Nelson K. Akafuah

1.4k total citations
43 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Nelson K. Akafuah is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Nelson K. Akafuah has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 15 papers in Computational Mechanics and 8 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Nelson K. Akafuah's work include Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (11 papers), Fire dynamics and safety research (8 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (7 papers). Nelson K. Akafuah is often cited by papers focused on Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (11 papers), Fire dynamics and safety research (8 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (7 papers). Nelson K. Akafuah collaborates with scholars based in United States, Jordan and Japan. Nelson K. Akafuah's co-authors include Kozo Saito, Sadegh Poozesh, Ahmad A. Salaimeh, Adnan Darwish Ahmad, Ahmad M. Abubaker, Mark A. Finney, Jason Forthofer, Sara McAllister, Michael J. Gollner and Daniel J. Gorham and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and Energy Conversion and Management.

In The Last Decade

Nelson K. Akafuah

40 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nelson K. Akafuah United States 18 264 253 227 222 149 43 1.0k
Khaled Chetehouna France 24 225 0.9× 441 1.7× 652 2.9× 83 0.4× 182 1.2× 139 1.7k
Chiun-Hsun Chen Taiwan 16 52 0.2× 242 1.0× 322 1.4× 212 1.0× 175 1.2× 61 2.0k
Keiji Takeno Japan 15 40 0.2× 196 0.8× 199 0.9× 88 0.4× 52 0.3× 36 695
Khalid Moinuddin Australia 20 432 1.6× 715 2.8× 76 0.3× 154 0.7× 52 0.3× 113 1.3k
Paolo Tartarini Italy 25 28 0.1× 111 0.4× 468 2.1× 430 1.9× 160 1.1× 122 1.7k
Hans Hartmann Germany 18 68 0.3× 49 0.2× 275 1.2× 147 0.7× 52 0.3× 87 1.2k
Kai Xie China 17 32 0.1× 78 0.3× 157 0.7× 405 1.8× 104 0.7× 62 823
Per Blomqvist Sweden 24 111 0.4× 584 2.3× 33 0.1× 580 2.6× 96 0.6× 109 1.8k
B. N. Raghunandan India 21 27 0.1× 69 0.3× 644 2.8× 243 1.1× 134 0.9× 73 1.2k
Mario Toledo Chile 24 63 0.2× 121 0.5× 536 2.4× 37 0.2× 343 2.3× 73 1.4k

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All Works

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Tashtoush, Ghassan, et al.. (2025). Augmenting energy efficiency in automotive paint ovens: a review of future prospects and potential for lean, six sigma, AI, and IoT integration. Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal. 37(2). 474–497.
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Akafuah, Nelson K., et al.. (2023). Moving lab‐based in‐person training to online delivery: The case of a continuing engineering education program. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 39(4). 1167–1183. 6 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Adnan Darwish, Nelson K. Akafuah, Jason Forthofer, et al.. (2023). Large-scale fire whirl and forest fire disasters: Awareness, implications, and the need for developing preventative methods. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering. 9. 6 indexed citations
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Al‐Ghussain, Loiy, Adnan Darwish Ahmad, Ahmad M. Abubaker, et al.. (2022). Optimal sizing of country-scale renewable energy systems towards green transportation sector in developing countries. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 39. 102442–102442. 23 indexed citations
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Abubaker, Ahmad M., Adnan Darwish Ahmad, Ahmad A. Salaimeh, Nelson K. Akafuah, & Kozo Saito. (2021). A novel solar combined cycle integration: An exergy-based optimization using artificial neural network. Renewable Energy. 181. 914–932. 18 indexed citations
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Poozesh, Sadegh, Seid Mahdi Jafari, & Nelson K. Akafuah. (2020). Interrogation of a new inline multi-bin cyclone for sorting of produced powders of a lab-scale spray dryer. Powder Technology. 373. 590–598. 3 indexed citations
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Akafuah, Nelson K., et al.. (2020). COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS AND SCALING STUDY ON ULTRASONIC PULSATION ATOMIZER FOR WATERBORNE PAINT. Atomization and Sprays. 31(3). 29–52. 2 indexed citations
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Akafuah, Nelson K., et al.. (2019). Reduction of Order: Analytical Solution of Film Formation in the Electrostatic Rotary Bell Sprayer. Symmetry. 11(7). 937–937. 2 indexed citations
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Akafuah, Nelson K., et al.. (2018). Scaling nonreactive cross flow over a heated plate to simulate forest fires. Combustion and Flame. 197. 340–354. 13 indexed citations
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Poozesh, Sadegh, Nelson K. Akafuah, & Kozo Saito. (2017). Effects of automotive paint spray technology on the paint transfer efficiency – a review. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering. 232(2). 282–301. 37 indexed citations
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Poozesh, Sadegh, et al.. (2016). Comprehensive examination of a new mechanism to produce small droplets in drop-on-demand inkjet technology. Applied Physics A. 122(2). 16 indexed citations
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Poozesh, Sadegh, Nelson K. Akafuah, & Kozo Saito. (2016). New criteria for filament breakup in droplet-on-demand inkjet printing using volume of fluid (VOF) method. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. 33(3). 775–781. 18 indexed citations
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Poozesh, Sadegh, Nelson K. Akafuah, & Kozo Saito. (2015). Numerical Simulation of a Coating Sprayer Capable of Producing Controllable Paint Droplets. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 2 indexed citations
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Finney, Mark A., Jack D. Cohen, Jason Forthofer, et al.. (2015). Role of buoyant flame dynamics in wildfire spread. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(32). 9833–9838. 225 indexed citations
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Akafuah, Nelson K., et al.. (2013). A study of flame spread in engineered cardboard fuelbeds: Part II: Scaling law approach. 8 indexed citations
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Finney, Mark A., et al.. (2013). A study of flame spread in engineered cardboard fuelbeds: Part I: Correlations and observations. 11 indexed citations
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Akafuah, Nelson K., et al.. (2009). Infrared Visualization of Automotive Paint Spray Transfer Process. 759–765. 5 indexed citations
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Akafuah, Nelson K., et al.. (2009). Infrared thermography-based visualization of droplet transport in liquid sprays. Infrared Physics & Technology. 53(3). 218–226. 21 indexed citations
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Akafuah, Nelson K., et al.. (2009). ESTIMATION OF LIQUID VOLUME FRACTION AND DROPLET NUMBER DENSITY IN AUTOMOTIVE PAINT SPRAY USING INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY- BASED VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUE. Atomization and Sprays. 19(9). 847–861. 8 indexed citations
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Akafuah, Nelson K., et al.. (2004). Uncertainty Analysis of Infrared Thermography in Convective Heat Transfer. 367–375.

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