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Main research areas


Energetic and exergetic analysis of cogeneration systems and steam networks
Integration of absorption refrigeration cycles in energy production systems of industrial plants
Application of life cycle analysis to process plants



Group researchers

Francesc Castells
Joan Carles Bruno
Guido Sonneman
Félix Fernández



Recent publications

Absorption Chillers Integration in a Combined Heat and Power Plant.
J.C. Bruno, F. Fernández, F. Castells.
International Ab-sorption Heat Pump Conference
Proceedings vol. II, pp. 759-767. Montreal, Canada, Setembre 17-20, 1996.

Optimización de Sistemas de Producción de Energía con Cogeneración.
F. Fernández, J.C. Bruno, F. Castells, E. Marimón.
III Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería, SEMNI, pp. 597-606, Zaragoza, 1996.

Optimización de Sistemas de Energía.
F. Fernández, J.C. Bruno, F. Castells, E. Marimón.
Ingeniería Química, pp. 165-171, Maig 1996.

Introduction of Process Life Cycle Inventory in Environmental Engineering Education.
F. Fernández, J.C. Bruno, J.C. Alonso, F. Castells.
European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 93-100, 1997.

A Rigorous MINLP Model for Optimal Synthesis and Operation of Utility Plants.
J.C. Bruno, F. Fernández, F. Castells, I.E. Grossmann.
Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, vol. 76, Part A, pp. 246-258, March 1998.

Forthcoming publications

Modelling of Ammonia Absorption Chillers Integration in Energy Systems of Chemical Process Plants.
J.C. Bruno, F. Castells.

Application of Water/Lithium Bromide Chillers in Energy Systems.
J.C. Bruno, F. Castells.

Conferences

MINLP Model for Optimal Synthesis and Operation of Utility Plants.
J.C. Bruno, F. Fernández, F. Castells, I.E. Grossmann.
Joint International Meeting EURO-INFORMS.
Barcelona, Juliol 1997.


Integración de ciclos de refrigeración por absorción en plantas de producción de energía.
J.C. Bruno, F. Castells.
VII Encuentro del Grupo Especializado de Termodinámica de las Reales Sociedades Españolas de Física y Química.
Tarragona, June 1998.



Other recent activities

Courses

Simulació i optimització de processos

Informació en Català
Información en Castellano

Information on this course is only available in Catalan and Spanish

The reasearch area of absorption cycles and steam networks has been included in the section "Borsa de Tecnologies" (Divulgation of research on technology) number 81 in the journal Tecno2000, Direcció General de Recerca de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Referència PU-8105).




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Universitat Rovira i Virgili


Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria / Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Química


Servei de Tecnologia Química





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