Personal details:
Fazel Mohammadi Khah, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (Energy Conversion), Assistant Professor
Contact information:
Energy Division, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Qom University of Technology (QUT), Khoda Karam St., Qom, Iran. P.O. Box: 37195-1519, Postal Code: 3718146645
Emails:
Educations:
B.Sc.: Mechanical Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran, 2007–2012.
M.Sc.: Mechanical Engineering (Energy Conversion), Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, 2012–2014.
Thesis: “Study and Investigation of Micro-Gas Turbines and Their Application in Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems.”
Ph.D.: Mechanical Engineering (Energy Conversion and Optimization), University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran, 2015–2021.
Thesis:“Multi-Objective Optimization of a Multi-Generation Energy System for a Net-Zero Energy Residential Complex,” Supervised by Prof. K. Javaherdeh & Dr. J. Mahmoudimehr.
Research interests:
Renewable Energy Systems & Integration (Wind & Solar Energy)
Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB)
Energy Economics & Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis
Clean Energy Project Analysis & Feasibility Modeling (RETScreen)
Biomass-Driven Cogeneration and Polygeneration Systems (CHP/CCHP)
Multi-Objective Optimization of Thermal & Energy Systems
Mathematical Programming and AI-based Optimization in Energy Systems
Micro-Gas Turbines and Distributed Generation Systems
Courses taught:
Wind Turbine Design
Energy Economics
Power Plant Energy Generation
Mathematical Programming in Energy Systems
Fluid Mechanics
Strength of Materials
Statics
Academic & Professional Experiences:
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Qom University of Technology (QUT), 2024–Present.
Lecturer & Curriculum Developer, Guilan/Qom Higher Education Institutes (Koshyar, Andishmand), 2015–2024.
Research Assistant & Optimization Specialist, Energy Systems Modeling Lab, 2012–2021.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2012–2019.
Selected Research & Technical Projects:
Design and multi-objective optimization of a novel biomass-driven cogeneration/polygeneration system for Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB).
Techno-economic feasibility study and energy modeling of clean energy systems using RETScreen and thermodynamic solvers.
Thermodynamic simulation, integration, and performance enhancement of micro-gas turbines in residential distributed generation.
Development of algorithmic and mathematical programming models for complex thermal-fluid energy cycle optimization.
Publications:
Journal papers:
F. Mohammadikhah, K. Javaherdeh, J. Mahmoudimehr, “Techno-economic assessment of a new biomass-driven cogeneration system
proposed for net zero energy buildings”, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, Vol. 40, No. 5, pp. 1–12, 2021.
https://aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ep.13776
F. Mohammadikhah, K. Javaherdeh, J. Mahmoudimehr, “Thermodynamic analysis and multi-objective optimization of a new biomass-driven multi-generation system for zero energy buildings”, Energy Systems, Vol. 12, pp. 157–180, 2021.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12667-020-00379-8
F. Mohammadikhah, K. Javaherdeh, J. Mahmoudimehr, “A Novel Biomass-Driven Cogeneration System for Zero-Energy Buildings”, Amirkabir Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 50, No. 7, pp. 1443–1462, 2018 (in Persian).
https://mej.aut.ac.ir/article_3142.html?lang=fa