Georgia Tech Cryo Lab


Education

  • Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1983
  • M.Sc., Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, England, 1978
  • B.S., Aryamehr (Sharif) University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1977

Teaching Interests

Professor Ghiaasiaan’s teaching interests include undergraduate and graduate courses in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and multiphase flow. He emphasizes fundamental principles and their applications to energy systems, aiming to develop students’ analytical and problem-solving skills. His instruction integrates experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches, involving both undergraduate and graduate students in research-related activities.

Research Interests

Professor Ghiaasiaan’s research focuses on multiphase flow and heat transfer phenomena in energy systems and thermal management. His work addresses experimental and theoretical studies of cryogenics and cryocoolers, two-phase flows, boiling, condensation, and miniature scale transport processes, with applications in power generation, refrigeration, and thermal systems design. He actively involves students in advancing understanding of complex flow and heat transfer mechanisms through innovative experimental methods and modeling.

Recent Publications

  • Majumdar, A., LeClair, A, Hartwig, J., Ghiaasiaan, S.M. Two-dimensional network flow modeling of no-vent tank filling of a cryogenic tank with thermodynamic vent system assisted injector, Cryogenics. 146, 104004, 2025.
  • Ghavami, A., Ghiaasiaan, S.M.  Thermal conductivity of some ceramic materials at cryogenic temperature, ASME J. Heat Transfer, 145, 043501, 2023. 
  • Perrella, M., Ghiaasiaan, S.M. Hydrodynamic resistance parameters of regenerator filler materials at cryogenic temperatures, Cryogenics, 117, 103320, 2021.
  • Baldwin, M.R., Ghavami, A., Ghiaasiaan, S.M., Majumdar, A.A., Pool boiling in liquid hydrogen, liquid methane and liquid oxygen: a review of available data and predictive tools, Cryogenics, 115, 103240, 2021.
  • Baldwin, M.R., Ghavami, A., Ghiaasiaan, S.M., Majumdar, A.A., Flow boiling in liquid hydrogen, liquid methane and liquid oxygen: a review of available data and predictive tools, Cryogenics, 116, 103298, 2021.