Thermodynamic Analysis of a Regenerative Brayton Cycle Using H2, CH4 and H2/CH4 Blends as Fuel
Lopez-Ruiz G., Castresana J., Blanco J.M.
Education
- B.S. in Industrial Technology Engineering, University of the Basque Country 2016
- M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Energy Engineering Branch, University of the Basque Country 2018
- Ph.D in Engineering Physics, University of the Basque Country, 2021
Professional experience
- 2024-Present: Assistant Professor & Researcher
- University of the Basque Country - Faculty of Engineering - Bilbao, Department of Energy Engineering
- 2023-2024: Lecturer & Researcher
- University of the Basque Country - Faculty of Engineering - Bilbao, Department of Energy Engineering
- 2022-2023: Research Technician
- Basque Center for Applied Mathematics - Mathematical Design, Modelling and Simulations
- 2021-2022: Junior Researcher
- Ikerlan Technology Research Centre - Department of Applied Mechanics *2018-2021: PhD student
- Ikerlan Technology Research Centre - Department of Applied Mechanics
- 2017-2018: Internship
- Ikerlan Technology Research Centre - Department of Applied Mechanics
Skills
- Programming
- c++, python, matlab
- CFD tools
- OpenFOAM, ANSYS Fluent, Pointwise, Salome, ICEM CFD
- CAD tools
- Solidworks, spaceclaim, freeCAD
- Languages
- Basque
- Spanish
- English
Congresses, courses and workshops
- ERCOFTAC: Best Practices Guidelines for CFD of turbulent combustion (Imperial College, London) 2018
- 11th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium (Tenerife, Spain) 2019
- Flamelet model and PDF functions. Basic concepts and its implementation for CFD simulation of reacting flows (School of Engineering in Bilbao, University of the Basque Country) 2019
- Course on c/c++ programming (100h. CIPSA, professional school of computer science) 2020
- Unsteady Simulations for Industrial Flows: LES, DES, hybrid LES/RANS and URANS (Chalmers University of Technology) 2020
- 3rd Spanish HPC Combustion Workshop (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) 2021
- CoEC-ERCOFTAC course: Understanding and Predicting Hydrogen Combustion (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) 2023
Research projects
- Mathematical Modelling Advisory Service BEAZ 2022
- Elkartek ERABILH2 2021
- Elkartek ERABIL+ 2023/2024
Publications
Experimental and numerical study of NOx formation in a domestic H2/air coaxial burner at low Reynolds number
Lopez-Ruiz G., Alava I., Urresti I., Blanco J.M., Naud B.
Study on the feasibility of the micromix combustion principle in low NO H2 burners for domestic and industrial boilers: A numerical approach
Lopez-Ruiz G., Alava I., Blanco J.M.
CFD study of flameless combustion in a real industrial reheating furnace considering different H2/NG blends as fuel
Lopez-Ruiz G., Blanco J.M., Peña A., Romero-Anton N., Azkorra-Larrinaga Z.
Environmentally Sustainable Green Roof Design for EnergyDemand Reduction
Azkorra-Larrinaga Z., Romero-Anton N., Martin-Escudero K., Lopez-Ruiz G.
Impact of H2/CH4 blends on the flexibility of micromix burners applied to industrial combustion systems
Lopez-Ruiz G., Alava I., Blanco J.M., Naud B.
An assessment of the operating conditions of the micromix combustion principle for low NOx industrial hydrogen burners: Numerical and experimental approach
Barreiro, P., Alava I., Blanco J.M.,Lopez-Ruiz G.