Dr Olawole Kuti

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Dr Olawole Kuti

Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

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Biography

I have been teaching and doing research for the past 16 years. I got the  Bachelor and Master of Engineering degrees at the Federal University of Technology Akure Nigeria. In 2007, I secured the Monbukagakusho (Government of Japan) Scholarship to pursue a Doctoral degree in Mechanical System Engineering at the University of Hiroshima, Japan. Shortly after my doctoral degree, I did some collaborative researches with MAZDA motor company, Japan. From 2013 to 2014,  I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. In 2014, I joined the City, University of London as a Research Fellow doiing a collaborative research with Shell Global Innovations. I left City, University of London  in 2016 to take up lecturer position at the School of Engineerng, Division of Mechanical Engineering Manchester Metropolitan University. UK.

My research works are published in reputable journals and  have been well cited according to google scholar.I have presented my research findings in many international conferences on subjects related to Fuels, optical diagnostics, computational fluid dynamics and Advance Combustion Engines. I am a recipient of the Society of Automotive Engineers Best Paper award at the 2010 Small Engine Technology Conference, Linz Austria.

I am a member of the Institute of mechanical engineers and a UK Chartered Engineer. In addition, I am a member of the Combustion Institute and Society of Automotive Engineers.

Words of wisdom

YOU are not a FAILURE because YOU fail, but YOU are a failure if YOU refused to TRY again.

WINNERS are not quiters,. QUITERS are not winners.

Academic and professional qualifications

Academic

  1. B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering- Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria- 1999
  2. M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering- Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria-2004
  3. Dr.Eng in Mechanical System Engineering- University of Hiroshima, Japan-2011
  4. Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice- City, University of London- 2016

Professional

  1. Registered Engineering (R.Eng), Council for Regulation of Engineering, Nigeria. 2012.
  2. Chartered Engineer (C.Eng), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) United Kingdom. 2015.
  3. Fellow Higher Education Academy (FHEA)-2016

Other academic service (administration and management)

Personal Tutor

Languages

English, Yoruba, Japanese

External examiner roles

External Examiner- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Expert reviewer

1. Reviewer- FUEL.

2. Reviewer- Applied Thermal Engineering.

3. Reviewer- SAE conference proceedings.

Consultancy and advisory roles

 Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), UK:Consultancy on Fuel Performance worth £5000, 2017.

Community, charity and NGO links

1.. Open day activities for the school’s recruitment

2. Outreach activities  in primary and secondary schools within Manchester.

Government and industry links

1. GJD Manufacturing Manchester

Prizes and awards

  1. Monbukagakusho (Government of Japan) Scholar ‚Äê Mechanical System Engineering. HiroshimaUniversity. 2008-2011.
  2. Best Paper and Presentation at the Small Engine Technology Conference, by SAE International, Linz, Austria.28th- 30th, 2010.
  3. Conference Award, Institute of Mechanical Engineers, United Kingdom- £1000.00

Membership of professional associations

  1. Member Institute of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE.) (#80261792) 
  2. Member, UK Fluid Network
  3. Member, Combustion Institute (British Branch)
  4. Member Society of Automotive Engineers (MSAE) (#6123900706)
  5. Member of Engine Community Network at Sandia National Laboratory, USA
  6. Corporate Member: Nigerian Society of Engineers (14679)

Get in touch

0161 247 6281
E329 John Dalton Building
Mondays (11.00-12.30), Tuesdays (11.00-12.30)

Projects

1. Collaborative research with MAZDA motor company on the next generation Diesel spray and combustion system using newgeneration piezo injectors. 2011-2012.

2. Collaborative research with SAUDI ARAMCO on Autoignition Processes of PrimaryReferenceFuels and Fuels for Advance Combustion Engines. 2013-2014.

3. Collaborative research with Shell Global Solutions UK on the effect of Fuel Injection Equipment on the Stability of Diesel fuels. 2014-2016.

4. Knowledge and Transfer Partnership with GJD Manufacturing Manchester on laser security systems. 2017-2020.

5. Industry Academia Partnership Programme- Royal Academy of Engineering (IAPP-RAE) grant on “Transforming teaching and learning in engineering through the application of Virtual Reality”.  Project worth £49000 circa. This project is in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg and Virtual Space, South Africa. 2018-2020.

6. University Staff Development Programme Grant by British Council and Department of Higher Education and Training South Africa. Collaboration  between 2 South African Universities and Manchester Metropolitan University. 2019 - 2024.

7. Innovate UK funds (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) on Hydrogen Dual fuel. 2022-2024.

Teaching

Teaching

Fluid and Heat Transfer

Computational Mechanics

Thermodynamics

Automotive Engineering

Supervision

PhD Current/In progress

1. Sajjad Bahmanisangesari - Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of Waste Cooking Oil Biodiesel fuel and its Blends in a Direct Injection Diesel Engine- Completion in 2022

2. Pouria Bolourinejad- Model-based Approach to Prognostics for Power Electronic Devices used in Renewable Energy Systems- to be completed in 2020 (Co-Supervision)

MSc  Completed
1. Muhammad U Munir- Computational Simulation of Non-Evaporating Diesel Fuel in Direct Injection Diesel Engine Conditions- 2016
2. Kane Hatchard- Applying CFD to Access a Concept for Underwater Retrievals using Pneumatic Conveyor. 

3. Elliot Moore- A CFD approach into Spray Characteristics of biodiesel and Diesel Fuels under Diesel Engine Conditions-  completed in 2017

4. Jo Codde- The Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing in North West England: A Case Study of Lancashire- completed in 2017
5. Liam Meaney-MCERTS Certification of a Proprietary Effluent Sampling System for use on Nuclear Licensed Sites- completed in 2017.

6. Sandile Mpande- Development of manually operated fire monitor for industrial applications- completed in 2018

7. Oscar Yang- Numerical investigations on the effect of piston designs on biodiesel spray formation in direct injection diesel engine- completed in 2018.

8. Abdullahi- Design and performance evaluation of steam ejector for refrigeration systems- 2018

9. 

BEng Completed

Over 30 B.Eng supervised to completions- 2016 till date

Research outputs

Research Interest

Optical and Laser diagnostics of flows

Advance Combustion Systems i.e. Internal Combustion Engines with hybrid systems, Gas Turbines

Renewable/Alternative Energy Sources

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Chemical Kinetics

Low and Zero Carbon fuels

Publications

  1. Kuti, O.A., Alfazazi, A, Essebar, E. (2022). Experimental and detailed kinetic modeling studies of the effect of strain rate on laminar counterflow flames of Jet-A surrogate fuel. Manuscript under review in the Journal of Fuel. (JFUE-D-22-01658).
  2. Garnayak, S., Elbaz A.M., Kuti O, Dash, S.K., Roberts W.L., Reddy, M. (2021). Auto-Ignition and Numerical Analysis on High-Pressure Combustion of Premixed Methane-Air mixtures in Highly Preheated and Diluted Environment. Combust. Sci. & Tech., DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2021.1909579
  3. Kuti, O.A., Sarathy, S.M., Nishida, K. (2020). Spray combustion simulation study of waste cooking oil biodiesel and diesel under direct injection diesel engine conditions. Fuel. 267 (2020):117240.
  4. Adamu A, Kuti, O.A., Naser, N., Chung S.H., Sarathy, S.M., Nishida, K. (2016). Two-stage Lagrangian modeling of ignition processes in ignition quality tester and constant volume combustion chambers. Fuel. 185 (2016):605-613.
  5. Lockett R.D., Fatmi Z., Kuti O., Price R. (2015).  An investigation into the effect of Hydrodynamic Cavitation on Diesel using Optical Extinction. Journal of Physics 656 (2015) 012091.
  6. Kuti, O.A., Seung, Y.Y. Hourani, N., Naser, N., Roberts, W.L., Chung S.H., Sarathy, S.M., Nishida, K. (2015). A fundamental Investigation into the effects of Lubricant Oil Composition on Pre-ignition. Fuel. 160 (2015):605-613.
  7. Kuti, O.A, Zhu, J.Y and Nishida, K. (2013): Experimental Studies on Spray and Gas Entrainment Characteristics of Biodiesel Fuel: Implications of gas entrained and Fuel Oxygen Content on Soot Formation. Energy 57 (2013): 434-442.
  8. Kuti, O.A, Zhu, J.Y, Nishida, K., Wang X.G. and Huang Z.H. (2013): Characterization of Spray and Combustion Processes of Biodiesel Fuel Injected by Diesel Engine Common Rail System. Fuel. 104 (2013) 838-846.
  9. Zhu, J.Y, Kuti, O.A and Nishida, K. (2012) Investigation of Effect of Fuel Injection Pressure, Ambient Gas Density and Nozzle-Hole Size on Surrounding Gas Flow of D.I. Diesel Spray by LIF-PIV Technique. Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE): International Journal of Engine Research. DOI: 10.1177/1468087412458778.
  10. Zhu, J.Y, Nishida, K., Kuti, O.A. and Moon S (2011). Quantitative Analyses of Fuel Spray-Ambient Gas Interaction by means of LIF-PIV Technique. Atomization and Sprays, 21 (6): 447-465.
  11. Kuti, O.A, Zhang W, Nishida K, Wang X.G. and Huang Z.H. (2010):  Effect of Injection Pressure on Ignition, Flame Development and Soot Formation Processes of Biodiesel Fuel Spray. SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants.  3(2):1057-1070.
  12. Kuti, O.A, Wang X.G., Zhang W, Nishida K and Huang Z.H. (2010): “Characteristics of Ignition and Combustion of Bio-Diesel Fuel Spray Injected by Common Rail Injection System for D.I. Diesel Engine”. Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 224: 1581-1596.
  13. Wang, X.G., Kuti, O.A, Zhang, W., Nishida, K and Huang, Z.H. (2010). “Effect of Injection Pressure on Flame and Soot Characteristics of the Biodiesel Fuel Spray”. Combustion Science and Technology. 182(10):1369 – 1390
  14. Wang X.G., Huang Z.H., Kuti O.A, Zhang W and Nishida K (2010). “Experimental and Analytical Study on Biodiesel and Diesel Spray Characteristics under Ultra-High Injection Pressure”. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow 31 (2010):659–666.
  15. Wang X.G., Huang Z.H., Kuti O.A, Zhang W and Nishida K (2011). “An Experimental Investigation on Spray, Ignition and Combustion Characteristics of Biodiesels”. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.  33 (2): 2071-2077
  16. Wang X.G., Huang Z.H., Zhang W., Kuti O.A, and Nishida K (2010). Effects of ultra-high injection pressure and micro-hole nozzle on flame structure and soot formation of impinging diesel spray. Journal of Applied Energy. 88 (2011) 1620–1628
  17. Kuti, O.A (2009). “Performance of Composite Sawdust Briquette Fuel in a Biomass   Stove under Simulated Condition”, Assumption University (AU) Journal of Technology, Thailand, 12(4): 284-288.
  18. Kuti, O.A, and Adegoke C.O. (2008): “Comparative Performance of Composite Sawdust Briquette with Kerosene Fuel under Domestic Cooking Conditions”, Assumption University (AU) Journal of Technology, Thailand, 12(1): 57-61.
  19. Kuti, O.A. (2007) Impact of Charred Palm Kernel Shell on the Calorific Value of Composite Sawdust Briquette. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 2(1):62-65
  20. Adegoke C.O and Kuti, O.A (2004) ‘Investigation on Composite Sawdust Briquette as a Fuel for Domestic Cooking. International Journal of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. 4(2): 144-150.
  21. Akinola, A.O and Kuti, O.A. (2004) “Performance Evaluation of Solar Dryers”. Nigerian Journal of Industrial and Systems Studies. 3 (3): 38-45.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Kuti, O.A andNishida, K. (2019). Investigations into spray and gas entrainment characteristics of waste cooking oil biodiesel fuel using the LIF-PIV techniques. Presentation at the UK Fluid Special Interest Group at University of Edinburgh.16th August 2019.
  2. Kuti, O.A andNishida, K. (2018).Simulation of Spray Combustion Processes of Waste Cooking Oil Biodiesel and Diesel under Direct Injection (DI) Diesel Engine Conditions. Paper presented at the Tailor Made Fuel from Biomass (TMFB) conference held at RWTH Aachen Germany, June 19th-21st, 2018.
  3. Kuti, O.A andNishida, K. (2017). Effects of Ultra-High Injection Pressure and Micro-hole Nozzle on Spray Formation and Combustion Characteristics of Waste Cooked Oil Biodiesel under Diesel Engine Conditions. Presentation at the UK Fluid Special Interest Group at Brighton University (https://www.brighton.ac.uk/_pdf/research/cae/12-jun-2017/kuti-mmu.pdf) . 12th to 13th June, 2017.
  4. Kuti, O.A, Nishida, K and Zhu, J.Y. (2017). Effect of Ultra-High Injection Pressure and Micro-hole Nozzle on Spray Formation and Combustion Characteristics of Palm Biodiesel under Diesel Engine Condition. Paper presented at the Tailor Made Fuel from Biomass (TMFB) conference held at RWTH Aachen Germany, June 20th -22nd, 2017.
  5. Lockett R.D., Fatmi Z., Kuti O., Price R. (2016). An Optical Characterization of the Effect of High-Pressure Hydrodynamic Cavitation on Diesel. Paper presented at the SAE World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, United States, April, 12th to 14th 2016. SAE 2016-01-0841.
  6. Lockett R.D., Fatmi Z., Kuti O., Price R. (2015).  An investigation into the effect of Hydrodynamic Cavitation on Diesel using Optical Extinction. Paper presented at the CAV 2015 meeting, Lausanne, Switzerland. December 6th to 10th 2015.
  7. Alfazazi A., Kuti, O.A., Sarathy, S.M. (2015). Two Stage Lagrangian Modelling of Ignition Process of Palm oil Biodiesel and Diesel Fuels. Paper to be presented at the SAE/JSAE Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, September 1st to 4th 2015. JSAE20159374 / SAE2015-01-1861.
  8. Alfazazi A., Kuti, O.A., Sarathy, S.M. (2015). Ignition Process of Palm oil Biodiesel and Diesel Fuels using a Two Stage Lagrangian Approach. Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting 2015. Budapest, Hungary.
  9. Alfazazi A., Kuti, O.A., Sarathy, S.M. (2014). Two Stage Lagrangian Modeling of Diesel Spray Combustion. Paper to be presented at the International Symposium on Convective Heat and Mass Transfer, Kudasasi, Turkey, June 8th to 13th 2014. Proceedings of CONV-14.
  10. Kuti, O.A., Seung Y.Y., Nadim,H, Nimal,N., Al-Khodaier, M., Roberts, W.L., Chung, S.H.  and Sarathy, S.M. (2014). A fundamental Investigation of Lubricant oils on Pre-Ignition. 4th Saudi Arabia Section of Combustion Institute (SAS-CI), April 29th, 2014 held at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  11. Kuti, O.A., Sarathy, S.M., Nishida, K., Roberts, W.L (2014) Numerical Studies of Spray Combustion Processes of Palm Oil Biodiesel and Diesel Fuels using Reduced Chemical Kinetic Mechanisms. Paper presented at the SAE World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, United States, April, 8th to 10th 2014. SAE 2014-01-1143.
  12. Kuti, O.A., Nishida, K., Zhu, J.Y., Sarathy, S.M. (2013). Fuel Spray Combustion of Waste Cooking Oil and Palm Oil Biodiesel: Direct Photography and Detailed Chemical Kinetics. SAE/KSAE International Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, Seoul, South Korea, October 21st to 23rd 2013. SAE 2013-01-2554.
  13. Kuti, O.A, Zhu, J.Y, Nishida, K., Wang X.G.and Huang Z.H. (2012).Effects of Ultra-High Injection Pressure, Micro-hole Nozzle and Fuel Properties on Spray and Combustion Processes of Biodiesel Fuel. Conference on Thermo and Fluid Dynamic Processes in Direct Injection Engines (THIESEL), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, September 11th  to 14th, 2012.
  14. Zhu, J.Y., Nishida, K and Kuti O.A. (2012). PIV Study on Flow Fields of Spray and Surrounding Gas under Non-Evaporating and Evaporating Conditions. 12th International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ICLASS), University of Heidelberg, Germany, September 2nd to 6th 2012.
  15. Kuti, O.A, Zhu, J.Y, Nishida, K., Wang X.G.and Huang Z.H. (2012).Spray, Ignition and Combustion Characteristics of Biodiesel and Diesel Fuels Injected by Micro-Hole Nozzle under Ultra-High Injection Pressure.  Conference on Modelling and Diagnostics for Advanced Engine Systems (COMODIA), Fukuoka, Japan, July 23rd to 26th 2012.
  16. Zhu, J.Y., Kuti, O.A. and Nishida, K (2011). Effects of Injection Pressure and Ambient Gas Density on Fuel - Ambient Gas Mixing and Combustion Characteristics of D.I. Diesel Spray. JSAE/SAE International Conference, Kyoto. SAE Paper No.2011-01-1819 
  17. Kuti, O.A, Nishida K, Zhu, J.Y., Zhang W,Wang X.G.and Huang Z.H (2010): Spray and Flame Characteristics of Biodiesel Fuel Injected by Common Rail Injection System for D.I. Diesel Engine. Proceedings of 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (ASPACC 2010), Hyderabad, India, 10th-13th December, 2010.
  18. Kuti, O.A, Zhang W, Nishida K, Wang X.G.and Huang Z.H. (2010):  Effect of Injection Pressure on Ignition, Flame Development and Soot Formation Processes of Biodiesel Fuel Spray. Small Engine Technology Conference, SAE International. Johannes Kepler Universitat,Linz, Austria, 28th-30th Sept., 2010. SAE Paper No 2010-32-0053.
  19. Wang X.G., Huang Z.H, Zhang W, Kuti O.A and Nishida K (2010) Effects of Ultra-high Injection Pressure and Microhole Nozzle on Flame Structure and Soot Formation of Impinging Diesel Spray. The 10th International Conference on Combustion and Energy Utilization, Mugla University, Turkey, 4th – 8th May, 2010.
  20. Wang X.G, Kuti O.A, Zhang W, Nishida K and Huang Z.H. (2009): “Effect of Injection Pressure on Spray Flame Characteristics of Bio-Diesel Fuel Injected by Common Rail Injection System”, The 13th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Wuxi, China, 15th -17th October, 2009, pp 145-154.
  21. Nishida K, Zhang W and Kuti O.A. (2009): “Characteristics of Mixture, Ignition and Combustion of Diesel Spray Injected by Micro-Hole Nozzle under Ultra-High Injection Pressure. 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. 24th -27th May 2009.