Browsing Articles publicats (Informàtica i Enginyeria Industrial) by Author "Oró Prim, Eduard"
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Active phase change material package for thermal protection of ice cream containers
Oró Prim, Eduard; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2013)Temperature sensitive products transportation and storage are global issues because of the new lifestyle of the people. Here, the enhancement of the ice cream storage conditions when it is placed outside the freezer is ... -
Application of Solar Heating on the Electrolyte Conditioning for Electrowinning Process: Thermosolar Plant Performance
Oró Prim, Eduard; Pulido, D.; Grágeda, Mario; Ushak, Svetlana; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2014)In this contribution the performance of a thermosolar plant to provide heat to the copper electrowinning (EW) process is analyzed. This plant has a collecting area of 404 m2 with flat plate solar collectors, and generation ... -
CO2 mitigation accounting for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) case studies
Cabeza, Luisa F.; Miró, Laia; Oró Prim, Eduard; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Martin, Viktoria; Krönauer, Andreas; Rathgeber, Christoph; Farid, Mohammed M.; Paksoy, Halime Ö.; Martínez, Mònica; Fernández Renna, Ana Inés (Elsevier, 2015)According to the IPCC, societies can respond to climate changes by adapting to its impacts and by mitigation, that is, by reducing GHG emissions. No single technology can provide all of the mitigation potential in any ... -
Comparative life cycle assessment of thermal energy storage systems for solar power plants
Oró Prim, Eduard; Gil, Antoni; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Boer, Dieter; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2012)The present work compares the environmental impact of three different thermal energy storage (TES) systems for solar power plants. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for these systems is developed: sensible heat storage both ... -
Comparative study of different numerical models of packed bed thermal energy storage systems
Oró Prim, Eduard; Chiu, Justin; Martin, Viktoria; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2013)This paper presents, compares and validates two different mathematical models of packed bed storage with PCM, more specifically the heat transfer during charge of the PCM. The first numerical model is a continuous model ... -
Corrosion of metal and polymer containers for use in PCM cold storage
Oró Prim, Eduard; Miró, Laia; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Martorell, Ingrid; Farid, Mohammed M.; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2013)Transport and storage of low temperature sensitive products is an issue worldwide due to changes of the lifestyle and population increase. In the recent years, thermal energy storage (TES) using phase change materials ... -
Embodied energy in thermal energy storage (TES) systems for high temperature applications
Miró, Laia; Oró Prim, Eduard; Boer, Dieter; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2015)Currently, there is an increasing interest in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants as alternative to produce renewable electricity at large scale by using mirrors to concentrate the solar energy and to convert it into ... -
Energy management and CO2 mitigation using phase change materials (PCM) for thermal energy storage (TES) in cold storage and transport
Oró Prim, Eduard; Miró, Laia; Farid, Mohammed M.; Martin, Viktoria; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2014)Low temperature sensitive products transport and storage is an issue worldwide due to changes of the lifestyle population increase. Thermal energy storage (TES) is nowadays one of the most feasible solutions in facing ... -
Experimental analysis of a car incorporating phase change material
Oró Prim, Eduard; de Jong, Erik; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2016)When in summer period vehicles, in particular cars, are parked outdoors their interior temperature increases dramatically even if the day is cloudy. Hence the thermal discomfort is obvious for the passengers when they get ... -
Experimental analysis of hydroquinone used as phase change material (PCM) to be applied in solar cooling refrigeration
Gil, Antoni; Oró Prim, Eduard; Miró, Laia; Peiró Bell-lloch, Gerard; Ruiz-Pardo, Álvaro; Salmerón, José Manuel; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2014)This present paper is focused on the study of high temperature thermal energy storage (TES) using phase change materials (PCM) to be applied on cooling and refrigeration systems by solar cooling. Thus, a pilot plant with ... -
Experimental analysis of the effective thermal conductivity enhancement of PCM using finned tubes in high temperature bulk tanks
Gil, Antoni; Peiró Bell-lloch, Gerard; Oró Prim, Eduard; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2018)Solar cooling is a promising solution to overcome the high energy demand of buildings. Nevertheless, the time dependent nature of the solar source leads to the need of storage systems in order to better match the energy ... -
Experimental analysis of the effectiveness of a high temperature thermal storage tank for solar cooling applications
Gil, Antoni; Oró Prim, Eduard; Castell, Albert; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2013)Thermal energy storage (TES) systems are growing to a relevant role in solar cooling applications. Hence, high energy density is a desirable property of the TES system. Phase change materials (PCM) helps to increase this ... -
Experimental and numerical analysis of a chilly bin incorporating phase change material
Oró Prim, Eduard; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Farid, Mohammed M. (Elsevier, 2013)In this paper the enhancement of temperature sensitive product conditions when the product is placed in chilly bins is studied. The aim is to develop a numerical model for a bin used to store cold or hot food. Phase ... -
Experimental study on the selection of phase change materials for low temperature applications
Oró Prim, Eduard; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Farid, Mohammed M.; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2013)Storage and transport of temperature sensitive products have become an important issue worldwide. The enhancement of thermal performance of cold application is under investigation and implementing thermal energy storage ... -
Improving thermal performance of freezers using phase change materials
Oró Prim, Eduard; Miró, Laia; Farid, Mohammed M.; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2012)Food transport and storage at low temperatures is a matter worldwide due to changes of the dietary habits and the increasing of the population. The issue of improving food storage applies at different applications such as ... -
Mainstreaming commercial CSP systems: A technology review
Fernández, Ángel G.; Gomez-Vidal, Judith; Oró Prim, Eduard; Kruizenga, Alan; Solé, Aran; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2019)In this review, we summarise the current status and new trends in concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, analysing the technology cost and their evolution during the last years, with special focus on thermal storage. ... -
Material selection and testing for thermal energy storage in solar cooling
Gil, Antoni; Oró Prim, Eduard; Peiró Bell-lloch, Gerard; Álvarez, Servando; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2013)The goal of this study is to implement and to test a thermal energy storage (TES) system using different phase change materials (PCM) for solar cooling applications. A high temperature pilot plant able to test different ... -
Mathematical modeling of a PCM storage tank in a solar cooling plant
Gallego, A. J.; Ruiz-Pardo, Álvaro; Cerezuela-Parish, A.; Sánchez, J.; Martín-Macareno, C.; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Camacho, E. F.; Oró Prim, Eduard (Elsevier, 2013)Solar cooling plants can work in multiple operation modes. A numerical model of the whole plant can be used to choose the adequate operation mode and optimizing the energy production by using hierarchical control strategies. ... -
Numerical modelling o f ventilated facades: A review
Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Castell, Albert; Navarro Farré, Lidia; Oró Prim, Eduard; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2013)The use of double skin facades (DSF) in the building sector and its thermal benefits have been widely studied numerically over the last 30 years. These modelling and simulations are based on different typologies, which ... -
Overview of thermal energy storage (TES) potential energy savings and climate change mitigation in Spain and Europe
Arce Maldonado, Pablo; Medrano Martorell, Marc; Gil, Antoni; Oró Prim, Eduard; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2011)Thermal energy storage (TES) is nowadays presented as one of the most feasible solutions in achieving energy savings and environmentally correct behaviors. Its potential applications have led to R&D activities and to the ...