Maxime Binama

Academic rank: 
Senior Lecturer
Academic Leadership Position: 
Research Coordinator
Email: 
m.binama@ur.ac.rw
Telephone: 
+250 788 903 858
College: 
College of Science and Technology(CST)
School/centre: 
School of Engineering
Department: 
Mechanical and Energy Engineering
Published Papers : 
1) Multi-scale flow-induced dynamic response in 710-MW Francis turbine: Numerical investigation. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2025, 296, 110345,  SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

2)  Fish-friendly optimization of low-head axial-flow turbines. Ocean Engineering, 2025, 317, 120070, SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

3) Hydraulic instability of pump-turbine during fast pump-to-turbine transition under different control schemes: Changing guide vane pre-opening angles. Energy Conversion and Management, 2025, 323, 119274, SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

4) Investigation of Non-Uniform Inflow Effects on Impeller Forces in Axial-Flow Pumps Operating as Turbines. Water, 2024, 16(10), 1428 SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

5) Rotating stall mechanism of pump-turbine in hump region: An insight into vortex evolution. Energy, 2024, 292, 130579 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

6) Sediment Erosion on Pelton Turbines: A Review. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2023, 36(1), 64 SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

7) Investigation of Structural Strength and Fatigue Life of Rotor System of a Vertical Axial-Flow Pump under Full Operating Conditions. Water, 2023, 15(17), 3041 SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

8) A computational method for complex-shaped hydraulic turbomachinery flow based on the immersed boundary method. AIP Advances, 2023, 13(8), 085121 SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

9) Effect of stationary diffuser size on performance and pressure field characteristics of an axial-flow pump in pump mode. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 2023, 45(3), 170 SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

10) Review on bubble dynamic of subcooled flow boiling-part a: Research methodologies. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2023, 184, 108019 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

11) Review on bubble dynamic of subcooled flow boiling-part b: Behavior and models. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2023, 184, 108026 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

12) Numerical investigation of PVT coverage on an integrated building-solar-heat pump system: Technical and economic study. Solar Energy, 2023, 249, 507–520 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

13) Exergoeconomic analysis and multi-objective whale optimization of an integrated solid oxide fuel cell and energy storage system using liquefied natural gas cold energy. International Journal of Energy Research, 2022, 46(15), 24208–24228 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

14) Inhibition of N-vinylpyrrolidone on hydrate in high-pressure flow system under the synergistic effect of ether compounds. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022, 367, 120360 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

15) The Design and Optimization of Natural Gas Liquefaction Processes: A Review. Energies, 2022, 15(21), 7895 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

16) The frosting and soil imbalance performance issues of building heat pumps: An overview. Energy and Buildings, 2022, 273, 112387 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

17) Energy loss mechanisms of transition from pump mode to turbine mode of an axial-flow pump under bidirectional conditions. Energy, 2022, 257, 124630 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.

18) Entropy Production Evaluation within a Prototype Pump-Turbine Operated in Pump Mode for a Wide Range of Flow Conditions. Processes, 2022, 10(10), 2058 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.

19) Pump as turbine cavitation performance for both conventional and reverse operating modes: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, 168, 112786 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

20) Rapid formation of methane hydrate in environment-friendly leucine-based complex systems. Energy, 2022, 254, 124214 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 13: Climate Action

21) Numerical investigation on the factors influencing the temperature distribution of photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) evaporator/condenser for heat pump systems. Renewable Energy, 2022, 194, 885–901 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

22) A Numerical Study on Mechanical Seal Dynamic Characteristics Within a Reactor Coolant Pump. Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022, 10, 879198 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

23) Experimental Francis Turbine Cavitation Performances of a Hydro-Energy Plant. Sustainability Switzerland, 2022, 14(6), 3263 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

24) Study on a horizontal axial flow pump during runaway process with bidirectional operating conditions. Scientific Reports, 2021, 11(1), 21834 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

25) Flow instability transferability characteristics within a reversible pump turbine (RPT) under large guide vane opening (GVO). Renewable Energy, 2021, 179, 285–307 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

26) Study of the Erosion Influence on Bucket Profile and Performance of Pelton Turbine. Zhongguo Dianji Gongcheng Xuebao, 2021, 41(21), 7391–7402 SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

27) Development and numerical performance analysis of a micro turbine in a tap-water pipeline. Sustainability Switzerland, 2021, 13(19), 10755 SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

28) A review on the influence of the components on the performance of PVT modules. Solar Energy, 2021, 226, 365–388 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

29) Stress characteristics of top cover bolts of hydraulic turbine. Journal of Vibration and Shock, 2021, 40(17), 55–62 SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

30) Experimental and Numerical studies on Opening and Velocity Influence on Sediment Erosion of Pelton Turbine Buckets. Renewable Energy, 2021, 173, 1040–1056 SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

31) A numerical investigation into the PAT hydrodynamic response to impeller rotational speed variation. Sustainability Switzerland, 2021, 13(14), 7998 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

32) Experimental study on load rejection process of a model tubular turbine. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, 2021, 774(1), 012036 SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

 
Brief profile: 
Dr. Maxime Binama is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering at the College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda. He holds a PhD in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics and an MSc in Fluid Mechanics from Harbin Institute of Technology, China. His research is in energy and thermal–fluid engineering, with emphasis on the modelling, analysis, and optimization of energy conversion systems, including hydraulic machinery and small hydropower and sustainable thermal energy systems such as solar and heat pump applications. He has published over 50 articles in renowned peer‑reviewed journals such as Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy Conversion and Management, Renewable Energy, and Physics of Fluids (Scopus ID: 57194400008), with an H‑index of 24 as of 2025. He supervises students research projects at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He teaches courses in fundamental and applied fluid and thermal sciences such as Fluid Mechanics, Applied Hydraulics and design of pumping stations, Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion, and Applied Fluid Dynamics for Hydropower Systems, at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Research Area: 
Thermal–fluid engineering Research ID number (ORCID):https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4292-4848