Dr Ali Heidari
Faculties, departments and locations
- Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- School of Engineering
- Roehampton Vale
Senior Lecturer - Admissions Recruitment & Outreach Tutor
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I am the Admissions Recruitment & Outreach Tutor at the Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering. I have been working at Kingston University since 2007 and I was awarded a PhD in Fluid Dynamics from the University.
Currently I am a senior lecturer specialising in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), heat and mass transfer, combustion and energy engineering, aerodynamics and high performance computing (HPC).
I have been involved in various research projects on fire and explosion studies carried out on behalf of leading gas and oil companies. I am also a member of the Fire, Explosion and Fluid Dynamics (FEFD) research team at Kingston University and teach thermofluids to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Qualifications
- PhD Mechanical Engineering
- MSc Aerospace Engineering
- BSc (Eng) Mechanical Engineering
- FHEA (Fellow Higher Education Academy)
- CEng, MIMechE (Chartered Engineer, member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers)
Domains
Course director
Courses taught
Publications
NS simulations and mathematical modelling of minimum ignition energy for lean to stoichiometric methane-air mixtures for 1–30 bar
Vasudevan, Sooraj Paleli, Muppala, Siva PR, Dembele, Siaka and Heidari, Ali, 2025, Applied Thermal Engineering (279), C, Published
Advancing the prediction of evaporation rate of liquid pool fires in mechanically ventilated compartments using computational fluid dynamics
Ukairo, Okorie, Dembele, Siaka, Heidari, Ali, Pretrel, Hugues and Volkov, Konstantin, 2025, Fire Technology (61), 5pp 3481-3499, Published
CFD modeling of wind turbine blades with eroded leading edge
Carraro, Michael, De Vanna, Francesco, Zweiri, Feras, Benini, Ernesto, Heidari, Ali and Hadavinia, Homayoun, 2022, Fluids (7), 9, Published
Investigation of fires in a mechanically ventilated compartment using the CFD code FireFOAM Nuclear Engineering and Design
Ukairo, Okorie, Dembele, Siaka, Heidari, Ali, Pretrel, Hugues and Wen, Jennifer, 2021, Nuclear Engineering and Design (384), Published
Numerical studies of flame acceleration and onset of detonation in homogenous and inhomogeneous mixture
Khodadadi Azadboni, Reza, Heidari, Ali and Wen, Jennifer X., 2020, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries (64), Published
The effect of concentration gradients on deflagration-to-detonation transition in a rectangular channel with and without obstructions: a numerical study
Khodadadi Azadboni, Reza, Heidari, Ali, Boeck, Lorenz R. and Wen, Jennifer X., 2019, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (44), 13pp 7032-7040, Published
A computational fluid dynamic investigation of inhomogeneous hydrogen flame acceleration and transition to detonation
Khodadadi Azadboni, Reza, Heidari, Ali and Wen, Jennifer X., 2018, Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (101), 4pp 1009-1021, Published
Numerical modelling of deflagration to detonation transition in inhomogeneous hydrogen/air mixtures
Khodadadi Azadboni, Reza, Wen, Jennifer X., Heidari, Ali and Wang, Changjian, 2017, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries (49), Bpp 722-730, Published
Numerical simulation of detonation failure and re-initiation in bifurcated tubes
Heidari, A. and Wen, J., 2017, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (42), 11pp 7353-7359, Published
Modeling liquid fuel cascades with OpenFOAM
Macchi, Marco, Wen, Jennifer X., Volkov, Konstantin, Heidari, Ali and Chung, Yongmann M., 2016, Process Safety Progress (35), 2pp 179-184, Published
Alteration in refractive index profile during accommodation based on mechanical modelling
Bahrami, Mehdi, Heidari, Ali and Pierscionek, Barbara K., 2016, Biomedical Optics Express (7), 1pp 99-110, Published
Numerical simulation of flame acceleration and deflagration to detonation transition in hydrogen-air mixture
Heidari, A. and Wen, J. X., 2014, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (39), 36pp 21317-21327, Published
Flame acceleration and transition from deflagration to detonation in hydrogen explosions
Heidari, A. and Wen, J. X., 2014, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (39), 11pp 6184-6200, Published
Dispersion of carbon dioxide from vertical vent and horizontal releases - a numerical study
Wen, Jennifer, Heidari, Ali, Xu, Baopeng and Jie, Hongen, 2013, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering (227), 2pp 125-139, Published
Numerical simulation of propane detonation in medium and large scale geometries
Wen, J. X., Heidari, A., Ferraris, S. and Tam, V. H.Y., 2011, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries (24), 2pp 187-193, Published
Numerical simulation of large scale hydrogen detonation
Heidari, A., Ferraris, S., Wen, J. X. and Tam, V. H.Y., 2011, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (36), 3pp 2538-2544, Published
Determination of the equilibrium parameters of gaseous detonation using a genetic algorithm
Heidari, A. and Mazaheri, K., 2008, Journal - American Water Works Association (5), 3pp 3-13, Published
Analytical study of minimum ignition energy of single and dual fuels: a short review
Vasudevan, Sooraj PM, Muppala, Siva PR, Vendra, C. Madhav Rao, Heidari, Ali and Dembele, Siaka (2021). [Published]
RANS studies of minimum ignition energy of stoichiometric laminar methane/air fuel mixtures
Vasudevan, Sooraj P.M., Muppala, Siva, Madhov Rao, Vendra C., Heidari, Ali and Dembele, Siaka(2022). [Published]
Analytical study of minimum ignition energy of single and dual fuels: a short review
Vasudevan, Sooraj PM, Muppala, Siva PR, Vendra, C. Madhav Rao, Heidari, Ali and Dembele, Siaka(2021). [Published]
A computational fluid dynamic investigation of inhomogeneous hydrogen flame acceleration and transition to detonation
Khodadadi Azadboni, Reza, Wen, Jennifer and Heidari, Ali(2017). [Published]
Numerical modelling of flame acceleration and transition to detonation in hydrogen/air mixtures with concentration gradient
Khodadadi Azadboni, Reza, Heidari, Ali and Wen, Jennifer X(2017). [Published]
CFD analysis of deflagration to detonation transition in homogenous and inhomogeneous hydrogen-air mixtures
Khodadadi Azadboni, Reza, Heidari, Ali and Wen, Jennifer X.(2017). [Published]
Numerical study of deflagration-to-detonation transition in homogenous and inhomogeneous hydrogen-air mixtures
Khodadadi Azadboni, Reza, Heidari, Ali, Boeck, Lorenz R. and Wen, Jennifer X.(2017). [Published]
CFD modelling of non-uniform hydrogen flame propagating across obstacles and inducing detonation
Khodadadiazadboni, R., Wen, J.X., Heidari, A., Muppala, S. and Wang, C.J.(2016). [Published]
Numerical modelling of deflagration to detonation transition in inhomogeneous hydrogen/air mixtures
Khodadadiazadboni, Reza, Wen, Jennifer, Heidari, Ali and Wang, Changjian(2016). [Published]
Numerical simulation of flame acceleration and transition from deflagration to detonation using OpenFOAM
KhodadadiAzadboni, R, Wen, J, Heidari, A, Muppala, S and Wang, C(2016). [Published]
Numerical simulation of detonation failure and re-initiation in bifurcated tubes
Heidari, Ali and Wen, Jennifer(2015). [Published]
Numerical simulation of diverging detonation in hydrogen air mixtures
Heidari, Ali and Wen, Jennifer(2015). [Published]
Modelling liquid fuel cascades with OpenFOAM
Macchi, M., Wen, J., Volkov, K., Heidari, A. and Chung, Y.(2015). [Published]
Investigation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) dispersion using computational fluid dynamics
Volkov, Konstantin, Wen, Jennifer, Udechukwu, Izunna, Dembele, Siaka and Heidari, Ali(2014). [Published]
Computational fluid dynamics simulation of LNG dispersion using openFOAM
Udechukwu, Izunna D, Dembele, Siaka, Heidari, Ali, Volkov, Konstantin N and Wen, Jennifer X(2014). [Published]
Numerical simulation of carbon dioxide dispersion from vertical vent release
Heidari, Ali, Xu, Baopeng, Jie, Hongen and Wen, Jennifer(2012). [Published]
Flame acceleration and transition from deflagration to detonation in hydrogen explosions
Heidari, A. and Wen, J.X.(2011). [Published]
Numerical simulations of large scale hemispherical and pancake cloud detonation
Heidari, A. and Wen, J.X.(2011). [Published]
Towards understanding the Buncefield explosion through advanced numerical analysis and experimental investigations
Heidari, A., Pereira, J.M., Wen, J., Tam, V., Ghasemnejad, H., Shariff, H., Donchev, T. and Johnson, M(2011). [Published]
Numerical simulation of large scale hydrogen detonation
Heidari, A., Ferraris, S., Wen, J.X. and Tam, V.H.Y.(2011). [Published]
Predicting flame acceleration using a coherent flame model
Wen, Jennifer, Heidari, Ali, Ferraris, Sergio and Tam, Vincent(2011). [Published]
Simulating flame propagation in obstructed channels with OpenFOAM
Wen, J.X., Heidari, A., Madhav Rao, V.C., Ferraris, S.A. and Tam, V.H.Y.(2010). [Published]
Numerical study of large scale hydrogen explosions and detonation
Rao, V.C.M., Heidari, A, Wen, J.X. and Tam, V.H.Y.(2009). [Published]
Flame acceleration around obstacles: numerical simulation with OPENFOAM
Heidari, Ali, Ferraris, Sergio, Wen, Jennifer and Tam, Vincent(2008). [Published]
Determination of detonation equilibrium parameters using genetic algorithm
Heidari, Ali and Mazaheri, Kiumars(2007). [Published]
Determining the equilibrium composition of combustion products
Mazaheri, K. and Heidari, A.(2006). [Published]
Numerical simulation of deflagration to detonation transition in hydrogen explosion
Heidari, Ali (2012), PhD thesis [Accepted/In press]