Listar por autor "Carral Couce, Luis"
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A Review of Formulations to Design an Adhesive Single Lap-Joint for Use in Marine Applications
Domínguez Ruiz, Franklin Jhonny; Carral Couce, Luis (Brodarski Institute, 2020)[Abstract] The single adhesive joint has many applications in the shipbuilding industry, where it offers the advantage of joining materials (adherents) with different properties and characteristics using an adhesive. ... -
An Economic Analysis of An Innovative Floating Offshore Wind Platform Built with Concrete: The SATH® Platform
Baita Saavedra, Eugenio; Cordal Iglesias, David; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Morató, Alexandre; Lamas, M.I.; Álvarez-Feal, José-Carlos; Carral Couce, Luis; Castro-Santos, Laura (MDPI, 2020-05)[Abstract] The goal of this work is to carry out an economic analysis of a novel floating offshore wind structure, of which the main material is concrete: the SATH® platform. It takes a step forward in floating marine wind ... -
Aplicación de sistemas terrestres de manutención automatizada a unidades marinas
Carral Couce, Luis (1998)[Resumen] En esta tesis doctoral se analizan detalladamente las características de los equipos de manutención componentes de un sistema de almacenaje automatizado, a la vez que se estudia la aplicabilidad de cada ... -
Application of residuals from purification of bivalve molluscs in Galician to facilitate marine ecosystem resiliency through artificial reefs with shells – One generation
Carral Couce, Luis; Lamas, M.I.; Buenhombre, José Luis Mier; Cartelle Barros, Juan José; Naya, Salvador; Tarrío-Saavedra, Javier (Elsevier, 2023-01-15)[Abstract] The seas and oceans of the planet provide a wide range of essential resources. However, marine ecosystems are undergoing severe degradation due to the unsustainable exploitation and consumption patterns of the ... -
Assessment of the Materials Employed in Green Artificial Reefs for the Galician Estuaries in Terms of Circular Economy
Carral Couce, Luis; Camba, C.; Lamas, M.I.; Rodríguez-Guerreiro, María J.; Cartelle Barros, Juan José (MDPI, 2020)[Abstract] To exploit marine resources in a sustainable way, efficient management systems must be used such as green artificial reefs (GARs). These reefs are mostly made up of renewable and organic materials. When adopting ... -
Configuration Methodology for a Green Variety Reef System (AR group) Based on Hydrodynamic Criteria – Application to the Ría de Ares-Betanzos
Carral Couce, Luis; Lamas, M.I.; Rodríguez-Guerreiro, María J.; Vargas, Andreina; Álvarez-Feal, José-Carlos; López, Iván; Carballo, Rodrigo (Elsevier, 2021-05-05)[Abstract] For the evolution and development of artificial reefs to attain the expected results, hydrodynamics is emerging as a key factor that must be taken analyzed in detail. In particular, thanks to the hydrodynamics ... -
Considerations on the programmed functional life (one generation) of a green artificial reef in terms of the sustainability of the modified ecosystem
Carral Couce, Luis; Tarrío-Saavedra, Javier; Cartelle Barros, Juan José; Camba, C.; Ramil, Alberto; Álvarez-Feal, José-Carlos (Elsevier. Cell Press, 2023-04)[Abstract] The installation of artificial reefs serves to enhance marine ecosystems, although it also modifies them. These changes do not have to be irreversible, since it is possible to treat the functional life of an ... -
Definition of an Artificial Reef Unit through Hydrodynamic and Structural (CFD and FEM) Models—Application to the Ares-Betanzos Estuary
Lamas, M.I.; Rodríguez-Guerreiro, María J.; Lamas Vigo, Javier; Ameneiros Rodríguez, Ismael; Veira Lorenzo, Ricardo; Carral Couce, Juan Carlos; Carral Couce, Luis (MDPI, 2022)[Abstract] The application of hydrodynamics to the definition of artificial reefs is of great interest since the positioning of the artificial reef modules on the sea floor alters the water velocity field, causing an ... -
Effect of multiple injection strategies on emissions and performance in the Wärtsilä 6L 46 marine engine. A numerical approach
Lamas, M.I.; Rodríguez-García, JuanDeDios; Castro-Santos, Laura; Carral Couce, Luis (Elsevier, 2019-01-01)[Abstract] The present paper proposes a Computational Fluid Dynamics model to analyze the operation cycle and exhaust gas composition in a four-stroke marine diesel engine, the Wärtsilä 6L 46. Once validated, the numerical ... -
Erosive Degradation Study of Concrete Augmented by Mussel Shells for Marine Construction
Camba, C.; Mier, José; Carral Couce, Luis; Lamas, M.I.; Álvarez-Feal, José-Carlos; Díaz-Díaz, Ana-María; Tarrío-Saavedra, Javier (MDPI, 2021-10)[Abstract] This work proposes a green material for artificial reefs to be placed in Galicia (northwest Spain) taking into account the principles of circular economy and sustainability of the ecosystem. New concrete ... -
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Consumption of Coastal Ecosystem Enhancement Programme through Sustainable Artificial Reefs in Galicia
Carral Couce, Luis; Cartelle Barros, Juan José; Carro Fidalgo, Humberto; Camba, C.; Munín-Doce, Alicia (MDPI, 2021)[Abstract] The principle of sustainability should condition a project in which artificial reefs are being installed to protect biodiversity as well as enhance costal ecosystems. In particular, this principle should be taken ... -
Improvements in the design of nest cavities to attract cephalopods and crustaceans in a green artificial reef unit according to tridimensional hydrodynamic criteria – Application to the Ares-Betanzos estuary
Carral Couce, Luis; Lamas, M.I.; Fouz, David Mateo; López, I.; Carballo, Rodrigo (Elsevier, 2023-10-09)[Abstract]: Installing artificial reefs (ARs) on the seabed creates a hard substrate that alters water flow and causes different species to settle. For this reason, by applying hydrodynamics to ARs, a useful tool is created ... -
Influence of Size on the Economic Feasibility of Floating Offshore Wind Farms
Castro-Santos, Laura; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Álvarez-Feal, José-Carlos; Carral Couce, Luis (MDPI, 2018)[Abstract] This paper uses a method to analyze the economic influence of the size of floating offshore wind farms. The economic aspects analyzed, LCOE (Levelized Cost Of Energy) and costs, depend on the number of floating ... -
Influence of size on the economic feasibility of floating offshore wind farms
Castro-Santos, Laura; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Álvarez-Feal, José-Carlos; Carral Couce, Luis (MDPI, 2018-11)[Abstract]: This paper uses a method to analyze the economic influence of the size of floating offshore wind farms. The economic aspects analyzed, LCOE (Levelized Cost Of Energy) and costs, depend on the number of floating ... -
Installing Green Artificial Reefs: A Sustainable Challenge
Munín-Doce, Alicia; Castro-Santos, Laura; Carral Couce, Luis; Cartelle Barros, Juan José; Camba, C.; Tarrío-Saavedra, Javier (European Association for the Development of Renewable Energies, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ),, 2021-09)[Abstract] Green Artificial Reefs (GARs) are marine structures to exploit sea resources in a sustainable way (produce food resources, improve the tourism, etc.). They should be installed on the seabed, process that is ... -
Malas prácticas e erros durante as operacións de amarre de buques
Villa Caro, Raúl; Carral Couce, Luis; Fraguela Formoso, José Ángel (Universidade da Coruña, 2014)[Resumo] Nos últimos anos están a producirse nos buques moitos accidentes cuxa orixe é o mal estado de conservación e mantemento dos equipos de amarre. Neste artigo repasamos unha serie de erros frecuentes xa detectados ... -
Methodology for positioning a group of green artificial reef based on a database management system, applied in the estuary of Ares-Betanzos (Nw Iberian Peninsula)
Carral Couce, Luis; Álvarez-Feal, José-Carlos; Rodríguez-Guerreiro, María J.; Vargas, Andreina; Arean, Nestor; Carballo, Rodrigo (Elsevier, 2019-10-01)[Abstract] The Galician coast, and particularly its estuaries are ecosystems with a large biological production which require protection against the strong human pressure they suffer. Sustainability in fishing, shell fishing ... -
Modelling Operative and Routine Learning Curves in Manoeuvres in Locks and in Transit in the Expanded Panama Canal
Carral Couce, Luis; Tarrío-Saavedra, Javier; Vega Sáenz, Adán; Bogle, Johnny; Alemán, Gabriel; Naya, Salvador (Cambridge University Press, 2021-05)[Abstract] Piloting in the Panama Canal is exceptional as, due to its importance, the functions of the captains of vessels are taken over by pilots. Hence, prior to inauguration of the expanded canal, a limited number of ... -
Numerical and experimental analysis of the velocity field inside an artificial reef. Application to the Ares-Betanzos estuary
Santiago Caamaño, Lucía; Lamas, M.I.; Carballo, Rodrigo; López, I.; Cartelle Barros, Juan José; Carral Couce, Luis (MDPI, 2022-11-28)[Abstract]: The placement of artificial reef (AR) units on the seabed modifies the velocity field of the water, making the nutrients circulate properly and creating the necessary habitat for the settlement of the desired ... -
Precaucións que cómpre ter en conta durante o manexo de guinchos e cabrestantes de amarre
Villa Caro, Raúl; Carral Couce, Luis; Fraguela Formoso, José Ángel (Universidade da Coruña, 2015)[Resumo] Na actualidade prodúcense moitos accidentes durante as operacións de amarre dos buques. O deseño das máquinas e os cabrestantes de amarre xoga un papel importante á hora de reducilos. Adicionalmente, a situación ...