Publications by Mahbod Heidari

Evaluation of Drainage Phase Diagram for PEM Fuel Cell Porous Layer

The drainage process in the gas diffusion layer (GDL) of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells is investigated with an ex situ experimental approach. The drainage process is investigated for stable displacement, capillary fingering, and viscous fingeri ...

IEEE2021

Experimental Characterization of Additively Manufactured Metallic Heat Exchangers

Mahbod Heidari

In this study, three manifold-microchannel heat exchangers were additively manufactured by direct metal laser sintering. The heat exchangers were manufactured from stainless steel (SS17-4) with an overall dimension of 64.2 x 46.0 x 27.1 mm. The thermal and ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2021

Force Scaling Comparison of Transport Phenomena in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Flow Channels

Mahbod Heidari

Liquid-gas two-phase flow in flow channels of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells has been investigated extensively in the literature; however, a comparison between the order of the magnitude of the forces occurring within the flow channels has not b ...

ASME2021

A Discussion About Two-Phase Flow Pressure Drop in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Mahbod Heidari

A proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell produces water during its operation which results in a liquid-gas two-phase flow within its flow channels. Because the length scales associated with flow channels are small, the two-phase flow in PEM fuel cell is ...

TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC2020

Effect of PEM fuel cell porous media compression on in-plane transport phenomena

Mahbod Heidari

Liquid-gas two-phase flow in the gas diffusion layer (GDL) of proton exchange membrane fuel cells is investigated using an ex-situ experimental setup. The mass transport phenomena is investigated in carbon paper and carbon cloth GDLs and at different compr ...

ELSEVIER2020

Design, modeling and experimental validation of a novel finned reciprocating compressor for Isothermal Compressed Air Energy Storage applications

Alfred Rufer, Mahbod Heidari

Considering the need for a reliable and environmentally friendly energy storage solution for addressing renewable energy intermittency issue and following the developments on Isothermal Compressed Air Energy Storage (I-CAES) systems, a new finned piston co ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2017

Energetic Macroscopic Representation of A Linear Reciprocating Compressor Model

Alfred Rufer, Philippe Barrade, François Gallaire, Mahbod Heidari

This article introduces the energetic macroscopic representation (EMR) as approach for the dynamic nonlinear modeling of a reciprocating air compressor. EMR has been introduced recently for research development in complex electromechanical systems and is b ...

Elsevier2015

Contribution to the Technique of Compressed Air Energy Storage : The Concept of Finned Piston

Mahbod Heidari

Development of intermittent solar and wind energies and the demand peak increase has made energy storage very important in energy policy. Thus, energy storage will play a key role in enabling the world to develop a low-carbon electricity system. An interes ...

EPFL2015

On The Strategies Towards Isothermal Gas Compression And Expansion

Alfred Rufer, Sylvain Lemofouet-Gatsi, Mahbod Heidari

Isothermal compression/expansion is regarded as the most promising process in many applications and many researchers and inventors have tried different methods to achieve this goal. The current article first studies the gradual roadmap from adiabatic towar ...

2014

Bond Graph Model Representation of a New Reciprocating Finned Air Compressor

Alfred Rufer, Mahbod Heidari

A new finned reciprocating air compressor model is developed recently for compressed air energy storage. First the mechanism of operation of the new compressor is described. The complexity of the design encouraged us to develop the model based on the bond ...

2014

Thermo-Electric Analogy Method for Computing Transient Heat Transfer in a New Reciprocating Finned Piston Compressor

Alfred Rufer, John Richard Thome, Mahbod Heidari

In the framework of Isothermal Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES), a new finned piston compressor has been designed and realized at LEI laboratory in EPFL. This system comprises a series of concentric annuli’s fitting into each other compressing the air ...

2014

Fluid Flow Analysis of a New Finned Piston Reciprocating Compressor Using Pneumatic Analogy

Alfred Rufer, Mahbod Heidari

The goal of this paper is to investigate the fluid flow analysis in a novel multilayered finned reciprocating compressor, adopting a so-called “pneumatic-Electric” analogy using a lumped methodology. This machine includes two sets of concentric annular fin ...

2014

Fluid Flow Analysis of a New Finned Piston Reciprocating Compressor Using Pneumatic Analogy

Alfred Rufer, Mahbod Heidari

The goal of this paper is to investigate the fluid flow analysis in a novel multilayered finned reciprocating compressor, adopting a so-called “pneumatic-Electric” analogy using a lumped methodology. This machine includes two sets of concentric annular fin ...

2014

Analysis and Development of a New Compressor Device Based on The New Finned Piston

Alfred Rufer, Mahbod Heidari

In the general frame of Compressed Air Energy Storage system (CAES), the LEI Laboratory of EPFL has introduced the concept of dry finned piston. The main goal is to achieve energy storage by means of compressed air thanks to high isothermal efficiency comp ...

2013

Modeling of a Reciprocating Air Compressor using Energetic Macroscopic Representation

Alfred Rufer, Mahbod Heidari

This article introduces the energetic macroscopic representation (EMR) as approach for the dynamic nonlinear modeling of a reciprocating air compressor. EMR has been introduced recently for research development in complex electromechanical systems. It is b ...

2012

Driving and Filling Personal Vehicles – The Questions of Energy - and Power - Density ( A Fast Filling Station for the Compressed Air Car )

Alfred Rufer, Sylvain Lemofouet-Gatsi, Arnaud Leuba, Mahbod Heidari

In the context of the development of zero emissions personal vehicles, compressed air cars have been proposed, as alternative solutions to electric solutions, with a small energy content leading to a limited range, but with interesting properties regarding ...

2011