Dr Bahamin Bazooyar

P/T Lecturer (Hrly) - Eng Mechanical

Digital, Tech, Innovation & Business

I am a lecturer, designer, modeler with a concrete background in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. I have previously led and supervised engineers to design, optimise novel engineering systems and develop novel technologies. I exploit the power of computer simulation to help engineers develop their knowledge and expertise.

I started my early research career on October 2010 in combustion diagnostics when I was studying Master of Science at the Petroleum University of Technology. I tested the methyl ester turbulent flame in a semi-industrial boiler and try to optimise the combustion of biodiesel for domestic applications. I had also a strong predilection for pedagogy, and I contributed to the delivery of several modules including Thermodynamic 2, material and energy balance, and applied mathematics during my post-graduate studies. I graduated summa cum laude in Feb 2012 and started my Ph.D. studies at a dual degree program between the Iran University of Science and Technology and the Petroleum University of Technology. This time, my main research focused on the turbulent combustion of liquid biofuels including both experimental and modelling reactive flows. In 2016, I was nominated as Iran’s best researcher of the year winning a medal of science in Khuzestan province for my best and most effective research on clean combustion technologies and delivery of low-carbon fuels to domestic boilers. Upon completion of my Ph.D. in October 2017, I started a short-term Postdoctoral Research fellow position on an industry-led innovate UK-funded project with collaboration between Staffordshire University, Cranfield University, and Bladon Microturine on a 12 kWe microturbine renewable energy combustor design, manufacturing, and testing. The project ended on March 2019 and I started to contribute to the teaching of the mechanical engineering department of Staffordshire University which continued till now. In Nov 2021, I joined Cranfield University to research as a task leader of another industry collaborative project with Origen Power and a UK sugar company. The project was to do a front-end engineering design (FEED) study to decarbonise the sugar refinery and evaluate different technologies and scenarios using a full economical evaluation of the price of energy and sugar. Our main objective was to separate the oxyfuel-fired calciner from the carbonation in calcium looping for a facile installation at the company’s site. I delivered the project on Nov 2022, and I joined the University of Manchester to take part as a senior process engineer to design an operating unit for processing the syngas at the hot end of the gasifier for powerhouse PLC. In this timeframe, I am teaching and lecturing at Staffordshire University besides following my main career goals.

I strongly contribute to consultancy, proposal, and grant writing from June 2021 till now. Using my modelling expertise, I deliver the necessary repository of data to design a liquid cooling jacket for a plasma reactor, help in optimisation of a glass furnace, and complete the design of the high-density polyethylene gasifier. I have also collaborated with Staffordshire Advanced Manufacturing, Prototyping, and Innovation Demonstrator (SAMPID) at Staffordshire University and provided effective consultation for two UK domestic industry partners. I did a feasibility study for the design and manufacturing of the pyrolysis reactor to process waste plastic and polymers for Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd. In another project, I help to recognise the bottleneck in the design of a reciprocating pump for pressurising the food waste and to detect the fluid-solid interactions for EMS industries.

My lecturing and teaching besides my research are moving toward the application of renewable fuels in combustion systems. The hydrogen exploitation and deployment along with incentivising the carbon capture technologies is something that I am looking into further collaboration with the potent UK industry sectors.

I have a strong record in the publication of original and novel research. I have over 40 publications in high-ranked journals in the separation process, combustion experiments and modelling, natural gas, and petroleum industry, heat pump, and propulsion systems. I have supervised over 20 undergraduate students, 12 MSc students, and 3 Ph.D. students. I have developed a concrete team of researchers worldwide working on clean combustion technologies and myself as a leader to train proficient modelers and designers to improve the research capabilities further. I have also been asked to evaluate the work of research by other people. Being the reviewer of more than 100 articles in 29 distinct journals, I have now well-known as an internationally recognised researcher and reviewer in combustion science. In 2020, I have nominated the best reviewer of the high-ranked journals in energy, APPLIED ENERGY. In early 2023, the American Chemical Society (ACS) gave me another recognition for maintaining the ACS journals with the highest editorial standards as the best reviewer of the year. My recent publication in the Journal of Energy Institute has become the most downloaded article of the journal and the design procedure that I publicised and disseminated got highly cited recognition in the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) by procuring 2 times more citations than regular publications in this publication institution.

In terms of design perspective, I was also a proactive member of academia who strongly collaborate with the industry to resolve its technical issue and optimise their operating units. I have an extensive experience in the modelling, simulation, retrofitting, and testing of industrial units including reactors, combustors, furnaces, and gasifiers (atmospheric HPDE-steam gasifier, 3 bar microturbine combustor, 300 bar oxyfuel combustor, and atmospheric boilers).

In terms of renewable energy, I am continuing my research career in hydrogen energy and trying to design new equipment for the exploitation of this very desired renewable fuel in our future energy grid. Examples are 3 kWe flameless combustor, 60 bar syngas micropropellant, hydrogen plasma reactor, 1 kW microphotovoltaic cell. I have recently acted as a guest editorial member of the journal-Energies-MDPI publication and manage the publications in the issue “H2 utilisation and combustion in micropower gensets.”

As a member of academia, I am searching and looking into fundamental research in the chemical, and mechanical industry to make the industry safe, efficient, and vibrant.

Professional memberships and activities

The Combustion Institute
American Chemical Society
American Society of Mechanical Engineering

Academic Member of the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre (UKCCSRC)

Expertise

Applied mathematics in engineering.
Process simulation and CFD modelling.
Front-end engineering design (FEED) studies for renewables and smart cycles.
Carbon capture units design and technoeconomic (calcium looping, oxyfuel cycles).
Natural gas processing and oil industries.
Sustainability and life-cycle assessment of products (especially processing unit).
Biofuel production (biodiesel, bioethanol, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)).
Supersonic separation technologies for gas and ventilation designs.
Combustion modelling, simulation and design procedure of novel combustors (plasma, flameless, premixed and nonpremixed).
Simulation and design optimisation of energy intensive furnaces such as glass, gasifiers, and turbine combustors.
Transient analysis of modern industrial equipments (combustor, reactors, heat exchangers, turboexpanders, steam and gas turbines).

Research interests

Fluid Mechanics
Turbulence
Combustion

Enterprise and commercial interests

I have extensive experience of working with both UK and International partners. Working closely with industry as an active member of academia, I am interested in into resolving the major challenge our industries are facing or may encounter in the future. My industry collaboration was broad including the utilisation of the power of science language to model the transport phenomena, design optimisation and training. Previously I worked with many energy industries in the UK from small consultation to a full-scale funded project. Process design in biofuel industry, risk assessment of chemical plant, and commissioning was well within my area of expertise.

Teaching

My main pedagogy deals with engineering and modelling of thermo-fluids with a main attention Low carbon and renewable energy systems. I currently teach the following modules/subjects in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate schemes:

Undergraduate

Fundamentals of Mechanics and Thermofluids
Power plants and clean technology
Aircraft propulsion systems
Team Design for Sustainability
Heat Transmission
Introduction to computer programming (C++)
Basic Process Measurement
Principles of Combustion

Postgraduate

Power and Propulsion Systems
Modern Power Plants Technology
Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Systems
Turbulent Flows
Applied Thermochemical Pilot Design
Methods for Chemical Engineering
Thermal Systems Operation and Design

Research Methods and Project Management

Publications

Publications:

Jomekian, B. Bazooyar, S. A. A. Mansoori. The Experimental, Technical, and Economical Evaluations of Green Fabricated Activated Carbon/PVA Mixed Matrix Membrane for Enhanced CO2/CH4 Separation. Journal of Membrane Science and Research. Article in press.

http://www.msrjournal.com/article_701147.html

Jomekian, B. Bazooyar, S. A. A. Mansoori. Utilization and Comparison of Different Food Wastes for the Synthesis of Two-Stage Activated Carbon-Based Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas Separation Applications. Waste and Biomass Valorization (2023), 1-14.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12649-023-02096-6

Bazooyar, G. Coomson, V. Manovic, S. A. Nabavi. Comparative analysis of ammonia combustion for domestic applications. Journal of the Energy Institute (2023), 101130.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743967122001696

Bazooyar, H. G. Darabkhani. The design strategy and testing of an efficient microgas turbine combustor for biogas fuel. FUEL (2021), 120535.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016236121004117

Bazooyar, F. Shaahmadi, A. Jomekian, M.A. Anbaz. Intelligent modelling and analysis of biodiesel/alcohol/glycerol liquid-liquid equilibria. Journal of Molecular Liquids (2021), 114972.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167732220372147

Jomekian, B. Bazooyar, R.M. Behbahani. Experimental and modeling study of CO2 separation by modified Pebax 1657 TFC membranes. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering (2020), 2020–2040.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11814-020-0598-y

Jomekian, B. Bazooyar, R.M. Behbahani. ZIF-8 modified by Pluronic P123 copolymer with enlarged pores and enhanced textural properties for CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 separations. Journal of Solid State Chemistry (2020), 116307.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022459620303625

Bazooyar, H. G. Darabkhani. Design, Manufacture and Test of a Micro-turbine Renewable Energy Combustor. Energy Conversion and Management (2020), 112782.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0196890420303204

Momeni, A. Jomekian, B. Bazooyar. Semi-Clathrate Hydrate Phase Equilibria of Carbon Dioxide in Presence of Tetra-n-butyl-ammonium Chloride: Experimental Measurements and Thermodynamic modeling. Fluid Phase Equilibria (2020), 112445.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378381219305072

Jomekian, B. Bazooyar, J. Esmaeilzadeh, R.M. Behbahani. Highly CO2 selective chitosan/gC3N4/ZIF-8 membrane on polyethersulfone microporous substrate. Separation and Purification Technology (2019), 116307.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383586619338602

Jomekian, B. Bazooyar, S.J. Poormohammadian, P. Darvishi. A modified non-equilibrium lattice fluid model based on corrected fractional free volume of polymers for gas solubility prediction. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering (2019), 2047-2059.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11814-019-0392-x

Bazgir, A. Heydari, B. Bazooyar, M., Mohammadniakan, N. Nabhani. Numerical investigation of the energy separation effect and flow mechanism inside convergent, straight, and divergent double-sleeve RHVT. Heat Transfer - Asian Research (2020), 533-564.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/htj.21626

Bazooyar, F. Shaahmadi, A. Jomekian, H. G. Darabkhani. Modelling of Wax Deposition by Perturbed Hard Sphere Chain Equation of State. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (2020), 106657.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920410519310782

Bazgir, N. Nabhani, B. Bazooyar, A. Heydari. Computational Fluid Dynamic Prediction and Physical Mechanisms Consideration of Thermal Separation and Heat Transfer Processes Inside Divergent, Straight, and Convergent Ranque–Hilsch Vortex Tubes. Journal of Heat Transfer (2019), 101701.

https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/heattransfer/article-abstract/141/10/101701/955225/Computational-Fluid-Dynamic-Prediction-and

Bazooyar, A. Jomekian, E. Karimi-Sibaki, M. Habibi, H. G. Darabkhani. The Role of Heat Recirculation and Flame Stabilization in the Formation of NOX in a Thermo-Photovoltaic Micro-Combustor Step Wall. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2019), 6012-26027.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360319919330125

Bazooyar, H. G. Darabkhani. Analysis of flame stabilization to a thermo-photovoltaic micro-combustor step in turbulent premixed hydrogen flame. FUEL (2019), 115989.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016236119313419

Bazooyar, A. Shariati, M. R. Khosravi Nikou, S. H. Hashemabadi. Numerical Analysis of Nitrogen Oxides in Turbulent Lifted H2/N2 Cabra Jet Flame issuing into a Vitiated Coflow. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2019), 13932-13952.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360319919311747

Bazooyar, H. G. Darabkhani. Design and Numerical Analysis of a 3 kWe Flameless Microturbine Combustor for Hydrogen Fuel. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2019), 11134-11144.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360319919307475

P. S. Razaz, B. Bazooyar, T. Pirhoushyaran, F. Shaahmadi. Evolving a Least Square Support Vector Machine Using Real Coded Shuffled Complex Evolution for Property Estimation of Aqueous Ionic Liquids. Thermochimica Acta (2018), 27-34.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004060311830399X

Sarlak, T. Pirhoushyaran, F. Shaahmadi, Z. Yaghoubi, B. Bazooyar. The Development of Intelligent Models for Liquid–Liquid Equilibria (LLE) Phase Behavior of Thiophene/Alkane/Ionic Liquid Ternary System. Separation Science and Technology (2018), 1-17.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01496395.2018.1495734

Bazooyar, S.Y. Hosseini, S.M. Ghojebeigloo, A. Shariati, S.Y. Hashemabadi, F. Shaahmadi. Mixed Modified Fe2O3-WO3 as New Fuel Born Catalyst (FBC) for Biodiesel Fuel. ENERGY (2018), 438-453.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544218302901

Mehraban, M.A. Anbaz, F. Shaahmadi, B. Bazooyar. Property estimation of water/alcohol /ionic liquid ternary system: Density. Journal of Molecular Liquids (2018), 88-97.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167732218301259

Shaahmadi, M.A. Anbaz, B. Bazooyar. The Analysis of Liquid-Liquid Equilibria (LLE) of Toluene + Heptane + Ionic Liquid Ternary Mixture Using Intelligent Models. Chemical Engineering Research and Design (2018), 184-198.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0263876217307025

Shaahmadi, M.A. Anbaz, B. Bazooyar. Analysis of intelligent models in prediction of nitrous oxide (N2O) solubility in ionic liquids (ILs). Journal of Molecular Liquids (2017), 48-57.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167732217318184

Bazooyar, A. Jomekian, A. Shariati. Analysis of the Formation and Interaction of Nitrogen Oxides in a Rapeseed Methyl Ester Nonpremixed Turbulent Flame. Energy & Fuels (2017), 8708-8721.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b01278

Jomekian, B. Bazooyar, R.M. Behbahani, T. Mohammadi, A. Kargari. Ionic liquidmodified Pebax R 1657 membrane filled by ZIF-8 particles for separation of CO2 from CH2, N2 and H2. Journal of Membrane Science (2017), 652-662.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S037673881631170X

Bazooyar, A. Shariati, S.H. Hashemabadi. Turbulent Non-premixed Combustion of Rapeseed Methyl Ester in a Free Shear Swirl Air Flow. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2016), 11645-11663.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.iecr.6b02500

Bazooyar, S.H. Hashemabadi, A. Shariati. NOX formation of biodiesel in utility power plant boilers ; Part B. Comparison of NO between biodiesel and petrodiesel. Fuel (2016), 323-332.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016236116303337

H.R. Amedi, A. Golzari, A. Jomekian, B. Bazooyar. New Mathematical Modelling and Dynamic Simulation of a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell. Iranian Journal of Hydrogen Fuel Cell (2015), 241-252.

https://ijhfc.irost.ir/?_action=articleInfo&article=268

H.R. Amedi, B. Bazooyar, M.R Pishvaie. Control of anode supported SOFCs (solid oxide fuel cells): Part I. mathematical modeling and state estimation within one cell. ENERGY (2015), 605-621.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544215009901

Bazooyar, A. Shariati, S.H. Hashemabadi. Characterization and Reduction of NO during the Combustion of Biodiesel in a Semi-industrial Boiler. Energy & Fuels (2015), 6804-6814.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b01529

Moradi, B. Bazooyar, A. Moheb, S.G. Etemad. Optimization of natural convection heat transfer of Newtonian nanofluids in a cylindrical enclosure. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering (2015), 1266-1274.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1004954115001330

Bazooyar, A. Shariati, S.H. Hashemabadi. Economy of a utility boiler power plant fueled with vegetable oil, biodiesel, petrodiesel and their prevalent blends. Sustainable Production and Consumption (2015), 1-7.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352550915000081

Bazooyar, A. Ghorbani, A. Shariati. Physical properties of methyl esters made from alkali-based transesterification and conventional diesel fuel. Energy Sources, Part A (2015), 468-476.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15567036.2011.586975

Moradi, B. Bazooyar, S.G. Etemad, A. Moheb. Influence of the geometry of cylindrical enclosure on natural convection heat transfer of Newtonian nanofluids. Chemical Engineering Research and Design (2015), 673-680.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0263876214004407

Bazooyar, E. Ebrahimzadeh, A. Jomekian, A. Shariati. NOX Formation of Biodiesel in Utility Power Plant Boilers. Part A: Influence of Fuel Characteristics. Energy & Fuels (2014), 3778- 3792.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ef500001g

Bazooyar, N. Hallajbashi, A. Shariati, A. Ghorbani. An investigation of the effect of input air upon combustion performance and emissions of biodiesel and diesel fuel in an experimental boiler. Energy Sources, Part A (2014), 383-392.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15567036.2010.538810

Bazooyar, A. Shariati. A comparison of the emission and thermal capacity of methyl ester of corn oil with diesel in an experimental boiler. Energy Sources, Part A (2013), 1618-1628.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15567036.2010.527902

Jomekian, S.A.A. Mansoori, B. Bazooyar, A. Moradian. Enhancement in thermal & and hydrothermal stabilities of novel mesoporous MCM-41. Journal of Porous Materials (2012), 979-988.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10934-011-9556-8

Ebrahimzadeh, M.N. Shahrak, B. Bazooyar. Simulation of transient gas flow using the orthogonal collocation method. Chemical Engineering Research and Design (2012), 1701- 1710.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0263876212001153

Ghorbani, B. Bazooyar. Optimization of the combustion of SOME (soybean oil methyl ester), B5, B10, B20 and petrodiesel in a semi-industrial boiler. ENERGY (2012), 217-227.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544212004860

Ghorbani, B. Bazooyar, A. Shariati, S.M. Jokar, H. Ajami, A. Naderi. A comparative study of combustion performance and emission of biodiesel blends and diesel. Applied Energy (2011), 4725-4732.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306261911004016

Bazooyar, A. Ghorbani, A. Shariati. Combustion performance and emissions of petrodiesel and biodiesels based on various vegetable oils in a semi-industrial boiler. FUEL (2011), 3078- 3092.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016236111002985

Conference papers:

B. Bazooyar, H. G. Darabkhani (speaker). The Micro Turbine Renewable Energy Combustor (MiTREC): Challenges in Design and Modelling of a Biogas Combustor in a 12kWe Micro Turbine Generator (MTG). 2nd EMGTF November 26-27, 2018, Madrid, Spain.

B. Bazooyar (speaker), H. G. Darabkhani. Design Procedure and Performance Analysis of a Microturbine Combustor Working on Biogas for Power Generation. Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition GT2019 June 17-21, 2019, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/GT/proceedings/GT2019/58622/V04BT04A008/1066772

Book:

H. G. Darabkhani. H. Varasteh. B. Bazooyar. Carbon Capture Technologies for Gas-TurbineBased Power Plants. Elsevier. September 2022.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128188682/carbon-capture-technologies-for-gas-turbine-based-power-plants

Book chapter:

B. Bazooyar. A. Jomekian. A. Keshmiri. Supersonic technology for natural gas dehydration. Elsevier. In press.
B. Bazooyar. A. Jomekian. S. S. Mirfasihi. Modelling and simulation of water dew-point adjustment of natural gas via supersonic separators. Elsevier. In press.
3. B. Bazooyar. A. Jomekian. S. S. Mirfasihi. Modelling and simulation of hydrocarbon dewpoint adjustment of natural gas via supersonic separators. Elsevier. In press.
B. Bazooyar. A. Jomekian. Oxy-Fuel Combustion As A Carbon Capture Technique. Elsevier. In press.

Online interviews and scholarly contributions:

B. Bazooyar. Improving The Characteristics Of Renewable Fuel Combustion. Improving The Characteristics Of Renewable Fuel Combustion - Science Trends
B. Bazooyar. Unanswered Questions Surrounding Nitrogen Oxide. Unanswered Questions Surrounding Nitrogen Oxide - Science Trends
B. Bazooyar. Cleaning Up The Carbon Capture Storage Sustainable Energy Debate. https://www.processindustryinformer.com/carbon-capture-storage-sustainable-energy-debate/

b.bazooyar@staffs.ac.uk

External profiles

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