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    • A load balancing method for parallel genetic CFD optimizations 

      Aizpurua Udabe, Imanol; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol; Borrell Pol, Ricard; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Oliva Llena, Asensio (2015)
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      CFD optimizations are characterized by long and highly variable objective function evaluation times. The aim of this study is to improve the parallel performance using a new load balancing master-worker parallelization ...
    • A method for fluid-structure interaction problems with non-Newtonian fluid 

      Amani, Ahmad; Naseri, Alireza; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Oliva Llena, Asensio (International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), 2018)
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      This paper represents a numerical method to solve fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems where the fluid exhibits a non-Newtonian Viscoelastic behaviour. Oldroyd-B constitutive equation is used to model Viscoelastic fluid. ...
    • A methodology for determining optimum solar tower plant configurations and operating strategies to maximize profits based on hourly electricity market prices and tariffs 

      Guedez, Rafael; Topel, Monica; Conde, Ines; Ferragut, Francisco; Callaba, Irene; Spelling, James; Hassar, Zhor; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Laumert, Bjorn (2016-04-01)
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      The present study analyzes the influence that market conditions have on determining optimum molten salt solar tower plants with storage that maximizes profits (in terms of plant configuration, sizing, and operation) for a ...
    • A new statistical model for subgrid dispersion in large eddy simulations of particle-laden flows 

      Muela Castro, Jordi; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Oliva Llena, Asensio (Institute of Physics (IOP), 2016)
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      Dispersed multiphase turbulent flows are present in many industrial and commercial applications like internal combustion engines, turbofans, dispersion of contaminants, steam turbines, etc. Therefore, there is a clear interest ...
    • A new thermocline-PCM thermal storage concept for CSP plants. Numerical analysis and perspectives 

      Galione Klot, Pedro Andrés; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Rodríguez Pérez, Ivette María; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim (2013)
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      Thermocline storage concept has been considered for more than a decade as a possible solution to reduce the huge cost of the storage system in CSP plants. However, one of the drawbacks of this concept is the decrease in ...
    • A numerical study on turbulent flow in an Inertial Particle Separator device 

      Bahramian, Linda; Amani, Ahmad; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Oliet Casasayas, Carles; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David (2023)
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      An Inertia Particle Separator (IPS) is a device situated in the intake of the aircraft to remove particles from entering the engine; consisting of two types of outlets: core and scavenge. This work presents the numerical ...
    • A parallel three-dimensional radial basis function interpolation method for unstructured dynamic meshes 

      Estruch Pérez, Olga; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol; Borrell Pol, Ricard; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David (2011)
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      A radial basis function (RBF) interpolation method is implemented to be applied in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) problems with dynamic meshes. It is compared with the classic springs analogy smoothing, focusing on the ...
    • A scalable framework for the partitioned solution of fluid-structure interaction problems 

      Naseri, Alireza; Totounferoush, Amin; González Acedo, Ignacio; Mehl, Miriam; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David (Springer, 2020-08)
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      In this work, we present a scalable and efficient parallel solver for the partitioned solution of fluid–structure interaction problems through multi-code coupling. Two instances of an in-house parallel software, TermoFluids, ...
    • A second-order time accurate semi-implicit method for fluid–structure interaction problems 

      Naseri, Alireza; González Acedo, Ignacio; Amani, Ahmad; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Oliva Llena, Asensio (2019-04-01)
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      This paper is concerned with numerical solution of fluid-structure inter-action (FSI) problems involving an incompressible viscous flow and an elasticstructure. A semi-implicit partitioned method with second-order ...
    • A semi-implicit coupling technique for fluid–structure interaction problems with strong added-mass effect 

      Naseri, Alireza; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol; González Acedo, Ignacio; Bartrons Casademont, Eduard; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Oliva Llena, Asensio (2018-07-01)
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      This paper is concerned with the numerical simulation of fluid–structure interaction problems involving an incompressible viscous flow and an elastic structure. A semi-implicit coupling technique is presented which strongly ...
    • A simple optimization approach for the insulation thickness distribution in household refrigerators 

      Trias Miquel, Francesc Xavier; Oliet Casasayas, Carles; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David (Elsevier, 2018-09)
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      Determination of the optimal insulation thickness is of great relevance in many thermal engineering applications. In this paper, a simple optimization strategy based on the Lagrange multipliers is presented. The optimal ...
    • Advanced analysis of thermal energy storage in CSP plants 

      Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; González Acedo, Ignacio; Torras Ortiz, Santiago; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Oliva Llena, Asensio (2016-11-24)
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    • An efficient strategy of parcel modeling for polydispersed multiphase turbulent flows 

      Bahramian, Linda; Muela Castro, Jordi; Oliet Casasayas, Carles; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Trias Miquel, Francesc Xavier (Scipedia, 2022)
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      A three-dimensional particle-laden two-phase turbulent flow by employing the Eulerian-Lagrangian method using multiphase Particle-In-Cell model is implemented to analyze the effects of parcel modeling. In order to achieve ...
    • An energy-preserving unconditionally stable fractional step method on collocated grids 

      Santos Serrano, Daniel; Trias Miquel, Francesc Xavier; Colomer Rey, Guillem; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David (Scipedia, 2022)
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      Preservation of energy is fundamental in order to avoid the introduction of unphysical energy that can lead to unstable simulations. In this work, an energy-preserving unconditionally stable fractional step method on ...
    • An enhanced finite volume based solver for thermoelastic materials in fluid-structure coupled problems 

      González Acedo, Ignacio; Naseri, Alireza; Chiva Segura, Jorge; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David (2018)
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    • An immersed boundary method to conjugate heat transfer problems in complex geometries. Application to an automotive antenna 

      Favre, F.; Antepara Zambrano, Óscar; Oliet Casasayas, Carles; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David (2019-02-05)
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      Considering that the most common reason for electronic component failure is the excessive temperature level, an efficient thermal management design can prolong the operating life of the equipment, while also increasing its ...
    • Analysis of fin-and-tube evaporators in no-frost domestic refrigerators 

      Oliet Casasayas, Carles; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Oliva Llena, Asensio (2010)
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      This paper summarizes the research work carried out by the authors on domestic refrigerator no-frost evaporators. It includes an explanation of the experimental unit that is currently being constructed to test isobutane ...
    • Analysis of the dynamic behavior of refrigerated spaces using air curtains 

      Jaramillo Ibarra, Julian Ernesto; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Oliva Llena, Asensio; Oliet Casasayas, Carles (2009-01-01)
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      This article is devoted to the study of air curtains applied to reduce the refrigerated chambers heat gains. The proposed strategy is based on the numerical simulation of air curtains by means of computational fluid dynamics ...
    • Analysis of vapour-compression refrigerating systems 

      Sadurní Caballol, Alexandre; Oliet Casasayas, Carles; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David (2011)
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      The aim of this paper is to show the authors proposal for steady state numerical simulation of Vapour-Compression Refrigerating Systems (dry expansion, liquid overfeed systems, ...). The developed tool allows using different ...
    • Assessment of numerical aspects using LES in particle separation devices 

      Muela Castro, Jordi; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Oliet Casasayas, Carles; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Oliva Llena, Asensio (European Conference for AeroSpace Sciences (EUCASS), 2019)
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      Numerical simulations can be a powerful tool for the design and optimization of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) protection and separation devices. This work aims to study the relevance and influence of different modelling and ...