Khodadadi J.M. – TechConnect Briefs

CFD-Assisted Design and Optimization of a Pharmacokinetic Microfluidic System

Moeini Sedeh M., Khodadadi J.M., Hong J.W., Cramer K.A., Hamon M., Auburn University, US

In this research, a microfluidic system was designed and optimized to carry out in vitro pharmacokinetic studies of drug candidates in the liver. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was called on to assist in the system [...]

Numerical Simulation of the Solidification of Water-Based Nanofluid

El Hasadi Y.M.F., Khodadadi J.M., Auburn University, US

Nanofluids are colloidal suspensions which they consist particles in the size range of 100-1 nm. In the recent years nanofluids kept the attention of the scientific community due to their improved thermal physical properties compared [...]

Prediction of Thermal Conductivity of Liquid Methane/Ethane-Cu Nanofluids via Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Babaei H., Khodadadi J.M., Auburn University, US

The improvement of thermal conductivity by suspending nanoparticles in two hydrocarbon-based nanofluids is investigated by means of molecular dynamics simulations. Base fluids are methane and ethane and nanoparticles are pure copper. Two temperatures for which [...]

An Experimental Determination of Temperature-Dependent Thermal Conductivity of Cyclohexane-Based Nanofluids

Fan L., Khodadadi J.M., Auburn University, US

In extending their applicability , utilization of nanofluids as superior solid-liquid phase change materials (PCM) for thermal energy storage has been proposed recently. This extension of potential utility of nanofluids will require thermal conductivity measurements [...]

Computational Modeling of a Piezoelectrically Actuated Microvalve for the Control of Liquid Flowrate

Saeidi S.M., Khodadadi J.M., Johnson C.A., Lee C., Yang E.H., Auburn University, US

Computational modeling of liquid flow in a piezoelectrically actuated microvalve is discussed. A 3-D structured mesh with 330,000 hexahedral cells that represents the major features of the microvalve was generated for the numerical model. Due [...]