Project: Controlled batch crystallization with ultrasound actuation

Host: Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland)

Nationality: Iran

 

Research Interests:

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Modelling and Simulation
• Process Control and Automation
• Pharmaceutical Crystallization

Education & past experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Heat & Fluid Flow), Azad University of Tabriz (IAU), Iran
• Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (Space Engineering & Aerodynamics), Malek-Ashtar University of Technology (MUT), Isfahan, Iran
• Research stay (CFD and Wind Energy), BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain

Journal Articles:

S. Aghajanian, G. Rao, P. Koulountzios, L. Jackowska-Strumillo, M. Soleimani, T. Koiranen, Towards Real-Time Control of a Semibatch Crystallization Process by Electrical and Ultrasound Tomographic Techniques. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 86, 307-312 (2021).

S. Aghajanian, H. Nieminen, A. Laari, T. Koiranen, Integration of a calcium carbonate crystallization process and membrane contactor–based CO2 capture. Separation and Purification Technology, 271, 119043 (2021).

G. Rao, S. Aghajanian, T. Koiranen, R. Wajman, L. Jackowska-Strumiłło, Process Monitoring of Antisolvent Based Crystallization in Low Conductivity Solutions Using Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy and 2-D Electrical Resistance Tomography. Applied Sciences, 10/11, 3903 (2020).

S. Aghajanian, T. Koiranen, Dynamic modeling and semibatch reactive crystallization of calcium carbonate through CO2 capture in highly alkaline water. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 38, 366-374 (2020).

Posters / Publications in Conference Proceedings:

S. Aghajanian, H. Nieminen, T. Koiranen, Precipitation of calcium carbonate in highly alkaline solution through carbonated water. The Second International Process Intensification Conference (IPIC2), 27-29 May 2019, KU Leuven, Belgium.

Presentations / Publications in Conference Proceedings:

S. Aghajanian, G. Rao, P. Koulountzios, L. Jackowska-Strumillo, M. Soleimani, T. Koiranen, Towards Real-Time Control of a Semibatch Crystallization Process by Electrical and Ultrasound Tomographic Techniques, 15th International Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering, 23-26 May 2021, Naples, Italy. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 86, 307-312 (2021).

Personal Interests: 

• Amateur astronomy, Tech Things, Web Development, TV Shows and Documentries, Music & Walking