RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Wastewater,seawater, brackish water membrane desalination
- Fouling research in membranes and heat exchangers (modelling, pre-treatment, feed, deposit and system characterization, foulant and interface interactions, cleaners and inhibitors, etc.). Various types of fouling (inorganic, colloidal, biological, organic, and composite) are being investigated.
- Molecular modelling assessment of interactive effects
- Numerical and CFDmodelling of transient and steady state processes
- Combined heat and mass transfer, change of phase, crystallization
- Solubility, thermodynamics, kinetics, and precipitation of mixed salts
- Membrane assisted crystallization and salt recovery
RECENT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Sheikholeslami, R., Fouling of Membrane and Thermal Units in Industrial Processes - A unified approach to its principles, design, control and mitigation. 2004 (Accepted): Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- Yu, H., R. Sheikholeslami, and W.O.S. Doherty, Effect of Thermal Hydraulic Conditions on Fouling of Calcium Oxalate and Silica. AIChE J., 2005. 51(2).
- Walker, P. and R. Sheikholeslami, Development and Validation of an Unsteady State Numerical Model of Fouling within a Crystalline System. DCEMP Journal, 2005.
- Sheikholeslami, R., Scaling Potential Index (SPI) for Calcium Carbonate Based on Gibbs Free Energies. AIChE, 2005. 51(6).
- Saleh, Z.S., R. Sheikholeslami, and A.P. Watkinson, Fouling Characteristics of A Light Australian Crude Oil. International Journal of Heat Transfer Engineering, 2005. 26(1): p. 15-22.
- Mrayed, S. and R. Sheikholeslami, Determination of Solubility Product for Calcium Carbonate Polymorphs Using Molecular Modelling Approach. IChemE, 2005.
- Yu, H., R. Sheikholeslami, and B. Doherty, Modeling of Calcium Oxalate and Amorphous Silica Composite Fouling. AIChE, 2004.
- Yu, H., R. Sheikholeslami, and W.O.S. Doherty, The Effects of silica and Sugar on Crystallographic and Morphological Changes of Calcium Oxalate. Journal of Crystal Growth, 2004. 265(3-4): p. 592-603.
- Yu, H., R. Sheikholeslami, and W.O.S. Doherty, Flow Boiling Heat Transfer of Water and Sugar Solutions in an Annulus. AICHE Journal, 2004. 50(6).
- Yu, H., R. Sheikholeslami, and W.O.S. Doherty, The Deposition of Calcium Oxalate and Amorphous Silica Scale Under Dynamic Conditions Which Simulate Sugar Mill Evaporators. Dev. in Chem.Eng. & Mineral Processing, 2004. 12(3/4): p. 309-322.
- heikholeslami, R., Assessment of the Scaling Potential for Sparingly Soluble Salts in RO and NF Units. Desalination, 2004.
- heikholeslami, R., Scaling of Process Equipment by Saline Streams - Challenges Ahead. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply - IWA Journal, 2004. 49(2): p. 201-211.
- u, H., R. Sheikholeslami, and W.O.S. Doherty, Composite Fouling of Calcium Oxalate and Amorphous Silica in Sugar Solutions. Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 2003. 42(4): p. 904-910.
- alker, P. and R. Sheikholeslami, Assessment of the Effect of Velocity and Residence Time in CaSO4 Precipitation Flow Reaction. Chem Eng Science, 2003. 58(16): p. 3807-3816.
- heikholeslami, R. and H.W.K. Ong, Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Calcium Carbonate and Calcium Sulfate at Salinities up to 1.5m. Desalination, 2003. 157: p. 217-234.
- heikholeslami, R., Nucleation and Kinetics of Mixed Salts in Scaling. AIChE, 2003. 49(1): p. 194-202.
- heikholeslami, R., Mixed Salts - Scaling Limits and Propensity. Desalination, 2003. 154(2): p. 117-127.
- ustafa, G.M. and R. Sheikholeslami, Caustic Treatment of Brackish Water for Mitigation of Silica Fouling on RO membranes. Desalination, 2003.
OTHER AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS
- Member, Chemical Institute of Canada
- Member, Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering
- Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Member, Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia
- Member, International Desalination Association
- Member, Australasian Desalination Association
- Fellow of Institute of Engineers, Australia
- Founder and Chair of the Australasian Desalination Association
- Director, Board of International Desalination Association
- Chair, RACI, Excellence Committee, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Industrial Chem. Division
- Chair, Constitution Committee, International Desalination Association
- Member of Royal Australian Chemical Institute
TEACHING
Undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the University of British Columbia and University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia:
- Desalination & water reuse (postgraduate/workshop)
- Fouling in Process Industries (postgraduate)
- Fouling in Desalination Units (Workshops and training courses to the industry)
- Environmental Practice
- Transport Phenomena
- Chemical Engineering Economics
- Plant Design Project
- Heat Exchange Equipment Design
- Heat Exchanger Network Design
- Process Heat Transfer (postgraduate)
- Heat Exchanger Fouling (short course)
- Air Pollution (short course given as part of Canadian International Development Agency)
- Process Design
- Materials and Energy Balance
- Chemical Engineering Laboratories
