Kyriakos Vafiadis

Kyriakos Vafiadis

Position

Address 

University of Western Macedonia

Polytechnic School Campus

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Office ΒΠ2_3

Active Urban Planning Zone (ZEP), Kozani

50100 Kozani

Greece

Contact Data

Tel. (office): +30 24610 56753

Tel. (laboratory): +30 24610 56682

email: kvafiadis@uowm.gr

Website: https://users.uowm.gr/kvafiadis/

Studies

2016, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Macedonia

2009, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Macedonia

Laboratory

Research

The main research interests of Kyriakos Vafiadis are related to applied aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics and its applications in engineering, the aerodynamic design of aircraft, wind turbines and other aerodynamic bodies. His general research interests include the analysis of energy systems and the investigation of alternative solutions to issues related to energy and climate.

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Kyriakos Vafiadis graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Western Macedonia in 2009. Since 2010, he worked as a Mechanical Engineer and at the same time he was a PhD candidate at the University of Western Macedonia under the supervision of Professor Antonios Tourlidakis. The subject of his Dissertation was “Aerodynamic design, analysis and optimization of wind turbine operation”. In 2016 he received his PhD and since 2017 he has taught a series of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. He has supervised several Diploma and Master’s Theses. He was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Western Macedonia on “Aerodynamic design, computational analysis and experimental evaluation of small wind turbines” and has been involved in various research projects related to energy issues. In 2024 he was elected as a member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff in the Department of Mechanical Engineering on “Aerodynamics”.

Full CV

Course Catalogue

Undergraduate

Aerodynamic Design and Control of Aircrafts (403)

Computational Fluid Dynamics (263)

Postgraduate

Thermofluid Mechanics (ADVENS – University of Western Macedonia)

Computational Fluid Dynamics (ADVENS – University of Western Macedonia)

Publications

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Selected Publications

Arnaoutakis, N., Vouros, A. P., Milousi, M., Caouris, Y. G., Panaras, G., Tourlidakis, A., Vafiadis, K., Mihalakakou, G., Garoufalis, C. S., Frontistis, Z., Papaefthimiou, S., Souliotis, M. (2022). Design, Energy, Environmental and Cost Analysis of an Integrated Collector Storage Solar Water Heater Based on Multi-Criteria Methodology. Energies, 15(5), 1673.

Panagiotidis, I., Vafiadis, K., Tourlidakis, A., Tomboulides, A., (2015). Study of slagging and fouling mechanisms in a lignite-fired power plant. Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 74, pp.156–164.

Vafiadis, K., Fintikakis, H., Zaproudis, I., Tourlidakis, A., (2016). Computational Investigation of a Shrouded Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2016, June 13-17, 2016, Seoul, South Korea.

Tourlidakis, A., Vafiadis, K., Stergiannis, N., (2014). Computational Flow Analysis of Wind Farms Using a Simplified Rotor Disc Model With Radially Varying Thrust Coefficient. Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2014, 16-20 June, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Tourlidakis, A., Vafiadis, K., Fintikakis, H., Zaproudis, I., (2014). Computational Analysis of a Shrouded Small Scale Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. Proceedings of the European Wind Energy Association EWEA 2014 Conference & Exhibition, 10-13 March, 2014, Barcelona, Spain.

Tourlidakis, A., Vafiadis, K., Andrianopoulos, V., Kalogeropoulos, I., (2013). Aerodynamic Design and Analysis of a Flanged Diffuser Augmented Wind Turbine. Proceedings of the ASME TURBO EXPO 2013, 3-7 June, San Antonio, Texas, USA.