Dr Maziar Arjomandi

Qualifications

BE (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from the Iran University of Science and Technology (Iran)

ME in Aerospace Engineering from the Moscow Aviation Institute (Russia)

PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the Moscow Aviation Institute (Russia)

Teaching Interests

Different courses in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Currently I am teaching "Aircraft Design" and "Aeronautical Engineering"

Research Interests

-Aircraft design and optimisation (Multidisciplinary optimisation of air vehicles, Multidisciplinary optimisation of hypersonic flying vehicles, Aircraft stability and control, UAV design, Solar and fuel-cell UAV, Aeroelasticity)

-Aerodynamics (flapping wing aerodynamic, Plasma aerodynamics, Active and passive flow control, WIG aerodynamics)

-Renewable energy production and environmental engineering (Multidisciplinary Optimisation of micro wind turbines, Wave and tide energy, Vortex heat generator)

-Propulsion (Pulse-jet engines, Bio-fuel jet engines, Fish tail propulsion system)

For more information please see my personal webpage: http://www.mecheng.adelaide.edu.au/~marjom01/

Various projects leading to a research degree (Master or PhD) in Aerospace Engineering, Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat transfer, Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation, Aircraft Design, Wave and Wind Energy are available. For more information please contact Dr Maziar Arjomandi (maziar.arjomandi@adelaide.edu.au) 

Current and Completed PhD Projects

• Effect of Turbulent Boundary Layer Perturbation on Convective Heat Transfer
• Wing Tip Vortex Control using Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma Actuators
• Application of Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma Flow Augmentation for Skin Friction Drag Reduction
• Smart Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Actuators for Flow Reattachment on an Airfoil
• An Investigation into the Incompressible Flow Structure in a Ranque-Hilsch Vortex Tube

Current and Completed Master Projects

• An Investigation into the Lift Generation in the Motion of a Closing Wedge
• Thermal Effects of an External Insert on its Downstream Flow Over a Flat Plate
• An Investigation into the Effect of Vertically Positioned Inserts with Different Geometries on the Heat Transfer Enhancement
• Investigation of the Thermal Efficiency of a Ranque-Hilsch Vortex Tube
• An Investigation into the Application of Ranque-Hilsch Vortex Tube for Desalination

Current and Completed Honours Projects

• Design and build of a small autonomous airship (2007)
• Design and build of a pulse-jet engine and thrust measurement stand (2007)
• Design and build of an air-conditioned helmet using thermoelectric devices (2007)
• Design and build of an anti-explosive composite shield (2007)
• Design, build and launch of a small satellite, based on CubeSat designs (2007)
• Design and build of a search and rescue unmanned aerial vehicle (2007)
• Design and build of a micro air vehicle (2007)
• Design and build a flying surveillance platform with coaxial counter-rotating rotors (2008)
• Design and build of three different types of wind turbines to investigate the amount of accessible wind power in the cities (2008)
• Design and build of a vortex heat generator (2008)
• Design and build of a pulsejet unmanned aerial vehicle (2008)
• Design and build of a Energy harvesting eel (2008)
• Design, development and manufacture of a fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicle for surveillance application (2008)
• Design and build of a search and rescue UAV (2009)
• Design and build of a UAV with morphing configuration (2009)
• Design and build of an autonomous hovercraft for mine detection (2009)

Research Funding

Selected research funding

Establishment of Plasma Flow Control Research Capability at the University of Adelaide: Stage II (Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund), 2008	$10,000
Application for the acquisition of an Educational Control Products Model 750 Control Moment Gyroscope (Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund), 2008	$34,000
The Development of a Wing Structure Laboratory Facility for Undergraduate Education (Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund), 2008	$25,160
The design and build of three different types of wind turbines to explore the optimum configuration for a small scale wind turbine in an urban environment (System Solutions), 2008	$5,000
The Design, Development and Manufacture of a Valveless Pulsejet Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund), 2008	$12,000
The Design, Development and Manufacture of a Fuel Cell Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Surveillance Applications (Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund), 2008	$12,000
The Design, Development and Manufacture of a Fuel Cell Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Surveillance Applications (Aeronautical Engineers Australia), 2008	$5,000
The Design and Manufacture of a Coaxial Counter-rotating Platform (Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund), 2008	$12,000
Establishment of a Large Scale Wind Tunnel Facility at the University of Adelaide (Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund), 2007	$330,000
Establishment of a Jet Propulsion Teaching Capability at the University of Adelaide ( Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund), 2007	$80,000
Design, Development and Manufacture of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Civil Surveillance Purposes (Thales Australia), 2007	$20,000
Design, Development and Manufacture of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Civil Surveillance Purposes (Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund), 2007	$10,000
Design and build a small autonomous airship (BAE Systems), 2007	$3,500
Establishment of plasma flow control research capability at the University of Adelaide with application to the aircraft and propulsion design (Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund), 2007	$20,000
The Establishment of a Large Scale, World Class Wind Tunnel Facility to support SA's Defence, Aerospace and Wind Turbine Sectors (not listed as PI) (Premier's Science and Research Fund), 2007	$800,000
Total competitive funding:	$1,387,660

Publications

Selected publications:

Journal Articles

• Arjomandi M. and Rostamzadeh N. An Investigation into Lift Generation in Pure Clapping Motion. Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Submitted.
• Xue Y. and Arjomandi M. An investigation on the effect of vortex angle on the efficiency of the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Volume 33, Issue 1, October 2008, pp. 54-57.
• Arjomandi M. and Xue Y. An investigation on the effect of the hot end plugs on the efficiency of the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2007, Malaysia, pp. 211-217.
• Arjomandi M. and Liseytsev N.K. 2000. A simplified method for estimation of the take-off weight of short-haul transport aircraft. Journal of Aircraft Design, 3.2000, London, England, pp. 49-56.
• Liseytsev N.K. and Arjomandi M. 1999. Influence of engine trust vector turn on the takeoff run distance of transport aircraft. Journal of Aviatsionnaya Tekhnika, 2.1999, Kazan, Russia, pp. 3-6 (in Russian Language).
• Arjomandi M. 1999. Influence of field length requirements on the wing high-lift device types in commercial airplanes, Journal of Moscow Aviation Institute, 6.1999, Moscow, Russia, pp. 16-23 (in Russian Language).
• Arjomandi M. 1998. Assessment of efficiency of wing turn with engines to improve take-off and landing characteristics of transport aircraft, Journal of Aviatsionnaya Tekhnika, 3.1998, Kazan, Russia, pp. 92-96 (in Russian Language).

 Refereed Conference Papers

• Kahrom M., Haghparast P., Miremadi M.A. and Arjomandi M. 2009. Genetic algorithm technique for optimization of heat transfer enhancement from a flat plate, Fourth International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• Miremadi M.A., Arjomandi M., Dally B. and Kahrom M. 2009. Analytical investigation of the effects of free stream fluctuations on the flat plate heat transfer, Fourth International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• Chartier B., Cazzolato B. and Arjomandi M. 2009. An Investigation on the Application of DBD Plasma Actuators as Pressure Sensors, 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Gibson B., Kelso R. and Arjomandi M. 2009. Investigation of the Effect of Electrode Arrangement on Plasma Actuator Performance, 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Valiyff A. and Arjomandi M. 2009. An Investigation into the Aerodynamic Efficiency of Tailless Aircraft, 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Arjomandi M., Gibson B. and Chartier B. 2009. The role of hands-on practice in aerospace engineering education at the University of Adelaide, 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Missingham D., Chartier B., Gibson B. and Arjomandi M. 2009. The Effectiveness of Project-Based Learning on Net-Generation Aerospace Engineering Students, 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Arjomandi M. and Xue Y. 2007. Influence of the vortex angle on the efficiency of the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube, The ninth international symposium on fluid control, measurement and visualization, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
• Arjomandi M. and Xue Y. 2007. An investigation on the effect of the hot end plugs on the efficiency of the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube, The fifth international conference on fluid mechanics, Shanghai, China.
• Daneshjou K., Arjomandi M. and Shahrabi H. 2002. Formulisation of satellite structure conceptual design, International Conference ISME, Tehran, Iran, pp. 225-232 (in English & Persian Languages).
• Daneshjou K., Arjomandi M. and Shahrabi H. 2001. "Faragam" algorithm in satellite layout, The sixth Asia-Pacific conference on multilateral cooperation in space technology and applications, Beijing, China, pp. 120-127.
• Daneshjou K., Arjomandi M. and Shahrabi H. 2001. Optimization of satellite layout, The 20th International Conference ISDC, New Mexico, USA, pp. 161-167.
• Liseytsev N.K. and Arjomandi M. 1999. The reliability analysis of aircraft with Upper Surface Blowing. Moscow Aviation University International Conference, Moscow, Russia (in Russian Language)

Expertise for Media Contact

Categories	Aerospace & aviation, Sustainability
Expertise	Aerospace, Aircraft Design, Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Renewable Energy Engineering, Wind Turbine Design, Wave Energy

Entry last updated: Sunday, 22 Nov 2009