Dr Mahshid Firouzi
Associate Professor
School of Engineering
- Email:mahshid.firouzi@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4033 9364
Making change for a more sustainable tomorrow
As a passionate advocate for sustainable energy production, Associate Professor Mahshid Firouzi is helping educate industries and students to move towards a cleaner, more affordable future. Her work has been widely recognised as the catalyst for change.
“I'm a very impact driven person so that's why I initially chose to study engineering and work in the areas I’m now in,” says Mahshid, who joined the University of Newcastle in 2021.
“These are the areas that I believe are key to the future economy, particularly as we transition to de-carbonisation.
“Australia and the world are facing huge challenges as we move away from a carbon-based economy to achieve zero-emissions. My work is at the cutting edge of enabling the energy and resources sectors to deliver this goal.”
A joint effort
Mahshid has collaborated and worked closely with industry experts and scientific disciplines and has developed research projects with other universities. These projects focus on ways to refine and improve sustainable solutions for cleaner energy, carbon capture and sequestration and hydrogen storage.
In a recent successful collaboration with academics and industry partners from various institutions, led by University of Adelaide, Mahshid secured $1.9m funding to set up a comprehensive facility to enable large scale underground hydrogen storage.
Mahshid is also a Chief Investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals (COEMinerals), based at the University.
“The Centre of Excellence works with researchers on projects that aim to make mineral processing more environmentally sustainable,” says Mahshid. “We aim to secure the future availability of the critical metals we need for modern living.”
The Centre is led by Laureate Professor Kevin Galvin who oversees collaboration with researchers from seven Australian universities, CSIRO, industry partner organisations, as well as leading international researchers.
Keeping up with the flow
By developing close relationships with different counterparts from a range of industries, Mahshid has successfully secured more than $44m through competitive funding schemes such as Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage, Discovery, Industry Fellowship, National Energy Resources Australia.
Through COEMinerals, Mahshid is currently working on eco-beneficiation of minerals including rare earths which are key to transitioning to clean energy. She is working with COEMineral’s CIs from multiple institutions and disciplines on optimising system hydrodynamics and incorporating bio-inspired reagents derived from green sources to replace petroleum-based and hazardous reagents in mineral processing.
Mahshid’s current research on unconventional gas as a transitional source of energy has led to the development of a novel artificial lift system (patented in Australia, USA, Russia and China). This system will enable low cost and low emission dewatering of wells, which is key to the sustainable transitioning to low carbon economy.
“My current project aims to reduce methane emission to the atmosphere by reducing the downtime caused by downhole pumps, the current dewatering technology.
“Currently operators have to open wells to pull out a pump to replace it, which is associated with significant methane emissions that arise during well maintenance. The new technology will prevent this. It will also optimise gas production reducing the need for more wells,” says Mahshid.
Mahshid is working with her industry partners, through a CRC-P funding granted by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, on the field trial and commercialisation of this technology.
“This may lead to widespread adoption of technology informed by my work and benefiting our world,” she says.
Recognition as a leader
Mahshid’s achievements have been recognised through multiple awards, including the 2022 University’s Engineering School Excellence in Learning, 2018 UQ Engineering Faculty Early Career Researcher Award and being one of two Australian female scientists profiled by the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia.
Similarly, her research outcomes published in top peer-reviewed journals have contributed to the advancement of global knowledge in her field of research. Her research projects have helped inspire and motivate engineering students.
“Delivering robust education opportunities and outcome-focused research opportunities helps fuel more research and improvements,” says Mahshid. “It ensures the future leaders of industry are skilled and empowering to champion science-based, data-driven, positive change.”
A bright future
Moving forward, Mahshid plans to continue translating her research into outcomes that beneficial to how we live, while minimising the impact to the environment.
“Transitioning into low carbon economy needs to be done in a very efficient way to minimise the footprint of the process,” she says.
“I’m proud of what I've done so far. I can see that my work is in fact making the change in reducing carbon emission. The future of sustainable energy is looking promising, but there’s so much more to do.”
Making change for a more sustainable tomorrow
As a passionate advocate for sustainable energy production, Dr Mahshid Firouzi is helping educate industries and students to move towards a cleaner, more affordable future. Her work has been widely recognised as the catalyst for change.
Career Summary
Biography
Dr. Firouzi is committed to advancing sustainable energy production through innovative approaches in low emission technologies, decarbonisation, and the eco-efficient recovery of minerals. Her research interests encompass experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of interfacial interactions in multiphase flows (froth/foams/emulsions, bubble coalescence, thin liquid films) and optimisation of engineering processes (including innovation in underground CO2 and hydrogen storage).
Employing mathematical modelling and advanced data analytics, she provides timely diagnosis of system faults, maximising efficiency and minimising risk, downtime, and cost of maintenance in the energy and resources industry. While her research is applicable to a wide range of processes and industries, her research focus is grounded in applications, with the end-goal of decarbonisation.
Working collaboratively with industry partners and engaging in multidisciplinary fields, Dr. Firouzi is dedicated to forging discoveries that enhance existing processes and facilitate the development of innovative and sustainable solutions in the energy and resources sector, including hydrogen, minerals processing, as well as low-emission natural gas production innovation.
Her research stands at the forefront of low-emission innovation, and her achievements have been recognised through multiple awards, including the 2022 UoN Engineering School Excellence in Learning, 2018 UQ Engineering Faculty Early Career Researcher Award and being one of two Australian female scientists profiled by the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia. Dr. Firouzi joined the University of Newcastle in 2021, where she also serves as a Chief Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals ('COEMinerals'), which is home-based at the University of Newcastle.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland
Keywords
- Advanced data analytics
- Foams/emulsions
- Mathematical modelling
- Multiphase flows
- Unconventional gas
- carbon capture and sequestration
Fields of Research
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400499 | Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified | 30 |
401211 | Multiphysics flows (incl. multiphase and reacting flows) | 40 |
340699 | Physical chemistry not elsewhere classified | 30 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
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Associate Professor | University of Newcastle College of Engineering, Science and Environment Australia |
Academic appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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1/1/2021 - 9/7/2021 | UQ Amplify Senior Lecturer | The University of Queensland School of Chemical Engineering Australia |
Professional appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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15/6/2022 - | Editorial Board-Advances in Colloid and Interface Science | Advances in Colloid and Interface Science Australia |
12/7/2021 - | Honorary Senior Research Fellow | The University of Queensland Australia |
Awards
Professional
Year | Award |
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2020 |
Fellow of Australian Institute of Energy Australian Institute of Energy (AIE) |
Research Award
Year | Award |
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2021 |
2020 UQ Amplify Research Fellowship University of Queensland |
2017 |
Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship The University of Queensland |
Scholarship
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2019 |
Australian School of Applied Management scholarship for the Leading-Edge program Australian School of Applied Management |
Teaching Award
Year | Award |
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2023 |
Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award 2022 College of Engineering, Science & Environment, University of Newcastle |
Teaching
Code | Course | Role | Duration |
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CHEE2003 |
Fluid & Particle Mechanics The University of Queensland |
Lecturer | 19/7/2018 - 6/12/2020 |
CHEE2325 |
Thermodynamics of Chemical Processes School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia |
Course Coordinator | 21/2/2022 - 1/1/0001 |
ENGG2300 |
Engineering Fluid Mechanics College of Engineering, Science and Environment, University of Newcastle |
Course Coordinator | 18/7/2022 - 31/10/2023 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (2 outputs)
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2016 |
'Drops and Bubbles in Contact with Solid Surfaces', , CRC Press
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2013 | Nguyen A, Firouzi M, 'Collision and attachment interactions of single air bubbles with flat surfaces in aqueous solutions', Drops and bubbles in contact with solid surfaces, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A. 211-240 (2013) |
Journal article (44 outputs)
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2024 |
Parkes S, Wright B, Wang P, Stiller E, Firouzi M, Galvin KP, 'Hydrophobic-hydrophilic bubble-particle kinetics in a downcomer', Minerals Engineering, 210 (2024) [C1] Declining ore grades have been addressed through exponentially higher cell residence times. With cell sizes approaching 1000 m3, improved kinetics is crucial. Downcomers, which in... [more] Declining ore grades have been addressed through exponentially higher cell residence times. With cell sizes approaching 1000 m3, improved kinetics is crucial. Downcomers, which increase shear rates for improved recovery of fine hydrophobic particles, may also cause a strong deposition flux of ultrafine hydrophilic particles close to the bubble surface, via lubrication forces. Model feeds of varying silica-to-chalcopyrite mass ratios up to 80 were processed using a REFLUX¿ Flotation Cell (RFC¿). Equivalent hydrodynamic conditions were applied, including a low solids concentration of 1 wt% to prevent kinetic limitations due to limited bubble surface area. The hydrophobic particle recovery declined significantly as the silica content increased, with clear evidence the ultrafine hydrophilic silica hindered the adhesion kinetics of the hydrophobic chalcopyrite.
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2024 |
Buckley T, Vuong T, Karanam K, Vo PHN, Shukla P, Firouzi M, Rudolph V, 'Response to 'Comment on "Using foam fractionation to estimate PFAS air-water interface adsorption behaviour at ng/L and µg/L" by T. Buckley, T. Vuong, K. Karanam, PHN Vo, P. Shukla, M. Firouzi & V. Rudolph, Water research 239, 120028'', WATER RESEARCH, 249 (2024)
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2023 |
Buckley T, Vuong T, Karanam K, Vo PHN, Shukla P, Firouzi M, Rudolph V, 'Using foam fractionation to estimate PFAS air-water interface adsorption behaviour at ng/L and µg/L concentrations', Water Research, 239 (2023) [C1] PFAS are biologically recalcitrant compounds that are persistent in the environment and have subsequently contaminated groundwater, landfill leachate and surface water. Due to the... [more] PFAS are biologically recalcitrant compounds that are persistent in the environment and have subsequently contaminated groundwater, landfill leachate and surface water. Due to their persistence and toxicity, there are environmental concentration limits imposed on some PFAS compounds that extend down to a few nanograms per litre and even proposals for reducing these to picogram per litre levels. Since PFAS concentrates at water-air interfaces as a result of their amphiphilic nature, this characteristic is important for the successful modelling and prediction of transport behaviour of PFAS through various systems. Here we present a procedure for using a foam fractionation method to experimentally determine the PFAS adsorption behaviour at ng/L and µg/L concentrations in the presence of salts. The equilibrium air-water adsorption coefficients for PFHxS and PFOA at different salinities and concentrations are experimentally shown to be constant across the range of PFAS concentrations investigated (approx. 0.1¿100 µg/L). The adsorption isotherms may consequently be modelled by Henry or Langmuir style equations at these low concentrations.
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2023 |
Zaghloul MMY, Steel K, Veidt M, Martin D, Firouzi M, Heitzmann MT, 'Influence of Counter-Face Grit Size and Lubricant on the Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Thermoplastic Polymers Reinforced with Glass Fibres', Tribology Letters, 71 (2023) [C1]
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2023 |
Amani P, Amiralian N, Athukoralalage SSA, Firouzi M, 'Eco-efficient pickering foams: leveraging sugarcane waste-derived cellulose nanofibres', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 24379-24389 [C1]
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2023 |
Amani P, Firouzi M, 'Uninterrupted lift of gas, water, and fines in unconventional gas wells using foam-assisted artificial lift', GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 114 (2023) [C1]
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2023 |
Buckley T, Karanam K, Han H, Vo HNP, Shukla P, Firouzi M, Rudolph V, 'Effect of different co-foaming agents on PFAS removal from the environment by foam fractionation', Water Research, 230 (2023) [C1] Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are recalcitrant, synthetic chemicals that are ubiquitous in the environment because of their widespread use in a variety of consumer a... [more] Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are recalcitrant, synthetic chemicals that are ubiquitous in the environment because of their widespread use in a variety of consumer and industrial products. PFAS contamination has become an increasing issue in recent years, which needs to be urgently addressed. Foam fractionation is emerging as a potential remediation option that removes PFAS by adsorption to the surface of rising air bubbles which are removed from the system as a foam. PFAS concentrations in the environment are often not sufficient to allow for formation of a foam by itself and often a co-foaming agent is required to be added to enhance the foamability of the solution. In this study, the effect of different classes of co-foaming agents, anionic, non-ionic, zwitterionic and cationic surfactants on the removal of PFAS with varying fluorocarbon chain length from 3 to 8 in a foam fractionation process have been investigated. Evaluation of the air-water interface partitioning coefficient (k¿) in addition with surface tension and PFAS removal results support the contention that using a co-foaming agent with the opposite charge to the PFAS in question significantly facilitates the adsorption of PFAS to the air-water interface, enhancing the efficiency of the process. Using the non-ionic surfactant (no headgroup electrostatic interaction with PFAS), as a reference, it was observed, in terms of PFAS separation and rate of PFAS removal, that anionic co-surfactant performed worst, zwitterionic was better, and cationic co-surfactant performed best. All of the PFAS species were able to be removed below the limit of detection (0.05 µg/L) after 45 minutes of foaming time with the cationic surfactant.
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2023 |
Khojier K, Goudarzi S, Firouzi M, 'Enhanced, selective, and room temperature detection of ethanol vapor by RF-sputtered TiO
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2022 |
Buckley T, Xu X, Rudolph V, Firouzi M, Shukla P, 'Review of foam fractionation as a water treatment technology', Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia), 57 929-958 (2022) [C1] Foam fractionation is a well-developed technology used to separate surface-active compounds from solution by exploiting their affinity for the air¿water interface. The technology ... [more] Foam fractionation is a well-developed technology used to separate surface-active compounds from solution by exploiting their affinity for the air¿water interface. The technology was founded in the 1940s and has since evolved into a key technology for treatment of many different pollutants from a variety of different industries such as textiles and dyes, heavy metals, proteins in food processing waste and even per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The technology has even progressed from a standard batch process to a continuous process with an applied reflux to being presently used as an in-situ groundwater remediation and soil remediation process. This review provides a snapshot of the historical evolution of foam fractionation, a discussion of the mechanism behind foam fractionation, the effect of key operating variables on the performance parameters, identification of the key transport processes that take place within a foam fractionation system, a review of the modeling of foam fractionation as a water treatment technology and a review of the applications of foam fractionation as a water treatment technology.
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2022 |
Pearce J, Raza S, Baublys K, Hayes P, Firouzi M, Rudolph V, 'Unconventional CO2 Storage: CO2 Mineral Trapping Predicted in Characterized Shales, Sandstones, and Coal Seam Interburden', SPE Journal, 2022 1-22 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Amani P, Miller R, Javadi A, Firouzi M, 'Pickering foams and parameters influencing their characteristics', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 301 (2022) [C1] Pickering foams are available in many applications and have been continually gaining interest in the last two decades. Pickering foams are multifaceted, and their characteristics ... [more] Pickering foams are available in many applications and have been continually gaining interest in the last two decades. Pickering foams are multifaceted, and their characteristics are highly dependent on many factors, such as particle size, charge, hydrophobicity and concentration as well as the charge and concentration of surfactants and salts available in the system. A literature review of these individual studies at first might seem confusing and somewhat contradictory, particularly in multi-component systems with particles and surfactants with different charges in the presence of salts. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of particle-stabilized foams, also known as Pickering foams and froths. Underlying mechanisms of foam stabilization by particles with different morphology, surface chemistry, size and type are reviewed and clarified. This paper also outlines the role of salts and different factors such as pH, temperature and gas type on Pickering foams. Further, we highlight recent developments in Pickering foams in different applications such as food, mining, oil and gas, and wastewater treatment industries, where Pickering foams are abundant. We conclude this overview by presenting important research avenues based on the gaps identified here. The focus of this review is limited to Pickering foams of surfactants with added salts and does not include studies on polymers, proteins, or other macromolecules.
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2022 |
Rathnayake S, Rajora A, Firouzi M, 'A machine learning-based predictive model for real-time monitoring of flowing bottom-hole pressure of gas wells', Fuel, 317 (2022) [C1] Prediction of the flowing bottom hole pressure (FBHP) of gas¿water two-phase flows is of great importance in optimising the production of gas and reducing down-time in unconventio... [more] Prediction of the flowing bottom hole pressure (FBHP) of gas¿water two-phase flows is of great importance in optimising the production of gas and reducing down-time in unconventional gas wells. Unlike the case for conventional gas wells, prediction of FBHP for unconventional gas wells, particularly coal seam gas (CSG) wells, has not been studied. Monitoring of FBHP typically is done using a downhole pressure sensor placed close to the bottom of the well. Replacing a failed pressure sensor or recalibration of a pressure gauge, which is required frequently throughout the life of a well for reliable measurement of FBHP, requires interruption of the gas production at a high cost. A low-cost and reliable model for continuous prediction of FBHP, would enable smooth operation of CSG wells in the event a pressure gauge fails, without interrupting the well production. This work presents predictive models for real-time and reliable prediction of FBHP using surface and subsurface data, acquired from 91 CSG wells in Australia over 5¿19 month production periods. Two sets of models are developed; one for specific wells using data from that individual well and another one for a group of wells. Three different modelling approaches, multiple linear regression, linear mixed-effects and gradient boosting regression tree (XGBoost) are implemented. The XGBoost modelling outcomes show promising results with the best mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 10% and 11.7% for specific well models and multiple well models, respectively.
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2022 |
Amani P, Firouzi M, 'Effect of Divalent and Monovalent Salts on Interfacial Dilational Rheology of Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate Solutions', Colloids and Interfaces, 6 41-41 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Amani P, Firouzi M, 'Effect of salt and particles on the hydrodynamics of foam flows in relation to foam static characteristics', CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 254 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Amani P, Rudolph V, Hurter S, Firouzi M, 'Sustainable dewatering of unconventional gas wells using engineered multiphase flow dynamics', FUEL, 324 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Firouzi M, Kovalchuk VI, Loglio G, Miller R, 'Salt effects on the dilational viscoelasticity of surfactant adsorption layers', Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 57 (2022) [C1] Interfacial rheology of adsorbed layers of surfactants, demonstrating the response of the interface to interfacial deformations, plays a key role in formation and stability of foa... [more] Interfacial rheology of adsorbed layers of surfactants, demonstrating the response of the interface to interfacial deformations, plays a key role in formation and stability of foams and emulsions. It also provides insights into complex surfactant systems in different applications, in particular, medical treatments and diagnostics. The response of the interface is mainly determined by the composition of a surfactant system, the equilibrium and kinetic adsorption properties of the included surface-active compounds and their interaction within the adsorption layer. The subject of ongoing investigations is interfacial rheology of surfactant layers in the presence of inorganic ions. Although these ions have no surface activity, they can strongly influence the interfacial rheological properties owing to their interaction with the surface-active molecules. This work aims to present recent developments in the interfacial rheology of surfactant adsorbed layers at liquid¿fluid interfaces in the presence and absence of salts, highlighting the state of the art of experimental and theoretical works in this area. We highlight drawbacks of recently developed techniques for measuring dilational interfacial properties of surfactant layers, compared with previous techniques. Moreover, this review shows the dearth of research on the ion-specific effect on the interfacial rheology of surfactant layers. This demonstrates the necessity of further investigation of the effect of ion specificity on interfacial viscoelasticity.
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2022 |
Buckley T, Karanam K, Xu X, Shukla P, Firouzi M, Rudolph V, 'Effect of mono- and di-valent cations on PFAS removal from water using foam fractionation A modelling and experimental study', Separation and Purification Technology, 286 (2022) [C1] Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of recalcitrant compounds whose widespread use in a variety of consumer products has led to contamination of groundwater an... [more] Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of recalcitrant compounds whose widespread use in a variety of consumer products has led to contamination of groundwater and surface water systems. Foam fractionation is a potential remediation technology for treatment of PFAS contaminated water, which takes advantage of the high surface activity imparted by the fluorocarbon chain to remove them from solution by adsorption to the surface of air bubbles. In this study, the effect of mono- and di-valent cations on the performance of a PFAS foam fractionation process where sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) is used as a co-foaming agent has been evaluated. The results indicated that the separation of PFAS was improved in an order that followed the charge density of the salts with Mg2+ > Na+ > K+. It was also observed that at salt concentrations above 100 mM for Na+, above 10 mM for K+ and Mg2+ but between 0.1 and 10 mM for Ca2+ in the presence of greater than 4 ppm of SDS, the cations can complex with the SDS in the system and suppress foam formation due to the surfactant precipitation. Foam fractionation was able to remove perfluorohexane sulphonic acid (PFHxS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulphonic acid (PFOS) from a sample of Australian groundwater to below the analytical detection limit of 0.1 ppb within 60 min with SDS being used as the co-foaming agent, but was unable to remove the short chain perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA).
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2021 |
Amani P, Karakashev SI, Grozev NA, Simeonova SS, Miller R, Rudolph V, Firouzi M, 'Effect of selected monovalent salts on surfactant stabilized foams', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 295 (2021) [C1] Surfactant-stabilized foams have been at the centre of scientific research for over a century due to their ubiquitous applications in different industries. Many of these applicati... [more] Surfactant-stabilized foams have been at the centre of scientific research for over a century due to their ubiquitous applications in different industries. Many of these applications involve inorganic salts either due to their natural presence (e.g. use of seawater in froth floatation) or their addition (e.g. in cosmetics) to manipulate foam characteristics for the best outcomes. This paper provides a clear understanding of the effect of salts on surfactant-stabilized foams through a critical literature survey of this topic. Available literature shows a double effect of salts (LiCl, NaCl and KCl) on foam characteristics in the presence of surfactants. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms of the stabilizing effect of salts on foams, the effect of salts on surfactant-free thin liquid films is first discussed, followed by a discussion on the effect of salts on surfactant-stabilized foams with the focus on anionic surfactants. We discuss two distinctive salt concentrations, salt transition concentration in surfactant-free solutions and salt critical concentration in surfactant-laden systems to explain their effects. Using the available data in literature supported by dedicated experiments, we demonstrate the destabilizing effect of salts on foams at and above their critical concentrations in the presence of anionic surfactants. This effect is attributed to retarding the adsorption of the surfactant molecules at the interface due to the formation of nano and micro-scale aggregates.
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2021 |
Abdul-Majeed GH, Firouzi M, 'Prediction of slug/churn transition for viscous upward two-phase flows in vertical pipes', SPE Production and Operations, 36 637-658 (2021) [C1] In this study, we investigate the effect of liquid viscosity (lL) on the slug/churn transition in gas/liquid flows in vertical pipes. A total of 80 experimental churn-flow data po... [more] In this study, we investigate the effect of liquid viscosity (lL) on the slug/churn transition in gas/liquid flows in vertical pipes. A total of 80 experimental churn-flow data points from two different sources are compiled as a data set, covering liquid viscosities from 17.23 to 586 mPa·s. Air was used in these studies as a gas phase with two different liquids, aqueous glycerol and a commercial synthetic mineral oil, flowing in vertical pipes of 0.0192- and 0.0508-m inner diameter (ID). The data set is used to examine the existing slug/churn-flow-transition models and provide further insights into the effect of lL on the transition. The existing models are categorized into two groups according to their response of the slug/churn transition to the increase in liquid superficial velocity (Vsl) on the Vsg/Vsl flow map. The first category exhibits a decrease in superficial gas velocity (Vsg) with the increase in Vsl at slug/churn (the transition concave to the left). The other one predicts an increase in Vsg with increasing of Vsl (the transition concave to the right). Analysis of the data set reveals that on the Vsg/Vsl flow map, the slug/churn transition moves toward lower superficial gas velocities as liquid viscosity increases and occurs approximately at a constant Vsg for low to medium Vsl. The predictions of these models were tested against the data set and poor results were shown by most models. The best performance is given by the Abdul-Majeed (1997) model. A dimensional analysis is applied in the present study to develop a new slug/churn-transition model. This analysis indicates that the transition is related to three dimensionless numbers, namely gas- and liquid-phase Froude numbers, in addition to the inverse liquid-viscosity number. An improved revision to the Abdul-Majeed model is achieved using these three dimensionless numbers. The revision enables the model to predict the transition for low, medium, and high liquid viscosity. The revised model clearly outperforms all the existing models for the present data and viscous data from independent studies. Furthermore, the revised model exhibits the expected trend against changes in pipe diameter and gas density.
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2020 |
Towler B, Hywel-Evans D, Firouzi M, 'Failure modes for hydrated bentonite plugs used in well decommissioning operations', APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE, 184 (2020) [C1]
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2020 |
Wu B, Ribeiro AS, Firouzi M, Rufford TE, Towler B, 'Use of pressure signal analysis to characterise counter-current two-phase flow regimes in annuli', CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN, 153 547-561 (2020) [C1]
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2020 |
Amani P, Hurter S, Rudolph V, Firouzi M, 'Comparison of flow dynamics of air-water flows with foam flows in vertical pipes', EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE, 119 (2020) [C1]
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2020 |
Amani P, Miller R, Ata S, Hurter S, Rudolph V, Firouzi M, 'Dynamics of interfacial layers for sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate solutions at different salinities', JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY, 92 174-183 (2020) [C1]
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2020 |
Abdul-Majeed GH, Firouzi M, Soto-Cortes G, 'Prediction of Slug Frequency for Medium Liquid Viscosity Two-Phase Flow in Vertical, Horizontal, and Inclined Pipes', SPE PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS, 35 885-894 (2020) [C1]
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2019 |
Karakashev SI, Firouzi M, Wang J, Alexandrova L, Nguyen AV, 'On the stability of thin films of pure water', ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, 268 82-90 (2019) [C1]
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2019 |
Abdul-Majeed GH, Firouzi M, 'The suitability of the dimensionless terms used in correlating slug liquid holdup with flow parameters in viscous two-phase flows', INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 108 (2019) [C1]
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2019 |
Wu B, Firouzi M, Rufford TE, Towler B, 'Characteristics of counter-current gas-liquid two-phase flow and its limitations in vertical annuli', EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE, 109 (2019) [C1]
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2019 |
Towler B, Firouzi M, Wilkinson R, 'Australia's gas resources and its new approaches', JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 72 (2019) [C1]
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2018 |
Hassanzadeh A, Firouzi M, Albijanic B, Celik MS, 'A review on determination of particle-bubble encounter using analytical, experimental and numerical methods', MINERALS ENGINEERING, 122 296-311 (2018)
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2018 |
Peng H, Firouzi M, 'Evaluation of interfacial properties of concentrated KCl solutions by molecular dynamics simulation', COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, 538 703-710 (2018)
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2017 |
Firouzi M, Nguyenn AV, 'The Gibbs-Marangoni stress and nonDLVO forces are equally important for modeling bubble coalescence in salt solutions', COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, 515 62-68 (2017)
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2017 |
Towler BF, Lehr HL, Austin SW, Bowthorpe B, Feldman JH, Forbis SK, et al., 'Spontaneous Imbibition Experiments of Enhanced Oil Recovery with Surfactants and Complex Nano-Fluids', JOURNAL OF SURFACTANTS AND DETERGENTS, 20 367-377 (2017)
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2017 |
Wu B, Firouzi M, Mitchell T, Rufford TE, Leonardi C, Towler B, 'A critical review of flow maps for gas-liquid flows in vertical pipes and annuli', CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 326 350-377 (2017)
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2016 |
Firouzi M, Towler B, Rufford TE, 'Developing new mechanistic models for predicting pressure gradient in coal bed methane wells', JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 33 961-972 (2016)
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2016 |
Towler B, Firouzi M, Underschultz J, Rifkin W, Garnett A, Schultz H, et al., 'An overview of the coal seam gas developments in Queensland', Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 31 249-271 (2016) The demand for natural gas in Queensland, Australia has historically been supplied from conventional reservoirs. However, depletion in conventional sources has led producers to tu... [more] The demand for natural gas in Queensland, Australia has historically been supplied from conventional reservoirs. However, depletion in conventional sources has led producers to turn to extensive supplies in Queensland's coal resources. These coal seam gas (CSG) developments not only represent new supplies for the domestic market in eastern Australia, they are also the first time that CSG (aka coal bed methane or CBM) has been liquefied to serve the expanding world LNG market. In order to make this development occur, considerable infrastructure had to be installed, with field developments still on-going. This AUD$60 billion investment precipitated a major overhaul of state regulations to provide not only a safe and clean operating environment, but also to allay the concerns of certain stakeholders.The gas is primarily produced from thin high permeability coals in the Jurassic-age Walloon Coal Measures in the Surat Basin and from several relatively thick Permian-age coal seams in the Bowen Basin, of which the Baralaba Coal Measures and the Bandanna formation are the most important. There are numerous technical challenges with this production, such as fines production from the inter-burden clays, which can form a thick paste that is difficult to pump. Salt extraction by reverse osmosis, from associated water produced to depressurise the coal seams and enable the flow of gas, allows for the beneficial use of the water. Technical challenges also include mathematical modelling of the counter-current two-phase flow (gas and water) in the well annuli because conventional models in simulators only handle co-current two-phase flow in the well-bores. Also, the subject of on-going investigations is decommissioning of the large number of shallow wells over the next few decades in a safe and cost effective manner, with compressed bentonite being a promising option for well plugging.As with any major commercial development, in addition to the technical challenges there have been social challenges as well. These include interaction and coexistence of extensive surface operations with an established agricultural sector, interactions between gas production and ground water aquifers in water-stressed areas, and the cumulative social and economic impacts of 3 large projects on a rural area.Ultimately, the State of Queensland expects to produce more than 1800 BCF/annum, of which about 1400 BCF/annum will be exported as LNG. Depending on the demand and well productivity, up to 1000 CSG wells may be drilled per year for the next thirty years. A review of CSG resources, development, and challenges is presented in this paper to provide context for a stream of research findings that are emerging on the Queensland CSG experience.
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Conference (13 outputs)
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2021 |
Dashti H, Sedaghat M, Firouzi M, Hurter S, 'A Modelling Study on the Application of the Bentonites in Plugging Carbon Dioxide Injection Wells', SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Asia Pacific URTeC 2021, Online (2021) [E1]
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2021 |
Pearce JK, Raza SS, Baublys KA, Hayes PJ, Firouzi M, Rudolph V, 'Unconventional CO2 Storage: CO2 Mineral
Trapping Predicted in Characterized Shales,
Sandstones, and Coal Seam Interburden', SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Asia Pacific URTeC 2021, Virtual (2021) [E1]
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2021 |
Rathnayake SI, Firouzi M, 'Statistical Process Control for Early Detection of Progressive Cavity Pump Failures in Vertical Unconventional Gas Wells', SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Asia Pacific URTeC 2021, Virtual (2021)
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2018 |
Mitchell TR, Leonardi CR, Firouzi M, Towler BF, 'Towards closure relations for the rise velocity of Taylor bubbles in annular piping using phase-field lattice Boltzmann techniques', Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018), Adelaide, S.A. (2018) [E1]
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2018 |
Wu B, Firouzi M, Rufford TE, Towler B, 'Mitigating the failure of downhole pumps due to gas interference in coal seam gas wells', Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2018, APOGCE 2018 (2018) Coal seam gas (CSG) well operators typically follow an industry rule of thumb 0.5 ft/s liquid velocity to prevent the onset of gas carryover during CSG dewatering operations. Howe... [more] Coal seam gas (CSG) well operators typically follow an industry rule of thumb 0.5 ft/s liquid velocity to prevent the onset of gas carryover during CSG dewatering operations. However, there is very little experimental data to validate this rule of thumb with only a publication by Sutton, Christiansen, Skinner and Wilson [1] available in the open literature. A review of more general studies on two-phase gas-water flows in vertical pipes and annuli revealed that experimental conditions, especially pipe and annuli diameters, can have a significant impact on development of two-phase flow phenomena. As such, the limited available data may not be applicable due to differences in experimental conditions. This study experimentally investigates the onset of gas carryover using an experimental setup intended specifically for the study of CSG wells. The University of Queensland Well Simulation Flow Facilities were designed to replicate as closely as possible the production zone of a typical vertical CSG well in Queensland, Australia in transparent acrylic pipes to observe two-phase flow behavior in simulated downhole conditions. The annular test section in the rig was constructed of a 7-in casing and 2¾-in tubing. Modification of the experimental setup to include a vertical separator allowed for the detection of gas carryover. Conceptual demonstrations of gas carryover were captured and have been illustrated. The experiments in this study validate the industry rule of thumb of 0.5 ft/s liquid velocity as an appropriate guideline for onset of gas carryover in a casing-tubing annulus dimension similar to a typical CSG well in Queensland.
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Patent (1 outputs)
Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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2020 | Firouzi M, Rudolph V, Greenway B, Method for dewatering and operating coal seam gas wells (2020) |
Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)
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2014 |
Firouzi M, Drainage and stability of foam films during bubble coalescence in aqueous salt solutions,
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Grants and Funding
Summary
Number of grants | 24 |
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Total funding | $44,435,284 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
Highlighted grants and funding
A novel and sustainable lift technology for low-emission gas production$250,000
Funding body: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Funding body | Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
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Project Team | Doctor Mahshid Firouzi |
Scheme | Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Projects |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2023 |
Funding Finish | 2025 |
GNo | G2301227 |
Type Of Funding | CRC - Cooperative Research Centre |
Category | 4CRC |
UON | Y |
Integrated facility for underground hydrogen storage research$140,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
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Project Team | Doctor Mahshid Firouzi, Maziar Arjomandi, Professor Christoph Arns, Professor Pavel Bedrikovetski, Dr Abdelmalek Bouazza, Mr Thomas Chapman, Associate Professor Furqan Le-Hussain, Professor David Lewis, Doctor Stephan Matthai, Laureate Professor Behdad Moghtaderi, Mr Dominic Pepicelli, Doctor Samintha Perera, Doctor Mojtaba Rajabi, Doctor Ulrike Schacht, Doctor Abbas Zeinijahromi |
Scheme | Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2023 |
Funding Finish | 2023 |
GNo | G2300224 |
Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
Category | 1200 |
UON | Y |
Carbon dioxide in water nanoemulsions for carbon sequestration$420,149
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
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Project Team | Doctor Mahshid Firouzi, Dr Julie Pearce, Professor Victor Rudolph |
Scheme | Discovery Projects |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2021 |
Funding Finish | 2023 |
GNo | G2101104 |
Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
Category | 1200 |
UON | Y |
Development of next generation smart sucker rod wear guides$660,295
Funding body: ARC Linkage Partners
Funding body | ARC Linkage Partners |
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Project Team | Dr Michael Heitzmann, Prof Darren Martin, Dr Mahshid Firouzi and Dr Byron Villacorta Hernandez |
Scheme | ARC Linkage |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2020 |
Funding Finish | 2023 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
Category | 1200 |
UON | N |
Enhanced productivity of coal seam gas wells by continuous gas circulation $428,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
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Project Team | Dr Mahshid Firouzi, Emeritus Prof Victor Rudolph, Prof Anh Nguyen and Prof Brian Towler |
Scheme | Linkage Projects |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2022 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
Category | 1200 |
UON | N |
Enhancing well deliverability and reducing work-over cost using big data predictive analytics $392,000
Funding body: National Energy Resources Australia (NERA)
Funding body | National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) |
---|---|
Project Team | Dr Mahshid Firouzi |
Scheme | Research Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2021 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
Category | 1CS |
UON | N |
20241 grants / $24,400
Investigating the deposition of ultrafine minerals on bubbles$24,400
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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Project Team | Doctor Peipei Wang, Doctor Mahshid Firouzi, Laureate Professor Kevin Galvin, Dr Sascha Heitkam |
Scheme | Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme (DAAD) |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2024 |
Funding Finish | 2025 |
GNo | G2301415 |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | Y |
20234 grants / $2,416,500
Integrated facility for underground hydrogen storage research$1,929,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
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Project Team | Professor Pavel Bedrikovetski; Dr Abbas Zeinijahromi; Professor Christoph Arns; Dr Mahshid Firouzi; Professor Dr Stephan Matthai; Professor Behdad Moghtaderi; Professor Abdelmalek Bouazza; Dr Ulrike Schacht; Dr Mojtaba Rajabi; Dr Samintha Perera; Professor Maziar Arjomandi; Professor David Lewis; Associate Professor Furqan Le-Hussain; Mr Thomas Chapman; Mr Dominic Pepicelli |
Scheme | Linkage-Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2023 |
Funding Finish | 2024 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
Category | 1200 |
UON | N |
A novel and sustainable lift technology for low-emission gas production$250,000
Funding body: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Funding body | Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
---|---|
Project Team | Doctor Mahshid Firouzi |
Scheme | Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Projects |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2023 |
Funding Finish | 2025 |
GNo | G2301227 |
Type Of Funding | CRC - Cooperative Research Centre |
Category | 4CRC |
UON | Y |
Integrated facility for underground hydrogen storage research$140,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
---|---|
Project Team | Doctor Mahshid Firouzi, Maziar Arjomandi, Professor Christoph Arns, Professor Pavel Bedrikovetski, Dr Abdelmalek Bouazza, Mr Thomas Chapman, Associate Professor Furqan Le-Hussain, Professor David Lewis, Doctor Stephan Matthai, Laureate Professor Behdad Moghtaderi, Mr Dominic Pepicelli, Doctor Samintha Perera, Doctor Mojtaba Rajabi, Doctor Ulrike Schacht, Doctor Abbas Zeinijahromi |
Scheme | Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2023 |
Funding Finish | 2023 |
GNo | G2300224 |
Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
Category | 1200 |
UON | Y |
Extension to Project 42 ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals$97,500
Funding body: West Cobar Metals Limited
Funding body | West Cobar Metals Limited |
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Project Team | Laureate Professor Kevin Galvin, Doctor Mahshid Firouzi, Laureate Professor Kevin Galvin, Professor Alister Page |
Scheme | Research Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2023 |
Funding Finish | 2023 |
GNo | G2300788 |
Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
Category | 3100 |
UON | Y |
20221 grants / $16,000
Enhanced production efficiency and reduced operation down-time using advanced data analytics$16,000
Funding body: National Energy Resources Australia (NERA)
Funding body | National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) |
---|---|
Project Team | Doctor Mahshid Firouzi |
Scheme | Research Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2022 |
Funding Finish | 2023 |
GNo | G2101373 |
Type Of Funding | C2200 - Aust Commonwealth – Other |
Category | 2200 |
UON | Y |
20211 grants / $420,149
Carbon dioxide in water nanoemulsions for carbon sequestration$420,149
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
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Project Team | Doctor Mahshid Firouzi, Dr Julie Pearce, Professor Victor Rudolph |
Scheme | Discovery Projects |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2021 |
Funding Finish | 2023 |
GNo | G2101104 |
Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
Category | 1200 |
UON | Y |
20205 grants / $38,610,738
ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals$36,744,443
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
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Project Team | Laureate Professor Kevin Galvin, Doctor Subhasish Mitra, Professor San Thang, Professor Karen Hapgood, Professor Erica Wanless, Emeritus Professor Graeme Jameson, Professor Geoffrey Evans, A/Prof Chun-Xia Zhao, Professor Grant Webber, Prof Bill Skinner, Associate Professor George Franks, Doctor Roberto Moreno-Atanasio, Associate Professor Elham Doroodchi, Doctor Peter Ireland, Professor Kenneth Williams, Seher Ata, Grant Ballantyne, Associate Professor David Beattie, Susana Brito e Abreu, Professor Robert Davis, Jacobus Eksteen, Elizaveta Forbes, Marta Krasowska, Dr Colin MacRae, Professor Anh Nguyen, Jan Miller, A/Prof Aaron Noble, Yongjun Peng, Kym Runge, Peter Scales, Anthony Stickland, Boon Teo, Nathan Webster, Professor Zhenghe Xu, Professor Steven Armes, Miss Meolla Yvon, Professor Jan Miller, Doctor Mahshid Firouzi, Professor Alister Page, Miss Margaret Ekua Amosah |
Scheme | ARC Centres of Excellence |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2020 |
Funding Finish | 2026 |
GNo | G1800891 |
Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
Category | 1200 |
UON | Y |
Adaptive Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography for Multiphase Flows$760,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
---|---|
Project Team | Laureate Professor Behdad Moghtaderi, Professor Geoffrey Evans, Prof MARK Jones, Professor Craig Wheeler, Associate Professor Elham Doroodchi, Prof Graham Nathan, Professor Anh Nguyen, Professor Victor Rudolph, Prof Peter Ashman, Maziar Arjomandi, Dr Baojun Zhao, Doctor Mahshid Firouzi, Dr Mahshid Firouzi, Dr Liguang Wang, Dr Timothy Lau, Dr Nataliia Sergiienko |
Scheme | Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2020 |
Funding Finish | 2020 |
GNo | G1900368 |
Type Of Funding | Scheme excluded from IGS |
Category | EXCL |
UON | Y |
Development of next generation smart sucker rod wear guides$660,295
Funding body: ARC Linkage Partners
Funding body | ARC Linkage Partners |
---|---|
Project Team | Dr Michael Heitzmann, Prof Darren Martin, Dr Mahshid Firouzi and Dr Byron Villacorta Hernandez |
Scheme | ARC Linkage |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2020 |
Funding Finish | 2023 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
Category | 1200 |
UON | N |
Dynamic characterisation of foam structure and drainage under a wide range of pressure and temperature$346,000
Funding body: One UQ Research Infrastructure Investment Scheme
Funding body | One UQ Research Infrastructure Investment Scheme |
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Project Team | Dr Mahshid Firouzi, Emeritus Victor Rudolph, Prof Jason Stokes, Prof Anh Nguyen, ... |
Scheme | One UQ Research Infrastructure Investment Scheme, |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2020 |
Funding Finish | 2021 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
Smart wear guide detection system$100,000
Funding body: Innovation Connections
Funding body | Innovation Connections |
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Project Team | Dr M. Heitzmann, Dr B.V. Hernandez, Dr M. Firouzi & Dr L. Vandi |
Scheme | Innovation Connections |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2020 |
Funding Finish | 2020 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C2200 - Aust Commonwealth – Other |
Category | 2200 |
UON | N |
20198 grants / $1,543,058
Enhanced productivity of coal seam gas wells by continuous gas circulation $428,000
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
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Project Team | Dr Mahshid Firouzi, Emeritus Prof Victor Rudolph, Prof Anh Nguyen and Prof Brian Towler |
Scheme | Linkage Projects |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2022 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
Category | 1200 |
UON | N |
Optical Equipment for Advanced Thermofluid Measurements$396,000
Funding body: The University of Queensland
Funding body | The University of Queensland |
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Project Team | Dr A. Veeraragavan, … Dr M. Firouzi, et al., |
Scheme | UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2019 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
Enhancing well deliverability and reducing work-over cost using big data predictive analytics $392,000
Funding body: National Energy Resources Australia (NERA)
Funding body | National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) |
---|---|
Project Team | Dr Mahshid Firouzi |
Scheme | Research Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2021 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
Category | 1CS |
UON | N |
Multiphase and multicomponent modelling of bubble and suspension transport in CSG production$105,000
Funding body: Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Funding body | Pawsey Supercomputing Centre |
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Project Team | Dr Chris Leonardi and Dr Mahshid Firouzi |
Scheme | Pawsey Supercomputing Centre |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2019 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C1700 - Aust Competitive - Other |
Category | 1700 |
UON | N |
Project Enhanced productivity of coal seam gas wells by continuous gas circulation $95,530
Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
Funding body | ARC (Australian Research Council) |
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Project Team | Doctor Mahshid Firouzi, Professor Anh Nguyen, Professor Victor Rudolph, Professor Brian Towler |
Scheme | Linkage Projects |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2022 |
GNo | G2101184 |
Type Of Funding | C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC |
Category | 1200 |
UON | Y |
Project Enhanced productivity of coal seam gas wells by continuous gas circulation $44,264
Funding body: QGC Pty Limited
Funding body | QGC Pty Limited |
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Project Team | Doctor Mahshid Firouzi, Professor Anh Nguyen, Professor Victor Rudolph, Professor Brian Towler |
Scheme | Linkage Projects Partner Funding |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2022 |
GNo | G2200818 |
Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
Category | 3100 |
UON | Y |
Project Enhanced productivity of coal seam gas wells by continuous gas circulation $44,264
Funding body: Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited
Funding body | Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited |
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Project Team | Doctor Mahshid Firouzi, Professor Anh Nguyen, Professor Victor Rudolph, Professor Brian Towler |
Scheme | Linkage Projects Partner Funding |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2022 |
GNo | G2200819 |
Type Of Funding | C3100 – Aust For Profit |
Category | 3100 |
UON | Y |
Use of Distributed Acoustic Fibre Optic Sensing In In-Situ Measurement of Multiphase Flow Dynamics $38,000
Funding body: The University of Queensland
Funding body | The University of Queensland |
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Project Team | Dr Mahshid Firouzi |
Scheme | Early Career Research Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2019 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
20181 grants / $210,000
Multiphase and multiscale modelling of gas-liquid-particle transport in CSG reservoirs and wells $210,000
Funding body: Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Funding body | Pawsey Supercomputing Centre |
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Project Team | Dr Chris Leonardi, A/Prof Tom Rufford, Prof Brian Towler and Dr Mahshid Firouzi |
Scheme | Pawsey Supercomputing Centre |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2018 |
Funding Finish | 2019 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
Category | 1CS |
UON | N |
20172 grants / $812,439
Enhancing CSG well production through well bottom-hole pressure control$459,232
Funding body: Advance Queensland Research Fellowsship
Funding body | Advance Queensland Research Fellowsship |
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Project Team | Dr Mahshid Firouzi |
Scheme | Queensland Government Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2017 |
Funding Finish | 2020 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C2210 - Aust StateTerritoryLocal - Own Purpose |
Category | 2210 |
UON | N |
Improving run-time of PC-Pumps through torque data analytics$353,207
Funding body: Industry funded
Funding body | Industry funded |
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Project Team | Dr M. Firouzi, Prof B. Towler and Dr S. Singh |
Scheme | APLNG, Arrow Energy, Santos |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2017 |
Funding Finish | 2018 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Contract - Aust Non Government |
Category | 3AFC |
UON | N |
20151 grants / $382,000
Mathematical modelling of wellbore pressure profiles in CSG (pumped) wells$382,000
Funding body: QGC Pty Limited
Funding body | QGC Pty Limited |
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Project Team | Prof Brian Towler, Dr Mahshid Firouzi and A/Prof Tom Rufford |
Scheme | QGC Pty Limited |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2015 |
Funding Finish | 2017 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2024 | Masters | Interactions of Bubbles and Particles in Multiphase Flow Systems: Fundamentals and Applications in Material Recovery from Waste | M Philosophy (Chemical Eng), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
2023 | PhD | Mining Wastewater Remediation for the Selective Recovery of Valuable Metals | PhD (Chemical Engineering), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
2023 | PhD | Nano-Emulsion of Carbon-Dioxide in Water for Carbon Sequestration | PhD (Chemical Engineering), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
2022 | PhD | Enhanced Bubble-Particle Adhesion Kinetics of Ultrafine Particles in a Shear Field at an Air Bubble Sparger Surface | PhD (Chemical Engineering), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
Past Supervision
Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2023 | PhD | Skid-based transportable plant for PFAS contaminated site remediation | Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland | Co-Supervisor |
2022 | PhD | Investigation of the dynamic foam flow in vertical pipes for sustainable production of unconventional gas | Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland | Principal Supervisor |
2021 | Masters | Economic optimization of gas turbine-compressor operation in a LNG plant | Information Technology, The University of Queensland | Co-Supervisor |
2021 | PhD | Abandonment of economically depleted coal seam gas wells with bentonite | Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland | Co-Supervisor |
2020 | PhD | Quantification of fluidization and bubble-particle collision interaction in a HydroFloat cel | Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland | Co-Supervisor |
2019 | PhD | Development of a multiphase lattice Boltzmann model for high-density and viscosity ratio flows in unconventional gas wells | Mechanical Engineering, The University of Queensland | Co-Supervisor |
2019 | PhD | Experimental study of counter-current two-phase flows in annuli | Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland | Principal Supervisor |
2019 | Masters | Analysis of Multiphase Flow Patterns in Vertical Pipes with the Help of CFD Simulations | Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland | Sole Supervisor |
2017 | Masters | Plugging coal seam gas wells with bentonite | Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland | Co-Supervisor |
2016 | Masters | Identifying flow regimes of counter-current two-phase flow in annuli | Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Bergakademie Freiberg | Co-Supervisor |
Research Collaborations
The map is a representation of a researchers co-authorship with collaborators across the globe. The map displays the number of publications against a country, where there is at least one co-author based in that country. Data is sourced from the University of Newcastle research publication management system (NURO) and may not fully represent the authors complete body of work.
Country | Count of Publications | |
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Australia | 52 | |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6 | |
Germany | 4 | |
Iraq | 3 | |
Bulgaria | 2 | |
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Dr Mahshid Firouzi
Position
Associate Professor
School of Engineering
College of Engineering, Science and Environment
Contact Details
mahshid.firouzi@newcastle.edu.au | |
Phone | (02) 4033 9364 |
Office
Room | NIER A-238 |
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Building | NIER A |
Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |