Ardalan Soleymani Ashtiani

Email: ashtiani@mail.uc.edu  

Education

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, US, January 2024 - Present

• M.S., Mechanical Engineering (Concentration in Energy Conversion), Azad University (Central Tehran Branch), Iran, June 2016

 Dissertation: Unstructured Simulation and Analysis of Experimental PVT Solar Water Heater with use of ANSYS-Fluent Software

• B.S., Mechanical Engineering (Concentration in Thermo-Fluids), Azad University (Central Tehran Branch), Iran, February 2011

Dissertation: Experimental Investigation of Different Types of Thermal Insulators and Their Effects on Energy Optimization

Research Interests

• Heat Transfer

• Fluid Mechanics 

• Computational Fluid Dynamics 

• Thermoelectric Energy Conversion

• Renewable Energies – Solar Energy

Publications & Presentations

• M. Gharazadeh, A. Soleymani Ashtiani, M. Eftekhari Yazdi, “Simulation and Analysis of the Wind Effects on the Solar Panels in the Solar Power Station”, Easy Chair Website, 2023.

• A. Soleymani Ashtiani, M. Gharazadeh, M. Eftekhari Yazdi, “Experimental Study about the Effect of Crucible Size Changing on the Solar Cells Production Line Efficiency used in Polycrystalline and Mono-Like Crystalline Solar Panels according to the Hot Zone Space Limitation of the Melting Furnaces”, Easy Chair Website, 2023.

• A. Soleymani Ashtiani, M. Eftekhari Yazdi, I. Harsini, M. Gharazadeh, “Simulation and Analysis of Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) Solar Panels and comparison of Turbulence Models”, Easy Chair Website, 2022. 

• A. Soleymani Ashtiani, M. Eftekhari Yazdi, I. Harsini, “Simulation and Analysis of Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) Solar Panels Cooling Experimental Model with K-Omega Method and Analysis of Its Advantages and Disadvantages”, International Journal of Resistive Economics, 2019.

• A. Soleymani Ashtiani, A. Adamian, “Study of Non-Linear Conduction Heat Transfer in Dry Porous Media for Incineration of Special Waste”, International Conference of Innovation and Investigation in Engineering Science, International Science Academy of Georgia, 2018.

• A. Soleymani Ashtiani, M. Eftekhari Yazdi, I. Harsini, “Simulation and Analysis of Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) Solar Panels Cooling Experimental Model and Analysis of its Advantages and Disadvantages”, Fifth International Conference of Green Economy, 2018.

• A. Soleymani Ashtiani, M. Eftekhari Yazdi, I. Harsini, “Simulation and Analysis of Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) Solar Panels Cooling Experimental Model with K-Omega Method”, Twelfth International Conference of Energy, 2018.

• A. Soleymani Ashtiani, “Study of Non-Linear Conduction Heat Transfer in Dry Porous Media”, Seventh International Conference and Specialized Exhibition of Environmental Engineering of Tehran University, 2014.

Professional Experience

• Instructor (Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering)

• Guest Lecturer (Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics)

• Research Assistant (TEC Group)

• Teaching Assistant (Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Solar Energy, and Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering)

• Graduate Assistant (STAR-CCM+ modules in Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics courses)

• Counselor (Engineering Summer Camps)

• Mechanical Engineer 

• Mechanical Inspector 

Awards & Honors

• Selected Student in the Khayyam National Festival of Top Master’s Thesis (Iranian National Award for Engineering Students), 2018.

• First Place in the Provincial Chemistry Laboratory Competition (Markazi Province / Iran), 2002.