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John Yirijor

0000-0002-9931-2527

Publications (4)

Design and Optimisation of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades Using Biomimicry of Whale Tubercles

John Yirijor & Nana Asabere Siaw-Mensah · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2023

Wind speed is the major factor in generating power in a wind turbine. However, due to the non-optimum and redundant design of wind turbine blades, not nearly enough wind is captured for utilization. In the present study, modifications were done on the leading edge of the HAWT bla...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i5915

Fabrication and Characterization of Charcoal Briquettes Fuel from a Blend of Coconut Husk and Corncob

John Yirijor, Aaron Nsorbila Adazabra & Fred McBagonluri · Journal of Energy Research and Reviews · 2023

Energy is very essential to human livelihood and makes significant help to economic, social, and environmental features of human development. Biomass is certainly a very significant source of renewable energy worldwide and abundant with high energy potential. This research aimed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jenrr/2023/v13i1254

Design and Fabrication of an Agricultural Solar Dryer: Drying of Chili Pepper

John Yirijor, Fio Elizabeth, Lucy Agyepong, Sulemana Abdul Razak, Aaron Nsorbila Adazabra & Fred McBagonluri · Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews · 2022

This research is based on the design and fabrication of an agricultural produce solar dryer for the drying of chili pepper. The solar dryer consists of a solar absorption chamber and a drying chamber. The solar absorption chamber has an opening for the inlet of air, a dark-walled...

Open access Research Article

Investigation of the Mechanical and Combustion Characteristics of Cocoa Pod and Coconut Husk Composite Briquette

John Yirijor, Eric Arhin, Lucy Agyepong, Godfred Badu & Fred McBagonluri · Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews · 2022

The majority of Ghana's population uses wood biomass as a source of energy, but as energy demand rises, the forest cover will no longer be able to provide the need. As a result, there is a pressing need to look for sustainable alternative energy sources. The project is focused on...

Open access Research Article