sample of publications

• articles 

  • Estimation of solar receiver corrosion conditions during operation to aid in the design of receiver-corrosion lab tests.  SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS.  266. 2024
  • Real-time estimation of the transient thermomechanical behaviour of solar central receivers.  Thermal Science and Engineering Progress.  41:1-18. 2023
  • Influence of eccentricity on the thermomechanical performance of a bayonet tube of a central solar receiver.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  223:1-19. 2023
  • Impact of a mechanical attachment on the preheating temperatures of a central receiver tube.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  215:1-15. 2022
  • Preheating of solar power tower receiver tubes for a high-temperature chloride molten salt.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  216:1-19. 2022
  • Experimental determination of the convection heat transfer coefficient in an eccentric annular duct.  EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE.  136:1-9. 2022
  • Heat generation depth and temperature distribution in solar receiver tubes subjected to induction.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  204:1-15. 2022
  • Influence of immersed surface shape on the heat transfer process and flow pattern in a fluidized bed using numerical simulation.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER.  178:1-16. 2021
  • Numerical simulation of a 3-D gas-solid fluidized bed: Comparison of TFM and CPFD numerical approaches and experimental validation.  ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY.  32:3689-3705. 2021
  • Thermal stress and fatigue damage of central receiver tubes during their preheating.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  195:117115-1-117115-15. 2021
  • Vibration augmentation of the solids volume dragged by the wake of a bubble rising in a fluidized bed.  POWDER TECHNOLOGY.  380:574-583. 2021
  • Experimental study of nanofluids flow and heat transfer over a backward-facing step channel.  POWDER TECHNOLOGY.  372:497-505. 2020
  • Thermal and mechanical stresses in bayonet tubes of solar central receivers working with molten salt and liquid sodium.  Results in Engineering.  5:100073-1-100073-9. 2020
  • Effect of corrugated wall combined with backward-facing step channel on fluid flow and heat transfer.  Energy.  190:1-10. 2020
  • Numerical study of the effect of pressure and temperature on the fluidization of solids with air and (supercritical) CO2.  JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS.  147:271-283. 2019
  • Corrected quasi one-dimensional heat conduction equation for the analysis of straight fins of uniform profile.  HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER.  55:1023-1031. 2019
  • Exergy recovery from solar heated particles to supercritical CO2.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  146:469-481. 2019
  • Approximate analytical treatment of annular fins of rectangular profile for teaching fin heat transfer: Utilization of the mean value theorem for integrals.  International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education.  48:79-96. 2018
  • Thermo-mechanical modelling of solar central receivers: effect of incident solar flux resolution.  Solar Energy.  165:43-54. 2018
  • Experimental study on the motion of solids around an isolated bubble rising in a vertically vibrated fluidized bed.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  330:120-133. 2017
  • Oscillatory behavior of the bed bulk and the bubbles in a vertically vibrated pseudo-2D bed in bubbling regime.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  312:228-242. 2017
  • Bulk oscillation and velocity wave propagation in a vibrated fluidized bed at minimum fluidization conditions.  POWDER TECHNOLOGY.  308:346-361. 2017
  • Effect of vertical vibration and particle size on the solids hold-up and mean bubble behavior in a pseudo-2D fluidized bed.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  304:384-398. 2016
  • Development of an empirical wall-friction model for 2D simulations of pseudo-2D bubbling fluidized beds.  ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY.  27:521-530. 2016
  • Fully coupled TFM-DEM simulations to study the motion of fuel particles in a fluidized bed.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE.  134:57-66. 2015
  • Compressible-gas two-fluid modeling of isolated bubbles in a vertically vibrated fluidized bed and comparison with experiments.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  271:287-299. 2015
  • Three-dimensional two-fluid modeling of a cylindrical fluidized bed and validation of the Maximum Entropy method to determine bubble properties.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  262:628-639. 2015
  • Comparison of simplified heat transfer models and CFD simulations for molten salt external receiver.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  73:993-1005. 2014
  • Experimental study on the motion of isolated bubbles in a vertically vibrated fluidized bed.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  255:114-125. 2014
  • Characterisation of the particle-wall frictional forces in pseudo-2D fluidized beds using DEM.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE.  116:136-143. 2014
  • Thermal design guidelines of solar power towers.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  63:428-438. 2014
  • Characterization of the particle-wall frictional forces in pseudo-2D fluidized beds using DEM.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE.  116:136-143. 2014
  • Experimental quantification of the particle-wall frictional forces in pseudo-2D gas fluidised beds.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE.  102:257-267. 2013
  • Statistical accuracy of scattered points filters and application to the dynamics of bubbles in gas-fluidized beds.  JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS.  732:245-281. 2013
  • Gas interchange between bubble and emulsion phases in a 2D fluidized bed as revealed by two-fluid model simulations.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  215-216:479-490. 2013
  • A novel methodology for simulating vibrated fluidized beds using two-fluid models.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  198-199:261-274. 2012
  • Comparison between two-fluid model simulations and particle image analysis & velocimetry (PIV) results for a two-dimensional gas-solid fluidized bed.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE.  66:3753-3772. 2011
  • Experimental and computational study on the bubble behavior in a 3-D fluidized bed.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE.  66:3499-3512. 2011
  • A novel approach for modeling bubbling gas-solid fluidized beds.  AICHE JOURNAL.  57:1733-1750. 2011
  • Comparison of bubble eruption models with two-fluid simulations in a 2D gas-fluidized bed.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  171:328-339. 2011
  • Dense-Phase Velocity Fluctuation in a 2-D Fluidized Bed.  POWDER TECHNOLOGY.  200:37-45. 2010
  • Bubble Characteristics in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed with a Rotating Distributor.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIPHASE FLOW.  35:970-976. 2009
  • Approximate Analytic Temperature Distribution and Efficiency for Annular Fins of Uniform Thickness.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES.  48:773-780. 2009

• book chapters 

  • Multiple Orifice Bubble Generation in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds: The Activation Region Approach. In: Fluidization XIII: New Paradigm in Fluidization Engineering.  KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KAIST). 73-80. 2010

• conference contributions 

  • Preliminary CFD simulations of a lab-scale novel design of a particle receiver for CSP applications 2023
  • Spectrally Selective Multilayer Coating System to Improve the Thermo-Optical Properties of New-Designed Particle Receiver for Concentrated Solar Power Plant. 2023
  • Convection heat transfer coefficient study in a bayonet heat exchanger 2022
  • Evaluación colaborativa integrada en minivideos 2022
  • Multiresolution analysis of the thermal stresses in an absorber bayonet tube for SPT receivers.  030029-1-030029-8. 2020
  • Effect of eccentricity on the thermal stresses in a bayonet tube for solar power tower receivers.  030041-1-030041-8. 2019
  • Comparación del comportamiento térmico del flujo de sales y sodio fundido en tubos bayoneta de receptores solares de torre central.  209-216. 2018
  • Comparación
    del Comportamiento Térmico del Flujo de Sales y Sodio Fundido en Tubos Bayoneta
    de Receptores Solares de Torre Central.  209-216. 2018
  • Comparison of the heat transfer characteristics of molten salt, liquid sodium and supercritical CO2 in bayonet tubes of solar tower receivers.  1-8. 2018
  • Effect of eccentricity on the hydrodynamics and heat transfer of molten salt in bayonet receivers for solar power towers.  1-9. 2018
  • Eccentric bayonet receiver for solar power tower.  1-8. 2017
  • Numerical investigation on the solids mixing in fluidized beds 2017
  • Reversal of gulf stream circulation in a vertically vibrated triangular fluidized bed.  345-356. 2017
  • Segregation of equal-sized particles of different densities in a vertically vibrated fluidized bed.  101-110. 2017
  • Solar tower enhanced natural draft dry cooling tower.  030050-1-030050-8. 2017
  • Variable velocity in solar external receivers.  030043-1-030043-8. 2017
  • Simulation of fuel particles motion in a 2D fluidized bed using a hybrid-model considering wall friction 2016
  • Characterization of the Bubble Behavior in Vibrated Fluidized Beds by means of Two-Fluid CFD Simulations Coupled with Accelerometry Data 2013
  • Euler-Euler and Euler-Lagrangian Evaluation of a Pseudo-2D Gas Fluidized Bed: An Estimation of the Wall Boundary Condition From DEM 2013
  • Linking of the pressure oscillation in a pseudo two-dimensional bed with the spatiotemporal distribution of particles 2013
  • Characterization of the Gas Interchange Between Bubble and Emulsion Using Two-Fluid Model Simulations.  914-921. 2012
  • Critical Evaluation of Euler-Euler and Euler-Lagrangian Modelling Strategies in a 2D Gas Fluidized Bed.  720-727. 2011
  • Learning by Collaborative Evaluation: A Problem Based Methodology to Engage Students in the Course Material.  3626-3634. 2011