Professor Mojtaba Tahani

INNOTURB Laboratory

Publications

Book Publications:

  • Assessment of Turbulence Models for Aerodynamic Performance Analysis of a Commercial Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, Progress in Clean Energy, Volum1e1: Analysis and Modeling, Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN 978-3-319-16708-4, (10.1007/978-3-319-16709-1).
  •  Aerodynamic and Energy Analysis of an Industrial Wind Turbine, Green Energy, Technology: Exergy for A Better Environment and Improved Sustainability, Volume 1: Fundamentals, Springer International Publishing AG ISBN: 978-3-319-62571-3, Chapter 18.
  •  The Effect of Air with Supplementary Oxygen on Power and Fuel Consumption of Spark Ignition Engine: Exergy for A Better Environment and Improved Sustainability, Volume 2 – Applications, Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN 978-3-319-62574-4, Chapter 30
  •  3D Numerical Investigation of Ignition Timing Effects on the SI Engine Exergy, Green Energy, Technology: Exergy for A Better Environment and Improved Sustainability, Volume 1: Fundamentals, Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN: 978-3-319-62571-3, Chapter 75
  •  Exergy Analysis of a Hybrid System Including a Solar Panel, Fuel Cell and Absorption Chiller, Green Energy, Technology: Exergy for A Better Environment and Improved Sustainability, Volume 1: Fundamentals, Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN: 978-3-319-62571-3, Chapter 74
  •  Introduction to turbulent flows and its modeling, Iran University of Science and Technology Publications, 2012. (In Persian)
  •  HVAC Guidance for Tall Building, YAZDA Publication, 2010. (In Persian)
  •  Principle and Application of Industrial Refrigeration, 2018. (In Persian)
  •  Review of International Standards developed and being developed by the Technical Committee ISO/TC20
  •  Introduction to Refrigerants, YAZDA Publications, 2018. (In Persian)
  •  Energy Management and Smart Building Systems, YAZDA Publications, 2018. (In Persian)
  •  Ongoing Work: Turbulence Vorticity Physics, University of Tehran Publications, 2025. (In Prep)

Some of the latest Journal (ISI & ISC) Papers (English):

Here are some of Professor Mojtaba Tahani’s latest publications, highlighting his impactful contributions to the fields of renewable energy, fluid dynamics, and mechanical engineering. For a complete list of his research work and scholarly achievements, please visit his Google Scholar profile.

  • Triply periodic minimal surfaces casing treatment on an axial flow fan: A computational aeroacoustic studyM Mozafari, M Masdari, M Tahani
    Physics of Fluids 37 (9) (2025)
  • Numerical parametric study of a Kaplan turbine incorporated with a sub runner considering analysis of hydraulic dissipationA Khoddami, M Tahani, F Pourfayaz, A Riasi, KA Sajadian
    Results in Engineering 25, 104131 (2025)
  • Aeroacoustic impact of triply periodic minimal surface porous casings on axial flow fans M Mozafari, M Masdari, Q Zhang, M Tahani
    Physics of Fluids 37 (1) (2025)
  • Experimental Study on the Aeroacoustics Behavior of Axial Flow Fans with Porous Casings Based on Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces, Physics of Fluids Journal. (2024)
  • Simulation of Unsteady Ice Accretion on Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blade Sections in Turbulent Wind Shear Condition, Physics of Fluids 36 (11), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0227355 . (2024)
  • Design and Analysis of Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Towers, Energy Equipment and Systems 12 (3), 271-283. (2024)
  • Data-Driven Discovery of Turbulent Flows Equations Using Physics Informed Neural Networks,” 03-05-2024, in Physics of Fluids (Vol.36, Issue 3) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0190138. (2024)
  • Design and Analysis of a Diffuser Augment Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine for Green Power Production, Journal of Sustainable Energy Systems, 295-310. (2022)
  • Numerical investigation on VIV Energy Harvesting Enhancement with Adding Eccentricity to a Circular Cylinder, International Journal of Thermofluid Science and Technology, (2022)
  • Energy and Economic Analyses of a New Ducted Small Wind Turbine, Environmental Energy and Economic Research 6 (4), 1-18, (2022).

Some of the latest Conference Papers (English):

  • Design of Savonius Wind Turbine with Discharge Flow Directing Capability; Part B: Parametric Analysis Approach using AHP, 8th International Wind Energy Conference (IWEC 2022), Tehran, Iran.
  • Analysis of Wake Flow Structure around the Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines under Ground Effects, 8th International Wind Energy Conference (IWEC 2022), Tehran, Iran.
  • Efficiency improvement of soft pressure reducer in water distribution network, 14th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT 2019), Wicklow, Ireland.
  • Experimental Characterization of Centrifugal Variable Speed Pump as Turbine under Water Distribution Network Conditions, 14th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT 2019), Wicklow, Ireland.
  • Power Augmentation and Optimization of Gas Turbine performance by Inlet Fogging and Wet Compression Analysis Algorithm, the 11th International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium (IEEES-11), 2019, Chennai, India.
  • Characteristics and Internal Flow of a Low Specific Speed Pump used as a Turbine, Accepted: 29th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, 2018, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Investigation on Hydro Turbines Performance in The Small Hydro Power Plants, the 10th International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium (Accepted: IEEES-10), 2018, Katowice, Poland.
  • Design and Analysis of a Diffuser Augment Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine, 6th International conference on research in engineering, science and technology, 02 June 2017, London, UK.
  • Conserving energy by a new design of an intelligence variable camber airfoil in thermals, ICCE2016: 5th International Conference & Exhibition on Clean Energy, Montreal.
  • Design Optimization of Marine Current Turbines Using Krill Herd Algorithm, 8th International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium (IEEES8-2016), 3-4 May, 2016, Turkey.