ir. P. Pourteimouri (Paran)

Researcher
ET-DPM-HCD
Horst - Ring
p.pourteimouri@utwente.nl
+31534896716
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I'm doing a PhD in Water Engineering and Management (WEM) group at University of Twente. In this project, I'm developing a numerical model, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), to study the impacts of buildings' characteristics and spacing at beach-dune interface on airflow patterns and bed morphology. Besides my PhD project, I'm involved in teaching some courses for the bachelor's degree and master's degree students.

Expertise

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

    • Beach
    • Building
    • Air Flow
    • Earth Surface Sediment Transport
    • Morphology
    • Investigation
    • Bed

  • Physics

    • Impact

Organisations

A brief introduction of my project is that the population growth in coastal zones increases the demands for constructing buildings at the beach-dune interface, including holiday cottages, restaurants, sailing clubs and pavilions. These structures change the local airflow patterns in their vicinity which, in turn, alter the aeolian sediment transport and bed morphology. This might affect the dune morphology over longer time scales and therefore impact the coastal safety. In this project, I'm working on the impacts of buildings' characteristics and spacing at beach-dune interface on airflow patterns and bed morphology. Specifically, I'm interested in buildings' characteristics such as buildings' dimension, geometry, orientation, surface roughness and elevation on poles. For this purpose, I developed a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model, using OpenFOAM, which is an open-source CFD solver. The numerical model predictions of airflow patterns as well as the erosion and sedimentation patterns around buildings are validated with available wind-tunnel data and field measurements around scaled buildings at the beach, respectively.

This PhD project is part of a larger project, ShoreScape, that focuses on sustainable co-evolution of the natural and built environment along sandy shores. The project is funded by Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and co-funded by Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) and Hoogheemraadscap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK).

Publications

2023
Modelling the influence of beach building pole heights on aeolian morphology and downwind sediment transport, Article 108791. Pourteimouri, P., Campmans, G. H. P., Wijnberg, K. M. & Hulscher, S. J. M. H.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108791Modelling the influence of characteristics, orientation and positioning of beach buildings on airflow and aeolian sediment transport patterns in the surrounding area. University of Twente. Pourteimouri, P.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036556354How wind direction and building spacing influences airflow patterns and sediment transport patterns around a row of beach buildings: A numerical study, Article 100867, 100867. Pourteimouri, P., Campmans, G. H. P., Wijnberg, K. M. & Hulscher, S. J. M. H.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2023.100867
2022
Beach buildings on poles and their implications for duneward sediment transport: a numerical studyIn 37th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2022, Sydney. Pourteimouri, P., Campmans, G. H. P., Wijnberg, K. M. & Hulscher, S. J. M. H.The impact of spacing between beach buildings on aeolian eriosion and deposition patterns: A numerical studyIn Proceedings 39th IAHR World Congress, 19-24 June 2022, Granada, Spain. IAHR. Pourteimouri, P., Campmans, G. H. P., Wijnberg, K. M. & Hulscher, S. J. M. H.https://cmswebonline.com/iahr2022/epro/pdf/07-04-003-709.pdf
2021
A Numerical Study on the Impact of Building Dimensions on Airflow Patterns and Bed Morphology around Buildings at the Beach, Article 13. Pourteimouri, P., Campmans, G. H. P., Wijnberg, K. M. & Hulscher, S. J. M. H.https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10010013CFD Evaluation of airflow patterns around beachhouses with different wind facing sidesIn ETMM13 Rhodes, Greece 15-17 September, 2021: Conference Proceedings (pp. 364-366). Easy Conferences Ltd. Pourteimouri, P., Campmans, G. H. P., Wijnberg, K. M. & Hulscher, S. J. M. H.https://easyconferences.eu/etmm13/proceedings/Beach-dune modelling in support of Building with Nature for an integrated spatial design of urbanized sandy shoresIn Building with Nature perspectives: Cross-disciplinary BwN approaches in coastal regions (pp. 241-259). TU Delft open. Wijnberg, K., Poppema, D., Mulder, J., van Bergen, J., Campmans, G., Galiforni-Silva, F., Hulscher, S. & Pourteimouri, P.https://doi.org/10.47982/rius.7.136How erosion and deposition patterns around a row of holiday cottages at the beach can be influenced by wind direction: A numerical study, 39. Pourteimouri, P., Campmans, G. H. P., Wijnberg, K. M. & Hulscher, S. J. M. H.https://www.nck-web.org/content/documents/2021/Book_of_Abstracts_2021.pdf
2020
The impact of buildings' characteristics on airflow patterns and bed morphology at beaches, using CFD modellingIn Proceedings of virtual Conference on Coastal Engineering, 2020. Pourteimouri, P., Campmans, G., Wijnberg, K. & Hulscher, S.https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36v.sediment.4

Research profiles

I'm involved in the following academic courses:

Bachelor course(s): 

  • Supervising tutorials of Fluid Mechanics 1
  • Supervising practicals of Fluid Mechanics 1

Master course(s):

  • Supervising projects of Hydraulic Engineering

ShoreScape: Sustainable co-evolution of the natural and built environment along sandy shores (2018-2022).

Address

University of Twente

Horst - Ring (building no. 21)
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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