Professor Sunday Olayinka Oyedepo
Head of Department
Ph.D, MNSE, R.Engr.
College
Department
Research Interests
Industrial Energy Management
Renewable Energy
Power Plant Optimization
Thermoeconomics
Vibration & acoustics as a condition monitoring
Noise Pollution & Control
Heat Transfer
Refrigeration & Air conditioning
Awards & Honours
1. Pillar of Nation Building Award to Distinguished Academic Icon 2013 by the Strategic Institute for Natural Resources and Human Development
2. Cash Award presented by the Chancellor (Dr. David Oyedepo), Covenant University for publication in High Impact Journal (C-category) during the 2012 convocation lecture held at the Covenant University Chapel, Ota, Nigeria
3. Book Award presented by College of Science & Technology, Covenant University, Ota “in recognition of your performance as the outstanding faculty in lecture delivery in Mechanical Engineering Department in 2009/2010 Academic Session”
4. Book Award presented by College of Science & Technology, Covenant University, Ota “in recognition of your performance as the outstanding Departmental Examination officer in Mechanical Engineering Department in 2009/2010 Academic Session”
5) Best Final Year Student in Mathematics, Arandun Grammar School ( 1987)
6)Third Best Student in Oro Zone ANCOPSS Mathematics Competition, Oro Grammar School, Oro, Kwara State, Nigeria (1985)
Teaching Areas
Thermodynamics
Fluid Mechanics
Power Plants & Propulsive systems
Fluid Dynamics & Aerodynamics
Heat Transfer
Fluid Machinery
Renewable Energy
Energy Management and Technologies
Noise and Vibration
Fluid Power Systems
Refrigeration & Air conditioning
Current Postgraduate Supervision
2.Thermodynamics performance evaluation of industrial boiler - M.Eng. Project
Selected Publications (33)
2. Exergy costing analysis and performance evaluation of selected gas turbine power plants
[ Download 1.08 MB ] [Visit]4. Analysis of Energy Utilization in Selected Industries in Southwestern Nigeria
[ Download 1.69 MB ]5. Exergoeconomic analysis and performance assessment of selected gas turbine power plants
[ Download 152.78 kB ]6. Assessment of performance indices of selected gas turbine power plants in Nigeria
[ Download 755.99 kB ]8. Transmission Network Enhancement with Renewable Energy
[ Download 2.55 MB ]9. Changing Noise Climate of Ilorin Metropolis
[ Download 403.18 kB ]12. A Statistical Analysis ofthe Day-time and Night-time Noise Levels in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria
[ Download 854.65 kB ]13. Comparative analysis of noise descriptors in some selected areas in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria
[ Download 411.10 kB ]15. Estimation of global and diffuse solar radiations for selected cities in Nigeria
[ Download 321.37 kB ]18. Efficient energy utilization as a tool for sustainable development in Nigeria
[ Download 325.97 kB ] [Visit]20. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures: Tools for Sustainable Energy Development in Nigeria
[ Download 305.58 kB ]23. Noise Pollution in Urban Areas: The Neglected Dimensions
[ Download 972.88 kB ]26. Theoretical considerations of machining with grinding wheels
[ Download 393.76 kB ]28. Effective Noise Control Measures and Sustainable Development in Nigeria
[ Download 869.31 kB ] [Visit]31. Thermodynamic Analysis of a Gas Turbine Power Plant Modeled with an Evaporative Cooler
[ Download 663.53 kB ]Collaboration/Linkages
2. Egbin Steam Power Plant, Ikorodu, Lagos State
3. Afam Gas Turbine Power Plant, Afam, River State
(a) Professional Membership
• Corporate Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers (M.N.S.E).
• Registered Member, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
Conferences Attended
2. Nigerian Society of Engineers Annual Conference, Held in Ilorin, December 3rd – 7th , 2012.
3. International Conference on Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection Held at Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria March 20 – 22, 2012.