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Samuel Boahen
Department of Mechanical EngineeringLife SciencesPhysical SciencesSocial Sciences

Samuel Boahen

58 Publications32 Research Themes33 Open Access
KNUST Profile
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work is centered on advancing the field of renewable energy systems, particularly solar radiation and photovoltaic technology. Their research integrates advanced methodologies such as machine learning for forecasting and fault detection to optimize system performance across various applications. The researcher addresses significant challenges in climate change, energy efficiency, and sustainable practices, integrating these into a comprehensive approach that spans Life Sciences, Social Sciences, and Engineering. Through systematic application of technology to real-world problems, the researcher aims to enhance solar systems' efficiency, improve cooling solutions for data centers, and promote agricultural sustainability across diverse domains.

Faculty Biography

Dr. Samuel Boahen is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, KNUST. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Hanbat National University, Deajeon, South Korea. Dr. Samuel Boahen's area of specialty is Thermofuids and Energy Systems. He is a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioing (HVAC) Specialist whose main research interest involves the design and optimisation of energy efficient heating and cooling systems. He also has special interest in the development of test standards and fault detection and diagnosis mechanisms for HVAC systems. Dr. Samuel Boahen has published several papers in reputable journals and has attended over 15 international conferences, winning several awards at these conferences.

Key Research Themes (32)
Life Sciences

Agricultural Innovations and Practices

Life Sciences

Agricultural pest management studies

Life Sciences

Banana Cultivation and Research

Physical Sciences

Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

Life Sciences

Cassava research and cyanide

Physical Sciences

Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps

Physical Sciences

Climate Change and Health Impacts

Physical Sciences

Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure

Physical Sciences

Energy and Environment Impacts

Social Sciences

Energy and Environmental Systems

Physical Sciences

Engineering Applied Research

Physical Sciences

Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Physical Sciences

Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications

Physical Sciences

Heat Transfer and Optimization

Social Sciences

Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity

Physical Sciences

Industrial and Mining Safety

Social Sciences

International Development and Aid

Life Sciences

Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

Physical Sciences

Nuclear and radioactivity studies

Life Sciences

Peanut Plant Research Studies

Social Sciences

Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies

Life Sciences

Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens

Social Sciences

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Physical Sciences

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies

Social Sciences

Religion, Society, and Development

Physical Sciences

Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics

Physical Sciences

Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems

Life Sciences

Soybean genetics and cultivation

Physical Sciences

Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis

Physical Sciences

Water Systems and Optimization

Physical Sciences

Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies

Physical Sciences

Wind Energy Research and Development

Publications (58)

Performance optimization and energy analysis of a proposed data center dual-mode air source cooling system on the mode change temperature

Open Access
2025Heat Transfer and OptimizationDOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2025.106957

A HISTORICAL-THEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF PENTECOSTAL-CHARISMATIC GLOSSOLALIA

Open Access
2025Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesDOI: 10.63882/1sg5qx32

A HISTORICAL AND THEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF PENTECOSTAL-CHARISMATIC GLOSSOLALIA

2025Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesDOI: 10.63882/3ghfts13

Comparative analysis of the energy-saving potential of a hybrid deep dam water cooling system for data centers

2025Water-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115770

An Assessment of the impacts of selected Meteorological and Land Use Land Cover Datasets on the accuracy of wind speeds downscaled with the Weather Research and Forecasting Model for coastal areas in Ghana

Open Access
2024Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementDOI: 10.54966/jreen.v27i1.1162

Machine learning forecasting of solar PV production using single and hybrid models over different time horizons

Open Access
2024Solar Radiation and PhotovoltaicsDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28898

“Kejetia Preaching”: An Analysis of Contemporary Phenomena of Street Preaching in Kumasi, Ghana

Open Access
2024Religion, Society, and DevelopmentDOI: 10.38159/ehass.2024512

Review of: "“Hospital’s Thermo-neutral Zone for Patient Safety and Climate Change Sustainability"

Open Access
2024Climate Change and Health ImpactsDOI: 10.32388/3vz9ul

Comparative Analysis of the Energy-Saving Potential of a Hybrid Deep Dam Water Cooling System for Data Centers

Open Access
2024Geothermal Energy Systems and ApplicationsDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4998632

Comparative Analysis of the Energy-Saving Potential of a Hybrid Deep Dam Water Cooling System for Data Centers

Open Access
2024Geothermal Energy Systems and ApplicationsDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5069770

An assessment of the accuracy of wind speeds from selected Analyses and Reanalyses datasets downscaled with the Weather Research and Forecasting model for Coastal Ghana

Open Access
2024Wind Energy Research and DevelopmentDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4895616

Analysis and hypothesis testing of redundant energy of solar home systems without net-metering

2023Energy and Environment ImpactsDOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.119736

A Critique of Prosperity Theology in the Context of Ghanaian Christianity

Open Access
2023Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareDOI: 10.38159/ehass.20234114

Quantifying Resilience Trade-Offs for Small-Scale Farms: A System Optimization Study in Uganda

2023Water-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesDOI: 10.1115/detc2023-116657

UNDERSTANDING RESILIENCE OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Open Access
2023Sustainable Agricultural Systems AnalysisDOI: 10.1017/pds.2023.371

Fault detection model for a variable speed heat pump

Open Access
2023Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationDOI: 10.1186/s44147-023-00216-6

Capacity control of a cascade multi-purpose heat pump using variable speed compressor

2023Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.02.002

An Assessment of the Accuracy of Wind Speeds from Selected Analyses and Reanalyses Datasets Downscaled with the Weather Research and Forecasting Model

Open Access
2023Industrial and Mining SafetyDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4383534

Comparing the Cost per Mile of Electric Vehicles and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles in Ghana

2022Electric Vehicles and InfrastructureDOI: 10.1177/03611981221135804

Study on the Performance of a Newly Designed Cooling System Utilizing Dam Water for Internet Data Centers

Open Access
2022Heat Transfer and OptimizationDOI: 10.3390/en15249274

Efficient control of cascade heat pumps using variable speed compressors

Open Access
2022Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01399

Performance optimization of an air source HVAC system for an internet data center building using the integrated COP method

2022Heat Transfer and OptimizationDOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105308

Experimental investigation of thermal management techniques for improving the efficiencies and levelized cost of energy of solar PV modules

Open Access
2022Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsDOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2022.102133

Analysis of indoor set-point temperature of split-type ACs on thermal comfort and energy savings for office buildings in hot-humid climates

Open Access
2022Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationDOI: 10.1016/j.enbenv.2022.02.006

Capacity Control of a Cascade Multi-Purpose Heat Pump Using Variable Speed Compressor

Open Access
2022Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4153301

Experimental Investigation of Thermal Management Techniques for Improving the Efficiencies and Lcoes of Solar Pv Modules Installed in Hot-Humid Climates

Open Access
2022Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4010587

Performance characteristics of a cascade multi-functional heat pump in the winter season

2021Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111511

Fault Detection Algorithm for Multiple-Simultaneous Refrigerant Charge and Secondary Fluid Flow Rate Faults in Heat Pumps

Open Access
2021Water Systems and OptimizationDOI: 10.3390/en14133877

Performance analysis of cascade multi-functional heat pump in summer season

2020Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.09.036

Fault Detection Methodology for Secondary Fluid Flow Rate in a Heat Pump Unit

Open Access
2020Geothermal Energy Systems and ApplicationsDOI: 10.3390/en13112974

A Study on the Performance of a Cascade Heat Pump for Generating Hot Water

Open Access
2019Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesDOI: 10.3390/en12224313

Refrigerant Charge Fault Detection and Diagnosis Algorithm for Water-to-Water Heat Pump Unit

Open Access
2019Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesDOI: 10.3390/en12030545

Research trend of cascade heat pumps

2017Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesDOI: 10.1007/s11431-016-9071-7

A Study on the Evaluation of the Annual Energy Consumption for a Geothermal Heat Pump System with Open Loop and Closed Loop Ground Heat Exchangers

2017Geothermal Energy Systems and ApplicationsDOI: 10.1142/s2010132517500249

High-yielding soybean and cowpea

Open Access
2017Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity

Leaf Gas Exchange Measurements

Open Access
2017Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity

Improving the Energy Efficiency of HEat Pump Performance Evaluation System

2017Energy and Environmental Systems

An Energy Consumption Analysis of the Performance Test Facility for a Heat Pump

2016Energy and Environmental Systems

Variation in nodulation and growth of cowpea grown in contrasting environments in Mozambique

Open Access
2016Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisDOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.063

Varietal differences in nodulation and growth of soybean at Muriaze and Ruace, Mozambique

Open Access
2016Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisDOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.067

Variation in nodulation and growth of field-grown groundnut in Nampula, Mozambique

Open Access
2016Peanut Plant Research StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.117

Effect of P-fertilization and inoculation on nodulation and growth of groundnut in contrasting environments in Mozambique

Open Access
2016Peanut Plant Research StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.165

Fertigation maximizes growth and root tuber yield of cassava

2016Cassava research and cyanide

CAPACITY CONTROL OF TWO-STAGE HEAT PUMP USING VARIABLE SPEED COMPRESSOR

2015Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps

열펌프 용량 변화에 따른 열량계 성능 특성 연구

2015Engineering Applied Research

Host range and symbiotic effectiveness of indigenous rhizobia isolated from TGx and non-TGx soybean

Open Access
2015Legume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisDOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.03.044

Study on the optimization of two-stage heat pump system

2014Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY SIMULATION MODELLING FOR GROUD LOOP HEAT EXCHANGER

2014Heat Transfer and Optimization

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF CASCADE HEAT PUMP WITH THE VARIATION OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CONDITIONS

2014Energy and Environmental Systems

Growth and yield responses of two soybean cultivars to Inoculation, P and N fertilization in Northern Mozambique

2014Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity

N2Africa Phase II 6 months report

2014Nuclear and radioactivity studies

N2Africa: Final Report of the first Phase - 2009 - 2013

Open Access
2014International Development and Aid

Achievements, Challenges and Lessons in Enhancing Productivity and Production of Major Tropical Legumes for sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

2014Agricultural pest management studies

Mitigating the impact of biotic constraints to build resilient banana systems in Central and Eastern Africa

2013Banana Cultivation and ResearchDOI: 10.4324/9780203114742-18

Baseline characterization of production and markets, technologies and preferences, and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and communities affected by HIV/AIDS in Mozambique

Open Access
2013Agricultural Innovations and Practices

Value chain analyses of grain legumes in N2Africa: Kenya, Rwanda, eastern DRC, Ghana, Nigeria, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe

2013Agricultural pest management studies

Genotypic Variation of Early Maturing Soybean Genotypes for Phosphorus Utilization Efficiency under Field Grown Conditions

2013Soybean genetics and cultivation

First Report of Soybean Witches'-Broom Disease Caused by Group 16SrII Phytoplasma in Soybean in Malawi and Mozambique

Open Access
2011Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogensDOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-11-0016
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DepartmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineering
Total Publications58
Research Themes32
Open Access Papers33

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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