We apply computational fluid dynamics, experiments and thermal modelling to the generation and efficient use of energy: ash transport and deposition in biomass-fired boilers, the aerodynamics and wakes of wind and hydrokinetic turbines, the environmental impact of marine turbines on fish, and ventilation and overheating in buildings.

Topics

• Fly-ash deposition and fouling in biomass-fired boilers, combining Eulerian–Lagrangian CFD and experiments
• Tip vortices and wakes of shrouded wind turbines and hydrokinetic turbines
• Interaction between marine turbines and aquatic life
• Thermal convection, natural ventilation and wind towers for passive cooling
• Overheating risk in insulated dwellings

People

Miguel Ángel Fosas de Pando, Antonio Juan Gámez López, Rodolfo Ostilla Mónico, Marianela Machuca Macías, Miguel Antonio Díaz Troyano, Gabriel A. Tarditti

Selected publications

• D. Fosas, D. Coley, S. Natarajan, M. Herrera, M. Fosas de Pando, A. Ramallo-González (2018). Mitigation versus adaptation: Does insulating dwellings increase overheating risk? Building and Environment. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.07.033
• R. Lou, M. van Mooy, G. A. Tarditti, R. Ostilla-Mónico, V. Mathai (2025). Fluid dynamical pathways of airborne transmission while waiting in a line. Science Advances. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adw0985
• M. M. Macías, R. C. F. Mendes, J. H. García-Ortiz, T. F. de Oliveira, A. C. P. Brasil Junior (2024). Numerical study of a fish swimming in hydrokinetic turbine wake. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science. doi:10.1016/j.joes.2024.03.001
• P. A. S. F. Silva, P. Tsoutsanis, J. R. P. Vaz, M. M. Macías (2024). A comprehensive CFD investigation of tip vortex trajectory in shrouded wind turbines using compressible RANS solver. Energy. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2024.130929