Patrick Salagnac

Patrick Salagnac is a Teacher-Researcher at the University of La Rochelle, France, with a focus on energy, building systems, and thermal modeling. He belongs to the CNU 60 research section and collaborates with the CNRS' INSIS scientific department.

• Research Focus: Modeling and simulation of energy, matter, and momentum transfers in dense/porous materials; optimization of building energy systems and envelope components for industrial and commercial applications.
• Recent Publications (2025-2024) emphasize adiabatic cooling metrics, thermal property estimation, and optical fiber temperature measurement in buildings, showing increasing attention to climate adaptation and industrial ventilation.
• Historical Contributions: Pioneering work in conductive polymer composites (2005-2008), bread baking thermodynamics (2014), and micro-CHP systems (2017-2004), demonstrating interdisciplinary expertise in thermal science and material engineering.