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...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2022/v10i4189
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...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i14045
A numerical study of the natural heat and mass transfer in a cavity with a straight isoscele cross-section containing air is made in this paper. The two inclined side walls are kept in natural convection with the surrounding environment. The upper horizontal wall is subjected to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2022/v10i4190
In this study, we are interested in the two-dimensional numerical simulation of the turbulent mixed convection in the case of a square with two side lid-driven cavity containing a hot obstacle. The transfer equations coupled with those of the K - ε closure model and the boundary...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2022/v26i7753
Used engine oil is a main source of oil contamination of waterways and can result in pollution of drinking water sources. Insoluble, persistent, slowly dergradable, it can contain toxic chemicals and heavy metals. Animals and birds from the polluted oil soil can be stuck. The pre...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i434005
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...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/14675
The study of geothermal systems requires a good knowledge of heat transfers in the depth of the soil. The aim of this work is to study the distribution of temperature in the ground under the climatic conditions of Togo. The analytical and numerical solutions of unidirectional hea...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2022/v26i430318