Mahyar Silakhori

Research Interests

Energy Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering Energy Systems Engineering Power and Energy Systems Engineering

Dr Mahyar Silakhori

Postdoctoral Research Associate

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Direct Radiation to Reduce Energy of Comminution and Separation process of ores (Limestone, Nickle, copper, Iron ores)

Calcination/Carbonation of Calcium Carbonate for different process

Application of Metal Oxides for High-Temperature Thermal Energy Storage (TES)

Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for Thermal Energy Storage (TES)

Bladed Solar Receiver with Active Flow Control

Bi-facial Solar Farm with Different Configurations: Modeling, Design, Manufacturing and testing

Date Position Institution name
2015 - ongoing Research Associate University of Adelaide
2011 - 2015 Research Assistant University of Malaya
2007 - 2008 Mechanical Design Engineer Asal Beton Ltd
2006 - 2007 Mechanical Design Engineer Behro Elevator and Esclator

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2015 Scholarship Adelaide Scholarship International (ASI). The University of Adelaide Australia -

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Malay Can write, speak and understand spoken
Persian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2015 - 2019 University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Mechanical Engineering
2009 - 2012 University of Malaya Malaysia Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
2003 - 2008 University of Gilan Iran Bachelor of Science ( Mechanical Engineering, Mechanic in Heat and Fluid)

Date Title Institution name Country
— Nanocoatings for Enhanced Thermal Engineering American Society of Mechanical Engineers United States
— Nanocomposite Technology & Its Impact on Engineering American Society of Mechanical Engineers United States
— The Effective Use of Research Tools and Resource University of Malaya Malaysia
— Computational Fluid Dynamic University of Malaya Malaysia
— Thermal Energy Storage Schneider Electric (Australia) Australia
— Demonstrator for material engineering lab University of Malaya Malaysia
— Computer Aided Design (CAD): Solidworks University of Malaya Malaysia
— Setsys Evolution TGA-DTA / DSC & TMA Setaram Instrumentation (France) France
— Energy audits Schneider Electric (Australia) Australia

Year Citation
2023 Naghavi, M. S., Silakhori, M., Ang, B. C., Simon Cornelis Metselaar, H., Mousavi Gazafroudi, S. M., & Noorollahi, Y. (2023). Experimental Investigation on Solar Water Heater Integrated with Thermal Battery Using Phase Change Material and Porous Media. Sustainability, 15(8), 6439.
DOI Scopus9 WoS8
2023 Khosravi, K., Mohammed, H. I., Mahdi, J. M., Silakhori, M., Ebrahimnataj Tiji, M., Kazemian, A., . . . Talebizadehsardari, P. (2023). Optimizing performance of water-cooled photovoltaic-thermal modules: A 3D numerical approach. Solar Energy, 264, 112025.
DOI Scopus24 WoS24
2022 Moltames, R., Naghavi, M. S., Silakhori, M., Noorollahi, Y., Yousefi, H., Hajiaghaei-Keshteli, M., & Azizimehr, B. (2022). Multi-Criteria Decision Methods for Selecting a Wind Farm Site Using a Geographic Information System (GIS). Sustainability, 14(22), 14742.
DOI Scopus19 WoS18
2021 Silakhori, M., Jafarian, M., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., Venkataraman, M., Lipiński, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2021). Effects of steam on the kinetics of calcium carbonate calcination. Chemical Engineering Science, 246, 1-7.
DOI Scopus40 WoS34
2021 Iranmanesh, S., Silakhori, M., Naghavi, M. S., Ang, B. C., Ong, H. C., & Esmaeilzadeh, A. (2021). Using Graphene Nanoplatelets Nanofluid in a Closed-Loop Evacuated Tube Solar Collector—Energy and Exergy Analysis. Journal of Composites Science, 5(10), 1-14.
DOI Scopus15 WoS11
2020 Esmaeilzadeh, A., Silakhori, M., Nik Ghazali, N. N., Metselaar, H. S. C., Bin Mamat, A., Naghavi Sanjani, M. S., & Iranmanesh, S. (2020). Thermal Performance and Numerical Simulation of the 1-Pyrene Carboxylic-Acid Functionalized Graphene Nanofluids in a Sintered Wick Heat Pipe. Energies, 13(24), 6542.
DOI Scopus23 WoS21
2019 Silakhori, M., Jafarian, M., Arjomandi, M., & Nathan, G. J. (2019). Experimental assessment of copper oxide for liquid chemical looping for thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 21, 216-221.
DOI Scopus18 WoS18
2019 Silakhori, M., Jafarian, M., Arjomandi, M., & Nathan, G. J. (2019). The energetic performance of a liquid chemical looping cycle with solar thermal energy storage. Energy, 170, 93-101.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13
2019 Silakhori, M., Jafarian, M., Arjomandi, M., & Nathan, G. J. (2019). Thermogravimetric analysis of Cu, Mn, Co, and Pb oxides for thermochemical energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 23, 138-147.
DOI Scopus24 WoS20
2019 Sarafraz, M. M., Silakhori, M., Madani, S. A., Kiamahalleh, M. V., & Pourmehran, O. (2019). Thermal and hydraulic performance of a heat exchanger working with carbon-water nanofluid. Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung, 55(12), 3443-3453.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2019 Mofijur, M., Mahlia, T. M. I., Silitonga, A. S., Ong, H. C., Silakhori, M., Hasan, M. H., . . . Ashrafur Rahman, S. M. (2019). Phase change materials (PCM) for solar energy usages and storage: An overview. Energies, 12(16), 20 pages.
DOI Scopus273 WoS185
2018 Basak, A., Pramanik, A., Riazi, H., Silakhori, M., & Netting, A. (2018). Development of Pb-free nanocomposite solder alloys. Journal of Composites Science, 2(2), 1-9.
DOI Scopus8 WoS7
2017 Silakhori, M., Jafarian, M., Arjomandi, M., & Nathan, G. (2017). Comparing the thermodynamic potential of alternative liquid metal oxides for the storage of solar thermal energy. Solar Energy, 157, 251-258.
DOI Scopus26 WoS24
2016 Sarafraz, M., Hormozi, F., Silakhori, M., & Peyghambarzadeh, S. (2016). On the fouling formation of functionalized and non-functionalized carbon nanotube nano-fluids under pool boiling condition. Applied Thermal Engineering, 95, 433-444.
DOI Scopus93 WoS85
2015 Khanlou, H., Ang, B., Barzani, M., Silakhori, M., & Talebian, S. (2015). Prediction and characterization of surface roughness using sandblasting and acid etching process on new non-toxic titanium biomaterial: adaptive-network-based fuzzy inference System. Neural Computing and Applications, 26(7), 1751-1761.
DOI Scopus26 WoS20
2015 Khanlou, H., Ang, B., Talebian, S., Barzani, M., Silakhori, M., & Fauzi, H. (2015). A systematic study of maghemite/PMMA nano-fibrous composite via an electrospinning process: synthesis and characterization. Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 70, 179-187.
DOI Scopus17 WoS19
2015 Fauzi, H., Metselaar, H., Mahlia, T., Silakhori, M., & Ong, H. (2015). Thermal characteristic reliability of fatty acid binary mixtures as phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage applications. Applied Thermal Engineering, 80, 127-131.
DOI Scopus68 WoS62
2015 Silakhori, M., Fauzi, H., Mahmoudian, M., Metselaar, H., Mahlia, T., & Khanlou, H. (2015). Preparation and thermal properties of form-stable phase change materials composed of palmitic acid/polypyrrole/graphene nanoplatelets. Energy and Buildings, 99, 189-195.
DOI Scopus86 WoS78
2015 Mahmoudian, M., Alias, Y., Basirun, W., Mengwoi, P., Jamali-Sheini, F., Sookhakian, M., & Silakhori, M. (2015). A sensitive electrochemical nitrate sensor based on polypyrrole coated palladium nanoclusters. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 751, 30-36.
DOI Scopus47 WoS42
2015 Naghavi, M., Ong, K., Badruddin, I., Mehrali, M., Silakhori, M., & Metselaar, H. (2015). Theoretical model of an evacuated tube heat pipe solar collector integrated with phase change material. Energy, 91(C), 911-924.
DOI Scopus92 WoS79
2015 Khanlou, H., Ang, B., Talebian, S., Barzani, M., Silakhori, M., & Fauzi, H. (2015). Multi-response analysis in the processing of poly (methyl methacrylate) nano-fibres membrane by electrospinning based on response surface methodology: fibre diameter and bead formation. Measurement, 65, 193-206.
DOI Scopus46 WoS43
2014 Mahamudul, H., Silakhori, M., Henk Metselaar, I., Ahmad, S., & Mekhilef, S. (2014). Development of a temperature regulated photovoltaic module using phase change material for Malaysian weather condition. Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, Rapid Communications, 8(11-12), 1243-1245.
Scopus29 WoS18
2014 Silakhori, M., Metselaar, H., Mahlia, T., & Fauzi, H. (2014). Preparation and characterisation of microencapsulated paraffin wax with polyaniline-based polymer shells for thermal energy storage. Materials Research Innovations, 18(sup6), 1-6.
DOI Scopus24 WoS22
2014 Fauzi, H., Metselaar, H., Mahlia, T., & Silakhori, M. (2014). Thermo-physical stability of fatty acid eutectic mixtures subjected to accelerated aging for thermal energy storage (TES) application. Applied Thermal Engineering, 66(1-2), 328-334.
DOI Scopus27 WoS26
2014 Silakhori, M., Metselaar, H., Mahlia, T., Fauzi, H., Baradaran, S., & Naghavi, M. (2014). Palmitic acid/polypyrrole composites as form-stable phase change materials for thermal energy storage. Energy Conversion and Management, 80, 491-497.
DOI Scopus93 WoS87
2014 Fauzi, H., Metselaar, H., Mahlia, T., & Silakhori, M. (2014). Sodium laurate enhancements the thermal properties and thermal conductivity of eutectic fatty acid as phase change material (PCM). Solar Energy, 102, 333-337.
DOI Scopus55 WoS49
2013 Fauzi, H., Metselaar, H., Mahlia, T., Silakhori, M., & Nur, H. (2013). Phase change material: optimizing the thermal properties and thermal conductivity of myristic acid/palmitic acid eutectic mixture with acid-based surfactants. Applied Thermal Engineering, 60(1-2), 261-265.
DOI Scopus61 WoS49
2013 Silakhori, M., Naghavi, M., Metselaar, H., Mahlia, T., Fauzi, H., & Mehrali, M. (2013). Accelerated thermal cycling test of microencapsulated paraffin wax/polyaniline made by simple preparation method for solar thermal energy storage. Materials, 6(5), 1608-1620.
DOI Scopus91 WoS84 Europe PMC11
2013 Mehrali, M., Latibari, S., Mehrali, M., Metselaar, H., & Silakhori, M. (2013). Shape-stabilized phase change materials with high thermal conductivity based on paraffin/graphene oxide composite. Energy Conversion and Management, 67, 275-282.
DOI Scopus353 WoS315
- Khosravi, K., Mohammed, H. I., Mahdi, J. M., Silakhori, M., & Talebizadeh Sardari, P. (n.d.). Developing a Predictive Model and Multi-Objective Optimization of a Photovoltaic/Thermal System Based on Energy and Exergy Analysis Using Response Surface Methodology.

Year Citation
2025 Basak, A., Pramanik, A., Silakhori, M., & Chattopdhyaya, S. (2025). Effect of ZnO dopant and sintering temperature on the microstructure and phases of barium titanate nanocomposites. In A. Pramanik, A. Basak, & J. P. Davim (Eds.), Nanocomposite Manufacturing Technologies: Fundamental Principles, Mechanisms, and Processing (pp. 215-225). Elsevier.
DOI
2018 Fauzi, H., Metselaar, H., Mahlia, T., Silakhori, M., & Ong, H. (2018). Investigation of thermal characteristic of eutectic fatty acid/damar gum as a composite phase change material (CPCM). In F. Aloui, & I. Dincer (Eds.), Exergy for A Better Environment and Improved Sustainability 2 (pp. 607-616). Switzerland: Springer.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2

Year Citation
2014 Silakhori, M., McTselaar, H., Mahlia, T., & Fauzi, H. (2014). Preparation, characterization and thermal reliability of form-stable Myristic acid/Polypyrrole composites as phase change materials for thermal energy storage. In Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2014, MS and T 2014 Vol. 3 (pp. 1643-1650).
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2014 Fauzi, H., Metselaar, H., Mahlia, T., & Silakhori, M. (2014). Thermal reliability of myristic acid/palmitic acid/sodium laurate eutectic mixture: A feasibility study of accelerated aging for thermal energy storage application. In J. Yan, D. Lee, S. Chou, U. Desideri, & H. Li (Eds.), Energy Procedia Vol. 61 (pp. 49-54). Netherlands: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
DOI Scopus8 WoS5

Year Citation
2014 Simon Cornelis Metselaar, H., Mahlia, T. M. I., Silakhori, M., Zalnezhad, E., Baradaran, S., & Fauzi, H. (2014). PI 2014701491, A Device for thermal Cycling test and method of using thereof.

Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage  (2012-2015)

Thermodynamics and Heat transfer

Renewable Energy

Material

Advanced Mechanics of Material

Material Characterization

Engine Performance

Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2018 - ongoing Other Bladed solar receiver with active flow controller University of Adelaide - Master Full Time Cong Truong Dao

Date Role Membership Country
2015 - ongoing Member Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative Australia

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