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    Numerical simulations of thermal storage systems : emphasis on latent energy storage using phase change materials (PCM) 

    Galione Klot, Pedro Andrés (Date of defense: 2014-12-23)

    The present thesis aims at studying the use of phase change materials (PCM) in thermal energy storage (TES) applications and to develop and implement numerical tools for their evaluation. Numerical analysis is nowadays an ...

    On the numerical simulation of compressible flows 

    Pedro Costa, Juan Bautista (Date of defense: 2019-05-23)

    In this thesis, numerical tools to simulate compressible flows in a wide range of situations are presented. It is intended to represent a step forward in the scientific research of the numerical simulation of compressible ...

    Parallel algorithms for computational fluid dynamics on unstructured meshes 

    Borrell Pol, Ricard (Date of defense: 2012-10-31)

    La simulació numèrica directa (DNS) de fluxos complexes és actualment una utopia per la majoria d'aplicacions industrials ja que els requeriments computacionals son massa elevats. Donat un flux, la diferència entre els ...

    Parallel object-oriented algorithms for simulation of multiphysics : application to thermal systems 

    López Mas, Joan (Date of defense: 2016-02-05)

    The present and the future expectation in parallel computing pose a new generational change in simulation and computing. Modern High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities have high computational power in terms of operations ...

    Parallel optimization algorithms for high performance computing : application to thermal systems 

    Aizpurua Udabe, Imanol (Date of defense: 2017-03-31)

    The need of optimization is present in every field of engineering. Moreover, applications requiring a multidisciplinary approach in order to make a step forward are increasing. This leads to the need of solving complex ...

    Towards a virtual platform for aerodynamic design, performance assessment and optimization of horizontal axis wind turbines 

    Martínez Valdivieso, Daniel (Date of defense: 2017-03-31)

    This thesis focuses on the study and improvement of the techniques involved on a virtual platform for the simulation of the Aerodynamics of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines, with the ultimate objective of making Wind Energy ...