Using OpenFOAM to aid the design of complex profile extrusion dies

[Extrat] Thermoplastic profiles are very attractive due to their inherent design freedom. However, the usual methodologies employed to design extrusion forming tools, based on experimental based trial–and–error procedures, are highly dependent on the designer’s experience and lead to high resources consumption. Despite of the relatively low cost of the raw materials employed on the production of this type of profiles, the resources involved in the die design process significantly increase their cost. These difficulties are even more evident when a complex geometry profile has to be produced and there is no previous experience with similar geometries. Therefore, novel design approaches are required, in order to reduce the required resources and guarantee a good performance for the produced profile. (...)

Inkjet printing technology for flexible pressure sensors

Tese de Doutoramento Ciência e Engenharia de Polímeros e Compósitos.

Modelos de apoio às decisão na conceção e planeamento de um armazém

Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Industrial e de Sistemas.

Cost-efficient one-part alkali-activated mortars with low global warming potential for floor heating systems applications

Increasing building energy efficiency is one the most cost-effective ways to reduce emissions. The use of thermal insulation materials mitigates heat loss in buildings, therefore minimising heat energy needs. In recent years, several papers were published on the subject of foam alkali-activated cements with enhanced thermal conductivity. However, on those papers cost analysis was strangely avoided. This paper presents experimental results on one-part alkali-activated cements. It also includes global warming potential assessment and cost analysis. Foam one-part alkali-activated cements cost simulations considering two carbon dioxide social costs scenarios are also included. The results show that one-part alkali-activated cements mixtures based on 26%OPC + 58.3%FA + 8%CS + 7.7%CH and 3.5% hydrogen peroxide constitute a promising cost-efficient (67 euro/m3), thermal insulation solution for floor heating systems. This mixture presents a low global warming potential of 443 KgCO2eq/m3. The results confirm that in both carbon dioxide social cost scenarios the mixture 26 OPC + 58.3 FA + 8 CS + 7.7 CH with 3.5% hydrogen peroxide foaming agent is still the most cost efficient.

Sustentabilidade no Design: uma abordagem aos resíduos limpos das indústrias do calçado

Dissertação de mestrado em Design e Marketing

Estudo da influência cultural no Design de Calçado

Dissertação de mestrado em Design e Marketing

Implementação de um sistema MPPT em circuito integrado CMOS

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores

Otimização das características de um chassis tubular de automóvel de competição com tração a duas rodas motrizes

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Mecânica

Estudo, projeto e desenvolvimento de uma máquina para montar e vincar sacos de papel

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Mecânica

Seismic behavior of concrete block masonry buildings

Tese de Doutoramento em Engenharia Civil

Multithreading RTOS processor design

Tese de Doutoramento Plano Doutoral em Engenharia Eletrónica e de Computadores.

Development of an intelligent earthwork optimization system

Tese de Doutoramento em Engenharia Civil.

Flexible thin-film lithium battery

Tese de Doutoramento Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Electrónica e Computadores.

Synthesis of new peptide derivatives that self-assemble into nanostructured hydrogels for biomedical applications

Tese de Doutoramento em Ciências (área de especialização em Química)

Análise custo-benefício da integração de painéis solares térmicos na reabilitação de um edifício

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Civil