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Dr. Muhammad Irfan

Associate Professor
PROFILE SUMMARY

Dr. Muhammad Irfan received his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from UET Taxila and MS with specialization in Thermal Sciences from PIEAS. He pursued his PhD with specialization in multiphase flows, phase change and combustion from Koc University, Turkey. His areas of interest include ThermoFluids, Computational Fluid Dynamics and energy management systems.

QUALIFICATION
PhD Mechanical Engineering Koc University Istanbul Turkey 2017
MS Mechanical Engineering Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Islamabad Pakistan 2009
BSc Mechanical Engineering University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan 2007
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor Capital University of Science and Technology Since – 2023
Assistant Professor Capital University of Science and Technology 2015 – 2022
Research/Teaching Assistant Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey 2013 – 2017
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member American Physical Society
Registered Engineer Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
HONORS & AWARDS
1. POF Gold Medal for overall best performance in B.Sc Mechanical Engineering Degree Program
2. Millat Tractors Gold Medal for overall best performance in B.Sc Mechanical Engineering Degree Program
3. PIEAS Fellowship for MS Mechanical Engineering from PIEAS
4. UET Taxila Gold Medal for overall best performance in B.Sc Mechanical Engineering Degree Program
RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS

1. EFluid Mechanics, Multiphase Flows, Phase Change, Evaporation, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Direct Numerical Simulation, Combustion

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. M. Irfan and M. Muradoglu, “A front-tracking method for direct numerical simulation of evaporation process in a multiphase system”, Journal of Computational Physics, Pages: 132-153, 2017
2. A. Mustafa, A. Erten, R.M.A. Ayaz, O. Kayillioglu, A. Eser, M. Eryurek, M. Irfan, M. Muradoglu, M. Tanyeri, A. Kiraz, “Enhanced dissolution of liquid microdroplets in the extensional creeping flow of a hydrodynamic trap”, Langmuir, No: 37, Pages: 9460-9467, 2016
3. M. Irfan and M. Muradoglu, “A Front Tracking Method for Particle-Resolved Simulation of Evaporation and Combustion of a Fuel Droplet”, Computers and Fluids (2018), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.08.007
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
1. M. Muradoglu and M. Irfan, “Droplet evaporation and combustion in a liquid-gas multiphase system”, 70th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Colorado, USA, November 19-21, 2017
2. M. Irfan and M. Muradoglu, “A front-tracking method for computational modeling of temperature and species gradient based phase change”, 9th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, Istanbul, Turkey, July 11-15, 2016
3. A. Mustafa, A. Eser, O. Kayillioglu, A. Erten, M. Irfan, M. Muradoglu, M. Tanyeri, A. Kiraz, “Laminar flow-induced dissolution in hydrodynamically trapped oil microdroplets”, COST MP1205 General Meeting and Conference, Ko¸c University, Istanbul, Turkey, April 11-13, 2016
4. M. Irfan and M. Muradoglu, “Temperature and species concentration gradient based modeling of droplet evaporation”, Droplets, 2015
5. M. Irfan and M. Muradoglu, “Computational modeling of droplet evaporation in multiphase flows using a front-tracking method”, 8th Ankara International Aerospace Conference (AIAC), Ankara, Turkey, September 10-12, 2015
6. M. Irfan and M. Muradoglu, “A front-tracking method for computational modeling of evaporation process in two-phase flows”, 8th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer (ICCHMT 2015), Istanbul, Turkey, May 25-28, 2015

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