Expertise
- Applied aerodynamics
- Airfoil aerodynamics
- Streamtube models
- Blade element theory
- Wing aerodynamics
- Wind turbine aerodynamics
- Dynamic stall
- Aircraft icing simulation
- Aircraft anti-icing simulation
- Vertical axis wind turbine design
- Unsteady aerodynamics
- Environmental impact
- Economic analysis
- Transonic flows
- Boundary layer flow NLF airfoils
- Wind turbine safety systems
- Roughness effects modeling
Contact
IOPARA INC., 1595 Norway, Montréal, Québec, H4P 1Y3, Canada, Tel.: +1(514)342-2982, info@iopara.ca
Our Team
Ion Paraschivoiu
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The founder, Dr. Ion Paraschivoiu, has over 35 years of experience in conducting research, teaching and in providing services for major companies and research centers worldwide on problems related to wind turbine aerodynamics, performance prediction and optimal design, aircraft icing and anti-icing. He is J.-A. Bombardier Aeronautical Chair Professor at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Dr. Paraschivoiu has won many industry and academic awards for his research and publications. |
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Marius Paraschivoiu
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Dr. Marius Paraschivoiu, earned his Ph.D. from MIT in Boston and is a leader in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). He is an associate professor at Concordia University (Montreal). He holds a chair in Production and Storage of Clean Energy and is the Director of Concordia Institute of Aerospace Design and Innovation (CIADI). He is also the President of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include airfoil design, wind turbines and computational aerodynamics and he has published over 75 Journal and Conference Proceeding papers. |
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Farooq Saeed
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Dr. Farooq Saeed, earned his master’s and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was a student of Michael Selig, whose PROPID code have been extensively developed and used for the design of HAWT blades. He is one of the chief consultants for IOPARA in CFD analysis, VAWT and airfoil design. He is an assistant professor at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. His interests include airfoil design, aircraft icing, wind turbines, experimental and computational aerodynamics and boundary layer control. Dr. Saeed has over 60 Journal and Conference publications as well as numerous contributions in books. |
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Wei Liu
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Dr. Wei Liu, earned her master’s and Ph.D. in wind engineering from Tottori University in Japan. She worked in Chinese Wind Energy Association, involved in wind resources assessment, development of offshore wind farm and certification on wind energy products. She has published over 20 Journal and Conference Proceeding papers. |
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Norbert V. Dy
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Norbert V. Dy, Ph.D. candidate at École Polytechnique de Montréal, under the supervision of Prof. Ion Paraschivoiu. CARDAAV expert, involved in aerodynamic performance analysis, design and optimization for IOPARA Inc. |
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