Hooman Tafreshi
Professor
- Phone: (919) 515-6151
- Email: hvtafres@ncsu.edu
- Office: Engineering Building III (EB3) 3148
- Website: https://mae.ncsu.edu/pmmf/
Dr. Hooman Tafreshi is a faculty member in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at NC State University. He also serves as the Associate Director for Research at the Nonwovens Institute. Prior to joining NC State University, Dr. Tafreshi was with the Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2007 to 2020, where he worked as assistant, associate, and Qimonda full professor. Dr. Tafreshi’s research is in the field of thermo-fluids sciences at its interface with material science. His particular research focus is on multiphase fluids and particle/droplet transport through fibrous materials with applications in filtration and separation sciences. This also includes interfacial phenomena and droplet–surface interactions for self-cleaning and drag reduction applications. Dr. Tafreshi is an active member of the American Filtration and Separation (AFS) Society and also serves on the editorial board of Separation and Purification Technology journal. More detailed information about Dr. Tafreshi’s past and current research activities can be found on his Porous Media and Multiphase Flow (PMMF) Laboratory The PMMF Laboratory conducts computational and experimental research in the field of multiphase fluid mechanics and heat transfer. To date, the PMMF lab has published more than 160 peer-reviewed journal articles (use this link to Google Scholar).
Publications
- Matlab implementation of pore morphology method for modeling liquid residue in porous media with heterogeneous wettabilities
- Gautam, S., Bhatta, N., Kumar, A., Tafreshi, H. V., & Pourdeyhimi, B. (2025), Powder Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120509
- Novel quasi-static method to simulate collection efficiency and pressure drop of coalescing filters
- Bhatta, N., Gautam, S., Tafreshi, H. V., Pourdeyhimi, B., & Kumar, A. (2025), JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE, 183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2024.106486
- A simple approach to simulate corona-charged electret filters
- Gautam, S., Kumar, A., Tafreshi, H. V., & Pourdeyhimi, B. (2024), JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE, 176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2023.106293
- Accuracy of the Pore Morphology Method in Modeling Fluid Saturation in 3D Fibrous Domains
- Bhatta, N., Gautam, S., Farhan, N. M., Tafreshi, H. V., & Pourdeyhimi, B. (2024, October 8), INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, Vol. 10. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c02939
- CFD-DEM simulation of air-assisted electrospinning
- Rahman, S. M., Rahman, S., Tafreshi, H. V., & Pourdeyhimi, B. (2024), Chemical Engineering Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.158370
- Effects of droplet deposition on aerosol capture efficiency of bipolarly charged fibers
- Kumar, A., Gautam, S., Bhatta, N., Tafreshi, H. V., & Pourdeyhimi, B. (2025), Soft Matter. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SM01105H
- The impact of particle deposition on collection efficiency of electret fibers
- Kumar, A., Gautam, S., Atri, S., Tafreshi, H. V., & Pourdeyhimi, B. (2024), JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE, 181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2024.106426
- The role of 3D electrostatic field in modeling the electrospinning process
- Rahman, S. M., Gautam, S., Tafreshi, H. V., & Pourdeyhimi, B. (2024), JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 135(1). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0187859
- Toward formulating coalescence filtration: Characterizing wetting saturation via centrifugal force
- Bhatta, N., Tafreshi, H. V., & Pourdeyhimi, B. (2024), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIPHASE FLOW, 170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2023.104641
- Designing Multi-Layer electret filters via numerical simulation
- Gautam, S., Kumar, A., Tafreshi, H. V., & Pourdeyhimi, B. (2024, March 15), CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, Vol. 286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2023.119680
Grants
- Exploring Adsorbent Particulate Deposition in Coform Spunbond Process, NWI Core Project
- Modeling Compression-Recovery in Multicomponent Nonwovens - A Design Tool
- Smart Manufacturing of PPE and HVAC Filters
- Next Generation Respirators
- Computational-Experimental Study on Particle Removal via Electrically Charged Multilayer Nonwovens, NWI Core Project
- Enabling Manufacturing Automation, Supply Chain Diversification and Addressing the Environmental Impact of PPE (RACER-MASCEI)
- Flow-less Coalescence Filtration Experiment: A Novel Approach to Study Instantaneous Saturation in Nonwovens, NWI Core Project
- A Breathable Polymer Film for Use in Virus Transmission Reduction Platforms in Non-hospital Settings
- Design & Validation of Reusable Particulate Respirators with Filter Inserts
