Serrano, J.R.; Dolz, Vicente; Gómez-Vilanova, Alejandro; López-Carrillo, Juan Antonio(Elsevier, 2024-03)
[EN] The global push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has led to the ban of high global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants in the refrigeration sector, prompting the adoption of low-GWP alternatives. However, as ...
Fajardo Peña, Pablo(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2011-09-06)
En este trabajo se ha realizado un estudio termo-fluido-dinámico de una turbina radial mediante el uso de mecánica de fluidos computacional. Ha sido necesario desarrollar nuevas condiciones de contorno para el código ...
This paper presents a numerical study analyzing the effect of pulsating flow in a variable geometry radial inflow turbine. The turbine behavior is analyzed under isentropic pulses, which are similar to those created by a ...
[EN] This paper presents the results of a computational investigation of the aerodynamic choking mechanism
in a variable geometry turbine, which is widely used in automotive turbocharging. RANS and URANS
numerical ...
Santos Meléndez, Luis Fernando(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017-07-27)
This work is part of a plan for a project whose objective is to determine the flow behavior in the volute channel and in the stator channels formed by the blades with which a centripetal turbine is composed. This study is ...
Korb, Alexey(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-10-11)
[ES] Los objetivos del proyecto son, en primer lugar desarrollar una herramienta de generación de geometrías de volutas de compresores y de turbinas radiales. Esta herramienta se realizará de manera analítica con el ...
[EN] During normal operation, radial turbines may work in off-design conditions. Off-design conditions may be characterised by very low expansion ratios, very high expansion ratios, very low rotational speeds or very high ...
Serrano, J.R.; García-Cuevas González, Luis Miguel; Gómez-Vilanova, Alejandro; López-Carrillo, Juan Antonio(Elsevier, 2024-10-15)
[EN] Sustainable and efficient refrigerants are essential due to increasing regulatory constraints on traditional highGWP refrigerants. This study investigates the potential of natural refrigerants, specifically air, in ...
Fajardo Peña, Pablo(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2012-07-26)
The increasing use of turbochargers is leading to an outstanding research to understand the internal flow in turbomachines. In this frame, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is one of the tools that can be applied to ...
[EN] The widespread trend of pursuing higher efficiencies in radial turbochargers led to the prompting of this work. A 3D-printed model of the static parts of a radial variable geometry turbine, the vaned nozzle, and the ...
Torregrosa, A. J.; García-Cuevas González, Luis Miguel; Inhestern, Lukas Benjamin; Soler-Blanco, Pablo(SAGE Publications, 2021-04-01)
[EN] Estimating correctly the turbine acoustics can be valuable during the engine design stage; in fact, it can lead to a more optimised design of the silencer and aftertreatment, as well as to better prediction of the ...
[EN] This paper proposes a CFD method for simulating radial turbocharger turbine flows. A review is presented of the computational model in terms of meshing, mesh movement strategy, and computational algorithm in turbomachinery ...
López Carrillo, Juan Antonio(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-10-27)
[ES] Se desarrollan en este trabajo el proceso de testeo y modelado de un turbogrupo de automoción para su uso en un ciclo Brayton inverso de refrigeración, su implementación en el ciclo junto a una campaña experimental ...