Listar Programa de Doctorat en Tecnologies Industrials i Materials por idioma "eng"
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Implementing electrochemical phenomena in porous materials for the improvement of the conversion of heat into electricity
Universitat Jaume I (2024-05-20)This thesis seeks the direct conversion of heat into electricity more efficiently using porous materials and electrochemical concepts in thermoelectricity and thermo-electrochemical cells. The amount of heat that exists ... -
Improvement of direct absorption solar collectors (DASCs) performance by using nanofluids
Universitat Jaume I (2024-02-19)This Thesis explores the use of solar nanofluids and hybrid emulsions with phase change materials for direct absorption solar collectors. It aims to create new heat transfer fluids that can enhance the light absorption ... -
Integrated control of offshore wind farms and HVDC links with MML converters
Universitat Jaume I (2017-05-29)This thesis analyzes the integration of large quantities of offshore wind power into power systems through point-to-point or multiterminal HVdc grids that use modular multilevel converters (MMC). Firstly, a simplified ... -
Intrusive sensors for two-phase flow measurements
Universitat Jaume I (2022-11-18)Electrical impedance techniques have been investigated and used for the measurement of two-phase flows, both theoretically and experimentally. A proprietary design of intrusive probes composed of four sensors has been used ... -
Kinematic and muscular characterisation of the hand during activities of daily living
Universitat Jaume I (2019-11-15)This thesis presents contributions to the kinematic and muscular characterisation of the hand during the activities of daily living (ADL). Orientation and position data of the rotation axes of metacarpophalangeal and ... -
Methods for the design and evaluation of anthropomorphic artificial hands
Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-26)The objective of this thesis is to contribute to the definition of applicable methods during the design process of artificial hands in order to obtain more anthropomorphic and functional designs, as well as to define metrics ... -
Modeling, fault diagnosis and prognosis under the Zero Defect Manufacturing paradigm
Universitat Jaume I (2023-02-23)This thesis addresses several problems that may arise during the development of Zero Defect Manufacturing strategies. First, we have proposed variation propagation models for vices and self-centering three-jaw chucks using ... -
Numerical formulation of physical phenomena in nanoparticles for their application to nanofluids
Universitat Jaume I (2021-06-25)This thesis presents a numerical formulation grounded on continuum physics to study different coupled phenomena, such as thermomechanics and high-frequency thermoelectricity, in nanoparticles for their use in nanofluids ... -
On the use of nanofluids to enhance the direct absorption of solar radiation
Universitat Jaume I (2019-04-08)The present thesis evaluates the potential of solar nanofluids as direct absorption solar collectors and to generate steam. Nowadays, as energy consumption continues to rise while conventional energy are close to begin ... -
Optimal fault estimation and diagnosis strategies: bridging the gap between theory and practice
Universitat Jaume I (2019-07-25)This thesis addresses some issues arisen from the application of estimation-based fault diagnosis strategies to different practical systems such as industrial pipe networks, multistage manufacturing processes, wind turbines ... -
Prediction and improvement of part quality in multi-station machining systems applying the Stream of Variation model
Universitat Jaume I (2011-12-16)Recent research efforts have been aimed toward deriving mathematical models to relate manufacturing sources of variation with part quality variations in multi-station machining systems in order to integrate design and ... -
Protein adsorption and macrophage polarization as biocompatibility markers for biomaterial design
Universitat Jaume I (2019-01-15)The standard protocol before proceeding to clinical trials of a biomaterial is to follow a battery of determined in vitro following in vivo experimentation. The lack of correlation between in vitro and in vivo experimentation ... -
Subcooling systems in transcritical CO2 refrigeration cycles. Experimental evaluation of energy improvement
Universitat Jaume I (2022-05-04)The F-Gas regulation regulates or prohibits the use of certain refrigerants in refrigeration installations in order to reduce greenhouse gasses emissions and mitigate global warming. This leaves CO2 as the best solution ... -
Thermo-economic assessment of small-scale organic Rankine cycle for low-grade industrial waste heat recovery based on an experimental application
Universitat Jaume I (2017-09-22)This thesis focuses on the use of small-scale Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) to produce electricity from low-grade waste heat recovery of industrial processes. In particular, a thermo-economic (combination of thermodynamic ...