Effective thermal-electric control system for hydrogen production based on renewable solar energyThis paper focuses on the design and use of a control system for a renewable energy production plant based on hydrogen. The proposed control system aims at ensuring the stability and smooth...
Año de publicación: 2024
Qualitative and quantitative analyses of particulate flows in rotating drums using a DEM-based approachIn mineral processing, ore grinding is an energy-intensive process. Tumbling mills used in grinding processes can be accounted for as rotating drums with liners. As part of an effort to...
Año de publicación: 2024
Direct numerical simulations of two-phase fluids interface in 2D rotating drums using a coupled VoF-IBM numerical approachRotating drums play important roles in numerous industrial applications, such as mineral processing. This work is focused on the numerical study of the interface evolution in liquid-liquid and liquid-gas phases...
Año de publicación: 2024
Computational assessment of soot models in ethylene/air laminar diffusion flamesTo improve the accuracy of soot formation and evolution predictions, several physical and chemical models have been developed over the last decades. These models include (i) detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms...
Año de publicación: 2024
On the application of sliding mode control to indirectly coupled photovoltaic-electrolyzer systems used in the production of clean energyTo improve the performance of photovoltaic-electrolyzer (PV-EL) systems, it is key to operate them at the right operating conditions, not only at design point but also at off-design. In addition,...
Año de publicación: 2024
Flow-field analysis and performance assessment of rotating detonation engines under different number of discrete inlet nozzlesThis study explores in depth rotating detonation engines (RDEs) fueled by premixed stoichiometric hydrogen/air mixtures through two-dimensional numerical simulations including a detailed chemical kinetic mechanism. To model the spatial reactant...
Año de publicación: 2024
Numerical simulation of bluff body turbulent flows using hybrid RANS/LES turbulence modelsMany engineering applications involve turbulent flows around bluff bodies. Because of their intrinsically unsteady dynamics, bluff body characteristic flows feature unique turbulence-related phenomena, which makes their numerical modeling challenging. Accordingly,...
Año de publicación: 2023
Estimation of hydrogen production potential from renewable resources in northern PeruThis research evaluates the potential for green hydrogen production in the Piura region, northern Peru, utilising wind, solar and biomass energy sources as well as water electrolysis. The study assesses the electrical energy generated from...
Año de publicación: 2023
Numerical Study of Distorted Tulip Flame Propagation in Confined SystemsUnderstanding the dynamics of premixed flames that propagates in confined systems is important in a wide range of applications. The study of premixed flames propagating in a closed channel covers...
Año de publicación: 2023
Fluid Dynamic Simulations of Mach and Regular Reflections in Oblique Shock-Wave Configurations using Adaptive Mesh RefinementIn the context of the interaction between a moving plane shock wave and an inclined wall (wedge), it is possible to distinguish four distinct shock reflection configurations. These shock wave...
Año de publicación: 2023