sample of publications

• articles 

  • Experimental study of the discharge process of a thermal energy storage system based on granular material operated as a fluidized or confined bed.  Journal of Energy Storage.  73, Part C. 2023
  • Experimental analysis of a novel confined bed system for thermal energy storage.  Journal of Energy Storage.  69. 2023
  • Experimental evaluation of the transient and steady state performance of an air-cooled square minichannel heat exchanger.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES.  188:1-26. 2023
  • Experimental evaluation of a new mini square channel air-cooled heat exchanger for an absorption chiller.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER.  195. 2022
  • Viability on the desorption and air condensation of water in a compact membrane-based microchannel desorber-condenser for cooling applications.  ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT.  267. 2022
  • Performance assessment of low temperature solar collector with Fullerenes C60 in an emerging country.  Applied Sciences-Basel.  12:1-19. 2022
  • Numerical and Experimental Evaluation and Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Soft Magnetic Transformer Built from Laminated Steel Plates.  SENSORS.  21(7939):1-18. 2021
  • Experimental performance of membrane water absorption in LiBr solution with and without cooling.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  180:1-7. 2020
  • Microalgae pyrolysis under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions.  Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts.  51:1-11. 2020
  • Performance of a solar absorption cooling system using nanofluids and a membrane-based microchannel desorber.  Applied Sciences-Basel.  10:1-16. 2020
  • Experimental evaluation of a membrane-based microchannel desorber operating at low desorption temperatures.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  167:1-10. 2020
  • Experimental performance comparison of three flat sheet membranes operating in an adiabatic microchannel absorber.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  152:835-843. 2019
  • Pyrolysis and combustion kinetic study and complementary study of ash fusibility behavior of sugarcane bagasse, sugarcane straw, and their pellets-case study of agro-industrial residues.  ENERGY & FUELS.  33:3227-3238. 2019
  • A parametric analysis on the effect of design and operating variables in a membrane-based desorber.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION.  99:47-58. 2019
  • Experimental characterisation of a novel adiabatic membrane-based micro-absorber using H2O-LiBr.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER.  129:1136-1143. 2019
  • Pyrolysis of Cynara cardunculus L. samples - Effect of operating conditions and bed stage on the evolution of the conversion.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  351:371-381. 2018
  • Modeling and performance analysis of an absorption chiller with a microchannel membrane-based absorber using LiBr-H2O, LiCl-H2O, and LiNO3-NH3.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH.  42:3544-3558. 2018
  • Analyzing the pyrolysis kinetics of several microalgae species by various differential and integral isoconversional kinetic methods and the Distributed Activation Energy Model.  Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts.  32:11-29. 2018
  • Adiabatic vs non-adiabatic membrane-based rectangular micro-absorbers for H2O-LiBr absorption chillers.  Energy.  134:757-766. 2017
  • Pyrolysis of sewage sludge in a fixed and a bubbling fluidized bed - Estimation and experimental validation of the pyrolysis time.  ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT.  144:235-242. 2017
  • Pyrolysis of biofuels of the future: Sewage sludge and microalgae - Thermogravimetric analysis and modelling of the pyrolysis under different temperature conditions.  ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT.  138:261-272. 2017
  • Simplified model of a membrane-based rectangular micro-desorber for absorption chillers.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION.  71:108-123. 2016
  • Modeling of the pyrolysis of biomass under parabolic and exponential temperature increases using the Distributed Activation Energy Model.  ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT.  223-230. 2016
  • Parametric study of operating and design variables on the performance of a membrane-based absorber.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  98:409-419. 2016
  • A simple model to predict the performance of a H2O-LiBr absorber operating with a microporous membrane.  Energy.  96:383-393. 2016
  • Effect of the number of TGA curves employed on the biomass pyrolysis kinetics results obtained using the Distributed Activation Energy Model.  FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY.  134:360-371. 2015
  • Evaluating the accuracy of the Distributed Activation Energy Model for biomass devolatilization curves obtained at high heating rates.  ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT.  86:1045-1049. 2014
  • Experimental validation of a theoretical model for a direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump applied to heating.  Energy.  242-253. 2013
  • Simulation of object motion in a bubbling fluidized bed using a Monte Carlo method.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE.  96:26-32. 2013
  • Energy and exergy analysis of an absorption power cycle.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  55:69-77. 2013
  • Theoretical model and experimental validation of a direct-expansion solar assisted heat pump for domestic hot water applications.  Energy.  45:704-715. 2012
  • Experimental determination of the diffusion coefficient of water in transformer solid insulation.  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON DIELECTRICS AND ELECTRICAL INSULATION.  19:427-433. 2012
  • Determination of moisture diffusion coefficient in transformer paper using thermogravimetric analysis.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER.  55:1066-1075. 2012
  • Motion of a large object in a bubbling fluidized bed with a rotating distributor.  Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification.  50:859-868. 2011
  • Buoyancy effects on objects moving in a bubbling fluidized bed.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE.  66:2833-2841. 2011
  • Energy and exergy analysis in an asphalt plant's rotary dryer.  APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING.  31:1039-1049. 2011
  • Air conditioning in the region of Madrid, Spain: an approach to electricity consumption, economics and CO2 emissions.  Energy.  36:1630-1639. 2011
  • Detecting regime transitions in gas-solid fluidized beds from low frequency accelerometry signals.  POWDER TECHNOLOGY.  207:104-112. 2011
  • On the minimum fluidization velocity in 2D fluidized beds.  POWDER TECHNOLOGY.  207:145-153. 2011
  • On the pressure drop in Plate Heat Exchangers used as desorbers in absorption chillers.  ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT.  52:1520-1525. 2011
  • Standard Deviation of Absolute and Differential Pressure Fluctuations in Fluidized Beds of Group B Particles.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN.  86:1236-1242. 2008

• book chapters 

  • Modelling of membrane-based micro-absorbers for absorption cooling technology. In: Materials and Technologies for Energy Efficiency.  BrownWalker Press. 223-227. 2015

• conference contributions 

  • Experimental Analysis of a Confined Bed of Granular Material As Thermal Energy Storage System 2023
  • Simulación de un enfriador híbrido alimentado por energía solar térmica.  451-457. 2020
  • Simulation of a solar cooling system using nanofluids and membrane-based components in the absorption chiller.  1-7. 2020
  • Experimental measurement of mass transfer resistances in a membrane based adiabatic microchannel absorber 2019
  • Performance of a membrane-based microchannel desorber using nanofluids 2019
  • Performance improvement of absorption cooling systems using nanoparticles: A review.  103-107. 2019
  • Reaction rate of olive stone during combustion in a bubbling fluidized bed.  40-44. 2019
  • Effect of Segregation on the Reaction Rate of Sewage Sludge Pyrolysis in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed.  657-663. 2017
  • Performance of a single effect LiBr-water absorption chiller operating with a membrane-based microchannel absorber 2017
  • Thermodynamic design data of a single effect LiBr-H2O absorption chiller provided with a membrane-based microchannel absorber for air conditioning applications.  22-22. 2017
  • Comparison between adiabatic and non-adiabatic H2O-LiBr membrane-based absorbers.  321-326. 2016
  • Comparison of working fluid combinations in a microchannel membrane absorber 2016
  • Micro-absorption chiller components based on membrane technology.  296-296. 2015
  • Modelling of membrane-based micro-absorbers for absorption cooling technology.  223-227. 2015
  • Performance evaluation of H2O-LiBr absorber operating with microporous membrane technology 2015
  • Theoretical model of a direct-expansion solar assisted heat pump: Model results to constant and variable condensing temperature.  838-847. 2014
  • An estimation of the circulating time in a large-scale fluidized bed using DBM simulation data.  201-208. 2013
  • Analysis of biomass and sewage sludge devolatilization using the distributed activation energy model.  239-244. 2013
  • On the validity of the Daem model using low heating rate devolatilization curves 2013
  • An Evaluation of the DAEM Model Validity for Wood Pellets.  1686-1690. 2011
  • Aproximación a la demanda de aire acondicionado del sector residencial de la Comunidad de Madrid: consumo eléctrico, emisiones de CO2 y coste.  201-206. 2011
  • Simulación de la demanda energética por climatización del sector residencial en el verano de la Comunidad de Madrid 2011