MENDONÇA Kátia Cordeiro
Researcher-lecturer
+33 6 67 51 17 02
Bâtiment LAB’ IN TECH
8 rue Isabelle Autissier Pôle Atlantech
17140 Lagord
Research themes
- Building energy analysis
- Indoor air quality
- Air distribution in confined spaces
Educational activities
Topics : Air Conditioning, Fluid Mechanics, Refrigeration, Thermodynamics, Turbomachinery.
Pedagogical approaches : Lectures, Tutorials and Project-based learning.
Levels : undergraduate and graduate studies.
Background
HDR
Cnam - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
“Towards low energy buildings with a high level of thermal comfort and indoor air quality”
PhD
University of La Rochelle
Civil Engineering (Building physics)
Mechanical Engineer
UFPR - Federal University of Paraná (Brazil)
Research supervision activity
Theses in progress
- Mohammad VALIZADEH « Development of a calibration protocol for building energy models based on real-time data », 2022-2025.
Theses concluded
- Anastácio DA SILVA JUNIOR « Development of a comfort-based controller for split-type room air-conditioners », 2020.
- Marcos LOPES BATISTELLA « Numerical modelling of particle dispersion and deposition in ventilation duct bends », 2019.
Scientific activity and laboratory life
Tipee – Plateforme Technologique du Bâtiment Durable (Sept/2018 – present)
- Building simulation: thermal, airflow and pollutant transport
- R&D projects : conception, execution and management
Participation in the commission for the implementation of the Local Higher Education, Research and Innovation Plan for the La Rochelle Urban Area - Focus: Sustainable Urban Coastal Pole. (2017 - Sept/2018)
Expertise activities
Reviewer of the Brazilian magazine "Ambiente Construído" in the field of building physics.
Publications
Summary (2017-2022)
- ACL : 4
- INV
- ACTI : 7
- ACTN : 1
- OS
Selected publications
ACL : Articles in peer-reviewed journals 2017-2022
- GARCIA MA, MENDES LA, SILVEIRA JR N, MENDONÇA KC, N MENDES. A technological solution for preserving the quantity and quality of oysters grown in Brazil. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 2022.
- GARCIA MA, MENDES LA, GONCALVES JM, MENDONÇA KC, N MENDES. Comparative Analysis of hydraulic refrigeration and mechanical vapour compression water-cooling technologies in designing a technical system for oyster conservation. Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 93(1), 1-14, 2021.
- SILVA JUNIOR A, MENDONÇA KC, VILAIN R, PEREIRA ML, MENDES N. On the development of a simplified model for thermal comfort control of split systems. Building Simulation, 179, 1-14, 2020.
- LOPES MB, MARIANI VC, MENDONÇA KC, BÉGHEIN C. On the use of particle-wall interaction models to predict particle-laden flow in 90-deg bends. Building Simulation, 13,