• closedAccess   Benchmarking of useful phase change materials for a building application 

      Navarro, Lidia; Solé, Aran; Martín Llop, Marc; Barreneche, Camila; Olivieri, Lorenzo; Tenorio, José Antonio; CABEZA, LUISA F. Elsevier (2019-01-01)
      Nowadays, there is an increasing interest in more efficient building materials and new technologies to accomplish the objectives defined by energy policies. The combination of energy efficient building designs and integration ...
    • openAccess   Bentonite as an active natural filler for silicone leading to piezoelectric-like response material 

      Iacob, Mihail; tiron, vasile; Stiubianu, George Theodor; Dascalu, Mihaela; Hernandez, Leonor; Varganici, Cristian-Dragos; Tugui, Codrin; Cazacu, Maria Elsevier (2022-01-10)
      Raw sodium bentonite (Bent) without preliminary treatments is incorporated as a filler in a silicone matrix, from 5 to 100 parts per hundred (pph), by weight, by simple mixing in solution. The mixtures are processed as ...
    • openAccess   Beyond the intangible/tangible binary: an analysis of historic built environments in Valencia 

      García-Esparza, Juan A. National Folk Museum of Korea (2019)
      This paper is a theoretical reflection aiming to understand how specific assets of intangible heritage are affected by contemporary discourse. This approach focuses on understanding the protection, preservation and ...
    • openAccess   Bio-inspired design as a solution to generate creative and circular product concepts 

      Ruiz-Pastor, Laura; Chulvi, Vicente; Royo González, Marta; Sampaio, João N. Taylor & Francis (2022-10-15)
      Consumers are showing a growing concern for the environment and sustainability, while they keep their interest in more creative products that ‘delight’ them and exceed their expectations. Consequently, designers must meet ...
    • openAccess   Biodrying as a biological process to diminish moisture in gardening and harvest wastes 

      Colomer Mendoza, Francisco José; Gallardo Izquierdo, Antonio; Bovea, María D; Robles Martínez, Fabián; Herrera Prats, María Lidón Springer Verlag (2012)
      Biodrying is a process that consists in reducing the moisture content and stabilizing organic compounds to obtain a useful product, such as a fuel, or as a previous step to landfilling. This is achieved by using the heat ...
    • openAccess   Biodrying under Greenhouse Conditions as Pretreatment for Horticultural Waste 

      Colomer Mendoza, Francisco José; Robles Martínez, Fabián; Silva Rodríguez, Elizabeth M.; Espinosa-Solares, Teodoro; Piña Guzmán, Ana Belem; Calixto-Mosqueda, Carmen; Durán-Páramo, Enrique Scientific Research Publishing (2012)
      The biodrying process was studied as an alternative technology to reduce the mass and volume of horticultural waste. Four static piles were prepared inside a greenhouse: two containing whole waste and two consisting of ...
    • openAccess   Biological reactor retrofitting using CFD-ASM modelling 

      Climent, Javier; Basiero, L.; Martinez Cuenca, Raul; Berlanga Clavijo, José Guillermo; Julian-Lopez, Beatriz; chiva, sergio Elsevier (2018-09-15)
      In recent years, the interest in modelling activated sludge (AS) systems by means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) techniques has significantly increased. This work shows a successful case study combining CFD hydrodynamics ...
    • openAccess   Biomechanical function requirements of the wrist. Circumduction versus flexion/abduction range of motion 

      Gracia-Ibáñez, Verónica; Sancho-Bru, Joaquin L.; Vergara, Margarita; Roda-Sales, Alba; Jarque-Bou, Néstor J; Bayarri-Porcar, Vicente Elsevier (2020-07-30)
      The biomechanical function of the wrist is widely assessed by measuring the range of motion (RoM) in two separate orthogonal planes: flexion–extension (FE) and radioulnar deviation (RUD). However, the two motions are ...
    • openAccess   Biometanización a partir de lodos de EDAR y rechazos de planta de compostaje 

      Colomer Mendoza, Francisco José; CARLOS, MAR; Gallardo Izquierdo, Antonio; Bovea, María D; Herrera Prats, María Lidón TIASA (2009)
      La mezcla de rechazos procedentes de plantas de compostaje y de lodos de EDAR urbanas se plantea como una alternativa para la valorización de estos residuos mediante su biometanización. Con ello se puede obtener un último ...
    • closedAccess   Bottoming organic Rankine cycle configurations to increase Internal Combustion Engines power output from cooling water waste heat recovery 

      Peris, Bernardo; Navarro-Esbrí, Joaquín; Moles, Fran Elsevier (2013-11-03)
      This work is focused on waste heat recovery of jacket cooling water from Internal Combustion Engines (ICEs). Cooling water heat does not always find use due to its low temperature, typically around 90 °C, and usually is ...
    • openAccess   Burst Detection in Water Networks Using Principal Component Analysis 

      Palau, C. V.; Arregui, F. J.; CARLOS, MAR American Society of Civil Engineers (2012)
      The following work presents a multivariate statistical technique applied to the control of water inflows into district metering areas (DMA) of urban networks. This technique, called Principal Component Analysis (PCA), ...
    • openAccess   CAD training for digital product quality: a formative approach with computer‑based adaptable resources for self‑assessment 

      Agost, Maria-Jesus; Company, Pedro; Contero, Manuel; Dorribo Camba, Jorge Springer (2021-01-04)
      As the engineering and manufacturing sectors transform their processes into those of a digital enterprise, future designers and engineers must be trained to guarantee the quality of the digital models that are created and ...
    • closedAccess   Calibration and control of a redundant robotic workcell for milling tasks 

      Andres-Esperanza, Javier; Gracia Marco, Luis; Tornero, Josep Taylor & Francis (2011)
      This article deals with the tuning of a complex robotic workcell of eight joints devoted to milling tasks. It consists of a KUKA™ manipulator mounted on a linear track and synchronised with a rotary table. Prior to any ...
    • closedAccess   CAM-Rob postprocessor based on a fuzzified redundancy resolution scheme 

      Andres-Esperanza, Javier; Gracia Marco, Luis; Tornero, Josep Springer-Verlag (2012)
      This work highlights the applicability of different redundancy resolution schemes to the postprocessing stage from a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) system to an industrial redundant workcell. The inverse kinematic ...
    • openAccess   Caracterización del parque edificatorio residencial de los pisos térmicos frío y templado en Colombia 

      Jorge-Ortiz, Andrea; Braulio-Gonzalo, Marta; Bovea, María D Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Departamento de Geografía (2024-01-01)
      El crecimiento demográfico en los municipios de Colombia ha influido notablemente en la calidad de la vivienda. Este artículo tiene como objetivo proponer un método para caracterizar el parque edificatorio residencial de ...
    • openAccess   Carbon footprint assessment tool for universities: CO2UNV 

      Bovea, María D; Valls Val, Karen Elsevier (2021-11-19)
      Universities, as organisations engaged in education, research and community services, play an important role in promoting sustainability and should be an example of a sustainable organisation. The Carbon Foot- print (CF) ...
    • openAccess   Carbon footprint in Higher Education Institutions: a literature review and prospects for future research 

      Valls Val, Karen; Bovea, María D Springer (2021-08-23)
      Higher Education Institutions (HEI) or universities, as organisations engaged in education, research and community services, play an important role in promoting sustainable development. Therefore, they are increasingly ...
    • openAccess   Carbon metric of the household sector in the use stage according to ISO 16745: A case study 

      Braulio-Gonzalo, Marta; Bovea, María D Elsevier (2019-09)
      The upward trend in the residential sector of energy use has significant consequences in terms of environmental impacts. Determining the carbon metric (CM), as part of the whole carbon footprint of a building, contributes ...
    • openAccess   Casas de campo españolas (1930): la revisión de un libro de Alfredo Baeschlin 

      García-Esparza, Juan A. Gobierno de España. Centro de Publicaciones del Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana (2012-12-23)
      El presente artículo emprende una particular reflexión que urde su trama en el ámbito histórico de ciertas tipologías edilicias que trascendieron el ámbito urbano. A pesar de ser un relato que ahonda en lo pretérito, ...
    • openAccess   Ceramic tiles waste as replacement material in Portland cement 

      Mas, María A.; Reig, Lucía; Monzó, J.; Borrachero, Mª Victoria; PAYÁ, JORDI ICE Publishing (2015-11-02)
      The pozzolanic reactivity of real ceramic waste from different tile manufacturing companies was evaluated and its suitability as a partial Portland cement replacement was analysed. The raw material was finely ground and ...