Fathollah Pourfayaz

National Articles

• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, , J. Babaei, and Bahman Ebrahimi Hosseinabad. "An Evaluation of the Adsorption Potential of MWCNTs for Benzene and Toluene Removal." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 10, no. 1 (2014): 27-34.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, S. Iranpour, and Omid Shojaei. "Effect of Acid Treatment of Carbon Nanotubes on Their Adsorption Capacities of Benzene and Toluene." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY (IJNN) 11, no. 3 (2015): 219-224.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah , Parviz Ahmadiaval, Mohammad Sadegh Haji Tarverdi, Akbar Maleki, and Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi. "A Study of Effects of Different Surface Modifications of MWCNTs on their Adsorption Capacity of Benzene and Toluene." IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING-INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH EDITION 36, no. 6 (2017): 107-114.
• Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Omid Mohammadi, Milad Sadeghvand, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Ravinder Kumar, and Giulio Lorenzini. "Exergy and Economic Analysis of Solar Chimney in Iran Climate: Tehran, Semnan, and Bandar Abbas." Mathematical Modelling of Engineering problems 7, no. 1 (2020): 55-67.
• ALI GHOLAMI, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Akbar Maleki. "Recent Advances of Biodiesel Production Using Ionic Liquids Supported on Nanoporous Materials as Catalysts: A Review." Frontiers in Energy Research 8, no. Non (2020): .
• Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, S.Mohsen Pourkiaei, Mahyar Ghazvini, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Thermodynamic Assessment and Optimization of Performance of Irreversible Atkinson Cycle." IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING-INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH EDITION 39, no. 1 (2020): 267-280.

International Articles

• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Entransy analysis and optimization of irreversible Carnot-like heat engine." Mechanics and Industry XX, no. XX (2016): XX.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, and Hossein Ali Khonakdar. "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." Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering 54, no. 6 (2014): 632-638.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mokhtar Bidi. "Entransy analysis and optimization of performance of nano-scale irreversible Otto cycle operating with Maxwell-Boltzmann ideal gas." Chemical Physics Letters 658, no. Nothing (2016): 293-302.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Michel Feidt, and Mokhtar Bidi. "Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of an irreversible nano scale dual cycle operating with Maxwell-Boltzmann gas." Mechanics and Industry XX, no. XX (2016): XX.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Abbasali Khodadadi, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Yadallah Mortazavi, and . "Ultra-low Electrical and Rheological Percolation Thresholds in PMMA/Plasma-Functionalized CNTs Nanocomposites." Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering 53, no. 14 (2014): 1450-1455.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mokhtar Bidi. "Thermodynamic analysis and optimization for an irreversible heat pump working on reversed Brayton cycle." Energy Conversion and Management 110, no. Nothing (2016): 260-267.
• Vesali-Naseh, Masoud, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, O. Alizadeh Sahraei, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and S. Mosadegh Sedghi. "Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes Using Nitric Acid Oxidation and DBD Plasma." International Journal of Chemical and Biological Engineering 2, no. 2 (2009): 66-68.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mokhtar Bidi, Hadi Hosseinzade, and Michel Feidt. "Optimization of powered Stirling heat engine with finite speed thermodynamics." Energy Conversion and Management 108, no. Nothing (2016): 96-105.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, and Hossein Ali Khonakdar. "On the dispersion of CNTs in polyamide 6 matrix via solution methods: assessment through electrical, rheological, thermal and morphological analyses." POLYMER BULLETIN 70, no. 8 (2013): 2387-2398.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, and Seye Shamsodin Mohajer Zadeh. "CeO2 doped SnO2 sensor selective to ethanol in presence of CO, LPG and CH4." SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B CHEMICAL 108, no. 1-2 (2005): 172-176.
• Maleki, Akbar, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Techno-Economic Analysis and Optimal Design of an Off-Grid Hybrid PV/Wind/Diesel System with Battery Storage." International Journal of Engineering & Applied Sciences (IJEAS) 6, no. 4 (2014): 23-39.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Shahab Boroun, and Masoud Vesali-Naseh. "A comparison of effects of plasma and acid functionalizations on structure and electrical property of multi-wall carbon nanotubes." Applied Surface Science 295, no. 295 (2014): 66-70.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mehdi Mehrpooya, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "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." Energy Conversion and Management 119, no. Nothing (2016): 422-434.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, and Seyed Hassan Jafari. "Plasma Functionalization of MWCNTs in He Followed by NH3 Treatment and its Application in PMMA Based Nanocomposites." Plasma Processes and Polymers 7, no. 12 (2010): 1001-1009.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, and Seyed Hassan Jafari. "Rapid and enhanced functionalization of MWCNTs in a dielectric barrier discharge plasma in presence of diluted CO2." Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing 106, no. 4 (2012): 829-836.
• , Masoud Vesali Naseh, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Ommolbanin Alizadeh , and Morteza Maghrebi . "Fast and clean functionalization of carbon nanotube by dielectric barrier discharge plasma in air compared to acid treatment." Carbon 48, no. 5 (2010): 1369-1379.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, and S. Ajami. "Ceria-doped SnO2 sensor Highly Selective to Ethanol in Humid Air." Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical 130, no. 2 (2008): 625-629.
• Ajami, S., Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Seye Shamsodin Mohajer Zadeh. "Highly Selective Sensor to CH4 in Presence of CO and Ethanol Using LaCoO3 Perovskite Filter with Pt/SnO2." Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical 117, no. 2 (2006): 420-425.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, and Akbar Maleki. "Optimization of grid independent diesel-based hybrid system for power generation using improved particle swarm optimization algorithm." International Journal of Smart Electrical Engineering 4, no. 1 (2015): 29-36.
• Maleki, Akbar, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Sizing of stand-alone photovoltaic/wind/diesel system with battery and fuel cell storage devices by harmony search algorithm." Journal of Energy Storage 2, no. None (2015): 30-42.
• Maleki, Akbar, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Optimal sizing of autonomous hybrid photovoltaic/wind/battery power system with LPSP technology by using evolutionary algorithms." Solar Energy 115, no. Null (2015): 471-483.
• Maleki, Akbar, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi. "Design of a cost-effective wind/photovoltaic/hydrogen energy system for supplying a desalination unit by a heuristic approach." Solar Energy 139, no. Nothing (2016): 666-675.
• Noorollahi, Younes, Pedram Bigdeloo, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Hossein Yousefi. "Numerical modeling and economic analysis of a ground source heat pump for supplying energy for a greenhouse in Alborz province, Iran." JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION XX, no. XX (2016): XX.
• Mehdizadeh Fard, Mehdi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, and Mehdi Mehrpooya. "A practical approach to heat exchanger network design in a complex natural gas refinery." Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 40, no. Nothing (2017): 141-158.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Esmaeil Aboukazempour, Lavinia Grosu, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mokhtar Bidi. "Exergetic sustainability evaluation and optimization of an irreversible Brayton cycle performance." Frontiers in Energy XX, no. XX (2016): XX.
• Mehrpooya, Mehdi, Parimah Bahramian, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Marc A. Rosen. "Introducing and analysis of a hybrid molten carbonate fuel cell-supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle system." Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 18, no. Nothing (2016): 100-106.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Hadi Hosseinzade, Emin Acikkalp, Iskander Tlili, and Michel Feidt. "Designing a powered combined Otto and Stirling cycle power plant through multi-objective optimization approach." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 62, no. Nothing (2016): 585-595.
• Razi Astaraei, Fatemeh, Mohammad Sameti, Mohammad Ali Jokar, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Numerical simulation of solar-driven Kalina cycle performance for centralized residential buildings in Iran." INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS INTERNATIONAL XX, no. XX (2016): 1-25.
• Maleki, Akbar, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Marc A. Rosen. "A novel framework for optimal design of hybrid renewable energy-based autonomous energy systems: A case study for Namin, Iran." Energy 98, no. Nothing (2016): 168-180.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Thermodynamic analysis and evolutionary algorithm based on multi-objective optimization performance of actual power generating thermal cycles." Applied Thermal Engineering 99, no. Nothing (2016): 996-1005.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Thermal models for analysis of performance of Stirling engine: A review." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 68, no. Nothing (2017): 168-184.
• Mohammadi Khoshkar Vandani, Amin, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi. "Thermodynamic analysis of a combined gas turbine, ORC cycle and absorption refrigeration for a CCHP system." Applied Thermal Engineering 111, no. Nothing (2017): 397-406.
• Aramesh, Mohamad, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Dongsheng Wen. "Energy analysis and shadow modeling of a rectangular type salt gradient solar pond." Solar Energy 146, no. Nothing (2017): 161-171.
• Dadkhah, Mohammad Reza, Afshin Tatar, Armin Mohebbi, Ali Barati-Harooni, Adel Najafi-Marghmaleki, Mohammad Mehdi Ghiasi, Amir H. Mohammadi, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Prediction of Solubility of Solid Compounds in Supercritical CO2 Using a Connectionist Smart Technique." Journal of Supercritical Fluids XX, no. XX (2016): XX.
• Maleki, Akbar, Marc A. Rosen, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Optimal Operation of a Grid-Connected Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Residential Applications." sustainability 9, no. 8 (2017): 1314.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Amin Nabakhteh, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mokhtar Bidi. "Investigation and optimization of performance of nano-scale Stirling refrigerator using working fluid as Maxwell–Boltzmann gases." PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS 483, no. Nothing (2017): 337-350.
• Jokar, Mohammad Ali, Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohsen Sharifpur, Josua P. Meyer, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Tingzhen Ming. "Thermodynamic evaluation and multi-objective optimization of molten carbonate fuel cell-supercritical CO 2 Brayton cycle hybrid system." Energy Conversion and Management 153, no. Nothing (2017): 538-556.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Performance assessment and optimization of an irreversible nano-scale Stirling engine cycle operating with Maxwell-Boltzmann gas." European Physical Journal Plus 130, no. 9 (2015): 1-13.
• Beigzadeh, Milad, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, mohsen porkiani, and Mahdi Beigzadeh. "A Simplificative Approach-based Modeling of SOFC Power Systems Fed by Natural Gas." Fuel Cells 17, no. 6 (2017): 843-853.
• Mehdizadeh Fard, Mehdi, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "A simple method for estimating the irreversibly in heat exchanger networks." Energy 144, no. Nothing (2018): 633-646.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mokhtar Bidi, and Emin Acikkalp. "Exergetic sustainability evaluation and multi-objective optimization of performance of an irreversible nanoscale Stirling refrigeration cycle operating with Maxwell–Boltzmann gas." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 78, no. Nothing (2017): 80-92.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, , Adel Mellit, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Michel Feidt. "Thermodynamic analysis and multi objective optimization of performance of solar dish Stirling engine by the centrality of entransy and entropy generation." International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 78, no. Nothing (2016): 88-95.
• Ahmadi, Mohammah Hossein, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mokhtar Bidi, and Emin Acikkalp. "Multi-objective optimization and exergetic-sustainability of an irreversible nano scale Braysson cycle operating with Maxwell–Boltzmann gas." AEJ - Alexandria Engineering Journal XX, no. XX (2016): XX.
• Jahangir, Mohammadhosain, Mahyar Ghazvini, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi, Mohsen Sharifpur, and Josua P. Meyer. "Numerical investigation into mutual effects of soil thermal and isothermal properties on heat and moisture transfer in unsaturated soil applied as thermal storage system." Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications 73, no. 7 (2018): 466-481.
• Hafezneaa, Hamed, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Akbar Maleki. "An assessment of Iran's natural gas potential for transition toward low-carbon economy." RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS 79, no. Nothing (2017): 71-81.
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Mohammad Imani, Mehdi Mehrpooya, and Reza Shirmohammadi. "Process development and exergy analysis of a novel hybrid fuel cell-absorption refrigeration system utilizing nanofluid as the absorbent liquid." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION-REVUE INTERNATIONALE DU FROID 97, no. Nothing (2019): 31-41.
• Mehdizadeh Fard, Mehdi, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Advanced exergy analysis of heat exchanger network in a complex natural gas refinery." JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 206, no. Nothing (2019): 670-687.
• Jahangir, Mohammadhosain, Mahyar Ghazvini, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mohammah Hossein Ahmadi. "A numerical study into effects of intermittent pump operation on thermal storage in unsaturated porous media." APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING 138, no. Nothing (2018): 110-121.
• Maleki, Akbar, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Hamed Hafezneaa, and Marc A. Rosen. "A novel framework for optimal photovoltaic size and location in remote areas using a hybrid method: A case study of eastern Iran." Energy Conversion and Management 153, no. Nothing (2017): 129-143.
• Ahmadi, Mohhamad Hossain, Mahyar Ghazvini, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Giulio Lorenzini, and Tingzhen Ming. "Renewable energy harvesting with the application of nanotechnology: A review." International Journal of Energy Research 1, no. 1 (2018): 1-24.
• Ahmadi, Mohhamad Hossain, Mirhadi S. Sadaghiani, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mahyar Ghazvini, Omid Mahian, Mehdi Mehrpooya, and Somchai Wongwises. "Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine-Organic Rankine Cycle Power Plant with Liquefied Natural Gas as Heat Sink." Entropy 20, no. 7 (2018): 484.
• Sameti, Mohammad, Fatemeh Razi Astaraei, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Alibakhsh Kasaeian. "Analytical and FDM Solutions for Anisotropic Heat Conduction in an Orthotropic Rectangular." American Journal of Numerical Analysis 2, no. 2 (2014): 65-68.
• Wu, Baojia, Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Marc A. Rosen. "Optimal design of stand-alone reverse osmosis desalination driven by a photovoltaic and diesel generator hybrid system." Solar Energy 163, no. Nothing (2018): 91-103.
• Maleki, Akbar, Hamed Hafezneaa, Marc A. Rosen, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Optimization of a grid-connected hybrid solar-wind-hydrogen CHP system for residential applications by efficient metaheuristic approaches." APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING 123, no. Nothing (2017): 1263-1277.
• Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Mohammad Sameti, Mohsen Porkiani, Tingzhen Ming, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Ali J.chamkha, Hakan F. Oztop, and Mohammad Ali Jokar. "Multi‐objective performance optimization of irreversible molten carbonate fuel cell–Stirling heat engine–reverse osmosis and thermodynamic assessment with ecological objective approach." Energy Science & Engineering 6, no. 6 (2018): .
• Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, Milad Sadeghvand, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mahyar Ghazvini, Tingzhen Ming, Josua P. Meyer, and Mohsen Sharifpur. "Thermodynamic and economic analysis of performance evaluation of all the thermal power plants: A review." Energy Science and Engineering 7, no. 1 (2018): 30-65.
• Hashemi, Meysam, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mehdi Mehrpooya. "Energy, exergy, exergoeconomic and sensitivity analyses of modified Claus process in a gas refinery sulfur recovery unit." JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 220, no. Nothing (2019): 1071-1087.
• Mohsen Porkiani, Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Milad Sadeghvand, Soroush Mousavi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Lingen Chen, Mohammad Arab Pour Yazdi, and Ravinder Kumar. "Thermoelectric cooler and thermoelectric generator devices: A review of present and potential applications, modeling and materials." ENERGY 186, no. Non (2019): 115849.
• Mahyar Ghazvini, Milad Sadeghvand, Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Soroush Mousavi, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Geothermal energy use in hydrogen production: A review." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH Non, no. Non (2019): .
• Siavash Haghighat, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Bagher Mokhtari shah dost. "Fluid dynamics analysis for different photovoltaic panel locations in solar chimney." Energy Conversion and Management 191, no. Nothing (2019): 71-79.
• Mehdi Mehrpooya, Farzad Valizadeh, Reza Askari Moghadam, Sadegh Sadeghi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and [] []. "Fabrication of nano-platinum alloy electrocatalysts and their performance in a micro-direct methanol fuel cell." European Physical Journal Plus 135, no. 7 (2020): .
• Mehdi Mehrpooya, [] [], Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Bahram Ghorbani. "High-temperature hydrogen production by solar thermochemical reactors, metal interfaces, and nanofluid cooling." JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY Non, no. Non (2020): .
• Akbar Maleki, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Harmony search optimization for optimum sizing of hybrid solar schemes based on battery storage unit." Energy Reports Non, no. Non (2020): .
• Milad Beigzadeh, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi. "Modeling and improvement of solid oxide fuel cell-single effect absorption chiller hybrid system by using nanofluids as heat transporters." APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING 166, no. Non (2020): 114707.
• Shahriyar Abedinnezhad, Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Mohsen Porkiani, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Amir Mosavi, Michel Feidt, and Shahaboddin Shamshirband. "Thermodynamic Assessment and Multi-Objective Optimization of Performance of Irreversible Dual-Miller Cycle." Energies 12, no. 20 (2019): 4000.
• Fathollah Pourfayaz, Reza Shirmohammadi, Akbar Maleki, and Alibakhsh Kasaeian. "Improvement of solar flat‐plate collector performance by optimum tilt angle and minimizing top heat loss coefficient using particle swarm optimization." Energy Science & Engineering Non, no. Non (2020): .
• Saeed Esbati, Mohammad Ali Amooie, Milad Sadeghvand, Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Tingzhen Ming. "Investigating the effect of using PCM in building materials for energy saving: Case study of Sharif Energy Research Institute." Energy Science & Engineering Non, no. Non (2019): .
• Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Armin Razmjoo, Reza Shirmohammadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Andreas Sumper. "Deployment of a stand‐alone hybrid renewable energy system in coastal areas as a reliable energy source." Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Non, no. Non (2019): .
• Yaser Maleki, Mehdi Mehrpooya, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Cold thermal energy storage by encapsulated phase change materials system using hybrid nanofluids as the heat transfer fluid." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH 45, no. 10 (2021): 15265-15283.
• Weiping Zhang, Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mostafa Safdari Shadloo. "An artificial intelligence approach to optimization of an off-grid hybrid wind/hydrogen system." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY 46, no. 24 (2021): .
• Ali Komeili Birjandi, Misagh Irandoost Shahrestani, Akbar Maleki, Ali Habibi, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Thermal conductivity estimation of nanofluids with TiO2 nanoparticles by employing artificial neural networks." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES 16, no. 3 (2021): 740-746.
• Arman Ekrataleshian, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi. "Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analyses and energetic and exergetic optimization of a turbojet engine." JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY 145, no. 3 (2020): 909-923.
• ALI GHOLAMI, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Akbar Maleki. "Techno-economic assessment of biodiesel production from canola oil through ultrasonic cavitation." Energy Reports 7, no. None (2020): .
• Milad Beigzadeh, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mahyar Ghazvini, and Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi. "Energy and exergy analyses of solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine hybrid systems fed by different renewable biofuels: A comparative study." JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 280, no. None (2021): 124383.
• Habib Forootan Fard, Mohammadmahdi Khodaverdi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi. "Application of N-doped carbon nanotube-supported Pt-Ru as electrocatalyst layer in passive direct methanol fuel cell." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY 45, no. 46 (2020): 25307-25316.
• ALI GHOLAMI, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Amir Ali Saifuddin Asl. "Techno‐economic assessment and sensitivity analysis of biodiesel production intensified through hydrodynamic cavitation." Energy Science & Engineering None, no. None (2021): .
• S.Mohsen Pourkiaei, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Mehdi Mehrpooya, and Mohhamad Hossain Ahmadi. "Multi-objective optimization of tubular solid oxide fuel cells fed by natural gas: an energetic and exergetic simultaneous optimization." JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY 145, no. 3 (2021): 1575-1583.
• Peyman Pourmoghaddam, Mohammadsina Farighi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Alibakhsh Kasaeian. "Annual transient analysis of energetic, exergetic, and economic performances of solar cascade organic Rankine cycles integrated with PCM-based thermal energy storage systems." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 28, no. None (2021): 101388.
• Yaser Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mehdi Mehrpooya. "Transient optimization of annual performance of a photovoltaic thermal system based on accurate estimation of coolant water temperature: A comparison with conventional methods." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 28, no. None (2021): 101395.
• Mohsen Mehdizadeh Fard, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Akbar Maleki. "Exergy analysis of multiple heat exchanger networks: An approach based on the irreversibility distribution ratio." Energy Reports 7, no. None (2021): .
• Mehdi Mehrpooya, Maryam Raeesi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Mostafa Delpisheh. "Investigation of a hybrid solar thermochemical water-splitting hydrogen production cycle and coal-fueled molten carbonate fuel cell power plant." SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS 47, no. None (2021): 101458.
• Mojtaba Lak Kamari, Akbar Maleki, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, Morteza Sadeghi, Marc Rosen, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Assessment of a biomass-based polygeneration plant for combined power, heat, bioethanol and biogas." APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING 198, no. None (2021): 117425.
• S.Mohsen Pourkiaei, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Mahyar Ghazvini, Soroush Mousavi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Ravinder Kumar, and Lingen Chen. "Status of direct and indirect solar desalination methods: comprehensive review." European Physical Journal Plus 136, no. 5 (2021): .
• Wei Cai, Xing Li, Akbar Maleki, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Marc Rosen, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, and Dieu Tien Bui. "Optimal sizing and location based on economic parameters for an off-grid application of a hybrid system with photovoltaic, battery and diesel technology." ENERGY 201, no. None (2020): 117480.

National Conferences

• , , Abbasali Khodadadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Yadallah Mortazavi, and Seye Shamsodin Mohajer Zadeh. "Study of influence of effects of the temperature and promoters on the sensitivity and selectivity of SnO2-based semiconductor sensors." 8th National Iranian Chemical Engineering Congress, Mashhad, September 24-26, 2003 .
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Abbasali Khodadadi, Seyed Hassan Jafari, and Yadallah Mortazavi. "Low Percolation Threshold in PMMA/CNT Nanocomposites with Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized by Plasma." Nanotechnology Iranian Student Conference, Tehran, May 8-9, 2013 .
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Farhad Farzan, Parviz Ahmadi-Avval, and Hossein Bitari. "Synthesis of Activated Carbon-Nanoparticles Magnetic Nanocomposites for Removal of Petroleum Contaminants from Water." 3rd National Conference of Fuel, Energy & Environment, Karaj, September 17-18, 2013 .
• Noorollahi, Younes, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Hossein Yousefi, and Pedram Bigdeloo. "Numerical Modelling of Heat Transfer from Soil for Greenhouse Heating ang Coolling Load in South Karaj-Iran." Third international conference on Emerging Trends in Energy Conservation(ETEC 2014), Tehran, March 5-6, 2014 .
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Hossein Abasi, and Mehdi Mehrpooya. "Simulation of an integrated system of the torrefied biomass gasification – solid oxide fuel cell." 5th international conference of Emerging Trends in Energy Conservation – ETEC 2016, Tehran, February 22-23, 2016 .

International Conferences

• , , Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, , , and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Functionalization of carbon nanotubes using nitric acid oxidation and DBD plasma." World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology, Dubai, January 28-30, 2009 .
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Abbasali Khodadadi, Yadallah Mortazavi, and Seye Shamsodin Mohajer Zadeh. "The Sensitivity and Selectivity Analyses of SnO2 and CeO2/SnO2 Gas Sensors to Ethanol in the Presence of CO, LPG and CH4." 10th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors,, July 11-14, 2004 .
• Eshghi Tooghi, Amin, , Fatemeh Razi Astaraei, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "shape effect of alumina nanofluid on flat-plate solar collector efficiency." International Conference on Clean Energy 2014, İSTANBUL, June 8-12, 2014 .
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, and Hossein Ali Khonakdar. "Preparation of Polyamide 6/MWCNT Nanocomposites with Excellent Dispersion State of Nanotubes." Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Nanostructures (ICNS5), Kish, March 6-9, 2014 .
• Mortazavi, Yadallah, , Abbasali Khodadadi, , and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Functionalization of single wall carbon nanotubes by oxygen containing groups using dielectric barrier discharge plasma and nitric acid." Carbon 2009,, June 14-19, 2009 .
• Maleki, Akbar, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Optimization of grid independent diesel-based hybrid system for power generation using improved particle swarm optimization algorithm." 30th Power System Conference, Tehran, November 1-3, 2015 .
• , , Yadallah Mortazavi, Abbasali Khodadadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Seye Shamsodin Mohajer Zadeh. "Highly selective sensor to CH4 in presence of CO and ethanol using LaCoO3 perovskite filter with Pt/SnO2." 13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actutors and, Seuol, June 5-9, 2005 .
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Abbasali Khodadadi, , and Yadallah Mortazavi. "Ceria-doped SnO2 sensor highly selective to ethanol in humid air." 11th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors,, July 16-19, 2006 .
• , , S. Iranpour, Parviz Ahmadi-Avval, Fathollah Pourfayaz, O. Shojaei, M. Kambarani, and M. Rouzbahani. "Preparation and evaluation of a series of polyester amides as crude oil demulsifier." The 8th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2014), Kish, February 24-27, 2014 .
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Abbasali Khodadadi, Seyed Hassan Jafari, Yadallah Mortazavi, and Hossein Ali Khonakdar . "PMMA/CNT Nanocomposites with Excellent Dispersion State of Nanotubes and their Characterization." The 8th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2014), Kish, February 24-27, 2014 .
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Shahab Boroun, Parviz Ahmadi-Avval, Masoumeh Hassanzadeh, and Mahdi Fallah Jafari. "Adsorption of Toluene and Benzene on Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes: An estimation of important parameters." 4th international conference on Ultrafine Grained and Nanostructured Materials, Tehran, November 5-6, 2013 .
• Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Shahab Boroun, S. Iranpour, and R. Saghafi. "Effect of Removal of Functional Groups and Defects from CNTs Surface on their Adsorption Capacities of Contaminants." The 8th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2014), Kish, February 24-27, 2014 .
• Kasaeian, Alibakhsh, Mohammad Aramesh, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Reza Daneshazarian, and Soudabeh Golzari. "Investigation of Shading Effect on the Performance of Solar Ponds with Rectangular Cross Sections." Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering Istanbul 2016, İSTANBUL, May 11-13, 2016 .
• Peyman Pourmoghaddam, and Fathollah Pourfayaz. "Optimization and analysis of the thermal efficiency of a power generation cascade cycle with the Genetic algorithm." 28th Annual International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers-ISME2020, Tehran.
• Fathollah Pourfayaz, Arman Ekrataleshian, and Mehdi Mehrpooya. "Simulation and Optimization of an Automotive PEM Fuel Cell System by using EES Software and Genetic Algorithm." International Conference on Engineering Technologies (ICENTE'20),.
• Fathollah Pourfayaz, and Peyman Pourmoghaddam Ghazvini. "Dynamic Simulation of Parabolic Trough Collector Integrated with Two-stage Organic Rankine Cycle by EES and Trnsys Software." International Conference on Engineering Technologies (ICENTE'20),.