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Dr. Mahdi Erfanian Nakhchi is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Northumbria University.
He has published many papers in high-ranked journals like "Renewable Energy" and "Energy". His research activities are focused on thermal science and renewable energies. Dr Erfanian is Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanical Engineering, PhD, Numerical and experimental investigation of stator grooves on cooling of turbo generators
1 Sept 2013 → 1 Feb 2018
Award Date: 30 Sept 2019
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Thermal effectiveness and entropy-exergy estimation in a tube with punched double V-winglets
Jayranaiwachira, N., Sripattanapipat, S., Promvonge, P., Erfanian Nakhchi, M. & Skullong, S., 1 Jun 2026, In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 224, p. 1-19 19 p., 110668.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Scalable Hybrid LES-ANN Framework for Wake Prediction in Yawed Wind Turbine Arrays
Perkins, K. & Erfanian Nakhchi, M., 4 Dec 2025, 2025 9th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications (EFEA). Piscataway, United States: IEEE, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Augmentation of solar air heater effectiveness with flapped triangular-wings
Promvonge, P., Sripattanapipat, S., Jayranaiwachira, N., Nakhchi, M. E. & Skullong, S., 1 Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 252, 16 p., 127436.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Augmented thermal effectiveness in solar air receiver with flapped curved winglets: Experimental and numerical analysis
Sripattanapipat, S., Promvonge, P., Jayranaiwachira, N., Promthaisong, P., Erfanian Nakhchi, M. & Skullong, S., 1 Dec 2025, In: International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 169, Part B, 21 p., 109643.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of louver-perforated V-type baffles on thermal effectiveness and entropy in round tube
Promvonge, P., Sripattanapipat, S., Suchatawat, M., Nakhchi, M. E. & Skullong, S., 1 Aug 2025, In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 214, 16 p., 109939.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)