Kamran Iranshahi

Empa, Swiss Federal Labs
Simulating Biological Systems Research Group
Lerchenfeldstrasse 5
9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Tel +41 58 765 7618
www.empa.ch
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Research Interests

Electrohydrodynamic drying (EHDD) is an energy-efficient non-thermal technique, suitable for dehydration of heat-sensitive biomaterials like fruits and vegetables. In my PhD project, "Electrohydrodynamics for dehydration of soft, heat-sensitive materials", I investigate different aspects of this innovative drying technology including optimization, energy/exergy analysis, life-cycle assessment, and up-scalability toward industrial application. Moreover, as an essential step for optimizing the dehydration processes and producing high-quality dried products, attempts will be made to obtain an accurate understanding about the actual physical phenomena of heat and mass transfer during drying. In my research, I will use all the three tools of a scientific approach namely, development & formulation of theory, modeling & simulation, and design and execution of experiments.
I work at Empa (Swiss Federal Labs) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Thijs Defraeye, and Prof. Johan Six is my doctoral thesis supervisor at ETH Zurich.

Working Experience

2018- 2019 Research Assistant, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories, Switzerland
2014-2016 Research Assistant, DANA research laboratory, low-speed wind tunnel, Amirkabir Univ. of Tech., Iran
2014-2016 Teaching Assistant, Computer Programming, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran

Education

2019 M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
2016 M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, Aerodynamics, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
2014 B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran