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Overview

Shinichi Ookawara is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and energy, with a significant focus on renewable energy systems and their practical applications.

Ookawara's recent publications include studies on hydrogen production, renewable energy integration, and wind energy technologies. Notable papers are:

  • A review of water electrolysis-based systems for hydrogen production using hybrid/solar/wind energy systems, 2022, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Performance evaluation of PV panels/wind turbines hybrid system for green hydrogen generation and storage: Energy, exergy, economic, and enviroeconomic, 2022, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Techno-economic assessment of clean hydrogen production and storage using hybrid renewable energy system of PV/Wind under different climatic conditions, 2022, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
  • Performance enhancement of twisted-bladed Savonius vertical axis wind turbines, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Comprehensive review in waste heat recovery in different thermal energy-consuming processes using thermoelectric generators for electrical power generation, 2022, Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Their frequent coauthors include Hamdy Hassan, S.A. Nada, Ahmed Elwardany, Hideyuki Matsumoto, and Mohamed Emam. These collaborations indicate an active network in energy systems and engineering research.

Ookawara has published extensively in several key journals and conference venues, with a notable number of papers appearing in:

  • Energy Conversion and Management (12 publications)
  • Solar Energy (6 publications)
  • Applied Thermal Engineering (6 publications)
  • Process Safety and Environmental Protection (5 publications)
  • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (5 publications)

Their main fields of study are Engineering with a focus on Energy, supported by subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

Research topics that feature prominently in Ookawara's work include:

  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Wind Energy Research and Development
  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems

Overall, their expertise lies in integrating and optimizing renewable energy technologies, particularly in solar and wind energy systems, hydrogen production, and energy conversion processes. Their multidisciplinary approach includes technical, economic, and environmental assessments across various energy and engineering domains.

Best Publications

  • A review of water electrolysis–based systems for hydrogen production using hybrid/solar/wind energy systems

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  • Performance evaluation of PV panels/wind turbines hybrid system for green hydrogen generation and storage: Energy, exergy, economic, and enviroeconomic

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  • Performance, combustion, and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled by biodiesel-diesel mixtures with multi-walled carbon nanotubes additives

    Ahmed I. El-Seesy;Ahmed I. El-Seesy;Ali K. Abdel-Rahman;Ali K. Abdel-Rahman;Mahmoud Bady;Mahmoud Bady;S. Ookawara

  • Performance enhancement of concentrated photovoltaic systems using a microchannel heat sink with nanofluids

    Ali Radwan;Mahmoud Ahmed;Shinichi Ookawara;Shinichi Ookawara

  • Degradation of four pharmaceuticals by solar photo-Fenton process: Kinetics and costs estimation

    Mohamed Gar Alalm;Ahmed Tawfik;Shinichi Ookawara

  • Comparison of solar TiO2 photocatalysis and solar photo-Fenton for treatment of pesticides industry wastewater: Operational conditions, kinetics, and costs

    Mohamed Gar Alalm;Ahmed Tawfik;Shinichi Ookawara

  • Enhancement of photocatalytic activity of TiO2 by immobilization on activated carbon for degradation of pharmaceuticals

    Mohamed Gar Alalm;Ahmed Tawfik;Shinichi Ookawara

  • Techno-economic assessment of clean hydrogen production and storage using hybrid renewable energy system of PV/Wind under different climatic conditions

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  • Effects of graphene nanoplatelet addition to jatropha Biodiesel–Diesel mixture on the performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine

    Ahmed I. El-Seesy;Ahmed I. El-Seesy;Hamdy Hassan;Hamdy Hassan;S. Ookawara

  • Numerical Investigation and Experimental Verification of Performance Enhancement of Flat Plate Solar Collector Using Nanofluids

    A.A. Hawwash;A.A. Hawwash;Ali K. Abdel Rahman;S.A. Nada;S. Ookawara

  • Earth-Air Heat Exchanger thermal performance in Egyptian conditions: Experimental results, mathematical model, and Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation

    Ahmed A. Serageldin;Ali K. Abdelrahman;Shinichi Ookawara

  • Performance, combustion, and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled with Jatropha methyl ester and graphene oxide additives

    Ahmed I. EL-Seesy;Ahmed I. EL-Seesy;Hamdy Hassan;Hamdy Hassan;S. Ookawara

  • Comprehensive review in waste heat recovery in different thermal energy-consuming processes using thermoelectric generators for electrical power generation

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  • Performance study and analysis of an inclined concentrated photovoltaic-phase change material system

    M. Emam;Shinichi Ookawara;Shinichi Ookawara;Mahmoud Ahmed

  • Improved WO3 photocatalytic efficiency using ZrO2 and Ru for the degradation of carbofuran and ampicillin

    Mohamed Gar Alalm;Shinichi Ookawara;Daisuke Fukushi;Daisuke Fukushi;Akira Sato

  • Solar chimney optimization for enhancing thermal comfort in Egypt: An experimental and numerical study

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  • Enhancing the performance of concentrator photovoltaic systems using Nanoparticle-phase change material heat sinks

    Ismaila Zarma;Mahmoud Ahmed;Mahmoud Ahmed;Shinichi Ookawara;Shinichi Ookawara

  • Feasibility study on concentration of slurry and classification of contained particles by microchannel

    Shinichi Ookawara;Ryochi Higashi;David Street;Kohei Ogawa

  • Experimental, analytical, and numerical investigation into the feasibility of integrating a passive Trombe wall into a single room

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  • Thermal and structure analyses of high concentrator solar cell under confined jet impingement cooling

    Essam M. Abo-Zahhad;Essam M. Abo-Zahhad;Shinichi Ookawara;Ali Radwan;A.H. El-Shazly;A.H. El-Shazly

  • Performance of a PV module integrated with standalone building in hot arid areas as enhanced by surface cooling and cleaning

    Ahmed Elnozahy;Ali K. Abdel Rahman;Ahmed Hamza H. Ali;Mazen Abdel-Salam

  • Numerical study on development of particle concentration profiles in a curved microchannel

    Shinichi Ookawara;David Street;Kohei Ogawa

  • Performance enhancement of twisted-bladed Savonius vertical axis wind turbines

    Ahmed S. Saad;Ahmed S. Saad;Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy;Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy;Shinichi Ookawara;Shinichi Ookawara;Mahmoud Ahmed;Mahmoud Ahmed

  • Continuous biohydrogen production from starch wastewater via sequential dark-photo fermentation with emphasize on maghemite nanoparticles

    Mahmoud Nasr;Ahmed Tawfik;Shinichi Ookawara;Shinichi Ookawara;Masaaki Suzuki;Masaaki Suzuki

  • Adaptive reference voltage-based MPPT technique for PV applications

    Mohamed Lasheen;Ali Kamel Abdel Rahman;Mazen Abdel-Salam;Shinichi Ookawara

  • Adsorption working pairs for adsorption cooling chillers: A review based on adsorption capacity and environmental impact

    Ahmed N. Shmroukh;Ahmed N. Shmroukh;Ahmed Hamza H. Ali;Shinichi Ookawara

Frequent Co-Authors

Hamdy Hassan
Hamdy Hassan Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy
Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy University of Sharjah
Ahmed Tawfik
Ahmed Tawfik Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
Marwa F. Elkady
Marwa F. Elkady Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
Ahmed I. EL-Seesy
Ahmed I. EL-Seesy Benha University
Sameh A. Nada
Sameh A. Nada Benha University
Volker Hessel
Volker Hessel University of Adelaide
Teruhisa Ohno
Teruhisa Ohno Kyushu Institute of Technology
Timothy Noël
Timothy Noël University of Amsterdam
Faizal Bux
Faizal Bux Durban University of Technology

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