Journal Paper

1. "Numerically investigating the effect of using nanofluids on the thermal performance and coefficient of performance of a U-tube deep borehole ground source heat pump"
   Fathollah Pourfayaz, Ali Kaviani, Pourya Aghilinia
   Geoenergy Sicence and Engineering, Vol. 238, 2024
2. "A Comprehensive Parametric CFD Investigation on Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System with Encapsulated Solid–Solid Phase Change Materials in Discharging Mode"
   Sirus Karimi Kakavandi, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Farzad Ghafoorian
   ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, Vol. None, 2024
3. "Advanced exergy and advanced exergoeconomic analyses of the partial heating supercritical CO2 power cycle for waste heat recovery"
   Arman Zendehnam, Fathollah Pourfayaz
   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, Vol. None, 2024
4. "Conceptual design and 4E analyses of a tetrageneration system in two different configurations based on poplar sawdust as a local woody biomass fuel"
   Bahareh Abdoos, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Amideddin Nouralishahi, Arman Zendehnam
   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr, Vol. None, 2024
5. "A combined approach-based techno-economic-environmental multi-optimization of a hydrogen generation system through waste biomass air-steam gasification"
   Navid Tavakoli, Payam Khoshkenar, Fathollah Pourfayaz
   RENEWABLE ENERGY, Vol. 225, 2024
6. "Thermodynamic evaluation of a novel open volumetric receiver-heliostat plant/desalination unit hybrid system"
   Hossein Barghamadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Ardavan Shahsavari, Alibakhsh Kasaeian
   Desalination, Vol. 577, 2024
7. "Exergy Analysis of Charge and Discharge Processes of Thermal Energy Storage System with Various Phase Change Materials: A Comprehensive Comparison"
   Mojtaba Taheri, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Roghaye Habibi, Akbar Maleki
   Journal of Thermal Science, Vol. None, 2023
8. "Energy–exergy analysis for performance improvement of Brayton–Rankine combined cycle system by utilizing a solar absorption refrigeration cycle (case study: Kahnuj Combined Cycle Power Plant)"
   Moslem Esfandiari bahraseman, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, ALI GHOLAMI
   Energy Science & Engineering, Vol. None, 2023
9. "A highly accurate model for prediction of thermal conductivity of carbon-based nano-enhanced PCMs using an artificial neural network"
   Mojtaba Taheri, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Sara Hemmati
   Energy Reports, Vol. 10, pp.1249-1258, 2023
10. "Investigation of a two-diaphragm thermoacoustic Stirling engine using passivity method"
    Shahryar Zare, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Alireza Tavakolpour Saleh, Amirreza Mohammadian, Reza Mirshekari
    Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 45, No 10, 2023
11. "Selection of appropriate configuration for optimal cascaded thermal energy storage system under the effect of outlet threshold temperature constraint"
    Saeed Nekoonam, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    Journal of Energy Storage, Vol. 66, 2023
12. "Energy and exergy analysis-based monthly co-optimization of a poly-generation system for power, heating, cooling, and hydrogen production"
    Yasaman Amirhaeri, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Hamed Hadavi, Alibakhsh Kasaeian
    JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, Vol. 148, No 16, pp.8195-8221, 2022
13. "Environmental Analysis of High Temperature Solar Heat Pump, Case Study of Hot Water Production System With Weather Conditions of Ahvaz"
    Habib Shoeibi, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Ehsanolah Assaerh, Mohsen Izadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    Journal of Advances Environmental Health Research, Vol. 10, No 4, pp.325-342, 2022
14. "Evaluation of a nanofluid-based concentrating photovoltaic thermal system integrated with finned PCM heatsink: An experimental study"
    Amir Kouravand, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammad Amin Vaziri Rad
    RENEWABLE ENERGY, Vol. 201, pp.1010-1025, 2022
15. "Sensitivity analysis of avoidable and unavoidable exergy destructions in a parallel double‐effect LiBr–water absorption cooling system"
    Arman Zendehnam, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    Energy Science & Engineering, Vol. 11, No 2, pp.527-546, 2022
16. "Exergy, energy and environmental evaluation of a biomass-assisted integrated plant for multigeneration fed by various biomass sources"
    Mojtaba Lak Kamari, Akbar Maleki, Raheleh Daneshpour, Marc Rosen, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari
    ENERGY, Vol. 263, 2022
17. "Multicriteria decision and Geographic Information System-based locational analysis and techno-economic assessment of a hybrid energy system"
    Hassan Dehghan, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Ardavan Shahsavari
    RENEWABLE ENERGY, Vol. 198, pp.189-199, 2022
18. "An Energy Storage System Utilization for Performance Enhancement of Wind Catcher Cooling"
    Saeed Nekoonam, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING-INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH EDITION, Vol. 41, No 6, pp.2087-2099, 2022
19. "The 3E Optimal Location Assessment of Flat-Plate Solar Collectors for Domestic Applications in Iran"
    Sina Jafari, Ali Sohani, Siamak Hoseinzadeh, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    Energies, Vol. 15, No 10, 2022
20. "Low global warming potential (GWP) working fluids (WFs) for Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) applications"
    Mohammad Bahrami, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Alibakhsh Kasaeian
    Energy Reports, Vol. 8, 2022
21. "A comprehensive review of nano‐phase change materials with a focus on the effects of influential factors"
    Bahareh Abdoos, Mahyar Ghazvini, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Amideddin Nouralishahi
    Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, Vol. None, 2022
22. "An improved particle swarm optimization for optimal configuration of standalone photovoltaic scheme components"
    Hao Liu, Baojia Wu, Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    Energy Science & Engineering, Vol. None, 2022
23. "A natural gas-based eco-friendly polygeneration system including gas turbine, sorption-enhanced steam methane reforming, absorption chiller and flue gas CO2 capture unit"
    Roghaye Habibi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Hamed Kamali
    SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS, Vol. 52, 2022
24. "Proposal and investigation of a novel hybrid hydrogen production and liquefaction process using solid oxide electrolyzer, solar energy, and thermoelectric generator"
    Marzieh Karimi, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, Vol. 331, 2022
25. "A Global Dynamic Harmony Search for Optimization of a Hybrid Photovoltaic-Battery Scheme: Impact of Type of Solar Panels"
    Jingchao Liu, Lixue Mei, Akbar Maleki, Roghayeh Ghasempour, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    sustainability, Vol. 14, No 1, 2021
26. "Annual transient analysis of energetic, exergetic, and economic performances of solar cascade organic Rankine cycles integrated with PCM-based thermal energy storage systems"
    Peyman Pourmoghaddam, Mohammadsina Farighi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Alibakhsh Kasaeian
    Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Vol. 28, 2021
27. "Transient optimization of annual performance of a photovoltaic thermal system based on accurate estimation of coolant water temperature: A comparison with conventional methods"
    Yaser Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mehdi Mehrpooya
    Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Vol. 28, 2021
28. "Assessment of a biomass-based polygeneration plant for combined power, heat, bioethanol and biogas"
    Mojtaba Lak Kamari, Akbar Maleki, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, Morteza Sadeghi, Marc Rosen, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 198, 2021
29. "Investigation of a hybrid solar thermochemical water-splitting hydrogen production cycle and coal-fueled molten carbonate fuel cell power plant"
    Mehdi Mehrpooya, Maryam Raeesi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mostafa Delpisheh
    SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS, Vol. 47, 2021
30. "Techno‐economic assessment and sensitivity analysis of biodiesel production intensified through hydrodynamic cavitation"
    ALI GHOLAMI, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Amir Ali Saifuddin Asl
    Energy Science & Engineering, Vol. None, 2021
31. "Multi-objective optimization of tubular solid oxide fuel cells fed by natural gas: an energetic and exergetic simultaneous optimization"
    S.Mohsen Pourkiaei, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi
    JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, Vol. 145, No 3, pp.1575-1583, 2021
32. "Status of direct and indirect solar desalination methods: comprehensive review"
    S.Mohsen Pourkiaei, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Mahyar Ghazvini, Soroush Mousavi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Ravinder Kumar, Lingen Chen
    European Physical Journal Plus, Vol. 136, No 5, 2021
33. "Cold thermal energy storage by encapsulated phase change materials system using hybrid nanofluids as the heat transfer fluid"
    Yaser Maleki, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH, Vol. 45, No 10, pp.15265-15283, 2021
34. "An artificial intelligence approach to optimization of an off-grid hybrid wind/hydrogen system"
    Weiping Zhang, Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mostafa Safdari Shadloo
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, Vol. 46, No 24, 2021
35. "Thermal conductivity estimation of nanofluids with TiO2 nanoparticles by employing artificial neural networks"
    Ali Komeili Birjandi, Misagh Irandoost Shahrestani, Akbar Maleki, Ali Habibi, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, Vol. 16, No 3, pp.740-746, 2021
36. "Energy and exergy analyses of solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine hybrid systems fed by different renewable biofuels: A comparative study"
    Milad Beigzadeh, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mahyar Ghazvini, Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi
    JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, Vol. 280, 2021
37. "Techno-economic assessment of biodiesel production from canola oil through ultrasonic cavitation"
    ALI GHOLAMI, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Akbar Maleki
    Energy Reports, Vol. 7, 2020
38. "Exergy analysis of multiple heat exchanger networks: An approach based on the irreversibility distribution ratio"
    Mohsen Mehdizadeh Fard, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Akbar Maleki
    Energy Reports, Vol. 7, 2020
39. "Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analyses and energetic and exergetic optimization of a turbojet engine"
    Arman Ekrataleshian, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi
    JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, Vol. 145, No 3, pp.909-923, 2020
40. "Application of N-doped carbon nanotube-supported Pt-Ru as electrocatalyst layer in passive direct methanol fuel cell"
    Habib Forootan Fard, Mohammadmahdi Khodaverdi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, Vol. 45, No 46, pp.25307-25316, 2020
41. "Recent Advances of Biodiesel Production Using Ionic Liquids Supported on Nanoporous Materials as Catalysts: A Review"
    ALI GHOLAMI, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Akbar Maleki
    Frontiers in Energy Research, Vol. 8, 2020
42. "Fabrication of nano-platinum alloy electrocatalysts and their performance in a micro-direct methanol fuel cell"
    Mehdi Mehrpooya, Farzad Valizadeh, Reza Askari Moghadam, Sadegh Sadeghi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Seyed Ali Mousavi
    European Physical Journal Plus, Vol. 135, No 7, 2020
43. "Optimal sizing and location based on economic parameters for an off-grid application of a hybrid system with photovoltaic, battery and diesel technology"
    Wei Cai, Xing Li, Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Marc Rosen, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, Dieu Tien Bui
    ENERGY, Vol. 201, 2020
44. "High-temperature hydrogen production by solar thermochemical reactors, metal interfaces, and nanofluid cooling"
    Mehdi Mehrpooya, Seyyed Hessamoddin Tabatabaei, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Bahram Ghorbani
    JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, Vol. Non, 2020
45. "Exergy and Economic Analysis of Solar Chimney in Iran Climate: Tehran, Semnan, and Bandar Abbas"
    Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Omid Mohammadi, Milad Sadeghvand, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Ravinder Kumar, Giulio Lorenzini
    Mathematical Modelling of Engineering problems, Vol. 7, No 1, pp.55-67, 2020
46. "Harmony search optimization for optimum sizing of hybrid solar schemes based on battery storage unit"
    Akbar Maleki, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    Energy Reports, Vol. Non, 2020
47. "Improvement of solar flat‐plate collector performance by optimum tilt angle and minimizing top heat loss coefficient using particle swarm optimization"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, Reza Shirmohammadi, Akbar Maleki, Alibakhsh Kasaeian
    Energy Science & Engineering, Vol. Non, 2020
48. "Modeling and improvement of solid oxide fuel cell-single effect absorption chiller hybrid system by using nanofluids as heat transporters"
    Milad Beigzadeh, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi
    APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 166, 2020
49. "Thermodynamic Assessment and Optimization of Performance of Irreversible Atkinson Cycle"
    Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, S.Mohsen Pourkiaei, Mahyar Ghazvini, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING-INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH EDITION, Vol. 39, No 1, pp.267-280, 2020
50. "Thermoelectric cooler and thermoelectric generator devices: A review of present and potential applications, modeling and materials"
    Mohsen Porkiani, Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Milad Sadeghvand, Soroush Mousavi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Lingen Chen, Mohammad Arab Pour Yazdi, Ravinder Kumar
    ENERGY, Vol. 186, 2019
51. "Thermodynamic Assessment and Multi-Objective Optimization of Performance of Irreversible Dual-Miller Cycle"
    Shahriyar Abedinnezhad, Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Mohsen Porkiani, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Amir Mosavi, Michel Feidt, Shahaboddin Shamshirband
    Energies, Vol. 12, No 20, 2019
52. "Deployment of a stand‐alone hybrid renewable energy system in coastal areas as a reliable energy source"
    Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Armin Razmjoo, Reza Shirmohammadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Andreas Sumper
    Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, Vol. Non, 2019
53. "Geothermal energy use in hydrogen production: A review"
    Mahyar Ghazvini, Milad Sadeghvand, Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Soroush Mousavi, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH, Vol. Non, 2019
54. "Investigating the effect of using PCM in building materials for energy saving: Case study of Sharif Energy Research Institute"
    Saeed Esbati, Mohammad Ali Amooie, Milad Sadeghvand, Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Tingzhen Ming
    Energy Science & Engineering, Vol. Non, 2019
55. "Fluid dynamics analysis for different photovoltaic panel locations in solar chimney"
    Siavash Haghighat, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Bagher Mokhtari shah dost
    ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, Vol. 191, pp.71-79, 2019
56. "Energy, exergy, exergoeconomic and sensitivity analyses of modified Claus process in a gas refinery sulfur recovery unit"
    Meysam Hashemi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mehdi Mehrpooya
    JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, Vol. 220, pp.1071-1087, 2019
57. "Advanced exergy analysis of heat exchanger network in a complex natural gas refinery"
    Mehdi Mehdizadeh Fard, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, Vol. 206, pp.670-687, 2019
58. "Process development and exergy analysis of a novel hybrid fuel cell-absorption refrigeration system utilizing nanofluid as the absorbent liquid"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammad Imani, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Reza Shirmohammadi
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION-REVUE INTERNATIONALE DU FROID, Vol. 97, pp.31-41, 2019
59. "Thermodynamic and economic analysis of performance evaluation of all the thermal power plants: A review"
    Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, Milad Sadeghvand, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mahyar Ghazvini, Tingzhen Ming, Josua P. Meyer, Mohsen Sharifpur
    Energy Science & Engineering, Vol. 7, No 1, pp.30-65, 2018
60. "Renewable energy harvesting with the application of nanotechnology: A review"
    Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Mahyar Ghazvini, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Giulio Lorenzini, Tingzhen Ming
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH, Vol. 1, No 1, pp.1-24, 2018
61. "Multi‐objective performance optimization of irreversible molten carbonate fuel cell–Stirling heat engine–reverse osmosis and thermodynamic assessment with ecological objective approach"
    Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Mohammad Sameti, Mohsen Porkiani, Tingzhen Ming, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Ali J.chamkha, Hakan F. Oztop, Mohammad Ali Jokar
    Energy Science & Engineering, Vol. 6, No 6, 2018
62. "Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine-Organic Rankine Cycle Power Plant with Liquefied Natural Gas as Heat Sink"
    Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Mirhadi S. Sadaghiani, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mahyar Ghazvini, Omid Mahian, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Somchai Wongwises
    ENTROPY, Vol. 20, No 7, 2018
63. "A numerical study into effects of intermittent pump operation on thermal storage in unsaturated porous media"
    Mohammad Hossein Jahangir, Mahyar Ghazvini, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi
    APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 138, pp.110-121, 2018
64. "Numerical investigation into mutual effects of soil thermal and isothermal properties on heat and moisture transfer in unsaturated soil applied as thermal storage system"
    Mohammad Hossein Jahangir, Mahyar Ghazvini, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohsen Sharifpur, Josua P. Meyer
    NUMERICAL HEAT TRANSFER PART A-APPLICATIONS, Vol. 73, No 7, pp.466-481, 2018
65. "Optimal design of stand-alone reverse osmosis desalination driven by a photovoltaic and diesel generator hybrid system"
    Baojia Wu, Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Marc A. Rosen
    SOLAR ENERGY, Vol. 163, pp.91-103, 2018
66. "A simple method for estimating the irreversibly in heat exchanger networks"
    Mehdi Mehdizadeh Fard, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    ENERGY, Vol. 144, pp.633-646, 2018
67. "Thermodynamic evaluation and multi-objective optimization of molten carbonate fuel cell-supercritical CO 2 Brayton cycle hybrid system"
    Mohammad Ali Jokar, Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohsen Sharifpur, Josua P. Meyer, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Tingzhen Ming
    ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, Vol. 153, pp.538-556, 2017
68. "A novel framework for optimal photovoltaic size and location in remote areas using a hybrid method: A case study of eastern Iran"
    Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Hamed Hafezneaa, Marc A. Rosen
    ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, Vol. 153, pp.129-143, 2017
69. "A Study of Effects of Different Surface Modifications of MWCNTs on their Adsorption Capacity of Benzene and Toluene"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, Parviz Ahmadiaval, Mohammad Sadegh Haji Tarverdi, Akbar Maleki, Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi
    IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING-INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH EDITION, Vol. 36, No 6, pp.107-114, 2017
70. "A Simplificative Approach-based Modeling of SOFC Power Systems Fed by Natural Gas"
    Milad Beigzadeh, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Mohsen Porkiani, Mahdi Beigzadeh
    Fuel Cells, Vol. 17, No 6, pp.843-853, 2017
71. "An assessment of Iran's natural gas potential for transition toward low-carbon economy"
    Hamed Hafezneaa, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Akbar Maleki
    RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, Vol. 79, pp.71-81, 2017
72. "Exergetic sustainability evaluation and multi-objective optimization of performance of an irreversible nanoscale Stirling refrigeration cycle operating with Maxwell–Boltzmann gas"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mokhtar Bidi, Emin Acikkalp
    RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, Vol. 78, pp.80-92, 2017
73. "Investigation and optimization of performance of nano-scale Stirling refrigerator using working fluid as Maxwell–Boltzmann gases"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Amin Nabakhteh, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mokhtar Bidi
    PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS, Vol. 483, pp.337-350, 2017
74. "Optimization of a grid-connected hybrid solar-wind-hydrogen CHP system for residential applications by efficient metaheuristic approaches"
    Akbar Maleki, Hamed Hafezneaa, Marc A. Rosen, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 123, pp.1263-1277, 2017
75. "Optimal Operation of a Grid-Connected Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Residential Applications"
    Akbar Maleki, Marc A. Rosen, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    sustainability, Vol. 9, No 8, 2017
76. "Energy analysis and shadow modeling of a rectangular type salt gradient solar pond"
    Mohamad Aramesh, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Dongsheng Wen
    SOLAR ENERGY, Vol. 146, pp.161-171, 2017
77. "A practical approach to heat exchanger network design in a complex natural gas refinery"
    Mehdi Mehdizadeh Fard, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Mehdi Mehrpooya
    Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Vol. 40, pp.141-158, 2017
78. "Exergetic sustainability evaluation and optimization of an irreversible Brayton cycle performance"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Esmaeil Aboukazempour, Lavinia Grosu, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mokhtar Bidi
    Frontiers in Energy, Vol. XX, pp.1-12, 2017
79. "Prediction of Solubility of Solid Compounds in Supercritical CO2 Using a Connectionist Smart Technique"
    Mohammad Reza Dadkhah, Afshin Tatar, Armin Mohebbi, Ali Barati-harooni, Adel Najafi-marghmaleki, Mohammad Mehdi Ghiasi, Amir H. Mohammadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS, Vol. 120, No 1, 2017
80. "Thermal models for analysis of performance of Stirling engine: A review"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, Vol. 68, pp.168-184, 2017
81. "Thermodynamic analysis of a combined gas turbine, ORC cycle and absorption refrigeration for a CCHP system"
    Amin Mohammadi Khoshkar Vandani, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi
    APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 111, pp.397-406, 2017
82. "Entransy analysis and optimization of irreversible Carnot-like heat engine"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    Mechanics & Industry, Vol. 18, No 2, 2017
83. "Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of an irreversible nano scale dual cycle operating with Maxwell-Boltzmann gas"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Michel Feidt, Mokhtar Bidi
    Mechanics & Industry, Vol. 18, No 2, 2017
84. "Introducing and analysis of a hybrid molten carbonate fuel cell-supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle system"
    Mehdi Mehrpooya, Parimah Bahramian, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Marc A. Rosen
    SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS, Vol. 18, pp.100-106, 2016
85. "Design of a cost-effective wind/photovoltaic/hydrogen energy system for supplying a desalination unit by a heuristic approach"
    Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi
    SOLAR ENERGY, Vol. 139, pp.666-675, 2016
86. "Designing a powered combined Otto and Stirling cycle power plant through multi-objective optimization approach"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Hadi Hosseinzade, Emin Acikkalp, Iskander Tlili, Michel Feidt
    RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, Vol. 62, pp.585-595, 2016
87. "Numerical modeling and economic analysis of a ground source heat pump for supplying energy for a greenhouse in Alborz province, Iran"
    Younes Noorollahi, Pedram Bigdeloo, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Hossein Yousefi Sahzabi
    JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, Vol. 131, pp.145-154, 2016
88. "Numerical simulation of solar-driven Kalina cycle performance for centralized residential buildings in Iran"
    Fatemeh Razi Astaraei, Mohammad Sameti, Mohammad Ali Jokar, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    Intelligent Buildings International, Vol. XX, pp.1-25, 2016
89. "Exergoeconomic analysis and multi objective optimization of performance of a Carbon dioxide power cycle driven by geothermal energy with liquefied natural gas as its heat sink"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, Vol. 119, pp.422-434, 2016
90. "Entransy analysis and optimization of performance of nano-scale irreversible Otto cycle operating with Maxwell-Boltzmann ideal gas"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mokhtar Bidi
    CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS, Vol. 658, pp.293-302, 2016
91. "Multi-objective optimization and exergetic-sustainability of an irreversible nano scale Braysson cycle operating with Maxwell–Boltzmann gas"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mokhtar Bidi, Emin Acikkalp
    Alexandria Engineering Journal, Vol. 55, No 2, pp.1785-1798, 2016
92. "Thermodynamic analysis and multi objective optimization of performance of solar dish Stirling engine by the centrality of entransy and entropy generation"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, محمدعلی احمدی , Adel Mellit, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Michel Feidt
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS, Vol. 78, pp.88-95, 2016
93. "Thermodynamic analysis and evolutionary algorithm based on multi-objective optimization performance of actual power generating thermal cycles"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 99, pp.996-1005, 2016
94. "A novel framework for optimal design of hybrid renewable energy-based autonomous energy systems: A case study for Namin, Iran"
    Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Marc A. Rosen
    ENERGY, Vol. 98, pp.168-180, 2016
95. "Thermodynamic analysis and optimization for an irreversible heat pump working on reversed Brayton cycle"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mokhtar Bidi
    ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, Vol. 110, pp.260-267, 2016
96. "Optimization of powered Stirling heat engine with finite speed thermodynamics"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mokhtar Bidi, Hadi Hosseinzade, Michel Feidt
    ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, Vol. 108, pp.96-105, 2016
97. "Optimization of grid independent diesel-based hybrid system for power generation using improved particle swarm optimization algorithm"
    Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    International Journal of Smart Electrical Engineering, Vol. 4, No 1, pp.29-36, 2015
98. "Effect of Acid Treatment of Carbon Nanotubes on Their Adsorption Capacities of Benzene and Toluene"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, S. Iranpour, Omid Shojaei
    International Journal of Nanoscience, Vol. 11, No 3, pp.219-224, 2015
99. "Performance assessment and optimization of an irreversible nano-scale Stirling engine cycle operating with Maxwell-Boltzmann gas"
    Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    European Physical Journal Plus, Vol. 130, No 9, pp.1-13, 2015
100. "Sizing of stand-alone photovoltaic/wind/diesel system with battery and fuel cell storage devices by harmony search algorithm"
     Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz
     Journal of Energy Storage, Vol. 2, pp.30-42, 2015
101. "Optimal sizing of autonomous hybrid photovoltaic/wind/battery power system with LPSP technology by using evolutionary algorithms"
     Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz
     SOLAR ENERGY, Vol. 115, pp.471-483, 2015
102. "Combination of Plasma Functionalization and Phase Inversion Process Techniques for Efficient Dispersion of MWCNTs in Polyamide 6: Assessment through Morphological, Electrical, Rheological and Thermal Properties"
     Fathollah Pourfayaz, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, Hossein Ali Khonakdar
     POLYMER-PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING, Vol. 54, No 6, pp.632-638, 2014
103. "Techno-Economic Analysis and Optimal Design of an Off-Grid Hybrid PV/Wind/Diesel System with Battery Storage"
     Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz
     International Journal of Engineering & Applied Sciences (IJEAS), Vol. 6, No 4, pp.23-39, 2014
104. "Ultra-low Electrical and Rheological Percolation Thresholds in PMMA/Plasma-Functionalized CNTs Nanocomposites"
     Fathollah Pourfayaz, Abbasali Khodadadi, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Yadallah Mortazavi, حسین علی خنکدار سنگدهی
     POLYMER-PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING, Vol. 53, No 14, pp.1450-1455, 2014
105. "An Evaluation of the Adsorption Potential of MWCNTs for Benzene and Toluene Removal"
     Fathollah Pourfayaz, شهاب برون, J. Babaei, Bahman Ebrahimi Hoseinzadeh
     International Journal of Nanoscience, Vol. 10, No 1, pp.27-34, 2014
106. "Analytical and FDM Solutions for Anisotropic Heat Conduction in an Orthotropic Rectangular"
     Mohammad Sameti, Fatemeh Razi Astaraei, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Alibakhsh Kasaeian
     American Journal of Numerical Analysis, Vol. 2, No 2, pp.65-68, 2014
107. "A comparison of effects of plasma and acid functionalizations on structure and electrical property of multi-wall carbon nanotubes"
     Fathollah Pourfayaz, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Shahab Boroun, Masoud Vesali-naseh
     APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, Vol. 295, No 295, pp.66-70, 2014
108. "On the dispersion of CNTs in polyamide 6 matrix via solution methods: assessment through electrical, rheological, thermal and morphological analyses"
     Fathollah Pourfayaz, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, Hossein Ali Khonakdar
     POLYMER BULLETIN, Vol. 70, No 8, pp.2387-2398, 2013
109. "Rapid and enhanced functionalization of MWCNTs in a dielectric barrier discharge plasma in presence of diluted CO2"
     Fathollah Pourfayaz, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, Seyed Hassan Jafari
     APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING, Vol. 106, No 4, pp.829-836, 2012
110. "Plasma Functionalization of MWCNTs in He Followed by NH3 Treatment and its Application in PMMA Based Nanocomposites"
     Fathollah Pourfayaz, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, Seyed Hassan Jafari
     Plasma Processes and Polymers, Vol. 7, No 12, pp.1001-1009, 2010
111. "Fast and clean functionalization of carbon nanotube by dielectric barrier discharge plasma in air compared to acid treatment"
     Masoud Vesali Naseh , Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Ommolbanin Alizadeh , Morteza Maghrebi
     CARBON, Vol. 48, No 5, pp.1369-1379, 2010
112. "Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes Using Nitric Acid Oxidation and DBD Plasma"
     Masoud Vesali-naseh, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, O. Alizadeh Sahraei, Fathollah Pourfayaz, S. Mosadegh Sedghi
     International Journal of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Vol. 2, No 2, pp.66-68, 2009
113. "Ceria-doped SnO2 sensor Highly Selective to Ethanol in Humid Air"
     Fathollah Pourfayaz, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, S. Ajami
     SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, Vol. 130, No 2, pp.625-629, 2008
114. "Highly Selective Sensor to CH4 in Presence of CO and Ethanol Using LaCoO3 Perovskite Filter with Pt/SnO2"
     S. Ajami, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz
     SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, Vol. 117, No 2, pp.420-425, 2006
115. "CeO2 doped SnO2 sensor selective to ethanol in presence of CO, LPG and CH4"
     Fathollah Pourfayaz, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi
     SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, Vol. 108, pp.172-176, 2005
116. "Synthesis of magnetically separable Nano-adsorbents through the incorporation of magnetite nanoparticles in activated carbon"
     Fathollah Pourfayaz, Farhad Farzan, Parviz Ahmadiaval, Hossein Bitari
     journal of Petroleum Research, Vol. 25, No 84, pp.186-193, 2015

Conference Paper

1. "Effect of using nanofluids on the exergetic conditions of different types of heat exchangers: Review"
   Pouria Pakzad, Fathollah Pourfayaz
   5th International Congress on Electrical, Computer and Mechanical Engineering, 2021
2. "Dynamic Simulation of Parabolic Trough Collector Integrated with Two-stage Organic Rankine Cycle by EES and Trnsys Software"
   Fathollah Pourfayaz, Peyman Pourmoghaddam Ghazvini
   International Conference on Engineering Technologies (ICENTE'20), 2020
3. "Simulation and Optimization of an Automotive PEM Fuel Cell System by using EES Software and Genetic Algorithm"
   Fathollah Pourfayaz, Arman Ekrataleshian, Mehdi Mehrpooya
   International Conference on Engineering Technologies (ICENTE'20), 2020
4. "Optimization and analysis of the thermal efficiency of a power generation cascade cycle with the Genetic algorithm"
   Peyman Pourmoghaddam, Fathollah Pourfayaz
   28th Annual International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers-ISME2020, 2020
5. "Investigation of Shading Effect on the Performance of Solar Ponds with Rectangular Cross Sections"
   Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Mohammad Aramesh, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Reza Daneshazarian, Soudabeh Golzari
   Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering Istanbul 2016, 2016
6. "Optimization of grid independent diesel-based hybrid system for power generation using improved particle swarm optimization algorithm"
   Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz
   30th Power System Conference, 2015
7. "shape effect of alumina nanofluid on flat-plate solar collector efficiency"
   Amin Eshghi Tooghi, Roghayeh Ghasempour, Fatemeh Razi Astaraei, Fathollah Pourfayaz
   International Conference on Clean Energy 2014, 2014
8. "Preparation of Polyamide 6/MWCNT Nanocomposites with Excellent Dispersion State of Nanotubes"
   Fathollah Pourfayaz, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, Hossein Ali Khonakdar
   Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Nanostructures (ICNS5), 2014
9. "Effect of Removal of Functional Groups and Defects from CNTs Surface on their Adsorption Capacities of Contaminants"
   Fathollah Pourfayaz, Shahab Boroun, S. Iranpour, R. Saghafi
   The 8th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2014), 2014
10. "PMMA/CNT Nanocomposites with Excellent Dispersion State of Nanotubes and their Characterization"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, Abbasali Khodadadi, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Yadallah Mortazavi, Hossein Ali Khonakdar
    The 8th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2014), 2014
11. "Preparation and evaluation of a series of polyester amides as crude oil demulsifier"
    رضا ثقفی, S. Iranpour, Parviz Ahmadi-avval, Fathollah Pourfayaz, O. Shojaei, M. Kambarani, M. Rouzbahani
    The 8th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2014), 2014
12. "Adsorption of Toluene and Benzene on Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes: An estimation of important parameters"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, Shahab Boroun, Parviz Ahmadi-avval, Masoumeh Hassanzadeh, Mahdi Fallah Jafari
    4th international conference on Ultrafine Grained and Nanostructured Materials, 2013
13. "Functionalization of single wall carbon nanotubes by oxygen containing groups using dielectric barrier discharge plasma and nitric acid"
    Yadallah Mortazavi, مسعود وصالی ناصح, Abbasali Khodadadi, ام البنین علیزاده صحرایی, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    Carbon 2009, 2009
14. "Functionalization of carbon nanotubes using nitric acid oxidation and DBD plasma"
    مسعود وصالی ناصح, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, ام البنین علیزاده صحرایی, ساناز مصدق صدقی, Fathollah Pourfayaz
    World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology, 2009
15. "Ceria-doped SnO2 sensor highly selective to ethanol in humid air"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, Abbasali Khodadadi, صبا عجمی, Yadallah Mortazavi
    11th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors, 2006
16. "Highly selective sensor to CH4 in presence of CO and ethanol using LaCoO3 perovskite filter with Pt/SnO2"
    صبا عجمی, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Seyed Shamsodin Mohajerzadeh
    13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actutors and, 2005
17. "The Sensitivity and Selectivity Analyses of SnO2 and CeO2/SnO2 Gas Sensors to Ethanol in the Presence of CO, LPG and CH4"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, Seyed Shamsodin Mohajerzadeh
    10th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors, 2004
18. "A Review on the Effect of the Electro Hydrodynamic Method on the Evaporation Process"
    Ardavan Shahsavari, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammad Amin Vaziri Rad
    1st International Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies in Management and Engineering (ICISME2019), 2019
19. "The Future of Photovoltaic Solar Cells in the World by 2030"
    Ardavan Shahsavari, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammad Amin Vaziri Rad
    1st International Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies in Management and Engineering (ICISME2019), 2019
20. "Simulation of an integrated system of the torrefied biomass gasification – solid oxide fuel cell"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, Hossein Abasi, Mehdi Mehrpooya
    5th international conference of Emerging Trends in Energy Conservation – ETEC 2016, 2016
21. "Furnace simulation of Claus process based on kinetic model"
    H. Kazempour, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Hossein Ghasemzadeh
    Third International Conference on Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Iran, 2016
22. "Simulation of water and heavy hydrocarbons removal from natural gas using adsorption method"
    Hossein Ghasemzadeh, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Fathollah Pourfayaz, H. Kazempour, Aref Ezoji
    Third International Conference on Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Iran, 2015
23. "Fabrication and Characterization of Maleic Anhydride Grafted Polypropylene (PP-g-MAH) – Plasma Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, Seyed Hassan Jafari
    2th National Congress and Workshops on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 2015
24. "Effect of Acid Treatment of Carbon Nanotubes on Their Adsorption Capacities of Volatile Organic Compounds"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, S. Iranpour, Omid Shojaei
    2th National Congress and Workshops on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 2015
25. "Numerical Modelling of Heat Transfer from Soil for Greenhouse Heating ang Coolling Load in South Karaj-Iran"
    Younes Noorollahi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Hossein Yousefi Sahzabi, Pedram Bigdeloo
    Third international conference on Emerging Trends in Energy Conservation(ETEC 2014), 2014
26. "Synthesis of Activated Carbon-Nanoparticles Magnetic Nanocomposites for Removal of Petroleum Contaminants from Water"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, Farhad Farzan, Parviz Ahmadi-avval, Hossein Bitari
    3rd National Conference of Fuel, Energy & Environment, 2013
27. "Low Percolation Threshold in PMMA/CNT Nanocomposites with Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized by Plasma"
    Fathollah Pourfayaz, Abbasali Khodadadi, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Yadallah Mortazavi
    Nanotechnology Iranian Student Conference, 2013
28. "Study of influence of effects of the temperature and promoters on the sensitivity and selectivity of SnO2-based semiconductor sensors"
    علیداد نوروزی, Abbasali Khodadadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Yadallah Mortazavi, Seyed Shamsodin Mohajerzadeh
    8th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, 2003