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Department of Chemical Engineering |
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Poupak Mehrani |
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Selected Articles in Refereed Publications:
· Giffin, A., Mehrani, P., “Comparison of Influence of Fluidization Time on Electrostatic Charge Build-up in Bubbling vs. Slugging Flow Regimes in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds”, Journal of Electrostatics, 68, 492-502, 2010.
· Thibault, J., Etemad, S.G., Mehrani, P., “Hidden Treasures in some Simple Engineering Problems”, Education for Chemical Engineers, 5, e40-e44, 2010.
· Sowinski, A., Miller, L., Mehrani, P., “Investigation of Electrostatic Charge Distribution in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds”, Chemical Engineering Science, 65, 2771-2781, 2010.
· Sowinski, A., Salama, F., Mehrani, P., “New Technique for Electrostatic Charge Measurement in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds”, Journal of Electrostatics, 67, 568-573, 2009.
· Kirpalani, D.M., Patal, T., Mehrani, P. and Macchi, A., “Experimental Analysis of the Unit Cell Approach for Two-Phase Flow Dynamics in Curved Flow Channels”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 51, 1095-1103, 2008.
· Mehrani, P., Bi, H.T. and Grace, J.R., “Bench-Scale Tests to Determine Mechanisms of Charge Generation due to Particle-Particle and Particle-Wall Contact in Binary Systems of Fine and Coarse Particles”, Powder Technology, 173, 73-81, 2007.
· Mehrani, P., Bi, H.T. and Grace, J.R., “Electrical Behaviour of Different Fines Added to Beds of Glass Beads and Polyethylene Particles”, Journal of Electrostatics, 65, 1-10, 2006.
· Mehrani, P., Bi, H.T. and Grace, J.R., “Electrostatic Charge Generation in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds”, Journal of Electrostatics, 63, 165-173, 2005.
· Laursen, K., Mehrani, P., Lim, C.J. and Grace, J.R., “Steam Reactivation of Partially Utilized Limestone Sulfur Sorbent”, Environmental Engineering Science, 20, 1, 11-19, 2003.
Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings &Conference Presentations:
· Rokkam, R., Sowinski, A., Fox, R.O., Mehrani, P., Muhle, M.E., “Validation of Electrostatic Model in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds”, AIChE, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, November 7-12, 2010.
· Giffin, A., Sowinski, A., Mehrani, P., “Investigation of the Effect of Fluidization Time on Electrostatic Charge Generation in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds”, Proceedings of the Fluidization XIII-New Paradigm in Fluidization Engineering, 249-256, May 2010.
· Sowinski, A., Mehrani, P., “New Online Technique of Determining Charge Build-up in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds”, 58th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 2008.
· Mehrani, P., Bi, H.T. and Grace, J.R., “Changes in electrostatic charges of fine particles after addition to gas-solid fluidized beds”, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Applied Electrostatics (ICAES), 24-28, 2004.
Posters · Sowinski, A., Giffin, A., Mehrani, P., Electrostatic Charge Distribution in Gas-solid Fluidized Beds, University of Ottawa Research Day, February 2010. (Won 2nd prize of the research poster competition in Chemical Engineering)
· Giffin, A., Sowinski, A., Mehrani, P., Particle Agglomeration and Fouling in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds, University of Ottawa Research Day, February 2009. (Won 2nd prize of the research poster competition in Chemical Engineering)
· Sowinski, A., Mehrani, P., Online Measurement of Electrostatic Charge Generation in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds Using a Faraday Cup, University of Ottawa Research Day, February 2008.
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