Departament de Física
Enviaments recents
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Dynamics and physical processes involving extreme temperatures in the Iberian Peninsula and Iraq
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-10-03)
Tesi
Accés obertThe occurrence of heat waves and cold spells has received special attention in recent years due to their impact on human health, ecosystems and economy. In the context of climate change, there is evidence that extreme ... -
Study of the meteorological mechanisms controlling levels and transport processes of airborne pollen in the atmosphere
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-10-05)
Tesi
Accés obertAerobiology is the science that focuses on the study of the airborne living organisms (bacteria, fungal spores, pollen, small insects, etc.). The influence of meteorology and climate change on plant phenology include shifts ... -
Historical review of fire safety at NPP and application of fire PSA to Westinghouse PWR NPP in the frame of risk-informed decision making by
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-10-05)
Tesi
Accés obertThe importance of fire as a potential initiator of multiple-system failures took on a new perspective after the cable-tray fire at Browns Ferry in 1975 The review have shown that the first generation Nuclear Power Plant ... -
Relaxation dynamics and crystallization kinetics of glass-forming drugs
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-09-14)
Tesi
Accés obertGlassy phases play an important role in our daily life and in many industries such as the food, pharmaceutical, and construction and are responsible for certain vital mechanisms in living species. Whereas crystals are solid ... -
Dynamics of cyclones and precipitation over the Middle East
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-09-25)
Tesi
Accés obertPrecipitation is one of the most important, and also difficult to predict, elements of climate. This difficulty is associated with the transport of moisture through weather fronts that change their pathway, shape and ... -
A high-performace computing tool for partitioned multi-physics applications
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-09-13)
Tesi
Accés obertThe simulation and modelling of complex applications involving the interaction of processes governed by different physical principles is addressed in this thesis. The interaction of a fluid with a deformable body, or the ... -
Dynamics of large-scale shoreline perturbations
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-07-30)
Tesi
Accés obertShorelines around the world are rarely smooth and they can present undulations and cuspate shapes. On the one hand, human actions can cause shoreline perturbations via beach nourishments, which in turn perturb the wave ... -
Light management in non-Hermitian systems
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-04-17)
Tesi
Accés obert
Realitzat a/amb: Università degli studi di FirenzeThe quest for new artificial structures and materials uncovers novel new light-matter interactions, and intriguing physical phenomena. Since the late 80’s purely dielectric materials have been structured, at the wavelength-scale, ... -
Neutronics analysis and thermodynamics studies of several DEMO breeding blankets for the development of the AINA safety code
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-04-05)
Tesi
Accés obertBy 2050 the energy consumption is expected to increase considerably.The production might be mostly based on renewable energy mix driven by the nuclear fusion which could potentially deliver continuous, large-scale power ... -
Desarrollo y aplicación de herramientas de valoración de riesgos tecnológicos en centrales nucleares españolas a partir de la técnica de "Análisis Probabilista de Seguridad"
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-04-06)
Tesi
Accés obertThe PhD thesis "Desarrollo y aplicación de herramientas de valoración de riesgos tecnológicos en centrales nucleares españolas a partir de la técnica de Análisis Probabilista de Seguridad” results from the research projects ... -
Second harmonic generation in disordered nonlinear crystals : application to ultra-short laser pulse characterization
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-10-10)
Tesi
Accés obert
Realitzat a/amb: Aix-Marseille UniversitéThe PhD project, entitled "Second harmonic generation in disordered nonlinear crystals: application to ultra-short laser pulse characterization", is devoted to the study of second harmonic generation in nonlinear ferroelectric ... -
Solid-state studies on C60 solvates
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-11-23)
Tesi
Accés obertThis thesis focuses on the thermodynamic and crystallographic characterization of C60 solvates formed with small organic molecules (CBr2(CH3)2, CBr2Cl2, CBr2H2, CBrCl2H and CBrClH2) Chapter I provides an introduction ...
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