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Dr Mohammad Rahmati

Associate Professor

Department: Mechanical and Construction Engineering

Dr. Rahmati’s research interest lies in the field of turbomachinery for both conventional and renewable power and propulsion. Dr. Rahmati earned a PhD from UCL for developing innovative new viscous inverse methods for turbomachinery blade design. These methods enable the direct and efficient computation of turbomachinery blade geometry instead of time-consuming optimization or trial-and-error approaches, making them highly suitable for industrial applications.  He has conducted research in the field of wet renewable energy and played a key role in developing WRASPA, a novel wave energy converter model that harnesses the power of sea waves to generate electricity. Dr. Rahmati played a crucial role in designing and conducting experimental studies of the device at three various wave tanks at Manchester University, Edinburgh University, and Lancaster University. His research at the Rolls-Royce Centre at Oxford University led to the development of a pioneering efficient computational tool, which enables to carry out the aeroelasticity analysis in multi-stage turbomachines with no ambiguity. This new tool is used in industry to improve the aeroelastic performance of compressors and turbine blades used in gas turbines and wind turbine blades. The originality and impact of Dr Rahmati’s research have been acknowledged by several funding bodies, including EPSRC, which awarded grants for pioneering studies on the mechanism of instabilities in modern `high-lift’ Low-Pressure turbines used in aero-engines of modern passenger aircraft as well as large wind turbine blades.

Mohammad Rahmati

Campus Address

Room WJ302, Wynn Jones Building



  • Developing innovative new design methods for turbomachinery blade 
  • Designing and conducting experimental studies of novel renewable energy devices 
  • Developing efficient computational tools for aeroelasticity analysis in multi-stage turbomachines
  • Improving the aeroelastic performance of compressor and turbine blades used in gas turbines and wind turbine blades
  •  Development of novel SAW ( Surface Acoustic waves) for fluid particle interactions studies  

  • Shivam Salokhe Numerical and Experimental study of flow through swelling porous media Start Date: 14/02/2019 End Date: 19/11/2022
  • Shine Win Naung Computational Method for Aerodynamic and Aeromechanical Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbines Start Date: 01/01/2018 End Date: 19/11/2021
  • Sadaf Maramizonouz Numerical and Experimental Study of Interactions between Surface Acoustic Waves, Fluid and Particles in Acoustofluidic Systems Start Date: 01/06/2018 End Date: 25/03/2022
  • Anwar Moumen Jamai Aerodynamic Optimization of Wind Turbines using DBD Plasma Actuation for Improved Performance in Individual and Array Configurations Start Date: 01/10/2022
  • Stephen Orritt AEP analysis of floating offshore wind farms through CFD optimization of a wind farm layout Start Date: 01/10/2023
  • Seyedmehdi Hosseini Biroun Numerical and experimental investigation of droplet actuation by surface acoustic waves Start Date: 01/01/2018 End Date: 19/07/2021

  • Mechanical Engineering PhD
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2016
  • Member American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) 2004


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