GREENTECH - Grup de Recerca en Tecnologies Renovables

 

VISIÓ: La societat tendeix cap a un mapa energètic diversificat amb sistemes eficients de generació, transformació, transport i distribució d’energia, on les energies verdes tindran un paper rellevant.
MISSIÓ: Desenvolupar sistemes tèrmics que permetin un creixement sostenible, minimitzant el consum i l’impacte de les energies convencionals.
OBJECTIU: Esdevenir un grup de referència en el desenvolupament de sistemes tèrmics eficients i basats en l’ús d’energies verdes, combinant la formació d’especialistes, desenvolupament de recerca bàsica, i la transferència de coneixement i tecnologia a la societat.

http://futur.upc.edu/GREENTECH

VISION: The energetic map in the following decades will be characterized by the combination of multiple energetic sources, the use of efficient energy production, transport and distribution systems, and a relevant use of green energies.
MISSION: Development thermal systems assuring a sustainable growth, by means of increased efficiencies and use of green energies.
GOAL: Become a leading group in the development of efficient and green thermal systems, by training professionals and specialists, developing basic research, and transferring know-how and technology to our society.

http://futur.upc.edu/GREENTECH

VISION: The energetic map in the following decades will be characterized by the combination of multiple energetic sources, the use of efficient energy production, transport and distribution systems, and a relevant use of green energies.
MISSION: Development thermal systems assuring a sustainable growth, by means of increased efficiencies and use of green energies.
GOAL: Become a leading group in the development of efficient and green thermal systems, by training professionals and specialists, developing basic research, and transferring know-how and technology to our society.

http://futur.upc.edu/GREENTECH

Recent Submissions

  • Thermal Management in Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles: a Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Implementation 

    López Sanz, Jorge; Ocampo-Martínez, Carlos; Álvarez Flórez, Jesús Andrés; Moreno Eguilaz, Juan Manuel; Ruiz Mansilla, Rafael (2017-09-15)
    Article
    Open Access
    A real-time nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) for the thermal management (TM) of the electrical components cooling circuit in a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is presented. The electrical components are ...

  • Nonlinear model predictive control for thermal management in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles 

    López Sanz, Jorge; Ocampo-Martínez, Carlos; Álvarez Flórez, Jesús Andrés; Moreno Eguilaz, Juan Manuel; Ruiz Mansilla, Rafael (2017-05)
    Article
    Open Access
    A nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) for the thermal management (TM) of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) is presented. TM in PHEVs is crucial to ensure good components performance and durability in all ...

  • RELAP/SCDAPSIM/MOD4.0 modification for transient accident scenario of test blanket modules involving helium flows into heavy liquid metal 

    Pérez-Ferragut, Marina; Freixa Terradas, Jordi; Mas de les Valls Ortiz, Elisabet (2015)
    Conference lecture
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    The Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), India, is currently involved in the design and development of its Test Blanket Module (TBM) for testing in ITER (International Thermo nuclear Experimental Reactor). The Indian TBM ...

  • Conceptual design of the EU-DEMO dual coolant lithium lead equatorial module 

    Rapisarda, David; Fernández, I.; Palermo, I.; González, M.; Moreno Sierra, César; Moreno, C.; Mas de les Valls Ortiz, Elisabet (2016-09-01)
    Article
    Open Access
    Within the framework of EUROfusion Program, the Dual Coolant Lithium Lead (DCLL) is one of the four EU breeder blanket concepts that are being investigated as candidates for DEMO. DCLL uses PbLi as the main coolant, tritium ...

  • MHD issues related to the use of Lithium Lead eutectic as breeder material for blankets of fusion power plants 

    Aiello, G.; Mistrangelo, C.; Buehler, L.; Mas de les Valls Ortiz, Elisabet; Aubert, J.-J.; Li-Puma, A.; Rapisarda, David; Del Nevo, A. (2015-04-01)
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    The European Community is committed to the development of a DEMOnstration fusion power plant whose operation could start as soon as 2050. The blanket is one of the most critical components in a fusion reactor; three of the ...

  • Modelling of storage tanks with immersed heat exchangers 

    Cadafalch Rabasa, Jordi; Carbonell Sánchez, Daniel; Consul Serracanta, Ricard; Ruiz Mansilla, Rafael (2015-02-01)
    Article
    Open Access
    A model of a storage tank with an immersed serpentine heat exchanger is described and validated against experimental data available from the literature. The tank is modelled one dimensionally using the multi-node approach ...

  • An approach to verification and validation of MHD codes for fusion applications 

    Smolentsev, S.; Badia, Santiago; Bhattacharyayd, R.; Mas de les Valls Ortiz, Elisabet; Patel, A. (2015-11)
    Article
    Open Access
    We propose a new activity on verification and validation (V&V) of MHD codes presently employed by the fusion community as a predictive capability tool for liquid metal cooling applications, such as liquid metal blankets. ...

  • Aproximación multiescala a la simulación termohidráulica de reactores de fusión en la Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña 

    Batet Miracle, Lluís; Mas de les Valls Ortiz, Elisabet; Osychenko, Oleg; Martínez Quiroga, Víctor Manuel; Pérez-Ferragut, Marina; Freixa Terradas, Jordi; Reventós Puigjaner, Francesc Josep (2014)
    Conference report
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    El Grupo de Estudios Termohidráulicos (GET) de la UPC posee gran experiencia en estudios de seguridad nuclear mediante códigos de simulación de plantas nucleares. Desde 1987, el grupo ha colaborado con las CN de Ascó y ...

  • Thermal and fluid dynamic study of cold storage 

    Ruiz Mansilla, Rafael; Montserrat Jordà, José; Quera Miró, Manuel; Mas de les Valls Ortiz, Elisabet; Ribé Torijano, Óscar (2014)
    Conference report
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    In any cold storage, it is common that the air distribution system generates some heterogeneity in the temperatures inside. Depending on the type of the product, the tolerance can be taken in more or less close and, beyond ...

  • Mathematical models for tritium permeation analysis in liquid metal flows with helium bubbles 

    Batet Miracle, Lluís; Mas de les Valls Ortiz, Elisabet; Sedano Miguel, Luis Angel (2014-10-01)
    Article
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    In LIBRETTO-2 test, evidence was obtained that helium bubbles nucleated and grew in the neutron irradiated PbLi probes. If such phenomenon occurs inside liquid metal (LM) breeding blanket channels, the study of its effect ...

  • Detailed modelling of flat plate solar thermal collectors with honeycomb-like transparent insulation 

    Cadafalch Rabasa, Jordi; Consul Serracanta, Ricard (2014-09-01)
    Article
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    A detailed numerical model for flat-plate solar thermal collectors based on one-dimensional finite volume techniques was recently presented, see Cadafalch (2009). The model considers a solar thermal device as a pile of ...

  • Modelling of a supercritical CO2 power cycle for nuclear fusion reactors using RELAP5-3D 

    Batet Miracle, Lluís; Álvarez Fernández, Josep Maria; Mas de les Valls Ortiz, Elisabet; Martínez Quiroga, Víctor Manuel; Pérez-Ferragut, Marina; Reventós Puigjaner, Francesc Josep; Sedano Miguel, Luis Angel (2014-04-01)
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    A supercritical recompression CO2 power cycle has been simulated using the system code RELAP5-3D. This code is being developed by INL and has traditionally been used in the simulation of operational and accidental transients ...

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