Publications (356)
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Wild and cultivated biomass supply chain for biofuel production. A comparative study in West Africa
Linda Dominique Fabiola Bambara, Marie Sawadogo. Daniel Roy, Joël Blin, Didier Anciaux, Salifou Koucka OuimingaLimited access to energy has led to interest in biofuels in most West African countries where jatropha curcas (Jatropha) has been the most widely studied energy crop. However, due to difficulties in obtaining enough jatropha seed at acceptable costs, Balanites aegyptiaca (B. aegyptiaca) could be...
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Comparaison et analyse des performances d’un moteur diesel fonctionnant à l’huile de Jatropha préchauffée et au gazole
Y.W. GOUNKAOU, T. DAHO, M. SOUGOTI, A. DIANE, B. NANA, S. K. OUIMINGA, A. BERECe travail a porté sur la comparaison des performances d’un moteur diesel de type LISTER à injection indirecte fonctionnant au gazole et à l’huile pure de jatropha préchauffée (100 °C) ou non. Ce type de moteur est assez répandu en Afrique, plus précisément en milieu rural et sert...
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Observation and Simulation of Available Solar Energy at N’Djamena, Chad
Saka Goni, Haroun Ali Adannou, Dialo Diop, Adoum Kriga, Mahamoud Youssouf Khayal, Bado Nebon, Aboubaker Cheidikh Beye, Serigne Abdoul Aziz Niang, Mamadou S. DrameThe objective of this work is to evaluate the available solar potential at N’Djamena (12˚08N, 15˚04E) from 2017 to 2018. To achieve this goal, we used various datasets and model including: the in situ shortwave radiation (by pyranometer) measurement and sunshine duration (by Campbell-Stokes...
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Study of Aerosol Impact on the Solar Potential Available in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Bado Nébon, Mamadou Simina Dramé, Korgo Bruno, Guengane Hassime, Demba Ndao Niang, Saidou Moustapha Sall, Kieno P. Florent, Bathiebo Dieudonné JosephThis paper is an assessment of aerosols impact on solar potential available in Burkina Faso in 2017. Three measurement stations were selected from the North to the South according to the climatic zones, with sites at Dori (14.035°N, 0.034°W) in the North, Ouagadougou (12.20°N, 1.40°W) in the...
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Convective drying of onion: modeling of drying kinetics parameters
Aboubakar Compaore, Aditya Putranto, A. O. Dissa, Samuel Ouoba, Romain Rémond, Yann Rogaume, André Zoulalian, Antoine Béré, Jean KoulidiatiDrying is a simultaneous heat and mass transfer processes. Drying kinetics is determined by both internal properties and external drying conditions. In this study, two important drying kinetics parameters of onions i.e. effective water diffusivity and relative activation energy of reaction...
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Financial Analysis of Photovoltaic Installations in Burkina Faso
Ladifata Mogmenga, Bouchaib Hartiti, Amadou Diallo, Adama Ouedraogo, Nébon Bado, S. Fadili, A. Lfakir, P. Thevenin and Joseph Dieudonné BathieboThis article focuses on the economic and financial calculations concerning the production of electrical energy from photovoltaic installations connected to the grid. The estimation of energy production is done in fifteen cities in Burkina Faso. Among these localities, ten cities are homes to...
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Study of the influence of mass transfer factor k of evaporator on the performance of solar adsorption refrigerator operating with silicagel/ water couple.
Yves Christian NONGUIERMA, Amadou KONFE, Hassime GUINGANE, Sié KAM, and Dieudonné. Joseph BATHIEBOhhh
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Design, realization of a fixed bed downdraft gasifier and conduction of preliminary gasification tests with balanites aegyptiaca hulls, rice husk and charcoal
Ibrahim Harouna Gado, Oumar Sanogo, Tizane Daho, Balarabé Issa, Pakmogda Josué.on the design and testing of a co-current fixed bed gasifier with two air injections. The electric power of the gasifier was set at 10 kW. The design is based on experimental data relating to specific gas production rate, engine power efficiencies, biomass flow rate, pyrolysis and reduction time...
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Temperature Dependence of Density, Viscosity,Thermal Conductivity and Heat Capacity of Vegetable Oils for Their Use as Biofuel in Internal Combustion Engines
Augustin Sampawindé Zongo, Gilles Vaitilingom, Tizane Daho, Christian Caillol, Jean-François Hoffmann, Bruno Piriou, Jeremy Valette, Bila Gérard Segda, Pascal Higelin.This work gives tools to overcome the difficulty to determine experimentally physical properties for vegetable oils within the range of temperature typically observed during the injection phase in a diesel engine. Knowing vegetable oils’ physical properties to these ranges of temperature is of...
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Temperature Dependence of Density, Viscosity , Thermal Conductivity and Heat Capacity of Vegetable Oils for Their Use as Biofuel in Internal Combustion Engines
Augustin Sampawindé Zongo, Vaïtilingom Gilles, Daho Tizane, Caillol Christian, Hoffmann Jean-François, Piriou Bruno, Valette Jeremy, Gérard Segda Bila, Higelin. PascalThis work gives tools to overcome the difficulty to determine experimentally physical properties for vegetable oils within the range of temperature typically observed during the injection phase in a diesel engine. Knowing vegetable oils’ physical properties to these ranges of temperature is of...
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The Effect of Atmospheric Oxygen on the Puffing and Bursting Phenomena during Vegetable Oils Droplets Vaporization Process for Their Use as Biofuel in Diesel Engine
A. S. Zongo, T. Daho, G. Vaitilingom, B. Piriou, J. Valette, C. Caillol, B. G. Segda, P. Higelin, J. Koulidiati.The past literature on the use of vegetable oils as fuel in diesel engine revealed that utilizing vegetable oil fuels in diesel engines may require property changes in the oil or perhaps, some minor engine modifications or operating changes. This study was conducted to search for the effect of...
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Intra-Seasonal and Annual Variation of Aerosols and Their Radiative Impact in the Sahelian Zone of Burkina Faso
Bado Nébon, Mamadou Simina Dramé, Saidou Moustapha Sall, Korgo Bruno, Demba Ndao Niang, Kieno P. Florent, Bathiebo Dieudonné JosephThis paper deals with the characterization of aerosols in the Sahelian zone, particularly in Burkina Faso based on MODIS observations and in situ measurements of the AERONET network on the Ouagadougou site (12.2˚N, 1.4˚W). Thus, a seasonal spatial distribution of aerosols made over the period...
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Designing an Energy Efficient Building in a Context of Helping Self-Build
Emmanuel Ouédraogo, Ousmane Coulibaly, Kossi BoutoImbga, Ouamnoaga Alain Gilbert Koala, Abdoulaye Ouédraogo, Florent Pèlèga Kieno and Diendonné Joseph BathieboThis article presents a study of the performance of a typical building with walls made of local materials. The work consisted in evaluating the thermal comfort in a building built of cut lateritic blocks. This study is a contribution to the development of thermal regulations ...
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Biofuel from Balanites aegyptiaca: Optimization of the Feedstock Supply Chain
Linda Dominique Fabiola Bambara, Marie Sawadogo, Daniel Roy, Didier Anciaux, Joël Blin and Salifou Koucka OuimingaIn arid and semi-arid climates, Balanites aegyptiaca (B. aegyptiaca) is a potential plant to produce oilseed-based biofuels. In this paper an optimization model for a wild biomass supply chain is presented. The model was developed to identify the optimal organization of the supply network that...
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Performance Investigation of a Silicon Photovoltaic Module under the Influence of a Magnetic Field
Dioari Ulrich Combari, Emmanuel Wendsongré Ramde, Idrissa Sourabie, Martial Zoungrana, Issa Zerbo, and Dieudonné Joseph BathieboAside from the terrestrial magnetic field that is generated from the earth core, power transmission, and distribution lines, transformers and other equipment do produce a certain amount of magnetic field that could interfere with the performance of photovoltaic modules. This study conducted an...