André Luc Batiana

Experimental Analysis of the Thermal Performance of a Solar Water Heater Storage Unit

André Luc Batiana, Salmwendé Eloi Tiendrebeogo, Guy Christian Tubreoumya, Emmanuel Sidwaya Sawadogo, Blaise Kaboré, Oumar Bailou, Desiré Zerbo, Iliyassé Konkobo, Alfa Oumar Dissa & Antoine Béré · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2025

Solar thermal energy, particularly hot water production using solar water heaters, is one of the most promising solar energy applications in countries such as Burkina Faso. This study experimentally determined the efficiency of flat-plate solar collectors for solar water heaters....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2025/v44i94612

Modeling and Experimental Analysis of a Dual-collector Indirect Solar Dryer for Intermittent and Continuous Drying of Bioproducts

Emmanuel Sidwaya Sawadogo, Salmwendé Eloi Tiendrebeogo, Guy Christian Tubreoumya, André Luc Batiana, Windnigda Zoungrana, Téré Dabilgou, Jacques Nébié, Oumar Bailou, Alfa Oumar Dissa & Antoine Béré · Physical Science International Journal · 2026

This study presents the development and experimental validation of a coupled heat and mass transfer model for a dual-collector indirect solar dryer based on the energy balance of a representative section of the system. The governing equations describe the simultaneous evolution o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2026/v30i4960