BECERRA VILLANUEVA , José Antonio

Los ejes cigüeñales son una parte fundamental en el funcionamiento de los motores de combustión interna alternativos y compresores volumétricos alternativos. El fallo de un cigüeñal no es uno de los problemas más frecuentes, sin embargo puede tener consecuencias muy importantes tanto en la integridad del sistema como en la disponibilidad de...

Among the portfolio of energy systems for local power generation, Organic Rankine cycles (ORCs) for residential applications are an opportunity for local cogeneration based on synergies with existing thermal heating and storage systems. They can be highly competitive for isolated installations and the refurbishment of existing solar heating...

La presente invención presenta un sistema integrado de producción de Na2HCO3 a partir del CO2 capturada de industrias o plantas de potencia mediante un proceso de carbonato seco partiendo de trona como materia prima (Na2CO3 · NaHCO3 · 2H2O) y convirtiéndo

In this paper, a novel carbon capture and utilization process is proposed. It is based on using a fraction of the captured carbon dioxide to produce sodium bicarbonate, a widely used product in the chemical and food industries. The process couples the Dry Carbonate process for carbon dioxide capture with sodium bicarbonate production. Raw...

En este artículo se analizan las causas de las averías sistemáticas que se producen en un grupo motobomba. Éstas consisten en la rotura de los rotores de la bomba (6 etapas) por la sección de admisión así como del cierre. El análisis se ha desarrollado en tres etapas: a) desarrollo de un modelo dinámico de torsión, b) desarrollo de un modelo...

New and improved energy storage technologies are required to overcome non-dispatchability, which is the main challenge for the successful integration of large shares of renewable energy within energy supply systems. Energy storage is proposed to tackle daily variations on the demand side, i.e., storing low-price energy during off-peak or valley...

La integración de sistemas termoquímicos de energía en plantas CSP está ganando interés en los últimos años. De entre los posibles sistemas termoquímicos, el proceso de Calcium-looping (CaL), basado en la calcinación/carbonatación multicíclica de CaCO3, está considerado como uno de los más prometedores. Tras la aparente sencillez del proceso se...

Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines produce very low NO and soot emissions and alsoimprove engine efficiency when compare to conventional spark ignition engines. The combustion process bases on the self-ignition of a homogenous air-fuel mixture without an external ignition source. The gas temperature is very important to...

A methodology for the estimation of the mean temperature of the cylinder inner surface in an air-cooled internal combustion engine is proposed. Knowledge of this temperature is necessary to determine the heat flux from the combustion chamber to the cylinder wall. Along with the heat transfer coefficient this parameter also allows almost 50% of...

Solar photovoltaic plants are today a competitive alternative to power plants based on fossil fuels. Cost reduction in photovoltaics modules, scalability and ease of installation of these plants are enabling a rapid worldwide expansion of the technology. Nevertheless, dispatchability still remains as the major challenge to overcome due the...

Efficient, low-cost and environmentally friendly storage of thermal energy stands as a main challenge for large scale deployment of solar energy. This work explores the integration into concentrated solar power plants of the calcium looping process based upon the reversible carbonation/calcination of calcium oxide for thermochemical energy...

Solar photovoltaics (PV) plants are today a competitive alternative to power plants based on fossil fuels. Cost reduction in PV modules, scalability (from kW to MW) and ease of installation of PV plants are enabling a rapid expansion of the technology throughout the world. Nevertheless, PV dispatchability still remains as the major challenge to...

Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines are drawing attracting attention as the next-generation's internal combustion engine, mainly because of its very low NOx and soot emissions and also for improvement in engine efficiency. Much research has been carried out in order to go deeper in this combustion process using multizone...

El objeto de la invención es la integración de un ciclo de carbonatación-calcinación (Calcium Looping) con un lazo cerrado de potencia por donde evoluciona CO2 o mezclas de CO2 con otros gases para proporcionar almacenamiento termoquímico para plantas de potencias y procesos industriales con calor disponible a media temperatura (por encima de...

Instalación de almacenamiento de energía termoquímica-mecánica y procedimiento de almacenamiento de energía. La instalación de almacenamiento de energía comprende un bloque endotérmico con un reactor endotérmico (1) configurado para recibir una corriente de metanol y calor a media/baja temperatura (2) y producir un gas de síntesis (3) por...

With the increasing volatility in natural gas markets and the need for residential heat, research for alternative fuels is necessary for several regions. This paper presents a high-duration thermochemical energy storage system (TCES) based on methanol, evaluating its integration with district heating networks, offering a renewable solar-based...

The Ca-Looping (CaL) process is considered as a promising technology for CO2 post-combustion capture in power generation plants yielding a minor penalty on plant performance as compared with other capture technologies such as conventional amine-based capture systems. This manuscript presents a new carbonator reactor model based on lab-scale...

Energy storage is the main challenge for a deep penetration of renewable energies into the grid to overcome their intrinsic variability. Thus, the commercial expansion of renewable energy, particularly wind and solar, at large scale depends crucially on the development of cheap, efficient and non-toxic energy storage systems enabling to supply...

Este artículo analiza las causas de la rotura del cigüeñal de un motor diesel de cuatro tiempos de 16 cilindros en V a 60°, de potencia nominal 1500 k W a 1500 rpm. El análisis se ha desarrollado en tres etapas. En la primera fase se han evaluado con un modelo de elementos finitos las solicitaciones de tipo estático en la muñequilla. La segunda...

The widespread use of renewable energy requires the support of high-capacity energy storage systems. This work proposes a thermochemical energy storage system for concentrated solar power plants based on the reversible hydration/dehydration process of the calcium hydroxide. It is a single fluidised bed reactor concept with alternating...