Dr Mahdi Erfanian Nakhchi Toosi

Assistant Professor

School: Engineering, Physics and Mathematics

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).

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Key Publications

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Experimental and numerical evaluations of thermal performance in heat exchange channel with punched V-type delta-winglets, Promthaisong, P., Sripattanapipat, S., Suchatawat, M., Nakhchi, M., Promvonge, P., Skullong, S. 19 Jun 2026, In: International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
LES-ANN Framework for Wake Prediction and Power Optimisation of Yawed Tandem Wind Turbines under Atmospheric Boundary Layer Inflow, Perkins, K., Erfanian Nakhchi, M. 7 Jul 2026, Proceedings of the European Conference on Renewable Energy Systems (ECRES 2026), London, ECRES
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
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
Augmentation of solar air heater effectiveness with flapped triangular-wings, Promvonge, P., Sripattanapipat, S., Jayranaiwachira, N., Nakhchi, M., Skullong, S. 1 Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
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
Effect of louver-perforated V-type baffles on thermal effectiveness and entropy in round tube, Promvonge, P., Sripattanapipat, S., Suchatawat, M., Nakhchi, M., Skullong, S. 1 Aug 2025, In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences
Thermal effectiveness augmentation in heated tube with louver-punched delta winglets, Promvonge, P., Sripattanapipat, S., Promthaisong, P., Suchatawat, M., Nakhchi, M., Skullong, S. 1 Sep 2025, In: International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
Analysis of exergy and heat transfer in a tube fitted with flapped V-baffles, Jayranaiwachira, N., Promvonge, P., Tongyote, P., Skullong, S., Erfanian Nakhchi, M. 1 Jul 2024, In: Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Effect of trapezoidal louvered winglets on increased heat transfer and exergy in tubular heat exchanger, Promvonge, P., Thianpong, C., Jayranaiwachira, N., Nakhchi, M., Skullong, S. 1 Oct 2024, In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences

PGR Supervision

Kiran Perkins Wake and power prediction of onshore horizontal-axis wind farms under atmospheric flow using machine learning Start Date: 01/10/2024
Kiran Perkins Wake and power prediction of onshore horizontal-axis wind farms under atmospheric flow using machine learning Start Date: 01/10/2024 End Date: 17/10/2025

Qualifications

Mechanical Engineering PhD September 30 2019