Heat transfer software for local materials in Cameroon (HTSLM 1.0): simplified building energy software based on local realities

Abstract We report in this work the overall design of a software application for calculating the indoor temperature in a room of a building constructed from local materials in Cameroon based on heat transfer modes. This software is intended to be simplified and at a lower cost for the user. We dubbe...

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Main Authors: Lynda Phalone Ndjonnou Tchawa, Lucien Mandeng Mandeng, Joël Durel Tchinang Tchameu, Ramses Tanankem Menkem, Florian Kamsu Kom, Jacques Lionel Ntamag, Joseph Pondi
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Published: Springer 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s43937-024-00052-6
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author Lynda Phalone Ndjonnou Tchawa
Lucien Mandeng Mandeng
Joël Durel Tchinang Tchameu
Ramses Tanankem Menkem
Florian Kamsu Kom
Jacques Lionel Ntamag
Joseph Pondi
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Lucien Mandeng Mandeng
Joël Durel Tchinang Tchameu
Ramses Tanankem Menkem
Florian Kamsu Kom
Jacques Lionel Ntamag
Joseph Pondi
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description Abstract We report in this work the overall design of a software application for calculating the indoor temperature in a room of a building constructed from local materials in Cameroon based on heat transfer modes. This software is intended to be simplified and at a lower cost for the user. We dubbed it LOBATIN/HTSLM 1.0 for the first release. We describe the physical modeling background based on the stationary aspect of the transfer of heat flow via conduction, convection and radiation from the outside to the inside of the supposedly uninhabited building. We present how we manage Cameroon’s meteorological data to implement them in LOBATIN/HTSLM 1.0 and we compare our results with pre-existing software such as EnergyPlus. The curves obtained for hourly indoor temperatures for the chosen days in the five climatic zones defined for the software, all show a realistic bell-shaped evolution, thus prefiguring a digital decision support tool for such admitted infrastructures to be made of materials from the Local Materials Promotion Authority of Cameroon.
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spelling doaj-art-d407b063a60745089c9f543e66547c332025-01-19T12:44:06ZengSpringerDiscover Energy2730-77192025-01-015112210.1007/s43937-024-00052-6Heat transfer software for local materials in Cameroon (HTSLM 1.0): simplified building energy software based on local realitiesLynda Phalone Ndjonnou Tchawa0Lucien Mandeng Mandeng1Joël Durel Tchinang Tchameu2Ramses Tanankem Menkem3Florian Kamsu Kom4Jacques Lionel Ntamag5Joseph Pondi6Department of Civil Engineering, National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Yaoundé INASEY OPTICA CHAPTER of the National Advanced School of Engineering of YaoundéNASEY OPTICA CHAPTER of the National Advanced School of Engineering of YaoundéMoSIG/DSAI, ENSIMAGDepartment of Computer Science, National Advanced School of Engineering of Yaoundé, University of Yaoundé ILocal Materials Promotion Authority (MIPROMALO)Local Materials Promotion Authority (MIPROMALO)Abstract We report in this work the overall design of a software application for calculating the indoor temperature in a room of a building constructed from local materials in Cameroon based on heat transfer modes. This software is intended to be simplified and at a lower cost for the user. We dubbed it LOBATIN/HTSLM 1.0 for the first release. We describe the physical modeling background based on the stationary aspect of the transfer of heat flow via conduction, convection and radiation from the outside to the inside of the supposedly uninhabited building. We present how we manage Cameroon’s meteorological data to implement them in LOBATIN/HTSLM 1.0 and we compare our results with pre-existing software such as EnergyPlus. The curves obtained for hourly indoor temperatures for the chosen days in the five climatic zones defined for the software, all show a realistic bell-shaped evolution, thus prefiguring a digital decision support tool for such admitted infrastructures to be made of materials from the Local Materials Promotion Authority of Cameroon.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43937-024-00052-6Indoor temperatureOutdoor temperatureThermal comfortEcological materialsNumerical simulation of heat transfers
spellingShingle Lynda Phalone Ndjonnou Tchawa
Lucien Mandeng Mandeng
Joël Durel Tchinang Tchameu
Ramses Tanankem Menkem
Florian Kamsu Kom
Jacques Lionel Ntamag
Joseph Pondi
Heat transfer software for local materials in Cameroon (HTSLM 1.0): simplified building energy software based on local realities
Discover Energy
Indoor temperature
Outdoor temperature
Thermal comfort
Ecological materials
Numerical simulation of heat transfers
title Heat transfer software for local materials in Cameroon (HTSLM 1.0): simplified building energy software based on local realities
title_full Heat transfer software for local materials in Cameroon (HTSLM 1.0): simplified building energy software based on local realities
title_fullStr Heat transfer software for local materials in Cameroon (HTSLM 1.0): simplified building energy software based on local realities
title_full_unstemmed Heat transfer software for local materials in Cameroon (HTSLM 1.0): simplified building energy software based on local realities
title_short Heat transfer software for local materials in Cameroon (HTSLM 1.0): simplified building energy software based on local realities
title_sort heat transfer software for local materials in cameroon htslm 1 0 simplified building energy software based on local realities
topic Indoor temperature
Outdoor temperature
Thermal comfort
Ecological materials
Numerical simulation of heat transfers
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s43937-024-00052-6
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