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FCT Relatório Científico 2009 Print: 06-04-2010 20:27:02 [Centro de Tecnologias Mecânicas e de Materiais]
General Information
Name of Research Unit:
(EME-Norte-4077)
Centre for Mechanics and Materials Technologies
Coordinator:
António Augusto Sousa Miranda
Main Scientific Domain:
Engenharia Mecânica
Other Subdomains:
n/a
Host Institutions
Leading Host Institution:
Universidade do Minho
Other Institutions Involved:
Objectives & Achievements
Unit Description
The Unit is currently composed of 38 ‘Integrated Members’ and 70 ‘Collaborating Members’. The former group is composed of 29 PhD holders, 7 PhD
students and 2 other researchers, all the non PhDs having a research grant or contract. The group of collaborating members is composed of 8 PhD
members of other research units and institutions, 8 PhD students, 36 MSc students under preparation of their MSc dissertations, 6 students holding
BII grants and 12 researchers not seeking for a degree.
The members of the Unit are grouped in three research groups. Each group has a Principal Investigator (group coordinator) elected by all integrated
members of the group, having as main functions to foster the research group and to coordinate its activities. All decisions concerning the research
activity of the Unit (definition of a research policy, applications to research funding programs, development of protocols of collaboration with other
research institutions and with industry, approval of research reports, approval of the activity budget, acceptance of new members), are under the
competence of the Scientific Committee (SC), constituted by all integrated members of the Unit holding a PhD degree. The coordination of the Unit’s
activities as defined by the SC is assured by the Executive Committee (EC), which is constituted by the Director of the Unit and the Principal
Investigators of the research groups. The Director is elected directly by all integrated members of the Unit holding a PhD degree. He represents the
Unit and chairs the Scientific and the Executive Committees. The elected director may designate a Sub-Director from amongst the integrated members
holding a PhD degree, to help him in the coordination of the Unit.
An External Advisory Committee (EAC) composed of three scientists of internationally recognized merit in the areas of interest of the Unit has been
created in 2009. The EAC meets once a year, overviews the activities of the Unit and gives advice on its strategic development. The first EAC meeting
will take place in May 2010.
General Objectives
The mission of the unit is to contribute to the advance of scientific knowledge in mechanical engineering, in particular in the areas of mechanical
systems, energy and environmental technologies, functionalized materials. Also, to make this knowledge available to the scientific community through
its publication in international journals and conferences, and to industry, by means of the establishment of joint research projects and protocols for
technology transfer. The training of post-graduate students is also within the mission of the unit, as well as the contribution to the general public
awareness of science and innovation.
The general objectives of the Centre mainly remain as specified in the initial proposal for this period of activity, presented in 2007. Most of them have
been corroborated by the assessment panel after the visit made to the Unit in April 2008. Good progress has been made regarding some of those
objectives. The Unit will continue making efforts to accomplish all the proposed objectives to a good degree.
i) The focussing of the research is a matter of uppermost importance. The research groups are not all in the same situation concerning focussing,
some progress is occurring but it is an issue that requires attention at all time. Niche areas of research have been identified, being the main stream of
the research effort directed to those areas in each group. These niche areas are ‘tribocorrosion’, ‘functionally graded materials’, ‘waste-to-energy’ and
‘energy management’. Regarding the first and the second areas, the Unit is unique in Portugal and already achieved international recognition. It is a
strategic objective of the Unit to achieve international recognition in all niche areas identified as such.
ii) In what concerns scientific production, the improvement of both quantity and quality of journal publications and of the number of PhD students as
a whole, are objectives of the Unit. In 2009 the productivity ratio of the Unit viewed as the number of papers in international journals per PhD
researcher, was of 1.17. The Unit has established as an objective to reach the value of 1.5 by the end of the current activity period. Also, the ratio of
PhD students to the total number of PhD integrated members was 0.52 in 2009. The objective of the Unit is to push this ratio towards 1.
iii) The enlargement of internationalization of the research groups constitutes a very important objective of the Unit. The number and the relevance of
the groups’ liaisons with other international groups are growing slowly but steadily. The collaboration in research projects the join publication of
papers, the co-organization of scientific meetings and conferences, the mobility of researchers, are all important targets whose intensification is to be
pursued.
iv) The Unit benefits of the regular funding attributed within the Pluriannual Funding Programme of FCT. Additional direct funding comes mainly from
research projects sponsored by national agencies and industry. Despite the present crisis that causes the reduction of available funding making the
approval of new projects more competitive, increasing the amount of external funding based on national, European Union and industrial projects still
remain an objective of the Unit. The lack of FCT programmatic funding for the current period of activity is causing a significant limitation on the
development of some niche areas.
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development of some niche areas.
Main Achievements during the year of 2009
In 2009 the unit carried out 30 research projects and 7 industrial contracts, involving a global funding for this year (unit component alone) of over
750 000 Eur. These projects were mainly financed by public agencies but also by industrial companies (around 7% of total funding).
Regarding the scientific output, 34 papers in international journals and 80 communications in international conferences were published, and 2 patents
and 3 prototypes were disclosed. One book (Portuguese edition) has been produced. 7 PhD thesis and 42 MSc dissertations have been concluded in
2009. By the end of the year 15 PhD and 36 MSc students were carrying out research activities in the Unit.
Concerning internationalization:
- The FunMat&SP group (L Rocha – chairman, J Barbosa, J Gomes, F Silva, D Soares) is organizing the11th Int Symposium on Multiscale,
Multifunctional and FGM’s (Guimarães, 26-29 September, 2010)
L Rocha was the chairman of the 2nd Workshop on Biotribology, held together with COST 533 Action (Guimarães, 25-27 May, 2009)
P Flores was a member of the Organizing Committee of the 7th EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Conference (Lisbon, September 2009)
- Members of the DMS group (P Claro, JL Alves, P Flores) integrate a large team involving 10 institutions of 7 countries for the preparation of a
European project in the study, development and implementation of a new type of spinal disk prosthetics implants.
- J L Alves stayed for 12 weeks at the Riken Institute (Tokyo, Japan) as invited scientist, under the VCAD Systems Research Programme. He
performed research work in materials design and in the development of finite element codes for biomechanics.
- P Flores concluded a post-doctoral programme of work at ETH-Zurich on a nonsmooth dynamics approach applied to contact problems. This
collaborative work resulted in join publications and one project proposed and approved for funding by FCT.
- F Castro integrated the evaluation panel of the European Eco-Innovation Programme.
J Martins has acted as international expert for the FP7, having evaluated projects for the programme ‘Information and Communication Technologies
for the Fully Electric Vehicle’.
J C Teixeira integrates the Steering Committee of the European Technology Platform on Renewable Heat & Cooling.
P Claro and P Flores acted as project evaluators for the Georgia National Science Foundation.
L Rocha evaluated projects for the Qatar Science Foundation – National Priorities Research Programme
- Researchers of the unit acted as reviewers for 26 international journals.
- Members of the unit belong to the editorial board of 3 international journals (J Mat Eng Innovation, Int J Surface Science Engineering, J Tribology
Research)
The research team of the projects in biomechanical devices, incorporating members of this unit (A M Pinho), the Algorithmi Centre and the Life and
Health Sciences Research Institute, was the winner of the national award START – National Entrepreneurship, with the proposal of a non-intrusive
method for obtaining 3D models of the human body as the basis to develop dedicated prosthesis for the correction of malformations.
The R Lomba MSc dissertation “Natural Ventilation in Buildings” was awarded the 1st prize for the best work (2009) in HAVC by the Engineers
Association (Portugal).
M. Machado received the award of the Scientific Committee of the 7th EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Conference (Lisbon, September 2009), as a
recognition for the scientific contribution and excellence of her oral presentation.
Activities
Integrative/multidisciplinary activities during the year of 2009
The multidisciplinary activity of the unit is present on the research projects in which it is involved. These projects are carried out with the
collaboration of research groups within the unit, with groups of other national and international institutions, and with the industry.
- Collaboration projects involving researchers from more than one research group of the unit are progressively gaining more importance. Two
externally funded projects in the area of biomass combustion systems include researchers of the DMS and the E&ETech groups (JC Teixeira, E
Seabra, E Ferreira), as well as researchers from IST-Technical University of Lisbon.
- Also, work on fluids in biomechanics involves the collaboration of the DMS and the E&ETech groups (P Flores, E Seabra, L F Silva, JC Teixeira, P
Lobarinhas). It is focused on both the dynamics of blood flow and respiratory systems, being based on MSc and PhD projects. These projects have
also the collaboration of public health institutions, namely the hospitals of Braga and Gaia.
- A large project on “Assessment and development of integrated systems for electric vehicles” involving researchers from centres in three major
Portuguese universities was launched. The project is financed by the MIT-Portugal/EDAM Programme, being coordinated by a member of the unit (J
Martins). It includes scientific skills on automotive design, power electronics and control, environmental engineering, materials engineering and
development of efficient IC engines.
- The ongoing work on biomaterials for dental restorations and dental implants involves multidisciplinary teams from the areas of materials science,
medicine, biology, mechanical engineering, physics and chemistry. A network of Dental Schools from Portugal, Belgium, Brazil, USA and Japan is
being created to support this activity.
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- Members of the unit (F Castro, C Vilarinho) in conjunction with the Centre for Residues Valorisation (CVR) and the industrial company W2V, S.A.,
putting together existing knowledge on extraction metallurgy, waste management and chemical technologies, initiated a project financed by QREN
(National Strategic Reference Framework) aiming to develop a new process to recover nickel and copper from galvanic sludge.
- Members of the unit (LF Silva, E Seabra) participated in three other projects coordinated by private companies (UNICER, Derovo and Decorgel) also
financed by QREN. These projects are concerned with the design and development of product goods and equipment for the food industry, involving
researchers from other research centres of Minho University.
- Unit members (F Castro, C Vilarinho, D Soares) participated in a project funded by two industrial companies (W2V, S.A. and Indutex, S.A.) aimed at
developing a process to recover chlorine from PVC mixed plastic wastes, and obtain energy by pyrolysis gasification rout. It involves knowledge on
waste-to-energy technologies, waste management and thermomechanical treatment of plastics.
- An interdisciplinary laboratory has been created to respond to industrial solicitations. It is dedicated to the development of scientific and
technological solutions in the fields of functionalized materials and surface coatings. It includes researchers of the FMat&SP group of CT2M (F Silva, D
Soares, J Barbosa) and of the coatings group of the Physics Research Centre of Minho University. At present, it includes equipment for both materials
processing and characterization.
Outreach activities during the year of 2009
Unit members have participated in actions and events directed to the general public, calling their attention to the benefits of science and innovation
and to the contributions of this Unit in specific areas of knowledge. Other actions were intended to foster the motivation of young secondary school
students to the academic courses in which members of the Unit are involved.
The main activities carried out in 2009 are as follows.
i) Visits of secondary school students to the laboratories of the Unit. These visits, involving around 360 students from 8 secondary schools in the
region, were organized by the University with the support of members of the Unit. The visits started with the exhibition of a short video film (of about
20 minutes), showing mechanical engineering applications in day-to-day life. Students were then guided in a tour through the laboratories, where
specific explanations could be given in simple words
ii) In the context of our involvement in electric vehicles’ studies, it has been possible to motivate the local municipality towards the promotion of
urban mobility. This shall be materialized during the European Capital of Culture Event (Guimarães, 2012)
iii) Graduation and post graduation students of ESAD (Arts and Design Institute, Matosinhos) are developing projects based on applications in
jewellery of new materials processing technologies developed in this unit. This is covered by a protocol established between the two institutions.
iv) A member of the unit (F Silva) appeared twice in the RTP TV channel, in September and November, in the programs “Portugal em Directo” and
“Cooperation University/Enterprises”. The talks were focused on new materials processing technologies. Also, newspapers of national (Jornal de
Notícias, Jornal Público) and local circulation (Matosinhos Hoje, Metronews) and a Spanish newspaper (DuplexBijoux), have published the same
material.
v) Members of the unit (indicated by the institution and subsequently designated by the court) acted as experts in around a dozen criminal court
cases, mainly involving the analysis and simulation of road traffic accidents and structural analysis of equipment (P Claro, J Martins, J Meireles, AM
Pinho)
vi) P Flores was co-editor of the book “Scientific Tourism Guide of Guimarães”, which has been promoted by the municipality of Guimarães.
vii) Unit members (JC Teixeira, E Ferreira, JP Mendonça) participated on the technical workshop “Salão das Energias Renováveis e do Meio Ambiente”,
organized by the Association of Commerce of Braga (November). Talks were delivered on renewable technologies and refrigeration systems.
viii) F Castro and C Vilarinho organized two workshops which main objective was to make local authorities and the general public aware of ambient
issues. One with the title “Waste-to-energy operations” took place in Guimarães (January). The other was in Paços de Ferreira (June), having the title
“Gasification of wastes and waste derived streams”
ix) F Silva participated in international industrial fairs, namely “Portojoia” (Porto, Septembre) and VicenzaOro-First (Vicenza - Italy, January) in order to
show innovative materials processing technologies developed in the unit and their application to jewellery products.
Funding
2005
2006
2007
2008
LA FCT
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
Units FCT
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
107.250,00
Projects FCT
0,00
0,00
0,00
231.000,00
294.141,00
Other (National)
0,00
0,00
0,00
246.000,00
392.103,00
Other (International)
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
13.187,00
National Industry
0,00
0,00
0,00
19.700,00
50.933,00
International Industry
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
496.700,00
857.614,00
2009
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General Indicators
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Total
No. of Researchers Proposed
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
No. of Researchers Hired (LA)
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
Balance
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
No. of Researchers Hired (Ciência Programme)
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
24,00
26,00
25,00
27,00
29,00
Training Masters (Master thesis completed)
0,00
2,00
16,00
44,00
42,00
104,00
Training PhDs (PhD thesis completed)
3,00
3,00
0,00
3,00
7,00
16,00
No. of Researchers (FTE)
Researchers Hired
Name
Start Date
End Date
Other Institution
Start Date
End Date
Other Institution
No researchers found...
Technical Personnel Hired
Name
No technical personnel found...
Additional Comments
Research Groups
Reference
RG-Norte-4077-327
RG-Norte-4077-329
RG-Norte-4077-1400
Title / Principal Investigator
Functionalized Materials and Surfaces Performance
(Luis Augusto Sousa Marques da Rocha)
Energy and Environmental Technologies
(José Carlos Fernandes Teixeira)
Mechanical Systems Dynamics
(José Carlos Pimenta Claro)
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Group Description
Title of Research Group:
(RG-Norte-4077-327)
Functionalized Materials and Surfaces Performance
Principal Investigator:
Luis Augusto Sousa Marques da Rocha
Ciências e Engenharia de Materiais
Group Host Institution:
Funding, source, dates
The absence of definition on the FCT programmatic funding (not yet decided by FCT, since 2008) and the lack of the financial support contracted by
FCT for the year 2008, but not yet available, are strongly affecting the activity of the group. In fact, the 2 post-doc researchers considered for the
programmatic funding are still considered as vital, essentially because the Centre could not participate (because of the delay of the evaluation process
of the Centre) in the “Compromisso com a Ciência” Programme that ran in 2008 and 2009 with the aim of contracting 1000 post-doctoral researchers
for the National Science and Technology System. Also, the 70000 ! requested for equipment (most of it intended for integrative research activities
within the Centre, being unique in Portugal) is fundamental for further development of the group.
During 2009 the total amount financial support for the activities of the group was of 407497 ! (381008 ! in 2008). Sources were: FCT pluriannual
funding (8%); FCT projects (44%); Industrial contracts (6%); European projects (2,5%); Grants (39,5%).
Details on running projects: www.ct2m.uminho.pt.
Objectives
In 2008, the FCT Evaluation Panel recognized the great scientific potential of the group. As referred in the evaluation report, the activities of the
group are focused, resulting in an appreciable scientific production. On the other hand, the need of raising the scientific activity and visibility at an
international level were pointed out by the evaluation panel. Thus, the focal point of the strategic evolution of the group is focused in the increase of
its international visibility.
Keeping its specific competences in mind, the main scientific objectives of the group are:
1. Development of innovative technologies for the production of functionalized materials/surfaces based on casting, powder, and/or thin film/surface
modification technologies. Emphasis is put on the exploitation of the capabilities of the techniques to produce micro-nano spatial gradations;
2. Development of transition/graded joints of dissimilar materials, aimed at producing “smart interfaces” capable of fulfilling specific functions;
3. To give a step forward on the knowledge of the mechanisms involved in the tribocorrosion and fatigue-corrosion of functionalized materials;
4. To develop computational materials science tools to predict materials properties in functionalized materials.
The challenges for the next 5 years are:
- To improve the synergism within the group and with other groups of the Centre. The group has a multi-disciplinary composition (Mechanical,
Materials and Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, etc.), which constitutes an added value for its activities. Links with the DMS group appear
more and more as natural. Furthermore, a good balance between fundamental and applied research exists and should be kept.
- At the national level the group is already a leading group in the areas of FGM´s Processing Technologies and on the Tribocorrosion Behavior of
Materials. The international visibility in those areas is being further improved through the effort in participation in European Networks (research
projects, networks of excellence, etc.), and through the organization of relevant International Conferences, Workshops or Advanced Courses.
- To increase both the quality and the quantity of the scientific production. A publication policy was adopted in 2007, in which a number of journals of
high impact factor and the participation in international conferences considered as the most important in the field of actuation of the group were
selected. This policy continues to be pursued. The target of 2.5 papers in SCI journals/PhD still seems feasible for the group, within the next 5 years,
considering the evolutions observes in last years.
- To get additional funding (public and industrial) through the application to National, and particularly, European projects;
- To strength cooperation with Industry, improving technological transfer actions;
- To promote high-level education of human resources, at the MSc and PhD levels;
- To attract permanent researchers, namely doctoral and post-doctoral researchers.
As referred above a strong strangle for an efficient achievement of some of the referred objectives is the indecision on the attribution of programmatic
funding by FCT.
Main Achievements
In terms of scientific achievements the following should be highlighted:
Activities concerning the development of specific (some unique) technologies for the production of bulk functionally graded materials (FGM´s) have
persisted. Particular reference should be made to the techniques related with incremental melting and solidification, induction assisted centrifugal
casting, ultrasonic energy and powder metallurgy. Other technologies, for surface treatment/functionalization of materials were also developed with
success. These activities resulted in several publications, on the registration of one patent and on the implementation of consortium of 8 jewellery
companies for research and technology transfer. Additionally, joining of "-TiAl based alloys, either to themselves or to other metallic materials, by
brazing techniques was also investigated.
New activities have started on the production and characterisation of Al-based functionally graded materials reinforced with nano-particles (carbon
nanotubes and SiC nano-particles). Scientific fundamental research on the corrosion and tribocorrosion behaviour of Al-based composites and FGM´s
was also carried out, the first results being expected to be published in 2010.
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Work in the field of biomaterials is gaining a further boost. A significant part of the research activities have been directed for applications related with
dental restorations and medical implants. Activities are focused on the application of the FGM concept for the development of new restorative
materials and on the functionalisation of the surface of Ti and Ti alloys for dental implants, as well as on the tribological characterisation of new
cartillage replacing materials. International and national collaborations on this field have significantly increased in 2009, involving multi-disciplinary
teams from areas such as Materials Science, Medicine, Biology, Mechanical Engineering, Physics and Chemistry. A network of Dental Schools from
Portugal, Belgium, Brazil, USA and Japan is being created to support these activities. Relevant publications in the field are expected to start appearing
in 2010. Further, the group is responsible for the organisation of the 11th International Symposium on Multiscale, Multifunctional and Functionally
Graded Materials (M&MFGM 2010), one of the most important world events in the area of the FGM´s, which be held in September 2010. Most of the
activities of the group fits well with the main topics of the Conference.
Work on the investigation of the tribological behaviour of materials has continued. From 2003 a strong emphasis was put on the investigation of the
tribocorrosion mechanisms of FGM´s and dental materials. Significant advances were achieved in this area, either through publications, participation in
international advanced courses on Biotribocorrosion, and participation in European projects proposals. Further, the group was responsible for the
organization of the 2nd Workshop on Biotribology - Bridging Engineering and Medicine (25-27 May 2009), in which ca. 100 people participated. This
Workshop was held together with the COST 533 Action on Materials for Improved Wear Resistance of Total Artificial Joints final meeting.
A huge effort was put on the application for new projects: 7 proposals were presented to the FCT in the call for projects that ended in December
2009. Additionally other 7 proposals were presented to international programmes (either FP7, or bilateral cooperation with other countries).
The number of publications in SCI journals was of 16, giving a ratio of 1.6 papers in SCI journals/PhD (1.5 in 2008). The effort of publication in
journals of higher impact factor continued in 2009 (see impact factor of publications in the Group Productivity section). Members of the group were
invited to give lectures in 6 major international conferences.
Regarding training, a reasonable number of post-graduate, MSc and PhD students could start their activities within the group.
Details on the scientific outputs can be found at http://www.ct2m.uminho.pt.
Group Productivity
Publications in peer review Journals
A. Guedes, A. M. P. Pinto, E. W. Sequeiros, M. F. Vieira, F. Viana, Microstructure and reaction mechanisms at "-TiAl brazed interfaces, Microsc
Microanal 15 S-3 (2009) 67-68. IF=2.992
A.C. Vieira, P.D. Sequeira, J.R. Gomes, L.A. Rocha, Dry Sliding Wear of Al Alloy/SiCp Functionally Graded Composites: Influence of Processing
Conditions, Wear 267 (2009) 585-592. IF =1.509
C.S. Abreu, M. Amaral, F.J. Oliveira, J.R. Gomes, R.F. Silva, HFCVD Nanocrystalline Diamond Coatings for Tribo-Applications in the Presence of Water,
Diamond & Related Materials 18 (2009) 271-275. IF=2.092
G. Chirita, I. Stefanescu, D. Soares, F.S. Silva, Influence of vibration on the solidification behaviour and tensile properties of an Al–18 wt%Si alloy,
Materials & Design, 30 (2009) 1575–1580. IF=1.107
G. Chirita, I. Stefanescu, J. Barbosa, H. Puga, D. Soares, F.S. Silva, On the assessment of processing variables in a vertical centrifugal casting
technique, International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 22 (2009) 382-389. IF=0.292
H. Puga, J. Barbosa, D. Soares, F. Silva, S. Ribeiro, Recycling of aluminium swarf by direct incorporation in aluminium melts, Journal of Materials
Processing Technology, 209 (2009) 5195-5203. IF=1.143
H. Puga, J. Barbosa, J. Teixeira, E. Seabra, S. Ribeiro – The combined effect of melt stirring and ultrasonic agitation on the degassing efficiency of
AlSi9Cu3 alloy. Materials Letters 63 (2009) 2089-2092. IF=1.748
H. Puga, J. Barbosa, E. Seabra, S. Ribeiro, M. Prokic – The Influence of Processing Parameters on the Ultrasonic Degassing of Molten AlSi9Cu3
Aluminium Alloy. Materials Letters 63 (2009) 806-808. IF=1.748
L. Mazare, G. Miranda, D. Soares, F.S. Silva, On the ability of producing copper–silver functionally graded alloys by using an incremental melting and
solidification process, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 209 (2009) 5702-5710. IF=1.143
M. Belmonte, P. Miranzo, M.I. Osendi, J.R. Gomes, Wear of Aligned Silicon Nitride under Dry Sliding Conditions, Wear 266 (2009) 6-12. IF=1.509
M. Buciumeanu, I. Crudu, L. Palaghian, A.S. Miranda, F.S. Silva, Influence of wear damage on the fretting fatigue life prediction of an Al7175 alloy,
International Journal of Fatigue 31 (2009) 1278-1285. IF=1.556
M. Buciumeanu, I. Crudu, L. Palaghian, A.S. Miranda, F.S. Silva, Influence of an additional elastic stress on dry wear behaviour in reciprocating tests,
Tribology International, 42 (2009) 1101-1107. IF=1.423
M. Mathew, N.V. Padaki, R. Alagirusamy, B.L. Deopura, R. Fangueiro, L.A. Rocha, J.R. Gomes, Tribological Behaviour of Multilayered Textile
Composites: The Effect of Reciprocating Sliding Frequency, Wear 267 (2009) 26-33. IF=1.509
O. Carvalho, D. Soares, A. Fonseca F.S. Silva, Study of a purple gold-based alloy resistance to tarnishing in a sulphuric solution, Materials and
Corrosion, 60 (2009) 450-454. IF=0.639
O. Carvalho, D. Soares, A. Fonseca, F.S. Silva, Tarnish and corrosion evaluation of a blue gold-based alloy, Materials and Corrosion, 60 (2009) 355359. IF=0.639
R. Padmanabhan, M.C. Oliveira, A.J. Baptista, J.L. Alves, L.F. Menezes, Numerical study on the influence of initial anisotropy on optimal blank shape,
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 45 (2009) 71-80. IF=0.989
Other publications International
A.C. Alves, R. Karadas, P. Capela, F. Oliveira, E. Ariza, J.-P. Celis, P. Ponthiaux, L.A. Rocha, Influence of the surface characteristics of Ti oxide films on
the tribocorrosion behaviour, 2nd International Symposium on TriboCorrosion, March 17 - 18, 2009, Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Abstract + Invited
lecture
M.T. Mathew, L.A. Rocha, A. Fischer, M.A. Wimmer, Tribocorrosion mechanisms: materials and coatings for bio-implants, 36th International
Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, ICMCTF 2009, 27 April- 1 May 2009, San Diego, USA. Abstract + Invited lecture.
H. Puga, J. Barbosa, E. Seabra, S. Ribeiro, M. Prokic – New trends in aluminium degassing – a comparative study. AES Transactions – AESATEMA’2009 Hamburg – Fourth Conference on Advances and Trends in Engineering materials and Their Applications, Hamburgo, Alemanha, Setembro
2009, P.101-106. ISBN 978-0-9780479-5-5. Paper + Invited lecture
M. Amaral, C.S. Abreu, F.J. Oliveira, J.R. Gomes, R.F. Silva, Nanodiamond-based tribosystems, EMRS Spring Meeting 2009, Strasbourg, France, June
2009. Abstract + Invited lecture
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2009. Abstract + Invited lecture
Silva, F. S., Mazare, L., Henriques, B., Soares, D., ‘On the Use of an Incremental Casting Technique to Obtain Color Gradients in Jewelry Components’
Santa Fe Symposium, Albuquerque. USA, May 17-20, 2009, full paper + oral presentation + invited lecture
Silva, F. S., Mazare, L., Soares, D., A New Processing Technique for Gold Colour Gradient Components, Jewelry Technology Forum, 12-13 Jan.
Vicenza, Italy, 2009, full paper + oral presentation + invited lecture
Filipe Samuel Silva, ‘Novos efeitos, cores e texturas em artigos de ourivesaria/ joalharia, 25 Set. Matosinhos, Exponor, Portugal – abstract +oral
communication-invited lecture
M.T. Mathew, Naveen V. Padaki, R. Alagirusamy, B.L. Deopura, R. Fangueiro, L. A. Rocha, J.R. Gomes, Tribological behavior of multilayered textile
composites: The effect of frequency of reciprocating movement, 17th International Conference on Wear of Materials, WOM 2009, 19-23 April 2009,
Las Vegas, USA. Abstract + Oral presentation
A.C. Alves, P. Ponthiaux, L.A. Rocha, Functionalization of Ti for dental implants applications, 36th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings
and Thin Films, ICMCTF 2009, 27 April- 1 May 2009, San Diego, USA. Abstract + Oral presentation
A.C. Alves, P. Ponthiaux, F. Wenger, C.Tavares, L.A.Rocha, Influence of the processing conditions on the tribocorrosion mechanisms of anodic oxide
layers on pure titanium for dental implants, Eurocorr 2009, 6-10 September 2009, Nice, France, Abstract + Oral presentation
A.C. Vieira, S. Mischler, A.M. Pinto, L.A. Rocha, Corrosion and tribocorrosion behaviour of age-hardened Al-10Si-4.5Cu-2Mg alloy, Eurocorr 2009, 6-10
September 2009, Nice, France, Abstract + Oral presentation
J.C.M. Souza, M.C.R. Henriques, D.R. Oliveira, W. Teughels, L.A. Rocha, J.-P. Celis, Effect of oral biofilms on the biotribocorrosion of titanium,
Eurocorr 2009, 6-10 September 2009, Nice, France, Abstract + Oral presentation
F. Gomes, J. Barbosa, S. Ribeiro – Influence of solidification modulus on the alpha-case development in Ti-Al investment castings. AES Transactions –
Proceedings of the AES-ATEMA’2009 Hamburg – Fourth Conference on Advances and Trends in Engineering materials and Their Applications,
Hamburgo, Alemanha, Setembro 2009, P.107-112. ISBN 978-0-9780479-5-5. Paper + Oral presentation
D. Soares, O. Carvalho, A. Fonseca, F. S. Silva, Tarnishing resistance of gold alloys with two types of intermetallics compounds, Gold 2009 – The 5th
International Conference on Gold Science, Technology and its applications, Heidelberg, Germany, 26-29 July, 2009 (oral).
F. S. Silva, B. Henriques, G. Miranda, M. Lenuta, D. Soares; On the use of a controlled solidification process to obtain functionally graded materials,
Gold 2009 – The 5th International Conference on Gold Science, Technology and its applications, Heidelberg, Germany, 26-29 July, 2009 (oral)
N. Miulcheva, V. Gandova, K. Lilova, P. Docheva, D. Soares, G. Vassilev, Advancement and challenges in the experimental studies and thermodynamic
modeling of the systems Sn-Bi-Ni and Sn-Zn-Ni, COST MPO602 Meeting, November 23-24, Genoa, Italy, 2009 (oral).
Henriques, B., Soares, D., Silva, F., ‘Functionally Graded Metal-Ceramic Dental Restorations Obtained by Powder Metallurgy’ Conf.: ICMOBT 2009 –
International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues, Poster presentation
Silva, F. S., Mazare, L., Soares, D., A New Processing Technique for Gold Colour Gradient Components, Jewelry Technology Forum, 12-13 Jan.
Vicenza, Italy, 2009, full paper + oral presentation + invited lecture
J.L. Lopes, P. Rybolova, P.L. Granja, J.R. Gomes, Frictional properties of PHEMA-based hydrogels as synthetic articular cartilage, 2nd Workshop on
Biotribology and Final Meeting of the COST 533 Action, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, 25-27 May 2009. Abstract + Poster.
A.C. Alves, P. Ponthiaux, L.A. Rocha, Influence of the processing conditions on tribocorrosion mechanisms of anodic oxide layers of cp Ti (grade 2) for
dental implants, COST 533 - Training School: "Biotribology: basics and trends in medicine, engineering, and its societal impacts”, 3-8 May 2009, Paris,
France. Abstract + Poster
J.C.M. Souza, J.-P. Celis, L.A. Rocha, Biotribocorrosion behavior of titanium in simulating oral environments, COST 533 - Training School:
"Biotribology: basics and trends in medicine, engineering, and its societal impacts”, 3-8 May 2009, Paris, France. Abstract + Poster
Other publications National
E. Seabra, L. F. Silva, A. Guedes, J. Barbosa, Projecto Mecatrónico de um Forno de Vazio para Soldadura por Pressuring Diffusion Welding, Engenharia
2009 - Inovação & Desenvolvimento, 25-27 Novembro 2009, UBI, Covilhã, Portugal. Paper in conference proceedings + Oral Presenation
A.C. Alves, P. Ponthiaux, F. Wenger, L A. Rocha, Influence of the processing conditions on tribocorrosion mechanisms of anodic oxide layers of pure
titanium for dental implants, V International Materials Symposium MATERIAIS 2009 and XIV Meeting of SPM - Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, 5-8
April 2009, Lisboa, Portugal, Abstract + Oral presentation
A.C. Vieira, A.M. Pinto, J.R. Gomes, S. Mischler, L.A. Rocha, Investigation of the tribocorrosion behaviour on age-hardened functionally graded Al-SiCp
composites, V International Materials Symposium MATERIAIS 2009 and XIV Meeting of SPM - Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, 5-8 April 2009,
Lisboa, Portugal, Abstract + Oral presentation
J. Vicente, L.A. Rocha, J.P. Celis, Surface modification of NiTi alloy by anodizing, V International Materials Symposium MATERIAIS 2009 and XIV
Meeting of SPM - Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, 5-8 April 2009, Lisboa, Portugal, Abstract + Oral presentation
P. Capela, F. Wenger, P. Ponthiaux, L.A. Rocha, Investigation of the effect of surface films on the tribocorrosion behavior of a Ni-30%Cr alloy, V
International Materials Symposium MATERIAIS 2009 and XIV Meeting of SPM - Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, 5-8 April 2009, Lisboa, Portugal,
Abstract + Oral presentation
P.C. Borges, L.A. Rocha, Improvement of Corrosion Resistance of 15-5PH stainless Steel by Plasma Nitriding and Solution Heat Treatments, V
International Materials Symposium MATERIAIS 2009 and XIV Meeting of SPM - Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, 5-8 April 2009, Lisboa, Portugal,
Abstract + Poster
S.L. Barbosa, E. Ariza, J. Souza, L.A. Rocha, Study of the influence of the presence of fluoride on the degradation behaviour of Titanium and Titanium
alloys in contact with artificial saliva, V International Materials Symposium MATERIAIS 2009 and XIV Meeting of SPM - Sociedade Portuguesa de
Materiais, 5-8 April 2009, Lisboa, Portugal, Abstract + Poster
S.M. Baía, L.A. Rocha, The effect of the thermal treatment parameters on the tribological behaviour of Ti, V International Materials Symposium
MATERIAIS 2009 and XIV Meeting of SPM - Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, 5-8 April 2009, Lisboa, Portugal, Abstract + Poster
A.C. Alves, P. Ponthiaux, F. Wenger, L.A.Rocha, Influence of processing conditions on the tribocorrosion mechanisms of anodic oxide layers on pure
titanium for dental implants, IBERTRIB 2009 – V Congresso Ibérico de Tribologia, Coimbra, Portugal, 17-18 June 2009
A.C. Alves, P. Ponthiaux, L.A. Rocha, Influence of the processing conditions on tribocorrosion mechanisms of anodic oxide layers of cp Ti (grade 2) for
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A.C. Vieira, S. Mischler, L.A. Rocha, Functionally graded aluminium matrix composites: relation between microstructure and tribological and corrosion
behaviour, COST 533 - Training School: "Biotribology: basics and trends in medicine, engineering, and its societal impacts”, 3-8 May 2009, Paris,
J.C.M. Souza, J.-P. Celis, L.A. Rocha, Biotribocorrosion behavior of titanium in simulating oral environments, COST 533 - Training School:
C.S Abreu, N. Martin, J.R. Gomes, Tribological characterisation of chromium sculptured thin films, IBERTRIB 2009 – V Congresso Ibérico de
Tribologia, Coimbra, Portugal, 17-18 June 2009. Abstract + Oral presentation
Filipe Samuel Silva, ‘Novos efeitos, cores e texturas em artigos de ourivesaria/ joalharia, 25 Set. Matosinhos, Exponor, Portugal – abstract +oral
communication-invited lecture
J.L. Lopes, P.L. Granja, J.R.Gomes, Preparation and tribological characterisation of hydrogels for biomedical applications, COST 533 - Training School:
J.L. Lopes, P Rybolova, P.L. Granja, J.R.Gomes, Friction behaviour of PHEMA/PMMA hydrogels for articular cartilage, V International Materials
Symposium MATERIAIS 2009 and XIV Meeting of SPM - Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, 5-8 April 2009, Lisboa, Portugal. Abstract + Poster
J.L. Lopes, P. Rybolova, P.L. Granja, J.R. Gomes, Tribological response of pHema hydrogels against bovine cartilage. IBERTRIB 2009 – V Congresso
Ibérico de Tribologia, Coimbra, Portugal, 17-18 June 2009. Abstract + Oral presentation
V.P. Bavaresco, W.D. Belangero, J.R. Gomes, Avaliação mecânica e do desgaste da superfície de implantes osteocondrais em cães: Estudo in vivo,
Congresso Brasileiro de Ortopedia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, Outubro de 2009 Abstract + Oral presentation.
H. Puga, J. Barbosa – Ultrasonic degassing of aluminium alloys. V International Materials Symposium MATERIAIS 2009 and XIV Meeting of SPM Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, 5-8 April 2009, Lisboa, Portugal, Abstract + Oral presentation
Master and Ph.D. thesis completed
PhD
Cristiano Simões de Abreu, Doutoramento em Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade do Minho. Title: Tribological properties of CVD diamond coated
ceramic surfaces. Supervisor: José R. Gomes; Co-supervisor: Rui F. Silva (DECV/U Aveiro). Concluded 6 February 2009.
Mihaela Bubiumeanu, Doutoramento em Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade do Minho. Title: Prediction of Fratting Fatigue Life”. Supervisor: Filipe
Silva. Concluded December 2009
Nuno Costa, Doutoramento em Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade do Minho. Title: Análise da influência dos parâmetros de processamento sobre a
vida de fadiga em segmentos de motor. Supervisor: Filipe Silva. Concluded December 2009
MSc
Sandra Lídia Vieira Barbosa, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade do Minho. Title: Estudo dos mecanismos de degradação de
titânio e ligas de titânio em contacto com saliva artificial: influência do teor de flúor e de substâncias orgânicas. Supervisor: Luís A. Rocha. Concluded
30 December 2009
António Joaquim Neto da Silva – Development of a processing technique of functionally graded composites applied to a wear resistant cast iron
reinforced with ceramic particles. Integrated Master Course in Mechanical Engineering. Supervisor: Ana Maria Pinto (DEM-UMinho); Co-supervisor:
Joaquim Barbosa (DEM-UMinho). Concluded November 2009.
José Filipe Torres Magalhães – Development of a production technique of engine valves with gradient of composition using vertical centrifugal
casting. Integrated Master Course in Mechanical Engineering. Supervisor: Joaquim Barbosa (DEM-UMinho); Co-Supervisor: Delfim Soares (DEMUMinho). Concluded November 2009.
João Pedro Coelho Pinto da Silva - Development of a production technique of pistons with gradient of composition using vertical centrifugal casting.
Integrated Master Course in Mechanical Engineering. Supervisor: Joaquim Barbosa (DEM-UMinho); Co-Supervisor: Filipe Silva (DEM-UMinho).
Concluded November 2009.
Luís Carlos da Costa Andrade – Production of Ti-Stainless steel transition joints with gradient of composition using powder metallurgy. Integrated
Master Course in Mechanical Engineering. Supervisor: Joaquim Barbosa (DEM-UMinho); Co-Supervisor: Delfim Soares (DEM-UMinho). Concluded
November 2009.
André E. Lages Alves: Melhoria de absorção de energia de impacto em componentes de alumínio utilizando iniciadores configuráveis provocados por
aquecimento localizado, 10 Nov. 2009.
Maria Georgina M. Miranda: Projecto de componentes híbridos, funcionais e com gradiente de propriedades, 12 Nov. 2009.
Patents/propotypes
Jean-Marie Chappé, F. Vaz, L. Cunha, F. Silva, D. Soares, "Revestimentos Decorativos de Oxicarbonitreto, Processo para a sua obtenção por
pulverização catódica reactiva em Magnetrão, e respectivas utilizações " published in Boletim de Propriedade Industrial, 30/07/2009, Pt 103950
Organization of conferences
Luís A. Rocha was chairman of 2nd Workshop on Biotribology - Bridging Engineering and Medicine, held together with COST 533 Action on Materials
for Improved Wear Resistance of Total Artificial Joints final meeting, Centro Cultural Vila-Flor, Guimarães, 25-27 May 2009.
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Luís A. Rocha is the chairman of the 11th International Symposium on Multiscale, Multifunctional and Functionally Graded Materials, which will be held
at Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães, 26-29 September 2010.
Furthermore members of the group have been or are involved in scientific or organizing committees of international conferences, such as:
Luís A. Rocha is a member of the Organizing Committee of the Eurocorr 2013 (Lisbon, September 2013).
Luís A. Rocha and Filipe Silava were members of the International Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Diagnosis and Prognosis in
Mechanical Engineering Systems that was held in October 2009, at Dunarea de Jos University of Galati
Luís A. Rocha is member of the Advisory Board of the Focused Session CB-12 Layered and Functionally Graded Materials of the 12th International
Ceramics Congress (CIMTEC 2010), Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy, on June 6 to 18, 2010.
Luís A. Rocha is member of International Scientific Committee for the International Conference ROTRIB’10, November 4-6, 2010, Galati, Romania.
F. Silva, International Scientific Programme Committee of the I4th International Conference on Advanced Concepts in Mechanical Engineering
(ACME2010).
José R. Gomes was member of the Scientific Committee of V Congresso Ibérico de Tribologia – IBERTRIB 2009, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra,
17-18 Junho 2009.
José R. Gomes is member of the Scientific Committee of the First International Brazilian Conference on Tribology, TriboBr-2010, 24th to 26th November 2010 - Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
Several elements of the group have chaired sessions in the framework of national and international conferences, namely:
Eurocorr 2009, 6 - 10 September 2009, Nice, France. Luís A. Rocha chaired one session
AES-ATEMA’2009 Hamburg – Fourth Conference on Advances and Trends in Engineering materials and Their Applications, Hamburg, Germany, 1-5
September 2009. Joaquim Barbosa chaired 1 session.
Industry contract research
A consortium of 8 jewellery companies and the project GRADOURO signed a contract to do research on the jewellery field, March 2009.
Vale Inovação. Contract for project "Obtenção de efeitos estéticos com recurso a metalurgia dos pós" with the company Fernando Rocha Joalheiro ,
S.A.
Vale Inovação. Contract for project "Obtenção de efeitos estéticos com recurso a tecnologia da fusão e solidificação incremental" with the company
Ouronor Lda
Internationalization
The group has collaborations with relevant scientists and groups in Europe (Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Bulgaria,
Romania, Czech Republic), USA, Japan and South America (Brazil). As a result, exchange and co-supervision of post-graduate students and a
significant number of joint publications in international journals have been accomplished. Regarding the co-supervision of MSc and PhD students, a
part of the research is carried out at the partner s# lab. At the same time several foreign students have developed their work at the CT2M labs.
In the framework of FP7, the group is involved in 4 proposals, and is engaged in the preparation of others. This strong effort in order to promote the
involvement in European projects will be pursued in the future, taking advantage of the international recognition afforded by the group in last years in
the areas of tribocorrosion and FGM s# processing technologies.
Also, researchers of the group have been involved in the refereeing process of papers submitted to 18 international SCI journals (total of total of 25
papers reviewed; 2.5/PhD) and several international conferences. Additionally, several invited lectures in International conferences were delivered.
The group continues to be the only Portuguese participant in the 'European Federation of Corrosion, Working Party 18 -Tribocorrosion', being a
member since its foundation. This Working Party is constituted by universities, research institutes, and industrial partners, in a total of 43 institutions
from 19 countries. The group also participated in the COST 533 - Materials for improved wear resistance of total artificial joints and COST 599 Advanced Solder Materials for High Temperature Application - their nature, design, process and control in a multiscale domain.
Finally, one member of the group is a founder member of the LGM-AS - International Association for Layered and Graded Materials, from the World
Academy of Sciences, and member of the International Advisory Committee on FGM´s, from the FGM Forum of Japan.
Members of the group participate in the Scientific or Organizing committees of several international conferences. Also, the group is responsible for the
organization of several major international events that will be held from 2010 and 2011.
Government/Organization contract research
In 2009, members of the group were involved in the following projects contracted with FCT:
PTDC/EME/68664/2006, Mechanical, wear and fatigue properties of sintered Nanotube-based functionally graded materials
PTDC/CTM/67500/2006, Metal/porcelain interfaces for restorative dentistry
PTDC/EME/64663/2006, Development of a new casting technique of high strength aluminium alloys for biomechanical, automotive and aeronautical
applications.
PTDC/EME/PME/67687/2006
PTDC/CTM/68160/2006, Surface modification vs. tribocorrosion mechanisms and cytotoxicity in Ti and Ti alloys for dental applications
PTDC/CTM/66380/2006, Smart Composites
PTDC/CTM/69362/2006, POLIFILM - Multifunctional films for flexible and plastic material applications.
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PTDC/CTM/69645/2006, Nano-brazing of advanced materials
Future Research
Objectives
The group intends to follow the strategy already defined in 2007 and consolidated in the two following years, namely taking into account the remarks
from the evaluation panel, given in 2008. Nevertheless, it should be recognized that the lack of financial support from FCT in 2008, the fact that it was
not possible for us to apply for post-doc researchers in the framework of Programa Ciência in 2008, and the absence of definition from the FCT
regarding the programmatic funding of the group (2 post-docs and special devices for the instrumentation of a universal tensile machine were
required by the group) constitutes additional difficulties for the group. Anyhow, the challenges for the next 5 years keep being:
- To improve the synergism within the group and with other groups of the Centre. The group has a multi-disciplinary composition (Mechanical,
Materials and Biomedical Engineering, Medical Doctors, Physics, Chemistry, etc.) which constitutes an added-value for its activities. Furthermore, a
good balance between fundamental and applied research should be kept.
- At the national level the group is already a leading group in the areas of FGM s# Processing Technologies and on the Tribocorrosion Behavior of
Materials. The international visibility in those areas is being recognized, and should be further improved through the participation in European
Networks (research projects, networks of excellence, etc.), and through the organization of relevant International Conferences, Workshops or
Advanced Courses. Of course the quality of the research developed in those areas should keep as being a everyday concern.
- To increase both the quality and the quantity of the scientific production. A publication policy was adopted in 2007, in which a number of journals of
high impact factor and of international conferences considered as the most important in the field of actuation of the group, were selected. This policy
is being implemented. Further effort should be put to attend a publication rate of 2.5 papers/Phd, which appears to be feasible, considering the
evolution of the group.
- To get additional funding (public and industrial) through the application to National and particularly, European projects; - To strength their
cooperation with Industry - To promote high-level education of human resources, at the MSc and PhD levels; - To attract permanent researchers,
namely doctoral and post-doctoral researchers.
The group is making a strong effort to attract additional funding from different sources. As an example, seven projects were submitted to the last FCT
call (deadline December 2009), involving a request of ca. 1.13 M!. In the framework of international projects, particularly in the framework of the
FP7, the group is preparing its participation in several proposals (apart from those in which participated in 2009), which could represent a substantial
increase in the available budget for the future. Industrial contracts involving several areas (biomaterials, decorative gold applications and other topics)
will be pursued.
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Group Description
(RG-Norte-4077-1400)
Mechanical Systems Dynamics
José Carlos Pimenta Claro
FCT annual base funding – 35.269 k!
Research Projects:
- 14 granted projects:
- 4 finishing in 2009;
- 4 undergoing;
- 6 new, starting in 2009
- Coordenation (IR):
- 6 of DSM Group;
- 2 of other CT2M Groups;
- 6 of other entities.
- Projects Financial Sources:
- Overall projects budget: 2 751 k!
- Total Group’s budget: 341 k! (12% of overall)
- 2009 Group’s budget: 124 k! (4% of overall, 36% of Group’s total)
Source Overall Groups Budget 2009 Group’s Budget
------------ ------------------------------- ---------------------------QREN 121 126 ! (36%) 43 545 ! (35%)
FCT 104 910 ! (31%) 26 927 ! (22%)
MIT-Pt 87 915 ! (26%) 35 011 ! (28%)
Industry 27 100 ! (8%) 18 150 ! (15%)
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Objectives
The main objective of the Group was to pursue high level computer simulation development, and its main application in both biomechanical and
human safety fields, in continuity of the strategic team work coming from the previous year.
Focus was on the following vectors:
- improving skills and tools, within the Group’s members, in biomechanics;
- incentivizing cooperative work inside CT2M, in computer analysis;
- strengthening connections with other portuguese institutions, working in the area;
- promoting and developing international links in R&D.
As a strategic field of development, strictly connected to the main objectives above, it was identified the area of R&D - study, analysis and simulation of surface contact and bulk characteristics of (bio and not bio)materials with non-linear mechanical behavior.
Highlight was also put on:
- selectivity of editions and conferences, where Group publications and communications should be addressed to;
- improvement of Groups’ productivity, with a special effort on indexed publications;
- reinforcement of project submissions (and grants) per effective member and funding program available;
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- increasing conditions for young researchers (MSc & PhD) graduation/research project grants.
Main Achievements
1. Human Resouces:
- 3 PhD. concluded (in collaboration w/ other Portuguese and foreign research centers)
- 16 MSc. concluded (both in mechanical and biomechanical engineering)
2. Research Projects Submission (national):
- 14 research projects applications were made:
- 10 with DSM Group members as IR (budget: 1012 k! / 923 k! CT2M)
- 2 in collaboration with other CT2M Groups (budget: 396 k! / 339 k! CT2M)
- 2 in collaboration with other Portuguese research centers (budget: 186 k! / 46 k! CT2M)
from which 5 in biomechanics and 2 in human safety, representing 55% of the total budget.
As a result, 3 projects were granted, 2 in biomechanics and 1 in human safety - 2 with IRs from the DSM Group and an overall of 3 years PhD and 11
years MSc students grants
3. Research Projects Submission (european):
DSM Group (local IR, plus 3 effective members and 1 from another Group, 1 year pós-doc, 9 years PhD and 3 years MSc students grants) formed a
CT2M team involved in the submission of an european research project, with 10 institutions of 7 different countries - in the biomedical development of
nanomaterials for spinal disk prosthetics implants - contributing with a novel multi-disciplinary computer simulation approach to the study and
prediction of biomechanical behaviour under working conditions.
This project passed Stages 1 and 2 of EC evaluation process during 2009, being already elected for a grant (3,750 k! budget / 400 k! CT2M share) in
the early months of 2010.
4. Scientific Production:
The Group was responsible for a total of 63 international works presented, been:
- 17 papers (1.7/PhD) from which 43% in ISI index
- 46 communications (4.7/PhD)
which represents an increase of 2 and 3 times, respectively, from the previous year.
There was also 1 chapter in an international edition book and 2 posters in international conferences.
Furthermore, in the national area, 2 books were edited, 12 communications made and 1 patent registered.
5. Other Scientific Activities
5.1 Organization of Conferences:
ESMC2009 – 7th EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Conference
II ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing
9ª Conferência Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica
2th Portuguese Pole Meeting of INTEROP Vlab
5.2 Reviewers:
a) of publications
Multibody System Dynamics
ASME J. Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics
Mechanism and Machine Theory
J. Sound and Vibration; Nonlinear Dynamics
ASME J. Applied Mechanics
Tribology International
b) on conferences
20th Intern.Congress of Mech. Engineering
IDET/CIE 2009 - ASME Intern. Design Engineering Tech. Conf.
IECON2009 - 35th Annual Conf. IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
DCDS’09
ICCAS-SICE’09
ICECS’2009
INCOM’09
5.3 Boards:
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a) Institutions
General Meeting of INTEROP-VLab 2009
The Georgia National Science Foundation - evaluation of research projects
b) Publications
J. Computational Vision and Biomechanics
c) Conferencies
CE2010- 17th ISPE Intern. Conf. Concurrent Engineering
ECCOMAS Thematic Conf. Multibody Dynamics 2009
I Intern. Conf. Biodental Engineering
PAEE2009 – 1st Ibero-American Symposium on Project Approaches in Engineering Education
VipIMAGE 2009 – II ECCOMAS Thematic Conf. Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing
5.4 Guest Editors:
Multibody System Dynamics, Special Issue, 2009
5.5 Invited Communications
- Mechanical Engineering Department, Wichita State University
- NIAR - National Institute for Aviation Research
5.6 Other
- Spin-offs
ESI (mechanical design)
iSurgical3D (health care)
- Tecnhical reports:
Over 10 studies, analysis and simulation of traffic accidents
- Industry:
Technical application of non-owen tissues, Groz Beckert enterprise
- Awards:
- START - National Entrepreneurship
- Recognition for the scientific contribution and excellence - Scientific Committee of the 7th EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Conf.
Group Productivity
- Dynamics of spatial flexible multibody systems with clearance and lubricated spherical joints – Qiang, T; Zhang, Y; Chen, L; Flores, P – Computers
and Structures, Vol. 87(13-14), pp.913-929, 2009
- Influence of an addicional elastic stress on dry wear behaviour in reciprocating tests – Buciumeanu, M; Crudu, I; Palaghian, L; Miranda, AS; Silva, FS
– Tribology international, vol.42, pp.1101-1107, 2009 – ISSN 0301-679X (IF 1.42)
- Influence of the Baumgarte parameters on the dynamics response of multibody mechanical systems – Flores, P; Seabra, E – Dynamics of
Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems, Series B: Applications and Algorithms, Vol. 16(3), pp.415-432, Mar 2009 (IF 0.193)
- Lubricated revolute joints in rigid multibody systems – Flores, P; Ambrósio, J; Claro, JCP; Lankarani, HM; Koshy, CS – Nonlinear Dynamics, vol.
56(3), pp.277-295, May 2009 – ISSN: 0924-090X; ISSN: 1573-269X (IF 1.045)
- Modeling and simulation of wear in revolute clearance joints in multibody systems – Flores, P – Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol. 44(6),
pp.1211-1222, May 2009 – ISSN: 0094-114X (IF 0.75)
- The combined effect of melt stirring and ultrasonic agitation on the degassing efficiency of AlSi9Cu3 alloy – Puga, H; Teixeira, J; Barbosa, J; Seabra,
E; Ribeiro, S; Prokic, M – Materials Letters 63, Jul 2009 (IF 1.748)
- The influence of processing parameters on the ultrasonic degassing of molten AlSi9Cu3 aluminium alloy – Puga, H; Barbosa, J; Seabra, E; Ribeiro,
S; Prokic M – Materials Letters 63, Jan 2009 (IF 1.748)
- The influence of wear damage on fretting fatigue life prediction of an Al7175 alloy – Buciumeanu, M; Crudu, I; Palaghian, L; Miranda, AS; Silva, FS –
International Journal of Fatigue, vol. 31, pp.1278-1285, 2009 – ISSN 0142-1123 (IF 1.556)
REMARK: 24 titles (and all reference to authors) were redrawn from the following list due to the 6000 char. limitations
Chapters of books:
Design and development of a fly-by-wireless UAV platform – I-Tech book "Intelligent Aerial Vehicles, Jan 2009
Publications:
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Analysis of the friction coefficient in fabrics made from non-conventional blends – Journal of Textile and Apparel, Vol. 1, 15-19, Jan-Mar 2009
Calibration procedure for 3D measurement systems using two cameras and a laser line – Optics and Laser Technology, Elsevier, Mar 2009
Development of a planar multi-body model of the human knee joint – Nonlinear Dynamics (online), 09 Nov 2009 – DOI 10.1007/s11071-009-9608-7
Fabrics made from non-conventional blends: what can we expect from them related to frictional properties? – Textile Research Journal, 79(4); 337342, 2009
Modeling and analysis of rigid multibody systems with translational clearance joints based on the nonsmooth dynamics approach – Multibody System
Dynamics (online), 09 Nov 2009
Non-contact 3D acquisition system based on stereo vision and laser triangulation – Machine Vision and Applications, Springer (on line), 26 Mar 2009
Spatial rigid-multi-body systems with lubricated spherical clearance joints: modeling and simulation – Nonlinear Dynamics (online), 04 Sep 2009
Teaching kinematics and dynamics of multibody mechanical systems using the object oriented language modelica – Volume 5, Special Issue 2:
"IRF'09", Nov 2009
The strain shielding effect on the patellofemoral articulation under different activity conditions – Journal of Biomechanics (on line), 2009
Towards ontology harmonization of mechanical manufacture constraints through PLC – COBEM 2009, 20th International Congress of Mechanical
Engineering, 15-20 Nov 2009
Communications:
Parametric study on the Baumgarte stabilization method for forward dynamics of constrained multibody systems – ASME 2009 International Design
Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, San Diego, California, USA, 10p., 30 Aug-4 Sep 2009
A holonic approach to the integration of automated systems – 20th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM’2009), Gramado, RS,
Brazil, 10p., 15-20 Nov 2009
A new machine for acquire pavement texture – ICCC 2009 7th IEEE International Conference on Computational Cybernetics, Palma de Mallorca,
Spain, 26-29 Nov 2009
A new strategy for attracting new students for the engineering higher education – FINDTI'2009 (Fomento e Innovación con Nuevas Tecnologías en la
Docencia de la ingeniería, 14-15 Dec 2009
Application of an enhanced cylindrical contact force model on the dynamics of chair drives and clearance joints – ECCOMAS Thematic Conference
Multibody Dynamics 2009, Warsaw, 17p., 29 Jun-2 Jul 2009
Application of the nonsmooth dynamics formulation to model and analyze the contact-impact events in slider-crank and cam-follower systems –
ESMC2009 – 7th EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Conference, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, 2p., 7-11 Sep 2009
Automatic trajectory generation for the milling of sculpted surfaces acquired from laser scanning systems – IECON 2009 The 35th Annual Conference
of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Porto, Portugal, 3-5 Nov 2009
Biomechanical response of the natural and artificial patellofemoral articulation using the finite element approach – 2nd Workshop on Biotribology –
Bringing Engineering and Medicine, Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães, Portugal, 1p., 25-27 May 2009
Biomechanical study of the bone-implant interface in patellofemoral arthroplasty – ESMC2009 – 7th EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Conference, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, 2p., 7-11 Sep 2009
Configurable thermal-induced triggers for crashworthiness applications – SMART’09-Smart Structures and Materials, Porto, Portugal, Jul 2009
Controller design for series hybrid internal combustion engine – METIME'2009 - 3rd International Conference on Thermal Engines and Environmental
Engineering, 4-6 Jun 2009
DACHOR – Multibody dynamics and control of hybrid active arthoses – 1st MIT-Portugal Annual Conference, Centro Cultural de Lisboa, Portugal,
pp.39-40, 7 Jul 2009
Denting of light-alloy panels – Materiais 2009, Lisboa, Portugal, Abr 2009
Design and development of a centrifugal casting machine for pistons – XIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería de Proyectos, Badajoz, Spain, 8p., 810 Jul 2009
Design and development of a multifunction foot manikin – XIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería de Proyectos, Badajoz, Spain, 11p., 8-10 Jul
2009
Design and development of a tribometer for dental applications – XIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería de Proyectos, Badajoz, Spain, 10p., 8-10
Jul 2009
Design and optimization of a new layout a collision automobile area – 20th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM’2009),
Gramado, RS, Brazil, 6p., 15-20 Nov 2009
Design of a multifunction foot manikin for footwear testing – 20th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM’2009), Gramado, RS,
Brazil, 10p., 15-20 Nov 2009
Development and implementation of a generic methodology for contact dynamics of the human knee articulation –ESMC2009 – 7th EUROMECH Solid
Mechanics Conference, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, 2p., 7-11 Sep 2009
Development of a computational and experimental model for intact and implanted patellofemoral articulation – ESMC2009 – 7th EUROMECH Solid
Mechanics Conference, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, 2p., 7-11 Sep 2009
Development of a dynamic multibody 2D-model of the human knee joint – ECCOMAS Thematic Conference Multibody Dynamics, Warsaw, 20p., 29
Jun-2 Jul 2009
Development of a generic computational contact methodology for dynamic analysis of the human knee joint – 2nd Workshop on Biotribology –
Bringing Engineering and Medicine, Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães, Portugal, 1p., 25-27 May 2009
Development of a three-dimensional contact model for the ground-foot interaction in gait simulations based on the viscoelastic elements – ECCOMAS
Thematic Conference Multibody Dynamics 2009, Warsaw, 10p., 29 Jun-2 Jul 2009
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Books:
- Contact-impact analysis in multibody systems based on the nonsmooth dynamics approach – Flores, P – Post Doctoral Report, ETH-Zurich,
Switzerland, 145p., Feb 2009
Books:
- Guia de turismo cientifico de Guimarães – Jalali, S; Faure, F; Silva, H, Rodrigues, M; Flores, P; Souto, PV – Câmara Municipal de Guimarães &
Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, 222p., Jul 2009
- Projecto de mecanismos came-seguidor – Flores, P – Publindústria, Nov 2009
Communications:
- A engenharia de requisitos na automação residencial – Pereira, C; Silva, JR; Poli, M; Machado, J – Conferência Engenharias`07, Inovação e
Desenvolvimento, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, 5p., 21-23 Nov 2009
- Concepção de um sistema capaz de avaliar o desempenho estático e dinâmico do conjunto motor-hélice para aplicação em veículos remotamente
pilotados – Costa, CH, Lobarinhas, P, Silva, LF – Engenharia’2009 – Inovação & Desenvolvimento, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 25-27 Nov
2009
- Concepção de uma ortótese para a articulação do joelho – Reina, N; Seabra, E; Machado, M; Moreira, P; Araújo, P; Flores, P – Conferência
Engenharias`09, Inovação e Desenvolvimento, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 6p. , 25-27 Nov 2009
- Desenvolpment of a freeform surface contact methodology for dynamic analysis of the human knee – Machado, M; Lopes, D; Ambrósio, J; Silva, M;
Flores, P – 3º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, pp. 505-510, 11-12 Feb 2009
- Desenvolvimento de um dispositivo de ensaio para a prótese patelo-femoral com 6 graus de liberdade – Loureiro, A.R; Completo, A; Simões, J.A;
Flores, P – 3º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, pp. 251-255, 11-12 Feb 2009
- Desenvolvimento de um modelo de contacto entre o pé e o pavimento para simulação da marcha humana – Moreira, P; Silva, M.T; Flores, P – 3º
Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, pp. 377-380, 11-12 Feb 2009
- Estudo dos parâmetros biomecânicos na interface implante-osso na artroplastia patelo-femoral – Castro, A; Completo, A; Simões, J.A; Flores, P – 3º
Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, pp. 97-100, 11-12 Feb 2009
- Ground foot interaction in human gait: modeling and simulation – Moreira, P; Silva, M; Flores, P – 5.ª Conferência "Engenharia' 2009 - Inovação e
Desenvolvimento", 6p., 25-27 Nov 2009
- O efeito de strain shielding na articulação patelofemoral sob diferentes condições de actividade – Meireles, S; Completo, A; Simões, J.A; Flores, P –
3º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, pp.3-9, 11-12 Feb 2009
- Pé artificial multifuncional para aplicações biomédicas – Seabra, E; Silva, LF; Lobarinhas, P – Conferência Engenharias`09, Inovação e
Desenvolvimento, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 6p. , 25-27 Nov 2009
- Projecto de um pé artificial multifuncional para aplicações biomédicas – Seabra, E., Silva, L. F., Lobarinhas, P. – Engenharia’2009 – Inovação &
Desenvolvimento, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 25-27 Nov 2009
- Projecto mecatrónico de um forno de vazio para soldadura por pressuring diffusion welding – Seabra, E; Silva, LF; Guedes, A; Barbosa, J –
Engenharia’2009 – Inovação & Desenvolvimento, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 25-27 Nov 2009
Other publishing activities:
- ... e depois de Bolonha: A engenharia mecânica na Universidade do Minho – Barbosa, J., Silva, L. F. – Revista FIMEC’2009, Escola de Engenharia da
Universidade do Minho; pp. 6-7, Oct 2009
- FRICTORQ – Instrumento laboratorial para a medição objectiva do atrito em superfícies flexíveis – Silva, L. F., Lima, M. – Revista FIMEC’2009,
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho; pp. 12-13, Oct 2009
- O Projecto DACHOR – Dinâmica multicorpo e controlo de ortóteses híbridas activas – Silva, M., Martins, J., Flores, P., Silva, L. F. – Revista
FIMEC’2009, Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho; pp. 22-23, Oct 2009
- Projecto mecatrónico de um forno de vazio para soldadura por pressuring diffusion welding – Seabra, E., Silva, L. F., Guedes, A., Barbosa, J. –
Revista FIMEC’2009, Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho; pp. 36-38, Oct 2009
PhD.:
- Francisco Carrusa Pimenta de Brito – supervisor: Miranda, AAS
- João Pedro Mendonça – supervisor: Monteiro, AA (CITEPE)
- José António Santos – supervisor: Pinho, AM
MSc:
- André Emanuel Lages Alves – supervisor: Peixinho, N
- André Paulo Galvão de Castro – supervisor: Flores, P
- Ângelo Daniel da Rocha Marques – supervisor: Peixinho, N
- Celina Soares Pereira – supervisor: Machado, J
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- Bruno José C. Vilaça Fernandes Dias – supervisor: Meireles, J
- Carlos Alberto Hipólito Costa – supervisor: Silva, LF
- João Pedro de Jesus da Costa – supervisor: Machado, J
- José João Monteiro de Barros – supervisor: Flores, P
- Marco Daniel Malheiro Dourado – supervisor: Meireles, J
- Pedro Filipe da Silva Moreira – supervisor: Flores, P
- Raúl Manuel Moreira de Oliveira – supervisor: Seabra, E
- Ricardo Falcão de Oliveira – supervisor: Silva, LF
- Ricardo Henrique Machado Mendes – supervisor: Peixinho, N
- Rita Daniela Nogueira Rebelo – supervisor: Silva, LF
- Sérgio Luís Ferreira da Costa – supervisor: Peixinho, N
- Tiago Manuel Gonçalves Rocha – supervisor: Meireles, J
Patents/propotypes
PT 103663 – Processo de melhoria da eficiência de um motor a 2 tempos com válvula rotativa no escape – Martins, JJG, Claro, JCP, 9 Jun 2009
- ESMC2009 – 7th EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Conference
- II ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing
- 9ª Conferência Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica
- 2th Portuguese Pole Meeting of INTEROP Vlab
- UNICER Bebidas, S.A. & Valinox, Indústrias Metalúrgicas, S.A. – Real time monitoring of beer fermentation using optical fiber sensors – MONI®TOR
(QREN, project number 1572)
- Derovo, Derivados de Ovos, S.A. & Valinox, Indústrias Metalúrgicas, S.A. – EggReady – Development of a prototype for continuous industrial
production of fried eggs (QREN project number 5443)
- Decorgel, Produtos Alimentares, S.A. & Valinox, Indústrias Metalúrgicas, S.A. – HealthyCream – Development of innovative dietetical solutions for
the deli shop industry (QREN project number 5345)
Collaborative Research, Publication and Graduate Training:
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland
- Impact Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Aviation Research, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
- National Institute of Aviation Research, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
- Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Arizona, USA
- Laboratory of Robotics and Mechatronics, University of Cassino, Italia
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Univ. Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Mechanics of Solids, University of Poitiers and CNRS, France
- Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic
Initial contacts for future research cooperation:
- University of Florida; USA
- University of Aalborg, Denmark
- University of A Coruña, Spain
- Monitorização em tempo real da fermentação de cerveja na região do UV-Vis e IVPOC (SWNIR) com recurso a sondas de fibra óptica – MONI®TOR,
Partners: UNICER, SA; UMinho (DEB, DEM); Valinox, IR: Pedro Rodrigues (UNICER, SA), Agência de Inovação, QREN 1572, Budget: 321 098 !
- PROPAFE - Design and Development of a Patello-Femoral Prosthesis, Partners: UA, IST, IR: P.Flores (CT2M), FCT, PTDC/EME-PME/67687/2006,
Budget: 140 000 !
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- Melhoria de absorção de energia de impacto em componentes de alumínio utilizando iniciadores configuráveis provocados por aquecimento
localizado, Partners: UM; FCTUC, IR: N.Peixinho (CT2M), FCT, PTDC/EME-PME/65009/2006, Budget: 39 000 !
- WALC - Assisted laboratory for control engineering on-line education, Partners: , IR: C.Leão (ALGORITMI), FCT, PTDC/ESC/68069/2006, Budget: 70
000 !
- MCLAVA - Máquina de corte laser 3D assistido por visão artificial, Partners: TecMinho, IR: Ventura Belinho (Edaetech), Agência de Inovação, QREN,
Budget: 905 545 !
- Eggready - Protótipo para produção industrial, em contínuo, de ovos estrelados para consumo no canal HORECA, Partners: Derovo IR: A. VICENTE
(DEB), Agência de Inovação, QREN 5443/2009, Budget: 302 974 !
- HealthyCream - Desenvolvimento de soluções dietéticas inovadoras para a indústria de pastelaria, Partners: Decorgel, IR: A. VICENTE (DEB), Agência
de Inovação, QREN 5345/2009, Budget: 366 146 !
- DACHOR - Multibody dynamics and control of hybrid active orthoses, Parners: IST/UTL; MIT; PLUX, Lda.; UMinho; IDMEC, IR: Miguel Silva
(IST/UTL), FCT, MIT-Pt/BS-HHMS/0042/2008, Budget: 192 620 !
- Assessment and development of integrated systems for electric vehicles, Partners: , IR: J.Martins (CT2M), FCT, MIT-Pt/EDAM-SMS/0030/2008,
Budget: 341 565 !
Future Research
Objectives
Main objectives of the Group are kept unchanged for the next year, as they shown to be realistic, both in what concerns to those already achieved
and to the targets pointed out in a short/medium term (2/3 years).
Research philosophy:
Centered on biomechanics, with a special focus on the computer simulation field, supported in the following vectors:
- improving skills, within the Group’s members and in cooperative work inside the CT2M, in computer analysis;
- strengthening connections with other portuguese institutions working in the area (IST, UAveiro);
- promoting and developing international links (research collaboration, namely at pos-PHD level, and R&D projects).
Research strategy:
- a minimum of 1 project submission/PhD, per funding program available;
- an average of 1 research grant/PhD, as a minimum target in next 3 years (since 2009, now: 2 years);
- a minimum of 1 PhD/MSc student, per PhD and granted project.
Scientific production:
- an average of 1 international publication/PhD/year, globally aiming a 75% on indexed publications.
Undergoing projects:
Source Total Budget DSM/2010
----------- ------------------ -------------QREN 1896 k! 42 k!
FCT 250 k! 37 k!
MIT-Pt 535 k! 79 k!
Industry 10 k! 10 k!
----------- ------------------ -------------2691 k! 168 k!
New projects, starting in 2010:
Source Total Budget DSM
----------- ------------------ -------------------FCT 214 k! 163 k!/3 years
7FP-EC 3800 k! 400 k!/4 years
----------- ------------------ -------------------4014 k! ~154 k!/2010
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Group Description
(RG-Norte-4077-329)
Energy and Environmental Technologies
José Carlos Fernandes Teixeira
FCT annual base funding in 2009 – 24,131.25 !.
During 2009 there were 17 ongoing granted projects, 12 of them coordinated by the group. The overall budget for them in 2009 was 251,836 !.
A summary of the funding is presented below, including the 2009 budget for the group:
Source (projects) Group (2009)
---------------------- -----------------QREN (10) 129.7 k!
CCDRN (1) 22.9 k!
FCT (4) 87.9 k!
UE (1) 3 k!
Industry (1) 8.3 k!
---------------------- -----------------TOTAL 251.8 k!
Obs.: for contract/funding details see: 'Industry contract research' and 'Government/Organization contract research', in 'Group Productivity'.
Objectives
The International Evaluation Panel in 2007, summarized the position of the research group in two levels: reducing dispersion and focusing on W2E.
Quoting their recommendation: “Most of the topics covered by this group are very interesting and in-line with societal needs. However, too much
scatter weakens their effort. The group should focus their activity on a subset of projects where they are strongest (W2E)”.
Following this observation, the group decided to focus its main activities in two key areas: a) waste to energy and b) energy management. Most of
the projects fit within this policy and effort has been put in order to coordinate the actions accordingly: post graduate and R&D projects. A close
collaboration with the Hospital de Gaia, Hospital S Marcos should be highlighted. A recent partnership has been formulated with the technology center
for the shoe industry (Centro Tecnológico de Calçado de Portugal). As far as the resource evaluation and characterization is concerned a partnership
with the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and the Escola Superior Agrícola de Coimbra has been established. Also an important cross border collaboration
with the north of Spain is being developed for waste characterization. Energy conversion of biomass has been focused in the combustion process for
small scale applications and on co-gasification with polymers.
Regarding the international collaboration, it is understood that it is an activity paramount to the group. This has been carried out through two actions:
a) the MIT-Portugal program which started in 2008 and b) the collaboration within the AEBIOM (European Biomass Association). From this, the
foundations for the participation in the FP7 technology platform “Renewable Heat and Cooling” have been laid out during 2008 and effectively started
in 2009. A member of the group has been elected to the steering committee of this platform. The MIT-Portugal program is a cornerstone for the
development of energy management systems for the transportation and mobility. This partnership also involves the collaboration of other two leading
universities in Portugal (FEUP and IST). At an international level, the development of materials and technical solutions for application in thermal walls
is of high relevance. Two projects are worth citing. In late 2009 a project was commenced which aims the development of highly conductive fibers
using carbon nanotubes, funded by the EU. Another also aims to develop non fabric textiles for thermal applications is funded by a private company.
Currently, other initiatives are being prepared with Europe and Latin America.
As far as the publications are concerned it should be registered that the number of publications in journals is still low and unevenly distributed. None
the less, the figure is improved and the effort is resulting in various publications submitted to international journals. However, participation in selected
events is also an important vehicle for dissemination of the results. For this purpose the participation in international conferences is being focused in
selected high profile events.
Collaborative work has been strengthened at various levels. Within the group, as a vehicle to reduce the dispersion of activities. Also inside the center,
mostly with the Mechanical Systems Dynamics group. Collaboration has also been improved with other research centers in the University in the field
of energy in buildings, energy management and optimization. It is expected that during 2010, this should bear fruits. Collaboration with the IST in the
combustion applicable to biomass has been initiated. Initiatives regarding the collaboration with the industry in post graduate projects were also
carried out. One externally funded project was started in 2009. A preliminary collaboration has just been initiated with the Functionalized Materials and
Surfaces Performance group on the study of combustion mechanisms of biomass pellets. Collaboration with the CITEPE research center is also
established through various projects. The link has primarily been focused on heat and flow simulation: environmental technologies (flow simulation in
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established through various projects. The link has primarily been focused on heat and flow simulation: environmental technologies (flow simulation in
venturi scrubbers); biomechanics (human comfort, respiratory aiding devices, blood flow) and energy systems (co-generation of small scale systems).
This collaborative effort has been supported through various projects and externally funded pos graduate projects (both at PhD and MSc levels).
Main Achievements
Human Resources:
- 1 PhD completed
- 19 MSc completed. Various were in collaboration with other groups and institutions. One of the thesis “Natural Ventilation in Buildings” was awarded
the 1st prize by the Engineers Association (Ordem dos Engenheiros) as the best work in HVAC.
Research Projects:
There were 17 R&D projects running in 2009, with an overall budget of over 3,000 k! from various sources. The ’09 budget for the group was over
250 k!, an increase over the previous year. Of these, 12 were led by researchers within the group. One was directly financed by an industrial partner.
The details regarding these are described in the ‘group productivity’ item. In 2009 the group was involved in three international projects. Further work
in being done in order to prepare and submit work proposals in the near future (2010).
As far as publications are concerned:
In addition to the 1 PhD thesis and 19 MSc thesis that came as the output of the research activities in 2009, the overall scientific production can be
summarized as follows: a) editorial coordination of a scientific bulletin, published twice a year: “Valorização de Resíduos”, ISSN 1647-2780, Ed: MCLG
Vilarinho; b) publication of a book; c) 6 papers in international journals; d) 21 in International conferences with peer review; e) 6 in national
conferences; f) 5 in national journals; g) one book chapter (ISBN: 978-953-307-048-3).
The group has organized two one-day technical workshops. Various talks regarding the use of biomass and renewable energies have been given at
various fora. It should be referred the participation in the scientific committees of two conferences and as reviewers to scientific journals: ASME;
Chemical Engineering Processing; Biomass and Bioenergy; The International Journal of Thermodynamics. One member is member of the editorial
board of /International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation/, published by Interscience Enterprises, Ltd. - 3 papers reviewed in 2009.
F Castro is member of the evaluation panel of European Programme Eco-Innovation, 2nd call, 2009. J Martins acted as an expert in the evaluation
panel of the FP7 “Energy and Transport”.
In addition:
a) Consultancy to various companies (Companhia de Equipamentos Industriais; Martifer Inovação, SA; Pizarro Energia, SA; Chris - Gestão de
Resíduos, SA; Ferespe).
b) Participation in the Shell Eco Marathon – JJG Martins.
c) Participation at the technical workshop of the “Salão das Energias Renováveis e do Meio Ambiente”, organized by the Associação Comercial de
Braga (November 2009).
d) Visit by a group of approximately 20 high school students (12th grade) from the Colégio Luso Francês. The visit included a presentation and a visit
to the labs (April 2009).
Group Productivity
* Puga, H; Teixeira, JC; Barbosa, J; Seabra, E; Ribeiro, S; Prokic, M (2009) The combined effect of melt stirring and ultrasonic agitation on the
degassing efficiency of AlSi9Cu3 alloy, Materials Letters, 63, pp: 2089-2092.
* Araújo, BJ; Teixeira, JCF; Cunha, AM and Groth, CPT (2009) Parallel Three-Dimensional Simulation of the Injection Molding Process, Int. J. Numer.
Meth. Fluids, 59, pp: 801-815.
* Silva, A. M.; Teixeira J.C.F; Teixeira S.F.C.F. (2009) Experiments in large scale venturi scrubber Part II: Droplet size, Chemical Engineering and
Processing, 48, pp: 424-431.
* Silva, A. M.; Teixeira J.C.F; Teixeira S.F.C.F. (2009) Experiments in large scale venturi scrubber Part I: Pressure Drop, Chemical Engineering and
Processing, 48, pp: 59-67.
* Castro, F., Vilarinho, C., Trancoso, D., Ferreira, P., Nunes, F., Miragaia, A. (2009) Utilisation of pulp and paper industry wastes as raw materials in
cement clinker production, International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation, 1, pp: 74-90.
* Martins, JJG; Ribeiro, B; Ion, IV (2009) Thermodynamic Analysis of Spark Ignition (SI) Engines Using the Entropy Generation Minimisation Method,
Int. J. Exergy, 6, No. 1, pp: 93-110
In Books:
* Silva, E.; Teixeira, S.F.C.F.; Lobarinhas, P.A.M. (2009) Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations: an approach to evaluate cardiovascular
dysfunction, Modelling, Simulation and Optimization, ISBN 978-953-307-048-3, pp: (chapter)
* JCF Teixeira; MEC Ferreira; PT Ferreira; P Carvas (2009) Análise de Custos em Sistemas de Aquecimento Doméstico, Cadernos CEBio (ISBN: 978989-96139-0-4), Nº 1, pp: 35
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989-96139-0-4), Nº 1, pp: 35
Peer reviewd conferences:
* Seabra, E., Silva, L.F., Lobarinhas, P.A.M. (2009) Design and Development of a Multifunction Foot Manikin, Proceedings of the 13th International
Congress on Project Engineering, Badajoz 2009, , pp:
* Seabra, E., Silva, L.F., Lobarinhas, P.A.M. (2009) “Design of a Multifunction Foot Manikin for Footwear Testing", Proceedings of the 20th
International Congress of Mechanical Engineering – COBEM’2009, , pp:
* Ferreira, ACM; Carneiro, AF; Teixeira, SFCF; Teixeira, JCF; e Ribeiro, VG (2009) Numerical Study of Blood Flow in a Vessel With Increasing Degree
of Stenosis Using Dynamic Meshes, XIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería de Proyectos, paper AT8-32, pp:
* Rebelo, R; Oliveira, R; Silva, LF; Teixeira, SFCF; Teixeira, JCF; e Antunes, H (2009) Futher Developments on the CFD Flow Analysis Inside the
Volumatic Spacer , XIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería de Proyectos, , paper AT8-10, pp:
* Silva, LF; Teixeira, SFCF; Teixeira, JCF; Rebelo, R; Oliveira, R e Antunes, H (2009) Study and Development of Spacers for Pressurized Inhaler
Devices: A Project Review, ASME Mechanical Engineering Congress, paper IMECE2009-13171, pp:
* Ferreira, AMF; Teixeira, JCF e Teixeira, SFCF (2009) Computational Fluid Dynamics Applicable to Cloth Design , ASME Mechanical Engineering
Congress, paper IMECE2009-13042, pp:
* Ferreira, ACM; Teixeira, JCF e Teixeira, SFCF (2009) Contributions to the Study of Blood Flow in the Abdominal Aorta and its Branches, ASME
Mechanical Engineering Congress, paper IMECE2009-13028, pp:
* Vilarinho, MCLG; Gonçalves, NMB e Teixeira, JCF (2009) Optimization of a Leaching Tank for Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Metals, ASME
* Teixeira, JCF; Vasconcelos, BN e Ferreira, MEC (2009) Simulation of a small scale pellet bioler, ASME Mechanical Engineering Congress, paper
IMECE2009-11133, pp:
* Ferreira, MEC; Vilarinho, MCLG; Castro, FAP; Pinto, A; Ferreira, P e Teixeira, JCF (2009) Incorporation of Industrial Residues in Wood Pellets,
Proceedings of Bioenergy 2009, , pp: 717-725.
* C. Vilarinho, F. Castro, B. Mendonça, C. Coelho (2009) Incorporation of wastes in lightweight aggregate of expanded clay for construction
applications, world congress ISWA/APESB 2009, , pp:
* F. Castro, J. Araújo, J. Carvalho, C. Vilarinho (2009) Giving value to wastes - Development of new technological routes to waste management, world
congress ISWA/APESB 2009, , pp:
* A. Alves; N. Peixinho; D. Soares; C. Vilarinho, D. Dimas (2009) Development of procedure for local thermal manipulation of aluminium alloys
suitable for crashworthiness application, MATERIAIS 2009, , pp:
* D. Dimas; A. Alves, N. Peixinho; D. Soares; C. Vilarinho (2009) Configurable thermal-induced triggers for crashworthiness applications, SMART’09, ,
pp:
* Martins, LASB; Brito, JMO; Rocha, AMD; Martins, JJG (2009) Regenerative Braking Potential and Energy Simulations for a Plug-In Hybrid Electric
Vehicle under Real Driving Conditions, ASME Mechanical Engineering Congress, paper IMECE2009-13077, pp:
* Martins, LASB; Fernandes, CMC; Nunes, AVA; Carvalho, MAF (2009) Dynamic Waterbed with Pressure Modulation by Turbulent Jets, ASME
* Leão, CP; Teixeira, SFCF; Silva, AM; Martins, LASB; Nunes, ML (2009) Thermoeconomic Optimization in the Design of Small-scale and Residential
Cogeneration Systems, ASME Mechanical Engineering Congress, paper IMECE2009-13089, pp:
* Teixeira, SFCF; Leão, CP; Silva, AM; Martins, LASB; Nunes, MJL (2009) Small-scale Cogeneration Systems: a Thermo-Economic Analysis, 3rd
International Congress of Energy and Environment Engineering and Management, CIIEM2009, , pp:
* Melo, R; Monteiro, AAC; Martins, JJG; Coene, S; Puga, HF; Barbosa, JJC (2009) Miniaturised Cylinder Head Production by Rapid Prototyping,
Proceedings of COBEM 2009 20th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering, November 15-20, Gramado, RS, Brazil, 2010, , pp:
* Martins, JJG; Bribeiro, B; Teixeira, SFC (2009) In-Cylinder Swirl Analysis of Different Strategies on Over-Expanded Cycles, Proceedings of COBEM
2009 20th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering, November 15-20, Gramado, RS, Brazil, 2010, , pp:
* Martins, JJG; Teixeira, SFC; COENE, S (2009) Design of an Inlet Track of a Small I. C. Engine for Swirl Enhancement, Proceedings of COBEM 2009
20th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering, November 15-20, Gramado, RS, Brazil, 2010, , pp:
National Conferences
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* Seabra, E., Silva, L.F., Lobarinhas, P.A.M. (2009) “Design and Development of a Multifunction Foot Manikin”, Proceedings of the 13th International
Congress on Project Engineering, Badajoz 2009, , pp:
* Costa, C.H., Lobarinhas, P.A.M., Silva, L.F. (2009) “Concepção de um sistema capaz de avaliar o desempenho estático e dinâmico do conjunto
motor-hélice para aplicação em veículos remotamente pilotados”, Actas da conferência Engenharia’2009 – Inovação & Desenvolvimento, Universidade
da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 25-27 de Novembro, 2009, , pp:
* Seabra, E., Silva, L.F., Lobarinhas, P.A.M. (2009) “Projecto de um Pé Artificial Multifuncional para Aplicações Biomédicas”, Actas da conferência
Engenharia’2009 – Inovação & Desenvolvimento, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 25-27 de Novembro, 2009, , pp:
* Ribeiro, C., Castro, F., Vilarinho, C., Costa, F. (2009) "Valorização das areias de fundição em obras geotécnicas", Actas do Seminário Valorização de
Resíduos em obras geotécnicas, Universidade de Aveiro, 28-29 de Setembro,2009, , pp:
* Roque, A., Correia, A.G., Castro, F., Silva, S. E Cavaleiro, A (2009) "Caracterização e monitorização geoambiental do Agregado Siderúrgio Interte
para a Construção (ASIC)", Actas do Seminário Valorização de Resíduos em obras geotécnicas, Universidade de Aveiro, 28-29 de Setembro,2009, ,
pp:
* Charneca, N., Castro, F. et al. (2009) "Georreferenciação dos resíduos e disponibilização da informação em SIG", Actas do Seminário Valorização de
Resíduos em obras geotécnicas, Universidade de Aveiro, 28-29 de Setembro,2009, , pp:
Portuguese Journals
* Teixeira, JCF; Teixeira, JÁ; Alves, MM (2009) A Rede de Competência CEBio, Buletim CVR, , pp: 4-5.
* Teixeira, JCF e Ferreira, MEC (2009) Viabilidade Técnica e Económica de uma Indústria de Caldeiras Automáticas de Pellets, Buletim CVR, , pp: 6-8
* Teixeira, JCF; Ferreira, MEC (2009) Utilização de Resíduos de Biomassa na Produção de Pellets, Buletim CVR, , pp: 9-11.
* Vilarinho, C; Castro, F; Mendonça, B; Coelho, C (2009) Incorporação de resíduos industriais no fabrico de agregados leves de argila expandida para
construção civil, Águas & Resíduos, nº11, pp: 20-29.
* Vilarinho, C; Castro, F (2009) Incorporação de resíduos industriais no fabrico de agregados leves de argila expandida para construção civil, Revista
FIMEC, , pp: 28-30.
Phd:
* Billy Jácome de Araújo (2009) Integrated Three-Dimensional Flow and Thermal Simulation of the Injection Moulding Process, PhD thesis, U Minho.
Supervision: Teixeira, JCF; Cunha, AM; Groth, C (Universidade of Toronto)
Masters:
* Carlos Hipólito Costa (2009) Projecto e Construção de um Banco de Ensaios para o Conjunto Motor/Hélice de Aeromodelos, MSc thesis, U Minho.
Supervision: Lobrainhas, PAM; Silva, LFF
* Maria Elisabete Queiróz (2009) Construção de Pás para Aerogeradores de Baixa Potência, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Lobrainhas, PAM;
Monteiro, AC
* Rita Daniela Nogueira Rebelo (2009) Análise Experimental e Numérica da Câmara de Expansão Volumatic®, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision:
Teixeira, JCF; Silva, LFF
* Rui Manuel Almeida Ferreira (2009) Parametrização das Condições de Combustão numa Caldeira de Biomassa, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision:
Teixeira, JCF; Ferreira, MEC
* Ricardo Miguel Magalhães Ferreira (2009) Aproveitamento de energia térmica disponível, ou de produção abaixo custo, para climatização de
espaços e AQS, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Teixeira, JCF
* Pedro Simão Alves da Silva (2009) Estudo do processo de secagem de biomassa sólida, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Teixeira, JCF; Martins,
LAS
* David Manuel Domingues Esteves (2009) Technical-economic project on a biogas cogeneration system within a medium/large-sized dairy farm, MSc
thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Teixeira, JCF; Alves, MM
* Ana Margarida Fernandes Cunha (2009) Modelação computacional do corpo humano: processo termorregulatório humano e análise da transferência
de calor, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Teixeira, JCF; Teixeira, SFCF
* Ricardo Sousa Lomba (2009) Ventilação Natural de Edifícios, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Teixeira, JCF; Lobarinhas, PAM
* Ana Cristina Magalhães Ferreira (2009) Contributions to the Study of Blood Flow in the Abdominal Aorta and its bifurcations, MSc thesis, U Minho.
Supervision: Teixeira, JCF; Teixeira, SFCF
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* Bruno Neto Vasconcelos (2009) Estudo de uma Câmara de Combustão de Biomassa, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Teixeira, JCF
* Célia Maria Torres de Sousa (2009) Valorização Energética de Resíduos Industriais Têxteis e Poliméricos, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Castro,
F; Vilarinho, C
* Mauro Loureiro Teixeira (2009) Estudo Técnico-Económico da Conversão e Consumo de Energia num Matadouro/Salsicharia, MSc thesis, U Minho.
Supervision: Martins, LASB
* Ricardo Nuno Amaro de Amorim (2009) Análise Energética de um Veículo Híbrido do Tipo Urban-Concept para Participação na Shell Eco-Marathon,
MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Martins, LASB; Martins, JJG
* Francisco de Sousa Pizarro Bravo Madureira (2009) Dimensionamento Térmico de um Recuperador de Calor Não Convencional para Aplicação a uma
Unidade de Micro-Cogeração, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Martins, LASB; Teixeira, SFCF
* Manuel Filipe Monteiro Vieira (2009) Optimização Termo-Económica de um Sistema de Cogeração de Pequena Escala Baseado numa Turbina a Gás,
MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Martins, LASB; Teixeira, SFCF
*Luís Frederico Trigo Cunha Moreira (2009) Análise da Conversão e Consumo de Energia num Matadouro, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Martins,
LASB
* Jorge Wilson Rodrigues da Cunha (2009) Uso de Biocombustíveis em Motores de Ignição por Compressão, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision:
Martins, JJG
* Rodrigo Névoa de Melo (2009) Desenvolvimento de Motores, MSc thesis, U Minho. Supervision: Martins, JJG
Patents/propotypes
Patent:
'Processo de Melhoria da Eficiência de um Motor a 2 Tempos com Válvula Rotativa no Escape'; Martins, J; Claro, JCP. Patente Nacional nº103663. Jul
9, 2009
Prototype:
* 'Low cost equipment for small scale biodiesel production'; Castro, FP. Design and optimization of a batch type biodiesel reactor for low capacity/low
cost biodiesel production from waste raw materials. prototype. Feb 28, 2009
* 'Dynamic mattress with pressure modulation with turbulent jets '; Martins, LASB. Development of a mattress with a jet modulated micro scale
motion for the treatment of long term patients. prototype. Nov 30, 2009
* 'Non woven textile walls with thermal properties'; Ferreira, MEC. Use of non woven textiles as a material for warm walls. These can be used as heat
sources for indoor heating. prototype. Oct 31, 2009
* 'Breathing spacer '; Teixeira, JC; Silva, LFF; Teixeira, SFC. Development of an optimized expansion chamber for drug delivery into the lungs of
infants with asthma. This device reduces the amount of drug and propellant lost, that are deposited in such devices. prototype. Sep 30, 2009
* "Waste-to-energy operations", Guimarães, 14 January 2009 (90 participants)
* "Gasification of wastes and waste derived streams", Paços de Ferreira, 17 June 2009 (80 participants)
* Scientific Committee to the World Congress of the ISWA (International Solid Wastes Association), held in Oct 12 through 15, 2009; Lisbon (FAP
Castro).
* Scientific committee of the seminar "Giving value to wastes in geotechnical applications", Aveiro, 28-29 September 2009 (70 participants)
* “Development of technical neddle-punched nonwovens for a multifunctional thermal panel”, directly financed by the company Groz Beckert. In
collaboration with the Textile Department at the University of Minho. 25,000 !.
* Various other projects financed by QREN but also involve industrial partners. The total funding is 129,700 !.
* partnership with the European Biomass Association
* participation in the FP7 technology platform
* participation in the MIT-Portugal project
* partnershiop with the AVEBIOM (Valladolid, Spain)
* partnershiop with the RenExpo
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* Inteltex (6PQ), starting in 2009, for 12 months. Budget of 10000 Euro. Funded by EU
* Melhoria de absorção de energia de impacto em componentes de alumínio utilizando iniciadores configuráveis provocados por aquecimento
localizado, starting in 2007, for 36 months. Budget of 39000 Euro. Funded by FCT
* Pellets para aquecimento produzidas com mato, starting in 2009, for 24 months. Budget of 18480 Euro. Funded by FCT
* Sense4me, starting in 2007, for 36 months. Budget of 32330 Euro. Funded by FCT
* MIT-Pt/EDAM-SMS/0030/2008 “Análise e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas Integrados para Veículos Eléctricos”, starting in 2009, for 36 months.
Budget of 164697 Euro. Funded by FCT
* RED - Genera, starting in 2009, for 20 months. Budget of 45766.67 Euro. Funded by CCDRN
* Influência das Características do Combustível no Desempenho Energético e Ambiental de Caldeiras Domésticas, starting in 2009, for 12 months.
Budget of 24750 Euro. Funded by QREN
* Optimização de Modelo de Logística para a Recolha e Processamento de Biomassa Florestal e Agrícola, starting in 2009, for 12 months. Budget of
24000 Euro. Funded by QREN
* VALMETAIS, starting in 2009, for 24 months. Budget of 159523.02 Euro. Funded by QREN
* Implementação de um plano de prevenção e gestão de resíduos - desenvolvimento de metodologias de valorização , starting in 2009, for 12
months. Budget of 8300 Euro. Funded by QREN
* Val-Plast, starting in 2009, for 12 months. Budget of 12600 Euro. Funded by QREN
* Desenvolvimento de palmilhas antifúngicas e antibacterianas a partir de subprodutos da indústria de calçado, starting in 2009, for 12 months.
Budget of 8300 Euro. Funded by QREN
* Desenvolvimento de um processo inovador de tratamento de emissões gasosas utilizando um adsorvente de baixo custo, starting in 2009, for 12
months. Budget of 11000 Euro. Funded by QREN
* Implementação de um processo inovador de produção de biodiesel a partir de gorduras animais - o caso particular da gordura bovina , starting in
2009, for 12 months. Budget of 12300 Euro. Funded by QREN
* Reciclagem de Metais de valor a partir de sucatas especiais, starting in 2009, for 12 months. Budget of 15000 Euro. Funded by QREN
* Desenvolvimento de um processo de aproveitamento de sais a partir de concentrados de evaporação, starting in 2009, for 12 months. Budget of
9200 Euro. Funded by QREN
Future Research
Objectives
The group will continue to center its efforts in the two areas that were defined as its core activity: a) waste to energy; b) energy management. The
group aims to improve its visibility in the scientific community in these areas. The research activities will comprise both the fundamental research and
industrially focused applied research.
Within this framework, the group will develop a strategy that:
- improves the collaboration with other groups within the center and with the Portuguese scientific community (both in the University of Minho and
outside);
- develops the partnership with the industrial community;
- develops the links with international partners;
- promotes post graduation
As of time of this report, projects are being outlined for FP7 and with Latin America. In addition, two workshops are being planned for 2010. One is a
three day event in collaboration with the University of Vigo, Spain. The other is a one day event co-organized with RenExpo, in Lisbon. The initial
steps have been taken for the International Conference on Bioenergy, scheduled for 2011.
As for the scientific production:
- to continue the upward trend in the number of published papers in international journals in order to reach the objective set for the group.
The funding sources for 2010 result from (the figures refer only to the group participation):
- Ongoing projects in 2009 (FCT): 82.5 k!
- Other ongoing projects in 2009: 168 k!
- Base funding by FCT 24 k!
Projects submitted, due to start in 2010.
- QREN – consortium (1/3 overall budget) 25 k!
Grand Total: 297.5 k!
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