Departament d'Enginyeria Minera, Industrial i TIC
Recent Submissions
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Modelling of liberation in Ta- and W-rich minerals
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-12-18)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessWith the general trend across all commodities towards the treatment of lower grade and medium grade ores, it is becoming increasingly important to develop the proper design for comprehensive mineralogical characterization ... -
Strategic minerals milling modelling of high pressure grinding rolls and process parameters dependency
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-12-18)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessComminution is the most energy consuming process in mining industry, where nearly 60 % of the electricity expenditure is due to grinding purposes. In the nature most of the ore minerals are found, finely disseminated and ... -
Modelització mitjançant dinàmica de fluids computacional del Mòdul Hidromètric del segle XIX de la Sèquia de Manresa
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-15)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessL’objectiu principal de la present Tesi Doctoral és verificar mitjançant tècniques de la Dinàmica de Fluids Computacional (CFD) la hipòtesi de que el Mòdul Hidromètric (MH) de la Sèquia de Manresa, construït durant el segle ... -
Computational fluid dynamics techniques for fixed-bed biofilm systems modeling : numerical simulations and experimental characterization
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-12-13)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis thesis is focused on the development of one-phase and multiphase models using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques to analyze biosystems behavior at mesoscale. In the first part, the operation of a fixed-bed ... -
La contribució de la gestió d'operacions a la sostenibilitat de l'empresa
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-02-05)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessDuring the last decades deep changes have taken place in the competitive environment, which have forced companies to focus on strategies that allow them to differentiate themselves from their competitors and gain consumer ... -
Metodologies singulars per a l'aprenentatge en l'aprofitament tecnològic dels recursos de la natura
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-11-16)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessFor years, we are in the middle of a crisis of scientific and technological vocations, which is found year after year in the number of students enrolled in science and technology studies. If that trend continues, there ... -
Geochemical and metallogenic model of the Santa Fe Sn-Zn-Pb-Ag-(In) deposit in the Central Andean tin belt
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-10-05)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe Santa Fe mining district is located in the Central Andean tin belt and contains several Sn-Zn-Pb-Ag deposits. From the economic point of view, the most important deposits of the district are Japo, Santa Fe and Morococala. ... -
In situ groundwater remediation treatments : natural denitrification study and nano zero valent iron production
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-03-14)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessFreshwater is a scarce resource, threatened by an ongoing pollution, global climate change and industrialization. Among other freshwater sources, groundwater is by far the most important source of usable freshwater but due ... -
Biomecànica dels dits de la mà com a factor pronòstic de la recuperació funcional de l'extremitat parètica en pacients amb ictus aguts.
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-11-21)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessStroke is one of the most serious and common public health problems. Impairment of the upper extremity (UE) following stroke affects 50 - 80 % of patients. Full UE function is achieved in 79 % of patients with initial mild ... -
Some approaches to improve the ventilation system in underground potash mines
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-04-25)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessMine ventilation is a crucial factor for the sake of underground operations. Not only does it affect efficiency and effectiveness rates, but it also influence the health and safety of the employees. Despite it is a topic ... -
Adsorption of organic and emerging pollutants on carbon materials in aqueous media : environmental implications
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-02-02)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessIn the last two decades an increasing presence of organic substances such drugs, pesticides, etc. has been detected in water which may affect the health of the organisms and the environment. Some of these contaminants ... -
Les metapoblacions de llucareta (Serinus citrinella) del Prepirineus orientals : valoració ecològica i bases per a la seva gestió
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-01-26)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe Citril finch has been considered for a long time as a species linked to forested high mountainous areas. It was considered as non-migratory and with short-range movements, just to avoid bad weather conditions. For a ...