Ing. Dr. Emmanuel Adu
Designation
Staff Grade
Senior Lecturer
Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
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Ing. Dr. Emmanuel Adu is a Researcher and a Senior Lecturer at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Ghana. His focus at the PhD level is Thermal Power Plant Combustion and Flue Gas Emissions Control with design of CO2 capture systems, CO2 Compression and Pipeline Transportation Systems. His research interests are in the areas of Thermo-fluids and Thermal Engineering and Numerical Simulations of Thermal Systems. He also has experience in Welding, Materials and Foundry Technology.

Ing. Dr. Emmanuel Adu is the current Head of Department of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU)

  • Ph.D. Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China. 
  • MSc. Mechanical Engineering (Design and Manufacturing), KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • BSc. Materials Engineering, KNUST, Kumasi

Ghana Institution of Engineering (GHIE 06552)  

  • Thermal Systems Engineering and Numerical Simulations
  • Thermal Power Plant Combustion and Flue Gas Emissions Control
  • Technical and Economic Analysis of CO2 Capture, Compression and Pipeline Transportation Systems
  • Welding and Materials Technology Analysis and Numerical Simulations
  • Foundry Technology and Numerical Simulations
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Instrumentation and Measurement
  • Instrumentation and Process Control Systems
  • Heat Transfer
  • Thermodynamics
  • Basic Power Plant Engineering
  • Materials Technology
  • Foundry Technology

Corrosion Principles and Control

  • September 2022 to Date:      Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.
  • February 2021 to Date:        Member, Transport Committee, Kumasi Technical University Transport Committee, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.
  • February 2020:                  Member/Reviewer, Development of Curricula of Programmes: Development of Bachelor of Technology (BTech.) Mechanical Engineering Programmes (Automotive Engineering, Heating, Ventillation and Air Conditioning Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Plant Engineering and Welding and Fabrication Engineering) for the Mechanical Engineering Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU)
  • December 2015 to Aug 2016:           Member, University Appointments and Promotions Board, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) Appointments and Promotions Board, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi.
  • Sept 2013 to Jan 2016                 Examinations Officer, Mechanical Engineering Department, Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), Kumasi
  • January 2013:            Lead Expert: Assessment of Welding Practices of some Artisans at Suame Magazine, Kumasi, Consultancy Services were provided for group of welders at Suame Magazine in Kumasi to assess their welding practices as well as application of best welding practices
  • March 2021 to Date    Reviewer, Journal of Thermal Science
  • 2016 to date      Member, Hubei Coperative Innovation Center of Unconventional Oil and Gas, Yangtze University, Wuhan, Hubei 430100, China.                  
  • Emmanuel Adu, Yindi Zhang, Dehua Liu, Thermodynamic Modeling and Simulation of Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Systems, Oil and Gas Conference, Wuhan, China, 15th – 16th June 2016.
  • Emmanuel Adu, Yingnan Li, Yindi Zhang, Yue Xin, Paitoon Tontiwachwuthikul, (2022) Optimization and energy assessment of technological process for CO2 capture system of natural gas and coal combustion, Energy Reports 8 (2022) 7612-7627
  • Yue Xin, Yindi Zhang, Peng Xue, Ke Wang, Emmanuel Adu, Paitoon Tontiwachwuthikul, (2021), “The optimization and thermodynamic and economic estimation analysis for CO2 compression-liquefaction process of CCUS system using LNG cold energy, Energy, 2021, Volume 236,  121376.
  •  Emmanuel Adu; Zhang, Y.; Liu, D.; Tontiwachwuthikul, P. (2020) “Parametric Process Design and Economic Analysis of Post-Combustion CO2Capture and Compression for Coal- and Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants”. Energies 2020, 13, 2519.  
  • Emmanuel Adu, Yindi Zhang, Dehua Liu, (2018) “Current Situation of Carbon Dioxide Capture, Storage, and Enhanced Oil Recovery in the Oil and Gas Industry”. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 9999, 2018.,  
  • Yindi Zhang, Die Wang, Jianping Yang, Emmanuel Adu, Qiuwan Shen, Lei Tian, Lijuan Wu and Baocheng Shi, (2017) “Correlative Comparison of Gas CO2 Pipeline Transportation and Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation”, AMSE JOURNALS-AMSE IIETA publication-2017-Series: Modelling B; Vol. 86; N°1; pp. 63-75.
  • D. Wang, Y. D. Zhang, Emmanuel Adu, J. P. Yang, Q.W. Shen, Lei Tian and Lijuan Wu, (2016) “Influence of Dense Phase CO2 Pipeline Transportation Parameters”, International Journal of Heat and Technology, Vol. 34, No. 3, September 2016, pp. 479-484.
  • Emmanuel Adu, Andrews Danquah, (2016) “Impact Assessment of Educational Level and Training Background of Welders on Safety Awareness and Analysis of Safety Issues in Welding Industries in Ghana”, International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Volume 7, Issue 7, July-2016, pp. 1237-1253.
  •  Emmanuel Adu, Andrews Danquah, (2016) “Welding Practices in Selected Metal Welding Industries in Ghana”, International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Volume 7, Issue 6, June-2016, pp. 462-473.