Browsing Articles publicats (Informàtica i Enginyeria Industrial) by Author "Zsembinszki, Gabriel"
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A detailed energy analysis of a novel evaporator with latent thermal energy storage ability
Mselle, Boniface Dominick; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Vérez, David; Borri, Emiliano; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2021)The direct integration of phase change materials (PCM) into refrigeration and air conditioning systems through compact modules is an identified literature gap. In response to the literature gap, this paper provides a ... -
A new methodological approach for the evaluation of scaling up a latent storage module for integration in heat pumps
Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Mselle, Boniface Dominick; Vérez, David; Borri, Emiliano; Strehlow, Andreas; Nitsch, Birgo; Frazzica, Andrea; Palomba, Valeria; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2021)A clear gap was identified in the literature regarding the in-depth evaluation of scaling up thermal energy storage components. To cover such a gap, a new methodological approach was developed and applied to a novel latent ... -
A novel numerical methodology for modelling simple vapour compression refrigeration system
Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Moreno Argilés, Pere; Rovira, Ricard; González, Miguel Ángel; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2017)The extended use of cooling and refrigeration systems in industrial, building and transport sectors may have a negative impact on the climate change and ozone depletion. Thus, important aspects related to these systems, ... -
Advances in thermal energy storage for renewable energies integration in the energy system
Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Prieto, Cristina; Ziskind, Gennady; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2021)Thermal energy storage (TES) is a key technology to reach a real renewable sources integration in the energy system, helping in the energy transition that the world is facing nowadays. Advances in TES in all areas related ... -
Analysis of implementing phase change materials in open-air swimming pools
Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Farid, Mohammed M.; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2012)Open-air swimming pools in Mediterranean climate regions are heated by direct solar radiation with no auxiliary heating systems. In order to extend the swimming season or improve comfort conditions, solar collectors or ... -
Axion thermalization in the early universe
Massó, Eduard; Rota, Francesc; Zsembinszki, Gabriel (American Physical Society, 2002)We reanalyze the conditions under which we have a primordial thermal population of axions. We extend a previous study and take into account processes involving gluons and quarks. We conclude that if the PecceiQuinn scale ... -
Case study of pipeline failure analysis from two automated vacuum collection system
Farré, Josep Anton; Salgado-Pizarro, R.; Martín, Marc; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Gasia, Jaume; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Fernández Renna, Ana Inés (Elsevier, 2021)Conventional municipal waste management systems based on collecting and storing waste for future management are cost-effective and flexible. These systems present significant problems such as odours, plagues and hygiene ... -
Control strategies for defrost and evaporator fans operation in walk-in freezers
Maldonado, José Miguel; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Moreno Argilés, Pere; Albets Chico, Xavier; González, Miguel Ángel; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2018)Heat removal is the most extended method for food preservation in food manufacturing industry by lowering food temperatures to stop microorganisms growing, which might spoil the product and could cause toxicity. Therefore, ... -
Deep learning optimal control for a complex hybrid energy storage system
Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Fernàndez Camon, César; Vérez, David; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2021)Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) proved to be successful for solving complex control problems and has become a hot topic in the field of energy systems control, but for the particular case of thermal energy storage (TES) ... -
Energy assessment based on semi-dynamic modelling of a photovoltaic driven vapour compression chiller using phase change materials for cold energy storage
Varvagiannis, Efstratios; Charalampidis, Antonios; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Karellas, Sotirios; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2021)Solar cooling systems are a promising solution for reducing the electrical consumption of conventional building cooling systems. Among various alternatives, photovoltaic driven vapour compression chillers are currently the ... -
Evaluation of the state of charge of a solid/liquid phase change material in a thermal energy storage tank
Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Orozco, Christian; Gasia, Jaume; Barz, Tilman; Emhofer, Johann; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2020)Monitoring of the state of charge of the thermal energy storage component in solar thermal systems for space heating and/or cooling in residential buildings is a key element from the overall system control strategy point ... -
Experimental Assessment of the Influence of the Design on the Performance of Novel Evaporators with Latent Energy Storage Ability
Mselle, Boniface Dominick; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Vérez, David; Borri, Emiliano; Strehlow, Andreas; Nitsch, Birgo; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2022)This study was carried out within the HYBUILD project, as part of the task aimed at developing novel evaporators for compact and direct integration of phase-change materials (PCM) into air-conditioning systems for efficient ... -
Experimental devices to investigate the long‐term stability of phase change materials under application conditions
Rathgeber, Christoph; Hiebler, Stefan; Bayón, Rocío; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Englmair, Gerald; Dannemand, Mark; Diarce, Gonzalo; Fellmann, Oliver; Ravott, Rebecca; Groulx, Dominic; Kheirabadi, Ali C.; Gschwander, Stefan; Höhlein, Stephan; König-Haagen, Andreas; Baupere, Noé; Zalewski, Laurent (MDPI, 2020)An important prerequisite to select a reliable phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage applications is to test it under application conditions. In the case of solid-liquid PCM, a large amount of thermal ... -
Experimental study of a small-size vacuum insulated water tank for building applications
Vérez, David; Borri, Emiliano; Crespo, Alicia; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Dawoud, Belal; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2021)Insulation of thermal energy storage tanks is fundamental to reduce heat losses and to achieve high energy storage efficiency. Although water tanks were extensively studied in the literature, the enhancement of the insulation ... -
Experimental Study on Two PCM Macro-Encapsulation Designs in a Thermal Energy Storage Tank
Vérez, David; Borri, Emiliano; Crespo, Alicia; Mselle, Boniface Dominick; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2021)The use of latent heat thermal energy storage is an effective way to increase the efficiency of energy systems due to its high energy density compared with sensible heat storage systems. The design of the storage material ... -
Frost detection method on evaporator in vapour compression systems
Maldonado, José Miguel; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Moreno Argilés, Pere; Albets Chico, Xavier; González, Miguel Ángel; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2020)To preserve food nutrients, texture, and taste, as well as to prevent its putrefaction, food is frozen and kept at around −20 °C. Refrigerators and freezers are highly energy demand systems which can suf- fer a considerable ... -
Hybrid cascade heat pump and thermal-electric energy storage system for residential buildings: experimental testing and performance analysis
Palomba, Valeria; Bonanno, Antonino; Brunaccini, Giovanni; Aloisio, Davide; Sergi, Francesco; Dino, Giuseppe E.; Varvagiannis, Efstratios; Karellas, Sotirios; Nitsch, Birgo; Strehlow, Andreas; Groβe, André; Herrmann, Ralph; Barmparitsas, Nikolaos; Koch, Nelson; Vérez, David; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Frazzica, Andrea (MDPI, 2021)The need for innovative heating and cooling systems to decarbonize the building sector is widely recognized. It is especially important to increase the share of renewables at building level by maximizing self-consumption ... -
Implementing SDGs to a Sustainable Rural Village Development from Community Empowerment: Linking Energy, Education, Innovation, and Research
Arco Bravo, Isabel del; Ramos Pla, Anabel; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2021)Rural depopulation is a worldwide fact and has a domino effect on medium and small cities, which act as a nucleus of reference for small towns. Moreover, the United Nations (UN) stressed that disparities between rural and ... -
Imprint of spatial curvature on inflation power spectrum
Massó, Eduard; Mohanty, Subhendra; Nautiyal, Akhilesh; Zsembinszki, Gabriel (American Physical Society, 2008)If the universe had a large curvature before inflation there is a deviation from the scale invariant perturbations of the inflaton at the beginning of inflation. This may have some effect on the CMB anisotropy at large ... -
Influence of the storage period between charge and discharge in a latent heat thermal energy storage system working under partial load operating conditions
Gasia, Jaume; Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2019)The supply intermittency of energy sources like solar energy or industrial waste heat should be properly addressed when studying latent heat thermal energy storage (TES) systems, since it might cause an incomplete ...