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Jamshid M. Nouri

Professor Jamshid M Nouri

Emeritus Professor of Experimental Fluid Mechanics

School of Science & Technology Department of Engineering

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Professor Nouri graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Reading University in 1983. He undertook postgraduate research in Thermofluids Section at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London University, leading to the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1987. He joined the same research group at Imperial College in June 1987 as a Research Fellow. He has a wide experience in the field of the experimental fluid mechanics with expertise in optical techniques for flow diagnosis; a refractive index matching (RIM) method was developed allowing measurements by LDV in dense suspension flows and flows in very complex geometries. He carried out research on flow characteristics of multi-phase flows and Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid flows, but since 1992 he was mainly involved in research on fluid mechanics, internal combustion engines, Gasoline and Diesel fuel spray processes, centrifugal pumps and turbo-chargers.

He joined City in January 2001 and was appointed as a lecturer in the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, SEMS. Following his appointment at City, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2004, to Reader in Mechanical Engineering in 2008 and to Professor of Experimental Fluid Mechanics in 2011. His extensive research on fluid mechanics, Fuel injection system, internal combustion engines and application of optical diagnostics is noted by many journal publications and awards including the 2000 Arch T. Colwell Merit Award of the Society of Automotive Engineers. In August 2005 he was appointed Course Director for PG MSc Mechanical and Automotive Engineering and then appointed Assistant Dean for UG Mechanical, Energy and Automotive & Motor Sport Engineering in August 2007. He was appointed as Head of Department for Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics in August 2011 till 2019. He was retired in Oct 2020 and was awarded Emeritus Professor at City in Jan 2022.

Qualifications

  • DIC Mechanical Engineering, University of London, United Kingdom, 1988
  • PhD Mechanical Engineering & Heat Transfer, University of London, United Kingdom, 1988
  • BSc Mechanical Engineering with Mathematics, University of Reading, United Kingdom, 1983

Employment

  • Professor of Experimental Fluid Mechanics, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2011 - present
  • Reader, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2008 - 2011
  • Senior Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2004 - 2007
  • Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2001 - 2003
  • Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, 1997 - 2000
  • Research Fellow, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, 1993 - 1996
  • Research Assistant, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, 1987 - 1992

Memberships of professional organisations

  • CEng, FIMechE, Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IMechE), 2012 - present
  • Member, Society Automative Engineers (SAE), 2005 - present
  • Business Fellow, London Technology Network (LTN), 2004 - present
  • Member, Institute of Physics (IoP), 2004 - 2008

Research

Research interests

- Development and application of laser diagnostics to IC engines, combustion and two-phase flows, complex internal flows; methods include LDV, PDA, PIV and LIF
- Fuel injection systems and spray processes for gasoline/diesel direction injection engines
- Internal combustion engines
- Two-phase flows and Cavitation
- Lubrication in IC Engine
- Internal flow of high-speed turbo-machineries

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Conference papers and proceedings (43)

  • Nouri, J.M., Stosic, N. and Guerrato, D. (2019). Investigation of turbulent flow characteristics within screw compressor. 4th International Conference on Computational Methods for Solids and Fluids 18-20 September, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Nouri, J.M., Dasari, B.L., Brabazon, D. and Naher, S. (2017). Parametric study for graphene reinforced aluminum matrix composites production using Box Behnken design. Material Forming 26-28 April, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Nouri, J.M. (2015). Influence of cavitation on near nozzle exit spray. CAV 2015. 9th Int. Symp. On Cavitation 6-10 December, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Laksmi, B., Nouri, J.M., Brabazon, D. and Naher, S. (2015). Prediction of properties for the production and application of graphene reinforced metal matrix composites. 8th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection (SEEP 2015) 11-14 August, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley.
  • Marchi, A., Yan, Y., Nouri, J.M. and Arcoumanis, C. (2013). Investigation on Flows Induced by Fuel Sprays from an Outwards Opening Pintle Injector for GDI engines. ILASS – Europe 2013 1-4 September, Chania, Greece.
  • Gavaises, E., Mirshahi, M., Nouri, J.M. and Yan, Y. (2013). Link between in-nozzle cavitation and jet spray in a gasoline multi-hole injector. ILASS 2013 - 25th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems 1-4 September, Chania, Crete.
  • Marchi, A., Yan, Y., Nouri, J.M. and Arcoumanis, C. (2013). PIV Investigation on Flows Induced by Fuel Sprays from an Outwards Opening Pintle Injector for GDI engines. ILASS 2013 - 25th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems 1-4 September, Chania, Crete.
  • Gavaises, E., Rewse-Davies, Z., Nouri, J.M., Arcoumanis, C. and Rewse-Davies, Z. (2013). Near-Nozzle Instabilities in Gasoline Direct Injection Sprays. ILASS 2013 - 25th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems 1-4 September, Chania, Crete.
  • Nouri, J.M., Mackenzie S., , Gaskell C., and Dhunput A., (2012). Effect of viscosity and temperature on in-nozzle flow and cavitation in a multi-hole injector. To be presented in IMechE Conference on Injection System for IC Engines May-, London, England.
  • Nouri, J.M. and Horrocks, R. (2012). Effect of viscosity, temperature and nozzle length-to-diameter ratio on internal flow and cavitation in a multi-hole injector. IMechE - Fuel Systems for IC Engines One Birdc age Walk, London SW1H 9JJ.
  • Mitroglou, N., Gavaises, M., Nouri, J.M., Arcoumanis, C., Cossali, G.E. and Tonini, S. (2011). Cavitation Inside Enlarged And Real-Size Fully Transparent Injector Nozzles And Its Effect On Near Nozzle Spray Formation. Droplet Impact Phenomena and Spray Investigations Workshop 2011 27 May, Bergamo, Italy.
  • Mitroglou, N., Nouri, J.M. and Arcoumanis, C. In-nozzle cavitating flow and ambient-temperature effects in high-pressure multi-hole gasoline sprays. .
  • Nouri, J.M., Guerrato D., , Stosic N., , Smith, I. and Arcoumanis, C. (2009). Turbulent flow measurements within a screw compressor. 6th Int. Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer THMT 14-18 September, Rome, Italy.
  • Gavaises, M., Arcoumanis, C. and Nouri, J.M. (2008). The role of cavitation in fuel injection systems. Invited paper, 8th AVL International Symposium on Internal Combustion Diagnostics 10-11 June, Kurhaus Baden-Baden.
  • Guerrato, D., Nouri, J.M., Stošić, N., Arcoumanis, C. and Smith, I.K. Flow development in the discharge chamber of a screw compressor. .
  • Guerrato, D., Nouri, J.M., Stosic, N. and Arcoumanis, C. Flow and pressure characteristics within a screw compressor. .doi:10.1088/1742-6596/85/1/012012
  • Nouri, J.M., Marchi A., , Yan Y., and Arcoumanis, C., (2007). Internal flow and spray characteristics of a pintle-type outward opening piezo-injector. SAE 2007-01-1406 April-.
  • Mitroglou, N., Nouri, J.M., Yan, Y. and Arcoumanis, C. Spray structure generated by multi-hole injectors for gasoline direct injection engines. SAE 2007-01-1417.doi:10.4271/2007-01-1417
  • Nouri, J.M., Mitroglou, N., Yan, Y. and Arcoumanis, C. Internal flow and cavitation in a multi-hole injector for gasoline direct injection engines. SAE 2007-01-1405.doi:10.4271/2007-01-1405
  • Mitroglou, N., Nouri, J.M., Gavaises, M., You-You, Y.A.N. and Arcoumanis, C. (2007). Spray structure generated by multi-hole injectors for gasoline direct injection engines. SAE Paper 2007-01-1417.
  • Nouri, J.M., Guerrato D., , Stosic N., and Arcoumanis, C., Axial flow and pressure characteristics within a double screw compressor. .
  • Stosic, N., Guerrato, D., Nouri, J.M. and Arcoumanis, C. (2007). Flow and Pressure Characteristics within Screw Compressor. Third International Conference on Optical & Laser Diagnostics (ICOLAD) London, England.
  • Stosic, N., Guerrato, D., Nouri, J.M. and Arcoumanis, C. (2007). Flow Development through the Discharge Chamber of a Screw Compressor. International Conference Compressors and Their Systems London, England.
  • Nouri, J.M., Guerrato D., , Stosic N., and Kovacevic A., (2006). Cycle resolved velocity measurements within a screw compressor. 18th Int. Compressor Eng. Conf. 17-20 July, Purdue.
  • Yan, Y, , Gashi, S., Nouri, J.M., Lockett, R.D. and Arcoumanis, C. (2005). Investigation of spray characteristics in a spray guided DISI engine using PLIF and LDV. 2nd Int. Conf. on Laser and Optical Diagnostics (ICOLAD) 12-14 September, City University London.
  • Nouri, J.M.,, , Hamid, M.A., Yan. Y, and Arcoumanis, C. (2005). Spray characterization of a piezo pintle-type injector for gasoline direct injection engines. 2nd Int. Conf. on Laser and Optical Diagnostics (ICOLAD) 12-14 September, City University London.
  • Nouri, J.M., , Abo-Serie, E., Marchi, A., Mitroglou, N. and Arcoumanis, C. (2005). Internal and near nozzle flow characteristics from a model of an outwards opening gasoline direct injector. in 2nd Int. Conf. on Laser and Optical Diagnostics (ICOLAD) 12-14 September, City University London.
  • Ous, T., Nouri, J.M., Gavaises, M. and Arcoumanis, C. (2005). Experimental investigation on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEM) for high power and water management. 2nd Int. Conf. Optical and Laser Diagnostics, ICOLAD, Exhibited paper 11-14 September, London, England.
  • Mitroglou, N., Nouri, J.M. and Arcoumanis, C. Spray characteristics of a multi-hole injector for direct injection gasoline engines. .
  • Nouri, J.M. and Whitelaw, J.H. Effect of chamber pressure on the spray structure from a swirl pressure atomiser for direct injection gasoline engines. .
  • Nouri, J.M. and Whitelaw, J. H., (2002). Effect of back pressures on spray characteristics generated from a GDI swirl atomizer. 1St Int. Conf. Optical and Laser Diagnostics, ICOLAD 16-20 December, London, England.
  • Nouri, J.M., Brehm, C., and Whitelaw, J. H., (1999). The spray from a gasoline direct injection. ILASS99 Symposium 5-7 July, Toulouse, France.
  • Arcoumanis, C., Martinez-Botas, R.F., Nouri, J.M. and Su, C.C. (1998). Inlet and Exit Flow Characteristics of Mixed Flow Turbines. ASME 1998 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition 2-5 June.doi:10.1115/98-gt-495
  • Arcoumanis, C., Nouri, J.M., Gavaises, M. and Horrocks, R.W. (1998). Analysis of the Flow in the Nozzle of a Vertical Multi-Hole Diesel Engine Injector. SAE 23-26 February, Detroit, Michigan.
  • Arcoumanis, C., Martinez-Botas, R.F., Nouri, J.M. and Su, C.C. Inlet and exit flow characteristics of mixed flow turbines. .
  • Arcoumanis, C., Gavaises, M. and Nouri, J.M. (1997). Investigation of the flow inside the sac volume and the injection holes of a diesel injector. 13th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomisation and Spray Systems (ILASS-Europe) 9-11 July, Florence, Italy.
  • Arcoumanis, C., French, B., Nouri, J.M., R.J. Adrian, and et al., (1996). Steady Intake Flow Characteristics through the intake valves of a Ford Four-Valve Diesel Cylinder Head. 8th International Symp. on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mech. 8-11 July, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Arcoumanis, C., Nouri, J.M. and Andrews, R.J. (1992). Application of Refractive Index Matching to a Diesel Nozzle Internal Flow. 6th Int. Symp. on the Application of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics 20-23 July, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Arcoumanis, C., Nouri, J.M. and Andrews, R.J. (1992). Measurement of the Internal Fluid Flow in a Diesel Injector using Refractive Index Matching. in IMechE Seminar on Diesel Fuel Injection Systems 14-15 April, London, England.
  • Nouri, J.M. and Whitelaw, J. H., (1990). Effects of size and confinement on the flow characteristics in stirred reactors. 5th International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics July-.
  • Nouri, J.M., Liu, C. H., , Vafidis, C., and Whitelaw, J.H., (1990). Experimental study of flow in a centrifugal pump. 5th International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics July-.
  • Nouri, J.M., Hockey, R. M., and Pinho, F., (1989). Flow visualization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids in stirred reactor. 3rd International Symposium on Flow Visualization. Prague.
  • Nouri, J.M., Whitelaw, J.H. and Yianneskis, M. (1987). The scaling of the flow field with impeller size and rotational speed in a stirred reactor. Glasgow, Scotland.

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