Education  | Honors and Awards | Courses  | Research Interests | Executive Responsibilites | Patents | Projects | Memberships | Thesis | Books | Journals | Conferences

• Thesis Title: Multi-Objective Optimization of Stirling Machine (Engine and Refrigerator) with Thermal Analysis of Engine

 M.Sc.: Sharif University of Technology, Mechanical Engineering – Automotive Powertrain Design, 2005

• Thesis Title: Investigation of Required Modifications in the Cooling System of a Converted Diesel Engine to 100% Gasoline

 B.Sc.: Amirkabir University of Technology, Mechanical Engineering – Heat and Fluids, 2001

• Thesis Title: Design and Calculation of Reciprocating Compressors for Natural Gas Refueling Stations

Awards:

1. Best Professor Award at Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University

2. Second Rank Scholarship from the Research and Innovation Center of SAIPA during Master’s Degree, 2003

3. Outstanding Researcher at the Research and Innovation Center of SAIPA, 2018

Completed Courses:

1. Hybrid Vehicle Modeling Course by AVL

2. OM457 Engine Troubleshooting and Calibration for Iran Khodro Gas Buses by NGV Motori Srl.

3. D4AL Engine Troubleshooting Course by Hyundai and NGV Motori Srl.

4. CVT Gearbox Maintenance and Troubleshooting Course by Punch

5. Six-Speed Automatic Gearbox Maintenance Course by Hyundai HPT6

6. Euro 4 Pride Engine Troubleshooting and Maintenance Course

7. Tiba Engine Troubleshooting and Maintenance Course

8. Introduction to Turbo Tiba Engine Course

9. Course on Automotive 85 Standards

10. Course on Evaluation of Vehicle Clutch Disc and Plate Testing

11. Course on Cooling and HVAC System Simulation in GT Software

12. Course on Acoustic Analysis of Exhaust Systems

13. Course on Gas Buses and Trucks by TNO & IPCO

14. Cylinder Gas Solenoid Valve Course by Rotarex

15. Project Management Course

16. Course on Project Risk Analysis and Management

17. Advanced Fluent Course

18. CATIA Training Course

19. Course on Geometric Tolerances

1. Advanced Mathematics, [Master's, School of Automotive Engineering, Powertrain Group, October 2023]

2. Automotive Technology, [Master's, School of Automotive Engineering, Automotive Maintenance Group, October 2023]

3. Powertrain System Design, [PhD and Master's, School of Automotive Engineering, Powertrain Group, February 2024]

4. Familiarity with Automotive Standards, [PhD and Master's, School of Automotive Engineering, Automotive Maintenance and Vehicle Body Structures Group, February 2024]

5. Advanced Mathematics, [Master's, School of Automotive Engineering, Powertrain Group, October 2024]

6. Advanced Mathematics, [Master's, Virtual Program, School of Automotive Engineering, Powertrain and Dynamic Systems Group, October 2024]

Undergraduate Courses:

1. Fluid Mechanics I, [Bachelor's, Islamic Azad University, Parand Branch, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Heat and Fluids Group, October 2013]

2. Thermodynamics I, [Bachelor's, Islamic Azad University, Parand Branch, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Heat and Fluids Group, October 2013]

3. Fluid Mechanics II, [Bachelor's, Islamic Azad University, Parand Branch, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Heat and Fluids Group, February 2014]

4. Fluid Mechanics I, [Bachelor's, Islamic Azad University, Parand Branch, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Heat and Fluids Group, February 2014]

5. Thermodynamics II, [Bachelor's, Islamic Azad University, Parand Branch, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Heat and Fluids Group, October 2014]

6. Aerodynamics Laboratory, [Bachelor's, Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, February 2002]

7. Industrial Drafting, [Bachelor's, Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, February 2002]

8. Industrial Drafting, [Bachelor's, Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, October 2002]

9. Industrial Drafting, [Bachelor's, Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, February 2003]

10. Aerodynamics Laboratory, [Bachelor's, Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, February 2003]

11. Internal Combustion Engines, [Bachelor's, National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, 2006-2010]

‎Research Areas:

1. Powertrain Systems

2. Energy Recovery and Thermal Management of Engine and Vehicle Cabin

3. Thermodynamic and Numerical Simulation of Combustion

4. Hybrid Vehicles

5. Stirling Engines and Refrigerators

 

Academic, Executive, and Professional Experience:

1. Assistant Professor, Iran University of Science and Technology

2. Senior Engine Specialist, Research and Innovation Center, SAIPA Company (2003–2007)

3. Senior Transmission Specialist, Research and Innovation Center, SAIPA Company (2006–2010)

4. Senior Cooling Specialist, Research and Innovation Center, SAIPA Company (2009–2013)

5. Head of Engine, Transmission, Cooling, and HVAC Department, Research and Innovation Center, SAIPA Company (2013–2017)

6. Director of Powertrain and Engine Research, Research and Innovation Center, SAIPA Company (2017–2024)

7. Project Manager of Tiba Euro 4, Research and Innovation Center, SAIPA Company (2010–2012)

8. Project Manager of Tiba Diesel, Research and Innovation Center, SAIPA Company (2010–2011)

9. Project Manager of Validation Testing of Improved Dual-Brass Transmission of Tiba (2015)

10. Project Manager of Cooling System Improvement for Export Tiba to Iraq (2016)

11. Project Manager of Equipping X200 Platform Vehicles with Electric Throttle Motor and EURO IV Standard (2017)

12. Performance and Fuel Consumption Attribute Specialist, SAIPA Company (2006–2010)  

1. Execution of Gearbox Design Project for National Platform at K. N. Toosi University of Technology

2. Collaboration with NGV Motori Italy for converting OM457 diesel engine of Iran Khodro Diesel city bus to gas

3. Converting Pride to CNG (selecting manufacturer, supervising conversion, validating engine, gearbox, gas kit, and collaborating in obtaining TA)

4. Increasing power and torque of CNG Pride engine by camshaft modification in collaboration with AVL

5. Conducting durability tests on CNG Pride engine at IPCO

6. Selecting appropriate gear ratio for Pride pickup

7. Conducting performance tests on pickup at IDIADA

8. Upgrading 1300cc Pride engine to 1500cc Tiba engine in collaboration with FEV Germany

9. Design and testing of air intake system suitable for Tiba, Saina, and Sahand engines

10. Design and testing of exhaust system for Tiba, Saina, and Sahand

11. Design and testing of cooling system for Tiba, Saina, and Sahand

12. Calibration of Tiba with Casco, South Korea

13. Calibration of Quick CVT with Bosch

14. Supervision of performance tests on Tiba vehicles at IDIADA, Spain

15. Upgrading Tiba cooling system with AVL Germany

16. Supervision and acceptance of Tiba engine and gearbox based on component and vehicle level tests

17. Development of Tiba gearbox in collaboration with FEV Germany

18. Matching Tiba engine and gearbox on vehicle to meet performance and fuel consumption targets

19. Design and installation of CNG kit on Mahsun minibus, SAIPA Diesel

20. Installation and commissioning of the first CNG station for Shahab Khodro

21. Extraction of thermal test procedures for clutch disc and pressure plate from SECO, South Korea

22. Supervision of performance tests on Tiba 2 and Saina vehicles at IDIADA, Spain

23. Converting Saina to CNG

24. Collaboration in setting up the climatic chamber laboratory at SAIPA Research and Innovation Center

25. Development and extraction of cooling system validation procedures in the climatic chamber lab of SAIPA Research and Innovation Center

26. Development and extraction of HVAC validation procedures in the climatic chamber lab of SAIPA Research and Innovation Center

27. Performance improvement of HVAC in Shahin vehicle

28. Design of shifting system for Saina vehicle

29. Matching Shahin engine and gearbox on vehicle to meet performance and fuel consumption targets

30. Upgrading Shahin cooling system due to customer dissatisfaction

31. Upgrading Tiba cooling system for export to Iraq

32. Upgrading Tiba gearbox for increased customer satisfaction (differential changes and dual synchronizer)

33. Design and validation of exhaust system suitable for Tiba, Saina, Sahand, Quick, Shahin, and Arya

34. Design and testing of air intake system suitable for Tiba Turbo and N2O engines in Shahin and Arya vehicles

35. Design and testing of exhaust system for Shahin and Arya vehicles

36. Design and testing of cooling system for Shahin and Arya vehicles

37. Design and testing of fuel delivery system for Shahin and Arya vehicles

38. Calibration of Shahin and Arya vehicles in collaboration with Kuzen China

39. Design of Quick CVT cooling system considering the addition of air-cooled oil cooler

40. Collaboration with IPCO for testing Stirling engines

41. Conducting tests on Stirling refrigerator at IPCO

42. Development of road map for engine and gearbox for SAIPA products

43. Visit and selection of Arya engine from 10 Chinese engine manufacturers including FAW, Cherry, Jack, DAE

44. Visit and selection of manual gearbox for Shahin from 4 Chinese manufacturers (Jingwei, Landai, Cherry, WLY)

45. Development of target book for performance and cooling targets

46. Development of SDS for engine, gearbox, air delivery, exhaust, cooling, and HVAC systems

47. Layout of powertrain, fuel delivery, air delivery, exhaust, etc., for all SAIPA Group products from 2003 to 2024

48. Hybridization of Arya vehicle with 160kW electric motor and M16K engine

 Memberships:

1. Member of the International Journal of Automotive Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology

2. Member of Tehran Province Engineering System Organization

3. Reviewer for the Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications

1. Batooei, A. and Keshavarz, A. " A Gamma type Stirling refrigerator optimization: An Experimental and Analytical investigation ", Intrernational journal of Refrigeration, Vol. 91, pp.  89-100, 2018
2. Jahani, B. and Keshavarz, A.  and Safaei, P. and Batooei, A. and Ebrahimi, M. "Designing a micro Stirling engine for cleaner production of combined cooling heating and power in residential sector of different climates", Cleaner Production, Vol. 154, pp.  502-516, 2017. 
3. Saberinejad, H., Keshavarz, A., Payandehdoost, M., Azmoodeh, M. R., & Batooei, A. "Numerical study of heat transfer performance in a pipe partially filled with non-uniform porous media under LTNE condition", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, 2018.
4. Vahdati, M. and Beigmoradi, S. and Batooei, A. "Minimizing drag coefficient of a hatchback car
5. utilising fractional factorial design algorithm " , European Journal of Computational Mechanics, 2018.

1. A. Batooei, A. Keshavarz Valian, Thermal analysis and efficiency optimization of Otto-Stirling combined cycles with SI engine exhaust heat recovery, Modares MechanicalEngineering, Vol. 99, No. 9, pp. 147-158, 2015 (in Persian)
2. A. Amarloo, A. Keshavarz Valian, A. Batooei, S. Alizade Nia, Thermodynamic analysis of performance parameter of a novel 3-cylinder Stirling engine configuration, ModaresMechanical Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 10, pp. 448-458, 2016 (in Persian)
3. H. Farzi, A. Keshavarz Valian, A. Batooei, A numerical investigation of Nusselt number and friction coefficient in an arc-type Stirling engine heater, Modares Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 85-91, 2017 (in Persian)
4. A. Dehghan, A. Keshavarz Valian, A. Batooei, H. Saberinejad, Numerical investigation of reciprocating flow in a shell and tube heat exchanger used as a cooler in gamma Stirling engine, Modares Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 10, pp. 359-366, 2017 (in Persian)
5. Azmoodeh M R, Keshavarz A, Batooei A, Saberinejad H, Payandeh Doost M, Keshtkar H.  Experimental study and thermal analysis of a Gamma type Stirling engine for multi-objective optimization. ISE. 2020; 10 (3) :3281-3294

1. A.Batooei, A.Mozafari, A.Hajiloy, "Prediction of heat transfer to cooling system in converted engine from diesel to CNG by Thermodynamic simulation", International Conference on Internal Combustion Engine (ICICE2009)
2. A.Batooei, S.Beigmoradi, " Investigation the Effect of Resonator’s Dimension
3. on a Car Air Intake Noise Utilizing Virtual Simulation " , 6 th Internationa Conference on Acoustic and Vibration, Tehran, Iran.2016.
4. Hamidpour.E, Banakermani.M, Keshavarz.A,  Batooei.A, "Cooling system simulation of Automatic
5. Gearbox by GT suite", Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Mechanical Engineering conference, Tehran, Iran.2015.
6.  S.Beigmoradi,  A. Tavakoli,  A.Batooei , " Engine Base Plate Optimization for an Electric Vehicle Considering NVH Attribute" , The first international conference of modern powertrain technologies in road, Tehran, Iran.2018.
7. A. Batooei, R.Sedgi, A.Feizipour, " The transmission loss modeling of Shahin automobile exhaust system with GT-POWER", 13 International Conference on IC Engines (ICICE), Tehran, Iran.2024.