Outputs for THERMAL AND FLUIDS ENGINEERING Department (Year 2017)
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Articles
- A 1D+1D Model of Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells Based on an Optimized Kinetic Mechanism for Ethanol Electro-Oxidation Involving Free and Adsorbed Intermediate Species
- A genetically optimized kinetic model for ethanol electro-oxidation on Pt-based binary catalysts used in direct ethanol fuel cells
- Adiabatic vs non-adiabatic membrane-based rectangular micro-absorbers for H2O-LiBr absorption chillers
- Advances in scalable gas-phase manufacturing and processing of nanostructured solids: A review
- Aiming strategy model based on allowable flux densities for molten salt central receivers
- An exergy-based study on the relationship between costs and environmental impacts in power plants
- Bulk oscillation and velocity wave propagation in a vibrated fluidized bed at minimum fluidization conditions
- Characterization of TiO2 nanoparticles fluidization using X-ray imaging and pressure signals
- Controlled formation of bubbles in a planar co-flow configuration
- Cost-based design optimization of the heat exchangers in a parabolic trough power plant
- Critical slot size for deflagration initiation by hot products discharge into hydrogen air-atmospheres
- Determination of heliostat canting errors via deterministic optimization
- Diffusion of dissolved CO2 in water propagating from a cylindrical bubble in a horizontal Hele-Shaw cell
- Diffusion-flame ignition by shock-wave impingement on a hydrogen-air supersonic mixing layer
- Drop Tower Setup to Study the Diffusion-driven Growth of a Foam Ball in Supersaturated Liquids in Microgravity Conditions
- Effect of sepiolite bed material on gas composition and tar mitigation during C-cardunculus L. gasification
- Electrolysis-driven and pressure-controlled diffusive growth of successive bubbles on microstructured surfaces
- Experimental energy and exergy analysis of a novel water-LiBr absorption system
- Experimental study on the characteristic mixing time of solids and its link with the lateral dispersion coefficient in bubbling fluidized beds
- Experimental study on the motion of solids around an isolated bubble rising in a vertically vibrated fluidized bed
- Generation and droplet size distribution of tracer particles for PIV measurements in air, using propylene glycol/water solution
- Global instability of low-density jets
- Hydration and dehydration cycles in polymer electrolyte fuel cells operated with wet anode and dry cathode feed: A neutron imaging and modeling study
- Improvement of the simulation of fuel particles motion in a fluidized bed by considering wall friction
- Improving the efficiency of gas turbine systems with volumetric solar receivers
- Influence of the resolution of forest cover maps in evaluating fragmentation and connectivity to assess habitat conservation status
- Initial stage of plate lifting from a water surface
- Interaction of a planar reacting shock wave with an isotropic turbulent vorticity field
- Investigation of the collapse of bubbles after the impact of a piston on a liquid free surface
- Laminar counterflow parallel-plate heat exchangers: An exact solution including axial and transverse wall conduction effects
- Large-activation-energy analysis of gaseous reacting flow in pipes
- Modeling and optimization of an Otto cycle using the ethanol-gasoline blend
- Nonlinear resonances of an idealized saccular aneurysm
- Numerical solution of one-dimensional transient, two-phase flows with temporal fully implicit high order schemes: Subcooled boiling in pipes
- On the Limitations of Volume-Averaged Descriptions of Gas Diffusion Layers in the Modeling of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
- Oscillatory behavior of the bed bulk and the bubbles in a vertically vibrated pseudo-2D bed in bubbling regime
- Parametric study of a novel organic Rankine cycle combined with a cascade refrigeration cycle (ORC-CRS) using natural refrigerants
- Performance analysis of an absorption double-effect cycle for power and cold generation using ammonia/lithium nitrate
- Pyrolysis of biofuels of the future: Sewage sludge and microalgae - Thermogravimetric analysis and modelling of the pyrolysis under different temperature conditions
- Pyrolysis of sewage sludge in a fixed and a bubbling fluidized bed - Estimation and experimental validation of the pyrolysis time
- Regimes of boundary-layer ignition by heat release from a localized energy source
- Simplified model of a dual-media molten-salt thermocline tank with a multiple layer wall
- Some Topics on the Physics of Bubble Dynamics in Beer
- Switching to efficient technologies in traditional biomass intensive countries: The resultant change in emissions
- The Social Perspective on the Renewable Energy Autonomy of Geographically Isolated Communities: Evidence from a Mediterranean Island
- The history effect on bubble growth and dissolution. Part 2. Experiments and simulations of a spherical bubble attached to a horizontal flat plate.
- The large-activation-energy analysis of extinction of counterflow diffusion flames with non-unity Lewis numbers of the fuel
- The role of fuel mixing on char conversion in a fluidized bed
- The role of non-thermal electrons in flame acceleration
- Thermal explosions in spherical vessels at large Rayleigh numbers
- Thermo-economic optimization of molten salt steam generators
- Thermodynamic and economic assessment of a new generation of subcritical and supercritical solar power towers
Books
Book Chapters
- Absorption Thermodynamic Cycles: Advanced Cycles Based on Ammonia/Salt. In: Sustainable Energy Technologies
- Solar Cooking for All. In: Sustainable Energy Technologies
Conference Contributions
- A Multipurpose Mechanism for Ethanol Combustion
- Advanced parallel computing of engineering processes: study of a molten-salt thermocline tank over a GPU Architecture
- Assessment of Evaporators Using Solar Salt as Heat Transfer Fluid
- Cálculo de las condiciones iniciales para la simulación de ondas expansivas
- Design of a Solar Linear Particle Receiver Placed at the Ground Level
- Eccentric bayonet receiver for solar power tower
- Effect of Segregation on the Reaction Rate of Sewage Sludge Pyrolysis in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed
- Effect of eccentricity on the hydrodynamics and heat transfer of molten salt in bayonet receivers for solar power towers
- Estimación de daños de explosiones sobre personas
- Evaporator optimization for solar tower power plants
- Evolution of Electrolytic Hydrogen Bubbles on Microstructured Electrodes
- Experimental parameter identification in thermo-active foundations assisted by numerical simulations
- Formación en ingeniería energética en zonas en desarrollo
- High downforce devices for Formula Student cars: a numerical study
- Medidas de protección pasivas frente a IED: barreras protectoras frente a explosiones
- Numerical investigation on the solids mixing in fluidized beds
- Performance of a single effect LiBr-water absorption chiller operating with a membrane-based microchannel absorber
- RENet: Renewable Energies Education Network
- Sepiolite performance as bed material towards gas and tar compositions during C. Cardunculus L. gasification
- Tecnologías alternativas para luchar contra la pobreza: evaluación de movimientos y artefactos
- Thermodynamic design data of a single effect LiBr-H2O absorption chiller provided with a membrane-based microchannel absorber for air conditioning applications
- Understanding the role of axial wall conduction in mini-/micro-counterflow heat exchangers
Projects
- Análisis de tensiones y deformaciones en los receptores solares centrales.
- Asesoramiento y asistencia técnica en el diseño, modelado y estudio de viabilidad de micro-baterías de flujo
- Caracterización termodinámica de refrigerantes alternativos para sustitución del FC72
- Combustibles alternativos en condiciones de alta velocidad.
- Estudio propagación del fuego en un centro de transformación mediante un modelo de dos zonas
- Informe técnico sobre optimización energética de la combustión de mezclas complejas de biomasa herbácea y leñosa
- Mejora del sistema de admisión de aire en la góndola de un aerogenerador
- Modelización de una pila de almacenamiento térmico
- Optimización energética y medioambiental de los sistemas de generación de frío de una industria cárnica
Supervised Theses
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Advanced
PIV in flows of industrial interest: Errors Characterization -
CHARACTERIZING
THE MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF EPIDERMAL CELL MONOLAYERS DURING WOUND HEALING -
Design
and dynamic analysis of steam generators of concentrating solar power plants -
Diffusion-driven
growth and dissolution of quasi-static bubbles -
Polymer
Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells modeling: From Kinetic models to Water
Management