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Thermal–hydrodynamic processes governing sensible heat packed‑bed energy storage. Emphasis will be placed on thermal front wave velocity
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Carmen Martinez-Arevalo
Associate Professor
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
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Associate Professor of Fluid Mechanics and researcher in heat transfer at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
My organisation
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) is the largest technological university in Spain and a renowned European institution. It is distinguished by its strong research activity and its commitment to training highly qualified, internationally competitive professionals. Its scientific community is dedicated to advancing knowledge and innovation in science and engineering. With a strong emphasis on research and development, UPM fosters collaboration between academia and industry to address real-world challenges. The university’s community of students and faculty is committed to excellence, ensuring the preparation of highly skilled professionals ready to lead in their fields.
About me
I’m Associate Professor of Fluid Mechanics and a researcher at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. The present focus of my research activity is on the subject of heat transfer between a fluid and a solid in a packed bed used for thermal energy storage. I am involved in the co-leadership of a project which is based on the technology of Pumped Thermal Energy Storage (PTES). This is one of the potential solutions that may assist in the transition to a low-carbon energy system. The project has facilitated the implementation of an experimental prototype of a PTS system in the laboratories at UPM.
Skills
- Data Processing
- Finite volumen method (CFD)
- numerical simulation
- Matlab script
- Project Management and Leadership
- High-quality, student-centred teaching
Interests
- Heat transfer
- Packed bed for thermal energy storage
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Inverse Problems
- High Performance Computing (HPC)
- Physics Informed Neural Networks (PINN)