Hooman Tafreshi

Bio

Dr. Tafreshi’s research is in the field of thermo-fluids sciences at its interface with material science. His particular research focus is on multiphase fluids and particle/droplet transport through fibrous materials with applications in filtration and separation sciences.

Dr. Hooman Tafreshi is a faculty member in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at NC State University. He also serves as the Associate Director for Research at the Nonwovens Institute. Prior to joining NC State University, Dr. Tafreshi was with the Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2007 to 2020, where he worked as assistant, associate, and Qimonda full professor. Dr. Tafreshi’s research is in the field of thermo-fluids sciences at its interface with material science. His particular research focus is on multiphase fluids and particle/droplet transport through fibrous materials with applications in filtration and separation sciences.  This also includes interfacial phenomena and droplet–surface interactions for self-cleaning and drag reduction applications. Dr. Tafreshi is an active member of the American Filtration and Separation (AFS) Society and also serves on the editorial board of Separation and Purification Technology journal. More detailed information about Dr. Tafreshi’s past and current research activities can be found on his Porous Media and Multiphase Flow (PMMF) Laboratory website (https://www.mae.ncsu.edu/pmmf/).

Publications

• A simple approach to simulate corona-charged electret filters , JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE (2024)
• Designing Multi-Layer electret filters via numerical simulation , Chemical Engineering Science (2024)
• Microscale modelling of electret filters using disordered 2-D domains , POWDER TECHNOLOGY (2024)
• The role of 3D electrostatic field in modeling the electrospinning process , JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS (2024)
• Toward formulating coalescence filtration: Characterizing wetting saturation via centrifugal force , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIPHASE FLOW (2024)
• Importance of Dipole Orientation in Electrostatic Aerosol Filtration , Langmuir (2023)
• Macroscale modeling of electrostatically charged facemasks , AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2023)
• Macroscale simulation of particle loading in electrostatically charged filters , JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE (2023)
• Visualization of porosity and pore size gradients in electrospun scaffolds using laser metrology , PLOS ONE (2023)
• Adhesion Forces on A Droplet Sandwiched between Hydrophobic Fibrous Layers , 13th World Filtration Congress (2022)