PhD in Thermal Engineering
Doctoral students gain solid training in basic subjects focused on mathematical formulation, numerical resolution and experimental validation of basic phenomena of fluid dynamics and heat and mass transfer. Subjects include: natural and forced convection, turbulence modelling, combustion, two-phase gas-liquid flow, solid-liquid phase change, radiation, porous media, flow dynamics, heat transfer and computational mass (CFD and HT), and high-performance computing (parallelisation).
There is feedback between the teaching activities, basic and applied research activities, and technology transfer that doctoral students could be involved in during the programme.
General information
Students who come from bachelor’s degree and master’s degrees in the area of engineering and physics and/or mathematics. Preferably industrial, mechanical and aeronautical bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees.
Doctoral candidates who complete a doctoral degree will have acquired the following competencies, which are needed to carry out quality research (Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, which regulates official doctoral studies):
a) A systematic understanding of the field of study and a mastery of the research skills and methods related to the field.
b) An ability to conceive, design or create, put into practice and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
c) An ability to contribute to pushing back the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
d) A capacity for critical analysis and an ability to assess and summarise new and complex ideas.
e) An ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general as regards their fields of knowledge in the manner and languages that are typical of the international scientific community to which they belong.
f) An ability to foster scientific, technological, social, artistic and cultural progress in academic and professional contexts within a knowledge-based society.
The award of a doctoral degree must equip the graduate for work in a variety of settings, especially those requiring creativity and innovation. Doctoral graduates must have at least acquired the personal skills needed to:
a) Develop in contexts in which there is little specific information.
b) Find the key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem.
c) Design, create, develop and undertake original, innovative projects in their field.
d) Work as part of a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context.
e) Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgements with limited information.
f) Offer criticism on and intellectually defend solutions.
Finally, with respect to competencies, doctoral students must:
a) have acquired advanced knowledge at the frontier of their discipline and demonstrated, in the context of internationally recognised scientific research, a deep, detailed and well-grounded understanding of theoretical and practical issues and scientific methodology in one or more research fields;
b) have made an original and significant contribution to scientific research in their field of expertise that has been recognised as such by the international scientific community;
c) have demonstrated that they are capable of designing a research project that serves as a framework for carrying out a critical analysis and assessment of imprecise situations, in which they are able to apply their contributions, expertise and working method to synthesise new and complex ideas that yield a deeper knowledge of the research context in which they work;
d) have developed sufficient autonomy to set up, manage and lead innovative research teams and projects and scientific collaborations (both national and international) within their subject area, in multidisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a substantial element of knowledge transfer;
e) have demonstrated that they are able to carry out their research activity in a socially responsible manner and with scientific integrity;
f) have demonstrated, within their specific scientific context, that they are able to make cultural, social or technological advances and promote innovation in all areas within a knowledge-based society;
g) have demonstrated that they are able to participate in scientific discussions at the international level in their field of expertise and disseminate the results of their research activity to audiences of all kinds.
Duration
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.
If a doctoral candidate has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, the maximum period of study is six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.
For full-time doctoral candidates, the minimum period of study is two years, counted from the date of an applicant’s admission to the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited; for part-time doctoral candidates it is four years.
When there are justified grounds for doing so, and the thesis supervisor and academic tutor have given their authorisation, doctoral candidates may request that the academic committee of their doctoral programme exempt them from the requirement to complete this minimum period of study.
Temporary disability leave and leave for the birth of a child, adoption or fostering for the purposes of adoption, temporary foster care, risk during pregnancy or infant feeding, gender violence and any other situation provided for in current regulations do not count towards these periods. Students who find themselves in any of these circumstances must notify the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which must inform the Doctoral School.
Doctoral candidates may request periods of temporary withdrawal from the programme for up to a total of two years. Requests must be justified and addressed to the academic committee responsible for the programme, which will decide whether or not to grant the candidate’s request.
Extension of studies
If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.
Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:
- The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate not having completed their annual enrolment or applied for a temporary interruption.
- The doctoral candidate not having formalised annual enrolment on the day after the end of the authorisation to temporarily interrupt or withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate receiving a negative reassessment after the deadline set by the academic committee of the doctoral programme to remedy the deficiencies that led to a previous negative assessment.
- The doctoral candidate having been the subject of disciplinary proceedings leading to their suspension or permanent exclusion from the UPC.
- A refusal to authorise the extensions applied for, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these regulations.
- The doctoral candidate not having submitted the research plan in the period established in Section 8.2 of these regulations.
- The maximum period of study for the doctoral degree having ended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 of these regulations.
Dismissal from the programme means that the doctoral candidate cannot continue studying at the UPC and that their academic record will be closed. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission, and the committee must reevaluate the candidate in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.
A doctoral candidate who has been dismissed due to having exceeded the time limit for completing doctoral studies or due to an unsatisfactory assessment may not be Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Page 17 of 33 admitted to the same doctoral programme until at least two years have elapsed from the date of dismissal, as provided for in sections 3.4 and 9.2 of these regulations.
Legal framework
The fees for doctoral studies at the UPC are set by the Government of Catalonia. (Official Gazette of the Catalan Government, no. 9188, of 20 June 2024, Decree 113/2024, of 18 June, which sets the fees for the provision of academic services at Catalan public universities and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya for the 2023-2024 academic year).
First enrolment for doctoral studies
| If you enrol for bridging courses, the fee per ECTS | €27.67 |
|---|---|
| Thesis tutorials | €401.12 |
| Administration of the academic record (per year) | €69.80 |
| Learning support services | €70.00 |
| Student insurance (compulsory for students aged under 28) | €1.12 |
| Voluntary insurance (optional) | €13 |
Subsequent enrolments for tutorials
Enrolment for tutorials is compulsory every academic year and the fees are paid every year. The fees are the same regardless of whether doctoral studies are taken full- or part-time and the date of enrolment.
| Thesis tutorials | €401.12 |
|---|---|
| Administration of the academic record (per year) | €69.80 |
| Learning support services | €70.00 |
| Student insurance (compulsory for students aged under 28) | €1.12 |
| Voluntary insurance (optional) | €13 |
Enrolment of the research plan, enrolment of the thesis deposit and issuing of the doctoral degree certificate
| Research plan (during the first year) | €0 |
|---|---|
| Thesis deposit (you must have enrolled for tutorials) | €156.87 |
| Doctoral degree certificate | €218.15 |
| Sending of the doctoral degree certificate (optional) | €30 |
Other fees
| Issuing of academic certificates | €27.27 |
|---|---|
| Diploma of Advanced Studies certificate | €78.55 |
| Study on the equivalence of foreign doctoral degrees | €218.15 |
| Issuing of the official credential stating the equivalence of the foreign doctoral degree | €218.15 |
Fee estimate
The estimate is calculated according to Decree 115/2023, of 20 June, which sets the fees for the provision of academic services at Catalan public universities and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya for the 2023-2024 academic year.
For students in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), an average duration of four academic years for full-time doctoral studies is taken as a reference. This includes enrolment for tutorials every academic year, for the research plan in the first year and for the thesis deposit in the last year.
| Academic years | Concepts | Fee per unit | Units | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 academic years | Tutorials | €401.12 | 4 | €1,604.48 |
| Annual enrollment fees | €70.00 | 4 | €280.00 | |
| Academic record administration fees | €69.,80 | 4 | €279.20 | |
| Student insurance (compulsory for students aged under 28) | €1.12 | 4 | €4.48 | |
| Research plan | €0 | 1 | €0 | |
| Thesis deposit | €156.87 | 1 | €156.87 | |
| Issuing of the doctoral degree certificate | €218.15 | 1 | €218.15 | |
| TOTAL | €2,543.18 |
If you need funding to pursue your doctoral degree, you will find information on grants and predoctoral contracts by clicking on the following links.
- General calls of predoctoral grants, financed by state and autonomous public bodies, the UPC, and private foundations. They offer predoctoral contracts of 3 or 4 years of duration to develop the doctoral thesis at the University, in any field. They are held annually between October and February, depending on the call. Consult the terms of each of them to find out their requirements.
- Predoctoral contracts to develop the doctoral thesis within a research project with external funding. UPC is a very active university in research, with numerous European and national research projects funded. These projects very often incorporate researchers in training through predoctoral contracts. Some of them are part of the Marie Sklodowska Curie Doctoral Networks actions or other sub-programmes of Horizon Europe. The calls are specific to each project and are repeated throughout the year. Check the website periodically to see the different offers. These grants are also published on the Euraxess portal.
- Industrial Doctorate: If you want to develop your doctoral thesis in an industrial context, with an employment contract with the company, check the conditions that must be met on our website, and the various proposals for specific projects on the Pla de Doctorats Industrials website of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Other Grants:
- The Fundación Carolina offers predoctoral grants aimed at teachers from Latin American universities associated with the foundation for obtaining a doctoral degree at Spanish Universities, including the UPC.
- CSC-UPC grants programme. The China Scholarship Council (CSC), an institution affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education, offers 20 scholarships to Chinese citizens to fully develop their doctorate at the UPC, and 20 scholarships to carry out the doctorate under cotutelle with the UPC and a Chinese university.
COORDINATOR:
ACADEMIC COMMISSION OF THE PROGRAM:
- Alvarez Florez, Jesus Andres
- Castro Gonzalez, Jesus
- Oliva Llena, Asensio
- Perez Segarra, Carlos David
- Ramis Juan, Xavier
- Velo Garcia, Enrique
STRUCTURAL UNITS:
- Department of Heat Engines (PROMOTORA)
- Department of Heat Engines
CONTACT:
Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Degree Studies Management Area
C/ Colom 11 – Terrassa Campus
Tel.: (+34) 937 398 638
E-mail: doctorat.terrassa@upc.edu
Agreement between the Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Centre (CTTC) and the Institute for Mathematical Modelling of the Russian Academy of Science Moscow (IMM) to establish a framework of cooperation between both groups. The agreement is particularly relevant for the exchange of scientific knowledge and collaboration between doctoral programmes (research visits of students in both countries, research projects, visiting lecturers, etc.).
Participation in the Scientific Computing Advanced Training (SCAT) project, co-funded by the ALFA Programme of Europaid. The aim of the project is to obtain the collaboration of recognised education and research institutions in Europe and Latin America, to develop scientific computing in Latin America.
Agreement between the Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Centre (CTTC) and the Hunan Key Laboratory for Computation and Simulation in Science and Engineering (LCSSE) of Xiangtan University (XTU), China, to establish a framework of cooperation between both groups. This is particularly relevant for the exchange of scientific knowledge and collaboration between doctoral programmes (research visits of students in both countries, research projects, visiting lecturers, etc.).
Access, admission and registration
Students who come from bachelor’s degree and master’s degrees in the area of engineering and physics and/or mathematics. Preferably industrial, mechanical and aeronautical bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees.
As a rule, applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a Spanish master’s degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees (Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February).
Applicants who meet one or more of the following conditions are also eligible for admission:
a) Holders of official Spanish degrees or equivalent Spanish qualifications, provided they have passed 300 ECTS credits in total and they can prove they have reached Level 3 in the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.
b) Holders of degrees awarded in foreign education systems in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which do not require homologation, who can prove that they have reached Level 7 in the European Qualifications Framework, provided the degree makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
c) Holders of degrees awarded in a country that does not belong to the EHEA, which do not require homologation, on the condition that the University is able to verify that the degree is of a level equivalent to that of official university master’s degrees in Spain and that it makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
d) Holders of another doctoral degree.
e) Holders of an official university qualification who, having been awarded a post as a trainee in the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have successfully completed at least two years of training leading to an official degree in a health sciences specialisation.
Note 1: Regulations for access to doctoral studies for individuals with degrees in bachelor’s, engineering, or architecture under the system prior to the implementation of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014).
Note 2: Agreement number 64/2014 of the Governing Council approving the procedure and criteria for assessing the academic requirements for admission to doctoral studies with non-homologated foreign degrees (CG 25/03 2014).
Legal framework
The natural route into the doctoral programme is via the master’s degree in Energy Engineering (specialisation in Thermal Energy) at the UPC. In this case, it is not necessary to take additional master’s degree subjects.
In general, the admission criteria are based on the academic background of applicants. Specifically, their academic record and university of origin will be assessed according to their potential tutor, associated with the subject area that is initially proposed for the thesis.
Students who come from other master’s degrees must demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental subjects in the thermal field, such as: thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and heat and mass transfer. Students should have certain knowledge of programming (Fortran, C, C++, etc.), although this is not essential, as specific sessions are organised for students who require assistance in this aspect. Specific knowledge of technology subjects is not required, such as heat exchangers, solar energy, energy accumulation, etc.
To facilitate the task of assessing an applicant’s academic background and suitability for the doctoral programme, and to start previous orientation, candidates should fill in some questionnaires and some exercises. These reveal more about their ability and possibility of successfully preparing a doctoral thesis.
The weighting of admission requirements is:
I. Academic record and assessment of the university of origin (75%).
II. Personal contact through questionnaires, exercises and telephone interviews (25%).
If students who are accepted on the programme need to take additional master’s degree subjects, these will not be worth over 30 credits in total.
The academic committee for the programme may require that doctoral students pass specific bridging courses. In this case, the committee will monitor which bridging courses have been taken and establish suitable criteria to limit their duration.
To move on to the tutorial phase, students should have sound knowledge of programming, heat and mass transfer and fluid dynamics. If students lack some of this basic knowledge, they should enrol for suitable official subjects and/or attend seminars and specific tutorials in the research groups in which they will prepare the doctoral thesis.
Enrolment period for new doctoral students
The enrolment period for new doctoral students is between September and April.
More information at the registration section for new doctoral students
Enrolment period
The standard enrolment period is between September and October.
As a general rule, you must enrol for the first time in the doctoral programme before the deadline specified in the ruling on admission. If the ruling was issued after 20 April, unless otherwise stated, you need to enrol at the beginning of the following academic year, during the enrolment period for doctoral students who have already started their studies.
Further information
Monitoring and evaluation of the doctoral student
Doctoral candidates must submit a research plan, which will be included in their doctoral student activity report, before the end of the first year. The plan may be improved over the course of the doctoral degree. It must be endorsed by the tutor and the supervisor, and it must include the method that is to be followed and the aims of the research.
At least one of these annual assessments will include a public presentation and defence of the research plan and work done before a committee composed of three doctoral degree holders, which will be conducted in the manner determined by each academic committee. The examination committee awards a Pass or Fail mark. A Pass mark is a prerequisite for continuing on the doctoral programme. Doctoral candidates awarded a Fail mark must submit a new research plan for assessment by the academic committee of the doctoral programme within six months.
The committee assesses the research plan every year, in addition to all of the other activities in the doctoral student activity report. Doctoral candidates who are awarded two consecutive Fail marks for the research plan will be obliged to definitely withdraw from the programme.
If they change the subject of their thesis, they must submit a new research plan.
This document is revised periodically by your supervisor and assessed by the academic committee of the programme at the end of each academic year.
How do I prepare the DAD?
View the DAD on the virtual platform Atenea PhD. It displays all of the activities or publications you or your thesis supervisor have entered in the DRAC platform of which you are the first author or co-author.
– Activity: Tutorial.
– Hours: 288.
– Type: compulsory.
– Activity: Seminars by guest lectures.
– Hours: 80.
– Type: optional.
Activity: Specific tutorials with guest lecturers.
– Hours: 4.
– Type: optional.
– Activity: Preparation of articles for international conferences (defined as notable according to the UPC criterion) and indexed journals.
– Hours: 250.
– Type: optional.
– Activity: Research visits.
– Hours: 480.
– Type: optional
– Activity: Training in information skills.
– Hours: 10.
– Type: optional.
– Activity: Research methodology.
– Hours: 20.
– Type: optional.
– Activity: Innovation and creativity.
– Hours: 8.
– Type: optional.
– Activity: Language and communication skills.
– Hours: 30.
– Type: optional.
– Activity: Assessment based on doctoral student activity report (DAD) and research plan.
– Hours: 4.
– Type: compulsory.
The academic committee of the doctoral programme assigns a thesis supervisor to each doctoral candidate when they are admitted or enrol for the first time, taking account of the thesis supervision commitment referred to in the admission decision.
The thesis supervisor will ensure that training activities carried out by the doctoral candidate are coherent and suitable, and that the topic of the candidate’s doctoral thesis will have an impact and make a novel contribution to knowledge in the relevant field. The thesis supervisor will also guide the doctoral candidate in planning the thesis and, if necessary, tailoring it to any other projects or activities undertaken. The thesis supervisor will generally be a UPC professor or researcher who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience. This includes PhD-holding staff at associated schools (as determined by the Governing Council) and UPC-affiliated research institutes (in accordance with corresponding collaboration and affiliation agreements). When thesis supervisors are UPC staff members, they also act as the doctoral candidate’s tutor.
PhD holders who do not meet these criteria (as a result of their contractual relationship or the nature of the institution to which they are attached) must be approved by the UPC Doctoral School’s Standing Committee in order to participate in a doctoral programme as researchers with documented research experience.
The academic committee of the doctoral programme may approve the appointment of a PhD-holding expert who is not a UPC staff member as a candidate’s thesis supervisor. In such cases, the prior authorisation of the UPC Doctoral School’s Standing Committee is required. A UPC staff member who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience must also be proposed to act as a co-supervisor, or as the doctoral candidate’s tutor if one has not been assigned.
A thesis supervisor may step down from this role if there are justified reasons (recognised as valid by the committee) for doing so. If this occurs, the academic committee of the doctoral programme will assign the doctoral candidate a new thesis supervisor.
Provided there are justified reasons for doing so, and after hearing any relevant input from the doctoral candidate, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may assign a new thesis supervisor at any time during the period of doctoral study.
If there are academic reasons for doing so (an interdisciplinary topic, joint or international programmes, etc.) and the academic committee of the programme gives its approval, an additional thesis supervisor may be assigned. Supervisors and co-supervisors have the same responsibilities and academic recognition.
The maximum number of supervisors of a doctoral thesis is two: a supervisor and a co-supervisor.
For theses carried out under a cotutelle agreement or as part of an Industrial Doctorate, if necessary and if the agreement foresees it this maximum number of supervisors may not apply. This notwithstanding, the maximum number of supervisors belonging to the UPC is two.
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.
If a doctoral candidate has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, the maximum period of study is six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.
If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.
Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:
- The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate not having completed their annual enrolment or applied for a temporary interruption.
- The doctoral candidate not having formalised annual enrolment on the day after the end of the authorisation to temporarily interrupt or withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate receiving a negative reassessment after the deadline set by the academic committee of the doctoral programme to remedy the deficiencies that led to a previous negative assessment.
- The doctoral candidate having been the subject of disciplinary proceedings leading to their suspension or permanent exclusion from the UPC.
- A refusal to authorise the extensions applied for, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these regulations.
- The doctoral candidate not having submitted the research plan in the period established in Section 8.2 of these regulations.
- The maximum period of study for the doctoral degree having ended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 of these regulations.
Dismissal from the programme means that the doctoral candidate cannot continue studying at the UPC and that their academic record will be closed. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission, and the committee must reevaluate the candidate in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.
A doctoral candidate who has been dismissed due to having exceeded the time limit for completing doctoral studies or due to an unsatisfactory assessment may not be Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Page 17 of 33 admitted to the same doctoral programme until at least two years have elapsed from the date of dismissal, as provided for in sections 3.4 and 9.2 of these regulations.
Legal framework
The doctoral degree certificate may include the International Doctorate mention on the front. To be awarded the mention you must:
- During the period of training leading to the award of the doctoral degree, the doctoral candidate must have completed one or more placements outside Spain, with a total duration of at least three months, at one or more higher education institutions or recognised research centres, with the aim of complementing and deepening their research training. If the doctoral candidate has completed multiple placements, at least one must have a minimum duration of one month. The stays and activities carried out must be endorsed by the thesis supervisor and authorised by the academic committee of the programme. The candidate must provide a certifying document issued by the person responsible for the research group of the body or bodies where the stay or activity was completed. This information will be added to the doctoral student’s activity report.
- Part of the thesis (at least the abstract and conclusions) must be written and presented in one of the languages commonly used for science communication in the relevant field of knowledge, which must not be an official language of Spain. This rule does not apply to stays and reports in Spanish or to experts from Spanish-speaking countries.
- At least two of the experts who wrote the thesis reports referred to in Section 10.1 must be attached to a non-Spanish university or research institute. These persons must not be the researchers who received the doctoral candidate and acted as tutors or exercised supervisory functions at the host institution.
- The thesis examination committee must have included at least one PhD-holding expert from a higher education or research institution outside Spain who was not responsible for the candidate’s stay abroad described in point (i) above.
- The thesis defence must have taken place on UPC premises or, in the case of joint programmes, at the location specified in the collaboration agreement.
How do I apply for the International Doctorate mention?
When you deposit your thesis, you must submit the following documents if you have not already done so:
Endorsement and authorisation of the International Doctorate mention
Certificate of the stay issued by the person responsible in the research group at the body where the stay took place
Report by two PhD holders belonging to a higher education institution or research centre outside Spain
Further information
Learning resources
Research groups that organise and teach the doctoral programme carry out intense activity that leads to technology transfer in Spain and internationally. In recent years, the average revenue for research and technology transfer concepts has been above 1 million euros/year. Most of these resources have been allocated to training and recruitment of doctoral and postdoctoral students and to the adaptation of experimental and numerical infrastructure so that students can satisfactorily carry out their activities.
Facilities for the doctoral programme:
In addition to the staff resources that are assigned to the programme, there is significant material infrastructure for doctoral students.
The first is the computational infrastructure JFF HPC, which consists of a cluster of parallel computers with two processors per node, four cores per processor (a total of 8 cores per node) and 16 GB of RAM. Infiniband connection network with latencies in the order of 2.25 microseconds, so that the number of nodes can be scaled up considerably with four cabinets (each one can incorporate 32 nodes of height 1U). Currently, there are over 1,000 cores.
The available experimental infrastructure is comprised of a set of specific facilities for testing thermal systems or equipment and with a high level of instrumentation for the acquisition, control and regulation of the units. We highlight:
• Solar cell for testing solar collectors and multifunctional ventilated façades.
• Set-up to test vapour compression refrigerating systems in general and specially hermetically-sealed compressors.
• Set-up to test absorption cooling systems.
• Environmental chamber to test heat exchangers and ventilation systems.
• Set-up to test energy storage systems.
Both the experimental and numerical infrastructure are essential to carry out doctoral theses, as most use a combination of numerical simulation and experimentation to validate the mathematical formulae that have been implemented.
Learning resources
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| AUTHOR: | ALSALTI BALDELLOU, ÀDEL |
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| Title: | Development of linear solvers for large-scale CFD simlations on hybrid supercomputers |
| Reading date: | 18/12/2023 |
| Director: | TRIAS MIQUEL, FRANCESC XAVIER |
| Co-director: | OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO |
| Mention: | Menció Doctorat Internacional + Industrial Doctorate Mention |
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| Mention: | No mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Transient model for the development of an air-cooled LiBr-H2O absorption chiller based on heat and mass transfer empirical correlations Castro, J.; Farnós, J.; Papakokkinos, G.; Zheng, J.; Oliet, C. International journal of refrigeration, ISSN: 0140-7007 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.629; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 12/2020 Journal article Energy and exergy analysis of an absorption system with working pairs LiBr-H2O and Carrol-H2O at applications of cooling and heating Zheng, J.; Castro, J.; Oliva, A.; Oliet, C. International journal of refrigeration, ISSN: 1879-2081 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 4.14; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/12/2021 Journal article Study of the influence of surfactants and surface treatments on the minimum wetting rate of falling films of aqueous LiBr and Carrol solutions Zheng, J.; Castro, J.; García, E.; Oliet, C.; Oliva, A. International journal of refrigeration, ISSN: 0140-7007 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 3.9; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 09/2022 Journal article Dynamic simulations of an absorption system with different working pairs at chiller and heat pump application 18th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue Presentation date: 26/05/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Surface tension and contact angle measurement of LiBr and Carrol solution International Sorption Heat Pump Conference 2021 Presentation date: 24/08/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Electrical Conductivity of Concentrated LiBr Ethylene-Glycol and Water ternary system 8th European Thermal Sciences Conference Presentation date: 24/09/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Highly Efficient Flat Plate Solar Collector with compound Transparent Insulation Materials including a Silica Layer ISES Solar World Congress 2021 Presentation date: 25/10/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Sensitivity Study To An Absorption System Performance Considering Heat And Mass Transfer Enhancements 19th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue Presentation date: 04/07/2022 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | CASTRILLO, PABLO |
| Title: | High-order finite volume method for solid dynamics in fluid-structure interaction applications |
| Reading date: | 24/02/2023 |
| Director: | RIGOLA SERRANO, JOAQUIM |
| Co-director: | SCHILLACI, EUGENIO |
| Mention: | No mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| High-order finite volume method for linear elasticity on unstructured meshes Castrillo, P.; Canelas, A.; Schillaci, E.; Rigola, J.; Oliva, A. Computers & structures, ISSN: 0045-7949 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 4.7; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/08/2022 Journal article Simulation of fluid-structure interaction and impact force on a reed valve 7th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering Presentation date: 11/01/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Experimental and numerical analysis of reed valve movement in an impact fatigue test system and reciprocating compressors 25th International Compressor Engineering Conference at Purdue Presentation date: 23/05/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Power electronics high performance air-cooled heat sinks integrating graphite based materials 18th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue Presentation date: 27/05/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Analysis of high-order interpolation schemes for solving linear problems in unstructured meshes using the finite volume method 8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering Presentation date: 08/06/2022 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | ÁLVAREZ FARRÉ, XAVIER |
| Title: | A hierarchical parallel implementation model for algebra-based CFD simulations on hybrid supercomputers |
| Reading date: | 05/09/2022 |
| Tutor/a: | TRIAS MIQUEL, FRANCESC XAVIER |
| Director: | GOROBETS, ANDREY |
| Director: | OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO |
| Mention: | International Mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| HPC² – A fully-portable, algebra-based framework for heterogeneous computing. Application to CFD Álvarez-Farré, X.; Gorobets, A.; Trias, F. X.; Borrell, R.; Oyarzun, G. Computers and fluids, ISSN: 0045-7930 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 2.223; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 10/02/2018 Journal article A hierarchical parallel implementation for heterogeneous computing. Application to algebra-based CFD simulations on hybrid supercomputers Álvarez-Farré, X.; Gorobets, A.; Trias, F. X. Computers and fluids, ISSN: 0045-7930 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.077; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 01/2021 Journal article On the implementation of flux limiters in algebraic frameworks Valle, N.; Álvarez-Farré, X.; Gorobets, A.; Castro, J.; Oliva, A.; Trias, F. X. Computer physics communications, ISSN: 0010-4655 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 6.3; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/02/2022 Journal article HPC² – a fully-portable CFD solution for heterogeneous computing 29th International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics Presentation date: 05/2017 Presentation of work at congresses Strategies for the heterogeneous execution of large-scale simulations on hybrid supercomputers 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems) / 7th European Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference Presentation date: 11/06/2018 Presentation of work at congresses Algebraic implementation of a flux limiter for heterogeneous computing 10th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics Presentation date: 09/07/2018 Presentation of work at congresses Implementation of a flux-limiter into a fully-portable, algebra-based framework for heterogeneous computing 10th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics Presentation date: 11/07/2018 Presentation of work at congresses A pure virtual approach for managing platform portability on hybrid supercomputers 31th International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics Presentation date: 14/05/2019 Presentation of work at congresses NUMA-Aware Strategies for the Heterogeneous Execution of SPMV on Modern Supercomputers 8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering Presentation date: 11/01/2021 Presentation of work at congresses NUMA-Aware strategies for the efficient execution of CFD simulations on CPU supercomputers 32nd International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics Presentation date: 17/05/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Preserving operator symmetries on unstructured grids: paving the way for DNS and LES simulations on complex geometries 2nd High-Fidelity Industrial LES/DNS Symposium Presentation date: 09/2021 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | MOROZOVA, NINA |
| Title: | Development of CFD-based multi-fidelity surrogate models for indoor environmental applications |
| Reading date: | 20/06/2022 |
| Director: | OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO |
| Co-director: | TRIAS MIQUEL, FRANCESC XAVIER |
| Mention: | International Mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| On the feasibility of affordable high-fidelity CFD simulations for indoor environment design and control Morozova, N.; Trias, F. X.; Capdevila, R.; Perez, C.; Oliva, A. Building and environment, ISSN: 0360-1323 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 6.456; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 15/10/2020 Journal article A CFD-based surrogate model for predicting flow parameters in a ventilated room using sensor readings Morozova, N.; Trias, F. X.; Capdevila, R.; Schillaci, E.; Oliva, A. Energy and buildings, ISSN: 0378-7788 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 6.7; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/07/2022 Journal article Towards Real-Time CFD Simulation of Indoor Environment 10th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics Presentation date: 11/07/2018 Presentation of work at congresses On the Feasibility of CFD for Transient Air Flow Simulations in Buildings 16th IBPSA International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association Presentation date: 03/09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Investigating the capabilities of CFD-based data-driven models for indoor environmental design and control 14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering Presentation date: 13/01/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Data-driven prediction of flow parameters in a ventilated cavity using high-fidelity CFD simulations 17th IBPSA International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association Presentation date: 03/09/2021 Presentation of work at congresses A numerical set-up for the simulation of infection probability from SARS- CoV-2 in public transport vehicles 8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering Presentation date: 08/06/2022 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | PAPAKOKKINOS, GIORGOS |
| Title: | Computational modeling of adsorption packed bed reactorsand solar-driven adsorption cooling systems |
| Reading date: | 03/05/2021 |
| Director: | CASTRO GONZALEZ, JESUS |
| Co-director: | OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO |
| Award: | |
| Mention: | No mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| A generalized computational model for the simulation of adsorption packed bed reactors – Parametric study of five reactor geometries for cooling applications Papakokkinos, G.; Castro, J.; Lopez, J.; Oliva, A. Applied energy, ISSN: 0306-2619 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 8.848; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/02/2019 Journal article A comprehensive simulation tool for adsorption-based solar-cooled buildings. Control strategy based on variable cycle duration Papakokkinos, G.; Castro, J.; Capdevila, R.; Damble, R. Energy and buildings, ISSN: 0378-7788 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 7.201; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 15/01/2021 Journal article A computational model based on parallelizable unstructured meshes for the simulation of the conjugate phenomena in the adsorption reactor International Sorption Heat Pump Conference Presentation date: 07/08/2017 Presentation of work at congresses An integrated simulation tool for solar adsorption chillers and buildings – Control strategy for a solar cooled office in Barcelona International Sorption Heat Pump Conference Presentation date: 07/08/2017 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | VALLE MARCHANTE, NICOLÁS |
| Title: | On the development of Direct Numerical Simulations for falling films |
| Reading date: | 07/01/2021 |
| Director: | CASTRO GONZALEZ, JESUS |
| Co-director: | OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO |
| Mention: | International Mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| An energy-preserving level set method for multiphase flows Valle, N.; Trias, F. X.; Castro, J. Journal of computational physics, ISSN: 0021-9991 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.553; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/01/2020 Journal article On the conservation of energy for interface-capturing techniques for multiphase flows. Application to falling films. 17th European Turbulence Conference Presentation date: 04/09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Symmetry-Preserving Discretizations In Unstructured Staggered Meshes 13th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements Presentation date: 17/09/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Energy preserving multiphase flows: applications to falling films 14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering Presentation date: 11/01/2021 Presentation of work at congresses On the Interpolation Problem for the Poisson Equation on Collocated Meshes 14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering Presentation date: 01/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Symmetry-preserving discretization of Navier-Stokes on unstructured grids: collocated vs staggered 7th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering Presentation date: 10/01/2021 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | PONT VILCHEZ, ARNAU |
| Title: | A new grey area mitigation technique for DES. Theory and assessment. |
| Reading date: | 17/12/2020 |
| Director: | TRIAS MIQUEL, FRANCESC XAVIER |
| Co-director: | OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO |
| Mention: | International Mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| New Strategies for Mitigating the Gray Area in Delayed-Detached Eddy Simulation Models Pont, A.; Duben, A.; Gorobets, A.; Revell, A.; Oliva, A.; Trias, F. X. AIAA journal, ISSN: 0001-1452 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 2.624; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 09/2021 Journal article Improving DES capabilities for predicting Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. Comparison with a backward-facing step DNS. ERCOFTAC Workshop on Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation 2019 Presentation date: 06/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Assessment of LES techniques for mitigating the Grey Area in DDES models 8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences Presentation date: 02/07/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Evaluation of advanced techniques for the grey area mitigation in the DES approaches 7th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering Presentation date: 11/01/2021 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | FARNÓS BAULENAS, JOAN |
| Title: | Development of a prototype demonstration of a direct air-cooled LiBr-H2O absorption cooling machine |
| Reading date: | 24/07/2019 |
| Director: | CASTRO GONZALEZ, JESUS |
| Co-director: | OLIVA LLENA, ASENSIO |
| Mention: | No mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Machine for air-cooled absorption Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Registration date: 03/03/2021 Patent Development of a reduced order model of solar heat gains prediction Tamm , M.; Macià, J.; Capdevila, R.; Farnós, J.; Thalfeldt, M.; Kurnitski, J. Energies, ISSN: 1996-1073 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.004; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 01/12/2020 Journal article | |
| AUTHOR: | NASERI, ALIREZA |
| Title: | Developing numerical methods for fully-coupled nonlinear fluid-structure interaction problems |
| Reading date: | 22/07/2019 |
| Director: | PEREZ SEGARRA, CARLOS DAVID |
| Mention: | International Mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| A numerical approach for non-Newtonian two-phase flows using a conservative level-set method Amani, A.; Balcázar, N.; Naseri, A.; Rigola, J. Chemical engineering journal, ISSN: 1385-8947 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 13.273; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/04/2020 Journal article A scalable framework for the partitioned solution of fluid-structure interaction problems Naseri, A.; Totounferoush, A.; Gonzalez, I.; Mehl, M.; Perez, C. Computational mechanics, ISSN: 0178-7675 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.014; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 08/2020 Journal article Development of Innovative Heat Sinks for Power Electronics Cooling within the More Electrical Aircraft 8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences Presentation date: 07/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Detailed prediction of fluid-solid coupled phenomena of turbulent flow through reed valves 11th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems Presentation date: 10/09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses A GPU Accelerated Framework for Partitioned Solution of Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems 7th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering Presentation date: 11/01/2021 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| START DATE | END DATE | ACTIVITY | FINANCING ENTITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/11/2023 | 31/08/2025 | LDCI2027 – CORNET | FVV |
| 01/09/2023 | 31/08/2026 | Algoritmos numéricos avanzados para la simulación eficiente de intercambiadores de calor innovadores usando arquitecturas computacionales modernas | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/08/2023 | 31/01/2025 | Contrato de colaboración para estudiar el estado del arte, simular y diseñar una solución de almacenaje para H2 liquido e H2 crio-comprimido, | INDOX ENERGY SYSTEMS, S.L. |
| 01/07/2023 | 31/10/2023 | RES, IM-2023-2-0009. DNS of reactive mass transfer in gravity-driven bubbly flows: Effect of the Damköhler number | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Programa Serra Húnter |
| 01/03/2023 | 30/06/2023 | RES, IM-2023-1-0003. DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven turbulent bubble swarms: Effect of density ratio and viscosity ratio | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Programa Serra Húnter |
| 01/02/2023 | 31/01/2027 | Modular AXIal flux Motor for Automotive | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 | HydrogEn Lightweight & Innovative tank for zerO-emisSion aircraft | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/11/2022 | 28/02/2023 | Can we hit the ultimate regime of thermal turbulence using LES simulations at low Prandtl numbers? | Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación |
| 29/09/2022 | 28/09/2025 | Servei de monitorització de gasos contaminants i d’efecte hivernacle | Agència per la Competitivitat de l’Empresa (ACCIÓ) |
| 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 | Desarrollo de Unidades Frigoríficas de Transporte por Carretera con refrigerantes de bajo GWP | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 | Modelado numérico y validación experimental para la implementación de combustible H2 en hornos de fabricación de cerámica sanitaria (GREENKILN) | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/07/2022 | 31/10/2022 | RES IM-2022-2-0009 DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven turbulent bubbly flows: Effect of bubble-deformability | Spanish Supercomputing Network |
| 01/03/2022 | 30/06/2022 | Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation of buoyancy-driven turbulence at high Prandtl numbers | Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación |
| 01/01/2022 | 30/09/2023 | Viabilitat de la implantació de tecnologies de recuperació de calor | FUNDERÍA CONDALS, S.A. |
| 01/12/2021 | 31/08/2024 | Desarrollo de un gemelo digital de un REceptor de TOrre CSP basado en un nuevo paradigma de CFD&HT algebraico | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/11/2021 | 28/02/2022 | RES, IM-2021-3-0013, DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven bubbly flows: Effect of confinement ratio | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 01/09/2021 | 31/08/2024 | DNS y modelización multi-escala de fenómenos de transporte interfacial en flujos de burbujas y peliculas descendientes. Aplicación a sistemas y equipos térmicos | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/09/2021 | 31/08/2024 | Procesado dual de vitrimeros: Impresión 3D | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 30/07/2021 | 30/07/2024 | Eficiència energètica i control en processos de cuinat EFICIENT3D | Agència per la Competitivitat de l’Empresa (ACCIÓ) |
| 29/07/2021 | 29/07/2024 | Disseny i desenvolupament d’un carregador públic per vehicle elèctric amb refrigeració activa (COLDPOST) | Agència per la Competitivitat de l’Empresa (ACCIÓ) |
| 01/07/2021 | 31/10/2021 | RES, IM-2021-2-0020, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channels: Effect of polydispersity | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 26/05/2021 | 26/05/2021 | Sistema de almacenamiento de energía térmica combinando material sólido de calor sensible y material de cambio de fase. | |
| 03/03/2021 | 03/03/2021 | Machine for air-cooled absorption | |
| 01/03/2021 | 29/02/2024 | Advanced thermocline concepts for thermal energy storage for CSP | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/03/2021 | 30/06/2021 | Direct and Large-Eddy Simulations for creating reduced-order data-driven models for improving the indoor environment air quality | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació |
| 01/03/2021 | 30/06/2021 | RES, IM-2021-1-0013, DNS of reactive mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channels | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 01/01/2021 | 31/03/2023 | Engine bleed JEt pumps continuous behaviour MODelization | Commission of European Communities |
| 24/11/2020 | 24/11/2023 | Rolen Purifica Bus | Agència per la Competitivitat de l’Empresa (ACCIÓ) |
| 16/11/2020 | 31/12/2021 | L’objecte del contracte és la realització de l’assessorament requerit en el marc del desenvolupament d’un prototip innovador pel subministrament d’estella forestal. | SALA FORESTAL SL |
| 01/09/2020 | 30/08/2023 | Toward a Digital Twin ECS and thermal management architecture models: Improvement of MODELICA libraries and usage of Deep Learning technics | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/07/2020 | 31/10/2020 | Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation of buoyancy-driven turbulence in liquid metals | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació |
| 01/07/2020 | 31/10/2020 | RES, IM-2020-2-0002, Direct Numerical Simulation of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channels | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 19/02/2020 | 18/02/2024 | Development of new highly-portable linear solvers for CFD | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 01/02/2020 | 31/01/2023 | Cogeneración económica mediante luz solar eficientemente concentrada | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/01/2020 | 31/12/2020 | Real-time pollution City mAp thRough cOLlaborative sensIng aNd Analysis | EUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL. |
| 03/11/2019 | 02/11/2022 | New Vision of Construction: Green Buildings | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/11/2019 | 29/02/2020 | DNS of a vertically falling film | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació |
| 01/11/2019 | 29/02/2020 | RES, IM-2019-3-0015, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows with competitive chemical reaction kinetics | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 18/09/2019 | 18/09/2019 | Sistema de extrusión para una impresora 3D | |
| 02/08/2019 | 02/12/2019 | Estudi experimental en les instal·lacions de subministrament de cervesa de barril | DAMM, S.A. |
| 01/07/2019 | 31/12/2022 | 001-P-001722_Fusió a Catalunya (Fusion Cat) | GENCAT – DEPT. D’EMPRESA I OCUPACIO |
| 01/07/2019 | 31/10/2019 | RES, IM-2019-2-0014, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows with competitive chemical reaction kinetics | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 01/03/2019 | 18/05/2022 | Desenvolupament d’una bomba de calor d’absorció refrigerada directament per aire amb aigua com fluid de treball. Simulacions de les fenomenologies, validació i verificació. | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 01/03/2019 | 28/02/2020 | Trabajo de campo para la caracterización de proyectos híbridos existentes de biomasa y energía solar fotovoltaica en Tanzania: un análisis técnico-económico para la implementación de la tecnología en Ghana | Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC |
| 01/03/2019 | 30/06/2019 | Exploring nonlinear subgrid-scale heat flux models for buoyancy driven flows | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació |
| 01/03/2019 | 30/06/2019 | RES, FI-2019-1-0039, DNS of mass transfer in bubbly flows with high Peclet number | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 01/01/2019 | 30/09/2022 | Control y gestión de energía en vehículos eléctricos híbridos con pilas de combustible | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2022 | 001-P-001643_Agrupació emergent Looming Factory | GENCAT – DEPT. D’EMPRESA I OCUPACIO |
| 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2022 | 001-P-001646_BASE 3D | GENCAT – DEPT. D’EMPRESA I OCUPACIO |
Teaching staff and research groups
UPC groups:
- CREMIT-Center for Engines and Heat Installations
- CTTC – UPC-Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Center
External groups:
- Thermodynamics and Physical Chemistry Group (TERFIQ)
- Development Cooperation and Human Development Research Group (GRECDH)
Doctoral Programme teachers
| START DATE | END DATE | ACTIVITY | FINANCING ENTITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/11/2023 | 31/08/2025 | LDCI2027 – CORNET | FVV |
| 01/09/2023 | 31/08/2026 | Algoritmos numéricos avanzados para la simulación eficiente de intercambiadores de calor innovadores usando arquitecturas computacionales modernas | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/08/2023 | 31/01/2025 | Contrato de colaboración para estudiar el estado del arte, simular y diseñar una solución de almacenaje para H2 liquido e H2 crio-comprimido, | INDOX ENERGY SYSTEMS, S.L. |
| 01/07/2023 | 31/10/2023 | RES, IM-2023-2-0009. DNS of reactive mass transfer in gravity-driven bubbly flows: Effect of the Damköhler number | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Programa Serra Húnter |
| 01/03/2023 | 30/06/2023 | RES, IM-2023-1-0003. DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven turbulent bubble swarms: Effect of density ratio and viscosity ratio | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Programa Serra Húnter |
| 01/02/2023 | 31/01/2027 | Modular AXIal flux Motor for Automotive | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 | HydrogEn Lightweight & Innovative tank for zerO-emisSion aircraft | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/11/2022 | 28/02/2023 | Can we hit the ultimate regime of thermal turbulence using LES simulations at low Prandtl numbers? | Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación |
| 29/09/2022 | 28/09/2025 | Servei de monitorització de gasos contaminants i d’efecte hivernacle | Agència per la Competitivitat de l’Empresa (ACCIÓ) |
| 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 | Desarrollo de Unidades Frigoríficas de Transporte por Carretera con refrigerantes de bajo GWP | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 | Modelado numérico y validación experimental para la implementación de combustible H2 en hornos de fabricación de cerámica sanitaria (GREENKILN) | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/07/2022 | 31/10/2022 | RES IM-2022-2-0009 DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven turbulent bubbly flows: Effect of bubble-deformability | Spanish Supercomputing Network |
| 01/03/2022 | 30/06/2022 | Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation of buoyancy-driven turbulence at high Prandtl numbers | Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación |
| 01/01/2022 | 30/09/2023 | Viabilitat de la implantació de tecnologies de recuperació de calor | FUNDERÍA CONDALS, S.A. |
| 01/12/2021 | 31/08/2024 | Desarrollo de un gemelo digital de un REceptor de TOrre CSP basado en un nuevo paradigma de CFD&HT algebraico | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/11/2021 | 28/02/2022 | RES, IM-2021-3-0013, DNS of mass transfer in gravity-driven bubbly flows: Effect of confinement ratio | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 01/09/2021 | 31/08/2024 | DNS y modelización multi-escala de fenómenos de transporte interfacial en flujos de burbujas y peliculas descendientes. Aplicación a sistemas y equipos térmicos | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/09/2021 | 31/08/2024 | Procesado dual de vitrimeros: Impresión 3D | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 30/07/2021 | 30/07/2024 | Eficiència energètica i control en processos de cuinat EFICIENT3D | Agència per la Competitivitat de l’Empresa (ACCIÓ) |
| 29/07/2021 | 29/07/2024 | Disseny i desenvolupament d’un carregador públic per vehicle elèctric amb refrigeració activa (COLDPOST) | Agència per la Competitivitat de l’Empresa (ACCIÓ) |
| 01/07/2021 | 31/10/2021 | RES, IM-2021-2-0020, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channels: Effect of polydispersity | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 26/05/2021 | 26/05/2021 | Sistema de almacenamiento de energía térmica combinando material sólido de calor sensible y material de cambio de fase. | |
| 03/03/2021 | 03/03/2021 | Machine for air-cooled absorption | |
| 01/03/2021 | 29/02/2024 | Advanced thermocline concepts for thermal energy storage for CSP | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/03/2021 | 30/06/2021 | Direct and Large-Eddy Simulations for creating reduced-order data-driven models for improving the indoor environment air quality | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació |
| 01/03/2021 | 30/06/2021 | RES, IM-2021-1-0013, DNS of reactive mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channels | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 01/01/2021 | 31/03/2023 | Engine bleed JEt pumps continuous behaviour MODelization | Commission of European Communities |
| 24/11/2020 | 24/11/2023 | Rolen Purifica Bus | Agència per la Competitivitat de l’Empresa (ACCIÓ) |
| 16/11/2020 | 31/12/2021 | L’objecte del contracte és la realització de l’assessorament requerit en el marc del desenvolupament d’un prototip innovador pel subministrament d’estella forestal. | SALA FORESTAL SL |
| 01/09/2020 | 30/08/2023 | Toward a Digital Twin ECS and thermal management architecture models: Improvement of MODELICA libraries and usage of Deep Learning technics | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/07/2020 | 31/10/2020 | Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation of buoyancy-driven turbulence in liquid metals | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació |
| 01/07/2020 | 31/10/2020 | RES, IM-2020-2-0002, Direct Numerical Simulation of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows in vertical channels | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 19/02/2020 | 18/02/2024 | Development of new highly-portable linear solvers for CFD | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 01/02/2020 | 31/01/2023 | Cogeneración económica mediante luz solar eficientemente concentrada | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/01/2020 | 31/12/2020 | Real-time pollution City mAp thRough cOLlaborative sensIng aNd Analysis | EUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL. |
| 03/11/2019 | 02/11/2022 | New Vision of Construction: Green Buildings | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/11/2019 | 29/02/2020 | DNS of a vertically falling film | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació |
| 01/11/2019 | 29/02/2020 | RES, IM-2019-3-0015, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows with competitive chemical reaction kinetics | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 18/09/2019 | 18/09/2019 | Sistema de extrusión para una impresora 3D | |
| 02/08/2019 | 02/12/2019 | Estudi experimental en les instal·lacions de subministrament de cervesa de barril | DAMM, S.A. |
| 01/07/2019 | 31/12/2022 | 001-P-001722_Fusió a Catalunya (Fusion Cat) | GENCAT – DEPT. D’EMPRESA I OCUPACIO |
| 01/07/2019 | 31/10/2019 | RES, IM-2019-2-0014, DNS of mass transfer in turbulent bubbly flows with competitive chemical reaction kinetics | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 01/03/2019 | 18/05/2022 | Desenvolupament d’una bomba de calor d’absorció refrigerada directament per aire amb aigua com fluid de treball. Simulacions de les fenomenologies, validació i verificació. | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 01/03/2019 | 28/02/2020 | Trabajo de campo para la caracterización de proyectos híbridos existentes de biomasa y energía solar fotovoltaica en Tanzania: un análisis técnico-económico para la implementación de la tecnología en Ghana | Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC |
| 01/03/2019 | 30/06/2019 | Exploring nonlinear subgrid-scale heat flux models for buoyancy driven flows | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació |
| 01/03/2019 | 30/06/2019 | RES, FI-2019-1-0039, DNS of mass transfer in bubbly flows with high Peclet number | Red Española de Supercomputacion; Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación |
| 01/01/2019 | 30/09/2022 | Control y gestión de energía en vehículos eléctricos híbridos con pilas de combustible | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2022 | 001-P-001643_Agrupació emergent Looming Factory | GENCAT – DEPT. D’EMPRESA I OCUPACIO |
| 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2022 | 001-P-001646_BASE 3D | GENCAT – DEPT. D’EMPRESA I OCUPACIO |
Quality
The Validation, Monitoring, Modification and Accreditation Framework (VSMA Framework) for official degrees ties the quality assurance processes (validation, monitoring, modification and accreditation) carried out over the lifetime of a course to two objectives—the goal of establishing coherent links between these processes, and that of achieving greater efficiency in their management—all with the overarching aim of improving programmes.
Validation
- Verification Memory (Doctoral Programme) – 2012
- Verification Resolution (MECD)
- Agreement of the Council of Ministers (BOE)
Monitoring
- Monitoring report (Doctoral Programme) – 2016
- University monitoring report (Doctoral School) – 2016
- Follow-up Assessment Report (AQU) – 2017
- Follow-up Assessment Report (AQU) – 2020
Accreditation
- Accreditation Report (Doctoral Programme) – 2018
- University Monitoring and Accreditation Report (Doctoral School) – 2018
- Official Degree Accreditation Evaluation Report (AQU) – 2020