Mohsen Ghavami
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Dr Ghavami obtained a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from University of Tehran in 1993, MSc in Energy Conversion from University of Tabriz in 1997 and PhD from City, University of London in Mechanical engineering in 2017. His PhD was on the thermo-economic optimisation of Solar powered micro gas turbine systems as part of City’s collaboration within OMSoP research project funded by European Commission (Grant agreement ID: 308952). Following his PhD, he continued his research as a post-doctoral research fellow at City where he was mainly involved in experimental research on the thermodynamic power cycles and related technologies through several research projects including Concentrated Solar Power Micro Gas Turbine with Thermal Energy Storage (SolGATS), EPSRC funded NextORC and SCOtWoHR (EP/V001752/1).
Currently, he is a lecturer in Engineering at the department of Engineering. His main teaching focus is on fundamental sciences in Mechanical Engineering for stage 1 students and Mechatronics, Design and Power and Propulsion for MSc and MEng levels. His research interests are mainly on the thermodynamic power generation cycles including open and closed loop Brayton cycles, supercritical CO2 and Organic Rankine cycles and Energy Storage technologies used for the power generation from renewable and waste heat resources. He also works on the control strategies and systems for such power generation technologies. His main focus in these areas are on the system design and optimisation, system operation and control.
Qualifications
- PhD, Mechanical Engineering, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2017
- MSc, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Conversion, University of Tabriz, Iran, 1997
- BSc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 1993
Postgraduate training
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom, October 2018 - November 2020
Employment
- Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2024 - present
- Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2024 - present
- Experimental Research Officer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, February 2018 - September 2024
- PhD researcher, City, University of London, United Kingdom, July 2013 - November 2017
- Research Assistant, City, University of London, United Kingdom, April 2012 - May 2013
- Lecturer, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran, February 2003 - February 2012
Fellowships
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy, June 2021
Publications
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Conference papers and proceedings (5)
- El-Baz, O., El Samad, T., Ghavami, M., White, M.T. and Sayma, A. Commissioning and Preliminary Testing of the NextORC Facility. .doi:10.1007/978-3-031-92695-2_18
- Ghavami, M., White, M.T., Chibli, H. and Sayma, A.I. (2024). Design and Simulation of a Blowdown Facility for Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. ASME Turbo Expo 2024: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition 24-28 June.doi:10.1115/gt2024-129415
- Somehsaraei, H.N., Iaria, D., Al Zaili, J., Assadi, M., Sayma, A. and Ghavami, M. (2019). Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Monitoring and Optimum Operation Prediction of Solar Hybrid MGT Systems. ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition 17-21 June.doi:10.1115/gt2019-91180
- Sun, S., Kovacevic, A., Bruecker, C., Ghavami, M., Rane, S., Singh, G.... Leto, A. (2018). Experimental Investigation of the Transient Flow in Roots Blower. 24th International Compressor Engineering Conference 9-12 July, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA.
- Ghavami, M., Alzaili, J. and Sayma, A.I. (2017). A Comparative Study of the Control Strategies for Pure Concentrated Solar Power Micro Gas Turbines. ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition 26-30 June.doi:10.1115/gt2017-63987
Journal articles (7)
- Hassani, V., Barzamini, R., Masdari, M., Zhao, P., Ghavami, M. and Saki, S. (2026). Damping coefficient estimation in regenerative shock absorbers using a recommender system. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 631, pp. 119734-119734. doi:10.1016/j.jsv.2026.119734
- Khader, M.A., Sayma, A.I., Al-Zaili, J., Ghavami, M. and Wu, H. (2025). Aerothermal Investigation of the Effect of Endwall Structures on Radial Turbine Heat Losses. Energies, 18(16), pp. 4366-4366. doi:10.3390/en18164366
- Khader, M.A., Ghavami, M., Al-Zaili, J. and Sayma, A.I. (2024). Residential Micro-CHP system with integrated phase change material thermal energy storage. Energy, 300, pp. 131606-131606. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2024.131606
- Ghavami, M., Al-Zaili, J. and Sayma, A.I. (2022). A methodology for techno-economic and operation strategy optimisation of micro gas turbine-based solar powered dish-engine systems. Energy, 251, pp. 123873-123873. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2022.123873
- Khader, M.A., Ghavami, M., Al-Zaili, J. and Sayma, A.I. (2021). Heat Transfer Effect on Micro Gas Turbine Performance for Solar Power Applications. Energies, 14(20), pp. 6745-6745. doi:10.3390/en14206745
- Yang, J., Xiao, G., Ghavami, M., Al-Zaili, J., Yang, T., Sayma, A.... Ni, D. (2021). Thermodynamic modelling and real-time control strategies of solar micro gas turbine system with thermochemical energy storage. Journal of Cleaner Production, 304, pp. 127010-127010. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127010
- Sun, S.H., Kovacevic, A., Bruecker, C., Leto, A., Singh, G. and Ghavami, M. (2018). Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Transient Flow in Roots Blower. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 425, pp. 012024-012024. doi:10.1088/1757-899x/425/1/012024
Thesis/dissertation
Professional activities
Editorial activity
- Session organiser and chair for the Cycle Innovations track in ASME Turbo Expo Conference since 2020., Session organiser/chair, October 2020 - present.