Profile
I got a Master Degree in Environmental Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP) in 2012. In 2017, I finished my PhD on Chemical and Biological Engineering, also at FEUP, with a thesis entitled “Two-phase flow in PEM fuel cells: 1D + 3D model development and numerical simulations”.
I currently work at CEFT as a Researcher on PEM fuel cells and electrolyzers. I am interested on their experimental characterization and on the development of numerical models based on computational fluids dynamics (CFD)
Research interests
PEM fuel cells and electrolyzers
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Modeling and simulation by computational fluids dynamics (CFD)
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Selected publications
- R.B. Ferreira, D.S. Falcao, V.B. Oliveira and A.M.F.R. Pinto
1D+3D two-phase flow numerical model of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
Appl Energ, 203 (pp. 474-495, 2017.
- R.B. Ferreira, D.S. Falcao, V.B. Oliveira and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Experimental study on the membrane electrode assembly of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell: effects of microporous layer, membrane thickness and gas diffusion layer hydrophobic treatment
Electrochimica Acta, 224 (pp. 337-345 (339), 2017.
- R.B. Ferreira, D.S. Falcao, V.B. Oliveira and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Numerical simulations of two-phase flow in proton exchange membrane fuel cells using the volume of fluid method – A review
Journal of Power Sources, 277 (pp. 329-342 (314), 2015.