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Scientific Position:Professor
Ph.D.:Ohio State University
M.Sc.:Ohio State University
B.Sc.:University of Illinois
> Research Interests
  • Internal combustion engine simulation using CFD
  • Higher order numerical methods
  • Analysis of hypersonic flow stability, Transient aerodynamics
  • Analysis of vehicle aerodynamics
  • Numerical Weather Prediction
  • > Current Researches
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Battery Modeling and Simulation
  • Numerical simulation and stability of hypersonic flow over a blunt cone using parabolized equations
  • HIgher order methods in computational fluid dynamics
  • Engine simulation using CFD
  • > Courses
  • Fluid Mechanics I & II
  • Gas Dynamics
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics I & II
  • Advanced Fluid Mechanics
  • Turbulence
  • Advanced Internal Combustion Engines
  • Special Topics in Fluid Mechanics
  • > Selected Journal Publications
  • Esfahanian V., Javaheri A., Ghaffarpour M., Thermal Analysis of an SI Engine Piston Using Different Combustion Boundary Condition Treatments, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 26, 277-287, 2006.
  • Esfahanian V., Ghader S., Numerical Solution of Parabolized Stability Equations Using Super Compact Scheme, Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 3(2), 77-85, 2006.
  • Behbahani-Nejad M., Haddadpour H., and Esfahanian V., Reduced-order Modeling of Unsteady Flows Without Static Correction, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 42 No. 4, 882-886, 2005.
  • Esfahanian V., Ghader S., and Mohebalhojeh A. R., On the Use of Super Compact Scheme for Spatial Differencing in Numerical Models of the Atmosphere, Q. J. Roy. Meteorl. Soc., Vol. 131 No. 609, 2109-2129, 2005.
  • Esfahanian V., Ghader S. and Kh. Ashrafi, Accuracy Analysis of Super Compact Scheme in Nonuniform Grid with Application to Parabolized Stability Equations , Int. J. Numer. Methods Fluids, Vol. 46, Issue 5, pp. 485-505, 2004.
  • Soltani N., Esfahanian V., Haddadpour H. and Behbahani-Nejad M., Unsteady supersonic aerodynamics based on BEM, including thickness effects in aeroelastic analysis, Journal of Fluids and Structures, Vol. 19(6), pp. 801-813, 2004.
  • Jalali-Naini S.H. and Esfahanian V., Solution of Three-Dimensional Line-of-Sight Guidance with a Moving Tracker, Scientia Iranica, Vol. 11 Nos. 1\& 2, pp 138-145, 2004.
  • Soltani N., Esfahanian V., and Haddadpour H., Analytical Prediction of Panel Flutter Using Unsteady Potential Flow, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 40(4), 805-807, 2003.
  • Esfahanian V., BehbahaniNejad M., Eigenanalysis and Reduced--Order Modeling of Unsteady Flows Using Boundary Element Method, ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 124(4), 2002.
  • Esfahanian, V. and Hejranfar, K., On the Accuracy of PNS and IPNS Schemes for Stability Analysis of Hypersonic Axisymmetric Flows, AIAA Journal, Vol. 40(7), pp. 1311-1322, 2002.
  • Esfahanian, V., Azimi, A., and Hejranfar, K., Practical Prediction of Supersonic Viscous Flows over Complex Configurations Using Personal Computers, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 38(5), 2001.
  • Esfahanian, V., Hejranfar, K. and Sabetghadam, F., Linear and Nonlinear PSE for Stability Analysis of the Blasius Boundary Layers Using Compact Scheme, ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 123(3), 2001.
  • Naini, J., and Esfahanian, V., Closed-Form Solution of Line of Sight Trajectory for Nonmaneuvering Targets, Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, 2000.
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