Faculty 

Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XfgQwyEAAAAJ&hl=en

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-alshehri-kfupm/

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ali-Alshehri-7

 

Education

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, USA, 2021
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2017
  • BSc, Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, 2014

Professional Certificate

  • Certified Energy Manager (CEM)® accredited by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).

Courses Taught

  • Thermodynamics I (Undergraduate)
  • Phase Change Heat Transfer and Two Phase Flow (Graduate)
  • Fluid Mechanics (Undergraduate)

Research Interests

  • Phase change heat and mass transfer.
  • Multi-phase flow.
  • Thermal Management of electronics and batteries.
  • Application of microfluidics in energy systems.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics

Selected Publications

  • Alizadeh-Birjandi, Elaheh, Ali Alshehri, and H. Pirouz Kavehpour. ”Condensation on Surfaces With Biphilic Topography: Experiment and Modeling.” Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering 5 (2019): 38.
  • Andalib, Sahar, Ali Alshehri, and Pirouz Kavehpour. ”Combined effect of relative humidity and substrate temperature on evaporation of methanol droplet.” Journal of Coatings Technology and Research 16.6 (2019): 1691-1698.
  • Ali Alshehri, Sahar Andalib, and H. Pirouz Kavehpour. ”Numerical modeling of vapor condensation over a wide range of non-condensable gas concentrations.” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 151 (2020): 119405.
  • Ali Alshehri, and H. Pirouz Kavehpour. ”Breath Figure Spot: a Recovery Concentration Manifestation.” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 172 (2021): 121166.
  • Ali Alshehri, , Jonathan P. Rothstein, and H. Pirouz Kavehpour. ”Improving heat and mass transfer rates through continuous drop-wise condensation.” Scientific reports 11.1 (2021): 1-15

Patent

  • Ali Alshehri, and Hossein Kavehpour. "Sample collection methods and apparatus for viral load level diagnosis." U.S. Patent Application No. 18/046,680.

     

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