TEAM
Academics
Dr Xavier Escaler
Xavier Escaler is an expert in the measurement of flows and structures in hydraulic systems and machines, the use of advanced signal processing methods and CFD for the simulation of cavitation and coupled fluid-structure systems, the modelling of piping systems and the on-line and off-line monitoring of rotating machines.
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Dr Enric Trillas
Enric Trillas is an expert in aerodynamics. He has collaborated in a variety of multidisciplina ry engineering projects such as the development of the solar car Despertaferro. He is the coordinator for aerodynamics of Formula Student in ETSEIB.
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Researchers
Dr David Bermejo
David Bermejo obtained his Industrial PhD in fluid mechanics with an experimental research devoted to study the macroscale effects of sheet cavitation in heat generation processes.
David is an aeronautical engineer and a researcher focused on knowledge and technology transfer from the academic and scientific field towards society through the innovation on products and services supplied by industrial world.
Currently, he is one of the project managers of the H-HOPE project, an European initiative for developing an energy harvesting technology capable to produce electrical power from low potential hydropower sources.
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Mr Rafel Roig
Rafel Roig received his master degree in Industrial Engineering from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in 2017.
From 2017 to 2020, he was working as design engineer. In 2020, Rafel started his PhD in the Barcelona Fluids & Energy Lab (IFLUIDS) research group.
His research interests include Structural Dynamics, Fluid Structure Interaction, Finite Element Model and Experimental Testing.
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PhD Students
Mr Ismael Fernández
Ismael Fernández spent more than 30 years working as NVH engineer in electrical appliances and automotive sectors. Ismael is an expert in acoustic power measurements, noise and vibration characterization of internal combustion engines, evaluation of vibration comfort of vehicles, experimental modal analysis, and fatigue life calculation from experimental measurements.
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Mr Jian Chen
In 2018, Jian Chen started his PhD in the Barcelona Fluids & Energy Lab (IFLUIDS) research group. His research interests are developing the advanced model for the cavitating flow around the bluff bodies and investigating the interaction between the vaporous cavity and the local flow structures.
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Mr Longyue Sun
Longyue Sun started his study in IFLUIDS research group under the supervision of Prof Xavier Escaler in 2023. He works in the field of the internal flow characteristics and fluid-structure interaction in the rotating machinery, mainly providing reference for the lectotype and optimization design of large pumping stations.
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Technicians
Mr David Castañer
David Castañer has been supporting researchers for more than 15 years mainly designing and mounting prototypes for the hydraulic and aerodynamics laboratories. David has extensive experience installing instrumentation for field testing. He has collaborated in both national and international R&D projects and also technology transfer projects with private companies.
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Collaborators
Mr Xavier Sánchez
Xavier Sánchez Botello received his double master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and in Robotics and Automatic Control from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in 2021. He participated on the WP3 of the AFC4Hydro European project designing a data acquisition system using National Instruments equipment, performing experimental measurements and numerical simulations of fluids, structures and coupled systems.
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Dr Oscar de la Torre
Oscar de la Torre has been working at the Large Structures Laboratory in NUI Galway (IE), testing in AIRBUS Low Speed Wind Tunnel (UK) and helping companies test in the Ocean Basin in the University of Plymouth (UK) before joining the Fluids & Energy Lab. In these roles Oscar has acquired a great knowledge of acquisition systems and algorithms, together with sensors and general instrumentation.
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Dr Linlin Geng
Linlin Geng is an expert in numerical modelling multiphase flow (cavitation and gas-liquid flow) in fluid machinery using advanced numerical method, and also mainly engaged in the flow analysis and optimization design of pump.
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