Scholarly Work
1. Peer-reviewed Journal Publications
2025
J39. Zhao, J., Liaw, K. L., Zolfagharroshan, M., Xu, M., Akbarzadeh, A., Sasmito, A. P., 2025.
Exposed-area dependent forced convective heat transfer in periodic lattice structures.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 241, 126683.J38. Wijayanta, A. T., Xu, M., Mohit, M., Akhtar, S., Zueter, A. F., Sasmito, A. P., 2025.
An analytical prediction for charging-discharging cycles of metal foam composite phase change materials thermal energy storage.
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 74, 106674.J37. Mohit, M., Xu, M., Kurnia, J. C., Mujumdar, A. S., Sasmito, A. P., 2025.
Spray freezing: An overview of applications and modeling.
Drying Technology, 43(1-2), 197-213.J36. Mohit, M., Xu, M., Kurnia, J. C., Mujumdar, A. S., Sasmito, A. P., 2025.
A multi-scale multi-stage model for spray freezing of binary solutions.
Drying Technology, 43(1-2), 34-52.J35. Mohit, M., Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Sasmito, A. P., 2025.
Modified perturbation solutions for Stefan problems with convective boundary conditions at high Stefan numbers.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 253, 127557.J34. Mohit, M., Akhtar, S., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2025.
Development of a renewable technology for air heating and thermal cooling of sub-arctic mines using spray freezing.
International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 211, 109704.J33. Gao, Y., Zhao, Y., Wang, X., Mohit, M., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2025.
Review of supercooling suppression of phase change materials based on nanoparticles.
Thermochimica Acta, 745, 179936.
2024
J32. Zolfagharroshan, M., Zueter, A. F., Tareen, M. S. K., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2024.
Two-phase closed thermosyphons (TPCT) for geothermal energy extraction: A computationally efficient framework.
Applied Thermal Engineering, 248, 123205.J31. Zolfagharroshan, M., Xu, M., Boutot, J., Zueter, A. F., Tareen, M. S. K., Kang, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2024.
Assessment of geothermal energy potential from abandoned oil and gas wells in Alberta, Canada.
Applied Energy, 375, 124103.J30. Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Mohit, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2024.
Development of a multi-stage model for freezing of a suspended binary solution droplet.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 221, 125115.J29. Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Mohit, M., Zueter, A. F., Sasmito, A. P., 2024.
Asymptotic analysis of a two-phase Stefan problem in an annulus with the convective boundary.
International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 196, 108744.J28. Tareen, M. S., Zueter, A. F., Zolfagharroshan, M., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2024.
Seasonal ground cold energy storage potential for data center cooling using thermosyphon: A comparative study of five cities in Canada for carbon footprint reduction.
Journal of Energy Storage, 84, 111486.J27. Mohit, M., Xu, M., Hanawa, Y., Zhang, J., Yoshida, J., Sawada, K., Sasaki, Y., Sakuma, A., Sasmito, A. P., 2024.
Experimental and theoretical studies on the solidification of cyclohexane on silicon (Si) substrate.
Crystal Growth & Design, 24(20), 8213-8222.J26. Hanawa, Y., Zhang, J., Sasmito, A. P., Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Mohit, M., Yoshida, J., Sawada, K., Sasaki, Y., Sakuma, A., 2024.
New formulas for evaluation of cyclohexanol solidification on substrates with surface nanostructures.
ACS Omega, 9(23), 24299-24307.J25. Hanawa, Y., Zhang, J., Sasmito, A. P., Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Mohit, M., Yoshida, J., Sawada, K., Sasaki, Y., Sakuma, A., 2024.
Kinetics formulation for two-dimensional growth behavior of water/ice interface on Si substrate.
Langmuir, 40(8), 4033-4043.J24. Gao, Y., Wang, X., Xu, M., Hu, Q., Ghoreishi-Madiseh, S. A., Aziz, M., 2024.
Investigation of heat transfer characteristics of nanofluid ice slurry flowing in spiral bellows.
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 156, 107583.J23. Gao, Y., Mohit, M., Luo, J., Xu, M., Fang, F., Mujumdar, A. S., Sasmito, A. P., 2024.
Development of a novel continuous nanofluid ice slurry generator: Experimental and theoretical studies.
Applied Thermal Engineering, 244, 122667.J22. Gao, Y., Jin, Y., Xu, M., Liaw, K. L., Zhang, K., Mohit, M., Kurnia, J. C., Sasmito, A. P., 2024.
Thermal characteristics of nanofluid ice slurry flowing through a spiral tube: A computational study.
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 61, 104882.
2023
J21. Xu, M., Hanawa, Y., Akhtar, S., Sakuma, A., Zhang, J., Yoshida, J., Sanada, M., Sasaki, Y., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
Multi-scale analysis for solidification of phase change materials (PCMs): experiments and modeling.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 212, 124182.J20. Gao, Y., Ren, Y., Xu, M., Liu, J., Mujumdar, A. S., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
Influence of thermal cycling on stability and thermal conductivity of nanofluid ice slurry.
International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 185, 108113.J19. Gao, Y., Ning, Y., Wu, C., Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Mujumdar, A. S., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
Experimental investigation of producing ice slurry with water using opposed-nozzle impinging jet method.
Applied Thermal Engineering, 219, 119568.J18. Gao, Y., Luo, J., Fang, F., Xu, M., Mohit, M., Shamim, T., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
On the stability of nanofluid ice slurry produced via impinging stream method under thermal and phase-change cycles.
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 52, 103725.J17. Akhtar, S., Xu, M., Mohit, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
A comprehensive review of modeling water solidification for droplet freezing applications.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 188, 113768.
2022
J16. Zhao, J., Liu, W., Shen, J., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2022.
A real-time monitoring temperature-dependent risk index for predicting mine water inrush from collapse columns through a coupled thermal–hydraulic-mechanical model.
Journal of Hydrology, 607, 127565.J15. Xu, M., Gao, Y., Fang, F., Akhtar, S., Chaedir, B. A., Sasmito, A. P., 2022.
Experimental and unified mathematical frameworks of water-ice phase change for cold thermal energy storage.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 187, 122536.J14. Hefni, M. A., Xu, M., Zueter, A. F., Hassani, F., Eltaher, M. A., Ahmed, H. M., Saleem, H. A., Ahmed, H. A., Hassan, G. S., Ahmed, K. I., Moustafa, E. B., Ghandourah, E., Sasmito, A. P., 2022.
A 3D space-marching analytical model for geothermal borehole systems with multiple heat exchangers.
Applied Thermal Engineering, 216, 119027.J13. Gao, Y., Ning, Y., Xu, M., Wu, C., Mujumdar, A. S., Sasmito, A. P., 2022.
Numerical investigation of aqueous graphene nanofluid ice slurry passing through a horizontal circular pipe: Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics.
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 134, 106022.J12. Agson-Gani, P. H., Zueter, A. F., Xu, M., Ghoreishi-Madiseh, S. A., Kurnia, J. C., Sasmito, A. P., 2022.
Thermal and hydraulic analysis of a novel double-pipe geothermal heat exchanger with a controlled fractured zone at the well bottom.
Applied Energy, 310, 118407.
2021
J11. Zueter, A. F., Xu, M., Alzoubi, M. A., Sasmito, A. P., 2021.
Development of conjugate reduced-order models for selective artificial ground freezing: Thermal and computational analysis.
Applied Thermal Engineering, 190, 116782.J10. Zhao, J., Liu, W., Shen, J., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2021.
Fractal treelike fracture network model for hydraulically and mechanically induced dynamic changes in the non-darcy coefficient during the process of mine water inrush from collapsed columns.
Fractals, 29(7), 2150218.J9. Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Zueter, A. F., Alzoubi, M. A., Sushama, L., Sasmito, A. P., 2021.
Asymptotic analysis of a two-phase Stefan problem in annulus: Application to outward solidification in phase change materials.
Applied Mathematics and Computation, 408, 126343.J8. Su, E., Liang, Y., Zou, Q., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2021.
Numerical analysis of permeability rebound and recovery during coalbed methane extraction: Implications for CO2 injection methods.
Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 149, 93-104.J7. Hefni, M. A., Xu, M., Hassani, F., Ghoreishi-Madiseh, S. A., Ahmed, H. M., Saleem, H. A., Ahmed, H. A., Hassan, G. S., Ahmed, K. I., Sasmito, A. P., 2021.
An analytical model for transient heat transfer with a time-dependent boundary in solar-and waste-heat-assisted geothermal borehole systems: From single to multiple boreholes.
Applied Sciences, 11(21), 10338.J6. Akhtar, S., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2021.
Development and validation of an asymptotic solution for a two-phase Stefan problem in a droplet subjected to convective boundary condition.
International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 164, 106923.J5. Akhtar, S., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2021.
Development and validation of a semi-analytical framework for droplet freezing with heterogeneous nucleation and non-linear interface kinetics.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 166, 120734.J4. Akhtar, S., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2021.
A novel crystal growth model with nonlinear interface kinetics and curvature effects: sensitivity analysis and optimization.
Crystal Growth & Design, 21(6), 3251-3265.
2020
J3. Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Zueter, A. F., Auger, V., Alzoubi, M. A., Sasmito, A. P., 2020.
Development of analytical solution for a two-phase Stefan problem in artificial ground freezing using singular perturbation theory.
Journal of Heat Transfer, 142(12), 122401.J2. Su, E., Liang, Y., Chang, X., Zou, Q., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2020.
Effects of cyclic saturation of supercritical CO2 on the pore structures and mechanical properties of bituminous coal: An experimental study.
Journal of CO2 Utilization, 40, 101208.J1. Alzoubi, M. A., Xu, M., Hassani, F. P., Poncet, S., Sasmito, A. P., 2020.
Artificial ground freezing: A review of thermal and hydraulic aspects.
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 104, 103534.
2. Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings
2026
C31. Xu, M., Eslami-Nejad, P., (Accepted).
Optimum discharge pressure correlation based on experimental data for R744 direct expansion ground source heat pump in space heating applications.
15th International Energy Agency (IEA) Heat Pump Conference, Vienna, Austria.C30. Mohit, M., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., (Accepted).
Development of a semi-analyical solution for the freezing/melting of cylindrical phase change materials thermal energy storage systems.
18th International Heat Transfer Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.C29. Gao, S.*, Xu, M., (Accepted).
Developing a sustainable electrification framework using wind turbines in Northern Canada: A multi-objective optimization model.
2026 Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Annual Conference, Quebec City, Canada.C28. Gao, B.*, Xu, M., (Accepted).
Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) for solving moving boundary problems in solid–liquid phase-change heat conduction.
18th International Heat Transfer Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2025
C27. Hanawa, Y., Zhang, J., Sasaki, Y., Sawada, K., Yoshida, J., Xu, M., Mohit, M., Sasmito, A. P., Sakuma, A., 2025.
Mechanical modeling of nano-structure collapse in sublimation drying.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2025, Memphis, USA.C26. Mohit, M., Xu, M., Hanawa, Y., Zhang, J., Sasaki, Y., Sawada, K., Yoshida, J., Sakuma, A., Sasmito, A. P., 2025.
Numerical modeling of nanostructure deformation during the phase change process of sublimation drying.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2025, Memphis, USA.C25. Mohit, M., Xu, M., Chauvat, P., Hambey, R., Sasmito, A. P., 2025.
Experimental and theoretical study of an innovative solution for air heating and thermal cooling of cold-region mines.
20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, Pittsburgh, USA.C24. Khanna, D.*, Li, H.*, Khalid, W.*, Xu, M., 2025.
A multi-objective evolutionary approach for integrating renewable energy in remote mines: A case study in Ellesmere Island (Nunavut, Canada).
17th International Conference on Applied Energy, Bangkok, Thailand.
2024
C23. Xu, M., Mohit, M., Hanawa, Y., Zhang, J., Yoshida, J., Sawada, K., Sasaki, Y., Sakuma, A., Sasmito, A. P., 2024.
Solidification of cyclohexanol in sublimation drying for enhancing semiconductor manufacturing: Experimental and mathematical studies.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2024, Portland, USA.C22. Xu, M., Mohit, M., Gao, Y., Sasmito, A. P., 2024.
Predicting heterogeneous nucleation in ice slurry refrigeration and thermal energy storage.
14th IIR Conference on Phase-Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Paris, France.C21. Mohit, M., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2024.
Semi-analytical solution for the one-phase Stefan problem subjected to time-varying boundary conditions in spherical coordinates.
14th IIR Conference on Phase-Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Paris, France.C20. Hanawa, Y., Zhang, J., Sasaki, Y., Sawada, K., Yoshida, J., Xu, M., Mohit, M., Sasmito, A. P., Sakuma, A., 2024.
Mechanical property evaluation of sublimation agents on nanostructure stability in semiconductor,
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2024, Portland, USA.
2023
C19. Zueter, A. F., Xu, M., Zolfagharroshan, M., Gani, P., Bahrani, N., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
Thermal and computational analysis of U-Type geothermal heat exchangers of complex configurations using novel reduced-order models.
15th International Conference on Applied Energy, Doha, Qatar.C18. Zolfagharroshan, M., Xu, M., Zueter, A., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
Theoretical study of counter-current liquid-vapor flow under condensation conditions over non-isothermal vertical wall of two-phase closed thermosyphon.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2023, New Orleans, USA.C17. Zolfagharroshan, M., Xu, M., Tareen, M. S. K., Zueter, A. F., Sasmito, A. P., Kang, M., 2023.
Geothermal energy potential from abandoned oil and gas wells in Appalachian Basin of New York and Pennsylvania.
15th International Conference on Applied Energy, Doha, Qatar.C16. Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Zueter, A. F., Mohit, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
Analytical modeling of metal foam composite phase change materials (PCM) in thermal energy storage using asymptotic analysis.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2023, New Orleans, USA.C15. Mohit, M., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
Parametric studies of spray characteristics on the performance of spray freezing for sub-arctic mine air heating.
29th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, Antalya, Turkey.C14. Mohit, M., Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
Development of modified perturbation solutions to the one-phase Stefan problems with a convective boundary.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2023, New Orleans, USA.C13. Mohit, M., Akhtar, S., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
Incorporating droplet dynamics to improve the reduced-order model of spray freezing for mine heating applications.
19th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, Rapid City, USA.
2022
C12. Zolfagharroshan, M., Zueter, A., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2022.
A novel reduced-order model for transient heat transfer in thermosyphon for geothermal systems.
16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Virtual, Online.C11. Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Sasmito, A. P., 2022.
A multiscale modeling framework for droplet solidification using phase field method.
16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Virtual, Online.C10. Gao, Y., Xu, M., Wu, C., Fang, F., Akhtar, S., Mujumdar, A. S., Sasmito, A. P., 2022.
Experimental and analytical investigations of ice slurry production using spray freezing.
14th International Conference on Applied Energy, Virtual, Online.
2021
C9. Xu, M., Ghoreishi-Madiseh, S., Sasmito, A. P., 2021.
Analytical solution for computationally efficient closed-loop geothermal system using multiple boreholes equipped with coaxial heat exchangers.
15th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Amsterdam, Netherlands.– “Best Paper Award in Energy Storage”
C8. Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Sasmito, A. P., 2021.
A heterogenous nucleation model for supercooled water and sucrose solution droplets under ultra-cold environments.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2021, Virtual, Online.C7. Akhtar, S., Xu, M., Sasmito, A., 2021.
Spray freezing for mine heating a statistical perspective.
18th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, Rapid City, USA.– “Best Student Paper Award”
C6. Agson-Gani, P. H., Zueter, A., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2021.
Development of a 1+1D reduced-order model in double-pipe geothermal heat exchanger systems: From single to multiple boreholes.
13th International Conference on Applied Energy, Bangkok, Thailand.
2020
C5. Zueter, A. F., Xu, M., Alzoubi, M. A., Sasmito, A. P., 2020.
Effect of freeze pipe eccentricity in artificial ground freezing applications.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2020, Virtual, Online.C4. Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Zueter, A. F., Alzoubi, M. A., Sasmito, A. P., 2020.
Analytical modeling of outward solidification with convective boundary in cylindrical coordinates.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2020, Virtual, Online.
2019
C3. Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Alzoubi, M. A., Sasmito, A. P., 2019.
Singular perturbation solution for a two-phase Stefan problem in outward solidification.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2019, Salt Lake City, USA.C2. Xu, M., Akhtar, S., Alzoubi, M. A., Sasmito, A. P., 2019.
Development and verification of two-phase Stefan problem using perturbation method for artificial ground freezing.
27th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Sherbrooke, Canada.C1. Akhtar, S., Xu, M., Sasmito, A. P., 2019.
Verification and validation of droplet freezing for convective boundary condition using matched asymptotic perturbation method and computational fluid dynamics.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2019, Salt Lake City, USA.
3. Oral and Poster Communications
2025-now [UofT]
O9. Van Ham, M.*, Huberman, S., Xu, M., (Accepted).
Analytical and numerical solutions to the non-diffusive Stefan problem.
CSME-CFDSC-CSR 2026 International Congress.
May 24-27, 2026, Vancouver, Canada.O8. Hanawa, Y., Horikoshi, A., Onuma, A., Tokisue, S., Zhang, J., Xu, M., Mohit, M., Sasaki, Y., Sawada, K., Yoshida, J., Sasmito, A. P., Sakuma, A., 2025.
Enhancing nano-structure stability in sublimation drying: Practical insights into solidified film morphology.
17th Symposium on Ultra Clean Processing of Semiconductor Surfaces.
September 9, 2025, Leuven, Belgium.O7. Khanna, D.*, Li, H.*, Khalid, W.*, Xu, M., 2025.
Renewable energy integration for remote mines in Northern Canada: A multi-objective evolutionary framework.
UofT’s Undergraduate Engineering Research Day.
August 20, 2025, Toronto, Canada.O6. Mohit, M., Xu, M., Chauvat, P., Hamby, R., Sasmito, A. P., 2025.
Spray freezing: Sustainable technology for thermal heating and cooling of sub-arctic mines.
CIM Connect 2025.
May 4-7, 2025, Montreal, Canada.
2017-2024 [McGill and NRCan]
O5. Xu, M., Mohit, M., Chen, L., Jiang, L., Sasmito, A. P., 2023.
Development of a modified perturbation solution to the Stefan problem for artificial ground freezing.
International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering.
August 18-20, 2023, Harbin, China.O4. Xu, M., 2023.
Experimental evaluation of the optimum discharge pressure control of a carbon dioxide direct expansion ground source heat pump (CO2-DX-GSHP) for space heating application.
CanmetENERGY in Varennes, Natural Resources Canada.
January 30, 2023, Varennes, Canada.O3. Xu, M., Zueter, A. F., Sasmito, A. P., 2022.
Development and validation of a space-marching analytical model for selective artificial ground freezing in underground mines.
CIM Convention & EXPO 2022.
May 1-4, 2022, Vancouver, Canada.O2. Teufel, B., Oh, S., Poitras, C., Ruman, C., Pasco, A., Xu, M., Sushama, L., Kumral, M., Sasmito, A., 2019.
Sustainable northern landscapes and engineering systems.
Annual McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) Research Symposium.
October 16, 2019, Montreal, Canada.O1. Xu, M., Akbarzadeh, A., Mirabolghasemi, A., Boldini, A., 2017.
Thermal analysis of cellular materials based on non-Fourier heat conduction: A finite element approach.
McGill Internship Poster Event.
October 5, 2017, Montreal, Canada.