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• Development of flow regime maps for lead lithium eutectic–helium flows 

  Mas de les Valls Ortiz, Elisabet; Cegielski, Andrzej; Jaros, Mark; Pérez-Ferragut, Marina; Batet Miracle, Lluís; Freixa Terradas, Jordi (2020-09-01)
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  nstitute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar (India) is currently involved in the design and development of its Lead-Lithium Ceramic Breeder (LLCB) module for testing in the International Thermo-nuclear Experimental ...
• Research in plasma physics and fusion nuclear technology in the Department of Physics of UPC 

  Futatani, Shimpei; Mas de les Valls Ortiz, Elisabet; Suárez Cambra, Daniel; Batet Miracle, Lluís (2019-05)
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  Advanced Nuclear Technologies (ANT) Research Group of Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) has diverse fields of activity; research lines in the field of Nuclear Fusion are summarized in this article. Activities of ...
• Influence of pentanol and dimethyl ether blending with diesel on the combustion performance and emission characteristics in a compression ignition engine under low temperature combustion mode 

  Raza, Mohsin; Chen, Longfei; Chu, Huaqiang; Ruiz Mansilla, Rafael (2019-01-26)
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  Dimethyl ether (DME) and n-pentanol can be derived from non-food based biomass feedstock without unsettling food supplies and thus attract increasing attention as promising alternative fuels, yet some of their unique fuel ...
• Analysis of the sensible and total ventilation energy recovery potential in different climate conditions. Application to the Spanish case 

  Ribé Torijano, Óscar; Ruiz Mansilla, Rafael; Quera Miró, Manuel; Cadafalch Rabasa, Jordi (2019-02-25)
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  Energy recovery elements play a major role in the efficiency and sustainability of building ventilation systems. The use of a sensible or total energy recovery ventilator is a key decision for ventilation systems designers. ...
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  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)
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  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 ...
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  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)
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  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 ...
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  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)
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  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 ...
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  Modelling of storage tanks with immersed heat exchangers 

  Cadafalch Rabasa, Jordi; Carbonell Sánchez, Daniel; Consul Serracanta, Ricard; Ruiz Mansilla, Rafael (2015-02-01)
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  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 ...
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  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)
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  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. ...
• 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 Ángel (2014-10-01)
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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)
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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 ...

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