Contact Alireza Ebrahimi
Areas of expertise
- Engines, Powertrains & Alternative Fuels
- Gas Turbines & Propulsion
- Hydrogen
- Mechatronics & Advanced Controls
Background
Alireza is a research assistant and PhD candidate at Cranfield University, focusing on the design and control of liquid hydrogen systems. He works in the Centre for Aeronautics, Propulsion and Power.
Alireza earned his Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Aerospace Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 2019. During his studies, he served as team leader of FARAS in the 2018–2019 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Gas Turbine Engine Design Competition, where his team won first place. He continued his studies at Sharif University, completing his Master of Science (MSc) in Aerospace Engineering in 2021.
In 2022, Alireza joined Cranfield University and has since worked on several Innovate UK-funded projects focused on liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft engines. Since 2022, he has contributed to the Zero Emission for Sustainable Transport 1 (ZEST1) project led by Airbus, which successfully concluded in January 2026. In November 2025, ZEST1 won the ATI Conference “Shaping the Future” Award. Since September 2023, Alireza has also worked on Future Engine Technology for Control of Hydrogen (FETCH) led by Moog Aircraft Group.
Research opportunities
Gas Turbine Performance and Control
Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System Design and Control
Current activities
Zero Emission for Sustainable Transport (ZEST) 1: Contributing to aircraft fuel systems using liquid hydrogen (LH₂). [June 2022 - Jan 2026]
Future Engine Technology for Control of Hydrogen (FETCH): Tackling fuel system design and thermal management challenges for hydrogen-powered aircraft engines. [September 2023 - Present]
Clients
- Airbus SE
- Moog Inc
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Ebrahimi A, Rolt A & Sanders D. (2026). A Comparative Assessment of Alternative Liquid Hydrogen Heat Exchanger Architectures for Fuel Preconditioning in Turboshaft Engines. Hydrogen, 7(2)
- Ebrahimi A, Jafari S & Nikolaidis T. (2024). Heat load development and heat map sensitivity analysis for civil aero-engines. International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 9(3)
- Ebrahimi A, Rolt A, Jafari S & Anton JH. (2024). A review on liquid hydrogen fuel systems in aircraft applications for gas turbine engines. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 91
Conference Papers
- Ebrahimi A, Rolt A, Sanders D & Schreiner BDJ. (2025). Performance Analysis of a Commercial Aircraft Liquid Hydrogen Storage System
- Ebrahimi A, Jafari S & Nikolaidis T. Heat load measurement and heat map sensitivity analysis for civil aero-engines
- Ebrahimi A, Rolt A, Sanders D & Schreiner N. Performance Analysis of a Commercial Aircraft Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System
