Mr Olumuyiwa Yinus Odufuwa
Lecturer
Qualifications: BTech Mechanical Engineering | MEng Mechanical Engineering
Professional Background
Academic responsibilities include teaching, learning, assessment, research and administration, with teaching experience across a broad range of Mechanical Engineering subjects.
Teaching areas include Industrial Experience, Mechanical Technology, Strength of Materials, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Thermal Science and Refrigeration.
Professional experience includes 13 years in teaching and 15 years in industry.
Areas of Expertise
- • Fluid Mechanics
- • Energy Management and Optimisation
- • Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- • Thermal Engineering
- • Renewable Energy
- • Thermodynamics
- • Renewable Energy Technologies
- • Heat Exchangers
- • Machine Learning
Selected Publications
- • Odufuwa, O.Y., Kusakana, K., Numbi, B.P. & Tartibu, L.K. (2024). Optimal Energy Management of Grid-Connected PV for HVAC Cooling with Ice Thermal Storage System.
Journal of Energy Storage, 77, 109844.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.109844 → - • Odufuwa, O.Y., Kusakana, K. & Numbi, B. (2020). Optimal Energy Management of Ice Thermal Energy Storage-Based Air Conditioning System for Commercial Buildings in Real-Time – A Review Based on POET Framework.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1577, 012049.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1577/1/012049 →
Books and Book Chapters
- • Odufuwa, O.Y., Kusakana, K. & Numbi, B.P. (2018). Performance of Solar-Thermal Organic Rankine Cycle (STORC) Power Plant with a Parabolic Trough System.
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Conference Proceedings & Presentations
- • Odufuwa, O.Y., Kusakana, K. & Numbi, B. (2020). Optimal Energy Management of Ice Thermal Energy Storage-Based Air Conditioning System for Commercial Buildings in Real-Time – A Review Based on POET Framework.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1577, 012049.
- • Odufuwa, O., Kusakana, K. & Numbi, B. (2018). Review on Optimal Energy Management of the Ice Thermal Energy Storage for an Air Conditioning System for Commercial Buildings. Open Innovations Conference (OI), Johannesburg, pp. 286-293.
- • Odufuwa, O.Y. & Kusakana, K. (2017). Solar Thermal Organic Rankine Cycle (STORC) Power Plant as an Alternative to the Steam Power Plant with a Parabolic Trough System in South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa, pp. 204-209.
- • Odufuwa, O.Y. & Kusakana, K. (2017). Performance of Solar Thermal Organic Rankine Cycle (STORC) Power Plant with a Parabolic Trough System. World Renewable Energy Congress XVI, Perth, Australia, p. 77.
- • Koko, S.P., Kusakana, K., V.H.J. & Odufuwa, O.Y. (2017). Optimal Sizing of a Grid-Tied Micro-Hydrokinetic-Pumped Hydro Storage Hybrid System Using Time-of-Use Tariffs. World Renewable Energy Congress XVI, Perth, Australia.
