Balcázar Arciniega, Néstor Vinicio (Date of defense: 2014-09-30)
This thesis aims at developing numerical methods based on level-set techniques suitable for the direct numerical simulation (DNS) of free surface and interfacial flows, in order to be used on basic ...
Cadafalch Rabasa, Jordi (Date of defense: 2002-09-27)
Work here presented is the result of basic research in key aspects of the currently available engineering tools and methodologies for the design, optimisation and development of thermal systems and ...
Castro González, Jesús (Date of defense: 2005-05-06)
Degut a la tendència a l'increment del preu de la energia, i el seu ús cada cop més estès per aire condicionat en els paisos desenvolupats, els sistemes de refrigeració basats en energia solar tenen ...
Paniagua Sánchez, Leslye (Date of defense: 2014-07-30)
This thesis aims at unifying two distinct branches of work within the Heat Transfer Technological Center (CTTC). On one side, extensive experimental work has been done during the past years by the ...
Claramunt Altimira, Kilian (Date of defense: 2005-02-18)
Deep knowledge of combustion phenomena is of great scientific and technological interest. In fact, better design of combustion equipments (furnaces, boilers, engines, etc) can contribute both in the ...
Danov, Stoyan Viktorov (Date of defense: 2005-11-07)
Se ha desarrollado y construido una infraestructura experimental orientada a la validación de modelos de intercambiadores compactos de aletas y tubos y sistemas de refrigeración con sobrealimentación ...
Rigola Serrano, Joaquim (Date of defense: 2002-09-27)
The numerical simulation model presented is based on the integration of the fluid conservation equations (continuity, momentum and energy) in the whole compressor domain (compression chamber, valves, ...
Borrell Pol, Ricard (Date of defense: 2012-10-31)
La simulació numèrica directa (DNS) de fluxos complexes és actualment una utopia per la majoria d'aplicacions industrials ja que els requeriments computacionals son massa elevats. Donat un flux, la ...
Soria Guerrero, Manel (Date of defense: 2000-07-18)
The main purpose of the dissertation is to contribute to the development of numerical techniques for computational heat transfer and fluid flow, suitable for low cost (loosely coupled) parallel computers. ...
Giráldez García, Héctor (Date of defense: 2015-04-17)
he main objective of the present thesis is to study and optimize the sealing efficiency of air curtains. Therefore, the phenomenology of the breakthrough and the parameters which affect it has been ...