sample of publications

• articles 

  • Magnetized fluid electron model within a two-dimensional hybrid simulation code for electrodeless plasma thrusters.  PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.  31:045021-045047. 2022
  • Hybrid plasma simulations of a magnetically shielded Hall thruste.  JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS.  131:103302. 2022
  • Macroscopic plasma analysis from 1D-radial kinetic results of a Hall thruster discharge.  PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.  30:115011. 2021
  • Three-dimensional neutralizer effects on a Hall-effect thruster near plume.  ACTA ASTRONAUTICA.  187:498-510. 2021
  • On heavy particle-wall interaction in axisymmetric plasma discharges.  PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.  30:085004. 2021
  • Experimental assessment of RANS models for wind load estimation over solar-panel arrays.  Applied Sciences (Switzerland).  11:2496. 2021
  • Mechanically Amplified Milli-Newton Thrust Balance for Direct Thrust Measurements of Electric Thrusters for Space Propulsion.  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT.  70:3505318-1 - 3505318-1. 2020
  • Collisionless electron cooling in a plasma thruster plume: experimental validation of a kinetic model.  PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.  29:1-10. 2020
  • Effect of the horizontal aspect ratio on thermocapillary convection stability in annular pool with surface heat dissipation.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER.  148 (119140). 2020
  • Erratum: Numerical treatment of a magnetized electron fluid model within an electromagnetic plasma thruster simulation code (2019 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 28 115004).  Plasma Sources Science and Technology.  29:1-1. 2020
  • Parametric study of the radial plasma-wall interaction in a Hall thruster.  JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS.  52:1-13. 2019
  • Numerical treatment of a magnetized electron fluid model within an electromagnetic plasma thruster simulation code.  PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.  28:1-16. 2019
  • Sidewall effects on heat transfer in narrow backward facing step in transitional regime.  NUMERICAL HEAT TRANSFER PART A-APPLICATIONS.  76:628-647. 2019
  • Axisymmetric plasma plume characterization with 2D and 3D particle codes.  PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.  27:1-13. 2018
  • Influence of flow tree-dimensionality on the heat transfer of a narrow channel backward facing step flows.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES.  132:234-248. 2018
  • Experimental characterization of a 1 kW Helicon Plasma Thruster.  VACUUM.  149:69-73. 2018
  • ON THE ONSET OF INSTABILITIES IN A BENARD-MARANGONI PROBLEM IN AN ANNULAR DOMAIN WITH TEMPERATURE GRADIENT.  Thermal Science.  21:S585-S596. 2017
  • Analysis of the numerical diffusion in anisotropic mediums: benchmarks for magnetic field aligned meshes in space propulsion simulations.  Applied Sciences (Switzerland).  6. 2016
  • Assessment of secondary bubble formation on a backward-facing step geometry.  PHYSICS OF FLUIDS.  28. 2016
  • Influence of geometrical parameters on the linear stability of a Bénard-Marangoni problem.  PHYSICAL REVIEW E.  93:1-7. 2016
  • Assessment of experimental optical techniques for characterizing heat transfer using numerical simulations.  Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics.  9:84-98. 2015
  • Development of a segregated compressible flow solver for turbomachinery simulations.  Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics.  7:673-682. 2014
  • Development and validation of a radial variable geometry turbine model for transient pulsating flow applications.  ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT.  85:190-203. 2014
  • Analysis of bifurcations in a Benard-Marangoni problem: Gravitational effects.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER.  73:33-41. 2014
  • Set-up analysis and optimization of cfd simulations for radial turbines.  Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics.  7:441-460. 2013
  • Codimension-three bifurcations in a Bénard-Marangoni problem.  Physical review E: statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics.  88:1-4. 2013

• conference contributions 

  • HIPATIA: a project for the development of the Helicon Plasma Thruster and its associated technologies to intermediate-high TRLs 2020
  • An experimental revisit of plasma phenomena on Helicon Plasma Thrusters.  1-8. 2019
  • Analysis of the plasma discharge in a Hall thruster via a hybrid 2D code.  1-24. 2019
  • Development and Characterization of the Helicon Plasma Thruster Prototype HPT-03.  1-12. 2019
  • Environmental analysis of nanorovers in a swarm for lunar scientific missions 2019
  • Experimental activities at the Electric propulsion and Plasmas Team (EP2- UC3M): an example of an intense testing campaign on the Helicon Plasma Thruster (HPT05M).  1-12. 2019
  • Helicon and ECR plasma sources for space propulsion: Simulation and testing.  788-793. 2019
  • Mechanically amplified milli-Newton thrust balance for helicon plasma thrusters.  1-17. 2019
  • Numerical Simulations of the Plasma Discharge in an Helicon Plasma Thruster.  1-16. 2019
  • RF Power: Plasma Coupling Experimental Results in a Helicon Plasma Thruster Prototype.  1-8. 2019
  • Simulation of Hall thruster 3D plumes with EP2PLUS.  1-29. 2019
  • Simulation of Hall thruster performances with HYPHEN.  1-16. 2019
  • Simulation of radial electron dynamics in a Hall effect thruster.  1-11. 2019
  • Synergies between space plasma propulsion and magnetic confinement plasma fusion: PROMETEO project.  497-497. 2019
  • Webcam based in-vacuum tomography of plasma thruster jets.  1-4. 2019
  • Electron modeling in hybrid plasma thruster plume simulations 2018
  • HYPHEN: A multi-thruster simulation platform.  1-15. 2018
  • Magnetic nozzles.  1-17. 2018
  • Misiones y tecnologías de eliminación activa de desechos espaciales.  173-173. 2018
  • Non-Maxwellian electron VDF features in a Hall thruster chamber 2018
  • 2D and 3D hybrid PIC-fluid modeling of electricthruster plumes 2017
  • Development updates for a two-dimensionalaxisymmetric hybrid code for Plasma Thrusterdischarges 2017
  • Experimental performances of a 1 kW HPT by means of plasma diagnosis 2017
  • Model and Experimental validation of spacecraft-thruster interactions for electric propulsion thrusters plumes 2017
  • Optical Emission Spectroscopy diagnostics of heliconplasma thruster operating with Argon.  1-10. 2017
  • Simple body force model for Dielectric Barrier Discharge plasma actuator 2017
  • Collisionless electron cooling in unmagnetized plasma thruster plumes.  2477-2486. 2016
  • Development of physical models of electron cooling in collisionless plasma thruster plumes 2016
  • Horizonte ISDEFE: Espacio. Análisis del marco institucional y de las principales líneas de desarrollo e investigación actuales en el área Vigilancia y Seguimiento espaciales (SST) 2016
  • Hybrid Particle Codes for Electric Propulsion 2016
  • NOMADS: development of a versatile plasma discharge simulation plarform for electrinc propulsion 2016
  • Benchmarks for Magnetic Field Aligned Meshes in Electromagnetic Plasma Thruster Simulations 2015
  • Evaluation of Erosion Reduction Mechanisms in Hall Effect Thrusters 2015
  • Recursive Computation of Complex Frequencies of Vibrating Non-Viscous Damped Systems 2014