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  • Parallel Unstructured Conservative Level-Set (UCLS) method for liquid-vapor phase change phenomena 

    Balcázar Arciniega, Néstor; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Oliva Llena, Asensio (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 2024)
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    This work introduces a parallel unstructured conservative level-set method for liquid-vapor phase change phenomena. The finite-volume method discretizes transport equations on three-dimensional collocated unstructured ...
  • Thermal digital twin of a LH2 aircraft storage tank 

    Oliet Casasayas, Carles; Mosqueda Otero, Marcial Francisco; Schillaci, Eugenio; Amani, Ahmad; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Castro González, Jesús (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024)
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    The decarbonisation of the economy is impacting all activities and sectors worldwide. Transport and particularly aircraft are involved in this endeavour; shifting to an H2-powered aircraft is one of the identified options, ...
  • Study of photonic radiative coolers based on semispheres for silicon photovoltaic cells 

    Silva-Oelker, Gerardo; Jaramillo Fernández, Juliana (Optica Publishing Group, 2022)
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    We propose a photonic structure of semispheres for radiative cooling of silicon photovoltaic cells. Two materials are studied numerically: soda-lime and polydimethyl-siloxane. Results show an output power increment of ~ ...
  • Heat Transfer Modeling in Server Refrigeration: A 0D-1D Transient Box 

    Vera i Fernández, Jordi; Oliet Casasayas, Carles; Kizildag, Deniz; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Oliva Llena, Asensio; Sanmartí Perona, Oriol (Purdue University, 2024)
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    A 0D-lD transient and computationally inexpensive model is used to simulate the thermal behavior of a server that is placed in an exterior environment. This model consists of N-interconnected boxes that are modeled with a ...
  • Lightweight AMG preconditioners for CFD simulations on symmetric domains 

    Alsalti Baldellou, Àdel; Janna, Carlo; Álvarez Farré, Xavier; Trias Miquel, Francesc Xavier (2024)
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    Divergence constraints appear in the governing equations of many physical phenomena, often leading to a Poisson equation whose solution is one of the most challenging parts of incompressible CFD codes. Algebraic Multigrid ...
  • Mathematical and Numerical Approach of Encapsulated Phase Change Material in Structured Thermocline Systems 

    Sanmartí Perona, Oriol; Vera i Fernández, Jordi; Torras Ortiz, Santiago; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David (2024)
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    An unsteady one-dimensional computational model has been developed to investigate the integration of encapsulated phase change materials in a structured thermal energy storage system. The model has been validated against ...
  • On the Conditions for a Stable Projection Method on Collocated Unstructured Grids 

    Santos Serrano, Daniel; Hopman, Johannes Arend; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David; Trias Miquel, Francesc Xavier (2024)
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    In this work, the conditions for a projection method, such as FSM or PISO, to be unconditionally stable are discussed for staggered and collocated configurations. In this regard, energy stability is guaranteed by preserving ...
  • On the Evaluation of Large Eddy Simulation of a Wind-turbine Array Boundary Layer 

    Folch Flórez, David; Trias Miquel, Francesc Xavier; Oliva Llena, Asensio (2024)
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    Direct numerical simulations of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations at higher Reynolds numbers are not yet feasible, so dynamically less complex mathematical formulations such as Large Eddy Simulation (LES) have ...
  • A One-Dimensional Model and the Influence of the Mass Flow Rate in a Structured Thermal Energy Storage System for Concentrated Solar Power Plants 

    Sanmartí Perona, Oriol; Vera i Fernández, Jordi; Torras Ortiz, Santiago; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David (Springer, 2024)
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    This study presents a one-dimensional model to simulate structured thermocline thermal energy storage tanks. The structure consists of a solid filler material made of waste ceramic products and a series of channels through ...
  • Thermal modeling of industrial environments using transient 0D and 1D models 

    Vera i Fernández, Jordi; Pavon Montoliu, Octavi; Oliva Llena, Asensio; Kizildag, Deniz; Sanmartí Perona, Oriol; Alcalá Hidalgo, Domingo (Purdue University, 2024)
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    This work presents a fast and simplified numerical model designed to simulate the temporal evolution of temperature and humidity within industrial and residential buildings. A case study of an industrial plant in Spain is ...
  • Cost-accuracy analysis for symmetry-preserving methods 

    Hopman, Johannes Arend; Alsalti Baldellou, Àdel; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Trias Miquel, Francesc Xavier (International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), 2024)
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    Reducing computational cost is of essence to make computational fluid dynamics as a viable tool for industrial design purposes. This work focuses on increasing solution accuracy by applying the symmetry-preserving method, ...
  • Numerical Study of an Inertial Particle Separator Efficiency Under the Effect of Ice Accretion Caused by the Water Impingement 

    Bahramian, Linda; Amani, Ahmad; Rigola Serrano, Joaquim; Oliet Casasayas, Carles; Pérez Segarra, Carlos David (International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), 2024)
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    The inertial particle separator (IPS) can face ice accretion due to the impingement of super-cooled water droplets on its inner surface. This work studies a numerical study using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for the ...

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