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Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol (Date of defense: 2012-07-26)
This thesis aims at developing a numerical methodology suitable for the direct numerical simulation (DNS) and large-eddy simulation (LES) of turbulent flows in order to be used in complex flows, currently encountered in ...
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, manifolds, mufflers, ...
Ablanque Mejía, Nicolás (Date of defense: 2010-07-21)
The aim of this work is to study the thermal and fluid-dynamic behavior of vapor compression refrigerating systems and their constitutive elements (heat exchangers, expansion devices, compressors and connecting tubes) ...
Ahmad, Shamshad (Date of defense: 2017-04-06)
The thesis topic is located in the domain of numerical simulation of laminar flames. The principal aim of the presented research is the study of numerical techniques for the multidimensional simulation of flames with low ...
Pont Ribas, Arnau (Date of defense: 2018-02-23)
The solution of the human phonation problem applying computational mechanics is covered by several research branches, such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), biomechanics or acoustics, among others. In the present ...
Gutiérrez Álvarez, Enrique (Date of defense: 2018-07-17)
CFD techniques are important tools for the study of multiphase flows, because most of the physical phenomena of these flows often happen on space and time scales where experimental methodologies are impossible in practice. ...
Barbu, L. G. (Lucia Gratiela) (Date of defense: 2016-02-01)
The present thesis aims at advancing an innovative computational methodology that simulates steel and composite material fracture under cyclic loading following a phenomenological approach, with calibration from both small ...
Bartrons Casademont, Eduard (Date of defense: 2018-10-05)
The present thesis aims at developing a basis for the numerical simulation of the growth and densification of macroscopic frost sheets. Notwithstanding the fact that icing has still a long way to fully understand its ...
De Mier Torrecilla, Monica (Date of defense: 2010-06-29)
La presencia simultánea de múltiples fluidos con diferentes propiedades ocurre en numerosos problemas medioambientales, procesos industriales y situaciones de la vida diaria. Algunos ejemplos son la interacción fluido-combustible ...
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 research and industrial ...
Jofre Cruanyes, Lluís (Date of defense: 2014-07-25)
The present thesis aims at developing a basis for the numerical simulation of multiphase flows of immiscible fluids. This approach, although limited by the computational power of the present computers, is potentially very ...
Amani, Ahmad (Date of defense: 2019-07-24)
The complex nature of multiphase flows, particularly in the presence of non-Newtonian rheologies in the phases, limits the applicability of theoretical analysis of physical equations as well as setting up laboratory ...
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 energy efficiency and ...
Torras Ortiz, Santiago (Date of defense: 2016-02-05)
El objetivo principal de esta tesis es la resolución numérica de problemas de transferencia de calor y dinámica de fluidos y su aplicación para el estudio del comportamiento transitorio de sistemas térmicos de acumulación ...
Morales Ruiz, Sergio (Date of defense: 2009-06-18)
Un estudio numérico del comportamiento térmico y fluido-dinámico de flujos bifásicos, liquido-gas, en conductos es presentado. El análisis numérico es basado en dos diferentes modelos. El primer modelo es conocido como ...
Ventosa Molina, Jordi (Date of defense: 2015-10-02)
The present thesis aims at developing numerical methods and algorithms for the efficient simulation of diffusion flames in the flamelet regime. To tackle turbulent chemically reacting flows a double framework is used in ...
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 equipment: turbulence ...
Galione Klot, Pedro Andrés (Date of defense: 2014-12-23)
The present thesis aims at studying the use of phase change materials (PCM) in thermal energy storage (TES) applications and to develop and implement numerical tools for their evaluation. Numerical analysis is nowadays an ...
Koldan, Jelena (Date of defense: 2013-10-30)
The growing significance, technical development and employment of electromagnetic (EM) methods in exploration geophysics have led to the increasing need for reliable and fast techniques of interpretation of 3-D EM data ...
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 studied. However, ...