Faculty Profile for Dr. Khosrow Ebrahimi
Dr. Khosrow Ebrahimi
Asst Professor of Practice — Ingram School of Engineering
IGRM 3208
phone: (512) 245-1826
Biography Section
Biography and Education
Khosrow Ebrahimi, Ph.D., holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tehran and K.N.Toosi University of Technology. Before pursuing his Ph.D. in the United States, he led projects developing fuel efficiency standards and energy labeling for light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles. His Ph.D. at Kansas State University focused on computational modeling of pathogen droplet distribution in airliner cabins. Postdoctoral research at Villanova University concentrated on waste heat recovery in data centers. As an active consultant, Dr. Ebrahimi has contributed to projects in fluid system design optimization and thermal modeling. Since 2016, he has served as an engineering educator at Rowan University, Boise State University, Minnesota State University, and currently at Texas State University.Teaching Interests
Passionate about providing comprehensive teaching experiences, Dr. Ebrahimi is committed to diverse responsibilities. These encompass leading lecture and laboratory courses in Thermal and Fluid Sciences, integrating state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 tools into the learning process, developing compelling problem/project-based curricula, and designing advanced elective and graduate courses. His expertise spans specialized areas, including Electronics Thermal Management, Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and Sustainable Thermofluid Design.Research Interests
Passionate about applied research focused on fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mass transfer. Specializing in Air Quality Research using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to study particle dispersion and employing AI & CFD for interdisciplinary modeling of virus contamination risks in aircraft cabins. Pioneering sustainable cooling technologies and waste heat recovery in data centers. Developing computational tools for HVAC system design in healthcare and clean rooms. Exploring biofluids through CFD, particularly studying Cerebrospinal Fluid motion. Committed to advancing sustainability through innovations in renewable energy conversion and thermal energy storage technologies.Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Ebrahimi, K., Ortega, A., Li, K., Yazawa, K., & James, S. (2018). Waste Heat Recovery from Distributed Rack-Based Fuel Cells Using Thermoelectric Generators. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHERM.2018.8419483
- Ebrahimi, K., Jones, G. F., & Fleischer, A. S. (2017). The viability of ultra low temperature waste heat recovery using organic Rankine cycle in dual loop data center applications. Applied Thermal Engineering, 126, 393–406.
- Ebrahimi, K., Jones, G. F., & Fleischer, A. S. (2014). Thermo-economic analysis of steady state waste heat recovery in data centers using absorption refrigeration. Applied Energy, 139, 384–397. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306261914011179
- Ebrahimi, K., Jones, G. F., & Flesischer, A. S. (2014). A review of data center cooling technology, operating conditions and the corresponding low-grade waste heat recovery opportunities. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 31, 622–638.
- Ebrahimi, K., Zheng, Z. C., & Hosni, M. H. (2013). A Computational Study of Turbulent Airflow and Tracer Gas Diffusion in a Generic Aircraft Cabin Model. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 135(11). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025096