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Dr Rasool Erfani is a Senior Lecturer within the Division of Mechanical Engineering. His group contributes leading research in fundamental understanding of plasma engineering, and experimental and computational fluid dynamics. He applies those knowledges in environmental science, technological development for resource management and health care. His group works closely with other UK and international universities and various industries. Rasool working on a KTP project in collaboration with Severn Trent Water on leakage detection modelling and alleviation. He also leads MMU's modelling research in the £600k National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) grant with the focus on Safe and Effective Above Cuff Tracheostomy Vocalisation in Tracheostomised Patients. In 2019, Rasool received IMechE's Andrew Medd Award, as the winner of the Young Mechanical Engineer of the Year, for his contribution to the Engineering Science through community involvement and inspiring the next generation.
CEng, Chartered Engineer
FHEA, Fellow of the HEA
PhD, School of Mechanical Aerospace & Civil Engineering (MACE), University of Manchester.
MSc, School of Mathematic, University of Manchester.
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Technology development for Air/Water treatment, Plasma Sciences and its Healthcare & Environmental applications,
Resource security, Technology development for renewable energy, Flight and Flow Control, Advanced Flow Diagnostics and Wind Tunnel Testing, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Modelling & Optimisation, System Dynamic.
T. Erfani, R. Erfani (2015). An evolutionary approach to solve a system of multiple interrelated agent problems. Applied Soft Computing. 37, pp.40-47.
R. Erfani, T. Erfani, SV. Utyuzhnikov, K. Kontis (2013). Optimisation of multiple encapsulated electrode plasma actuator. Aerospace Science and Technology. 26(1), pp.120-127.
R. Erfani, H. Zare-Behtash, K. Kontis (2012). Plasma actuator: Influence of dielectric surface temperature. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 42, pp.258-264.
R. Erfani, H. Zare-Behtash, K. Kontis (2012). Influence of shock wave propagation on dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator performance. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 45(22),
T. Erfani, H. Mokhtar, R. Erfani (2017). Self-adaptive agent modelling of wind farm for energy capture optimisation. Energy Systems. 9(1), pp.209-222.
CC. Tan, T. Erfani, R. Erfani (2017). Water for energy and food: A system modelling approach for Blue Nile river basin. Environments. 4(1), pp.1-13.
T. Erfani, R. Erfani (2015). An evolutionary approach to solve a system of multiple interrelated agent problems. Applied Soft Computing. 37, pp.40-47.
A. Keshmiri, R. Erfani, HG. Darabkhani (2013). An investigation into the failure of a non-linear eddy-viscosity model in capturing the laminarisation phenomenon. 21st AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference.
R. Erfani, A. Keshmiri, T. Erfani, K. Kontis (2013). Multiple encapsulated electrode plasma actuator effect on aerofoil-wake interaction. 44th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference.
R. Erfani, T. Erfani, SV. Utyuzhnikov, K. Kontis (2013). Optimisation of multiple encapsulated electrode plasma actuator. Aerospace Science and Technology. 26(1), pp.120-127.
R. Erfani, C. Hale, K. Kontis (2012). Flow control of a NACA0015 airfoil in a turbulent wake using plasma actuators. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition.
R. Erfani, H. Zare-Behtash, K. Kontis (2012). Plasma actuator: Influence of dielectric surface temperature. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 42, pp.258-264.
R. Erfani, H. Zare-Behtash, K. Kontis (2012). Influence of shock wave propagation on dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator performance. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 45(22),
R. Erfani, T. Erfani, SV. Utyuzhnikov, K. Kontis (2012). Optimisation of multiple encapsulated electrode plasma actuator. Aerospace Science and Technology.
R. Erfani, C. Hale, K. Kontis (2011). The influence of electrode configuration and dielectric temperature on plasma actuator performance. 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition.
C. Hale, R. Erfani, K. Kontis (2010). Plasma actuators with multiple encapsulated electrodes to influence the induced velocity. 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition.
C. Hale, R. Erfani, K. Kontis (2010). Multiple encapsulated electrode plasma actuators to influence the induced velocity: Further configurations. 40th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference. 1,
R. Erfani, K. Kontis (2019). MEE-DBD Plasma Actuator Effect on Aerodynamics of a NACA0015 Aerofoil: Separation and 3D Wake. N. Qin, J. Periaux, G. Bugeda. In: Advances in Effective Flow Separation Control for Aircraft Drag Reduction. Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, vol. 2. Springer, pp.75-92.
T. Erfani, R. Erfani (2015). Fair resource allocation using multi-population evolutionary algorithm. In: Applications of Evolutionary Computation. Springer, pp.214-224.
T. Erfani, H. Samami, R. Erfani, S. Utyuzhnikov (2015). Approximation of the Pareto Surface via a Hybrid of Scalarization Method and Evolutionary Algorithm. In: 56th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference.
T. Erfani, H. Samami, R. Erfani (2013). A Hybrid Approach to Approximate the Trade-off Surface in Engineering Design via Scalarization and Evolutionary Computation. In: 31st AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference.
A. Keshmiri, R. Erfani, H. Gohari Darabkhani (2013). An Investigation into the Failure of a Non-Linear Eddy-Viscosity Model in Capturing the Laminarisation Phenomenon. In: 21st AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference.
EPSRC, Elsevier S&T Books, IOP: Journal of Applied Physics D, Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer, Aerospace Science and Technology, ASME, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science.
Innovate UK-KTP with Clean Air ltd (2020 - 2022)
NIHR - Invention for Innovation (i4i) with Wythenshawe Hospital, and MFT for Safe and Effective Above Cuff Tracheostomy Vocalisation in Tracheostomised Patients: A device development study (SEA CtV) (2019 – 2022)
Innovate UK-KTP with Severn Trent Water for leakage detection modelling and alleviation (2018 – 2021).
Innovate UK-KTP with Motherwell Tank Protection for flame arrester design and modelling (2018 – 2019).
Lb Orthopaedics Manchester Ltd fund (2018).
Natural Renewable Generation (North) Ltd fund (2018 - 2020).
Manchester Met Innovation and Industrial Engagement Fund (2018).
Manchester Met seed fund (2017).
AMR Indoor and Built Environment Pump Priming (2017).
International Conference on Climate Change Travel Fund (2017)
SUGI Food Water Energy Nexus-Nile (2017).
Medical Sci Uni, SA, Electrocardiograph (ECG) Signal Processing (2016 – 2020)
Flying with the Fourth State of Matter
Waiting in the wings: How plasma could help revolutionise aircraft design
The future of flight: plasma aircraft wings: Electrically charged field replaces mechanical flap
Honorary Associate Professor | Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering | University College London
Visiting Academic | The University of Manchester 2012-2015