@article {10.3844/ajassp.2022.6.20,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Double Diffusive Convection Heat and Moisture Transfer Inside a Planted Roof Building Under Hot-Humid Climate: Case of Lomé City in West Africa},
author = {Samah, Hodo-Abalo and Banna, Magolmèèna and Zeghmati, Belkacem},
volume = {19},
year = {2022},
month = {Feb},
pages = {6-20},
doi = {10.3844/ajassp.2022.6.20},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajassp.2022.6.20},
abstract = {Planted roofs have been investigated as a passive cooling
technology for energy efficiency purposes in buildings. More quantitative
data on this topic are required to solve a lack of information for many specific
regions. This study is focused on a numerical investigation of the thermal
comfort inside a green roof rectangular ventilated cavity in a hot and humid
climate like the one of Lomé in west Africa. The left vertical is heated and
partly saturated with water to provide humidification of the indoor air.
Transfer dimensionless equations are solved using an implicit finite
difference scheme, the Thomas algorithm, and the Gauss-Seidel iterative
method. We analyze the effects of inlet airflow on the thermal process inside
the ventilated and planted enclosure have been investigated. The comfort
temperature range deduced from the data is 25°C < Tc < 27°, and that of
the indoor air humidity is 49% < Hr },
journal = {American Journal of Applied Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}