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Dr S Ramuhaheli

Senior Lecturer | College of Science, Engineering and Technology
School of Engineering | Department: Mechanical Engineering

Tel: 011 471 2078
Email: ramuhs@unisa.ac.za
Campus: Science Campus (Florida)
Building: GJ Gerwel
Office: C3-080

  • PhD Mechanical Engineering - University of South Africa (UNISA)
  • Masters Mechanical Engineering - Vaal University of Technology (VUT) ( 2015)

Research interests

  • Renewable Energy
  • Biofuel
  • Thermofluids

  • Biofuel
  • Bioenergy
  • Numerical Modelling
  • Engine Performance

  • S. Ramuhaheli, H.L. Rutto, and C.C. Enweremadu, Comparison of Engine Performance Characteristics of Biodiesel Purified by Dry and Water Washing. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, 330-338.

  • Shumani Ramuhaheli; Veeredhi Vasudevarao; Christopher Enweremadu, Experimental assessment of performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled with hybrid biodiesel and its blends with ethanol. AIP Conf. Proc. 2643, 050042 (2023). htps://doi.org/10.1063/5.0111480
  • S. Ramuhaheli and C. Enweremadu. (2023). Experimental Evaluation of a Diesel Engine Performance and Emission Characteristics Powered by Hybrid Biodiesel and Butanol Blends. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Energy Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering. htps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48204-5_1.
  • Shumani RAMUHAHELI, Vasudevarao VEEREDHI, Christopher ENWEREMADU. (2022). The Performance and Emission Characteristics Assessment of Hybrid Biodiesel/Ethanol Blends in a Diesel Engine. Environmental and Climate Technologies 2022, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 670–683. htps://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0051.
  • Shumani Ramuhaheli, Christopher C. Enweremadu, Hilary L. Ruto. (2014). Short Term Tests on Performance Evaluation of Water-washed and Dry-washed Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Mechanical, Industrial Science and Engineering. Vol:8 No:6.

  • Member, Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA): 201380264
  • Member, South African Institute of Mechanical Engineering (SAIMEche): 600222

  • Performance and emission characteristics of biodiesel

Biography:

Dr Shumani Ramuhaheli is a lecturer in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Africa. He obtained master’s degree from Vaal University of Technology with specialization in Biofuel Production and Engine Characteristics. He obtain his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2023 at University of South Africa, South Africa with specialization in Biofuel Production, fuel Characterization, Engine Characteristics, and Numerical Modelling. He is a member of Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and South African Institute of Mechanical Engineering (SAIMECHE).