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  • Graphic method to evaluate power requirements of a hydraulic system using load-holding valves 

    Berne, Luis Javier; Raush Alviach, Gustavo Adolfo; Roquet, Pedro; Gámez Montero, Pedro Javier; Codina Macià, Esteban (2022-07-01)
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    It is very well known that the use of a load-holding valve (LHV) in a hydraulic system introduces additional energy consumption. This article presented a simplified graphical method for analyzing the power requirements of ...
  • In-house low-cost water table prototype to practically analyse the modelling compressible flow in a fluid engineering course 

    Armengol Sans, Sílvia; Raush Alviach, Gustavo Adolfo; Gámez Montero, Pedro Javier (Sage, 2022-06-19)
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    The present work studies the hydro-gasdynamic analogy between a shock wave, occurring in supersonic internal or external compressible flows, and a hydraulic jump, a sort of normal shock occurring in open-channel flows. It ...
  • Energy key performance indicators for mobile machinery 

    Roquet, Pedro; Raush Alviach, Gustavo Adolfo; Bernè Artieda, Luis Javier; Gámez Montero, Pedro Javier; Codina Macià, Esteban (2022-02-14)
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    Mobile machinery manufacturers must face and deal with reducing fuel consumption, rising prices, and environmental pollution. The development of methods to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the energy performance ...
  • Multi-factor design for a vacuum ejector improvement by in-depth analysis of construction parameters 

    Macià Cid, Llorenç; Castilla López, Roberto; Gámez Montero, Pedro Javier; Raush Alviach, Gustavo Adolfo (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-08-17)
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    A vacuum supersonic ejector is an indispensable pneumatic device placed in nearly all industrial production lines. This device, also called a zero-secondary flow ejector, is characterized by the maximum entrained flow and ...
  • Dynamics of a microsphere inside a spherical cavity with Newtonian fluid subjected to periodic contractions 

    Castilla López, Roberto (2022-07-05)
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    Mechanical forces on the nucleus of a biological cell can play a significant role in its positioning within the cell. Some models for the migration of the nucleus are based on biochemical signals, which have a very slow ...
  • Hydropower: projections in a changing climate and impacts by this "clean" source 

    Naranjo Silva, Héctor Sebastián; Álvarez del Castillo, Javier (2021-07-16)
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    INTRODUCTION: Hydropower is an extensively used renewable source; in 2016, 159 countries reported benefiting; currently, there are around 9,000 projects in operation due to the competitive cost of generating a similar cost ...
  • The American continent hydropower development and the sustainability: a review 

    Naranjo Silva, Héctor Sebastián; Álvarez del Castillo, Javier (2022-03)
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    The present review compares and takes the main ideas around hydropower development in eight countries of the American continent, identifying its advantages and disadvantages, showing a vision concerning sustainability. It ...
  • Comparative cost per kilowatt of the latest hydropower projects in Ecuador 

    Naranjo Silva, Héctor Sebastián; Punina Guerrero, Diego; Álvarez del Castillo, Javier (2022-01)
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    La hidroelectricidad es la mayor fuente renovable globalmente utilizada, para el 2020 ésta constituye el 77% de la matriz energética en Ecuador, pero los costos con los cuales se desarrollan estos proyectos generan el ...
  • An approach of the hydropower: advantages and impacts. A review 

    Naranjo Silva, Héctor Sebastián; Álvarez del Castillo, Javier (Sciencedomain International, 2021-06)
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    The present review shows a perspective of hydropower development, a renewable source that has a global installed capacity of 1308 GW with 9000 stations around the world. The document showed the advantages and the impacts ...
  • Model of the floating bearing bushing movement in an external gear pump and the relation to its parameterization 

    Torrent Gelmà, Miquel; Gámez Montero, Pedro Javier; Codina Macià, Esteban (2021-12-18)
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    This article presents the modeling, simulation and experimental validation of the movementof the floating bearing bushing in an external gear pump. As a starting point, a complete pumpparameterization was carried out through ...
  • Multi-point-of-view energy loss analysis in a refuse truck hydraulic system 

    Bernè Artieda, Luis Javier; Raush Alviach, Gustavo Adolfo; Gámez Montero, Pedro Javier; Roquet Fernandez de Aramburo, Pere; Codina Macià, Esteban (2021-05-09)
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    In recent years, much research has focused on reducing the power consumption of mobile hydraulic machines due to rising fuel costs, regulations on combustion engine emissions and the need to reduce the size and weight of ...
  • Parameterization, modeling, and validation in real conditions of an external gear pump 

    Torrent Gelmà, Miquel; Gámez Montero, Pedro Javier; Codina Macià, Esteban (2021-03-11)
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    This article presents a methodology for predicting the fluid dynamic behavior of a gear pump over its operating range. Complete pump parameterization was carried out through standard tests, and these parameters were used ...

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