Staff profile

Saleh is an associate researcher in integrated energy systems in the Department of Engineering at Durham University. His current research work focuses on modeling and optimization of advanced hybrid seasonal solar energy storage and heat pumps incorporated into integrated energy systems. Prior to joining Durham University, he was a research fellow in geothermal district heating systems for almost a year at the University of Leeds working on an EPSRC project entitled "integrated infrastructure for sustainable thermal energy provisions". He undertook the position following the award of a PhD in modeling dynamic thermal behavior of thermal energy networks in December 2020 from the University of Leeds. 

Before starting his PhD research, Saleh spent a year as an assistant researcher at Sun & Air Research Institute (SARI), Iran, after receiving his M.Sc with distinction in Mechanical Engineering-Energy Conversion in 2015 from the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. His work was primarily to evaluate and adopt different approaches to improve the performance of solar heating systems. During the time, he was also honored to become a Senior Member of the Iranian Organization for Engineering Order of Building (awarded annually to a few percent of applicants based on their practical knowledge and skills in building physics).

 

Honors and Awards

- (2019) Nominated as the PG Researcher of the year at the School of Civil Engineering. University of Leeds, UK.

- (2018) Awarded 10 months full PhD scholarship extension from the School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK.

- (2018) Awarded travel grants from International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), Rome, Italy. 

- (2018) Finalist in the top research papers at 16th IBPSA Conference, Rome, Italy.

- (2016) Awarded full PhD scholarship for three years from the University of Leeds, UK. 

• Solar Thermal Energy
• Chemisorption Technologies
• District Heating and Cooling
• Geothermal Heating and Cooling
• Building Performance Simulation

Conference Paper

• Meibodi, S. S., & Loveridge, F. (2022). Modelling and Simulation of Energy Walls Coupled with a Ground Source Heat Pump using TRNSYS.
• Meibodi, S. S., Rees, S., & Yang, D. (2019). Modelling the dynamic thermal response of turbulent fluid flow through pipelines. . https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2019.210473
• Meibodi, S. S., & Rees, S. (2017). Modelling the dynamic thermal response of pipelines in fourth generation district heating systems.
• Meibodi, S. S., & Kianifar, A. (2015). Entropy generation analysis of ethylene glycol/water in a flat-plate solar collector using experimental data}.

Journal Article

• S. Meibodi, S., & Rees, S. (2023). Experimental validation of the dynamic thermal network approach in modeling buried pipes. Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 29(6), 589-605. https://doi.org/10.1080/23744731.2023.2222622
• Najjaran, A., Meibodi, S., Ma, Z., Bao, H., & Roskilly, T. (2023). Experimentally Validated Modelling of an Oscillating Diaphragm Compressor for Chemisorption Energy Technology Applications. Energies, 16(1), Article 489. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16010489
• Meibodi, S. S., & Loveridge, F. (2022). The future role of energy geostructures in fifth generation district heating and cooling networks. Energy, 240, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.122481
• Meibodi, S. S., & Rees, S. (2020). Dynamic thermal response modelling of turbulent fluid flow through pipelines with heat losses. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 151, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119440
• Meibodi, S. S., Kianifar, A., Mahian, O., & Wongwises, S. (2016). Second law analysis of a nanofluid-based solar collector using experimental data. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 126, 617-625. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-016-5522-7
• Meibodi, S. S., Kianifar, A., Niazmand, H., Mahian, O., & Wongwises, S. (2015). Experimental investigation on the thermal efficiency and performance characteristics of a flat plate solar collector using SiO2/EG–water nanofluids. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 65, 71-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2015.02.011