Dr Audrius Bagdanavicius

MSc; PhD; Member of Energy Institute (MEI); Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0424-6388
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=0UJf0r0AAAAJ&hl=en 

Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)116 252 2532
Michael Atiyah building, room 136

School of Engineering
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH

Research interests:

- Energy exergy and exergoeconomic analysis of energy conversion systems

- Thermo-mechanical energy storage systems

- District Energy Networks

Abdullah Masoud Ali, Audrius Bagdanavicius, Aldo Rona, Sally Shahzad, “Enhanced solidification in latent heat storage systems using fins and twisted tapes”, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 74, 2026, 104718, https://doi:10.1016/j.tsep.2026.104718

Abdullah Masoud Ali, Mohammad Ismail, Aldo Rona, Audrius Bagdanavicius, Areej Masoud Ali, “Thermal-hydraulic and structural analysis of a liquid-cooled heat sink with rotating twisted tape inserts”, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 118, 2026, 110225, https://doi:10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2025.110225

Zygimantas Vainauskas, Audrius Bagdanavicius, “Mitigating hydrogen engine knock through water injection: A numerical study on hydrogen autoignition”, IET Conference Proceedings, 2025 (44), https://doi:10.1049/icp.2025.4895  

Audrius Bagdanavicius, Abdullah Masoud Ali, Edward R. Barbour, Maury Martins de Oliveira Junior, Daniel L. Pottie, Seamus Garvey, Zahra Baniamerian, Edward Hough, “Exergoeconomic evaluation of Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy storage: Effects of pressure ratio and configuration”, Journal of Energy Storage 138, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.118662 

Abdullah Masoud Ali, Audrius Bagdanavicius, Edward R. Barbour, Daniel L. Pottie, Seamus Garvey, “Numerical analysis of the thermal performance of packed bed thermal energy storage in adiabatic compressed air energy storage systems”c, Applied Thermal Engineering 275, 2025, 126893, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126893

Abdullah Masoud Ali, Aldo Rona, Audrius Bagdanavicius, “Guidance on using two-phase models for predicting the performance of a nanofluid minichannel heat sink”, Powder Technology, 2025, 452, 120531, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120531

Abdullah Masoud Ali, Aldo Rona, Audrius Bagdanavicius, 2024, “Guidance on using two-phase models for prediction the performance of a nanofluid minichannel heat sink”, The 37th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ECOS 2024, Rhodes, Greece, June 30 – July 4, 2024.

Abdullah Masoud Ali, Audrius Bagdanavicius, Edward R. Barbour, Daniel L. Pottie, Seamus Garvey, James Rouse, Zahra Baniamerian, 2024, “Numerical analysis of a concrete thermal energy storage system for adiabatic compressed air energy storage”, The 37^th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ECOS 2024, Rhodes, Greece, June 30 – July 4, 2024.

Abdullah Masoud Ali, Audrius Bagdanavicius, "Enhancing the Performance of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage using Different Configurations and Designs of Heat Transfer Pipes", Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2024, pp. 457 – 467, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67241-5_41

Abdullah Masoud Ali, Audrius Bagdanavicius, Edward R. Barbour, Daniel L. Pottie, Seamus Garvey, James Rouse, Zahra Baniamerian, “Improving the performance of a shell and tube latent heat thermal energy storage through modifications of heat transfer pipes: A comprehensive investigation on various configurations”, Journal of Energy Storage 96, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.112678. 

Zahra Baniamerian, Seamus Garvey, James Rouse, Bruno Cárdenas, Daniel L. Pottie, Edward R. Barbour, Audrius Bagdanavicius, “How pressure affects costs of power conversion machinery in compressed air energy storage; part II: Heat exchangers”, Journal of Energy Storage 86, Part A, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111138.

Zahra Baniamerian, Seamus Garvey, James Rouse, Bruno Cárdenas, Daniel L. Pottie, Edward R. Barbour, Audrius Bagdanavicius, “How pressure affects costs of power conversion machinery in compressed air energy storage; Part I: Compressors and expanders”, Journal of Energy Storage 89, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111791.

Daniel L. Pottie, Maury M. Oliveira, Bruno Cardenas, Zahra Baniamerian, Seamus Garvey, James Rouse, Edward Hough, Audrius Bagdanavicius, Abdullah M. Ali, Philip Eames, Edward R. Barbour “Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage system performance with application-oriented designed axial-flow compressor”, Energy Conversion and Management 304, 2024,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118233.

Ali A. M, Bagdanavicius A. “Enhancing the performance of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage using different configurations and design of heat pipes”. International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer ICCHMT 2023, 4-8 September 2023, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Pottie D, Cardenas B, Garvey S, Rouse J, Hough E, Bagdanavicius A, Barbour E., 2023, “Comparative Analysis of Isochoric and Isobaric Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage”, Energies 16, no. 6: 2646. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062646

Current PhD projects:

Zheng Tang - Active control of wave energy converts

Previous PhD and MRes projects:

Vontas Alfenny Nahan - Application of exergy-based analysis methods for investigation of multi-generation energy system: advantages and limitations

Muhammet Camci - Investigation of a hybrid fuel cell - gas turbine tystem

EG2122 Applied Engineering Thermodynamics

EG3112 Heat Transfer and Energy Systems

EG3005 Individual Project

Previously taught modules:

EG1101 Mechanical Engineering

EG1101DLI Mechanical Engineering (Leicester International Institute, Dalian University of Technology)

EG3112DLI Heat Transfer and Energy Systems (Leicester International Institute, Dalian University of Technology)

2024

A visit to Vilnius Tech Sustainability Centre:

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