RESEARCHERS
- Daniela FalcãoResearcher
- Francisco RosalesResearcher
- João Mário MirandaResearcher
- José Daniel AraújoResearcher
- Tiago Sotto MayorResearcher
- Vânia OliveiraResearcher

Daniela Falcão
Profile
Research interests
Selected publications
- D.S. Falcao, R.A. Silva, C.M. Rangel and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Performance of an Active Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Using Reduced Catalyst Loading MEAs
Energies, 10 (11), p. 1683-1692, 2017. - D.S. Falcão, J.P. Pereira and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Numerical simulations of anode two-phase flow in Micro-DMFC using the volume of fluid method
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41 (43), pp. 19724-19730, 2016. - D.S. Falcão, J.P. Pereira and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Effect of stainless steel meshes on the performance of passive micro direct methanol fuel cells
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41 (31), pp. 13859-13867, 2016. - D.S. Falcao, J.P. Pereira, C.M. Rangel and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Development and performance analysis of a metallic passive micro-direct methanol fuel cell for portable applications
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (15), pp. 5408-5415, 2015. - D.S. Falcao, V.B. Oliveira, C.M. Rangel and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Experimental and modeling studies of a micro direct methanol fuel cell
Renewable Energy, 74 (pp. 464-470 (467), 2015. - D.S. Falcao, V.B. Oliveira, C.M. Rangel and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Review on micro-direct methanol fuel cells
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 34 (pp. 58-70 (13), 2014. - D.S. Falcao, P.J. Gomes, V.B. Oliveira, C. Pinho and A.M.F.R. Pinto
1D and 3D numerical simulations in PEM fuel cells
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36 (19), pp. 12486-12498, 2011. - D.S. Falcao, C.M. Rangel, C. Pinho and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Water transport through a Proton-Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell Operating near Ambient Conditions: Experimental and Modeling Studies
Energy & Fuels, 23 (1), pp. 397-402 (396), 2009. - D.S. Falcao, V.B. Oliveira, C.M. Rangel, C. Pinho and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Water transport through a PEM fuel cell: A one-dimensional model with heat transfer effects
Chemical Engineering Science, 64 (9), pp. 2216-2225 (2210), 2009. - A.M.F.R. Pinto, D.S. Falcao, R.A. Silva and C.M. Rangel
Hydrogen generation and storage from hydrolysis of sodium borohydride in batch reactors
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 31 (10), pp. 1341-1347 (1347), 2006.

Francisco Rosales
Profile
Later on, I as a postdoctoral researcher at the Transport Phenomena Research Center (CEFT) in the University of Porto (Portugal), I had the opportunity of furthering my expertise towards Microfluidics and Rheometry. In 2013, I was awarded with one of the FCT Investigator starting grants to develop advanced energy absorbing composites based on natural cork, microfluidics and complex fluids.
If you are looking for a researcher to collaborate with on the topics mentioned above, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Research interests
Selected publications
- F.J. Galindo-Rosales (Editor)
Complex Fluid-Flows in Microfluidics (2018).
- S. Martinez-Aranda, F.J. Galindo-Rosales and L. Campo-Deaño
Complex flow dynamics around 3D microbot prototypes
Soft Matter, 12 (8), pp. 2334-2347, 2016.
- F. Galindo-Rosales, J. Segovia-Gutiérrez, F. Pinho, M.A. Alves and J. de Vicente
Extensional rheometry of magnetic dispersions
Journal of Rheology, 59 (1), pp. 193-209, 2015.
- S. Haward, F. Galindo Rosales, P. Ballesta and M.A. Alves
Spatiotemporal flow instabilities of wormlike micellar solutions in rectangular microchannels
Applied Physics Letters, 124101 (12), p. 124101 (124105), 2014.
- S.J. Haward, M.S.N. Oliveira, M.A. Alves and G.H. Mckinley
Optimized Cross-Slot Flow Geometry for Microfluidic Extensional Rheometry
Physical Review Letters, 128301 (12), 2012.
- F.J. Galindo-Rosales, L. Campo-Deaño, P.C. Sousa, V.M. Ribeiro, M.S.N. Oliveira, M.A. Alves and F.T. Pinho
Viscoelastic instabilities in micro-scale flows
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 59 (pp. 128-139 (112), 2014.
- F.J. Galindo-Rosales, M.A. Alves and M.S.N. Oliveira
Microdevices for extensional rheometry of low viscosity elastic liquids: a review
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 14 (1), pp. 1-19, 2013.
- F.J. Galindo-Rosales, L. Campo-Deaño, F.T. Pinho, E. Van Bokhorst, P.J. Hamersma, M.S.N. Oliveira and M.A. Alves
Microfluidic systems for the analysis of viscoelastic fluid flow phenomena in porous media
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 12 (1-4), pp. 485-498 (414), 2012.
- F.J. Galindo-Rosales, F.J. Rubio-Hernández and A. Sevilla
An apparent viscosity function for shear thickening fluids
Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 166 (5-6), pp. 321-325, 2011.
- F.J. Galindo-Rosales, P. Moldenaers and J.A.N. Vermant
Assessment of the dispersion quality in polymer nanocomposites by rheological methods
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 296 (3-4), pp. 331-340, 2011.

João Mário Miranda
Profile
Presently, he is a researcher at CEFT/FEUP working in microscale flow and mass transport, acoustic mixing, biofouling, cell trapping, hemodynamics in micro and macroscales, biomimetic fluids, production of microparticles and two phase flows in microdevices. Other activities include teaching to undergraduate students (Fluid Mechanics, Transport Operations) and management of research projects.
Research interests
Selected publications
- A.M. Ferreira, D. Cruz Moreira, L. Cerqueira, J.M. Miranda and N.F. Azevedo
Yeasts identification in microfluidic devices using peptide nucleic acid fluorescence in situ hybridization (PNA-FISH)
Biomedical Microdevices, 11 (1), 2017.
- F.J.N. Direito, A.O. Morgado, L.A.M. Rocha, J.M. Miranda and J.B.L.M. Campos
Experimental and numerical 3D study of a Taylor drop rising in a stagnant heavier liquid
Physics of Fluids, 037109 (3), 2017.
- D. Bento, L. Sousa, T. Yaginuma, V. Garcia, R. Lima and J.M. Miranda
Microbubble moving in blood flow in microchannels: effect on the cell-free layer and cell local concentration
Biomedical Microdevices, 6 (1), 2017.
- A.O. Morgado, J.M. Miranda, J.D.P. Araújo and J.B.L.M. Campos
Review on vertical gas–liquid slug flow
International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 85 (pp. 348-368, 2016.
- E. Doutel, S.I.S. Pinto, J.B.L.M. Campos and J.M. Miranda
Link between deviations from Murray’s Law and occurrence of low wall shear stress regions in the left coronary artery
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 402 (pp. 89-99 (11), 2016.
- J. Carneiro, E. Doutel, J.B.L.M. Campos and J.M. Miranda
PDMS droplet formation and characterization by hydrodynamic flow focusing technique in a PDMS square microchannel
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 105013 (10), 2016.
- J.M.R. Moreira, J. Ponmozhi, J.B.L.M. Campos, J.M. Miranda and F.J. Mergulhão
Micro- and macro-flow systems to study Escherichia coli adhesion to biomedical materials
Chemical Engineering Science, 126 (pp. 440-445 (446), 2015.
- S.O. Catarino, L.R. Silva, P.M. Mendes, J.M. Miranda, S. Lanceros Mendez and G. Minas
Piezoelectric actuators for acoustic mixing in microfluidic devices-Numerical prediction and experimental validation of heat and mass transport
Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 205 (pp. 206-214 (209), 2014.
- J.D.P. Araújo, J.M. Miranda, A.M.F.R. Pinto and J.B.L.M. Campos
Wide-ranging survey on the laminar flow of individual Taylor bubbles rising through stagnant Newtonian liquids
International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 43 (pp. 131-148 (118), 2012.
- J.M. Miranda and J.B.L.M. Campos
Numerical study of a hybrid membrane cell with semi and fully permeable membrane sub-sections
Chemical Engineering Science, 62 (4), pp. 1215-1229 (1215), 2007.

José Daniel Araújo
Profile
During the next 4 years, he was responsible for the lab and a Quality Management System of the company SNF/Ambientágua – Técnicas de Tratamentos de Águas, Lda, where he performed duties on direct support to clients contacting with different industrial realities (textile, food and beverages, ceramics, oil refineries, pulp and paper).Then, he returned to FEUP and joined the CEFT group as a Post-Doc researcher in a FCT project supervised by Prof J.M. Campos.
Later, he won a Post-Doc grant from FCT (SFRH/BPD/64148/2009) dedicated to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applied to gas-liquid flow. In the following years, he increased considerably his expertise on the application of CFD techniques and widened his research spectra through active collaborations with other CEFT researchers (in topics such as multiphase flow in micro-channels and mass transfer) and with the Bioengineering group of LEPABE (FEUP). During this period, he also performed teaching activities on Heat and Mass Transfer Phenomena at DEQ/FEUP and was an Invited Assistant Professor in the 1st semester of 2014/15 to lecture those subjects.
In the last 2 years, he has been working has a Post-Doc in the PRINTCR3DIT project funded by the European Union through the SPIRE program. The innovative thematic of this project consists on the application of 3D printing for process intensification of chemical industries by tailoring reactors and structured catalysts. This work implies close collaboration with very important research groups and companies such as SINTEF, Linde, Arkema and Johnson Matthey.
Research interests
Selected publications
- J.D.P. Araújo, C.A. Grande and A.E. Rodrigues
Structured packed bubble column reactor for continuous production of vanillin from Kraft lignin oxidation
Catalysis Today, 147 (SUPPL.), pp. S330-S335 (336), 2009.
- E.A.B. Silva, M.Zabkovaa, J.D.Araújo, C.A.Cateto, M.F.Barreiro, M.N.Belgacem, A.E.Rodriguesa
An integrated process to produce vanillin and lignin-based polyurethanes from Kraft lignin
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 87 (9), pp.1276-1292, 2009.
- J.D.P. Araújo, C.A. Grande and A.E. Rodrigues
Vanillin production from lignin oxidation in a batch reactor
Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 88 (8A), pp. 1024-1032 (1029), 2010.
- J.D.P. Araújo, J.M. Miranda, A.M.F.R. Pinto and J.B.L.M. Campos
Wide-ranging survey on the laminar flow of individual Taylor bubbles rising through stagnant Newtonian liquids
International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 43 (pp. 131-148 (118), 2012.
- J.M.R. Moreira, L.C. Gomes, J.D.P. Araújo, J.M. Miranda, M. Simões, L.F. Melo and F.J. Mergulhão
The effect of glucose concentration and shaking conditions on Escherichia coli biofilm formation in microtiter plates
Chemical Engineering Science, 94 (pp. 192-199 (198), 2013.
- J.D.P. Araújo, J.M. Miranda and J.B.L.M. Campos
Flow of two consecutive Taylor bubbles through a vertical column of stagnant liquid-A CFD study about the influence of the leading bubble on the hydrodynamics of the trailing one
Chemical Engineering Science, 97 (pp. 16-33 (18), 2013.
- J.D.P. Araújo, J.M. Miranda and J.B.L.M. Campos
Simulation of slug flow systems under laminar regime: Hydrodynamics with individual and a pair of consecutive Taylor bubbles
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 111 (pp. 1-14 (14), 2013.
- A.O. Morgado, J.M. Miranda, J.D.P. Araújo and J.B.L.M. Campos
Review on vertical gas–liquid slug flow
International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 85 (pp. 348-368, 2016.
- J.D.P. Araújo, J.M. Miranda and J.B.L.M. Campos
Taylor bubbles rising through flowing non-Newtonian inelastic fluids
Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 245 (pp. 49-66, 2017.
- M.C.F. Silva, J.D.P. Araújo and J.B.L.M. Campos
CFD studies coupling hydrodynamics and solid-liquid mass transfer in slug flow for matter removal from tube walls
Aiche Journal, 63 (6), pp. 2420-2439, 2017.

Tiago Sotto Mayor
Profile
Research interests
Selected publications
- M. Rubio-Martinez, I. Imaz, N. Domingo, A. Abrishamkar, T. Sotto Mayor, R. Rossi,C. Carbonell, A.J. de Mello, D. Amabilino, D. Maspoch and J. Puigmarti-Luis
Freezing the Nonclassical Crystal Growth of a Coordination Polymer Using Controlled Dynamic Gradients
Advanced Materials 28(37), pp. 8150-8155, 2016.
- A. Fonseca, T. Sotto Mayor and J.B.L.M. Campos
Guidelines for the specification of a PCM layer in firefighting protective clothing ensembles
Applied Thermal Engineering, 133, pp. 81-96 (16), 2018.
- M.S. Santos, D. Oliveira, J.B.L.M. Campos and T. Sotto Mayor
Numerical analysis of the flow and heat transfer in cylindrical clothing microclimates – Influence of the microclimate thickness ratio
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 117 (pp. 71-79 (79), 2018.
- S.F. Neves, J.B.L.M. Campos and T. Sotto Mayor
Effects of clothing and fibres properties on the heat and mass transport, for different body heat/sweat releases
Applied Thermal Engineering, 117 (pp. 109-121 (113), 2017.
- T. Sotto Mayor, S. Couto, A. Psikuta and R.M. Rossi
Advanced modelling of the transport phenomena across horizontal clothing microclimates with natural convection
International Journal of Biometeorology, 59 (12), pp. 1875-1889, 2015.
- C.P. Bogerd, J.-M. Aerts, S. Annaheim, P. Bröde, G. de Bruyne, A.D. Flouris, K. Kuklane, T. Sotto Mayor and R.M. Rossi
A review on ergonomics of headgear: Thermal effects
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 45, pp. 1-12, 2015.
- S. Couto, A. Assembleia, J. Visser, T. Sotto Mayor
Modelling mechanical and thermal performance of concrete products: A multi-level approach
HERON, 60 (1/2), 2015.
- S.F. Neves, J.B.L.M. Campos and T. Sotto Mayor
On the determination of parameters required for numerical studies of heat and mass transfer through textiles – Methodologies and experimental procedures
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 81 (pp. 272-282 (211), 2015.
- F.M. Wang, S. Del Ferraro, L.Y. Lin, T. Sotto Mayor, V. Molinaro, M. Ribeiro, C.S. Gao, k. Kuklane and I. Holmer
Localised boundary air layer and clothing evaporative resistances for individual body segments
Ergonomics, 55 (7), pp. 799-812 (714), 2012.
- S. Couto, J.B.L.M. Campos and T. Sotto Mayor
On the performance of a mitt heating multilayer: a numerical study
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 23 (5), pp. 373-387 (315), 2011.

Vânia Oliveira
Profile
She has authored several papers in reputed international journals, two book chapters and has been invited to review manuscripts in top-ranked international peer-review journals in her area of expertise. She has been involved in two national and two European projects and in a Cooperation Agreement between São Paulo University and Porto University in an I&D project.
She completed the supervision of nine master thesis and one PhD thesis and is currently supervising two PhD students working on Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells and Microbial Fuel Cells.
Research interests
Selected publications
- V.B. Oliveira, D.S. Falcao, C.M. Rangel and A.M.F.R. Pinto
A comparative study of approaches to direct methanol fuel cells modelling
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32 (3), pp. 415-424, 2007.
- V.B. Oliveira, D.S. Falcao, C.M. Rangel and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Heat and mass transfer effects in a direct methanol fuel cell: A 1D model
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33 (14), pp. 3818-3828 (3811), 2008.
- V.B. Oliveira, C.M. Rangel and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Modelling and experimental studies on a direct methanol fuel cell working under low methanol crossover and high methanol concentrations
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34 (15), pp. 6443-6451 (6449), 2009.
- V.B. Oliveira, C.M. Rangel and A.M.F.R. Pinto
One-dimensional and non-isothermal model for a passive DMFC
Journal of Power Sources, 196 (21), pp. 8973-8982 (8910), 2011.
- V.B. Oliveira, M. Simoes, L.F. Melo and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Overview on the developments of microbial fuel cells
Biochemical Engineering Journal, 73 (pp. 53-64 (12), 2013.
- V.B. Oliveira, M. Simoes, L.F. Melo and A.M.F.R. Pinto
A 1D mathematical model for a microbial fuel cell
Energy, 61 (pp. 463-471, 2013.
- J.P. Pereira, D.S. Falcao, V.B. Oliveira and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Performance of a passive direct ethanol fuel cell
Journal of Power Sources, 256 (pp. 14-19 (16), 2014.
- V.B. Oliveira, J.P. Pereira and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Effect of anode diffusion layer (GDL) on the performance of a passive direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41 (42), pp. 19455-19462 (19458), 2016.
- 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.
- V.B. Oliveira, J.P. Pereira and A.M.F.R. Pinto
Modeling of passive direct ethanol fuel cells
Energy, 133 (pp. 652-665 (614), 2017.