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Reza S. Abhari

Reza S. Abhari

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
36
Citations
5352
World Ranking
2524
National Ranking
28

Overview

Reza S. Abhari is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, focusing on engineering with a strong specialization in aerospace engineering, computational mechanics, transportation, biomedical engineering, and automotive engineering.

Their research contributions cover several main topics including turbomachinery performance and optimization, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, advanced sensor technologies research, transportation planning and optimization, transportation and mobility innovations, and traffic control and management.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • Procedia Computer Science
  • Journal of Turbomachinery
  • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Selected recent papers highlight a range of applied research themes, such as epidemic modeling, aerodynamic sensor development, and energy system decarbonization. Notable examples include:

  • COVID-19 Epidemic in Switzerland: Growth Prediction and Containment Strategy Using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Enhancing response preparedness to influenza epidemics: Agent-based study of 2050 influenza season in Switzerland (2020), published in Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
  • Virtual four sensor fast response aerodynamic probe (FRAP®) (2022), published in E3S Web of Conferences
  • Optical measurements of multi-megawatt wind turbine dynamic response (2020), published in Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • District heat network extension to decarbonise building stock: A bottom-up agent-based approach (2020), published in Applied Energy

The scientist collaborates regularly with several researchers including Ndaona Chokani, Anestis I. Kalfas, Aleksandr Saprykin, Vahid Iranidokht, and Shigeki Senoo. These collaborations reflect a multidisciplinary approach within the engineering sciences.

Their work in engineering encompasses contributions on both theoretical and applied aspects, addressing challenges associated with fluid flows, energy systems, and transportation networks. The diverse scientific output reflects engagement with both computational and experimental methods across multiple subfields.

Best Publications

  • Large scale technical and economical assessment of wind energy potential with a GIS tool: Case study Iowa $

    Stefano Grassi;Ndaona Chokani;Reza S. Abhari

  • Effect of increased renewables generation on operation of thermal power plants

    Patrick Eser;Antriksh Singh;Ndaona Chokani;Reza S. Abhari

  • Flow Physics and Profiling of Recessed Blade Tips: Impact on Performance and Heat Load

    Bob Mischo;Thomas Behr;Reza S. Abhari

  • An Experimental Study of Film Cooling in a Rotating Transonic Turbine

    Reza S. Abhari;A. H. Epstein

  • Modeling of Film Cooling—Part I: Experimental Study of Flow Structure

    Stefan Bernsdorf;Martin G. Rose;Reza S. Abhari

  • User behaviour and electric vehicle charging infrastructure: An agent-based model assessment

    Marco Pagani;Wolfgang Korosec;Ndaona Chokani;Reza S. Abhari

  • Turbulence Measurements and Analysis in a Multistage Axial Turbine

    Luca Porreca;Marc Hollenstein;Anestis I. Kalfas;Reza S. Abhari

  • The Impact of Ice Formation on Wind Turbine Performance and Aerodynamics

    S. Barber;Y. Wang;S. Jafari;N. Chokani

  • Improving Efficiency of a High Work Turbine Using Nonaxisymmetric Endwalls— Part I: Endwall Design and Performance

    T. Germain;M. Nagel;I. Raab;P. Schüpbach

  • Influence of Rim Seal Purge Flow on the Performance of an Endwall-Profiled Axial Turbine

    P. Schuepbach;R. S. Abhari;M. G. Rose;J. Gier

  • Comparison of Time-Resolved Turbine Rotor Blade Heat Transfer Measurements and Numerical Calculations

    R. S. Abhari;G. R. Guenette;A. H. Epstein;M. B. Giles

  • Effects of Labyrinth Seal Variation on Multistage Axial Turbine Flow

    J. Schlienger;A. Pfau;A. I. Kalfas;R. S. Abhari

  • An Experimental Study of Film Cooling in a Rotating Transonic Turbine

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  • Effects of Suction and Injection Purge-Flow on the Secondary Flow Structures of a High-Work Turbine

    P. Schuepbach;R. S. Abhari;M. G. Rose;T. Germain

  • Unsteady Flow Physics and Performance of a One-and-1/2-Stage Unshrouded High Work Turbine

    T. Behr;A. I. Kalfas;R. S. Abhari

  • Making Use of Labyrinth Interaction Flow

    Axel Pfau;Anestis Kalfas;Reza S. Abhari

  • Impact of Rotor–Stator Interaction on Turbine Blade Film Cooling

    R. S. Abhari

  • Experimental Flow Structure Investigation of Compound Angled Film Cooling

    Vipluv Aga;Martin Rose;Reza S. Abhari

  • Vortex-Wake-Blade Interaction in a Shrouded Axial Turbine

    J. Schlienger;A.I. Kalfas;Reza S. Abhari

  • Influence of Flow Structure on Compound Angled Film Cooling Effectiveness and Heat Transfer

    Vipluv Aga;Reza S. Abhari

  • Experimental study of aerodynamic and structural damping in a full-scale rotating turbine

    J. J. Kielb;R. S. Abhari

  • Unsteady, 3-Dimensional Flow Measurement Using a Miniature Virtual 4 Sensor Fast Response Aerodynamic Probe (FRAP)

    A. Pfau;J. Schlienger;A. I. Kalfas;R. S. Abhari

  • Full-Scale Wind Turbine Near-Wake Measurements Using an Instrumented Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle

    G. Kocer;M. Mansour;N. Chokani;R.S. Abhari

Frequent Co-Authors

Felix Liechti
Felix Liechti Swiss Ornithological Institute
Lino Guzzella
Lino Guzzella ETH Zurich
Martin Treiber
Martin Treiber TU Dresden
Karen A. Thole
Karen A. Thole University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Howard P. Hodson
Howard P. Hodson University of Cambridge
Ronald Scott Bunker
Ronald Scott Bunker General Electric (United States)

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