LECUONA NEUMANN, ANTONIO

category: Professor Emeritus

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5763-4982

Positions

Academic Department : Thermal and Fluids Engineering
Research Group : Thermal Engineering, Energy and Atmosphere (ITEA)
Research Group : SoftLab
Institute : Pedro Juan de Lastanosa Institute of Technology Development and Innovation

Subjects

Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Renewable Energies

Contact Info

lecuona@ing.uc3m.es >> Other Contact Information

Co-author Network

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sample of publications

articles
- Direct gas heating in linear concentrating solar collectors for power and industrial process heat production: Applications and challenges. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment. 12. 2023
- Small-scale linear Fresnel collector using air as heat transfer fluid: Experimental characterization. Renewable Energy. 176:459-474. 2021
- Direct solar air heating inside small-scale linear Fresnel collector assisted by a turbocharger: Experimental characterization. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 196:1-21. 2021
- Turbo-assisted direct solar air heater for medium temperature industrial processes using Linear Fresnel Collectors. Assessment on daily and yearly basis. Energy. 223:1-17. 2021
- Direct solar production of medium temperature hot air for industrial applications in linear concentrating solar collectors using an open Brayton cycle. Viability analysis. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 169. 2020
- Thermo-chemical storage for renewable energies based on absorption: Getting a uniform injection into the grid. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 146:338-345. 2019
- Theoretical study of direct vapor generation for energy integrated solar absorption machines. Renewable Energy. 2018
- 1-D transient numerical modeling of counter-current two-phase stratified flow inside a medium temperature solar linear collector. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT. 155:218-229. 2018
- Performance analysis of an absorption double-effect cycle for power and cold generation using ammonia/lithium nitrate. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 115:256-266. 2017
- Numerical solution of one-dimensional transient, two-phase flows with temporal fully implicit high order schemes: Subcooled boiling in pipes. NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. 313:319-329. 2017
- Generation and droplet size distribution of tracer particles for PIV measurements in air, using propylene glycol/water solution. EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE. 81:1-8. 2017
- Single camera volumetric shadowgraphy system for simultaneous droplet sizing and depth location, including empirical determination of the effective optical aperture. EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE. 76:135-145. 2016
- Two-stage double-effect ammonia/lithium nitrate absorption cycle. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 64:228-237. 2016
- Experimental assessment of vapour adiabatic absorption into solution droplets using a full cone nozzle. EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE. 68:228-238. 2015
- Absorption solar cooling systems using optimal driving temperatures. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 79:140-148. 2015
- Single-effect absorption refrigeration cycle boosted with an ejector-adiabatic absorber using a single solution pump. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION. 38:22-29. 2014
- Solar cooker of the portable parabolic type incorporating heat storage based on PCM. APPLIED ENERGY. 111:1136-1146. 2013
- Experimental evaluation of ammonia adiabatic absorption into ammonia-lithium nitrate solution using a fog jet nozzle. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 50:781-790. 2013
- Experimental study of a thermochemical compressor for an absorption/compression hybrid cycle. APPLIED ENERGY. 97:297-304. 2012
- Subcooled and saturated boiling of ammonia-lithium nitrate solution in a plate-type generator for absorption machines. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER. 55:4914-4922. 2012
- Simultaneous assessment of peak-locking and CCD readout errors through a multiple Delta t strategy. EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS. 53:121-135. 2012
- Effect of the NH3-LiNO3 concentration and pressure in a fog-jet spray adiabatic absorber. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 37:430-437. 2012
- Extension of the characteristic equation to absorption chillers with adiabatic absorber=Extension d'une équation caractéristique aux refroidisseurs à absorption munis d'absorbeurs adiabatiques. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION. 35:709-718. 2012
- Instantaneous performance of solar collectors for domestic hot water, heating and cooling applications. ENERGY AND BUILDINGS. 45:152-160. 2012
- Experimental assessment of ammonia adiabatic absorption into ammonia-lithium nitrate solution using a flat fan nozzle. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 31:3569-3579. 2011
- Flat plate thermal solar collector efficiency: Transient behavior under working conditions part II: Model application and design contributions. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 31:2385-2393. 2011
- Flat plate thermal solar collector efficiency: Transient behavior under working conditions. Part I: Model description and experimental validation. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 31:2394-2404. 2011
- Flow temporal reconstruction from non time-resolved data part II: practical implementation, methodology validation, and applications. EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS. 51:861-870. 2011
- Flow temporal reconstruction from non-time-resolved data part I: mathematic fundamentals. EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS. 51:1047-1055. 2011
- Quantitative evaluation of PIV peak locking through a multiple Delta t strategy: relevance of the rms component. EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS. 51:785-793. 2011
- Influence of the solution heat exchanger efficiency on the performance of a single effect H2O-LiBr adiabatic absorption system. International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration. 19:107-112. 2011
- Experimental diagnosis of the influence of operational variables on the performance of a solar absorption cooling system. APPLIED ENERGY. 88:1447-1454. 2011
- On the Recirculation of Ammonia-Lithium Nitrate in Adiabatic Absorbers for Chillers. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 30:2770-2777. 2010
- Boiling Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Ammonia-Lithium Nitrate Solution in a Plate Generation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER. 53:4768-4779. 2010
- Atmospheric Low Swirl Burner Flow Characterization with Stereo PIV. EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS. 48:901-913. 2010
- Ammonia-Lithium Nitrate Absorption Chiller with an Integrated Low-Pressure Compression Booster Cycle for Low Driving Temperatures. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 30:1351-1359. 2010
- Optimum hot water temperature for absorption solar cooling. Solar Energy. 83:1806-1814. 2009
- Experimental Characterization of the Spreading and Break-up of Liquid Flat-Fan Sheets Discharging in a Low-Density Atmosphere and Application to BrLi Solutions. EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS. 46:331-342. 2009
- Multiple Delta t Strategy for Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Error Correction, Applied to a Hot Propulsive Jet. MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY. 20. 2009
- Energy and Carbon Emission Savings in Spanish Housing Air-Conditioning Using Solar Driven Absorption System. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING. 28:1734-1744. 2008
- Limits and Accuracy of the Stereo LFC-PIV Technique and Its Application to Flows of Industrial Interest. EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS. 45:609-621. 2008
- Analysis of the Vortex Street Generated at the Core-Bypass Lip of a Jet-Engine Nozzle. Topics in Applied Physics. 112:419-428. 2008
book chapters
- Photovoltaic Cooking. In: Advances in Renewable Energies and Power Technologies. Vol.1: Solar and Wind Energies. ELSEVIER B.V.. 403-427. 2018
- Absorption Thermodynamic Cycles: Advanced Cycles Based on Ammonia/Salt. In: Sustainable Energy Technologies. CRC PRESS. 111-130. 2017
- Solar Cooking for All. In: Sustainable Energy Technologies. CRC PRESS. 255-276. 2017
- Las cocinas solares, cómo salvar vidas y reducir el consumo energético. In: Las energías renovables como instrumento de lucha contra la pobreza. 34-43. 2015
- Solar cooking figures of merit. Extension to heat storage. In: Materials and processes for energy: communicating current research and technological developments. FORMATEX RESEARCH CENTER, S.L.. 134-141. 2013
books
- Solar convective dryers for post-collection processing: basics, modeling and technology. Marcombo Boixarreu Editores. 2019
- Cocinas solares: fundamentos y aplicaciones: herramientas de lucha contra la pobreza energética. BARCELONA: Marcombo Boixarreu Editores. 2017
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