Engineering Design Research Group
Área de Diseño en Ingeniería (ADI)
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Research topics
- Mechanical systems
- Structural mechanics
- Machinery components
- Fast prototyping
- Metrology
- Electrical systems
- Electromagnetic fields and coupled problems
- Energy systems
- Heat transfer
- Fluid dynamics
- Thermoelectricity (Peltier and Seebeck effects)
- Hydraulic and thermal machines
- Energy efficiency and savings
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The Analysis and Design research unit is an interdisciplinary research group which is highly experienced in the use of numerical techniques in the resolution of engineering problems and is focused on the design of mechanical, thermal and hydraulic systems.
We develop mathematical models which make possible the simulation of problems in almost all areas of engineering. Thus our activities include problems of structural mechanics and of heat transmission and fluid mechanics, and we model the electromagnetic behaviour of electrical machines or the electrostatic behaviour of electrical components, etc. All such research is carried out with linear or non-linear calculations, both static and dynamic.
Our research team has access not only to commercial simulation tools but also to implementation codes for the development of specific models and of experimental equipment: thermography, data acquisition systems, etc. Depending on the requirements of the particular research project, we are able to make use of the ETST-ICAI laboratories: the Industrial Trials lab, the Fluids and Heat lab, the Dimensional Metrology lab and the Flexible Manufacturing lab. This enables us to develop prototypes and test them.
Additionally, we offer consulting services and technical assistance in the areas mentioned above.
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Relevant research projects
- Structural mechanics
Windowlift motoreducer.
Developed for: Grupo Antolín. Apr/2005-Jan/2006.
Study of the C-350 catenary performance according the new Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs).
Developed for: Cosemel Ingeniería. Apr/2007-Feb/2008.
Modelling and quantifying maintenance strategies and human actions.
Developed for: Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear. Nov/2005-Nov/2009.
Computation of the wear of the overhead system of high speed railways.
Developed for: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. Dec/2004-Dec/2007.
Study about the dynamic performance of the railway overhead CHV-3.
Developed for: Cosemel Ingeniería. Sep/2006-Nov/2006.
Extrapolation of the compression test results over a steel box.
Developed for: SEPSA (Sistemas Electrónicos de Potencia). Sep/2004-Nov/2004.
Optimization of the electrical and mechanical design of the catenaries of high speed trains.
Developed for: Ministerio de Fomento. Jan/2003-Dec/2005.
Fatigue behaviour study of diesel filters.
Developed for: Robert Bosch. May/1999-Jul/1999.
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- Electromagnetic fields and coupled problems
Design of the active components of distribution power transformers of very low power losses and modelling of short circuit conditions.
Developed for: COTRADIS. Dec/2007-Dec/2009 .
Study of electrostatic fields in cable connection terminals.
Developed for: Unión Fenosa Distribución. Jun/2008-Sep/2008.
Study of electrostatic fields in connection terminals transformer-cable.
Developed for: Unión Fenosa Distribución. Feb/2008-Jun/2008.
IELAS Electrical current measurement based on elastic waves propagation in dielectric materials.
Developed for: Comisión Europea. Sep/2001-Oct/2005.
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- Thermoelectricity (Peltier and Seebeck effects)
Prototype of thermoelectric cooler for microprocessors.
Developed for: TEDUINSA. Jan/2004-Jan/2004.
Heat pump based on the Peltier effect.
Developed for: ADAE. Oct/1990-Dec/1993.
Development of Peltier effect-based air-conditioning equipment for buildings.
Developed for: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. Dec/2004-Dec/2007.
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Relevant publications
- Structural mechanics
J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, E. Pilo, "Optimal design of power supply systems using genetic algorithms,"
WIT Transactions on The Built Environment.
vol. 103, no. , pp. 391-400, September 2008.
O. López-García, A. Carnicero, V. Torres, J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, "The influence of cable slackening on the stiffness computation of railway overheads,"
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences .
vol. 50, no. 7, pp. 1213-1223, July 2008.
J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, O. López-García, E. Pilo, A. Carnicero, "Coupled electromechanical optimization of power transmission lines,"
CMES: Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences.
vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 81-97, February 2008.
J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, M. Such, A. Carnicero, O. López-García, "Validation of simulation approaches for catenary-pantograph dynamics,"
Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology.
Athens, Greece, 2-5 September 2008 .
O. López-García, A. Carnicero, J.L. Maroño, "Influence of stiffness and contact modelling on catenary-pantograph system dynamics,"
Journal of Sound and Vibration.
vol. 299, no. 4-5, pp. 806-821, February 2007.
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- Electromagnetic fields and coupled problems
J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, E. Pilo, "Optimal design of power supply systems using genetic algorithms,"
XI International Conference on COMPRAIL2008 - Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems.
Universidad Castilla-La Mancha. ISBN: 9781845641269. Toledo, Spain, 15-17 September 2008.
O. López-García, A. Carnicero, R. Ruiz, J.A. Talavera, C. Mateo, "Development of a current sensor based on active materials for high-voltage transmission systems,"
Smart Materials and Structures.
vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 563-570, February 2006.
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- Thermoelectricity (Peltier and Seebeck effects)
A. Arenas, R. Palacios, R.R. Pecharromán, F.L. Pagola, "Full-size prototype on active thermal windows based on thermoelectricity,"
ECT2008 - 6th European Conference on Thermoelectrics.
pp. O.18.1-O.18.4. L'Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie. París, France, 2-4 July 2008.
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