• Fluid hammer with gas desorption in a liquid- lling tube: experiments with three di erences liquids 

      Lema, Marcos; López Peña, Fernando; Rambaud, Patrick; Buchlin, Jean-Marie; Steelant, Johan (Springer, 2015-09-11)
      [Abstract]: The opening of a fast valve followed by a fluid line with a closed end generates a fluid hammer that may involve several multiphase phenomena. This is the case of the propulsion systems in satellites during the ...
    • Analysis of fluid hammer occurrence with phase change and column separation due to fast valve opening by means of flow visualization 

      Lema, Marcos; López Peña, Fernando; Buchlin, Jean-Marie; Rambaud, Patrick; Steelant, Johan (Elsevier, 2016-07-07)
      [Abstrac]: This paper presents an experimental investigation on the fluid hammer phenomenon generated when filling a pipe line under vacuum conditions with a closed end. This physical configuration, although it can be found ...
    • Setting up a mixed reality simulator for using teams of autonomous uavs in air pollution monitoring 

      López Peña, Fernando; Caamaño, Pilar; Varela, Gervasio; Orjales, Félix; Deibe Díaz, Álvaro (WIT Press, 2016-08-31)
      [Abstract]: A framework based on a mixed reality simulator for coordinating teams of autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is been developed. This framework would serve as a tool to facilitate crossing the reality gap ...
    • On the feasibility of a real time stability assessment for fishing vessels 

      Santiago Caamaño, Lucía; Míguez González, Marcos; Díaz Casás, Vicente (Elsevier, 2018-04-24)
      [Abstract]: Fishing is one of the sectors with the highest number of accidents worldwide. Many of them are related to stability failures and affect mostly small and medium sized fishing vessels. One of the main reasons is ...
    • Real-time detection of transverse stability changes in shing vessels 

      Santiago Caamaño, Lucía; Galeazzi, Roberto; Nielsen, Ulrik Dam; Míguez González, Marcos; Díaz Casás, Vicente (Elsevier, 2019-09-25)
      [Abstract]: Fishing is a very hazardous activity. Stability failures, caused many times by the crew lacking information related to the level of stability of the vessel, are among the most dangerous accidents affecting this ...
    • Influence of Gas Desorption in a Safety Relief Valve Undergoing Cavitation 

      Lema, Marcos; Gosset, Anne; López Peña, Fernando (Korean Society for Fluid Machinery (KSFM), Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics (CSET), Turbomachinery Society of Japan (TSJ), IAHR Section on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems (IAHR), 2019-12-27)
      [Abstract]: In this study, the characterization of the flow through a safety relief valve (SRV) is performed in presence of cavitation and gas desorption. For this purpose, a transparent safety relief valve model is used ...
    • Liquid column separation due to fluid hammer occurrence in propellant lines 

      Lema, Marcos; Gosset, Anne; López Peña, Fernando; Steelant, Johan (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2022-10-07)
      [Abstract]: When a pressurized liquid enters a pipeline with a closed-end and under vacuum conditions, the resulting liquid front suddenly is brought to rest at the end of the pipe. This type of flow configuration is found ...
    • Robobo SmartCity: An Autonomous Driving Model for Computational Intelligence Learning through Educational Robotics 

      Naya-Varela, M.; Guerreiro-Santalla, Sara; Baamonde, Tamara; Bellas, Francisco (IEEE, 2023-02-13)
      [Abstract]: This paper presents the Robobo SmartCity model, an educational resource to introduce students in Computational Intelligence (CI) topics using educational robotics as the core learning technology. Robobo SmartCity ...
    • Enhancement of 3D Printability by FDM and Electrical Conductivity of PLA/MWCNT Filaments Using Lignin as Bio-Dispersant 

      Lage-Rivera, Silvia; Ares-Pernas, Ana; Becerra Permuy, Juan Carlos; Gosset, Anne; Abad, María-José (MDPI, 2023-02-17)
      [Abstract] To increase the applications of FDM (fusion deposition modeling) 3D printing in electronics, it is necessary to develop new filaments with good electrical properties and suitable processability. In this work, ...
    • A time-varying Kalman filter for low-acceleration attitude estimation 

      Deibe Díaz, Álvaro; Antón Nacimiento, José Augusto; Cardenal, Jesús; López Peña, Fernando (Elsevier, 2023-03-15)
      [Abstract]: This work shows an attitude estimator (AE) based on a time-varying Kalman filter (TVKF) and adapted to those cases where a low-acceleration assumption can be applied. This filter is an extended version of a ...
    • Digital twin modeling of refrigerated warehouses 

      Zaragoza, Sonia; Gómez Vázquez, Samuel; Barreiro Montes, Julio; Caeiro-Oliveira, Sandro (Federación de Asociaciones de Ingenieros Industriales de España, 2023-05)
      [Abstract]: Energy optimization in cold food storage processes is a complex issue, as many variables have to be taken into consideration, according to the nature of the food to be stored. In addition, energy optimization ...
    • On-board monitoring and estimation of lateral accelerations through extreme value theory 

      Rosano, Gennaro; Begovic, Ermina; Boccadamo, Guido; Míguez González, Marcos; Rinauro, Barbara; Santiago Caamaño, Lucía (Elsevier, 2023-07-03)
      [Abstract]: Lateral accelerations experienced on-board of ships with high initial stability, especially in beam waves and at low speed, can be a source of risk for people and cargo. In the present paper, an on-board system ...
    • Damping of three-dimensional waves on coating films dragged by moving substrates 

      Barreiro-Villaverde, David; Gosset, Anne; Lema, Marcos; Méndez, Miguel Alfonso (American Institute of Physics, 2023-07-12)
      [Abstract]: Paints and coatings often feature interfacial defects due to disturbances during the deposition process which, if they persist until solidification, worsens the product quality. In this article, we investigate ...