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  Enhancing the efficiency and lifetime of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell using nonlinear model-predictive control with nonlinear observation 

  Luna Pacho, Julio Alberto; Usai, Elio; Husar, Attila Peter; Serra, Maria (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017-08-01)
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  The aim of this research is to develop and test in a simulation environment an advanced model-based control solution for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) system. A nonlinear model-predictive control (NMPC) ...
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  Solution validation for a Double Façade rototype 

  Fonseca Casas, Pau; Fonseca Casas, Antoni; Garrido Soriano, Núria; Godoy Muñoz, Alfonso de Jesús (2017-12)
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  A Solution Validation involves comparing the data obtained from the system that are implemented following the model recommendations, as well as the model results. This paper presents a Solution Validation that has been ...
• Fluid flow simulation and permeability computation in deformed porous carbonate grainstones 

  Zambrano, Miller; Tondi, Emanuele; Mancini, Lucia; Lanzafame, Gabriele; Trias Miquel, Francesc Xavier; Arzilli, Fabio; Materazzi, Fabio; Torrieri, Stefano (Elsevier, 2018-05-01)
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  In deformed porous carbonates, the architecture of the pore network may be modified by deformation or diagenetic processes altering the permeability with respect to the pristine rock. The effects of the pore texture and ...
• Dynamic modelling of an air-cooled LiBr-H2O absorption chiller based on heat and mass transfer empirical correlations 

  Farnós Baulenas, Joan; Castro González, Jesús; Papakokkinos, Giorgos; Morales Ruíz, Sergio; Oliva Llena, Asensio (2017)
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  The paper describes the numerical modelling of a direct air-cooled single-effect absorption chiller and validates the obtained results by means of experimental data obtained from an own-designed and commissioned small ...
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  Study of hyperbranched poly(ethyleneimine) polymers of different molecular weight and their interaction with epoxy resin 

  Román Concha, Frida Rosario; Colomer Vilanova, Pere; Calventus Solé, Yolanda; Hutchinson, John M. (2018-03-09)
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  Two different commercial hyperbranched poly(ethyleneimine)s (HBPEI), with molecular weights (MW) of 800 and 25,000 g/mol, and denoted as PEI800 and PEI25000, respectively, as well as the mixtures with a Diglycidyl Ether ...
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  Memory aware poisson solver for peta-scale simulations with one FFT diagonalizable direction 

  Oyarzun Altamirano, Guillermo; Borrell Pol, Ricard; Trias Miquel, Francesc Xavier; Oliva Llena, Asensio (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017)
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  Problems with some sort of divergence constraint are found in many disciplines: computational fluid dynamics, linear elasticity and electrostatics are examples thereof. Such a constraint leads to a Poisson equation which ...
• Effect of chemical treatments and additives on properties of chicken feathers thermoplastic biocomposites 

  Casadesús Fusté, Marta; Macanás de Benito, Jorge; Colom Fajula, Xavier; Cañavate Ávila, Francisco Javier; Álvarez del Castillo, María Dolores; Garrido Soriano, Núria; Molins Durán, Gemma; Carrillo Navarrete, Fernando (2018-03-30)
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  The valorization of chicken feathers (CFs) waste was researched in this work through the preparation of composites using ground chicken feathers as a filler (20 % v/v) and polypropylene (PP) or low-density polyethylene ...
• How do energy engineers of the future think. Analysis of master students’ proposals 

  Olivella Nadal, Jordi; Bordonau Farrerons, José; Calleja Sanz, Gema; Velo García, Enrique (Springer, 2018-02-17)
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  The future of energy largely depends on the creativity and innovation capacity of energy engineers. Projects on renewable energy developed by master’s students can be significant to know the vision of the new generation ...
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  DNS of falling droplets in a vertical channel 

  Balcázar, Nestor; Castro González, Jesús; Chiva Segura, Jorge; Oliva Llena, Asensio (WIT Press, 2018-02-01)
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  This paper presents Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) of the falling motion of single and multiple deformable drops in a vertical channel. A systematic study of the wall effect on the motion of single drop is performed for ...
• Experimental and numerical study of the dynamic behavior of an air to water heat pump 

  Ablanque Mejía, Nicolás; Torras Ortiz, Santiago; Aizpurua Udabe, Imanol; Oliet Casasayas, Carles; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim (Phetradico Communication and Publishing, 2017)
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  This work is focused on studying the dynamic behavior of an air to water heat pump both experimentally and numerically. The system consists of a conventional heat pump cycle (compressor, condenser, capillary tube and ...
• Physical aging of shape memory polymers based upon epoxy-thiol “click” systems 

  Hutchinson, John M.; Cortés Izquierdo, M. Pilar (Elsevier, 2018-02-01)
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  The physical aging behaviour of two epoxy-thiol shape memory polymers has been studied: diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A cross-linked with pentaerythritol tetrakis, denoted 4-thiol, with a calorimetric glass transition ...
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  Comparison of the nanostructure and mechanical performance of highly exfoliated epoxy-clay nanocomposites prepared by three different protocols 

  Shiravand, Fatemeh; Hutchinson, John M.; Calventus Solé, Yolanda; Ferrando Piera, Francesc (2014-05-30)
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  Three different protocols for the preparation of polymer layered silicate nanocomposites based upon a tri-functional epoxy resin, triglycidyl para-amino phenol (TGAP), have been compared in respect of the cure kinetics, ...

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