This paper focuses on to the study of the origins of Blue spectrum reflections of the elytron of Necrobia rufipes, of large family of Cleridae. We combine experimental and numerical method, to explain the structure responsible of the elytron blue color. The experimental results h...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/30923
This article shows the experimental and numerical results of thermal comfort of two models of traditional habitats. The traditional habitat is bilobate and rectangular model. In the bilobate model, I obtained the following air temperatures by measurement: 29.6-31.6°C the day and...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26286
The earth-to-air heat exchanger is a very energy efficient system for preheating and cooling premises, which consists of circulating air through a tube buried at a certain depth in the ground. The temperature of the ground is less variable than that of the outside air, so that th...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i14045
In the current energy context, geothermal systems are highly developed in the building field. Among these interesting systems on the energy plan, one finds in particular the earth-to-air heat exchanger commonly called ‘Canadian or Provençal well’. It consists of tubes buried in...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2022/v10i4189
Boureima Kaboré, Germain Wende Pouiré Ouedraogo, Moctar Ousmane, Vincent Zoma, Belkacem Zeghmati, Xavier Chesneau, Sié Kam & Dieudonné Joseph Bathiebo·Physical Science International Journal·2021
In the Sahelian zone, air cooling in house by air-soil heat exchanger is an alternative in the context of insufficient of electrical energy. This work is about cooling of a habitat in Ouagadougou by numerical approach. Numerical results provided a better understanding of the infl...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/psij/2021/v25i1030285
Abdoulaye Compaoré, Boureima Dianda, Gilbert Nana, D. Joseph Bathiebo, Belkacem Zeghmati, Xavier Chesneau & Stéphane Abide·Physical Science International Journal·2018
A numerical modeling of heat transfer in a habitat whose walls are in local materials (compressed earth blocks) is presented. The transfer equations based on the nodal method are solved by an implicit finite difference method and the Gauss algorithm coupled to an iterative proced...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/38931
Kalifa Palm, Kokou N’wuitcha, Serge Igo, Issaka Ouedraogo, Michel O. Zongo, Alioune Ouedraogo & Belkacem Zeghmati·Physical Science International Journal·2014
In this work, we conduct a thermal study on the installation of an incinerator of gas generated by the carbonization of household wastes. We used a forced and laminar flows, with Reynolds number ranging between 500 and 2,000. Beyond 2,000, in our simulation, computer programs are...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/14675
Guy Christian Tubreoumya, Eloi Salmwendé Tiendrebeogo, Abdoul Fayçal Baguian, Téré Dabilgou, Ousmane GUIRO, Jacques Nébié, Boubou Bagré, Belkacem Zeghmati, Alfa Oumar Dissa, Jean Koulidiati & Antoine Béré·Physical Science International Journal·2024
The present study aimed to highlight the performance evaluation of a finned solar air collector. This device works in forced conversion and is destined to dry products. The necessity of improving the thermal performances of the solar air collector for specific needs has encourage...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/psij/2024/v28i6865
Jacques Nébié, Sidiki Zongo, Augustin S. Zongo, Guy C. Tubreoumya, Zacharie S. Kam, Serge W. Igo, Tizane Daho, Ilyassé Konkobo, Antoine Béré & Belkacem Zeghmati·Physical Science International Journal·2021
The present work reports the thermal performance of a box-type solar cooker insulated with kapok wool, a local plant with a low thermal conductivity. The experimental results obtained indicate that the absorber plate reached a maximum temperature of 155.2 °C. Moreover, the maximu...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/psij/2021/v25i1030286