Dr Mostafa Odabaee
Senior Research Assistant
Queensland Brain Institute
+61 7 334 66330

Journal Articles
Shikh Anuar, Fadhilah, Ashtiani Abdi, Iman, Odabaee, Mostafa and Hooman, Kamel (2018). Experimental study of fluid flow behaviour and pressure drop in channels partially filled with metal foams. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 99, 117-128. doi: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2018.07.032
Odabaee, Maryam, Odabaee, Mostafa, Pelekanos, Matthew, Leinenga, Gerhard and Götz, Jürgen (2018). Modeling ultrasound propagation through material of increasing geometrical complexity. Ultrasonics, 90, 52-62. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2018.05.014
Orihuela, M. P., Anuar, F. Shikh, Abdi, I. Ashtiani, Odabaee, M. and Hooman, K. (2018). Thermohydraulics of a metal foam-filled annulus. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 117, 95-106. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.10.009
Pelekanos, Matthew, Leinenga, Gerhard, Odabaee, Mostafa, Odabaee, Maryam, Saifzadeh, Siamak, Steck, Roland and Götz, Jürgen (2018). Establishing sheep as an experimental species to validate ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening for potential therapeutic interventions. Theranostics, 8 (9), 2583-2602. doi: 10.7150/thno.22852
Odabaee, Mostafa, Sauret, Emilie and Hooman, Kamel (2016). CFD simulation of a supercritical carbon dioxide radial-inflow turbine, comparing the results of using real gas equation of estate and real gas property file. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 846, 85-90. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.846.85
Odabaee, M., Mancin, S. and Hooman, K. (2013). Metal foam heat exchangers for thermal management of fuel cell systems – An experimental study. Experimental Thermal And Fluid Science, 51, 214-219. doi: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2013.07.016
Odabaee, Mostafa and Hooman, Kamel (2012). Metal foam heat exchangers for heat transfer augmentation from a tube bank. Applied Thermal Engineering, 36 (1), 456-463. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.10.063
Odabaee, Mostafa and Hooman, Kamel (2011). Application of metal foams in air-cooled condensers for geothermal power plants: An optimization study. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 38 (7), 838-843. doi: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2011.03.028
Odabaee, Mostafa, Hooman, Kamel and Gurgenci, Halim (2011). Metal foam heat exchangers for heat transfer augmentation from a cylinder in cross-flow. Transport In Porous Media, 86 (3), 911-923. doi: 10.1007/s11242-010-9664-y
Conference Papers
Odabaee, M., Shanechi, M. M., Guan, Zhiqiang and Hooman, K. (2015). Comparison of direct and indirect cooling in an sCO2 Brayton cycle for concentrated solar power plants. IAHR International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 7-11 September 2015. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Odabaee, M., Shanechi, M. M., Guan, Zhiqiang and Hooman, K. (2015). Heat transfer augmentation and opimisation in a solar enhanced natural draft dry cooling tower. IAHR International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 7-11 September 2015. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Shanechi, Mohsen Modir, Odabaee, Mostafa and Hooman, Kamel (2015). Optimisation of a high pressure ratio radial-inflow turbine: coupled CFD-FE analysis. ASME Turbo Expo, Montreal, Canada, 15-19 June 2015. New York, NY, United States: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). doi: 10.1115/GT2015-42208
Ashtiani Abdi, Iman, Odabaee, Mostafa, Khashehchi, Morteza and Hooman, Kamel (2015). Pore size effect on the wake shear layer of a metal foam covered cylinder at relatively high Reynolds number. International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (TSFP-9), Melbourne, Australia, 30 June - 3 July 2015. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne.
Modir-Shanechi, M., Odabaee, M., Bua, I. and Hooman, K. (2014). Numerical study of turbulent convective cooling of vertical heat-generating rods using supercritical water. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.
Odabaee, M., Shanechi, Mohsen Modir and Hooman, K. (2014). CFD simulation and FE analysis of a high pressure ratio radial inflow turbine. 19AFMC: 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December, 2014. Clayton, VIC, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Odabaee, Mostafa, Sauret, Emilie and Hooman, Kamel (2014). Computational fluid dynamics simulation and turbomachinery code validation of a high pressure ratio radial-inflow turbine. HEFAT 2014: 10th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Orlando, FL, USA, 14-16 July, 2014. Leonia, NJ, USA: EDAS Conference Services.
Odabaee, Mostafa, De Paepe, Michel, De Jaeger, Peter, T'Joen, Christophe and Hooman, Kamel (2013). Particle deposition effects on heat and fluid flow through a metal foam-wrapped tube bundle. Bingley, W. Yorks., United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1108/09615531311289114
Odabaee, M. and Hooman, K. (2012). Metal foam heat exchangers for thermal management of fuel cell systems. 4th Porous Media and Its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry, Potsdam, Germany, 17-22 June 2012. Melville, New York, United States: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.4711182
Hooman, Kamel, Odabaee, Mostafa and Tamayol, Ali (2011). Particle deposition effects on heat transfer from a porous heat sink. Computational Methods for Thermal Problems, Dalian, China, 5-7 September 2011. Dalian, China: Dalian University of Technology Press.
Odabaee, M. and Hooman, K. (2011). Finned tubes versus metal foams as air-cooled heat exchangers. 15th IAHR Cooling Tower and Air-cooled Heat Exchanger Conference & 2011 Annual Symposium of Industrial Cooling Tower Study Committee of CSEE Thermal Power Chapter, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 23-26 October 2011.
Odabaee, Mostafa, Chumpia, Ampon and Hooman, Kamel (2011). Numerical investigation of fouling on metal foam heat exchanger as air-cooled condenser for geothermal power plants. EuroTherm 2011 Bi-annual Series - Conference of Heat Exchanger Fouling and Cleaning, Crete, Greece, 5-10 June 2011.
Mostafa Odabaee, Hooman, Kamel and Gurgenci, Halim (2010). Entropy-energy analysis of metal foam heat exchangers as air-cooled heat exchangers. 3rd International Conference on Porous Media and its Applications in Science and Engineering ICPM, Montecatini, Italy, 20-25 June 2010. New York, United States: Engineering Conferences International (ECI).
Odabaee, Mostafa, Hooman, Kamel and Gurgenci, Hal (2009). Comparing the Tube Fin Heat Exchangers to Metal Foam Heat Exchangers for Geothermal Applications. The 2nd Annual Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Brisbane Australia, 11-13 November 2009.
Patent
Odabaee, Mostafa and Hooman, Kamel (2011). A fuel cell stack. WO/2011/150458.
Thesis
Mostafa Odabaee (2011). Application of Metal Foams for Improving the Performance of Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers. MPhil Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland.