Dr Mahshid Firouzi is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UQ's Centre for Natural Gas and a Senior Lecturer at the College of Engineeirng, Science and Environment at the University of Newcastle (Autsralia).
Dr Firouzi has a strong interest in fundamental and practical research collaborating with industry and different disciplines across a broad range of areas with a focus on Energy and Resources. Her research projects focus on experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of interfacial interactions in multiphase flows (foams/emulsions, bubble coalescence, thin liquid films) and process optimisation of engineering processes. She utilises advanced data analytics in process optimisation of engineering processes through timely diagnosis of system faults, resulting in minimising risk, downtime and cost of maintenance in different sectors. Recently she has been applying her skills in multiphase flow systems and process optimisation to decarbonization with the specific focus on production of CO2-free hydrogen from natural gas and plastic waste.
Her research achievements have been recognised through multiple awards including the 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.
Journal Article: Eco-efficient pickering foams: leveraging sugarcane waste-derived cellulose nanofibres
Amani, Pouria, Amiralian, Nasim, Athukoralalage, Sandya S. A. and Firouzi, Mahshid (2023). Eco-efficient pickering foams: leveraging sugarcane waste-derived cellulose nanofibres. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (44), 24379-24389. doi: 10.1039/d3ta04917e
Buckley, Thomas, Vuong, Thinh, Karanam, Kavitha, Vo, Phong Hoang Nhat, Shukla, Pradeep, Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2023). 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, P.H.N. Vo, P. Shukla, M. Firouzi & V. Rudolph, Water Research 239, 120028’. Water Research 120811, 120811. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120811
Journal Article: Using foam fractionation to estimate PFAS air-water interface adsorption behaviour at ng/L and µg/L concentrations
Buckley, Thomas, Vuong, Thinh, Karanam, Kavitha, Vo, Phong H.N., Shukla, Pradeep, Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2023). Using foam fractionation to estimate PFAS air-water interface adsorption behaviour at ng/L and µg/L concentrations. Water Research, 239 120028, 120028. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120028
Carbon dioxide in water nanoemulsions for carbon sequestration
(2021) ARC Discovery Projects
Development of next generation smart sucker rod wear guides
(2020–2023) ARC Linkage Projects
(2020–2022) University of Newcastle
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
The experimental study of counter-current two-phase flows in annuli
(2019) Doctor Philosophy
Remediation of PFAS contaminated water by foam fractionation
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
Collision and attachment interactions of single air bubbles with flat surfaces in aqueous solutions
Nguyen, Anh V. and Firouzi, Mahshid (2013). Collision and attachment interactions of single air bubbles with flat surfaces in aqueous solutions. Drops and bubbles in contact with solid surfaces. (pp. 211-240) edited by M. Ferrari, L. Liggerie and R. Miller. Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A.: CRC Press.
Eco-efficient pickering foams: leveraging sugarcane waste-derived cellulose nanofibres
Amani, Pouria, Amiralian, Nasim, Athukoralalage, Sandya S. A. and Firouzi, Mahshid (2023). Eco-efficient pickering foams: leveraging sugarcane waste-derived cellulose nanofibres. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (44), 24379-24389. doi: 10.1039/d3ta04917e
Buckley, Thomas, Vuong, Thinh, Karanam, Kavitha, Vo, Phong Hoang Nhat, Shukla, Pradeep, Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2023). 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, P.H.N. Vo, P. Shukla, M. Firouzi & V. Rudolph, Water Research 239, 120028’. Water Research 120811, 120811. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120811
Buckley, Thomas, Vuong, Thinh, Karanam, Kavitha, Vo, Phong H.N., Shukla, Pradeep, Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2023). Using foam fractionation to estimate PFAS air-water interface adsorption behaviour at ng/L and µg/L concentrations. Water Research, 239 120028, 120028. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120028
Amani, Pouria and Firouzi, Mahshid (2023). Uninterrupted lift of gas, water, and fines in unconventional gas wells using foam-assisted artificial lift. Gas Science and Engineering, 114 204977, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jgsce.2023.204977
Effect of different co-foaming agents on PFAS removal from the environment by foam fractionation
Buckley, Thomas, Karanam, Kavitha, Han, Han, Vo, Hoang Nhat Phong, Shukla, Pradeep, Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2023). Effect of different co-foaming agents on PFAS removal from the environment by foam fractionation. Water Research, 230 119532. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119532
Sustainable dewatering of unconventional gas wells using engineered multiphase flow dynamics
Amani, Pouria, Rudolph, Victor, Hurter, Suzanne and Firouzi, Mahshid (2022). Sustainable dewatering of unconventional gas wells using engineered multiphase flow dynamics. Fuel, 324 (Part B) 124675, 124675. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124675
Amani, Pouria and Firouzi, Mahshid (2022). Effect of divalent and monovalent salts on interfacial dilational rheology of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate solutions. Colloids and Interfaces, 6 (3) 41, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/colloids6030041
Amani, Pouria and Firouzi, Mahshid (2022). Effect of salt and particles on the hydrodynamics of foam flows in relation to foam static characteristics. Chemical Engineering Science, 254 117611, 117611. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.117611
Buckley, Thomas, Karanam, Kavitha, Xu, Xiaoyong, Shukla, Pradeep, Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2022). 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 120508, 120508. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120508
Pickering foams and parameters influencing their characteristics
Amani, Pouria, Miller, Reinhard, Javadi, Aliyar and Firouzi, Mahshid (2022). Pickering foams and parameters influencing their characteristics. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 301 102606, 102606. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102606
Salt effects on the dilational viscoelasticity of surfactant adsorption layers
Firouzi, Mahshid, Kovalchuk, Volodymyr I., Loglio, Giuseppe and Miller, Reinhard (2022). Salt effects on the dilational viscoelasticity of surfactant adsorption layers. Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 57 101538, 101538. doi: 10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101538
Effect of selected monovalent salts on surfactant stabilized foams
Amani, Pouria, Karakashev, Stoyan I., Grozev, Nikolay A., Simeonova, Silviya S., Miller, Reinhard, Rudolph, Victor and Firouzi, Mahshid (2021). Effect of selected monovalent salts on surfactant stabilized foams. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 295 102490, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102490
Prediction of slug/churn transition for viscous upward two-phase flows in vertical pipes
Abdul-Majeed, Ghassan H. and Firouzi, Mahshid (2021). Prediction of slug/churn transition for viscous upward two-phase flows in vertical pipes. SPE Production and Operations, 36 (3), 637-658. doi: 10.2118/203832-PA
Review of foam fractionation as a water treatment technology
Buckley, Thomas, Xu, Xiaoyong, Rudolph, Victor, Firouzi, Mahshid and Shukla, Pradeep (2021). Review of foam fractionation as a water treatment technology. Separation Science and Technology, 57 (6), 1-30. doi: 10.1080/01496395.2021.1946698
Dynamics of interfacial layers for sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate solutions at different salinities
Amani, Pouria, Miller, Reinhard, Ata, Seher, Hurter, Suzanne, Rudolph, Victor and Firouzi, Mahshid (2020). Dynamics of interfacial layers for sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate solutions at different salinities. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 92, 174-183. doi: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.09.002
Abdul-Majeed, Ghassan H., Firouzi, Mahshid and Soto-Cortes, Gabriel (2020). Prediction of slug frequency for medium liquid viscosity two-phase flow in vertical, horizontal, and inclined pipes. SPE Production and Operations, 35 (4), 885-894. doi: 10.2118/202473-PA
Comparison of flow dynamics of air-water flows with foam flows in vertical pipes
Amani, Pouria, Hurter, Suzanne, Rudolph, Victor and Firouzi, Mahshid (2020). Comparison of flow dynamics of air-water flows with foam flows in vertical pipes. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 119 110216, 110216. doi: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2020.110216
Failure modes for hydrated bentonite plugs used in well decommissioning operations
Towler, Brian, Hywel-Evans, Duncan and Firouzi, Mahshid (2020). Failure modes for hydrated bentonite plugs used in well decommissioning operations. Applied Clay Science, 184 105385, 105385. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2019.105385
Use of pressure signal analysis to characterise counter-current two-phase flow regimes in annuli
Wu, Benjamin, Ribeiro, Ayrton Soares, Firouzi, Mahshid, Rufford, Thomas E. and Towler, Brian (2020). Use of pressure signal analysis to characterise counter-current two-phase flow regimes in annuli. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 153, 547-561. doi: 10.1016/j.cherd.2019.11.009
Australia’s gas resources and its new approaches
Towler, Brian, Firouzi, Mahshid and Wilkinson, Rick (2019). Australia’s gas resources and its new approaches. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 72 102970, 102970. doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2019.102970
Characteristics of counter-current gas-liquid two-phase flow and its limitations in vertical annuli
Wu, Benjamin, Firouzi, Mahshid, Rufford, Thomas E. and Towler, Brian (2019). Characteristics of counter-current gas-liquid two-phase flow and its limitations in vertical annuli. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 109 109899, 109899. doi: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2019.109899
Abdul-Majeed, Ghassan H. and Firouzi, Mahshid (2019). 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 104323, 104323. doi: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2019.104323
On the stability of thin films of pure water
Karakashev, Stoyan I., Firouzi, Mahshid, Wang, Jianlong, Alexandrova, Lidia and Nguyen, Anh V. (2019). On the stability of thin films of pure water. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 268, 82-90. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2019.03.005
Hassanzadeh, Ahmad, Firouzi, Mahshid, Albijanic, Boris and Celik, Mehmet S. (2018). A review on determination of particle–bubble encounter using analytical, experimental and numerical methods. Minerals Engineering, 122, 296-311. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2018.04.014
Evaluation of interfacial properties of concentrated KCl solutions by molecular dynamics simulation
Peng, Hong and Firouzi, Mahshid (2017). Evaluation of interfacial properties of concentrated KCl solutions by molecular dynamics simulation. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 538, 703-710. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.11.063
A critical review of flow maps for gas-liquid flows in vertical pipes and annuli
Wu, Benjamin, Firouzi, Mahshid, Mitchell, Travis, Rufford, Thomas E., Leonardi, Christopher and Towler, Brian (2017). A critical review of flow maps for gas-liquid flows in vertical pipes and annuli. Chemical Engineering Journal, 326, 350-377. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.05.135
Firouzi, Mahshid and Nguyen, Anh V. (2017). 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. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.12.004
Spontaneous imbibition experiments of enhanced oil recovery with surfactants and complex nano-fluids
Towler, Brian F., Lehr, Heidi L., Austin, Scott W., Bowthorpe, Brooks, Feldman, Jacob H., Forbis, Sabrina K., Germack, David and Firouzi, Mahshid (2017). Spontaneous imbibition experiments of enhanced oil recovery with surfactants and complex nano-fluids. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 20 (2), 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s11743-017-1924-1
An overview of the coal seam gas developments in Queensland
Towler, Brian, Firouzi, Mahshid, Underschultz, James, Rifkin, Will, Garnett, Andrew, Schultz, Helen, Esterle, Joan, Tyson, Stephen and Witt, Katherine (2016). An overview of the coal seam gas developments in Queensland. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 31, 249-271. doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2016.02.040
Developing new mechanistic models for predicting pressure gradient in coal bed methane wells
Firouzi, Mahshid, Towler, Brian and Rufford, Thomas (2016). Developing new mechanistic models for predicting pressure gradient in coal bed methane wells. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 33, 961-972. doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2016.04.035
A quantitative review of the transition salt concentration for inhibiting bubble coalescence
Firouzi, Mahshid, Howes, Tony and Nguyen, Anh V. (2015). A quantitative review of the transition salt concentration for inhibiting bubble coalescence. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 222, 305-318. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.07.005
Peng, Tiefeng, Firouzi, Mahshid, Li, Qibin and Peng, Kang (2015). Surface force at the nano-scale: Observation of non-monotonic surface tension and disjoining pressure. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (32), 20502-20507. doi: 10.1039/c5cp03050a
Firouzi, Mahshid and Nguyen, Anh V. (2014). Effects of monovalent anions and cations on drainage and lifetime of foam films at different interface approach speeds. Advanced Powder Technology, 25 (4), 1212-1219. doi: 10.1016/j.apt.2014.06.004
Novel methodology for predicting the critical salt concentration of bubble coalescence inhibition
Firouzi, Mahshid and Nguyen, Anh V. (2014). Novel methodology for predicting the critical salt concentration of bubble coalescence inhibition. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118 (2), 1021-1026. doi: 10.1021/jp409473g
Firouzi, Mahshid and Nguyen, Anh V. (2014). On the effect of van der Waals attractions on the critical salt concentration for inhibiting bubble coalescence. Minerals Engineering, 58, 108-112. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2014.01.014
The effect of microhydrodynamics on bubble-particle collision interaction
Firouzi, Mahshid, Nguyen, Anh V. and Hashemabadi, Seyyed Hassan (2011). The effect of microhydrodynamics on bubble-particle collision interaction. Minerals Engineering, 24 (9), 973-986. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.04.005
Analytical Solution for Newtonian Laminar Flow Through the Concave and Convex Ducts
Firouzi, M. and Hashemabadi, S.H. (2009). Analytical Solution for Newtonian Laminar Flow Through the Concave and Convex Ducts. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 131 (9), 094501-1-094501-6. doi: 10.1115/1.3184026
Firouzi, M. and Hashemabadi, S. H. (2009). Exact solution of two phase stratified flow through the pipes for non-Newtonian Herschel–Bulkley fluids. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 36 (7), 768-775. doi: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2009.03.018
Firouzi, M. and Hashemabadi, S. H. (2008). Analytical solution for Newtonian–Bingham plastic two-phase pressure driven stratified flow through the circular ducts. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 35 (5), 666-673. doi: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2007.12.003
A modelling study on the application of the bentonites in plugging carbon dioxide injection wells
Dashti, Hossein, Sedaghat, Mohammad, Firouzi, Mahshid and Hurter, Suzanne (2021). A modelling study on the application of the bentonites in plugging carbon dioxide injection wells. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Virtual, 16-18 November 2021. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC). doi: 10.15530/AP-URTEC-2021-208366
Pearce, Julie K., Raza, Syed S., Baublys, Kim A., Hayes, Phil J., Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2021). Unconventional CO2 storage. Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Online, 16-18 November 2021. Tulsa, OK United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2021-208295
Foam flow characterisation in a vertical annulus
Amani, Pouria and Firouzi, Mahshid (2021). Foam flow characterisation in a vertical annulus. Chemeca 2021: Advance, Disrupt and Sustain, Virtual, 27-28 September 2021. Barton, ACT, Australia: Engineers Australia. doi: 10.3316/informit.105494215700246
Rathnayake, Suren Indrajith and Firouzi, Mahshid (2021). 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, Virtual, 16-18 November 2021. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC). doi: 10.15530/AP-URTEC-2021-208406
Mitchell, Travis, Hill, Bryce, Firouzi, Mahshid and Leonardi, Christopher (2019). Development and Evaluation of Multiphase Closure Models used in the Simulation of Unconventional Wellbore Dynamics. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 18 - 19 November 2019. Tulsa, OK United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2019-198239
Enhancing CSG well production via foam assisted lift method
Amani, Pouria , Hurter, Suzanne , Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2019). Enhancing CSG well production via foam assisted lift method. Energi Simulation Summit 2019, Calgary, AB, Canada, 3-4 October 2019. Energi Simulation.
Investigating the Effect of Salinity on Counter-Current Two-Phase Flow Regimes in Annuli
Wu, Benjamin, Firouzi, Mahshid, Ribeiro, Ayrton S., Rufford, Thomas E. and Towler, Brian (2019). Investigating the Effect of Salinity on Counter-Current Two-Phase Flow Regimes in Annuli. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 18 - 19 November 2019. Tulsa, OK United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2019-198228
Prediction of the flowing bottom-hole pressure using advanced data analytics
Firouzi, Mahshid and Rathnayake, Suren (2019). Prediction of the flowing bottom-hole pressure using advanced data analytics. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference 2019, APUR 2019, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 18-19 November 2019. Tulsa, OK, United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2019-198240
Australia's world scale gas resources, its markets and why new approaches are required
Towler, Brian, Firouzi, Mahshid and Wilkinson, Rick (2018). Australia's world scale gas resources, its markets and why new approaches are required. SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 23 - 25 October 2018. Richardson, TX, United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/191895-ms
Mitigating the failure of downhole pumps due to gas interference in coal seam gas wells
Wu, Benjamin, Firouzi, Mahshid, Rufford, Thomas E. and Towler, Brian (2018). Mitigating the failure of downhole pumps due to gas interference in coal seam gas wells. SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia, 23-25 October 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/191910-ms
Mitchell, Travis, Leonardi, Chris, Firouzi, Mahshid and Towler, Brian (2018). Towards closure relations for the rise velocity of Taylor bubbles in annular piping using phase-field lattice Boltzmann techniques. 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 10 - 13 December 2018. Hawthorn, VIC, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Field trials of plugging oil and gas wells with hydrated bentonite
Towler, Brian F., Firouzi, Mahshid, Holl, Heinz-Gerd, Gandhi, Randeep and Thomas, Anthony (2016). Field trials of plugging oil and gas wells with hydrated bentonite. SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Perth, Australia, 25-27 October 2016. Richardson, TX, United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/182199-MS
Mechanistic modelling of counter-current slug flows in vertical annuli
Firouzi,Mahshid, Towler, Brian and Rufford, Thomas (2015). Mechanistic modelling of counter-current slug flows in vertical annuli. SPE Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 9-11 November 2015. Richardson, TX, United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). doi: 10.2118/176885-MS
Plugging CSG Wells with Bentonite: Review and Preliminary Lab Results
Towler, Brian F., Firouzi, Mahshid, Mortezapour, Amin and Hywel-Evans, Paul D. (2015). Plugging CSG Wells with Bentonite: Review and Preliminary Lab Results. SPE Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia, 9-11 November 2015. SPE Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition,: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/176987-MS
Firouzi, Mahshid and Nguyen, Anh V. (2013). Different Effects of Monovalent Anions and Cations on the Bubble Coalescence and Lifetime of Aqueous Films between Air Bubbles. CHEMECA, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 29 September - 2 October 2013. Barton, ACT Australia: Engineers Australia.
Non uniform sedimentation effects on fluid flow through the pipes
Firouzi, M. and Hashemabadi, S . H (2009). Non uniform sedimentation effects on fluid flow through the pipes. 6th International Congress on Chemical Engineering, Kish Island, Iran, 17-19 November 2009.
Analytical solution for influence of yield stress on two phase stratified flow through the pipe
Firouzi, M. and Hashemabadi, S . H (2008). Analytical solution for influence of yield stress on two phase stratified flow through the pipe. 5th International Chemical Engineering Congress (IChEC 2008), Kish Island, Iran, 2-5 January 2008.
Firouzi, M. and Hashemabadi, S . H (2008). Analytical solution for rheological properties effects on two-phase stratified flow through the pipes. 3rd IASME / WSEAS International Conference on CONTINUUM MECHANICS (CM'08), Cambridge, United Kingdom, 23-25 February 2008.
Combining maths and bubbles to boost gas production
Firouzi, Mahshid (2018, 12 01). Combining maths and bubbles to boost gas production Queensland Government Mining Journal 1-1.
Combining maths and bubbles to boost gas production
Firouzi, Mahshid (2018, 09 27). Combining maths and bubbles to boost gas production The Australian Energy Review 1-1.
Combining maths and bubbles to boost gas production
Mahshid Firouzi, Towler, Brian and Wu, Benjamin (2018, 09 04). Combining maths and bubbles to boost gas production Australian Mining Review 1-1.
Wu, Benjamin and Firouzi, Mahshid (2018). Enhancing CSG well production through well bottom-hole pressure control. Stage 3 Report: laboratory work and mathematical modelling. Qld, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Method for dewatering and operating coal seam gas wells
Firouzi, Mahshid, Rudolph, Victor and Greenway, Brent (2018). Method for dewatering and operating coal seam gas wells. International (PCT) Patent Application No. PCT/AU2017/051355.
Data collation, preparation, and initial analysis
Stenlake, Alex and Firouzi, Mahshid (2018). Data collation, preparation, and initial analysis. Improving run-time of PC-Pumps through torque data analytics
Candidate models/algorithms for determination of hole in tubing-data analytics
Du Plessis, Jaco and Firouzi, Mahshid (2017). Candidate models/algorithms for determination of hole in tubing-data analytics. Improving run-time of PC-Pumps through torque data analytics Industry report submitted to Santos:
Drainage and stability of foam films during bubble coalescence in aqueous salt solutions
Firouzi, Mahshid (2014). Drainage and stability of foam films during bubble coalescence in aqueous salt solutions. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.53
Carbon dioxide in water nanoemulsions for carbon sequestration
(2021) ARC Discovery Projects
Development of next generation smart sucker rod wear guides
(2020–2023) ARC Linkage Projects
(2020–2022) University of Newcastle
Smart wear guide detection system
(2020–2021) Innovation Connections
(2019–2023) ARC Linkage Projects
Multiphase and multicomponent modelling of bubble and suspension transport in CSG production
(2019) Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Optical Equipment for Advanced Thermofluid Measurements
(2019) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Use of Distributed Acoustic Fibre Optic Sensing In In-Situ Measurement of Multiphase Flow Dynamics
(2019) UQ Early Career Researcher
Enhancing well deliverability and reducing work-over cost using big data predictive analytics
(2018–2022) Australian Energy Resource Growth Centre Ltd
Multiphase and multiscale modelling of gas-liquid-particle transport in CSG reservoirs and wells
(2018) Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Enhancing CSG well production through well bottom-hole pressure control
(2017–2020) Advance Queensland Research Fellowships
Improving run-time of PC-Pumps through torque data analytics
(2017–2018) Santos Limited
Mathematical modelling of wellbore pressure profiles in CSG (pumped) wells
(2015–2019) QGC Pty Limited
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
The experimental study of counter-current two-phase flows in annuli
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Remediation of PFAS contaminated water by foam fractionation
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Abandonment of economically depleted coal seam gas wells with bentonite.
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Quantification of fluidization and bubble-particle collision interaction in a HydroFloat cell
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Plugging Coal Seam Gas Wells with Bentonite
(2017) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor