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Macmanus Chinenye Ndukwu · Sankore

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Macmanus Chinenye Ndukwu

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ORCID 0000-0002-1361-9991

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Publications

64

Citations

783

h-index

19

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

27

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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Michael Okpara University of Agriculture67 works
Akwa Ibom State University3 works

Publications

64 works in the graph, newest first.

Controlling surface temperature in Intermittent Microwave Drying of potato slices using evaporative cooling: An experimental study
2026Innovative Food Science & Emerging TechnologiesJournalSenior author2 citations10.1016/j.ifset.2026.104470
Heat Flux and Exergy Analysis of a Modified Passive Pot‐in‐Pot Jute‐Charcoal Cooling Blanket for Extending the Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables
2026Journal of Food Process EngineeringJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1111/jfpe.70548
Simulation and Analysis of Potato Drying in an Indirect Solar Dryer: Influence of RT25 Phase Change Material Under Addis Ababa and Algiers Conditions
2026Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.22163355
Simulation and Analysis of Potato Drying in an Indirect Solar Dryer: Influence of RT25 Phase Change Material Under Addis Ababa and Algiers Conditions
2026Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.22163354

Solar dryers: A review of mechanism, methods and critical analysis of transport models applicable in solar drying of product

2025Green Energy and ResourcesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding21 citations10.1016/j.gerr.2025.100118

Review of the Mechanisms, Pros and Cons of Some Drying Technologies Applicable to Agricultural Food Products' Processing

2025Journal of Food Process EngineeringJournalOpen accessCorresponding13 citations10.1111/jfpe.70163

Effect of wall design on heat loss and drying kinetics in a solar greenhouse for yellow pepper

2025Scientific ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1038/s41598-025-99155-w

Sustainable storage of Cocoyam Cormels using Ash lined clay pits for post harvest preservation

2025Scientific ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1038/s41598-025-05943-9

Heat and moisture transport in okra cylinders with shrinkage effects under solar drying: a multiphysics-based simulation approach

2025Sustainable Food TechnologyJournalOpen access7 citations10.1039/d4fb00343h

Artificial Intelligence Prediction Analysis of Daily Power Photovoltaic Bifacial Modules in Two Moroccan Cities

2025SustainabilityJournalOpen access3 citations10.3390/su17156900

Exegetic investigation of solar collector glazing colour effects on cabinet solar dryer performance and sustainability streams for drying neem leaves

2025Clean Technologies and Environmental PolicyJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1007/s10098-025-03246-1

Modelling of the Moroccan truffle (Terfezia boudieri) drying in Maghreb environments using a hybrid solar dryer

2025Thermal Science and Engineering ProgressJournalSenior author1 citations10.1016/j.tsep.2025.104307

Construction, experimental study and mathematical modelling of the solar dryer for tropical woods species under the dry month of Maroua (Cameroon)

2025International Journal of Ambient EnergyJournal1 citations10.1080/01430750.2025.2471399

Influence of loading on the heat transfer rate and specific water consumption of detached loosed fresh palm fruits during vertical mini-batch sterilization

2025Journal of King Saud University - Engineering SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s44444-025-00074-y

Energy and exergy analysis of a natural convection solar greenhouse drier with insulated opaque walls for drying aromatic yellow pepper

2024Renewable EnergyJournalCorresponding33 citations10.1016/j.renene.2024.121141

Climate smart agriculture practices by crop farmers: Evidence from south east Nigeria

2024Smart Agricultural TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author27 citations10.1016/j.atech.2024.100494

Modification approach of Northern Wall to improve the performance of solar greenhouse dryers: A review

2024Green Energy and ResourcesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1016/j.gerr.2024.100104

Comparative Analysis of Biodiesel Produced from Blends of Palm Kernel Shell and Cocoa Pods Oils with Conventional Diesel Fuel: Characterizations, FTIR, GC-MS, XRD and SEM Analysis of the Nano Catalyst

2024ABUAD Journal of Engineering Research and Development (AJERD)JournalOpen access3 citations10.53982/ajerd.2024.0702.36-j

Development of a Small Dual-Chamber Solar PV-Powered Evaporative Cooling System for Fruit and Vegetable Cooling with Techno-Economic Assessment

2024AgriEngineeringJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.3390/agriengineering6030149

Influence of wall insulations and orientation on spatial heat distribution coefficient and thermal time constant for passive solar drying of yellow pepper

2024Solar EnergyJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1016/j.solener.2024.113073

Application of artificial neuronal networks for the prediction of monthly photovoltaic power using tilt angle as input in Rabat city, Morocco

2024International Journal of Ambient EnergyJournal5 citations10.1080/01430750.2024.2365809

Thermal analysis of five flat air solar collectors in Epinal (France) using modelling and simulation

2024International Journal of Modelling and SimulationJournal3 citations10.1080/02286203.2024.2377902

Environmental assessment and CO2emissions of Brayton cycle configurations based on exergo-sustainability, economic and ecological efficiency using multi-criteria optimization technique

2024Future TechnologyJournalOpen access2 citations10.55670/fpll.futech.3.1.1

Sustainability analysis and exergy return on investment of a dual-chamber solar PV-powered evaporative cooling system based on conventional and extended exergy approach

2024Clean Technologies and Environmental PolicyJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1007/s10098-024-03078-5

Assessing hygrothermal effects on the evaporative cooling of fruits with waste palm fruit fibre pads

2024Cleaner and Circular BioeconomyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.clcb.2024.100131

Influence of loading on the heat transfer rate and specific water consumption of detached loosed fresh palm fruits during vertical mini-batch sterilization

2024Journal of King Saud University - Engineering SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.jksues.2024.05.001

Fundamentals of chilling/cooling processes

2024Elsevier eBooksBook ChapterFirst author1 citations10.1016/b978-0-12-818733-3.00013-8

Performance analysis of the thermal flux effect and exergy analysis of a passive evaporative cooled double jacket wet clay-walled storage structure for pre-cooling of tomatoes

2024Clean Technologies and Environmental PolicyJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1007/s10098-024-03111-7

Progressive review of solar drying studies of agricultural products with exergoeconomics and econo-market participation aspect

2023Cleaner Environmental SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding40 citations10.1016/j.cesys.2023.100120

Drying kinetics and thermo-economic analysis of drying hot water blanched ginger rhizomes in a hybrid composite solar dryer with heat exchanger

2023HeliyonJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding39 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13606

A comparison of the drying kinetics, energy consumption and colour quality of drying medicinal leaves in direct-solar dryer with different colours of collector cover

2023Renewable EnergyJournalFirst authorCorresponding31 citations10.1016/j.renene.2023.119076

Analysis of the influence of outdoor surface heat flux on the inlet water and the exhaust air temperature of the wetting pad of a direct evaporative cooling system

2023Applied Thermal EngineeringJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.120292

Eco-thermal Analysis and Response Surface Optimization of the Drying Rate of Potato Slices in a Mix-Mode Solar Dryer

2023Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Mechanical EngineeringJournalOpen accessCorresponding24 citations10.1007/s40997-023-00595-4

Mathematical modelling of drying kinetics, economic and environmental analysis of natural convection mix-mode solar and sun drying of pre-treated potato slices

2023International Journal of Ambient EnergyJournalCorresponding21 citations10.1080/01430750.2023.2182359

The energy, emissions, and drying kinetics of three-stage solar, microwave and desiccant absorption drying of potato slices

2023Renewable EnergyJournal19 citations10.1016/j.renene.2023.119509

Cost, Emission, and Thermo-Physical Determination of Heterogeneous Biodiesel from Palm Kernel Shell Oil: Optimization of Tropical Egg Shell Catalyst

2023Indonesian Journal of Science and TechnologyJournalOpen access15 citations10.17509/ijost.v9i1.64006

An experimental and theoretical analysis of the dynamic response of solar drying in natural convection under rainy month of Maroua (Cameroon) of three tropical wood species

2023Wood Material Science and EngineeringJournal12 citations10.1080/17480272.2023.2178030

Energy in buildings: A review of models on hygrothermal transfer through the porous materials for building envelop

2023Future TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citations10.55670/fpll.futech.2.4.4

Food Safety and Agrochemicals: Risk Assessment and Food Security Implications

2023Sustainable development and biodiversityBook Chapter10 citations10.1007/978-981-99-3439-3_11

Heat transfer correlations and pressure drop dynamics of palm fibre wetting media for evaporative cooling at different air flow rates

2023International Journal of RefrigerationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2023.07.008

Numerical simulation and experimental validation of a forced convection solar dryer for North African Thuya wood stacks under meteorological data of Essaouira city (Morocco)

2023International Journal of Ambient EnergyJournalSenior author6 citations10.1080/01430750.2023.2234375

Thermodynamic modelling of a novel solar-ORC with bottoming ammonia-water absorption cycle (SORCAS) powered by a vapour compression refrigeration condensate for combined cooling and power

2023Mechanical Engineering for Society and IndustryJournalOpen access2 citations10.31603/mesi.10365

Thermodynamic and environmental performance of a Kalina-based multigeneration cycle with biomass ancillary firing for power, water and hydrogen production

2023Future TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.55670/fpll.futech.3.1.5

Thermal Management of Li-Ion Battery Pack for Electrical Vehicles: A Comparative Study

2023Lecture notes in mechanical engineeringPublication1 citations10.1007/978-3-031-43934-6_46

Optimization of Artificial Neural Network Transfer Function for Hydrological Modelling: A Review

2023Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/jasem.v27i8.2

Energy, environmental and economic analyses of an indirect cocoa bean solar dryer: A comparison between natural and forced convections

2022Renewable EnergyJournalOpen access62 citations10.1016/j.renene.2022.02.015

Energy, economic analysis and mathematical modelling of mixed-mode solar drying of potato slices with thermal storage loaded V-groove collector: Application to Maghreb region

2022Renewable EnergyJournalSenior authorCorresponding45 citations10.1016/j.renene.2022.09.119

Analysis of the Heat Transfer Coefficient, Thermal Effusivity and Mathematical Modelling of Drying Kinetics of a Partitioned Single Pass Low-Cost Solar Drying of Cocoyam Chips with Economic Assessments

2022EnergiesJournalOpen accessFirst author34 citations10.3390/en15124457

Assessment of eco‐thermal sustainability potential of a cluster of low‐cost solar dryer designs based on exergetic sustainability indicators and earned carbon credit

2022Cleaner Energy SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.1016/j.cles.2022.100027

Energy and exergy analysis of solar dryer with triple air passage direction collector powered by a wind generator

2022International journal of energy and environmental engineeringJournalFirst authorCorresponding30 citations10.1007/s40095-022-00502-8

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