Department of Thermal and Fluid Engineering (TFE)

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2026

Design and experimental evaluation of a dual-cylinder thermal storage tank for PVT-assisted heat pump applications (2026) [Thesis › EngD Thesis] . University of Twente . Mahdavi, A. Physics-based dynamic modeling of a latent thermal energy storage for application in the preservation of fruits and vegetables (2026) [Contribution to conference › Paper] Eurotherm seminar #119 "Contribution of thermal energy storage towards decarbonization" 2026 . Bakhsh Zahmatkesh, B. , Shahi, M. & Mahmoudi, A. https://doi.org/10.21001/eurotherm2026.013 Effect of recycled ceramic particle size on heat transfer and charging dynamics in PCM-based thermal storage systems (2026) Applied thermal engineering, 288 . Article 129686 . Jafari, F. , Semprini, G. , Bonoli, A. , Purandare, A. & Shahi, M. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.129686 Towards Scientific Machine Learning for Granular Material Simulations: Challenges and Opportunities (2026) Archives of computational methods in engineering, 33(1) , 789–821 . Fransen, M. , Fürst, A. , Tunuguntla, D. , Wilke, D. N. , Alkin, B. , Barreto, D. , Brandstetter, J. , Cabrera, M. A. , Fan, X. , Guo, M. , Kieskamp, B. , Kumar, K. , Morrissey, J. , Nuttall, J. , Ooi, J. , Orozco, L. , Papanicolopulos, S.-A. , Qu, T. , Schott, D. , … Cheng, H. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11831-025-10322-8

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.2025.107681 Physics-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/ecp218939 Cyclability 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/10.3990/1.9789036568746 Vapor density gradients near the sublimating interface of a carbon dioxide sphere (2025) International journal of heat and mass transfer, 245 . Article 126962 . Purandare, A. S. , Wennemars, G. & Vanapalli, S. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2025.126962 Quantifying 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.2025.116877 Design and numerical analysis of dual concentric cylinder thermal storage (2025) [Contribution to conference › Paper] 4th International Conference of Energy Storage and Saving, ICENSS 2025 . Mahdavi, A. , Shahi, M. & Mahmoudi, A. Thermochemical 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.13784975 Characterizing 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/s10921-024-01092-7 Sublimation Kinetics of Carbon Dioxide (2024) [Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT] . University of Twente . Purandare, A. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036561198 A non-invasive capacitive sensor to investigate the Leidenfrost phenomenon: a proof of concept study (2024) Scientific reports, 14(1) . Article 10565 . Purandare, A. S. , Rijs, J. , Sagar, P. & Vanapalli, S. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61222-z Streamlining 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.pdf Microstructural 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.2024.120045 Characterizing 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. Magnetocaloric refrigerator with magnetic pump and liquid metals (2024) Journal of physics: Conference series, 2766(1) . Article 012115 . Rajamani, K. , Stolwijk, B. & Shahi, M. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2766/1/012115
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