Jesús Gómez-Hernández, PhD was born in 1987 in Albacete, Spain. He obtained his PhD degree in mechanical engineering at the University Carlos III of Madrid in 2014. He works as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Thermal and Fluids Engineering, University Carlos III of Madrid, teaching several courses of Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics and Environmental Engineering for bachelor students. He has worked as post-doc at the TU Delft University (The Netherlands) in the nanofluidization field. He has published 17 journal papers, co-supervised 1 Thesis and is co- author of 1 patent.
Program: Erasmus +
Hosts: Dr. Stefano Cordiner and Dr. Vincenzo Mulone
Agglomerates detection in fluidized bed technology using non-intrusive methods
23 Gennaio 2019
Aula seminari Ingegneria Industriale II piano, ore 15
Summary: The formation of agglomerates during thermochemical processes at high temperature is one of the major causes of bed defluidization. The non-intrusive detection of this phenomenon is a challenge due to the complex nature of fluidization dynamics. In this talk, new agglomeration detection methods will be explained for nanoparticles fluidization and for Geldart B particles. The experiments will show, visually and analytically, the performance of the methods, which are based on pressure fluctuation signals, to early detect agglomeration and bed defluidization.
New trends in Concentrating Solar Power
24 Gennaio 2019
Aula seminari Ingegneria Industriale II piano, ore 15
Summary: The EU’s decarbonization scenario towards 2050 is a challenge that Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) with thermal energy storage systems may face in a renewable and clean way. To accomplish that objective, CSP technology must reduce its costs. This talk explains the different CSP technologies, its future trends and the developments carried out at Carlos III University. The influence of the absorption temperature of the heat transfer fluid (HTF) on the plant efficiency will be addressed. New HTFs (particles), new energy storage systems (Calcium looping) and the new solar receiver designs needed to reach high HTF temperatures will be described.