PhD THESIS

2021

Saeed Parvar
LES model for inhomogeneous wall-free turbulent flows and flow characteristics in laminar wall-free and wall-dominated viscoelastic fluid flows
Supervised by F. T. d. Pinho.
Mechanical Engineer, FEUP, 2021.

2020

Ana Filipa da Silva Almeida
Valorização energética de glicerol bruto e gordura animal por gasificação
Supervised by C. T. d. Pinho.
Mechanical Engineer, FEUP, 2020.

Lucas Ribeiro de Azevedo
Development of a block-coupled finite volume methodology for non-linear elasticity
Supervised by F. G.-R. a. P. C. Michael Schaffer.
Computational Engineering, Technische Universiteit Darmstadt (Alemanha), 2020.

2019

Beatriz Arnold Braz
Optimisation of a passive direct methanol fuel cell for portable applications
Supervised by Beatriz Arnold Braz
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2019.

João Manuel Leite Pimenta Carneiro
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microparticles synthesis for a novel blood analogue suspension
Supervised by João Manuel Leite Pimenta Carneiro
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2019.

Mónica Cristina Ferreira da Silva
Cleaning of macro and micro tubes using slug flow
Supervised by Mónica Cristina Ferreira da Silva
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2019.

2018

Diana Margarida Domingues de Pinho
Blood rheology and red blood cell migration in microchannel flow
Supervised by Diana Margarida Domingues de Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2018.

Edmundo Manuel Tavares Marques
Microfluidic flows of surfactant solutions: rheology and instabilities
Supervised by Edmundo Manuel Tavares Marques
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2018.

Filipe António Nogueira da Cruz
Computational analysis of purely-elastic flow instabilities and transition to elastic turbulence in microscale flows of viscoelastic fluids
Supervised by Filipe António Nogueira da Cruz
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2018.

Romeu Martins de Matos
Microfluidic flows of surfactant solutions: rheology and instabilities
Supervised by Romeu Martins de Matos
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2018.

Samir Sadek
Electroosmotic flow of viscoelastic fluids in microchannels
Supervised by Samir Sadek
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2018.

Victor Hugo Granados Fernandez
Modelling and simulation of plasma thrusters for electric propulsion technologies
Supervised by Victor Hugo Granados Fernandez
Physical Engineering, FEUP, 2018.

2017

Filipe José Neto Direito
Asymmetries, co-current flow and interaction of Taylor drops rising in vertical tubes
Supervised by João Campos and João Mário Miranda
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2017.

Rui Carlos Barata Ferreira
Two-phase flow in PEM fuel cells: 1D + 3D model development and numerical simulations
Supervised by Daniela Falcão and Vânia Oliveira Alexandra Pinto
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2017.

2016

Erica Doutel Costa
Hemodynamics in the Left Coronary Artery – numerical and in vitro approaches
Supervised by João Campos and João Mário Miranda
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2016.

Hugo Heitor Moreira Enes Ferreira
Simulação computacional do comportamento dinâmico de veículos pesados: Classificação energética do traçado de autoestradas de montanha
Supervised by Carlos Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2016.

Jeyaraj Ponmozhi
Biofouling and cleaning of microchannels
Supervised by João Campos and João Mário Miranda
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2016.

2015

Ana Alexandra dos Santos Neves Vilarinho
Análise exergética da fábrica de aromáticos da refinaria de matosinhos
Supervised by Carlos Pinho and João Campos
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2015.

Joaquim Oliveira Fonseca
Importância da tensão de controlo do servomecanismo sobre o aparecimento de descargas múltiplas
Supervised by José Duarte Marafona and Paulo Coelho
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2015.

Mohammadali Masoudian
Turbulence models for viscoelastic fluids
Supervised by Fernando Tavares Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2015.

Mónica Cristina Ferreira da Silva
Application of biphasic flows on the removal of biofilms adhered to microchannels walls
Supervised by João Campos and Daniel Araújo
Chemical Engineering, FEUP, 2015.

Soraia Ferreira Neves
Simulação numérica do transporte de calor e massa em materiais e produtos têxteis
Supervised by João Campos and Tiago Sotto Mayor
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2015.

Before 2015

Vera Maria Machado Ribeiro
Flow of complex fluids past confined cylinders: from macro to micro scale
Supervised by Manuel Alves and Paulo Coelho
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2014.

Ana Sofia Cardoso Mesquita
Turbulência e rebentação: interação onda-quebramar submerso
Supervised by Paulo Avilez Valente and Fernando Tavares Pinho
Civil Engineering, FEUP, 2013.

Carlos Alberto Catorze Pereira
Queima de Biomassa de Origem Nacional em Leito Fluidizado Borbulhante
Supervised by Carlos Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2012.

Luís Jorge Lima Ferrás
Theoretical and numerical studies of slip flows
Supervised by Luís Jorge Nóbrega and and Fernando Tavares Pinho
Polymer Engineering, U. Minho, 2012.

Camila Baldasso
Fracionamento dos componentes do soro de leite através da tecnologia de separação por membranas
Supervised by João Campos
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2011.

Sónia Isabel Silva Pinto
New Separation Hybrid Membrane Cells – a CFD Study
Supervised by João Campos and João Mário Miranda
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2011.

Teresa Augusta Ferreira Araújo Pimenta
Estudos de Escoamento e de Transferência de Calor em Fluidos Newtonianos e não-Newtonianos num Tubo Helicoidal
Supervised by João Campos
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2011.

Alexandre Miguel Prior Afonso
Further Developments on theoretical and computational rheology
Supervised by Fernando Tavares Pinho and Manuel Alves
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2010.

Daniela Sofia de Castro Falcão
Optimização de Células de Combustível com Membrana Permutadora de Protões: Estudos Experimentais e Numéricos
Supervised by Alexandra Pinto and Carlos Pinho
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2010.

Patrícia Catarina Saraiva de Sousa
Entry flow of viscoelastic fluids at macro- and micro-scale
Supervised by Manuel Alves and Mónica Oliveira
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2010.

Pedro Miguel Rebelo Resende
Turbulence models for viscoelstic fluids
Supervised by Fernando Tavares Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2010.

Carla Sofia Veiga Fernandes
Design optimization of plate heat exchangers for complex fluids
Supervised by João Maia and Fernando Tavares Pinho
Polymer Engineering, U. Minho, 2009.

Pedro Miguel Domingos de Azevedo
Estudo da Formação e Destruição de Óxidos de Azoto em Chamas de Hidrogénio e/ou Hidrocarbonetos Com ou Sem Presença de Compostos Azotados
Supervised by Carlos Pinho
Engineering Sciences, FEUP, 2009.

Vânia Sofia Brochado de Oliveira
Transport Phenomena in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: Modelling an Experimental Studies
Supervised by Alexandra Pinto
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2009.

Adélio Manuel de Sousa Cavadas
Hidrodinâmica de Jactos de Impacto Confinados – Escoamentos de Fluidos Newtonianos e Não Newtonianos
Supervised by Fernando Tavares Pinho and João Campos
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2008.

Maria Paula Moreira de Carvalho Amorim Neto Pimenta
Transferência de Calor acima da Superfície Livre de um Leito Fluidizado Borbulhante
Supervised by Carlos Pinho
Engineering Sciences, FEUP, 2008.

Nelson Augusto Rangel Moreira
Caracterização da Combustão de Carvões Vegetais em Leito Fluidizado
Supervised by Carlos Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2008.

Amílcar Miranda
Mathematical Modelling of Transient Flows in Variable Geometry Ducts with Hemodynamic Applications
Supervised by Paulo Oliveira and Fernando Tavares Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, U. Beira Interior, 2007.

Tiago Sotto Mayor Moura Santos
Hydrodynamics of Gas-Liquid Flows in Slug Flow Regime
Supervised by Alexandra Pinto and João Campos
Chemical and Biological Engineering, FEUP, 2007.

Renato Luis Gomes de Sousa
Flow of Taylor Bubbles Rising in Stagnant Non-Newtonian Fluíds
Supervised by Alexandra Pinto and João Campos
Chemical Engineering, FEUP, 2005.

Sofia Nogueira Lima da Silva
Flow Around a Single Taylor Bubble Rising Through Stagnant and Co-Current Flowing Newtonian Liquids
Supervised by Alexandra Pinto
Chemical Engineering, FEUP, 2005.

José Gaspar Soares Fiuza Branco
Heat, mass and momentum transfer in the light of the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Reflections from the combustion of non-spherical particles
Supervised by Carlos Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, U. Coimbra, 2004.

Manuel António Moreira Alves
Escoamentos de Fluídos Viscoelásticos em Regime Laminar: Análise Numérica, Teórica e Experimental
Supervised by Fernando Tavares Pinho and Paulo Oliveira
Chemical Engineering, FEUP, 2004.

Olga dos Remédios Sobral Castro
Modelação de Escoamentos Turbulentos de Fluídos Viscoelásticos.
Supervised by Fernando Tavares Pinho and Paulo Oliveira
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2004.

Rosa Maria Barbosa Rodrigues Pilão
Estudo de Explosões de Pó da Cortiça
Supervised by Carlos Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2003.

João Mário Rodrigues Miranda
Transporte de Massa em Escoamentos na Vizinhaça de Membranas de Separação
Supervised by João Campos
Chemical Engineering, FEUP, 2002.

Leonardo José da Silva Ribeiro
Combustão de Propano em Leitos Fluidizados de Areia
Supervised by Carlos Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2002.

João Luis Monney de Sá Paiva
Influence of Particles Size Distribution on the Hydrodynamic Behaviour of Fluidised Beds
Supervised by Carlos Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, U. Coimbra, 2001.

Américo de Sá Pereira
Escoamentos de Fluidos Não-Newtonianos em Expansões Súbitas Axissimétricas
Supervised by Fernando Tavares Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2000.

Paulo José da Silva Martins Coelho
Escoamento de Fluidos Não-Newtonianos em torno de Cilindros
Supervised by Fernando Tavares Pinho
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 2000.

Oscar David dos Santos Mota
Estudos sobre Combustão de Coque e Transferência de Massa em Leitos Fluidizados
Supervised by João Campos
Mechanical Engineering, FEUP, 1997.