in a large horizontal tube

    Jianyong Wang;Zhiqiang Guan;Hal Gurgenci;Kamel Hooman

  • Heat Transfer in the Thermal Entrance Region for Flow Through Rectangular Porous Passages

    A. Haji-Sheikh;D.A. Nield;K. Hooman

  • Metal Foam Heat Exchangers for Heat Transfer Augmentation from a Cylinder in Cross-Flow

    Mostafa Odabaee;Kamel Hooman;Halim Gurgenci

  • A perturbation solution for forced convection in a porous-saturated duct

    K. Hooman

  • Convective Heat Transfer in Porous Media

    Yasser Mahmoudi;Kamel Hooman;Kambiz Vafai

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhiqiang Guan
Zhiqiang Guan University of Queensland
Hal Gurgenci
Hal Gurgenci University of Queensland
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin University of Padua
Mahidzal Dahari
Mahidzal Dahari University of Malaya
Guozhao Ji
Guozhao Ji Dalian University of Technology
Ali Tamayol
Ali Tamayol University of Connecticut
Mohammad Reza Safaei
Mohammad Reza Safaei Florida International University
Suresh K. Bhatia
Suresh K. Bhatia University of Queensland
João C. Diniz da Costa
João C. Diniz da Costa University of Queensland
Donald A. Nield
Donald A. Nield University of Auckland

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