[EN] Growing awareness about CO2 emissions and their environmental implications are leading to an increase in the importance of thermal efficiency as criteria to design internal combustion engines (ICE). Heat transfer to ...
[EN] Ideal models provide the simplest way to reproduce internal combustion engine (ICE) cycles, but they usually do not represent with sufficient accuracy the actual behaviour of an ICE. A suitable alternative for research ...
Salvador Iborra, Josep(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-09-02)
[EN] Current challenges in research and development of powertrains demand new computational tools capable of simulating vehicle operation under very diverse conditions. This is due, among other reasons, to new homologation ...
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 ...
[EN] Turbocharger performance maps provided by manufacturers are usually far from the assumption of reproducing the isentropic
performance. The reason being, those maps are usually measured using a hot gas stand. The ...
Benajes Calvo, Jesus Vicente; Olmeda González, Pablo Cesar; Martín Díaz, Jaime; Carreño Arango, Ricardo(Elsevier, 2014-10-05)
Combustion diagnosis based on in-cylinder pressure signals as well as 0D thermodynamic modelling, are widely used to study and optimize the combustion in reciprocating engines. Both approaches share some uncertainties ...
[EN] The generalization of exhaust aftertreatment systems along
with the growing awareness about climate change is leading to
an increasing importance of the efficiency over other criteria
during the design of reciprocating ...
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 ...
Serrano Cruz, José Ramón; Olmeda González, Pablo Cesar; Arnau Martínez, Francisco José; Reyes Belmonte, Miguel Ángel; Tartoussi, Hadi(Elsevier, 2015-10-05)
Nowadays turbochargers play an important role in improving internal combustion engines (ICE) performance.
Usually, engine manufacturers use computer codes to predict the behaviour of both engine
and turbocharger, the ...
Torregrosa, A. J.; Olmeda González, Pablo Cesar; Martín Díaz, Jaime; Romero Piedrahita, Carlos Alberto(Taylor & Francis, 2011)
This paper presents a thermal network model for the simulation of the transient response of diesel engines. The model was
adjusted by using experimental data from a completely instrumented engine run under steady-state ...
[EN] In-cylinder pressure analysis is a key tool for engine research and diagnosis and it has been object of study from the beginning of the internal combustion engines. One of its most useful application is combustion ...
In the last years, a growing interest about increasing the engine efficiency has led to the development of new
engine technologies. The accurate determination of the heat transfer across the combustion chamber walls is ...
Serrano Cruz, José Ramón; Olmeda González, Pablo Cesar; Arnau Martínez, Francisco José; Dombrovsky, A.; Smith, L.(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015-02)
In the present work a comprehensive study of turbocharger heat transfer phenomena is
discussed, showing their relevance compared to gas enthalpy variations through the turbomachinery.
The study provides an experimental ...
[EN] In recent years, the interests on transient operation and real driving emissions have increased because of the global concern about environmental pollution that has led to new emissions regulation and new standard ...
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 ...
Tárraga Prieto, José Ignacio(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-11-14)
[ES] El desarrollo de los motores de combustión interna alternativos es un proceso lento y complejo,
sobretodo en lo que al diseño y calibración respecta. Con tal de aumentar la velocidad de
dicho desarrollo se están ...
Guardia Fornés, Guillermo de la(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2014-10-06)
Este proyecto es una propuesta de la autoridad portuaria de Valencia. Consiste en un
estudio de viabilidad sobre el cambio de los motores actuales del transporte portuario
para el transporte de contenedores del Puerto ...