Horst Complex

dr.ir. A. Mahmoudi (Amir)

Associate Professor
ET-TFE-TE
Horst Complex N244
a.mahmoudi@utwente.nl
+31534893311
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I am associate professor at the thermal engineering group. My work over the past several years has built on diverse expertise and broad knowledge within the Sustainable Energy Applications and thermal enhancement technology. I finished my PhD in 2015 at University of Luxembourg. During my PhD, I have studied the thermodynamic behavior of biomass conversion. For this reason, I have developed a multi-physics and multi-scale model, able to give detailed information about the phenomena occurring in biomass conversion. In 2016, I started my research at University of Twent. My research is focused on solar thermal energy, transport phenomena and multi-scale modelings

Expertise

  • Physics

    • Nanofluid
    • Free Convection
    • Particle
    • Solid State
    • Heat
    • Volume

  • Engineering

    • Packed Bed

  • Chemistry

    • Procedure

Organisations

 My research interests are:

Publications

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2025

A framework for predictive kinetic modeling of materials for thermochemical energy storage using algorithmic optimization (2025)Results in Engineering, 28. Article 107681. Kieskamp, B., Mahmoudi, A. & Shahi, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.107681Physics-Based Dynamic Modeling of Solar-Powered Off-Grid Cold Storage for Perishables Using Modelica: A Case Study – Xingalool, Somalia (2025)In 16th International Modelica&FMI Conference (pp. 939-942). Bakhsh Zahmatkesh, B., Shahi, M. & Mahmoudi, A.https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp218939Cyclability of Thermochemical materials: Quantifying microstructural evolution and its impact on packed bed performance (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Arya, A.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036568746Quantifying volume variation and agglomeration in thermochemical materials: An in-situ measurement methodology (2025)Journal of Energy Storage, 124. Article 116877. Arya, A., Beving, M., Mahmoudi, A., Brem, G., Donkers, P. A. J. & Shahi, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.116877Numerical simulation of a PVT-PCM system by altering fluid tube positioning adding nanoparticles and embedding a porous medium (2025)Alexandria Engineering Journal, 115, 30-46. Mahdavi, A., Niloofari, P., Gorji-Bandpy, M. & Mahmoudi, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2024.11.114A Passive Approach to Cooling Photovoltaic Devices by Utilizing Pin Fins (2025)International Journal of Engineering, Transactions B: Applications, 38(2), 436-451. Mahdavi, A., Farhadi, M., Gorji-Bandpy, M. & Mahmoudi, A.https://doi.org/10.5829/ije.2025.38.02b.17Modeling TORWASH® technology for biomass conversion into valuable products (2025)[Thesis › EngD Thesis]. University of Twente. Tavakoli, S.A Novel Non-linear Analytical Solution for Thermal Performance of a Photovoltaic Module in Vicinity of Phase-changing Materials (2025)Renewable Energy Research and Applications, 6(1), 105-124. Mahdavi, A., Farhadi, M., Gorji-Bandpy, M. & Mahmoudi, A.https://doi.org/10.22044/rera.2024.13663.1258Thermochemical heat storage materials (2025)In Comprehensive Energy Systems: Energy Materials (pp. 66-79). Elsevier. Mahmoudi, A., Acar, C. & Shahi, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-44-313219-3.00021-6

2024

Characterizing Na2S kinetics for thermochemical energy storage applications through algorithmic optimization (2024)In Proceedings of the 16th IEA ES TCP International Conference on Energy Storage (ENERSTOCK 2024) (pp. 71-74). Kieskamp, B., Mahmoudi, A. & Shahi, M.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13784975A comprehensive study on passive cooling of a PV device using PCM and various fin configurations: Pin, spring, and Y-shaped fins (2024)Applied thermal engineering, 252. Article 123519. Mahdavi, A., Farhadi, M., Gorji-Bandpy, M. & Mahmoudi, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123519Characterizing Changes in a Salt Hydrate Bed Using Micro X-Ray Computed Tomography (2024)Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 43(3). Article 77. Aastha, Martinez-Garcia, J., Schuetz, P., Mahmoudi, A., Brem, G., Donkers, P. A. J. & Shahi, M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-024-01092-7Experimental and numerical assessment of thermal characteristics of PCM in a U-shaped heat exchanger using porous metal foam and NanoPowder (2024)Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 274. Article 112970. NematpourKeshteli, A., Mahmoudi, A., Iasiello, M., Langella, G. & Bianco, N.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2024.112970Streamlining kinetic characterization for thermochemical energy storage solutions (2024)In ISEC 2024 – 3rd International Sustainable Energy Conference: Conference Proceedings (pp. 256-258). Kieskamp, B., Mahmoudi, A. & Shahi, M.https://www.aee-intec.at/download/Conference_Proceedings_ISEC_2024.pdfMicrostructural changes in thermochemical heat storage material over cycles: Insights from micro-X-ray computed tomography (2024)Renewable energy, 223. Article 120045. Arya, A., Mahmoudi, A., Donkers, P. A. J., Brem, G. & Shahi, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.120045Characterizing Changes in Salt Hydrates using Micro X-Ray Computed Tomography for Improved Cyclability in Thermochemical Materials (2024)In 13th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography (iCT) 2024 (pp. 42-44). Aastha, Mahmoudi, A. & Shahi, M.A novel multi-reactor system for thermochemical heat storage through detailed modeling of K2CO3 particles (2024)Journal of Energy Storage, 78. Article 110028. Kieskamp, B., Mahmoudi, A. & Shahi, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.110028Simulation-based analysis of thermochemical heat storage feasibility in third-generation district heating systems: Case study of Enschede, Netherlands (2024)Renewable energy, 221. Article 119734. Yeh, C. Y., De Swart, J. K., Mahmoudi, A., Singh, A. K., Brem, G. & Shahi, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.119734

2023

Thermochemical Energy Storage Design in Improving Peak Shaving for District Heating System (2023)[Thesis › EngD Thesis]. University of Twente. Yeh, C.-Y.Volume variation in a thermochemical material- An experimental study (2023)In Eurotherm Seminar #116 - Innovative solutions for thermal energy storage deployment (pp. 103-106). Universitat de Lleida. Aastha, Beving, M., Mahmoudi, A. & Shahi, M.https://doi.org/10.21001/eurotherm.seminar.116.2023Reaction kinetics of the hydration of potassium carbonate including the influence of metastability (2023)In Eurotherm Seminar #116: Innovative solutions for thermal energy storage deployment (pp. 27-30). Universitat de Lleida. Kieskamp, B., Mahmoudi, A. & Shahi, M.https://doi.org/10.21001/eurotherm.seminar.116.2023

2022

A review of passive cooling of photovoltaic devices (2022)Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 11. Article 100579. Mahdavi, A., Farhadi, M., Gorji-Bandpy, M. & Mahmoudi, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2022.100579Experimental analysis of Shape-Stabilized PCM applied to a Direct-Absorption evacuated tube solar collector exploiting sodium acetate trihydrate and graphite (2022)Energy conversion and management, 269. Article 116176. Sadeghi, G., Mehrali, M., Shahi, M., Brem, G. & Mahmoudi, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116176Application of a Shape-Stabilized PCM in Direct-Absorption-Storage Solar Collectors Accompanied by Constructing a Large-Scale Solar Simulator (2022)[Thesis › EngD Thesis]. University of Twente. Sadeghi, G.Fractal dependence of the packed bed porosity on the particles size distribution (2022)Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 159. Article 112144. Džiugys, A., Mahmoudi, A. H., Misiulis, E., Navakas, R. & Skarbalius, G.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2022.112144

Other contributions

Full list of my publications can be found in: 

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zVQ4eX4AAAAJ&hl=en

 

ORCID ID:   https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8265-677X

Research profiles

Current projects

HEAT-LAND

INNO-DSS

Innovative shaped stabilized PCM for direct solar receiver-storage

Finished projects

NEM0

NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF MULTICOMPONENT FUEL COMBUSTION

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University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room N244
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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