Open AccessNumerical and Experimental Study of the Thermal Efficiency of an Air-Soil Heat Exchanger in the Sahelian Zone
Author(s) -
Boureima Kaboré,
Germain Wende Pouiré Ouedraogo,
Adama Ouédraogo,
Sié Kam,
Dieudonné Joseph Bathiebo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of physical and chemical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-7779
DOI - 10.9734/ajopacs/2021/v9i330137
Subject(s) - heat exchanger , environmental science , thermal , air velocity , context (archaeology) , moving bed heat exchanger , air conditioning , thermal efficiency , air temperature , plate heat exchanger , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , plate fin heat exchanger , mechanics , mechanical engineering , chemistry , geology , engineering , geography , physics , paleontology , organic chemistry , combustion
In the Sahelian zone, air conditioning in house by air-soil heat exchangers is an alternative in the context of insufficient of electrical energy. In this work, we carried out a numerical and experimental study of thermal efficiency of an air-soil heat exchanger. This study provided an estimation of thermal efficiency of an experimental air-soil heat exchanger during June, July and August 2016. Numerical results provided a better understanding of the influence of parameters such as tube length, air velocity and soil temperature on the thermal efficiency of this system.