Dr Saif Z. S. Al Ghafri

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Honorary Research Fellow

Contact

+44 (0)20 7594 1227saif.al-ghafri06

Location

231ACE ExtensionSouth Kensington Campus

Summary

Education

2009 – 2013 PhD in Chemical Engineering- Imperial College London (ICL), UK

[Phase Behaviour and Physical Properties of Reservoir Fluids under Addition of Carbon Dioxide]

2006 - 2007 MSc in Advanced Chemical & Process Systems Engineering- Imperial College, UK

[Modelling and Optimisation of Hydrogen Production by Hybrid PSA-Membrane System]

2003 - 2006 B.Eng. Honours in Chemical Engineering (1^st class) - University of Nottingham, UK

Employment

12/2015 – present Research Fellow; School of Mech. & Chem. Engineering, UWA, Australia

12/2017 – present Honorary Research Fellow; Department of Chemical Engineering, ICL, UK

12/2015 – 12/2017 Honorary Research Associate; Department of Chemical Engineering, ICL, UK

11/2013 – 11/2015 Research Associate; QCCSRC, Department of Chemical Engineering, ICL, UK

11/2009 – 11/2015 Ph.D. Research; QCCSRC, Department of Chemical Engineering, ICL, UK

11/2007 – 11/2009 Process Engineer; Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Muscat, Oman

Publications

Journals

Falcão BDS, Jeong K, Al Ghafri S, et al.Falcão BDS, Jeong K, Al Ghafri S, Robinson N, Tang L, Kozielski K, Johns ML close, 2024, Ortho- to para-hydrogen catalytic conversion kinetics, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol:62, ISSN:0360-3199, Pages:345-351

Dhakal S, Al Ghafri SZS, Rowland D, et al.Dhakal S, Al Ghafri SZS, Rowland D, May EF, Trusler JPM, Stanwix PL close, 2023, Speeds of sound in binary mixtures of water and carbon dioxide at temperatures from 273 K to 313 K and at pressures up to 50 MPa, International Journal of Thermophysics, Vol:44, ISSN:0195-928X, Pages:1-29

Sadaghiani MS, Siahvashi A, Arami-Niya A, et al.Sadaghiani MS, Siahvashi A, Arami-Niya A, Tsuji T, Yukumoto A, Seiki Y, Al Ghafri SZS, Stanwix PL, May EF close, 2023, Cryogenic Solid Solubility Measurements for HFC-32+CO<sub>2</sub> Binary Mixtures at Temperatures Between (132 and 217) K, International Journal of Thermophysics, Vol:44, ISSN:0195-928X

Xiao X, Kim D, Jiao F, et al.Xiao X, Kim D, Jiao F, Yang X, Al Ghafri S, Siahvashi A, Tsuji T, Yukumoto A, Seiki Y, Stanwix PL, May EF close, 2023, Viscosity, thermal conductivity, and interfacial tension study of CO<inf>2</inf> + difluoromethane (R32), International Journal of Refrigeration, Vol:152, ISSN:0140-7007, Pages:331-342

Xiao X, Tenardi LD, Sadaghiani MS, et al.Xiao X, Tenardi LD, Sadaghiani MS, Sadeghi Pouya E, Yang X, Al Ghafri S, Siahvashi A, Tsuji T, Yukumoto A, Seiki Y, Stanwix PL, May EF close, 2023, Thermodynamic property measurements and modelling of CO<inf>2</inf> + difluoromethane (R32): Density, heat capacity, and vapour-liquid equilibrium, International Journal of Refrigeration, Vol:149, ISSN:0140-7007, Pages:260-273

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