Name: Taahir I. Bhaiyat
Education & Experience:
(1) B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Aeronautical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (2014/02-2017/11).
(2) M.Sc. Engineering, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Aeronautical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (2018/04-Present).
(3) Exchange M.Sc. student, Nanjing Center for Multifunctional Lightweight Materials and Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China PR (2019/06 – 2019/12).
M.Sc. Thesis Topic: Design of an automotive heater core for off-design conditions.
Supervisor: Prof. Tongbeum KIM
Research Interests:
(1) Solar thermal electricity generation
(2) Thermofluidic design of air-cooled heat exchangers
Publication:
T.I. Bhaiyat, S.W. Schekman, H.Y. Lim, Y.H. Jeon, T. Kim (2019), “Off-design performance of a louvered fin-tube heater core in an automotive climate control system,” Applied Thermal Engineering 161: 114155-1-11.
T.I. Bhaiyat, T.J. Lu, T. Kim (2020), “Lateral dispersion in a lattice porous core for compact operations,” Applied Thermal Engineering 176: 115430-1-11.
