Education

Ph.D., The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2017

M.S., Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2010

B.S., The University of Tabriz, Iran, 2007

Professional Experience

Software R&D Engineer, MoTeC Pty. Ltd., Australia, May – Oct 2017

Research Assistant, The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2013 – 2016

• Collaborating with the International Engine Combustion Network on Spray G;
• Examining the dynamics of DI compressed natural gas (CNG) at SI engine-like conditions; and
• Investigating the emission characteristics of ULP and E10 for a port fuel injection vehicle

R&D Engineer, Turbo-compressor Manufacturing Group (TCMFG), Iran, 2010 – 2012

Awards and Honors

Nominated for Chancellor’s Prize for Excellence in the Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Melbourne, 2017

Best Paper Award, Australian Combustion Symposium, 2015

Melbourne International Research Scholarship (MIRS), The University of Melbourne, 2012

Publications and Presentations

Poursadegh, F., Lacey, J.S., Brear, M.J., Gordon, R.L. “On the fuel spray transition to dense fluid mixing at reciprocating engine conditions,” Energy & Fuel, 31 (6), 6445–6454, 2017

Lacey, J.S., Poursadegh, F., Brear, M.J., Gordon, R.L. et al. “Generalizing the behaviour of flash-boiling, plume interaction and spray collapse for multi-hole, direct injection,” Fuel, 200, 345-356, 2017

Poursadegh, F., Lacey, J.S., Brear, M.J., Gordon, R.L., Petersen, P., Lakey, C., Butcher, B., Ryan, S., Kramer, U. “On the phase and structural variability of directly injected propane at spark ignition engine conditions,” Fuel, under review

Lacey, J.S., Poursadegh, F., Brear, M.J., Petersen, P. et al. “Optical characterization of propane at representative spark ignition, direct injection conditions,” SAE Technical Paper, No.2016-01-0842, 2016

Poursadegh, F., Lacey, J.S., M.J. Brear, Gordon, R.L. “A theoretical examination of fuel supercriticality in compression ignition engines,” Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 2015

Poursadegh, F., Goldeband, D., Lacey, J.S., Petersen, P., Brear, M.J., Gordon, R.L. “Comparison of the direct injection of Propane and Iso-octane under homogeneous-charge, spark-ignition engine condition,” 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2014

Nili-Ahmadabadi, M., and Poursadegh, F. “Centrifugal compressor shape modification using a proposed inverse design method,” Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 27 (3), 713-720, 2013

Nili-Ahmadabadi, M., and Poursadegh, F. “Optimization of a seven-Stage centrifugal compressor using a quasi-3D inverse design method,” Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 27 (11), 3319-3330, 2013

Poursadegh, F., Hajilouy-Benisi, A., and Nili-Ahmadabadi, M. “A novel quasi-3D design method for centrifugal compressor impeller on the blade-to-blade plane,” ASME Turbo Expo, Canada, 2011