Zhang, Ming (Date of defense: 2019-07-17)
Hydropower plays a very important role in the world electricity generation nowadays. Hydropower is one type of renewable energy and is the only renewable energy source that can provide a wide range of ...
Trujillo, José A. (Date of defense: 2015-11-27)
The energy efficiency assessment of high-pressure pneumatic circuits is the aim of this dissertation. From a historical perspective the past and cur- rent activities with regards to the energy saving ...
Bottini, Henny (Date of defense: 2014-03-28)
Turbulence onset within an initially laminar flow is one of the most common phenomenon in Fluid Mechanics, yet is an open field of research. This is due to the many and diverse causes that can trigger ...
Egusquiza Montagut, Mònica (Date of defense: 2020-02-14)
The future of hydropower is tied to the rapid increase of new renewable energies, such as photovoltaic and wind energy. With the growing share of intermittent electricity production, the operation of ...
Valentín Ruiz, David (Date of defense: 2018-01-23)
Nowadays, hydropower plays an essential role in the energy market. With the massive entrance of new renewable sources such as wind or solar power, hydropower is the only renewable generating source that ...
García Vílchez, Mercedes (Date of defense: 2014-07-31)
Positive displacements pumps, as currently designed, produce significant flow pulsations that result in pressure pulsations. These pulsations contribute to the global noise generated by the installation. ...