BOUKAR Makinta

Modeling Heat and Mass Transfer in a Wet Terracotta Tube Channel for Evaporative Cooling Application: Influence of Geometrical Parameters

ZOUNGRANA Windnigda, BOUKAR Makinta, COULIBALY Ousmane, Tubreoumya Guy Christian & Bere Antoine · Physical Science International Journal · 2024

This study investigates the influence of design parameters on the performance of a terracotta tube-type evaporative cooling system. A mathematical model was developed based on double film theory and energy and mass conservation equations of the humid air and the wet tube wall in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2024/v28i6855

Performance Optimization of a Terracotta Tube-Based Direct Evaporative Cooling System

ZOUNGRANA Windnigda, BOUKAR Makinta, COULIBALY Ousmane, Tubreoumya Guy Christian & Bere Antoine · Physical Science International Journal · 2024

This study presents the design and testing of a lab-scale Terracotta Flat Tubular direct evaporative cooler constructed from locally sourced materials. The key components of the system include a galvanized steel box, hollow baked clay tubes with a flat geometry, an axial fan, and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2024/v28i5850

Performance Ratio and Loss Analysis for a Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic System: Case of the 7MW Plant in Malbaza, Niger

Boubacar Maikano Abdoulaye, Daouda Abdourahimoun, Sani dan Nomao Harouna, Madougou Saidou & BOUKAR Makinta · Journal of Energy Research and Reviews · 2023

The use of solar energy in sunny countries is an efficient way to overcome the energy shortage. The interest of this energy is not only economic but also environmental, as it emits few greenhouse gases. Niger, a vast landlocked country in the Sahel, is characterized by an average...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jenrr/2023/v13i1256