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Efficient approaches for building-integrated photovoltaic modules: Advancements in phase change materials and fin designs (2024)
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Kaplan, S., Sajadian, S., Mahdi, J. M., Mohammed, H. I., Tiji, M. E., Khosravi, K., Sen, S., & Talebizadehsardari, P. (2024). Efficient approaches for building-integrated photovoltaic modules: Advancements in phase change materials and fin designs. Journal of Energy Storage, 103(B), Article 114351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.114351

Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) offer a sustainable energy solution yet encounter challenges such as low solar-to-electric conversion efficiency. Furthermore, elevated operating temperatures can degrade BIPV performance and reliability. This... Read More about Efficient approaches for building-integrated photovoltaic modules: Advancements in phase change materials and fin designs.

Maximizing charging/discharging capabilities of horizontal shell-and-tube latent heat storage systems with innovative curved fin inserts (2024)
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Khedher, N. B., Mohammed, H. I., Abed, A. M., Biswas, N., Togun, H., Hammoodi, K. A., Mahdi, J. M., & Talebizadehsardari, P. (2025). Maximizing charging/discharging capabilities of horizontal shell-and-tube latent heat storage systems with innovative curved fin inserts. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 236(Part 1), Article 126289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.126289

Inherent fluctuations in the availability of energy from renewables, remain a substantial drawback to their widespread deployment worldwide which can be solved by energy storage solution. Energy storage can also help to bridge the mismatch between th... Read More about Maximizing charging/discharging capabilities of horizontal shell-and-tube latent heat storage systems with innovative curved fin inserts.

Optimizing photovoltaic thermal systems with wavy collector Tube: A response Surface-Based design study with desirability analysis (2024)
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Kazemian, A., Khosravi, K., Sen, S., Talebizadehsardari, P., Cairns, A., & Ma, T. (2025). Optimizing photovoltaic thermal systems with wavy collector Tube: A response Surface-Based design study with desirability analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering, 258(A), Article 124475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.124475

A comprehensive simulation model and predictive analysis are employed to investigate the performance of a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system with a wavy collector tube. Response surface methodology and desirability analysis are utilized to develop a r... Read More about Optimizing photovoltaic thermal systems with wavy collector Tube: A response Surface-Based design study with desirability analysis.

Modifying the performance kinetics in the shell-and-multi tube latent heat storage system via dedicated finned tubes for building applications (2024)
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Said, M. A., Sultan Aljibori, H. S., Mahdi, J. M., Mohammed, H. I., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Keshmiri, A. (2024). Modifying the performance kinetics in the shell-and-multi tube latent heat storage system via dedicated finned tubes for building applications. Journal of Building Engineering, 97, Article 110722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110722

Phase change materials (PCMs) offer significant potential for building energy management, but are limited by poor heat transfer rates. This study investigates charging/discharging performance optimization of a shell-and-multi-tube heat storage system... Read More about Modifying the performance kinetics in the shell-and-multi tube latent heat storage system via dedicated finned tubes for building applications.

Thermodynamic modeling and performance analysis of photovoltaic-thermal collectors integrated with phase change materials: Comprehensive energy and exergy analysis (2024)
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Taqi Al-Najjar, H. M., Mahdi, J. M., Alsharifi, T., Homod, R. Z., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Keshmiri, A. (2024). Thermodynamic modeling and performance analysis of photovoltaic-thermal collectors integrated with phase change materials: Comprehensive energy and exergy analysis. Results in Engineering, 22, Article 102277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102277

Phase change materials (PCMs) integrated with photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors can simultaneously generate and store electrical and thermal energy. However, design optimization requires accurate modeling of the complex heat transfer processes in... Read More about Thermodynamic modeling and performance analysis of photovoltaic-thermal collectors integrated with phase change materials: Comprehensive energy and exergy analysis.

Design and optimization of a household photovoltaic/thermal collector with serpentine tube: Energy and exergy analysis (2024)
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Alsharifi, T., Mahdi, J. M., Togun, H., Taqi Al-Najjar, H. M., Ben Khedher, N., Cairns, A., & Talebizadehsardari, P. (2024). Design and optimization of a household photovoltaic/thermal collector with serpentine tube: Energy and exergy analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering, 246, Article 122983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.122983

Hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collectors that simultaneously generate electricity and heat have promise for sustainable energy production. However, their performance depends strongly on four key design parameters. These are: panel aspect ratio,... Read More about Design and optimization of a household photovoltaic/thermal collector with serpentine tube: Energy and exergy analysis.

Review of solidification and melting performance of phase change materials in the presence of magnetic field, rotation, tilt angle, and vibration (2023)
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Rashid, F. L., Rahbari, A., Ibrahem, R. K., Talebizadehsardari, P., Basem, A., Kaood, A., Mohammed, H. I., Abbas, M. H., & Al-Obaidi, M. A. (2023). Review of solidification and melting performance of phase change materials in the presence of magnetic field, rotation, tilt angle, and vibration. Journal of Energy Storage, 67, Article 107501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.107501

Due to the poor thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCMs), the operation of Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) is restricted by the limited heat exchange rate between PCMs and heat sources or sinks. The current review discusses th... Read More about Review of solidification and melting performance of phase change materials in the presence of magnetic field, rotation, tilt angle, and vibration.

Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects (2021)
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Talebizadeh Sardari, P., Mohammed, H. I., Mahdi, J. M., Ghalambaz, M., Gillott, M., Walker, G. S., …Giddings, D. (2021). Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects. International Journal of Energy Research, 45(9), 13380-13396. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.6665

A numerical parametric study is presented of a domestic thermal storage heat exchanger to explore the effect of highly localized positive temperature coefficient cylindrical heating elements in a phase change material (PCM) with conductive enhancemen... Read More about Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects.

Energy recovery from domestic radiators using a compact composite metal Foam/PCM latent heat storage (2020)
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Talebizadeh Sardari, P., Babaei-Mahani, R., Giddings, D., Yasseri, S., Moghimi, M. A., & Bahai, H. (2020). Energy recovery from domestic radiators using a compact composite metal Foam/PCM latent heat storage. Journal of Cleaner Production, 257, Article 120504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120504

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd With the increasing demand for energy consumption in domestic buildings and consequent CO2 emission, there is a need to provide proper products to reduce energy loss. Domestic radiators for space heating can be improved by using a... Read More about Energy recovery from domestic radiators using a compact composite metal Foam/PCM latent heat storage.

Discharge of a composite metal foam/phase change material to air heat exchanger for a domestic thermal storage unit (2019)
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Talebizadeh Sardari, P., Giddings, D., Grant, D., Gillott, M., & Walker, G. S. (2020). Discharge of a composite metal foam/phase change material to air heat exchanger for a domestic thermal storage unit. Renewable Energy, 148, 987-1001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.10.084

This paper evaluates the discharging mechanism in a PCM (phase change material) to air heat exchanger for the purpose of space heating using a composite of copper foam and PCM. The composite system is modelled with both 2-D and 3-D computational flui... Read More about Discharge of a composite metal foam/phase change material to air heat exchanger for a domestic thermal storage unit.

Numerical study of a multiple-segment metal foam-PCM latent heat storage unit: Effect of porosity, pore density and location of heat source (2019)
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Sardari, P. T., Mohammed, H. I., Giddings, D., walker, G. S., Gillott, M., & Grant, D. (2019). Numerical study of a multiple-segment metal foam-PCM latent heat storage unit: Effect of porosity, pore density and location of heat source. Energy, 189, Article 116108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116108

This study numerically investigates the performance of the melting process for a PCM based heat storage system under the effect of different variables in a vertical container with a copper metal foam. Different cases were studied and compared includi... Read More about Numerical study of a multiple-segment metal foam-PCM latent heat storage unit: Effect of porosity, pore density and location of heat source.

Multiphase flow and boiling heat transfer modelling of nanofluids in horizontal tubes embedded in a metal foam (2019)
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Mohammed, H. I., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Giddings, D. (2019). Multiphase flow and boiling heat transfer modelling of nanofluids in horizontal tubes embedded in a metal foam. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 146, Article 106099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2019.106099

© 2019 Elsevier Masson SAS The aim of this numerical study is to evaluate the boiling process of nanofluid in horizontal tubes in the presence of a metal foam as porous medium and represent the experimental work of Zhao et al. in a numerical aspect w... Read More about Multiphase flow and boiling heat transfer modelling of nanofluids in horizontal tubes embedded in a metal foam.

Numerical modelling of phase change material melting process embedded in porous media: Effect of heat storage size (2019)
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Talebizadeh Sardari, P., Walker, G. S., Gillott, M., Grant, D., & Giddings, D. (2019). Numerical modelling of phase change material melting process embedded in porous media: Effect of heat storage size. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650919862974

The aim of this paper is to study the influence of enclosure size in latent heat thermal energy storage systems embedded in a porous medium for domestic usage of latent heat thermal energy storage heat exchangers. A 2-D rectangular enclosure is consi... Read More about Numerical modelling of phase change material melting process embedded in porous media: Effect of heat storage size.

Energy and exergy analysis of two novel hybrid solar photovoltaic geothermal energy systems incorporating a building integrated photovoltaic thermal system and an earth air heat exchanger system (2019)
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Afrand, M., Shahsavar, A., Talebizadeh Sardari, P., Sopian, K., & Salehipour, H. (2019). Energy and exergy analysis of two novel hybrid solar photovoltaic geothermal energy systems incorporating a building integrated photovoltaic thermal system and an earth air heat exchanger system. Solar Energy, 188, 83-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.05.080

In this paper, two novel configurations of the building integrated photovoltaic thermal (BIPVT)-compound earth-air heat exchanger (EAHE) system are proposed. Both the configurations operate in two modes, namely heating and cooling modes. In the heati... Read More about Energy and exergy analysis of two novel hybrid solar photovoltaic geothermal energy systems incorporating a building integrated photovoltaic thermal system and an earth air heat exchanger system.

Melting and solidification characteristics of a double-pipe latent heat storage system with sinusoidal wavy channels embedded in a porous medium (2019)
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Shahsavar, A., Al-Rashed, A. A., Entezari, S., & Sardari, P. T. (2019). Melting and solidification characteristics of a double-pipe latent heat storage system with sinusoidal wavy channels embedded in a porous medium. Energy, 171, 751-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.01.045

The aim of this investigation is to explore the combined effects of porous medium and surface waviness on the melting and solidification of PCM inside a vertical double-pipe latent heat storage (LHTES) system. The results are compared with the cases... Read More about Melting and solidification characteristics of a double-pipe latent heat storage system with sinusoidal wavy channels embedded in a porous medium.

Impact of variable fluid properties on forced convection of Fe3O4/CNT/water hybrid nanofluid in a double-pipe mini-channel heat exchanger (2019)
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Shahsavar, A., Godini, A., Talebizadeh Sardari, P., Toghraie, D., & Salehipour, H. (2019). Impact of variable fluid properties on forced convection of Fe3O4/CNT/water hybrid nanofluid in a double-pipe mini-channel heat exchanger. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 137(3), 1031-1043. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-018-07997-6

The objective of this study is to assess the hydrothermal performance of a non-Newtonian hybrid nanofluid with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and viscosity compared with a Newtonian hybrid nanofluid with constant thermophysical properties... Read More about Impact of variable fluid properties on forced convection of Fe3O4/CNT/water hybrid nanofluid in a double-pipe mini-channel heat exchanger.

Free convection heat transfer and entropy generation analysis of water-Fe 3 O 4 /CNT hybrid nanofluid in a concentric annulus (2018)
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Shahsavar, A., Talebizadeh Sardari, P., & Toghraie, D. (2019). Free convection heat transfer and entropy generation analysis of water-Fe 3 O 4 /CNT hybrid nanofluid in a concentric annulus. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 29(3), 915-934. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-08-2018-0424

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: This paper aims to numerically investigate the heat transfer and entropy generation characteristics of water-based hybrid nanofluid in natural convection flow inside a concentric horizontal annulus. Desig... Read More about Free convection heat transfer and entropy generation analysis of water-Fe 3 O 4 /CNT hybrid nanofluid in a concentric annulus.

Nano-particle deposition in the presence of electric field (2018)
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Talebizadeh Sardari, P., Rahimzadeh, H., Ahmadi, G., & Giddings, D. (2018). Nano-particle deposition in the presence of electric field. Journal of Aerosol Science, 126, 169-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2018.09.012

The dispersion and deposition of nano-particles in laminar flows in the presence of an electric field were studied. The Eulerian-Lagrangian particle tracking method was used to simulate nano-particle motions under the one-way coupling assumption. For... Read More about Nano-particle deposition in the presence of electric field.

Performance evaluation of a naturally ventilated photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) solar collector: a case study (2018)
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Shahsavar, A., Sardari, P. T., Yasseri, S., & Mahani, R. B. (2018). Performance evaluation of a naturally ventilated photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) solar collector: a case study. International Journal of Energy and Environment, 9(5), 455-472

The objective of this paper is to design and analyze a naturally ventilated photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) air collector numerically and experimentally in both glazed and unglazed conditions. To reduce the panel's temperature, a thin metal sheet in the... Read More about Performance evaluation of a naturally ventilated photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) solar collector: a case study.

Investigation of transient conduction–radiation heat transfer in a square cavity using combination of LBM and FVM (2018)
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Keshtkar, M. M., & Talebizadehsardari, P. (2018). Investigation of transient conduction–radiation heat transfer in a square cavity using combination of LBM and FVM. Sadhana, 43(4), Article 64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-018-0854-6

In this paper, the effect of surface radiation in a square cavity containing an absorbing, emitting and scattering medium with four heated boundaries is investigated, numerically. Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is used to solve the energy equation of... Read More about Investigation of transient conduction–radiation heat transfer in a square cavity using combination of LBM and FVM.