Mahdi Saghafi

Introduction

Education

PhD. in Nuclear Engineering , Sharif University of Technology , Iran (2011 - 2016)
Thesis title: Development of an effective method to support severe accident management in Bushehr nuclear power plant
MSc. in Nuclear Engineering , Sharif University of Technology , Iran (2008 - 2010)
Thesis title: Modeling of Bushehr NPP (as built) and analysis of start-up of the NPP from cold shut down to hot full power with using the RELAP5 system code
BSc. in Mechanical Engineering , University of Tabriz , Iran (2004 - 2008)
Thesis title: Stress analysis of vehicle rim under critical displacements and forces using ANSYS software

Thermal-hydraulic analysis of complex systems
Severe Accident Analysis and Management
Accident Management Support tools
Intelligent Systems (ANN, FL, ES)
Human factors in socio-technical systems
Probabilistic Risk/Safety Assessment
Reliability Engineering & Risk Analysis

Courses

Associate

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Bachelor Of Science

1	Heat transfer 1
2	Heat transfer 2
3	Heat transfer laboratory
4	Fluid Mechanics laboratory
5	Water transfer systems
6	Introduction to Computational fluids dynamics
7	Power Plant
8	Project Management and Control
9	Turbomachines
10	Computer programming
11	General workshop for Electrical engineering
12	Welding Workshop
13	Mechanics of Materials
14	Fluids Mechanics

Master Of Science

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PhD

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Research activities

Journal articles

1	Navid Etemadiyeh, Mahdi Saghafi, Mohammad Bagher Ghofrani (2023) Assessment of spray system capabilities in reduction of containment pressure and deposition of fission products during a severe accident in VVER-1000 PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY: 158; 104601
2	Mahdi Saghafi, Seyed Mohsen Ayyoubzadeh, Mohammad Sadegh Terman (2020) Simulation, design optimization, and experimental validation of a silver SPND for neutron flux mapping in the Tehran MTR Nuclear Engineering and Technology: 52; 2852-2859
3	Mahdi Saghafi (2019) A sensitivity study on cut frequency of FFTBM for quantitative assessment of thermal-hydraulic modeling by MELCOR code PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY: 115; 62 - 73
4	Mahdi Saghafi, Mohammad Bagher Ghofrani (2019) Real-time estimation of break sizes during LOCA in nuclear power plants using NARX neural network Nuclear Engineering and Technology: 51; 702-708
5	Mahdi Saghafi, Faramarz Yousefpour, Kaveh Karimi, Seyed Mohsen Hoseyni (2017) Determination of PAR configuration for PWR containment design: A hydrogen mitigation strategy INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY: 42; 7104-7119
6	Mahdi Saghafi, Mohammad Bagher Ghofrani, Francesco D'auria (2016) Application of FFTBM with signal mirroring to improve accuracy assessment of MELCOR code NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN: 308; 238-251
7	Mahdi Saghafi, Mohammad Bagher Ghofrani (2016) Accident management support tools in nuclear power plants: A post-Fukushima review PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY: 92; 1-12
8	Mahdi Saghafi, Mohammad Bagher Ghofrani, Francesco D'auria (2016) Development and qualification of a thermal-hydraulic nodalization for modeling station blackout accident in PSB-VVER test facility NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN: 303; 109-121

Conference articles

1	Mahdi Saghafi, Mohammad Bagher Ghofrani (2016) Assessment of Modeling SBO Accident by MELCOR Code versus the Results of PSB-VVER Test Facility Using Fast Fourier Transform Based Method (FFTBM) The 4th international reliability engineering conference IREC, Iran, Tabriz
2	Mahdi Saghafi, Mohammad Bagher Ghofrani (2015) Introduction of a research project on development of accident management support tool for BNPP (WWER-1000) based on the lessons learned from Fukushima accident International Experts Meeting on Strengthening Research and Development Effectiveness in the Light of the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Austria, Vienna
3	Mahdi Saghafi, Jalil Jafari (2011) Analysis of Thermohydraulic Limits during WWER-1000 Nuclear Power Plants Heat-up Using RELAP5 System Code Proceedings of ICAPP, France, Nice

Projects