Dr. Amir Zohar
Ph.D in mechanical engineering since 2007
Lecturer in mechanics and thermal sciences courses
Research field in absorption refrigeration modeling and thermal sciences
Industrial experience in domestic refrigeration, energy, and air microbiological purification, standards and regulations
Education
2004-2007 Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Dissertation title: Development of a Diffusion Absorption Refrigeration System with New Working Fluids. Adviser: Prof. A. Levi and Prof. I. Borde
2002-2003 M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Dissertation title: Model Development for a Diffusion Absorption Refrigeration Cycle. Adviser: Prof. A. Levi and Prof. I. Borde
1998-2001 B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Research
2004-2007 Modeling of a Diffusion Absorption Refrigeration Cycle, performance investigations of various configurations and of various substances, and improvement of configuration (4 peer reviewed papers + 2 papers in refereed conference volumes).
Courses
Dynamics
Statics
Thermodynamics
Fundamentals of Cooling and AC Technologies