Sajad Jafari

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at KTH's Chemical Engineering Department. Before joining CBH, I completed my PhD (Link) in 2022 at CentraleSupélec, Paris Saclay Université, focusing on modeling multiphase flows, specifically droplet and jet sprays, for multicomponent evaporation and condensation. My main research interests included the mathematical foundations, development, and simulation of two-phase reactive flows, heat and mass transfer, fuel atomization, phase transition, and mixing processes in multicomponent systems.

My current research is focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling of carbon dioxide (CO₂) absorption and desorption, a common post-combustion carbon capture technique aimed at mitigating global warming. This work evaluates the influence of various parameters, such as pressure, temperature, CO₂ partial pressure, and composition, on the absorption and desorption rates. Additionally, I am engaged in Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) modeling of reactive evaporation and condensation of N₂O₄ <-> NO₂ at the droplet scale and in channel flows. This research utilizes reactive vapor-liquid equilibrium thermodynamics with real fluid equations of state.