It has lately been demonstrated that the resonance of the in-cylinder pressure may be
used for inferring the trapped mass in an internal combustion engine. The resonance
frequency changes over time as the expansion stroke ...
Torregrosa, A. J.; Broatch, A.; Olmeda, P.; Agizza, Luca(Elsevier, 2023-12-01)
[EN] Most of the equivalent circuit battery models available in the literature have been developed specifically for one cell and require extensive measurements to calibrate cell electrical parameters in different operating ...
[EN] This paper deals with the experimental characterization and electro-thermal modeling of
lithium-ion batteries. This aspect is of considerable importance to be able to have an
understanding of the phenomena of heat ...
Torregrosa, A. J.; Broatch Jacobi, Jaime Alberto; Arnau Martínez, Francisco José; Hernández-Marco, Manuel(Elsevier, 2016-01-01)
Modelling has proven to be an important tool in the design of manifolds and silencers for internal combustion engines. Although simple 1D models are generally sufficiently precise in the case of manifold models, they would ...
Torregrosa, A. J.; Broatch, A.; Olmeda, P.; Cornejo-Luna, Omar(Isfahan University of Technology, 2016-09)
[EN] Current trends in engine design indicate the necessity to take advantage of the highest rates of heat
transfer associated with nucleate boiling, mostly at high engine loads. When used in conjunction
with advanced ...
[EN] This article presents a study of the impact on engine efficiency of the heat loss reduction due to in-cylinder coating insulation. A numerical methodology based on one-dimensional heat transfer model is developed. ...
Torregrosa, A. J.; Broatch, A.; Olmeda, P.; Agizza, Luca(Elsevier, 2024-03-01)
[EN] Lithium-ion batteries are highly affected by calendar ageing effects, which can lead to capacity loss even when the battery is not used at all. The current literature proposes plenty of semi-empirical models to predict ...
Torregrosa, A. J.; Broatch, A.; García-Cuevas González, Luis Miguel; Hernández-Marco, Manuel(MDPI AG, 2017-05-08)
[EN] Duct junctions play a major role in the operation and design of most piping systems. The objective of this paper is to establish the potential of a staggered mesh finite volume model as a way to improve the description ...
[EN] Considerable efforts have been devoted to the development of predictive models that, from a certain set of data related to an engine, and making use of an adequate representation of the effect of the silencing elements, ...
[EN] The operation of compressor at lower mass flow rates is limited by surge which is marked by large fluctuations in operational variables and accompanied by significant increase in noise. Ported shroud casing treatment ...
Sharma, Sidharath; Broatch, A.; GARCIA TISCAR, JORGE; Allport, John M.; Nickson, Ambrose K.(Elsevier, 2019-12)
[EN] With the advancements in manufacturing, materials and computational methods, turbomachinery designs have become more efficient providing higher specific power and reliability with lower weight and cost. The rotational ...
Sharma, Sidharath; Broatch, A.; GARCIA TISCAR, JORGE; Allport, John M.; Nickson, Ambrose K.(SAGE Publications, 2020-10)
[EN] In this article, the acoustic characterisation of a turbocharger compressor with ported shroud design is carried out through the numerical simulation of the system operating under design conditions of maximum isentropic ...
Torregrosa, A. J.; Broatch Jacobi, Jaime Alberto; Navarro García, Roberto; García Tíscar, Jorge(SAGE Publications (UK and US), 2015-01)
The performance of different experimental techniques proposed in the literature for acoustic characterization was
assessed through the study of the noise generated by the compressor of an automotive turbocharger under ...
[EN] Replicating the actual velocity distribution that a target will experience in real life is sometimes necessary to perform realistic aerodynamic characterizations in wind tunnels. In industrial aerodynamics, this is ...
[EN] Mandatory targets are set in Europe for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of light-duty vehicles. EU law recognises the potential of certain innovative technologies to contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. Vehicle systems ...
[EN] A procedure allowing for the analysis of complex acoustic networks, including three-dimensional cavities described in terms of zero-dimensional equivalent elements, is presented and validated. The procedure is based ...
Broatch, A.; Novella Rosa, Ricardo; GARCIA TISCAR, JORGE; Gómez-Soriano, Josep; Pal, P.(American Institute of Physics, 2020-08-01)
[EN] As computational capabilities continue to grow, exploring the limits of computational fluid dynamics to capture complex and elusive phenomena, which are otherwise difficult to study by experimental techniques, is one ...
[EN] According to current worldwide trends for homologation vehicles in real driving conditions is forced to test the engines in altitude and in highly dynamic driving cycles in order to approach nowadays and next future ...
Torregrosa, A. J.; Broatch, A.; Olmeda, P.; Agizza, Luca(Elsevier, 2023-10-15)
[EN] In this study an analysis of the employment of nanoparticles and nano encapsulated phase change materials for battery cooling is provided. By using a previously validated electro-thermal model of a lithium-ion battery ...
Garrido Puertas, Francisco Javier(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-10-14)
[ES] El crecimiento emergente de la tecnología eléctrica en la automoción induce a este sector
a la búsqueda de mejoras de la capacidad energética en las químicas disponibles. Estas
mejoras se obtienen fundamentalmente ...