General Areas of Research
Dr. Hamed and his research team conduct fundamental and applied experimental and computational investigations in Thermal Engineering, Energy Systems, and Materials Science. All research projects are connected to real-life industrial applications, and graduate students in MAC-TPL are involved in both basic and applied research of particular importance to Canadian industry.
Modelling Transport Phenomena
Modeling transport phenomena in various industrial thermal systems, including furnaces, quench systems, electric motors, drive systems, and high-pressure die casting operations. Also includes material characterization of new lightweight alloys.
Boiling Heat Transfer
Pool boiling, jet impingement boiling, and boiling enhancement using engineered surfaces and nanofluids.
Computational Fluid Dynamics & Heat Transfer
High-fidelity CFD modeling of industrial and academic thermal problems - turbulence, two-phase flow, solidification.
Energy Management
Optimization of energy utilization in industrial processes and integration of renewable energy in buildings.
Current Research Projects
Die Thermal Management
Thermal management during die casting operations - modeling heat transfer at the die–metal interface and optimizing cooling system design.
Thermal Contact Resistance in Metal Forming
Modeling thermal contact resistance and interfacial heat transfer during metal forming operations including die casting and forging.
Self-Contained Drive System Thermal Performance
Modeling and experimental investigation of thermal performance of self-contained drum motor drive systems - multiphase Taylor-Couette flow, gear trains, and axial air cooling.
Jet Impingement Boiling Heat Transfer
Mechanistic modeling of boiling heat transfer under impinging liquid jets - bubble dynamics, wetting front propagation, re-wetting, and quench cooling.
Enhanced Pool Boiling
Boiling heat transfer enhancement using engineered surfaces, including electrical discharge surface texturing and nanofluid effects on bubble dynamics.
Renewable Energy in Net-Zero Buildings
Integration of renewable energy sources (solar thermal, solar airflow windows, thermal buffer zones) in Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs).
Energy Optimization in Industrial Processes
Optimization of energy utilization in heat treating, furnace operations, and industrial thermal processing systems.
Supervision of Graduate Students
Since 2002, I have supervised more than 140 graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and research associates. All graduated students, PDFs and RAs have been successful in finding closely related employment.
30 Masters Graduates
M.A.Sc. and M.Eng. students in thermal engineering, CFD, and materials processing.
20 Ph.D. Graduates
Doctoral researchers across boiling heat transfer, thermal processing, energy systems, and fluid dynamics.
10 Post-Doctoral Fellows
Post-doctoral research in advanced thermal engineering topics at MAC-TPL.
80 Research Associates
Applied and industry-linked research in thermal processing and energy systems.
Graduate Research Openings
Openings are available for motivated graduate students (M.A.Sc. and Ph.D.) interested in experimental or computational research in thermal engineering, energy systems, and materials science. Due to the applied nature of MAC-TPL research, students gain direct exposure to real-world industrial problems and interact with Canadian industry partners.
Please note: Availability of openings varies from time to time based on the availability of funding. Applicants are encouraged to apply and will be contacted if a suitable opening arises.
How to Apply
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