Dr. John Mulwa Ndisya
Department: System Process Engineering
Research program
Research areas
- Drying Technology
- Renewable Energy Technologies
- Energy Management in Agricultural Processes
- Sensors and Measurements
- Quality Control Methods
Committees and boards
Guest Reviewer
Since 2024 Discover – Mechanical Engineering (Springer Nature)
Since 2024 HELIYON – Agriculture, Engineering (Cell Press)
Since 2020 Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (Elsevier)
Projects
Weitere Veröffentlichungen
Journal Articles
- Ndisya, J., Gitau, A., Roman, F., Mbuge, D., Sturm, B., & Hensel, O. (2022). Simulation of transient heat transfer during forced convection cooling of cocoyam (Colocasia Esculenta (L.) Schott) tubers. Heliyon, 8(12), e12360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12360
- Sturm, B., Raut, S., Chikpah, S. K., Ndisya, J., Hensel, O., Esper, A., & Korese, J. K. (2022). Increase of nutritional security in Sub-Saharan Africa through the production of dried products from underutilized crops. Drying Technology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2022.2094400
- Ndisya, J., Mbuge, D., Kulig, B., Gitau, A., Hensel, O. and Sturm, B. (2020). Hot air drying of purple-speckled Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) slices: Optimisation of drying conditions for improved product quality and energy savings. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 18, 100557. doi: 10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100557
- Ndisya, J., A. N. Gitau, D. O. Mbuge, and A. W. Hiuhu. (2016). Investigation of the effect of rake angle on draft requirement for ripping in sandy clay. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR eJournal, 18(4):52-69.
- Ndisya, J., Gitau, A., Mbuge, D. and Hiuhu, A. (2016) The Effect of the Operational Parameters on the Draft Requirement of Ripping in a Sandy Clay Soil. Open Journal of Optimization, 5, 1-13. doi: 10.4236/ojop.2016.51001
- Hiuhu, A., Gitau, A., Mbuge, D. and Ndisya, J. (2015) Optimization of the Angle of Frog in Mouldboard Tillage Operations in Sandy Clay Soil. Open Journal of Optimization, 4, 131-140. doi: 10.4236/ojop.2015.44013
Conference Proceedings
- Arefi, A., Raut, S., Nurkhoeriyati, T., Ndisya, J., Hensel, O., & Sturm, B. (2023). Is Multispectral Imaging a Potential Alternative to Hyperspectral Imaging to Monitor the Drying Process of Foodstuff? 8th European Drying Conference July 4-7, 2023, Łódź, Poland.
- Ndisya, J., Gitau, A., Mbuge, D., Arefi, A., Bădulescu, L., Pawelzik, E., Hensel, O., & Sturm, B. (2021). Hyperspectral Imaging and Chemometrics for Colour and Nutrients Determination during Hot Air Drying of Cocoyam. In E. Tielkes (Ed.), Tropentag 2021: Towards shifting paradigms in agriculture for a healthy and sustainable future (p. 211). DITSL.
- Ndisya, J., Gitau, A., Roman, F., Mbuge, D., Kulig, B., Hensel, O. and Sturm, B (2021). Influence of air velocity and corm size on cooling behaviour. 5th CIGR International Conference 11.05. – 14.05.2021, virtually from Québec City, Canada.
- Sturm, B., Raut, S., Chikpah, S.K., Ndisya, J., Hensel, O., Esper, A., Korese, J.K. (2020). Improving nutritional security in sub-Saharan Africa through the production of dried products from underutilised species. International Drying Symposium 2020, 27.06. – 01.07. 2020, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA.
- Ndisya, J., Mbuge, D.O, Kulig, B., Gitau, A.N, Hensel, O. and Sturm, B. (2019). Investigation of the drying behaviour of Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott). 15th RuForum Annual General Meeting 02.12 – 06.12.2019, Cape Coast, Ghana.
- Ndisya, J., A. N. Gitau, D. O. Mbuge, and A. W. Hiuhu. (2018). A review of the effect of rake angle on draft requirement for ripping in sandy clay. The Pan African Society for Agricultural Engineering (PASAE) Conference 25.03 – 28.03.2018, Nairobi, Kenya.
Conference Posters
- Ndisya, J., Mbuge, D.O, Gitau, A.N, Kulig, B., Hensel, O. and Sturm, B. (2019). A scoping study of the Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) Value chain in Kenya: Production, post-harvest handling and consumption behaviour. 15th RuForum Annual General Meeting 02.12 – 06.12.2019, Cape Coast, Ghana.