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Mr. Ernest Adaze

eadaze@umat.edu.gh


Position

Lecturer | On Study Leave

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Multiphase Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Thermodynamics
  • Energy




2018
MS Mechanical Engineering (Thermo-Fluid Sciences)
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2012
BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) | Tarkwa, Ghana
2014--2017
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2008--2012
University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) | Tarkwa, Ghana
2003--2006
Tamale Secondary School (TAMASCO) | Tamale, Ghana
2022--Date
Professional Engineer (PE), Institution of Engineering Technology (IET), Ghana
2020--Date
International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
2018--Date
University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)
2014
Government of Saudi Arabia Scholarship
2012
Best Graduating Mechanical Engineering Student (UMaT)
2022--Jan 2024
Department Examinations Officer
2020--Date
Lecturer
2018--2020
Assistant Lecturer
  1. Adaze, E., Badr, H. M. and Al-Sarkhi, A. (2019), ""CFD Modeling of Two-Phase Annular Flow Toward the Onset of Liquid Film Reversal in a Vertical Pipe",", Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 175, , pp. 755-774.

  2. Adaze, E., Al-Sarkhi, A., Badr, H. M. and Elsaadawy, E. (2018), ""Current Status of CFD Modeling of Liquid Loading Phenomena in Gas Wells: A Literature Review",", Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, Vol. 9(2), , pp. 1-15.

  3. Simons, A., Amankwah, D., Avegnon, K. L. M. and Adaze, E. (2018), ""Finite Element Analysis of Electrically-Powered Cable Stripper",", Ghana Journal of Technology, Vol. 3(1), , pp. 1-8.

  4. Simons, A., Owusu, I., and Adaze, E. (2001), ""Modification of the Gratis Firewood Dryer for Agricultural Produce",", Journal of the Ghana Institute of Engineers, Vol. 10. ,

  1. Simons, A., Amankwah, D. K., Avegnon, K. L. M. and Adaze, E. (2018), "“Design of Electrically Powered Cable Stripper for Nexans Kabel Metal (Gh) Limited”,", Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial UMaT International Conference on Mining & Mineral Proceeding, “Expanding the Frontiers of Mining Technology”, August, 1-4, 2018, Tarkwa, Ghana.,
  2. Benson Lamidi AL., Dziwornu CK and Adaze E. (2015), ""Optimising Spacing of Horizontal Wells in Gas and Gas-Condensate Reservoirs",", SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference, , pp. 1-10.
2022--Date
Examination Officer | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Gas Dynamics
Heat Transfer
Hydraulic Machinery
Fluid Mechanics
Basic Mechanics
Technical Drawing
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer