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Thermal Engineering

The doctoral programme in Thermal Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) has been taught since academic year 1989-1990 due to the initiative of a group of lecturers from the Department of Heat Engines at the UPC. Their aim was to propose quality third-cycle studies, focused on deepening knowledge of basic and applied subjects that would serve as scientific and technical support in research tasks in the field of thermal mechanical engineering. See www.cttc.upc.edu http://mmt.upc.edu/?set_language=es

The goal of the programme is to provide basic training in subjects that constitute the scientific and technical support for research, development and innovation in the field of thermal mechanical engineering. The aim is also to provide operational scientific principles that enable correct resolution and a rational basis for design and construction problems in equipment for the generation, transfer and/or recovery of thermal energy from any source of industrial application. The core of knowledge is formed by thermodynamic concepts and the creation of models of heat transfer and mass phenomena.

Doctoral students gain solid training in basic subjects focused on mathematical formulation, numerical resolution and experimental validation of basic phenomena of fluid dynamics and heat and mass transfer. Subjects include: natural and forced convection, turbulence modelling, combustion, two-phase gas-liquid flow, solid-liquid phase change, radiation, porous media, flow dynamics, heat transfer and computational mass (CFD and HT), and high-performance computing (parallelisation).

In addition, doctoral students are encouraged to apply these subjects to some of the social and/or industrial fields in which their development is influenced by a command of the above phenomenologies and methodologies. That is:

I. Cooling (cooling systems using vapour compression, hermetic compressors, absorption cooling systems, etc.)
II. HVAC (ventilation, heating, air conditioning, pollutant diffusion in buildings and clean rooms, etc.)
III. Active and passive solar systems (high-efficiency flat solar collectors using transparent, insulating materials, façades of glazed buildings and with ventilation channels like curtain walls, high-temperature solar ovens, etc.)
IV. Heat exchangers (double pipe, casing and pipes, evaporators, condensers, compact, cooling towers, boilers, etc.)
V. Thermal energy storage systems (for sensitive and/or latent heat using phase-change materials, etc.)
VI. Wind generators
VII. etc.

There is feedback between the teaching activities, basic and applied research activities, and technology transfer that doctoral students could be involved in during the programme.

COORDINATOR

Perez Segarra, Carlos David

CONTACT

Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Degree Studies Management Area
C/ Colom 11 - Terrassa Campus
Tel.: (+34) 937 398 638
E-mail: doctorat.terrassa@upc.edu

General information

Access profile

Students who come from bachelor's degree and master’s degrees in the area of engineering and physics and/or mathematics. Preferably industrial, mechanical and aeronautical bachelor's degrees and master’s degrees.

Output profile

Doctoral candidates who complete a doctoral degree will have acquired the following competencies, which are needed to carry out quality research (Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, which regulates official doctoral studies):

a) A systematic understanding of the field of study and a mastery of the research skills and methods related to the field.
b) An ability to conceive, design or create, put into practice and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
c) An ability to contribute to pushing back the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
d) A capacity for critical analysis and an ability to assess and summarise new and complex ideas.
e) An ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general as regards their fields of knowledge in the manner and languages that are typical of the international scientific community to which they belong.
f) An ability to foster scientific, technological, social, artistic and cultural progress in academic and professional contexts within a knowledge-based society.

The award of a doctoral degree must equip the graduate for work in a variety of settings, especially those requiring creativity and innovation. Doctoral graduates must have at least acquired the personal skills needed to:

a) Develop in contexts in which there is little specific information.
b) Find the key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem.
c) Design, create, develop and undertake original, innovative projects in their field.
d) Work as part of a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context.
e) Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgements with limited information.
f) Offer criticism on and intellectually defend solutions.

Finally, with respect to competencies, doctoral students must:
a) have acquired advanced knowledge at the frontier of their discipline and demonstrated, in the context of internationally recognised scientific research, a deep, detailed and well-grounded understanding of theoretical and practical issues and scientific methodology in one or more research fields;
b) have made an original and significant contribution to scientific research in their field of expertise that has been recognised as such by the international scientific community;
c) have demonstrated that they are capable of designing a research project that serves as a framework for carrying out a critical analysis and assessment of imprecise situations, in which they are able to apply their contributions, expertise and working method to synthesise new and complex ideas that yield a deeper knowledge of the research context in which they work;
d) have developed sufficient autonomy to set up, manage and lead innovative research teams and projects and scientific collaborations (both national and international) within their subject area, in multidisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a substantial element of knowledge transfer;
e) have demonstrated that they are able to carry out their research activity in a socially responsible manner and with scientific integrity;
f) have demonstrated, within their specific scientific context, that they are able to make cultural, social or technological advances and promote innovation in all areas within a knowledge-based society;
g) have demonstrated that they are able to participate in scientific discussions at the international level in their field of expertise and disseminate the results of their research activity to audiences of all kinds.

Number of places

10

Duration of studies and dedication regime

Duration
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is three years, counted from the date of admission to the programme to the date of submission of the doctoral thesis. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is five years, counting from the date of admission to the programme to the date of submission of the doctoral thesis. For calculating these periods, the date of admission is considered to be the date of the first enrolment for tutorials, and the date of submission the moment in which the Doctoral School officially deposits the doctoral thesis.

For full-time doctoral candidates, the minimum period of study is two years, counted from the date of an applicant's admission to the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited; for part-time doctoral candidates it is four years. When there are justified grounds for doing so, and the thesis supervisor and academic tutor have given their authorisation, doctoral candidates may request that the academic committee of their doctoral programme exempt them from the minimum period of study requirement.

The calculation of periods of study will not include periods of absence due to illness, pregnancy or any other reason provided for in the regulations in force. Students who find themselves in any of these circumstances must notify the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which, where appropriate, must inform the Doctoral School. Doctoral candidates may also temporarily withdraw from the programme for up to one year, and this period may be extended for an additional year. Doctoral candidates who wish to interrupt their studies must submit a justified request to the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which will decide whether or not to approve the request. Each programme will establish conditions for readmission to doctoral studies.

Extension
If full-time doctoral candidates have not applied to deposit their thesis by the end of the three-year period of study, the academic committee of the programme may authorise an extension of up to one year. In exceptional circumstances, a further one-year extension may be granted, subject to the conditions established by the corresponding doctoral programme. In the case of part-time doctoral candidates, an extension of two years may be authorised. In both cases, in exceptional circumstances a further one-year extension may be granted by the Doctoral School's Standing Committee, upon the submission of a reasoned application by the academic committee of the doctoral programme.

Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:

  • The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
  • The maximum period of study and of extensions thereof ending.
  • The doctoral candidate not having enrolled every academic year (unless he or she has been authorised to temporarily withdraw).
  • The doctoral candidate failing two consecutive assessments.
  • The doctoral candidate having disciplinary proceedings filed against him or her that rule that he or she must be dismissed from the UPC.

Dismissal from the programme implies that doctoral candidates cannot continue studying at the UPC and the closing of their academic record. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission and the committee must reevaluate them in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.

Organization

COORDINATOR:
ACADEMIC COMMISSION OF THE PROGRAM:
STRUCTURAL UNITS:
  • Department of Heat Engines (PROMOTORA)
  • Department of Heat Engines
CONTACT:
Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Degree Studies Management Area
C/ Colom 11 - Terrassa Campus
Tel.: (+34) 937 398 638
E-mail: doctorat.terrassa@upc.edu

Agreements with other institutions

Agreement between the Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Centre (CTTC) and the Institute for Mathematical Modelling of the Russian Academy of Science Moscow (IMM) to establish a framework of cooperation between both groups. The agreement is particularly relevant for the exchange of scientific knowledge and collaboration between doctoral programmes (research visits of students in both countries, research projects, visiting lecturers, etc.).

Participation in the Scientific Computing Advanced Training (SCAT) project, co-funded by the ALFA Programme of Europaid. The aim of the project is to obtain the collaboration of recognised education and research institutions in Europe and Latin America, to develop scientific computing in Latin America.

Agreement between the Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Centre (CTTC) and the Hunan Key Laboratory for Computation and Simulation in Science and Engineering (LCSSE) of Xiangtan University (XTU), China, to establish a framework of cooperation between both groups. This is particularly relevant for the exchange of scientific knowledge and collaboration between doctoral programmes (research visits of students in both countries, research projects, visiting lecturers, etc.).

Access, admission and registration

Access profile

Students who come from bachelor's degree and master’s degrees in the area of engineering and physics and/or mathematics. Preferably industrial, mechanical and aeronautical bachelor's degrees and master’s degrees.

Access requirements

Applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a Spanish master’s degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees (Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February)

In addition, the following may apply:

  • Holders of an official degree awarded by a university in Spain or any other country in the European Higher Education Area, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, which establishes official university course regulations, who have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on official university degrees, of which at least 60 must be at the master's degree level.
  • Holders of an official Spanish bachelor’s degree comprising at least 300 credits, as provided for by EU regulations. Holder of degrees of this kind must complete bridging courses unless the curriculum of the bachelor’s degree in question included research training credits equivalent in value to those which would be earned on a master's degree.
  • Holders of an official university qualification who, having passed the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have completed at least two years of a training course leading to an official degree in a health-sciences specialisation.
  • Holders of a degree issued under a foreign education system. In these cases, homologation is not required, but the UPC must verify that the degree certifies a level of training equivalent to an official Spanish master's degree and qualifies the holder for admission to doctoral studies in the country where it was issued. Admission on this basis does not imply homologation of the foreign degree or its recognition for any purpose other than admission to doctoral studies.
  • Holders of a Spanish doctoral qualification issued under previous university regulations.
  • Note 1: Doctoral studies entrance regulations for holders of an undergraduate degree awarded before the introduction of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014)

    Note 2: Governing Council Decision 64/2014, which approves the procedure and criteria for assessing the fulfilment of academic admission requirements for doctoral studies by holders of non-homologated foreign degrees (CG 25/03 2014)

Admission criteria and merits assessment

The natural route into the doctoral programme is via the master’s degree in Energy Engineering (specialisation in Thermal Energy) at the UPC. In this case, it is not necessary to take additional master’s degree subjects.

In general, the admission criteria are based on the academic background of applicants. Specifically, their academic record and university of origin will be assessed according to their potential tutor, associated with the subject area that is initially proposed for the thesis.

Students who come from other master's degrees must demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental subjects in the thermal field, such as: thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and heat and mass transfer. Students should have certain knowledge of programming (Fortran, C, C++, etc.), although this is not essential, as specific sessions are organised for students who require assistance in this aspect. Specific knowledge of technology subjects is not required, such as heat exchangers, solar energy, energy accumulation, etc.

To facilitate the task of assessing an applicant’s academic background and suitability for the doctoral programme, and to start previous orientation, candidates should fill in some questionnaires and some exercises. These reveal more about their ability and possibility of successfully preparing a doctoral thesis.

The weighting of admission requirements is:
I. Academic record and assessment of the university of origin (75%).
II. Personal contact through questionnaires, exercises and telephone interviews (25%).

If students who are accepted on the programme need to take additional master’s degree subjects, these will not be worth over 30 credits in total.

Training complements

The academic committee for the programme may require that doctoral students pass specific bridging courses. In this case, the committee will monitor which bridging courses have been taken and establish suitable criteria to limit their duration.

To move on to the tutorial phase, students should have sound knowledge of programming, heat and mass transfer and fluid dynamics. If students lack some of this basic knowledge, they should enrol for suitable official subjects and/or attend seminars and specific tutorials in the research groups in which they will prepare the doctoral thesis.

Enrolment period for new doctoral students

The enrolment period for new doctoral students is between September and April.

More information at the registration section for new doctoral students

Enrolment period

The standard enrolment period is between September and October.

More information at the general registration section

Monitoring and evaluation of the doctoral student

Procedure for the preparation and defense of the research plan

Doctoral candidates must submit a research plan, which will be included in their doctoral student activity report, before the end of the first year. The plan may be improved over the course of the doctoral degree. It must be endorsed by the tutor and the supervisor, and it must include the method that is to be followed and the aims of the research.

At least one of these annual assessments will include a public presentation and defence of the research plan and work done before a committee composed of three doctoral degree holders, which will be conducted in the manner determined by each academic committee. The examination committee awards a Pass or Fail mark. A Pass mark is a prerequisite for continuing on the doctoral programme. Doctoral candidates awarded a Fail mark must submit a new research plan for assessment by the academic committee of the doctoral programme within six months.

The committee assesses the research plan every year, in addition to all of the other activities in the doctoral student activity report. Doctoral candidates who are awarded two consecutive Fail marks for the research plan will be obliged to definitely withdraw from the programme.

If they change the subject of their thesis, they must submit a new research plan.

Formation activities

- Activity: Tutorial.
- Hours: 288.
- Type: compulsory.

- Activity: Seminars by guest lectures.
- Hours: 80.
- Type: optional.

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Activity: Specific tutorials with guest lecturers.
- Hours: 4.
- Type: optional.

- Activity: Preparation of articles for international conferences (defined as notable according to the UPC criterion) and indexed journals.
- Hours: 250.
- Type: optional.

- Activity: Research visits.
- Hours: 480.
- Type: optional

- Activity: Training in information skills.
- Hours: 10.
- Type: optional.

- Activity: Research methodology.
- Hours: 20.
- Type: optional.

- Activity: Innovation and creativity.
- Hours: 8.
- Type: optional.

- Activity: Language and communication skills.
- Hours: 30.
- Type: optional.

- Activity: Assessment based on doctoral student activity report (DAD) and research plan.
- Hours: 4.
- Type: compulsory.


Procedure for assignment of tutor and thesis director

The academic committee of the doctoral programme assigns a thesis supervisor to each doctoral candidate when they are admitted or enrol for the first time, taking account of the thesis supervision commitment referred to in the admission decision.

The thesis supervisor will ensure that training activities carried out by the doctoral candidate are coherent and suitable, and that the topic of the candidate’s doctoral thesis will have an impact and make a novel contribution to knowledge in the relevant field. The thesis supervisor will also guide the doctoral candidate in planning the thesis and, if necessary, tailoring it to any other projects or activities undertaken. The thesis supervisor will generally be a UPC professor or researcher who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience. This includes PhD-holding staff at associated schools (as determined by the Governing Council) and UPC-affiliated research institutes (in accordance with corresponding collaboration and affiliation agreements). When thesis supervisors are UPC staff members, they also act as the doctoral candidate’s tutor.

PhD holders who do not meet these criteria (as a result of their contractual relationship or the nature of the institution to which they are attached) must be approved by the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee in order to participate in a doctoral programme as researchers with documented research experience.

The academic committee of the doctoral programme may approve the appointment of a PhD-holding expert who is not a UPC staff member as a candidate’s thesis supervisor. In such cases, the prior authorisation of the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee is required. A UPC staff member who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience must also be proposed to act as a co-supervisor, or as the doctoral candidate’s tutor if one has not been assigned.

A thesis supervisor may step down from this role if there are justified reasons (recognised as valid by the committee) for doing so. If this occurs, the academic committee of the doctoral programme will assign the doctoral candidate a new thesis supervisor.

Provided there are justified reasons for doing so, and after hearing any relevant input from the doctoral candidate, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may assign a new thesis supervisor at any time during the period of doctoral study.

If there are academic reasons for doing so (an interdisciplinary topic, joint or international programmes, etc.) and the academic committee of the programme gives its approval, an additional thesis supervisor may be assigned. Supervisors and co-supervisors have the same responsibilities and academic recognition.

The maximum number of supervisors of a doctoral thesis is two: a supervisor and a co-supervisor.

For theses carried out under a cotutelle agreement or as part of an Industrial Doctorate, if necessary and if the agreement foresees it this maximum number of supervisors may not apply. This notwithstanding, the maximum number of supervisors belonging to the UPC is two.

More information at the PhD theses section

Permanence

The academic committee of the programme may authorise an extension of up to one year for full-time doctoral candidates who have not applied to deposit their thesis by the end of the three-year period of study, in the terms outlined in the Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. In the case of part-time candidates, an extension of two years may be authorised. In both cases, in exceptional circumstances a further one-year extension may be granted by the Doctoral School's Standing Committee, upon the submission of a reasoned application by the academic committee of the doctoral programme.

A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:

  • The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
  • The maximum period of study and of extensions thereof ending.
  • The doctoral candidate not having enrolled every academic year (unless he or she has been authorised to temporarily withdraw).
  • The doctoral candidate failing two consecutive assessments.
  • The doctoral candidate having disciplinary proceedings filed against him or her that rule that he or she must be dismissed from the UPC.

Dismissal from the programme implies that doctoral candidates cannot continue studying at the UPC and the closing of their academic record. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission and the committee must reevaluate them in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.

International Mention

The doctoral degree certificate may include International Doctorate mention. In this case, the doctoral candidate must meet the following requirements:

a) During the period of study leading to the award of the doctoral degree, the doctoral candidate must have spent at least three months at a respected higher education institution or research centre outside Spain to complete courses or do research work. The stays and activities carried out must be endorsed by the thesis supervisor and authorised by the academic committee of the programme. The candidate must provide a certifying document issued by the person responsible for the research group of the body or bodies where the stay or activity was completed. This information will be added to the doctoral student’s activity report.
b) Part of the thesis (at least the summary and conclusions) must be written and presented in one of the languages commonly used for science communication in the relevant field of knowledge, which must not be an official language of Spain. This rule does not apply to stays and reports in Spanish or to experts from Spanish-speaking countries.
c) At least two PhD-holding experts belonging to a higher education institution or research centre outside Spain must have issued officially certified reports on the thesis.
d) The thesis examination committee must have included at least one PhD-holding expert from a higher education or research institution outside Spain who was not responsible for the candidate’s stay abroad (point a) above).
e) The thesis defence must have taken place on UPC premises or, in the case of joint programmes, at the location specified in the collaboration agreement.

Learning resources

Research groups that organise and teach the doctoral programme carry out intense activity that leads to technology transfer in Spain and internationally. In recent years, the average revenue for research and technology transfer concepts has been above 1 million euros/year. Most of these resources have been allocated to training and recruitment of doctoral and postdoctoral students and to the adaptation of experimental and numerical infrastructure so that students can satisfactorily carry out their activities.

Facilities for the doctoral programme:

In addition to the staff resources that are assigned to the programme, there is significant material infrastructure for doctoral students.

The first is the computational infrastructure JFF HPC, which consists of a cluster of parallel computers with two processors per node, four cores per processor (a total of 8 cores per node) and 16 GB of RAM. Infiniband connection network with latencies in the order of 2.25 microseconds, so that the number of nodes can be scaled up considerably with four cabinets (each one can incorporate 32 nodes of height 1U). Currently, there are over 1,000 cores.

The available experimental infrastructure is comprised of a set of specific facilities for testing thermal systems or equipment and with a high level of instrumentation for the acquisition, control and regulation of the units. We highlight:

• Solar cell for testing solar collectors and multifunctional ventilated façades.
• Set-up to test vapour compression refrigerating systems in general and specially hermetically-sealed compressors.
• Set-up to test absorption cooling systems.
• Environmental chamber to test heat exchangers and ventilation systems.
• Set-up to test energy storage systems.

Both the experimental and numerical infrastructure are essential to carry out doctoral theses, as most use a combination of numerical simulation and experimentation to validate the mathematical formulae that have been implemented.

Doctoral Theses

List of authorized thesis for defense

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List of lodged theses

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List of defended theses by year

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Theses related publications

AUTHOR:ALSALTI BALDELLOU, ÀDEL
Title:Development of linear solvers for large-scale CFD simlations on hybrid supercomputers
Reading date:18/12/2023
Director:TRIAS MIQUEL, FRANCESC XAVIER
Co-director:OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO
Mention:Menció Doctorat Internacional + Industrial Doctorate Mention
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Enabling larger and faster simulations from mesh symmetries
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Strategies to increase the arithmetic intensity of the linear solvers
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DNS/LES using a minimal set of algebraic Kernels: challenges and opportunities
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AUTHOR:ZHENG, JIAN
Title:Application of experimental and numerical methodologies for the development of an absortion heat pump for solar-driven systems
Reading date:11/05/2023
Tutor/a:RIGOLA SERRANO, JOAQUIM
Director:CASTRO GONZALEZ, JESUS
Mention:No mention
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Energy and exergy analysis of an absorption system with working pairs LiBr-H2O and Carrol-H2O at applications of cooling and heating
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Reading date:24/02/2023
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AUTHOR:ÁLVAREZ FARRÉ, XAVIER
Title:A hierarchical parallel implementation model for algebra-based CFD simulations on hybrid supercomputers
Reading date:05/09/2022
Tutor/a:TRIAS MIQUEL, FRANCESC XAVIER
Director:GOROBETS, ANDREY
Director:OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO
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Presentation of work at congresses

Strategies for the heterogeneous execution of large-scale simulations on hybrid supercomputers
6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems) / 7th European Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference
Presentation date: 11/06/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Algebraic implementation of a flux limiter for heterogeneous computing
10th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics
Presentation date: 09/07/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Implementation of a flux-limiter into a fully-portable, algebra-based framework for heterogeneous computing
10th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics
Presentation date: 11/07/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

A pure virtual approach for managing platform portability on hybrid supercomputers
31th International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics
Presentation date: 14/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

NUMA-Aware Strategies for the Heterogeneous Execution of SPMV on Modern Supercomputers
8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering
Presentation date: 11/01/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

NUMA-Aware strategies for the efficient execution of CFD simulations on CPU supercomputers
32nd International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics
Presentation date: 17/05/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Preserving operator symmetries on unstructured grids: paving the way for DNS and LES simulations on complex geometries
2nd High-Fidelity Industrial LES/DNS Symposium
Presentation date: 09/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:MOROZOVA, NINA
Title:Development of CFD-based multi-fidelity surrogate models for indoor environmental applications
Reading date:20/06/2022
Director:OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO
Co-director:TRIAS MIQUEL, FRANCESC XAVIER
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
On the feasibility of affordable high-fidelity CFD simulations for indoor environment design and control
Morozova, N.; Trias, F. X.; Capdevila, R.; Perez, C.; Oliva, A.
Building and environment, ISSN: 0360-1323 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 6.456; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 15/10/2020
Journal article

A CFD-based surrogate model for predicting flow parameters in a ventilated room using sensor readings
Morozova, N.; Trias, F. X.; Capdevila, R.; Schillaci, E.; Oliva, A.
Energy and buildings, ISSN: 0378-7788 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 6.7; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/07/2022
Journal article

Towards Real-Time CFD Simulation of Indoor Environment
10th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics
Presentation date: 11/07/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

On the Feasibility of CFD for Transient Air Flow Simulations in Buildings
16th IBPSA International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association
Presentation date: 03/09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Investigating the capabilities of CFD-based data-driven models for indoor environmental design and control
14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering
Presentation date: 13/01/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Data-driven prediction of flow parameters in a ventilated cavity using high-fidelity CFD simulations
17th IBPSA International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association
Presentation date: 03/09/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

A numerical set-up for the simulation of infection probability from SARS- CoV-2 in public transport vehicles
8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering
Presentation date: 08/06/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:PAPAKOKKINOS, GIORGOS
Title:Computational modeling of adsorption packed bed reactorsand solar-driven adsorption cooling systems
Reading date:03/05/2021
Director:CASTRO GONZALEZ, JESUS
Co-director:OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO
Award:
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
A generalized computational model for the simulation of adsorption packed bed reactors – Parametric study of five reactor geometries for cooling applications
Papakokkinos, G.; Castro, J.; Lopez, J.; Oliva, A.
Applied energy, ISSN: 0306-2619 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 8.848; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/02/2019
Journal article

A comprehensive simulation tool for adsorption-based solar-cooled buildings. Control strategy based on variable cycle duration
Papakokkinos, G.; Castro, J.; Capdevila, R.; Damble, R.
Energy and buildings, ISSN: 0378-7788 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 7.201; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 15/01/2021
Journal article

A computational model based on parallelizable unstructured meshes for the simulation of the conjugate phenomena in the adsorption reactor
International Sorption Heat Pump Conference
Presentation date: 07/08/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

An integrated simulation tool for solar adsorption chillers and buildings - Control strategy for a solar cooled office in Barcelona
International Sorption Heat Pump Conference
Presentation date: 07/08/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:VALLE MARCHANTE, NICOLÁS
Title:On the development of Direct Numerical Simulations for falling films
Reading date:07/01/2021
Director:CASTRO GONZALEZ, JESUS
Co-director:OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
An energy-preserving level set method for multiphase flows
Valle, N.; Trias, F. X.; Castro, J.
Journal of computational physics, ISSN: 0021-9991 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.553; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/01/2020
Journal article

On the conservation of energy for interface-capturing techniques for multiphase flows. Application to falling films.
17th European Turbulence Conference
Presentation date: 04/09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Symmetry-Preserving Discretizations In Unstructured Staggered Meshes
13th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements
Presentation date: 17/09/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Energy preserving multiphase flows: applications to falling films
14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering
Presentation date: 11/01/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

On the Interpolation Problem for the Poisson Equation on Collocated Meshes
14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering
Presentation date: 01/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Symmetry-preserving discretization of Navier-Stokes on unstructured grids: collocated vs staggered
7th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering
Presentation date: 10/01/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:PONT VILCHEZ, ARNAU
Title:A new grey area mitigation technique for DES. Theory and assessment.
Reading date:17/12/2020
Director:TRIAS MIQUEL, FRANCESC XAVIER
Co-director:OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
New Strategies for Mitigating the Gray Area in Delayed-Detached Eddy Simulation Models
Pont, A.; Duben, A.; Gorobets, A.; Revell, A.; Oliva, A.; Trias, F. X.
AIAA journal, ISSN: 0001-1452 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 2.624; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 09/2021
Journal article

Improving DES capabilities for predicting Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. Comparison with a backward-facing step DNS.
ERCOFTAC Workshop on Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation 2019
Presentation date: 06/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Assessment of LES techniques for mitigating the Grey Area in DDES models
8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences
Presentation date: 02/07/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Evaluation of advanced techniques for the grey area mitigation in the DES approaches
7th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering
Presentation date: 11/01/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:FARNÓS BAULENAS, JOAN
Title:Development of a prototype demonstration of a direct air-cooled LiBr-H2O absorption cooling machine
Reading date:24/07/2019
Director:CASTRO GONZALEZ, JESUS
Co-director:OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Machine for air-cooled absorption
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Registration date: 03/03/2021
Patent

Development of a reduced order model of solar heat gains prediction
Tamm , M.; Macià, J.; Capdevila, R.; Farnós, J.; Thalfeldt, M.; Kurnitski, J.
Energies, ISSN: 1996-1073 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.004; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 01/12/2020
Journal article

AUTHOR:NASERI, ALIREZA
Title:Developing numerical methods for fully-coupled nonlinear fluid-structure interaction problems
Reading date:22/07/2019
Director:PEREZ SEGARRA, CARLOS DAVID
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
A numerical approach for non-Newtonian two-phase flows using a conservative level-set method
Amani, A.; Balcázar, N.; Naseri, A.; Rigola, J.
Chemical engineering journal, ISSN: 1385-8947 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 13.273; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/04/2020
Journal article

A scalable framework for the partitioned solution of fluid-structure interaction problems
Naseri, A.; Totounferoush, A.; Gonzalez, I.; Mehl, M.; Perez, C.
Computational mechanics, ISSN: 0178-7675 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.014; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 08/2020
Journal article

Development of Innovative Heat Sinks for Power Electronics Cooling within the More Electrical Aircraft
8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences
Presentation date: 07/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Detailed prediction of fluid-solid coupled phenomena of turbulent flow through reed valves
11th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems
Presentation date: 10/09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

A GPU Accelerated Framework for Partitioned Solution of Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems
7th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering
Presentation date: 11/01/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Research projects

START DATEEND DATEACTIVITYFINANCING ENTITY
01/11/202331/08/2025LDCI2027 - CORNETFVV
01/09/202331/08/2026Algoritmos numéricos avanzados para la simulación eficiente de intercambiadores de calor innovadores usando arquitecturas computacionales modernasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/08/202331/01/2025Contrato de colaboración para estudiar el estado del arte, simular y diseñar una solución de almacenaje para H2 liquido e H2 crio-comprimido,INDOX ENERGY SYSTEMS, S.L.
01/07/202331/10/2023RES, IM-2023-2-0009. DNS of reactive mass transfer in gravity-driven bubbly flows: Effect of the Damköhler numberRed Española de Supercomputacion; Programa Serra Húnter
01/03/202330/06/2023RES, IM-2023-1-0003. DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven turbulent bubble swarms: Effect of density ratio and viscosity ratioRed Española de Supercomputacion; Programa Serra Húnter
01/02/202331/01/2027Modular AXIal flux Motor for AutomotiveCommission of European Communities
01/01/202331/12/2025HydrogEn Lightweight & Innovative tank for zerO-emisSion aircraftCommission of European Communities
01/11/202228/02/2023Can we hit the ultimate regime of thermal turbulence using LES simulations at low Prandtl numbers?Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
29/09/202228/09/2025Servei de monitorització de gasos contaminants i d'efecte hivernacleAgència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)
01/09/202231/08/2025Desarrollo de Unidades Frigoríficas de Transporte por Carretera con refrigerantes de bajo GWPAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202231/08/2025Modelado numérico y validación experimental para la implementación de combustible H2 en hornos de fabricación de cerámica sanitaria (GREENKILN)AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/07/202231/10/2022RES IM-2022-2-0009 DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven turbulent bubbly flows: Effect of bubble-deformabilitySpanish Supercomputing Network
01/03/202230/06/2022Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation of buoyancy-driven turbulence at high Prandtl numbersGeneralitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
01/01/202230/09/2023Viabilitat de la implantació de tecnologies de recuperació de calorFUNDERÍA CONDALS, S.A.
01/12/202131/08/2024Desarrollo de un gemelo digital de un REceptor de TOrre CSP basado en un nuevo paradigma de CFD&HT algebraicoAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/11/202128/02/2022RES, IM-2021-3-0013, DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven bubbly flows: Effect of confinement ratioRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
01/09/202131/08/2024DNS y modelización multi-escala de fenómenos de transporte interfacial en flujos de burbujas y peliculas descendientes. Aplicación a sistemas y equipos térmicosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202131/08/2024Procesado dual de vitrimeros: Impresión 3DAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
30/07/202130/07/2024Eficiència energètica i control en processos de cuinat EFICIENT3DAgència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)
29/07/202129/07/2024Disseny i desenvolupament d’un carregador públic per vehicle elèctric amb refrigeració activa (COLDPOST)Agència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)
01/07/202131/10/2021RES, IM-2021-2-0020, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channels: Effect of polydispersityRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
26/05/202126/05/2021Sistema de almacenamiento de energía térmica combinando material sólido de calor sensible y material de cambio de fase.
03/03/202103/03/2021Machine for air-cooled absorption
01/03/202129/02/2024Advanced thermocline concepts for thermal energy storage for CSPAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/03/202130/06/2021Direct and Large-Eddy Simulations for creating reduced-order data-driven models for improving the indoor environment air qualityMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació
01/03/202130/06/2021RES, IM-2021-1-0013, DNS of reactive mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channelsRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
01/01/202131/03/2023Engine bleed JEt pumps continuous behaviour MODelizationCommission of European Communities
24/11/202024/11/2023Rolen Purifica BusAgència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)
16/11/202031/12/2021L’objecte del contracte és la realització de l’assessorament requerit en el marc del desenvolupament d'un prototip innovador pel subministrament d'estella forestal.SALA FORESTAL SL
01/09/202030/08/2023Toward a Digital Twin ECS and thermal management architecture models: Improvement of MODELICA libraries and usage of Deep Learning technicsCommission of European Communities
01/07/202031/10/2020Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation of buoyancy-driven turbulence in liquid metalsMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació
01/07/202031/10/2020RES, IM-2020-2-0002, Direct Numerical Simulation of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channelsRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
19/02/202018/02/2024Development of new highly-portable linear solvers for CFDAGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
01/02/202031/01/2023Cogeneración económica mediante luz solar eficientemente concentradaAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/202031/12/2020Real-time pollution City mAp thRough cOLlaborative sensIng aNd AnalysisEUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL.
03/11/201902/11/2022New Vision of Construction: Green BuildingsCommission of European Communities
01/11/201929/02/2020DNS of a vertically falling filmMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació
01/11/201929/02/2020RES, IM-2019-3-0015, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows with competitive chemical reaction kineticsRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
18/09/201918/09/2019Sistema de extrusión para una impresora 3D
02/08/201902/12/2019Estudi experimental en les instal·lacions de subministrament de cervesa de barrilDAMM, S.A.
01/07/201931/12/2022001-P-001722_Fusió a Catalunya (Fusion Cat)GENCAT - DEPT. D'EMPRESA I OCUPACIO
01/07/201931/10/2019RES, IM-2019-2-0014, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows with competitive chemical reaction kineticsRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
01/03/201918/05/2022Desenvolupament d'una bomba de calor d'absorció refrigerada directament per aire amb aigua com fluid de treball. Simulacions de les fenomenologies, validació i verificació.AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
01/03/201928/02/2020Trabajo de campo para la caracterización de proyectos híbridos existentes de biomasa y energía solar fotovoltaica en Tanzania: un análisis técnico-económico para la implementación de la tecnología en GhanaCentre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
01/03/201930/06/2019Exploring nonlinear subgrid-scale heat flux models for buoyancy driven flowsMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació
01/03/201930/06/2019RES, FI-2019-1-0039, DNS of mass transfer in bubbly flows with high Peclet numberRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
01/01/201930/09/2022Control y gestión de energía en vehículos eléctricos híbridos con pilas de combustibleAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/201931/12/2022001-P-001643_Agrupació emergent Looming FactoryGENCAT - DEPT. D'EMPRESA I OCUPACIO
01/01/201931/12/2022001-P-001646_BASE 3DGENCAT - DEPT. D'EMPRESA I OCUPACIO

Teaching staff and research groups

Research groups

UPC groups:External groups:

Thermodynamics and Physical Chemistry Group (TERFIQ)

Development Cooperation and Human Development Research Group (GRECDH)


Research projects

START DATEEND DATEACTIVITYFINANCING ENTITY
01/11/202331/08/2025LDCI2027 - CORNETFVV
01/09/202331/08/2026Algoritmos numéricos avanzados para la simulación eficiente de intercambiadores de calor innovadores usando arquitecturas computacionales modernasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/08/202331/01/2025Contrato de colaboración para estudiar el estado del arte, simular y diseñar una solución de almacenaje para H2 liquido e H2 crio-comprimido,INDOX ENERGY SYSTEMS, S.L.
01/07/202331/10/2023RES, IM-2023-2-0009. DNS of reactive mass transfer in gravity-driven bubbly flows: Effect of the Damköhler numberRed Española de Supercomputacion; Programa Serra Húnter
01/03/202330/06/2023RES, IM-2023-1-0003. DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven turbulent bubble swarms: Effect of density ratio and viscosity ratioRed Española de Supercomputacion; Programa Serra Húnter
01/02/202331/01/2027Modular AXIal flux Motor for AutomotiveCommission of European Communities
01/01/202331/12/2025HydrogEn Lightweight & Innovative tank for zerO-emisSion aircraftCommission of European Communities
01/11/202228/02/2023Can we hit the ultimate regime of thermal turbulence using LES simulations at low Prandtl numbers?Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
29/09/202228/09/2025Servei de monitorització de gasos contaminants i d'efecte hivernacleAgència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)
01/09/202231/08/2025Desarrollo de Unidades Frigoríficas de Transporte por Carretera con refrigerantes de bajo GWPAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202231/08/2025Modelado numérico y validación experimental para la implementación de combustible H2 en hornos de fabricación de cerámica sanitaria (GREENKILN)AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/07/202231/10/2022RES IM-2022-2-0009 DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven turbulent bubbly flows: Effect of bubble-deformabilitySpanish Supercomputing Network
01/03/202230/06/2022Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation of buoyancy-driven turbulence at high Prandtl numbersGeneralitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
01/01/202230/09/2023Viabilitat de la implantació de tecnologies de recuperació de calorFUNDERÍA CONDALS, S.A.
01/12/202131/08/2024Desarrollo de un gemelo digital de un REceptor de TOrre CSP basado en un nuevo paradigma de CFD&HT algebraicoAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/11/202128/02/2022RES, IM-2021-3-0013, DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven bubbly flows: Effect of confinement ratioRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
01/09/202131/08/2024DNS y modelización multi-escala de fenómenos de transporte interfacial en flujos de burbujas y peliculas descendientes. Aplicación a sistemas y equipos térmicosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202131/08/2024Procesado dual de vitrimeros: Impresión 3DAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
30/07/202130/07/2024Eficiència energètica i control en processos de cuinat EFICIENT3DAgència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)
29/07/202129/07/2024Disseny i desenvolupament d’un carregador públic per vehicle elèctric amb refrigeració activa (COLDPOST)Agència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)
01/07/202131/10/2021RES, IM-2021-2-0020, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channels: Effect of polydispersityRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
26/05/202126/05/2021Sistema de almacenamiento de energía térmica combinando material sólido de calor sensible y material de cambio de fase.
03/03/202103/03/2021Machine for air-cooled absorption
01/03/202129/02/2024Advanced thermocline concepts for thermal energy storage for CSPAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/03/202130/06/2021Direct and Large-Eddy Simulations for creating reduced-order data-driven models for improving the indoor environment air qualityMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació
01/03/202130/06/2021RES, IM-2021-1-0013, DNS of reactive mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channelsRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
01/01/202131/03/2023Engine bleed JEt pumps continuous behaviour MODelizationCommission of European Communities
24/11/202024/11/2023Rolen Purifica BusAgència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)
16/11/202031/12/2021L’objecte del contracte és la realització de l’assessorament requerit en el marc del desenvolupament d'un prototip innovador pel subministrament d'estella forestal.SALA FORESTAL SL
01/09/202030/08/2023Toward a Digital Twin ECS and thermal management architecture models: Improvement of MODELICA libraries and usage of Deep Learning technicsCommission of European Communities
01/07/202031/10/2020Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation of buoyancy-driven turbulence in liquid metalsMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació
01/07/202031/10/2020RES, IM-2020-2-0002, Direct Numerical Simulation of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channelsRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
19/02/202018/02/2024Development of new highly-portable linear solvers for CFDAGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
01/02/202031/01/2023Cogeneración económica mediante luz solar eficientemente concentradaAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/202031/12/2020Real-time pollution City mAp thRough cOLlaborative sensIng aNd AnalysisEUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL.
03/11/201902/11/2022New Vision of Construction: Green BuildingsCommission of European Communities
01/11/201929/02/2020DNS of a vertically falling filmMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació
01/11/201929/02/2020RES, IM-2019-3-0015, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows with competitive chemical reaction kineticsRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
18/09/201918/09/2019Sistema de extrusión para una impresora 3D
02/08/201902/12/2019Estudi experimental en les instal·lacions de subministrament de cervesa de barrilDAMM, S.A.
01/07/201931/12/2022001-P-001722_Fusió a Catalunya (Fusion Cat)GENCAT - DEPT. D'EMPRESA I OCUPACIO
01/07/201931/10/2019RES, IM-2019-2-0014, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows with competitive chemical reaction kineticsRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
01/03/201918/05/2022Desenvolupament d'una bomba de calor d'absorció refrigerada directament per aire amb aigua com fluid de treball. Simulacions de les fenomenologies, validació i verificació.AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
01/03/201928/02/2020Trabajo de campo para la caracterización de proyectos híbridos existentes de biomasa y energía solar fotovoltaica en Tanzania: un análisis técnico-económico para la implementación de la tecnología en GhanaCentre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
01/03/201930/06/2019Exploring nonlinear subgrid-scale heat flux models for buoyancy driven flowsMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació
01/03/201930/06/2019RES, FI-2019-1-0039, DNS of mass transfer in bubbly flows with high Peclet numberRed Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
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Quality

The Validation, Monitoring, Modification and Accreditation Framework (VSMA Framework) for official degrees ties the quality assurance processes (validation, monitoring, modification and accreditation) carried out over the lifetime of a course to two objectives—the goal of establishing coherent links between these processes, and that of achieving greater efficiency in their management—all with the overarching aim of improving programmes.

Validation

Monitoring

Accreditation

    Registry of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT)

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