Education
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota (1982)
M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1979)
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
(1975)
Teaching
Heat Transfer
Thermodynamics
Fluid Mechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Professional Services
Executive Editor, Heat
Transfer Engineering (An International Journal)
Regional Editor, Scientia Iranica
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member of American Physical Society (APS)
Member of Pi Tau Sigma
Pi Tau Sigma Faculty Advisor, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
Publications
For detailed list of my publications, please search Compendex or
Scopus. Recent publications are listed below:
Recent Archival Journals
Molki M., and Fasig, D., 2009, "Thermal Response of Supersonic
Airflow to a Fin Protrusion Situated on a Curved Surface," ASME
Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 131, pp. 111704-1 to 111704-5.
Molki, M., and Abbasi, B., 2010, "Effect of temperature on the
vorticity field of an evolving water droplet," International Journal
of Heat and Mass Transfer Vol. 53, pp. 18–28.
Molki, M., and Breuer, K., 2010, "Oscillatory Motion of a
Prestrained Compliant Membrane Caused by Fluid-Membrane
Interaction," Journal of Fluids and Structures, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp.
339–358.
Baghaei Lakeh, R., and Molki, M., 2010, "Patterns of airflow in
circular tubes caused by a corona jet with concentric and eccentric
wire electrodes," ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 132, No.
8, DOI: 10.1115/1.4002008.
Baghaei Lakeh, R. and Molki, M., 2012, “Targeted heat transfer
augmentation in circular tubes using a corona jet,” Journal of
Electrostatics Vol. 70, No. 1, pp. 31-42.
Recent Conference Papers
Molki, M., and Abbasi, B., 2007, “Experimental and Computational
Study of Droplet Growth and Detachment Near the Inception Point,”
IMECE2007-41433, 2007 International Mechanical Engineering Congress
& Exposition, November 11-15, 2007, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Molki, M., and Abbasi, B., 2007, “Thermal Wake of a Single Rising
Air Bubble in a Large Body of Stagnant Liquid,” IMECE2007-43406,
2007 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition,
November 11-15, 2007, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Baghaei Lakeh, R., and Molki, M., 2009, "Patterns of Secondary Flow
Field in a Circular Tube Caused by Corona Wind Using the Method of
Characteristics," IMECE2009-12611, Proceedings of the ASME 2009
International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
IMECE2009, November 13-19, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA.
Baghaei Lakeh, R. and Molki, M., 2010, “Targeted Enhanced Heat
Transfer in Circular Tubes using a Corona Jet,” 47th Annual
Technical Meeting of Society of Engineering Science, Ames, IA.
Baghaei Lakeh, R., and Molki, M., 2011, “Heat Transfer Enhancement
in Rectangular Channels using a Corona Jet caused by Longitudinal
Flat Electrodes,” IMECE2011-62591, ASME International Mechanical
Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 11-17, Denver,
Colorado, USA.
Recent Presentations
Molki, M., and Baghaei Lakeh, R., 2010, "A low-speed corona jet for
internal spot cooling of tubes," 63rd Annual Meeting of the Division
of Fluid Dynamics, The American Physical Society, DFD10-2010-000014,
Long Beach, California.
Baghaei Lakeh, R. and Molki, M., 2010, Targeted Enhanced Heat
Transfer in Circular Tubes using a Corona Jet, 47th Annual Technical
Meeting of Society of Engineering Science, Ames, IA.
Molki, M., and Sattari, N., 2011, “Oscillatory Behavior of
an Arc Airfoil in Low-Speed Airflow,” 64th Annual Meeting of the
Division of Fluid Dynamics, The American Physical Society,
DFD11-2011-000006, Baltimore, Maryland.
Editorials
Molki, M., 2005, “Thermal Management of Computer Hard Drives,” Heat
Transfer Engineering (an International Journal), Vol. 26, No. 6, pp.
1-2.
Molki, M., 2008, “Fluid-Solid Interaction—a New Trend,” Heat
Transfer Engineering (an International Journal), Vol. 29, No. 12,
pp. 975-976.
Molki, M., 2010, "Selected Papers on Improving Heat Transfer via
Electrohydrodynamic Technique," Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 31,
No. 2, pp. 99–100.
