This study evaluates a greenhouse-type solar dryer with adobe walls, a natural material known for its thermal inertia, aimed at improving the drying of agricultural products in tropical regions. By using local materials, the system reduces costs and environmental impact while enh...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2025/v44i84597
Energy efficiency is one of the priorities of the current political agenda. There are very few countries in which no objective has been set in terms of energy savings, energy consumption, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. However, these declarations of intent are not alw...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i24666
Zakaria Guene, Guy Christian Tubreoumya, Eloi Salmwendé Tiendrebeogo, Oumar Bailou, Kayaba Haro, Issoufou Ouarama, Aboubacar COMPAORE & Alfa Oumar Dissa·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2023
Solar adsorption refrigeration as an environmentally-friendly refrigeration method has attracted a great deal of interest over the world. This technology will therefore benefit developing countries with high solar energy potential. The aim of this work is to contribute to a bette...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i334222
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....
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2025/v44i94612
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...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i4960