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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Iran
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
105
Citations
27101
World Ranking
45
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Iran Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Iran Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Iran Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Iran Leader Award

Overview

Masoud Afrand is affiliated with Islamic Azad University of Najafabad in Iran. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Energy, with a focus on specialized subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as:

  • Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

Notable recent papers by Masoud Afrand include:

  • A review of melting and freezing processes of PCM/nano-PCM and their application in energy storage, 2020, Energy
  • Nanofluids: Physical phenomena, applications in thermal systems and the environment effects- a critical review, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • A renewable energy-driven thermoelectric-utilized solar still with external condenser loaded by silver/nanofluid for simultaneously water disinfection and desalination, 2020, Desalination
  • Energy-matrices, exergy, economic, environmental, exergoeconomic, enviroeconomic, and heat transfer (6E/HT) analysis of two passive/active solar still water desalination nearly 4000m: Altitude concept, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • First approach on nanofluid-based solar still in high altitude for water desalination and solar water disinfection (SODIS), 2020, Desalination

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Saeed Aghakhani
  • Rasool Kalbasi
  • Amin Shahsavar
  • Arash Karimipour
  • Davood Toghraie

The venues where Masoud Afrand has most frequently published are:

  • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (13 publications)
  • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer (10 publications)
  • Journal of Cleaner Production (7 publications)
  • Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (7 publications)
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids (7 publications)

Best Publications

  • An updated review on application of nanofluids in heat exchangers for saving energy

    Ahmad Hajatzadeh Pordanjani;Saeed Aghakhani;Masoud Afrand;Boshra Mahmoudi

  • Measurement of thermal conductivity of ZnO–TiO 2 /EG hybrid nanofluid

    Davood Toghraie;Vahid Avalin Chaharsoghi;Masoud Afrand

  • A review of melting and freezing processes of PCM/nano-PCM and their application in energy storage

    Sara Rostami;Masoud Afrand;Amin Shahsavar;M. Sheikholeslami

  • Effects of temperature and nanoparticles concentration on rheological behavior of Fe3O4–Ag/EG hybrid nanofluid: An experimental study

    Masoud Afrand;Davood Toghraie;Behrooz Ruhani

  • An experimental study on thermal conductivity of F-MWCNTs–Fe3O4/EG hybrid nanofluid: Effects of temperature and concentration

    Saeed Sarbolookzadeh Harandi;Arash Karimipour;Masoud Afrand;Mohammad Akbari

  • Heat transfer efficiency of Al2O3-MWCNT/thermal oil hybrid nanofluid as a cooling fluid in thermal and energy management applications: An experimental and theoretical investigation

    Amin Asadi;Meisam Asadi;Alireza Rezaniakolaei;Lasse Aistrup Rosendahl

  • Experimental study on thermal conductivity of ethylene glycol containing hybrid nano-additives and development of a new correlation

    Masoud Afrand

  • Effects of temperature and solid volume fraction on viscosity of SiO2-MWCNTs/SAE40 hybrid nanofluid as a coolant and lubricant in heat engines

    Masoud Afrand;Karim Nazari Najafabadi;Mohammad Akbari

  • Effect of sonication characteristics on stability, thermophysical properties, and heat transfer of nanofluids: A comprehensive review

    Amin Asadi;Farzad Pourfattah;Imre Miklós Szilágyi;Masoud Afrand

  • Experimental study on thermal conductivity of water-based Fe3O4 nanofluid: Development of a new correlation and modeled by artificial neural network

    Masoud Afrand;Davood Toghraie;Nima Sina

  • Heat transfer reduction in buildings by embedding phase change material in multi-layer walls: Effects of repositioning, thermophysical properties and thickness of PCM

    Z.X. Li;Z.X. Li;Abdullah A.A.A. Al-Rashed;Mahfouz Rostamzadeh;Rasool Kalbasi

  • A new correlation for predicting the thermal conductivity of ZnO–Ag (50%–50%)/water hybrid nanofluid: An experimental study

    Navid Nasajpour Esfahani;Davood Toghraie;Masoud Afrand

  • Evaluation of thermal conductivity of MgO-MWCNTs/EG hybrid nanofluids based on experimental data by selecting optimal artificial neural networks

    Masoud Vafaei;Masoud Afrand;Nima Sina;Rasool Kalbasi

  • Energy-matrices, exergy, economic, environmental, exergoeconomic, enviroeconomic, and heat transfer (6E/HT) analysis of two passive/active solar still water desalination nearly 4000m: Altitude concept

    Seyed Masoud Parsa;Amir Rahbar;Davoud Javadi Y;M.H. Koleini

  • Effects of temperature and concentration on rheological behavior of MWCNTs/SiO2(20–80)-SAE40 hybrid nano-lubricant☆

    Mohammad Hemmat Esfe;Masoud Afrand;Wei-Mon Yan;Hooman Yarmand

  • Nanofluids: Physical phenomena, applications in thermal systems and the environment effects- a critical review

    Ahmad Hajatzadeh Pordanjani;Saeed Aghakhani;Masoud Afrand;Mohsen Sharifpur;Mohsen Sharifpur;Mohsen Sharifpur

  • A renewable energy-driven thermoelectric-utilized solar still with external condenser loaded by silver/nanofluid for simultaneously water disinfection and desalination

    Seyed Masoud Parsa;Amir Rahbar;M.H. Koleini;Sadegh Aberoumand

  • Designing an artificial neural network to predict thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of ferromagnetic nanofluid

    Mohammad Hemmat Esfe;Seyfolah Saedodin;Nima Sina;Masoud Afrand

  • An experimental study on rheological behavior of non-Newtonian hybrid nano-coolant for application in cooling and heating systems

    Hamed Eshgarf;Masoud Afrand

  • Investigation of heat transfer performance and friction factor of a counter-flow double-pipe heat exchanger using nitrogen-doped, graphene-based nanofluids

    Marjan Goodarzi;A.Sh. Kherbeet;Masoud Afrand;Emad Sadeghinezhad

  • Examination of rheological behavior of MWCNTs/ZnO-SAE40 hybrid nano-lubricants under various temperatures and solid volume fractions

    Mohammad Hemmat Esfe;Masoud Afrand;Seyed Hadi Rostamian;Davood Toghraie

Frequent Co-Authors

Arash Karimipour
Arash Karimipour Cihan University-Erbil
Mohammad Hemmat Esfe
Mohammad Hemmat Esfe Semnan University
Davood Toghraie
Davood Toghraie Islamic Azad University, Tehran
Somchai Wongwises
Somchai Wongwises King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Amin Shahsavar
Amin Shahsavar Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Rasool Kalbasi
Rasool Kalbasi Islamic Azad University of Najafabad
Abdullah A.A.A. Al-Rashed
Abdullah A.A.A. Al-Rashed Public Authority for Applied Education and Training
Marjan Goodarzi
Marjan Goodarzi Lamar University
Omid Mahian
Omid Mahian Xi'an Jiaotong University
Shoaib Khanmohammadi
Shoaib Khanmohammadi Kermanshah University of Technology

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