Dr Azadeh Jafari
Lecturer
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
+61 7 336 53685
Researcher biography
My research focuses on fluid flows, in particular turbulent flows. Turbulence is present is many engineering and environmental applications and affects many aspects of our lives. The aim of my research is to better understand turbulence to be able to develop more sustainable engineering solutions and strategies.
Examples include:
- Analysis of atmospheric boundary layer turbulence,
- Investigation of turbulent wind impacts in renewable energy applications, including solar and wind energy,
- Investigation of strategies for reducing the turbulent drag that occurs on aircraft and ships as they move through air or water.
An area of my current research interest is understanding and characterisation of turbulent canopy flows using wind tunnel experiments, field measurements and analytical modelling. Canopy flows exist in agricultural fields, forests, solar arrays and urban environments. My research aims to develop an improved understanding of the turbulent and scalar transport in these environments to inform operational strategies and design considerations in these various environmental, engineering and urban settings.
I joined the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering at the University of Queensland as a lecturer in 2024. Prior to that, I held lecturer and postdoctoral positions at the University of Adelaide. In addition to my research and teaching activities, I co-convene the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (AFMS) Seminar Series, a fortnightly online seminar featuring Fluid Mechanics research, and I am on the Student/Early Career Researcher sub-committee of the AFMS.
Journal Articles
Marano, Matthew, Emes, Matthew, Jafari, Azadeh and Arjomandi, Maziar (2024). Variation of Heliostat Wind Loads in a Radial Field Array Model. SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 2. doi: 10.52825/solarpaces.v2i.841
Jafari, Azadeh, Emes, Matthew and Arjomandi, Maziar (2024). Impact of Atmospheric Turbulence on Dynamic Wind Loads on Heliostats. SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 2. doi: 10.52825/solarpaces.v2i.835
Hoang, V. T., Jafari, A., Cazzolato, B. and Arjomandi, M. (2024). Modification of near-wall turbulence in turbulent boundary layers due to a perforated structure. Physics of Fluids, 36 (7) 075173. doi: 10.1063/5.0213907
Jafari, Azadeh, Mckeon, Beverley J., Cazzolato, Benjamin C. and Arjomandi, Maziar (2024). A resolvent analysis of the effect of passive perforated surfaces on wall-bounded turbulence. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 106 109315, 109315. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2024.109315
Marano, Matthew, Emes, Matthew J., Jafari, Azadeh and Arjomandi, Maziar (2024). Effect of facet gap on heliostat wind loading. Solar Energy, 271 112428, 112428. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2024.112428
Bakhshipour, Sahar, Emes, Matthew J., Jafari, Azadeh and Arjomandi, Maziar (2024). Heliostat wind loads: effects of the aspect ratio and ground clearance ratio. Solar Energy, 269 112332, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2024.112332
Freidoonimehr, Navid, Jafari, Azadeh and Arjomandi, Maziar (2024). Characteristics of turbulent boundary layers generated by different tripping devices. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 105 109244, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2023.109244
Jafari, Azadeh, McKeon, Beverley J. and Arjomandi, Maziar (2023). Frequency-tuned surfaces for passive control of wall-bounded turbulent flow - a resolvent analysis study. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 959 A26. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2023.149
Emes, Matthew J., Jafari, Azadeh and Arjomandi, Maziar (2022). A feasibility study on the application of mesh grids for heliostat wind load reduction. Solar Energy, 240, 121-130. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2022.05.033
Jafari, Azadeh, Cazzolato, Benjamin and Arjomandi, Maziar (2022). Finite-length porous surfaces for control of a turbulent boundary layer. Physics of Fluids, 34 (4) 045115, 1-11. doi: 10.1063/5.0084505
Emes, Matthew, Jafari, Azadeh, Pfahl, Andreas, Coventry, Joe and Arjomandi, Maziar (2021). A review of static and dynamic heliostat wind loads. Solar Energy, 225, 60-82. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2021.07.014
Jafari, Azadeh, Emes, Matthew, Cazzolato, Benjamin, Ghanadi, Farzin and Arjomandi, Maziar (2021). Wire mesh fences for manipulation of turbulence energy spectrum. Experiments in Fluids, 62 (2) 30, 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s00348-021-03133-7
Emes, Matthew J., Jafari, Azadeh, Coventry, Joe and Arjomandi, Maziar (2020). The influence of atmospheric boundary layer turbulence on the design wind loads and cost of heliostats. Solar Energy, 207, 796-812. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.07.022
Jafari, Azadeh, Emes, Matthew, Cazzolato, Benjamin, Ghanadi, Farzin and Arjomandi, Maziar (2020). Turbulence characteristics in the wake of a heliostat in an atmospheric boundary layer flow. Physics of Fluids, 32 (4) 045116. doi: 10.1063/5.0005594
Emes, Matthew J., Jafari, Azadeh, Ghanadi, Farzin and Arjomandi, Maziar (2019). Hinge and overturning moments due to unsteady heliostat pressure distributions in a turbulent atmospheric boundary layer. Solar Energy, 193, 604-617. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2019.09.097
Jafari, Azadeh, Ghanadi, Farzin, Emes, Matthew J., Arjomandi, Maziar and Cazzolato, Benjamin S. (2019). Measurement of unsteady wind loads in a wind tunnel: Scaling of turbulence spectra. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 193 103955, 103955. doi: 10.1016/j.jweia.2019.103955
Jafari, Azadeh, Ghanadi, Farzin, Arjomandi, Maziar, Emes, Matthew J. and Cazzolato, Benjamin S. (2019). Correlating turbulence intensity and length scale with the unsteady lift force on flat plates in an atmospheric boundary layer flow. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 189, 218-230. doi: 10.1016/j.jweia.2019.03.029
Poshtiri, Amin Haghighi and Jafari, Azadeh (2017). 24-hour cooling of a building by a PCM-integrated adsorption system. International Journal of Refrigeration, 79, 57-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2017.03.025
Jafari, Azadeh and Poshtiri, Amin Haghighi (2017). Passive solar cooling of single-storey buildings by an adsorption chiller system combined with a solar chimney. Journal of Cleaner Production, 141, 662-682. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.099
Poshtiri, Amin Haghighi, Bahar, Safoura and Jafari, Azadeh (2016). Daily cooling of one-story buildings using domed roof and solar adsorption cooling system. Applied Energy, 182, 299-319. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.08.132
Poshtiri, Amin Haghighi and Jafari, Azadeh (2016). Reduction in auxiliary energy consumption in a solar adsorption cooling system by utilization of phase change materials. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 138 (5) 051002. doi: 10.1115/1.4033711
Haghighi, A. P., Pakdel, S. H. and Jafari, A. (2016). A study of a wind catcher assisted adsorption cooling channel for natural cooling of a 2-storey building. Energy, 102, 118-138. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.02.033
Conference Papers
Marano, Matthew, Emes, Matthew, Jafari, Azadeh and Arjomandi, Maziar (2023). Heliostat wind load field measurements at the University of Adelaide Atmospheric Boundary Layer Research Facility (ABLRF). 28th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, Albuquerque, NM, United States, 27-30 September 2022. Hannover, Germany: TIB Open Publishing. doi: 10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.670
Emes, Matthew, Jafari, Azadeh, Collins, Mike, Wilbert, Stefan, Zarzalejo, Luis, Siegrist, Silvan and Arjomandi, Maziar (2022). Stowing strategy for a heliostat field based on wind speed and direction. 26th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES), Freiburg, Germany, 28 September - 2 October 2020. Melville, NY, United States: AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/5.0085677
Jafari, Azadeh, Mckeon, Beverley, Cazzolato, Benjamin S. and Arjomandi, Mazia (2022). Reducing turbulent skin-friction drag by application of a perforated surface. 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 4–8 December 2022.
Silvestri, Anton, Jafari, Azadeh, Bhat, Shantanu, Severino, Gianni, Cazzolato, B.S. and Arjomandi, Maziar (2020). The Control of a turbulent boundary layer by the application of a micro-cavity array. 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 7-10 December 2020. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/3d3e559
Emes, Matthew, Jafari, Azadeh and Arjomandi, Maziar (2020). Wind load design considerations for the elevation and azimuth drives of a heliostat. International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES), Daegu, South Korea, 1-4 October 2019. Melville, NY USA: AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/5.0028609
Jafari, Azadeh, Emes, Matthew, Cazzolato, Benjamin, Ghanadi, Farzin and Arjomandi, Maziar (2020). An experimental investigation of unsteady pressure distribution on tandem heliostats. International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES), Daegu, South Korea, 1-4 October 2019. Melville, NY, United States: AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/5.0028678
Arjomandi, Maziar, Emes, Matthew, Jafari, Azadeh, Yu, Jeremy, Ghanadi, Farzin, Kelso, Richard, Cazzolato, Benjamin, Coventry, Joe and Collins, Mike (2020). A summary of experimental studies on heliostat wind loads in a turbulent atmospheric boundary layer. International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES), Daegu, South Korea, 1-4 October 2019. Melville, NY, United States: AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/5.0028676
Emes, Matthew J., Jafari, Azadeh, Ghanadi, Farzin and Arjomandi, Maziar (2019). A method for the calculation of the design wind loads on heliostats. 24th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES), Casablanca, Morocco, 2-5 October 2018. Melville, NY, United States: AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/1.5117532
Jafari, Azadeh, Ghanadi, Farzin, Emes, Matthew J., Arjomandi, Maziar and Cazzolato, Benjamin S. (2018). Effect of free-stream turbulence on the drag force on a flat plate. Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Emes, M. J., Jafari, A. and Arjomandi, M. (2018). Estimating the turbulence length scales from cross-correlation measurements in the atmospheric surface layer. Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.