{"id":18,"date":"2017-06-10T08:21:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T08:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xtratheme.comcv-resume\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:40:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T05:40:34","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/akamcae.com\/hn\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Research Collaborator at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – USA (Remote<\/span>)<\/strong>
\nCollaborated with The Energy Transport Research Lab to develop a hybrid battery pack integrating phase change material, metal foam, and counterflow minichannels for enhanced thermal uniformity. Modeled lithium-ion battery heat generation using a detailed electrochemical\u2013thermal model, and developed a high-fidelity equivalent circuit model (ECM) based on HPPC testing to simulate the electrical and thermal behavior of prismatic lithium-ion batteries.
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Graduate Research Assistant at Universiti Malaysia Pahang – Malaysia<\/strong>
\nImproved the thermal management of a cylindrical lithium-ion battery by modeling phase change material (PCM) with the enthalpy-porosity method and a non-equilibrium thermal model for PCM and metal foam interactions. Developed and trained an artificial neural network (ANN) in Python to predict battery temperature and PCM liquid fraction, using a structured multizone hexahedral mesh generated with the blocking technique.
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Automotive Climate Control Engineer at CROUSE – Iran<\/strong>
\nAs an engineer in Climate Control System Department, I worked on designing and improving the automotive climate control and HVAC unit systems for vehicles and preparing all documents of parts including the 2D\/3D draft, test plans, test reports, CFD simulation reports, quality assurance forms, etc.
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R&D Manager and HVAC Mechanical Engineer at DUCTINO – Iran<\/strong>
\nDesigned and improved the DUCTINO ducted split system and supervised HVAC duct installations for residential and commercial air conditioning projects, ensuring quality and compliance with project requirements. Prepared mechanical and electrical installation documents, calculated cooling and heating capacity to select appropriate HVAC systems, and developed technical content and articles to enhance the company\u2019s website and online visibility.
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Graduate Research Assistant at Imam Khomeini International University – Iran<\/strong>
\nEvaluated the performance of two-equation turbulence models and conducted nanofluid flow analysis in tube heat exchangers using a two-phase mixture model in Ansys Fluent, enhanced by a user-defined function (UDF) for nanofluid property modeling. Additionally, developed User-Defined Scalar (UDS) and User-Defined Memory (UDM) code to analyze the effect of a non-uniform magnetic field on forced convection heat transfer.
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HVAC Senior Technical Expert at Atlantic Air Conditioning – Iran<\/strong>
\nDesigned duct systems and pipeline branches for the installation of LG air conditioning systems.
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MSc in Mechanical Engineering – Thermal Engineering<\/strong>
\nUniversiti Malaysia Pahang – Malaysia
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MSc in Mechanical Engineering – Energy Conversion<\/strong>
\nImam Khomeini International University – Iran
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BS in Mechanical Engineering<\/strong>
\nParsian Institute of Higher Education – Iran
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  1. E. Yousefi, D. Ramasamy, K. Kadirgama, V. Talele, H. Najafi<\/strong>, M. Olyaei, N. Miljkovic, S. Panchal, \u201cElectrochemical-thermal modeling of phase change material battery thermal management systems: investigating mesh types for accurate simulations,\u201d Int. J. Heat. Mass Transf.<\/em>, 2025. link to paper<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. H. Najafi Khaboshan<\/strong>, K. Kadirgama, D. Ramasamy, V. Talele, P. Zhao, H. Tyagi, N. Miljkovic, \u201cThermal uniformity analysis of a hybrid battery pack using integrated phase change material, metal foam, and counterflow minichannels,\u201d Appl. Therm. Eng.<\/em>, 2025. link to paper<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. H. Najafi Khaboshan<\/strong>, F. Jaliliantabar, A. A. Abdullah, S. Panchal, A. Azarinia, \u201cParametric investigation of battery thermal management system with phase change material, metal foam, and fins; utilizing CFD and ANN models,\u201d Appl. Therm. Eng.<\/em>, 2024. link to paper<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. V. Talele, U. Moral\u0131, H. Najafi Khaboshan<\/strong>, M. S. Patil, S. Panchal, R. Fraser, M. Fowler, \u201cImproving battery safety by utilizing composite phase change material to delay the occurrence of thermal runaway event,\u201d Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transf.<\/em>, 2024. link to paper<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. H. Najafi Khaboshan<\/strong>, F. Jaliliantabar, A. A. Abdullah, S. Panchal, \u201cImproving the cooling performance of cylindrical lithium-ion battery using three passive methods in a battery thermal management system,\u201d Appl. Therm. Eng.<\/em>, 2023. link to paper<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. E. Yousefi, H. R. Nazif, H. Najafi Khaboshan, <\/strong>A. Azarinia, \u201cNon-uniform magnetic field effect on forced convection heat transfer of flattened tubes using two-phase mixture model,\u201d Heat Transfer Eng.<\/em>, 2021. link to paper<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. H. Najafi Khaboshan, <\/strong>H. R. Nazif, \u201cEntropy generation analysis of convective turbulent flow in alternating elliptical axis tubes with different angles between pitches; a numerical investigation,\u201d Heat Mass Transfer<\/em>, 2019. link to paper<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. H. Najafi Khaboshan, <\/strong>H. R. Nazif, \u201cThe effect of multi-longitudinal vortex generation on turbulent convective heat transfer within alternating elliptical axis tubes with various alternative angles,\u201d Case Stud. Therm. Eng.<\/em>, 2018. link to paper<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. H. Najafi Khaboshan, <\/strong>H. R. Nazif, \u201cInvestigation of heat transfer and pressure drop of turbulent flow in tubes with successive alternating wall deformation under constant wall temperature boundary conditions,\u201d J. Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng.<\/em>, 2018. link to paper<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]
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