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2009/AICIA
ASOCIACIÓN DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y COOPERACIÓN INDUSTRIAL DE ANDALUCÍAESCUELA TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE INGENIERÍA UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
ANDALUSIAN ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH & INDUSTRIAL COOPERATIONENGINEERING SCHOOL. UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE
Research Projets
AICIA
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01/INTERNATIONAL I+D+I PROJECTS / 11
02/NATIONAL I+D+I PROJECTS / 23
03/STUDIES AND CONSULTANCIES / 99
04/TESTS, ANALYSIS, EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS / 125
Index
Ongoing Projects in 2009
International I+D+I Projects
Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector
AWARE Platform for Autonomous Self-Deploying and Operation of Wireless Sensor-Actuator Networks Cooperating with Aerial Vehicles
COMISIÓN EUROPEA 1. AERO
PEGASE Pan European Grid Advanced Simulation and State Estimation COMISIÓN EUROPEA 3. ENER
ASIEPI Assessment and Improvement of the EPBD Impact (for new buildings and building renovation)
COMISIÓN EUROPEA 3. ENER
PHDC Passive and Hybrid Downdraught Evaporative Cooling COMISIÓN EUROPEA 3. ENER
PHYDADES Diffusion, Education and Standardization of Phyllis Data Base COMISIÓN EUROPEA 3. ENER
CONET Cooperating Objects Network of Excellence (INFSO-ICT-224053) COMISIÓN EUROPEA 7. TICS
URUS Ubiquitous Robotics in Grids for Urban Environments COMISIÓN EUROPEA 9. TRAIN
National I+D+I Projects
Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector
LSA Light Sport Aircraft TINOCO AEROESPACIAL S.L. 1. AERO
– Design and Development of Performance Tests for the A400M Airplane
AIRBUS MILITARY S.L. 1. AERO
IMPACT Advanced Multipurpose Infrastructure for Route Computation BOEING BR&TE ENGINEERING AND PROGRAMS
1. AERO
CENIT PROMETEO
Compound Material Characterization ACCIONA 1. AERO
UNECA Development of Glued Joints for Alternative Processes of Aeronautic Sets
EADS-CASA 1. AERO
ESPOCAC Developments and Improvements in the Design of the Bearing Structure of the Stream Lining of Commercial Airplanes
TEAMS 1. AERO
E-BEAM Layer by Layer Curing of Compound Materials Using Electron Beam AIRBUS 1. AERO
PANELES RIGIDIZADOS
Technological Development of Solutions for the Structural Optimization of Aeronautic Elements based on Rigid Carbon Fiber Panels
GRUPO TAM 1. AERO
CENIT ATLANTIDA
Application of Leader Technologies to Unmanned Aircrafts for Research and Development in ATM
BOEING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY EUROPE (BR&TE)
1. AERO
CENIT ATLANTIDA
Development of Flight Manager and Technology for Carrying out Tests
AERTEC INGENIERÍA Y DESARROLLOS
1. AERO
1. AERO: Aerospace / 2. BIO: Bioengineering / 3. ENER: Energy / 4. MyN: Materials & Nanotechnology / 5. MAMB: Environment / 6. ORG: Industrial Org. / 7. TICS: Information and Communications Tech. / 8. TEP: Production Tech. / 9. TRAIN: Transport & Infrastructures
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Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector
CENIT ATLANTIDA
Teleoperation Interphases for UAV Control Centres BOEING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY EUROPE (BR&TE)
1. AERO
AEROCON Development of New Technologies for More Efficient Converters for Aeronautical and Military Systems
GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIES S.L.
1. AERO
HADA Adaptive Helicopter Plane MICINN 1. AERO
SATA Automatic Landing System MICINN 1. AERO
MONIF Monitoring and Measuring of Forest Fires using Helicopters FAASA 1. AERO
TRATAMIENTO 2.0
Generic Middleware Platform for Increasing the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Diagnoses and Medical Treatments. Intelligent Treatment Management
MITYC 2. BIO
CENIT CONSOLIDA
I+D Solar Consortium GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIES S.L.
3. ENER
GENERACION DISTRIBUIDA
Distributed Electricity Generated from Biomass Gasification in a Fluidized Bed
INERCO, IDEA 3. ENER
SECASOL Design and Manufacturing of a Dehumidifier System for Concentrated Photovoltaic Modules
ABENGOA SOLAR 3. ENER
TES-PS10 TES PS10 Thermal Storage Plant CDTI 3. ENER
CENIT DENISE Intelligent, Safe and Efficient Energy Distribution ENDESA, AT4 WIRELESS, EVERIS, DS2, ISOTROL, TELVENT Y GREEN-POWER.
3. ENER
SMART GRID Substations for a Smart Grid SADIEL Y ENDESA 3. ENER
SMART GRID Substations for an Electricity Distribution Smart Grid GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIES
3. ENER
SMARTIE Improvement in the Quality of the Supply and Integration of Distribution Generation in Distribution Grids using Asynchronous Link
ENDESA 3. ENER
REDES2025 Use of Power Electronics to Control the Grid MICINN 3. ENER
TRANSITORIOS Obtaining External Equivalents of the Spanish Transport Electricity Network to Calculate Electromagnetic Transistors
RED ELÉCTRICA DE ESPAÑA (REE)
3. ENER
CENIT CRISALIDA
Convergence of Smart and Safe Grids in Electrical Applications Innovating Environmental Design
INSTALACIONES INABENSA S.A.
3. ENER
SAE2 High Energy Efficient Glazing System DETEA 3. ENER
MECLIDE Structural Solutions with Special Materials for Deferred Air-conditioning in Buildings
DETEA 3. ENER
CAVIARU Integrated Development of New Technologies and Urban Materials for Energy Eco-efficiency and Urban Environmental Quality
MICINN 3. ENER
CEREX Energy Criteria for Renovating Existing Buildings MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA 3. ENER
CEMEACE Control of Buildings for Improving Energy Efficiency and Saving in Electricity Consumption
DETEA 3. ENER
CECOEF Energy Efficiency in Buildings Control Centre APPLUS 3. ENER
1. AERO: Aerospace / 2. BIO: Bioengineering / 3. ENER: Energy / 4. MyN: Materials & Nanotechnology / 5. MAMB: Environment / 6. ORG: Industrial Org. / 7. TICS: Information and Communications Tech. / 8. TEP: Production Tech. / 9. TRAIN: Transport & Infrastructures
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 5
Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector
CENIT SPHERA Solutions for Production of Energy Hydrogen and Associated Reconversion
MITYC y GAS NATURAL 3. ENER
CENIT I+DEA Research and Development of Ethanol for Atomization MITYC 3. ENER
HERCULES Generation of Renewable Hydrogen from Solar Energy as a fuel for an Electric Vehicle with Fuel Cell
MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN Y CIENCIA, IDEA y CTA
3. ENER
HÉRCULES EL LEÓN
Design and Modification of a SANTANA Vehicle for Adapting a Hydrogen Power System
MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN Y CIENCIA, IDEA
3. ENER
DELFIN II Development of Electric Vehicle of Low Infrared Signature INTA 3. ENER
TASK 24 IEA Production of Hydrogen from Wind Energy AGENCIA ANDALUZA DE LA ENERGÍA.
3. ENER
– Design of Solar Reactor to Produce Hydrogen by Thermo-chemical Cycles
HYNERGREEN TECHNOLOGIES S.A.
3. ENER
– Development of a PPEE Marinos Automatic Optimization Tool EDP RENOVABLES 3. ENER
– Design of a Non Intrusive, Remote Control Fault Detection System for Diesel Plants
ENDESA 3. ENER
GOPRE y OREME
Management of Optimized Offers for Special Regimes and the Optimization of Special Regime Offers for the Electricity Market
ISOTROL 3. ENER
CENIT ICARO Research on the Mechanical Performance of Advanced Compound Materials
MITYC 4. MyN
NFU Development of Acoustic Materials for the Design of Screen Walls GEA 21, S.A. 4. MyN
GASLOD Research Project to Evaluate the Efficiency of the Sludge Gasification Process and its Application in the Isabel II Canal
CANAL ISABEL II 5. MAMB
DOTGE DOTGE Fundación CIUDEN, INERCO, CIEMAT
5. MAMB
SECADERO SOLAR
Design and Evaluation of an Experimental Solar Dryer for Treating Sludge from EDAR
ITSMO 94 y CORPORACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA DE ANDALUCÍA
5. MAMB
FORSU Gasification of Organic Fractions from Solid Urban Waste INERCO, IDEA 5. MAMB
DESBIO Analysis of Factors and Modelling of the Degasification Process of the Albanilla Rubbish Tip
MITYC 5. MAMB
NOVARE PLASMACOL
Reduction of Contaminating Emissions of PM 2,5 Particles, Metals and Condensable Compounds at Large Burner Installations by Applying non Thermal Plasma in Hybrid Collectors
MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE, MEDIO RURAL Y MARINO
5. MAMB
PSE CO2 Advanced Generating Technologies, CO2 Capture and Storing,
Subproject 2. CO2 Capture. Oxy-combustionMICINN 5. MAMB
CENIT SOST/CO2
New Sustainable Industrial Uses of CO2 MITYC 5. MAMB
COMPARAE Development of a Regenerative Process for CO2 Capture by Chemical Absorption under Conditions of Partial Oxy-combustion
MICINN 5. MAMB
1. AERO: Aerospace / 2. BIO: Bioengineering / 3. ENER: Energy / 4. MyN: Materials & Nanotechnology / 5. MAMB: Environment / 6. ORG: Industrial Org. / 7. TICS: Information and Communications Tech. / 8. TEP: Production Tech. / 9. TRAIN: Transport & Infrastructures
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Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector
BIOFIL Application of a New Generation of Bio-derived Ceramic Materials to Filtration Processes at High Temperatures and Pressure
MICINN 5. MAMB
– Analysis of the Effect of Heavy Low Sulphur Content Fuels in the Operation of Slow Motor Diesels
ENDESA S.A. 5. MAMB
DWW Participation in the 1st Doctoral Winter Workshop Product and Asset Lifecycle Management
OTRI DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
6. ORG
– Design and Development of an Operational Reliability Model in an Electricity Generation Firm
INGEMAN 6. ORG
PERSAN RED MULTIMEDIA
Research Project to Design and Implement a New Generation Grid in Industrial Environments
PERSAN 7. TICS
– Centralized Monitoring System of Changes in the Drinking Water Network
WELLNESS 7. TICS
PLATAFORMA DVB-H
DVB-H Services Platform GUADALTEL, S.A. 7. TICS
SISTEMAS EMBEBIDOS Y SEGURIDAD VIAL
SOA Based Middleware for Road Safety ACISA 7. TICS
EN-MODE MobileScript Integration in Minimo VODAFONE 7. TICS
PROTECSENS System for Fire Fighter Protection based on Sensor Grids with Mobile Nodes
GRUPO ITURRI 7. TICS
SIDIFAILURE Introduction of a System of Predictive Diagnosis of Faults and Energy Performance in Engine Rooms
VALDEMAR INGENIEROS 8. TEP
ROBOCA Research in Systems of Robot Inspection to Detect Leaks in Combined Cycle Recovery Boilers
IBERDROLA GENERACIÓN SAU
8. TEP
OLICEMATIC Development of an Innovative, Low Cost System for the Optimization of Olive Oil Production
CENTRE DE TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA S.L., "CTT"
8. TEP
CENIT AVI-2015 100% Spanish High Speed Integrated System for Inter-operational Rail Networks
CDTI 9. TRAIN
E-OFFSHORE Viability Study for the Design, Construction, and Installation of Offshore Wind Parks
DRAGADOS OFFSHORE, S.A. 9. TRAIN
CENIT ECOTRANS
Ecological Technologies for Urban Transport GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIES
9. TRAIN
SGI-PFV Design and Manufacture of Special Vehicles ALBATROS S.A. 9. TRAIN
– Development of the Design and Manufacture of Ultra Containers Washers
LIPASAM S.A. y ALBATROS S.A.
9. TRAIN
PROMA Chassis Control System for Special Fire Extinguishing Vehicles GRUPO ITURRI 9. TRAIN
SIUREX Outpatient Urgency System GRUPO ITURRI y JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA
9. TRAIN
UGV Unmanned Terrestrial Vehicle GRUPO ITURRI y JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA
9. TRAIN
1. AERO: Aerospace / 2. BIO: Bioengineering / 3. ENER: Energy / 4. MyN: Materials & Nanotechnology / 5. MAMB: Environment / 6. ORG: Industrial Org. / 7. TICS: Information and Communications Tech. / 8. TEP: Production Tech. / 9. TRAIN: Transport & Infrastructures
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 7
Studies & Consultancies
Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector
VFRN Viability Study for the Development of Visual Nocturnal Flight Systems at Airports
FAASA 1. AERO
ESTIMACIÓN DEL ESTADO DE REDES DE DISTRIBUCIÓN
Development of Applications to Aid Planning and Optimum Operation of Electric Grids
UNIÓN FENOSA DISTRIBUCIÓN
3. ENER
– Solar Absorption Cooling in the Tertiary System GAS NATURAL GSD 3. ENER
– Upgrading of the Communications Centre in the Arabia Saudi Pavilion at the 2010 Shangai World Fair
GOBIERNO DE ARABIA SAUDÍ
3. ENER
MEDUSA Study of Ventilation at the “Medusa” Coal Transfer and Storage Park
UNIÓN FENOSA GALICIA 3. ENER
– Bioclimatic Systems and Certification. Phase II INSTITUTO E. TORROJA DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN; MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA
3. ENER
– Energy Auditing Methodology in Industries AGENCIA ANDALUZA DE LA ENERGÍA
3. ENER
– Technical Consultancy in Combined Cycle Cogeneration DERIVADOS ENERGÉTICOS PARA EL TRANSPORTE Y LA INDUSTRIA, S.A. (GRUPO CEPSA)
3. ENER
– Analysis of Improvements in Efficiency in a 49mw Combine Cycle Cogeneration Plant
DERIVADOS ENERGÉTICOS PARA EL TRANSPORTE Y LA INDUSTRIA, S.A. (GRUPO CEPSA)
3. ENER
– Technical Consultancy for Improvements in Efficiency in Tripoli-phosphate Furnaces
FMC FORET S.A. 3. ENER
– Global Energy Optimization in the Food Industry COOPERATIVA LAS MARISMAS DE LEBRIJA
3. ENER
– Global Energy Optimization and Viability of Cogeneration in the Chemical Industry
PERSAN S.A. 3. ENER
PILAS COMBUSTIBLE
Development of an Experimentally Validated Methodology for the Analysis of PEM Type Fuel cell Mono-cells
INTA 3. ENER
– Technical Consultancy in Developing Simulation Programmes for Solar Energy Systems
ASOCIACIÓN DE LA INDUSTRIA TÉRMICA (ASIT)
3. ENER
– Study of Deterioration of Naval Quality Steel Sheets NAVANTIA 4. MyN
– Delta Ferrite Content in Two Steel Samples TEAMS 4. MyN
– Consultancy in Materials to be used in Oxy-combustion Plant in Ciuden
INERCO 4. MyN
YATCH Organization Model of Detail Engineering in Installations of Cruise Ships and Mega-yachts
GHENOVA INGENIERIA S.L.U.
6. ORG
EURENSEAM Cooperation with the European Research Network OTRI, UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
6. ORG
1. AERO: Aerospace / 2. BIO: Bioengineering / 3. ENER: Energy / 4. MyN: Materials & Nanotechnology / 5. MAMB: Environment / 6. ORG: Industrial Org. / 7. TICS: Information and Communications Tech. / 8. TEP: Production Tech. / 9. TRAIN: Transport & Infrastructures
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Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector
E-MAINTENANCE New Technologies Applied to Operational Safety in Production Systems
IBERDROLA GENERACIÓN 6. ORG
SESE Viability Study on New Generation of Scene Systems for Theatres CHEMTROL 6. ORG
SSSI Development of New Systems of Substratum Support and Improved Macro-tunnel Greenhouse Technique for the Cultivation of Strawberries and Raspberries
CONSTRUCCIONES MECÁNICAS SANTA GEMA
6. ORG
EMASESA TDT-i Study to Analyse the Viability of Implanting Interactive Services depending on the Return Chanel for the TDT
EMASESA 7. TICS
CTS Salt Tank Calculation INERCO 8. TEP
– Consultancy in the Restoration of the Lion Fountain at the Alhambra
PATRONATO DE LA ALHAMBRA Y EL GENERALIFE
9. TRAIN
– Consultancy in the Mechanical Operations of the Restoration of the Lion Fountain at the Alhambra, Example Project for Editing the Model
PATRONATO DE LA ALHAMBRA Y EL GENERALIFE
9. TRAIN
– Decision on the Causes of Breakage of the Hook of a Crane JUZGADO Nº7 DE GRANADA 9. TRAIN
– Development of Non Destructive Tests in the UNECA Project EADS-CASA 9. TRAIN
– Improvements in the Corrosion Resistance of Refrigerated Circuits ATLANTIC COPPER 9. TRAIN
UFDPSO Viability for the Design and Constructability of a Multipurpose EDPSO Unit for the Drilling, Production, Storage, and Unloading of Oil at Undersea Oil Fields
DRAGADOS OFFSHORE, S.A. 9. TRAIN
– Consultancy about Processes to evaluate the Effect of Expropriations to be made as a result of Road-works 40-Ca-4040 “New Approach to Cadiz” Bay Bridge Section
DRAGADOS OFFSHORE, S.A. 9. TRAIN
BRC Fire at BRC Hiper, Marbella. Trial at Malaga Criminal Court 9 BERUTICH RETAILING CENTRE S.L.U.
9. TRAIN
Tests, Analysis, Evaluations & Reports
Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector
– Reception and Reclassification of Compound Materials for SACESA SACESA 1. AERO
– Valuation of a Solar Absorption Refrigeration Plant installed at the University of Seville Engineering School
GAS NATURAL SDG 3. ENER
– Plastic Tests PROINCA 4. MyN
RI-GHENOVA Viability Study of Integral Re-engineering of the Firm GHENOVA 6. ORG
– Numerical and Experimental Study of Ribbed Sheets for Collaborating Forge-work. Study of the Mechanical Performance of Mixed Forge-work of HIANSA SA
HIANSA S.A. 9. TRAIN
– Performance under Stress of Concrete reinforced by Polypropylene Fibre
GEOTEXAN S.A. 9. TRAIN
1. AERO: Aerospace / 2. BIO: Bioengineering / 3. ENER: Energy / 4. MyN: Materials & Nanotechnology / 5. MAMB: Environment / 6. ORG: Industrial Org. / 7. TICS: Information and Communications Tech. / 8. TEP: Production Tech. / 9. TRAIN: Transport & Infrastructures
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 9
01/International I+D+I Projects
Name of the Proyect: International I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
Client:
AWARE /1
Platform for Autonomous Self-Deploying and Operation of Wireless Sensor-Actuator Networks Cooperating with Aerial Vehicles
COMISIÓN EUROPEA VI PROGRAMA MARCO
The AWARE project has developed a platform
that enable the cooperation of autonomous aer-
ial vehicles with ground wireless sensor-actuator
networks comprising static and mobile nodes.
The platform offers self-deployment, self-con-
figuration and self-repairing features by means
of co-operating autonomous helicopters. These
features are highly relevant in natural and urban
environments without pre-existing infrastructure
or in situations where the infrastructure has been
damaged or destroyed. Two validation scenarios
have being considered: Disaster Management/
Civil Security and Filming applications.
The consortium, coordinated by AICIA, consists
of eight partners, with five institutions that are
currently playing an important role in several EU
initiatives (AICIA, Technical University of Berlin,
Twente University, Stütgart University and Bonn
University) and three companies (Selex Sensors
and Airborne Systems, Flying-Cam, Grupo Itur-
ri) with significant industrial capabilities that will
exploit the results in different sectors, such as
Disaster Management-Civil Security and Filming.
The project concluded in 2009 achieving all the
proposed objectives and obtaining outstanding
results. In the last year of the project all the com-
ponents and subsystems have been integrated
in the AWARE platform that has been experimen-
tally demonstrated. The final experiments and
demonstration were carried out May 20-28 at
the Protec Fire (Iturri Group) premises in Utrera,
near Seville. May 28 was devoted to a general
demonstration of the project that was attended
by representatives of the European Commis-
sion, the project reviewers, and more than 40
representatives of companies and institutions.
The demonstration, that was an important suc-
cess, consisted of the joint transportation and
deployment of a load on the top of a building
by means of three autonomous helicopters, the
surveillance, detection and localization of alarms
by means of three helicopters and the wireless
sensor network, as well as the detection, locali-
zation, monitoring and extinguishing of a fire by
means of two autonomous helicopters, the wire-
less sensor network and a fire truck with an ex-
tinguisher that was automatically pointed to the
fire and activated from the information provided
by the helicopters. The demonstration were car-
ried out in critical wind conditions with wind gust
greater than 35 Km/h, close to the maximum
speed of the helicopters. The Utrera 2009 ex-
periments included the helicopters autonomous
tracking of several firefighters simultaneously.
The AWARE project has concluded obtaining
outstanding results with the first demonstration
of the world on cooperative helicopter load trans-
portation, and the integration with wireless sen-
sor networks for the surveillance, intervention in
disaster management and filming applications.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 13
International I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
Client:
Name of the Proyect:
AWARE /2
Platform for Autonomous Self-Deploying and Operation of Wireless Sensor-Actuator Networks Cooperating with Aerial Vehicles
The companies participating in the project have
generated products that have been successfully
marketed only few months after the project com-
pletion, achieving important sales. Moreover, the
scientific results of the project have been also
very good generating many publications.
COMISIÓN EUROPEA VI PROGRAMA MARCO
AWARE demonstrated for the first time in the world the UAV joint load transportation.
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Client:
Name of the Proyect: International I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
PEGASE is a four year project dealing with the
Extra High Voltage transmission and sub-trans-
mission networks in Europe (ETH), and imple-
mented by a Consortium composed of 20 part-
ners including Transmission System Operators
(TSOs), expert companies and leading research
centre’s in power system analysis and applied
mathematics. Its overall objectives are to define
the most appropriate state estimation, optimi-
zation and simulation frameworks, their perfor-
mance and dataflow requirements to achieve an
integrated security analysis and control of the
ETN.
AICIA participation involve advanced algorithmic,
build prototypes of software and demonstrate
the feasibility of real-time state estimation of very
large model representative of the ETN, taking
into account its operation by multiple TSOs.
VII PROGRAMA MARCO DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA
PEGASEPan European Grid Advanced Simulation and State Estimation
Synchronization measures in different TSOs using GPS.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 15
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
International I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The objectives of the ASIEPI project (http://www.
asiepi.eu) are the following:
To develop an area of comparison and verifi-
cation of the Directive for Edification Energy
Efficiency (DEEE) in the member states of the
EU in order to allow for continuous monitoring
of national requirements of the DEEE for new
and renovated buildings during and after the
project.
To obtain a clear overview of the ways in
which each member state complies with and
checks the requirements of the DEEE.
Advert about the difficulties and offer possi-
ble solutions for correct simulation of some of
the more complicated and important aspects
that appear in the Annex of the DEEE: thermal
bridges, sealing of buildings and air ducts, im-
provement of comfort in summer, use of the
DEEE as driving force for innovation in effi-
cient energy technologies.
ASIEPI helped in bringing the DEEE up to date in
2009 and in the information about efficient ener-
gy in buildings within the context of the European
Directive for Energy Services. ASIEPI should give
information to some of the measures for the Plan
of Action for Energy Efficiency in the EU.
More than 20 European Institutions take part in
the project. The majority, such as AICIA, have di-
rectly transferred the process to their respective
countries.
COMISIÓN EUROPEA
ASIEPIAssessment and Improvement of the EPBD Impact (for new buildings and building renovation)
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
International I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The objectives of the project are:
To promote the use of passive and hybrid ven-
tilation systems for cooling among architects,
engineers, promoters, owners and building
constructors.
To spread the results of the projects previous-
ly carried out in the EU connected to these
cooling strategies.
The activities developed in the project are the
following:
Evaluation of buildings already constructed
that incorporate the techniques dealt with in
the project (10 buildings in 6 countries).
Study of the market open to these techniques.
Investigation of the market of components
necessary for carrying out these techniques.
Tool for calculating the air movement and en-
ergy impact of ventilation (task developed and
coordinated by AICIA).
Dissemination activities include: Creation of a
web page (http://www.phdc.eu), congresses and
work reunions (a total of 7, one in each country
of the teams participating in the project) and the
elaboration of a design manual.
COMISIÓN EUROPEA
PHDCPassive and Hybrid Downdraught Evaporative Cooling
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 17
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
International I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
Reliable information on biomass fuels and ashes
is vital for the rapid penetration of biomass as
a sustainable fuel in the European Union and
beyond. Biomass producers, trader and buy-
ers, equipment manufacturers, legislative bod-
ies and all other parties involved in the use of
biomass demand independent background
information on the composition and quality of
biomass fuels and biomass ashes, generated
using standardized methods. The first objective
of the PHYDADES project is to create such a
database from the existing database PHYLLIS
and the multitude of data present (but not read-
ily available) at various European organisations.
The second objective of the PHYDADES project
is to provide education in the use of standard-
ized analysis methods, in particular for the new
member states. The education will consist of on-
job training for laboratory staff and workshops
for anyone involved in biomass trade and use.
COMISIÓN EUROPEA (PROGRAMA MARCO, INTELLIGENT ENERGY))
PHYDADESPhyllis Database Dissemination, Education and Standardisation
Internacional seminary on biofuel standarisation held in Seville on November 21st 2009.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
International I+D+I Projects
sector: ITC
The main objective of this European Network of
Excellence is to promote research and develop-
ment on Cooperative Objects:
Create a visible and integrated community of
researchers on the topics related to Cooper-
ating Objects.
Identify, arise awareness and steer academic
research efforts towards industry-relevant is-
sues without forgetting fundamental scientific
issues; to coordinate efforts and to establish
tight relationships with the European industry.
Stimulate cooperation between researchers
in order to achieve a lasting and sustainable
architecture that is able to cope with the vi-
sion of Cooperating Objects.
AICIA participates in CONET as Associated Co-
ordinator and leader of workpackage WP3. The
main contribution of AICIA is the development of
a testbed with mobile robots and Wireless Sensor
Networks (WSNs) with static and mobile nodes
that allows experimentation and demonstration
of cooperative strategies. AICIA also leads the
cluster Mobility of Cooperating Objects and par-
ticipates actively in other CONET clusters.
In 2009, the second project year, the AICIA activi-
ties focused on the development and start-up of
the CONET testbed, consisting of 5 robots inter-
acting with a wireless sensor network, and in the
development of the CONET Integrated Testbed
website that allows online visualization, monitor-
ing and logging of all the data gathered during
an experiment remotely through the internet. The
testbed is in operation since November 2009
and various experiments have already been car-
ried out. In 2009 the coordination of the cluster
“Mobility of Cooperating Objects” has been car-
ried out promoting the interchange of research-
ers and performing joint research activities.
COMISIÓN EUROPEA. VII PROGRAMA MARCO. PROGRAMA ICT (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES)
CONETCooperating Objects Network of Excellence (INFSO-ICT-224053)
Pioneer 3-AT
PC-104
UTM-30LX LASERWireless
a/b/g/n Brige
WSN node
Firewire camera Scheme and main components
of CONET testbed.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 19
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
International I+D+I Projects
sector: Transport and Infrastructure
URUS /1
Ubiquitous Networking Robotics in Urban Settings
COMISIÓN EUROPEA VI PROGRAMA MARCO
The general objective of this project is the de-
velopment of new ways of cooperation between
human beings and networked robots and sen-
sors in urban areas. For example, the coopera-
tion between robots and video cameras can
solve surveillance problems in urban areas, or
the cooperation between robots and wireless
communication devices can help people in as-
sistance and guiding. The focus of the project is
in urban pedestrian areas. The project ended in
November 2009, after a successful final demon-
stration and review that took place at Barcelona.
URUS is coordinated by the Technical Univer-
sity of Catalonia. In addition of AICIA the follow-
ing partners participate in URUS: LAAS-CNRS
(France), ETHZ (Switzerland), SSSA (Italy), Uni-
versidad de Zaragoza (Spain), IST (Portugal),
University of Surrey (UK), Agencia d’Ecología
Urbana de Barcelona (Spain), Telefónica I+D
(Spain) and Robotech (Italy).
AICIA led the workpackage “Cooperative envi-
ronment perception” and has been also involved
in the workpackages “Networking”, “Multi-robot
task allocation” and experiments. The AICIA re-
searchers have provided the ROMEO 4R auton-
omous vehicle and a wireless sensor network.
The cooperative environment perception work-
package included the development of a proba-
bilistic framework for cooperative perception
with methods for Information fusion, image data
association based on mutual information, and
cooperative active perception. The methods
have been validated in person tracking in ur-
ban environments with strong variation of light-
ing conditions in the scenes by using a camera
network, robots and the cooperation of robots
with the camera network and the wireless sen-
sor network.
The main activity in networking has been the
development of a method for the localization of
persons and robots by means of the radio signal
intensity of the nodes of a wireless sensor net-
work. These techniques have been also used for
the tracking of persons carrying wireless sensor
nodes networked with nodes in the environment.
On the other hand, a new market-based nego-
tiation method has been developed and applied
for multi-robot task allocation.
Finally, the robot ROMEO4R has participated in
the final demonstration of the project, carried out
in the Campus Nord of the Polytechnic Univer-
sity of Catalonia, November 2009, performing
experiments on robot guidance, transportation
of persons and surveillance on urban environ-
ments.
More information at http://urus.upc.es
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Client:
Name of the Proyect: International I+D+I Projects
sector: Transport and Infrastructure
URUS /2
Ubiquitous Networking Robotics in Urban Settings
EUROPEAN COMMISSION, SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
A system combining robots (top-right: Romeo4R) and sensor networks (top-left, a camera network) is used for autonomous person guiding,
transportation and assistance in urban environments.
ObstaclesFloorSlopes
Steer encoder
Speed encoder
Pan & TiltHOKUYO laser
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 21
02/National I+D+I Projects
Client:
Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
The objective of this Project is the feasibility study
of an advanced design of a light sport aircraft,
with cruise speed in the interval 300-400 km/h,
range in the interval 1000-1500 km, and take-off
and landing distances in the interval 100-150 m.
Especially, the design must consider the use of
non-conventional systems and materials, so that
they lead to the high performance required.
TINOCO AEROESPACIAL S.L.
LSALight Sport Aircraft
Client:
Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
This project continues the development of a sys-
tem to manage and execute the A400M Func-
tional Tests. These tests verify the integrity and
functionality of the airplane subsystems while
assembling and it is a previous step to the first
flight of each unit.
Functional tests for the electrical and fuel sys-
tems have been fully developed and tested and
the functional tests for the weighting system
have been designed and developed. The simu-
lators for several AIMs (Aircraft Interface Mod-
ule) involved in those tests have also been fully
validated. These AIMs are the “Relays Control
& BatVoltage Control” (ELEC-AIM), the “Identity
& Circuit Breaker Control” (CBS-AIM) and the
“Wing Load Asymmetry & Tanks Fuel Volume”
(FUEL-AIM). The integration of AFDX technology
is one of the main currently ongoing tasks.
AIRBUS MILITARY
Design and development of functional tests for the A400m aircraft
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 25
Client:
Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
In the last 20 years, the air traffic has been grow-
ing and it will keep growing, at a predicted rate of
about 5% per annum, during the next 20 years.
On the other side, the current Air Traffic Man-
agement (ATM) system, based on operational
concepts devised for nowadays out-to-date
technologies, is about to reach its capacity lim-
its, so that it will become unable to cope with the
demands forseen for the near future.
From both the operational and the analysis
points of view, the future ATM operational con-
cepts will rely on efficient trajectory computation
models. Project IMPACT (Advanced MultiPur-
pose Infrastructure for Trajectory Computation)
has the basic objective of developing an innova-
tive infrastructure for modeling and computing
aircraft trajectories, improving the current ones
and capable of supporting the future operacional
and analytical tools needed to improve the cur-
rent ATM system.
AICIA´s contribution to this project is focused on
two tasks:
1) The analysis of the mathematical problems as-
sociated with the Aircraft Intent model (that is,
the model that will make possible to describe
any aircraft behaviour, including trajectory op-
timization).
2) The development of the numerical codes
needed to solve those problems, including
the optimization problems.
BOEING BR&TE ENGINEERING AND PROGRAMS – ATM
IMPACTMultipurpose Infrastructure for Advanced Computing Trajectory
26 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
Within the Prometheus project, AICIA,
at the request of ACCIONA, has carried
out a series of tests on fiberglass and
carbon panels in order to study their
reaction to shearing stress. In order to
do this a shearing frame was designed
and constructed, the panels were in-
strumented by ohmic extensometry
and the tests were carried out using
a universal machine with a capacity of
500 Kn.
ACCIONA
CENIT PROMETEOCharacterization of Composite Materials
Shear test on fiberglass panels.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 27
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
Within the field of fiber carbon aero-
structure manufacturing, and in par-
ticular the integration of casings and
stiffeners, the general objective is to
develop against the current meth-
ods, new processes that allow for
systems with greater structural qual-
ity and less weight to be obtained.
AICIA participates in two activities,
the first one related to the mechani-
cal characterization of materials and
the second with carrying out struc-
tural tests on two prototypes.
EADS
UNECA Development of Glued Joints for Alternative Processes for Aeronautic Systems
Test in Iron Work for the UNECA project.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
This project, lead by TEAMS, aims at studying
the viability of substituting the stream lining bear-
ing structure of commercial airlines that is cur-
rently made of metallic material by compound
material. The work includes a numeric and ex-
perimental study to determine the best shape for
TEAMS
ESPOCAC Developments and Improvements of the Design of the Bearing Frame of the Steam Lining of Commercial Airlines
Torsional bending test on rail carbon-epoxy composite.
the section of the bearing structure and an ex-
perimental study of the effect of local problems
(pull out, local bending, etc). AICIA takes part in
the numeric simulation and as support in carry-
ing out tests.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 29
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
Developing of an innovative technique for cur-
ing of composite materials, consisting in the po-
lymerization of pre-peg tapes using an electron
beam almost simultaneously to the deposition of
the tape. This technique incorporates also ultra-
sonic debulking before curing with the electron
beam. The final objective is to obtain a full out-
of-autoclave technique which can be employed
for the manufacturing high quality composite
components.
AIRBUS (Proyecto CTA)
E-BEAM Curing of Composite Materials Layer by Layer using an Electron Beam
Outline of the curing process layer by layer from composite materials by electron bombardment.
Compactación ultrasónica con curado in situ
Rodillo
Rodillo
Cinta
Cañón de electrones
Mesa
Capa n Capa n-1
Cabezal ultrasonidos
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Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
Client:
The after-buckling behaviour of a compound
material cylindrical panel stiffened by circumfer-
ential profiles subjected to compression stress
is analyzed both numerically and experimentally.
For this, it has been necessary to design and
produce a test and elaborate the numeric model
of corresponding finite elements.
In the finite element model, the casing and the
stiffeners have been defined independently by
shell elements. Solid elements have been used
for the adhesive. An estimation of the peeling
and sheering stresses on the adhesive coat is
obtained by this model.
GRUPO TAM
STIFFENED PANELSTechnological Development of Solutions for Structural Optimization of Aeronautic Elements Based on Stiffened Carbon Fiber Panels
Pressurized test of stiffened curved panel carbon fiber.
Cabeza de la (2)
(45/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/45)
Cabeza de la (1)
(45/0/0/0/0/0/45)
PieI (5)
(45/-45/0/90/0/-45/45)Ala o pie de la
(45/0/45)
PieI (4) Alma de la
(45/0/45)
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 31
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
The ATLANTIDA project, within the framework
of the CENIT programme, is an ambitious R&D
project directed to the research on the neces-
sary elements for a drastic change of the ATM in
Europe and the world. The project is focused to
the development of technologies that can make
the necessary change in the present paradigm
of management of the aerial traffic, characterized
by a low level of automation and is based funda-
mentally on tactical decisions taken by humans.
Thus, to face the challenges of capacity and ef-
ficiency which it faces, the ATM of the future will
operate more strategically and will be highly au-
tomated. The work of research of ATLANTIDA will
be directed to explore the limits of the automa-
tion of the management of the aerial traffic and to
generate the knowledge necessary to increase
the degree of automation in ATM with safety
and efficiency. Particularly, the greater challenge
for the automation in the future ATM system, in
which ATLANTIDA will be concentrated, is the
management of trajectories of aircrafts.
The main objectives of the ATLANTIDA project are:
To develop a rigorous scientific-technical ap-
proach to introduce a high degree of automa-
tion in Aerial Traffic Management (ATM)
To research its behaviour in laboratory condi-
tions, with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles.
To analyze the extrapolation of the approach
developed to real context ATM.
Boeing Research & Technology Europe (BR&TE)
heads the ATLANTIDA consortium, in which oth-
er 16 companies leaders in the aerospace and
information and communications technologies
sectors participate: Indra Systems, Atos Origin,
TCP Systems and Engineering, GMV Aerospace
& Defense, Altran Technologies, North TTI, Aer-
nova Engineering Solutions, INSA (Aerospace
Engineering and Services), Aertec Engineering
and Developments, Indisys (Intelligent Diallogue
Systems), Intergrasys, Aerovision Air vehicles,
MDU (Militärtechnologie Dienst Überwachung),
ISdefe (Engineering and Systems for the Defense
of Spain), Catón Alternative Systems and Iberia
Airlines of Spain. The partnership includes the
collaboration of 16 outstanding public research
and development Spanish organisms, with AICIA
among them.
The project began the 1 of September of 2007. This year AICIA has collaborated in different tasks:
Development and real-time implementation of
the Flight Control System onboard the UAV
platforms used in ATLANTIDA considering the
Aircraft Intent. The implementation has been
carried out in the C++ language.
Modelling the User Preferences of the airlines
to optimize the aircraft trajectory considering
the constraints introduced by the operational
context.
BOEING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY EUROPE (BR&TE) DENTRO DEL PROGRAMA CENIT
CENIT ATLANTIDA /1
Application of Leading Technology to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Research and Development in ATM
32 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
Analysis of the uncertainty related to trajec-
tory prediction. The study has been focused
on in the uncertainty of the parameters which
define the Aircraft Intent. From these data a
Cost Index can be estimated. This index is
very important to calculate and minimize the
costs of the airlines.
Diagram to negotiate trajectories in ATLANTIDA.
CENIT ATLANTIDA /2
Application of Leading Technology to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Research and Development in ATM
BOEING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY EUROPE (BR&TE) DENTRO DEL PROGRAMA CENIT
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 33
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
The ATLANTIDA project is an ambitious project
I+D directed to the researching of the necessary
elements for a drastic change of the ATM in Eu-
rope and the world that is within the framework
of the program CENIT. Project ATLANTIDA sets
out to explore an automated approach to aer-
ial traffic management applicable without solu-
tion of continuity to any scene of operation of
air vehicles, including the conventional aviation,
the civilian and military applications of UAVs, the
operation of VLJs and the future systems of per-
sonal aerial transport.
Boeing Research & Technology Europe (BR&TE)
heads the ATLANTIDA consortium, in which other
16 companies leaders in the aerospace and in-
formation and communications technologies sec-
tors participate, among them is Aertec Engineer-
ing and Developments. AICIA collaborates with
this company in the automation of the Flight Man-
ager (FM) and in the development of technologies
for the accomplishment of tests.
The project began the 1 of September of 2007.
In the year 2009 AICIA has collaborated in the
development and implementation of the differ-
ent blocks defined into the Flight Manager tak-
ing into account the communications. AICIA has
also participated in the design of technologies
for the accomplishment of tests.
AERTEC INGENIERÍA Y DESARROLLOS DENTRO DEL PROGRAMA CENIT
CENIT ATLANTIDADevelopment of the Flight Manager and Technologies for the Accomplishment of Tests
Software architecture of the Flight Manager.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
This project has examined different technologies
that can be applied in the design and develop-
ment of a ground control station for Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) equipped with a multi-
modal interface. Multimodal interfaces are inter-
facing technologies that employ multiple sensory
channels/modalities for information transmission
as well as for system control. Examples of these
interfacing technologies could be head-coupled
images/Head-mounted displays (HMDs), haptic
feedback technology, head tracking, auditory in-
formation (spatialized audio), voice control, tac-
tile displays, etc. The applicability and benefits of
those technologies have been analyzed for the
control of a single UAV, but their possible exten-
sion to a control station for several UAVs have
been also considered.
In particular, the work during this year has been
focused on the improvements of the system pre-
viously developed for the six degrees of freedom
(6DoF) head-tracking of the ground control sta-
tion operator. The robustness and accuracy of
the system have been increased by the integra-
tion of wireless inertial sensors on the headset of
the operator. The improved head-tracking system
has been tested with two software prototypes
with successful results. The first one allowed the
operator to control the position and size of a win-
dow with the movements of his head. The latter
was a 3D environment in which a virtual point of
view was also controlled in its 3D position and
orientation by the head’s operator pose.
BOEING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY EUROPE (BR&TE)
CENIT ATLANTIDATeleoperation Interfaces for UAV Control Stations
Platform developed to perform the tests using different modalities
and several figures with the corresponding reaction times for the
operators.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 35
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
AEROCONDevelopment of New Technologies for More Efficient Converters and Military Aeronautical System
GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIES
The main objective of this Project is the devel-
opment of new power electronic converters to
be installed inside the electrical generation sys-
tem on board the aircraft’s, for using in manned
aircraft vehicles and unmanned ones (UAV’s)
3D picture of one of the developed converters.
for military and civil applications. The target of
these developments is a more efficient energy
management and the correspondent weight and
volume.
36 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
Client:
HADA is a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL)
aircraft convertible in flight, capable of taking
off, landing and hovering as a conventional heli-
copter, and flying on cruise regime in fixed-wing
aircraft configuration with high efficiency. The
change of configuration from helicopter mode to
airplane mode is achieved through mechanisms
that make the deployment of the wings and the
folding of the main rotor blades. At the same
time, there is a transfer of power from the main
rotor to the tail propeller.
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN, CONVOCATORIA DE PROYECTOS SINGULARES Y ESTRATÉGICOS 2009, PROGRAMA PLATINO, PSE-370000-2009-13 Y FONDO EUROPEO DE DESARROLLO REGIONAL (FEDER)
HADAHelicopter-Airplane Morphing Aircraft (New Concept for A VTOL Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
HADA aircraft.
The initial prototype will be an UAV for surveil-
lance and security missions. The HADA project
is led by INTA, and involves several companies
and research centers in Spain. The AICIA par-
ticipation in 2009 has concentrated in modeling
and simulation of the transition phase between
helicopter and aircraft modes, and the design of
a reference controller for the transition phase.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 37
Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
Client:
The main objective of the SATA project is to
develop a system that allows fully autonomous
landing of aircrafts, particularly helicopters, in
static and moving platforms. Particularly, SATA
is devoted to the development of technologies
for landing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) fo-
cusing the design and development of a system
for the landing of autonomous helicopters in ship
decks. The system should be able to operate in
different weather conditions, day and night and
in any location.
The AICIA team develops research and develop-
ment activities on autonomous landing by using
on-board sensors to estimate the relative mo-
tion, position and orientation between the UAV
and the landing platform. Particularly, computer
vision techniques, by means of real-time image
processing on-board the helicopter, are applied.
First, a reliable interest point detector will be nec-
essary. Those points can be computed based on
segmentation together with known patterns to
increase the reliability of the system. Once de-
tected such points, relative position and orien-
tation can be estimated based on homography
techniques. These estimations should be fused
with the ones obtained by means of other on-
board sensors, including range measurements
and differential GPS, to increase the reliability.
The AICIA team also works on the design of land-
ing control laws taking into account the dynamic
model of the helicopter and the model of the
platform motion. Then, the team is working on
helicopter modeling, and on the analysis of differ-
ent control methods. A method based on inter-
nal model and trajectory planning taking into ac-
count the helicopter motion constraints has been
proposed. The on-board control system should
be able to identify in real-time a suitable model of
the platform motion to be synchronized with the
helicopter motion.
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN, CONVOCATORIA DE PROYECTOS SINGULARES Y ESTRATÉGICOS 2009, PROGRAMA PLATINO, PSE-370000-2009-13 Y FONDO EUROPEO DE DESARROLLO REGIONAL (FEDER)
SATA Automatic Landing System
GPS
GPS
IMU
IMU
E/O
Altímetro
(opcional)
The SATA system.
38 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Aeronautics
This project deals with the development of new
techniques and methods for efficient extinguish-
ing of forest fires by using aerial means. Particu-
larly, the final objective of the project is supporting
forest fire fighting with new and precise informa-
tion about fires by means of aerial sensing and
measurement. Thus, aeronautic technologies to-
gether with information gathering and processing
are integrated into the project.
MONIF will provide real time information about
fire fronts and contours, these data will signifi-
cantly contribute to improve the estimation of
the required technical and human resources for
efficient forest fire fighting. This new method for
quantifying and evaluating forest fires threats is a
clear step forward for ambient protection and for
the security of the human resources involved in
this work.
The project started the last trimester of year 2009.
During these three months the work was focused
on designing the software architecture and the
hardware of the system onboard the helicopter.
FAASA AVIACIÓN
MONIFForest Fire Monitoring and Measurement Employing Helicopters
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 39
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Bioengineering
TRATAMIENTO 2.0 is a research and develop-
ment project that aims the creation of a generic
middleware platform for the development of ap-
plications for intelligent management and imple-
mentation of patient´s treatment, especially fo-
cusing on chronic, disabled and elderly patients.
The project also aims to further deepen the study
of technologies that support the development
of the methodology suggested by the Evidence
Based Medicine (EBM), so that its outcome can
be used as a source of information for making
decisions on implementation and management
of smart treatments.
TRATAMIENTO 2.0 will decrease the dependence
of any patient by promoting the delocalization in
the application of treatments, while increasing its
effectiveness through a computerized, intelligent,
continuous, pervasive and personalized assis-
tance. Additionally, patients will be benefited by
the increase of surveillance and control over the
evolution of their illness from health profession-
als. These professionals will be able to modify
and improve the treatment through the feedback
provided by data collected in its implementation.
MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO
TRATAMIENTO 2.0 Generic Middleware Platform to Increase the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Medical Diagnosis and Treatments. Intelligent Treatments Management
Complete system architecture, divided into layers and work packages, according to a SOA model.
Capa de aplicaciones
PT1 PT2 PT3 PT4
PT7
PT5 PT6 FSB
Cap
a de Integración
QoSAplicacion Aplicacion Aplicacion Aplicacion Aplicacion
Capa física
Representa - bases de datos, sistemas externos, dispositivos físicos, sistemas legados,etc.
Capa de procesos de
negocio
Capa de servicios y
componentes
40 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The GTE of AICIA develops new advance elec-
tronics products to be use in the generation of
electricity based on solar energy technology in
the frame of the CENIT project CONSOLIDA.
Many companies and research centers of re-
newable energies sector are participating in that
project. The GTE is developing a new electronic
driver for an autonomous solar tracking system.
GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIES
CENIT CONSOLIDASolar Consortium of R & D
New electronic driver for an autonomous solar tracking system proposed in the Consolida project.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 41
Client:
Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The aim of the project is the demonstration of
power production by using a gas produced dur-
ing biomass gasification in a fluidised bed. A gas
cleaning system has been designed based on
scrubbing using an organic solvent, which re-
moves the tar from the gas produced coming
from the gasifier. Once the gas is cleaned up, it
can be efficiently burned in a motor engine free
of condensing and plugging. A demonstration
plant has been constructed coupled to a semi-
commercial fluidised bed gasifier owned by
INERCO. A slipstream is taken from that system
and come to the new gas cleaning section where
the behavior of the new gas cleaning system is
tested under real on-line operating conditions.
INERCO, IDEA
DISTRIBUTED GENERATIONDistributed Power Production by Biomass Gasification in a Fluidised Bed
Fluidised bed gasification plant where the gas cleaning system will be
installed.
42 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Client:
Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
In this project a drying system was design ena-
bling to keep low the humidity of air inside pho-
tovoltaic modules. Firstly, a screening was made
between various options, based on technical and
economical considerations. A bench plant was
design to assess the performance of the most
promising method selected under various oper-
ating conditions. CFD simulations were made to
help the optimization of the way of blowing the
dry air into the system (position, flow rate, time,
degree of dehydration needed for the incoming
air, etc). An economical analysis of the various al-
ternatives analysed in this work was finally made
to asses.
ABENGOA SOLAR
SECASOLDesign and Manufacture of a System for Water-Vapor Removal from Concentration Photovoltaic Modules
Client:
Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
TES-PS10 project focuses on studying from
the energy point of view the TES-PS10 plant
of molten salt storage of ASNT located in Solú-
car (Sanlúcar la Mayor, Seville). In this project, it
will be tested thermal storage technology with
sensible heat storage in selected molten salt
mixture. For this, the TES-PS10 facility will con-
nect with that purpose in an existing solar field
consists of a loop of parabolic trough collector.
The objective is to obtain the modes of opera-
tion leading to the optimization of the process,
and identifying potential areas for improvement
within the plant, with the aim of extending it to
commercial plants. Within AICIA activities, the
assessment of field instrumentation and evalua-
tion of energy (balance sheets and income) from
the design and operating data and real data tak-
en from plant trials scheduled, the overall plant,
are included. Also AICIA will carry out an analy-
sis and elaboration of the modes and operating
conditions to achieve maximum performance of
the TES-PS10 plant, and suggest improvements
in the design and operation of the plant in order
to optimize TES PS10, which may be applicable
to future commercial plants thermal storage with
molten salts, as aforementioned. The project is
currently completing the first phase of evalua-
tion activities (instrumentation and energy of the
plant) and is being developed in accordance
with the planning. The project will finish in 2011.
FONDO TECNOLÓGICO (Fondos FEDER) a través del CDTI, coparticipada por ABENGOA SOLAR NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS (ASNT)
TES-PS10 Molten Salt Storage TES PS10 Plant
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 43
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The Strategic National Consortium for Technical
Research on Intelligent, Safe and Efficient Dis-
tribution Networks (CENIT DENISE) is aimed at
developing a new generation of intelligent elec-
trical distribution networks, efficient and envi-
ronmentally friendly, comprising from distributed
generation to consumer response.
The project addresses research related to con-
trol of distribution networks, focused mainly on
the efficient management of generation and de-
mand, also improving network security. Its pri-
mary purpose is to lay the groundwork for the
electrical distribution networks of the future.
The project lasts for four years with a budget of
25 million euros, 49% of which is funded through
the National Plan for R & D & I.
The participation of AICIA in the project is to sup-
port the research work in many tasks of DENISE.
ENDESA, HIDROCANTÁBRICO ENERGÍA, CAP GEMINI, AT4 WIRELESS (CETECOM), EVERIS (DMR CONSULTING), DS2, ELIOP, HOME SYSTEMS, INELCOM, ISOTROL, SADIEL, TAIM-TFG, TELVENT Y GREEN-POWER
CENIT DENISE Intelligent, Safe and Efficient Distribution Networks
Scope of the Project CENIT DENISE.
44 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
This is a project of technological development
and demonstration, funded by the Technology
Fund and managed by the CDTI. Technical sup-
port work on the above project has a duration of
three years, i.e. until 2011. The work is divided
into three activities, namely:
1. Technical-economic analysis of RCM tools in
the market. Among others will analyze func-
tional aspects of architecture, integration ca-
pability and data model. Review of current
situation and development of tools / products
RCM;
2. Definition of business rules for the mainte-
nance of substation equipment. Application
of Reliability Engineering techniques on criti-
cal failure modes. Specifically aims to identify
the following: Indicators: Reliability and Main-
tainability (RAM Models) optimal frequency
of maintenance and inspection (using OCR
analysis techniques - risk / benefit costs);
3. Definition of algorithms for pattern detection
and event correlation for the early detection
of failures of substation. Design of advanced
maintenance policies based on existing signs
of the different variables and network equip-
ment, design of algorithms corresponding to
the correlation of signals for the diagnosis and
prognosis of critical failures.
SADIEL y ENDESA
SMART GRID SG2 Smart Grid Substations
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 45
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The main objective of this project is to design
and develop a prototype of an Advance System
for Monitoring, Surveillance and Maintenance
of electrical substations in the distribution grid.
Sensor technologies, including power supply
and communications, are going to be carried
out. Also, new control algorithms and applica-
tions will be developed in order to support the
RCM system (Maintenance System Based on
the Reliability).
GTE of AICIA is the responsible research group
to develop advance electronic systems to com-
mand and to monitor electrical substations in the
distribution grid.
GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIES
SMART GRID S2G New Advance Electronic Technologies for Substations to be used in Electrical
WANCGUM
Block diagram of the system for monitoring, surveillance and
maintenance of electrical substations in the distribution, grid
proposed in the S2G project.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
Since the beginning of electrification voltage
and current transformers based on iron core are
usually employed to adapt the voltage and cur-
rent at high voltage level to protective relays and
measurements devices.
This proyect, performed under the requirement of
Telvent, is aimed to design a new current meas-
urement system composed of magnetic field
sensors. This way, it is not needed a physical
contact with high voltage elements. For the first
time the design will be applied to a three-phase
busbar in an open-air substation, although later
on it will be applied to other configurations like
buried cable or switchgear busbars.
Nowadays we are developying the system, and
performing the error analysis and sensor calibra-
tion, finishing the project next year.
ENDESA
SMARTIEImprovement of the Power Quality and Integration of Dispersed Generation in Distribution Networks using Asynchronous Links
Experimental setup.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 47
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
AICIA takes part as a partner within the Strate-
gic Singular Projects (SSP) entitled Development
of technological solutions for the 2025 Spanish
electric power system, REDES 2025. This ambi-
tious research project with a budget around 40
million euros has been partially supported by the
Ministry of Science and Innovation, being the first
initiative of the R+D+I promoted by the Spanish
Platform of Electric Power Systems FUTURED.
25 electrical manufacturers, 6 Research Centers
and 9 Universities with the owner of the trans-
port power system Red Eléctrica de España
and the main Spanish utilities (Endesa, Iberdrola,
Unión Fenosa and Hidrocantábrico) make up a
consortium of 45 partners.
The R&D project “Redes 2025” intends to devel-
op technical and economically viable solutions
to the problems associated to the ever-increas-
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN
REDES 2025Application of Power Electronics to Control Network
ing energy demand as well as fulfilling the high
standards imposed by the Spanish legislation.
The implementation of power electronics tech-
nology in the electrical grid will allow increasing
its transmission capacity and improving its con-
trollability, quality and availability. The technologi-
cal advances will be based on the implementa-
tion of state of the art semiconductors, in means
to develop grid connected FACTS (Flexible AC
Transmission Systems) and HVDC (High Voltage
DC Transmission systems) with VSC topology.
R&D tasks, done during the last year have al-
lowed the design of a VSC-HVDC link, based in
two and three levels topology and whose advan-
tages (among many others) ones implemented
in the electric grid will be the capacity to control
its active and reactive power flow, improve its
stability and connect offshore wind farm genera-
tion with on-land electrical grid.
Schematic of a two level, VSC-HVDC link implementing intelligent
power module.
Logotype REDES2025.
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Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
Client:
Usually, the utilities need electromagnetic tran-
sient studies of their networks, which require
detailed models for large and complex electric
networks. However, those detailed models are
unsuitable, especially in real-time applications
and statistic analysis.
The project deals with two main tasks: the first
one, carried out in 2009, has been devoted to
the automated modelling of the electric network
elements. The second one intends to program
a computer tool to find the dynamic equivalent
model of such network, in order to allow future
simulations to run faster. This task began in 2009
and spans in 2010.
RED ELÉCTRICA DE ESPAÑA (REE)
TRANSIENTSObtention of External Equivalents of the Spanish Electrical Transmission Network for Electromagnetic Transient Computations
Frequency response of an electrical power net before doing the equivalent.
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AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 49
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
CRISALIDA project is sponsored by the Ministry
of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, as part of
CENIT program. The general idea behind CRIS-
ALIDA activities are the research of new con-
cepts for transformation centers and operation
practices in the secondary distribution electrical
grid in order to minimize risk factors to guarantee
personnel safety. The main goals of CRISALIDA
project are:
Knowledge development about mobile transfor-
mation centers, specification of the procedure
for its safety utilization and required protections;
study of novel concepts based on high frequen-
cy transformer technologies for size and weight
optimization having in mind its use for mobile
transformation centers.
Analysis of transformation centers and its opera-
tion procedure in electrical grid connection from
the point of view of personnel safety and equip-
ment maintenance in order to improve quality
service, modeling and time response.
Knowledge development of operation proce-
dures, equipment design, connection strategies
and equipment trustworthiness evaluation.
INSTALACIONES INABENSA S.A.
CRISALIDASmart and Safety Grids Convergence in Electric Distribution Applications Innovating in Environmental Design
50 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
Client:
Because of the increasing use of glass facades in
modern buildings and the ever more strict regu-
lations for reducing CO2 emissions, a great de-
mand for glazed facade systems with high ener-
gy efficiency is expected. The system developed
reduces heat loss from buildings, using part of
the energy from air blown out for health reasons.
Amongst its main characteristics is that of adapt-
ing to the operating conditions of the building
and to the external requirements (temperature
and solar radiation) by the use of domotics. An
example of this is the intelligent control of shad-
ing devices that simultaneously obtain appropri-
ate natural lighting conditions and control the
solar benefit differentiating between winter and
summer.
AICIA has also developed simulation models of
the device which have been validated with tests
by an independent laboratory. This has allowed
for the evaluation of potential energy saving in
Spain and similar climates. Other members of the
project are DETEA and EXTRUPERFIL.
DETEA
SAE2High Energy Efficient Glazing SystemDesign, manufacturing and testing of a glazing system with high energy efficiency for buildings in the tertiary sector.
SAE2 Prototype tested at the quality control in construction laboratory
of the Department of Housing, Public Works and Transport of the
Basque Government.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 51
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The aim of the project is to obtain a constructive
solution based on structural integration of spe-
cial components that help in reducing the energy
demand of a building. The use of “PCM” (phase
change materials) is a promising technique for
storing thermal energy.
The MECLIDE project includes the design of pro-
totypes for testing with the view to their conver-
sion into commercial products that incorporate
phase change materials. AICIA is in charge of
elaborating the computation procedures and de-
fining the fundamental aspects of the prototype
designs to be built and tested in Lerida by another
of the project members (GREA).
The firm in charge of designing the product to be
sold is DETEA which will also be in charge of its
commercialization. The Eduardo Torres Institute is
the external consultant.
DETEA
MECLIDE Structural Solutions with Special Materials for Differed Air Conditioning in Buildings
Building element that includes PCM material for differential air conditioning in buildings.
ALVEOLOS RECUBIERTOS DE MATERIAL PCM
PLACA ALVEOLAR DE HORMIGÓN PRETENSADO
CARGA NOCHE DÍA
52 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The objective of the project is to develop urban
infrastructures, based on the use of new tech-
nologies (urban robotics, telecommunications,
information systems, energy control and the use
of renewable energies), new materials (thermo-
chromicity, photo-selectivity, urban waste recy-
cling) and new elements based on the use of
both, with the aim of improving the quality of life
in cities from the point of view of health, security,
comfort and environment.
The main activities carried out by AICIA are:
Urban comfort and climate. Measures for op-
timizing hygrothermic comfort in urban spaces
related to protection against the weather (so-
lar radiation, rain, snow, air currents, etc), pre-
vention of risks of overheating or undercool-
ing, and the definition of higrothermic comfort
in conditions of winter and of summer.
Energy Systems. Aspects related to energy
systems in cities are analyzed, studying ener-
gy consumption in urban environments, ener-
gy efficiency and the integration of renewable
energies with high potential in cities.
AICIA is participating in this project, coordinated
by the University of the Basque Country and in
which Ingeniatrix Technologies S.L. and the Insti-
tute of Biomechanics of Valencia also take part.
PLAN NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA, DESARROLLO E INNOVACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA 2008-2011. MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN
CAVIARUDIntegrated Development of New Technologies and Urban Materials for Energy Eco-efficiency and Urban Environmental Quality
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 53
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The aims of the project are: to determine the en-
ergy structure of the existing building sector in
Spain, to develop simplified procedures for ob-
taining energy performance indicators based on
basic data and values, and the development of
an integrated procedure to simplify and optimise
energy and environmental interventions in exist-
ing buildings.
AICIA’s participation has centred on developing
the simplified procedures on which decision tak-
ing tools to be developed later will be based. Fur-
thermore, AICIA will take part in pre-calculating
the saving measures of conventional measures
of the envelope, the heating and cooling system,
and of passive systems.
AICIA participates in this National Plan project
coordinated by the Cerdá Institute, in which the
Eduardo Torres Building Science Institute, Ap-
plus+ and the Polytechnic University of Cataluña
also participate.
PLAN NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA, DESARROLLO E INNOVACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA
CEREXEnergy Criteria for Rehabilitating Existing Buildings
54 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The aim of the project is to develop a product in-
tegrated by diverse systems that allow a set of
solutions to be offered to the client to improve
energy and environmental efficiency in buildings
at the same time as reducing operating costs by
monitoring and controlling their installations. The
following aspects are studied in the project:
Sensorization and operation applying the latest
advances in sensor wireless networks (IEEE
802.15.4) which will be integrated with sys-
tems based on the most widely used domotic
control standards (Lonworks, DALI, etc).
Proposal for new procedures that lead to the
improvement of the energy consumption in a
building based on pre-calculated packets of
the potential impact of various methods of im-
provement.
Operation on lighting, air conditioning systems
and internal energy production systems (basi-
cally arising from photovoltaic generators) for
putting the above procedures into operation.
New intelligent control techniques based in
context, to optimize energy consumption ac-
cording to the characteristics of the various in-
stallation zones and their use at any given time.
Monitoring and control of the wave quality and
the potency factor of the electrical supply sig-
nal, performing by installation zones to achieve
a more efficient control method.
DETEA
CEMEACE Building Control for Improving Energy Efficiency and Saving in Electrical Consumption
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 55
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The aim of the project is to develop a control
centre for energy efficiency in buildings start-
ing from research and optimization of measure
taking and remote management of power con-
sumption in buildings. The following activities
are carried out:
Analysis of the variables to be measured re-
lating to the calculation of energy efficiency in
buildings.
Development and implementation of the ba-
sic structure for the CECOEF (Centre of Con-
trol of Energy Efficiency) to be set up in the
Applus + Installations in Seville.
Equip the Seville University Engineering
School with the necessary equipment to be
connected to the Control Centre and charac-
terize the energy behaviour of said building.
APPLUS
CECOEFEnergy Efficiency in Construction Control Centre
Project Scheme.
Servidor de funcionalidades y
visualización
Internet
Servidor de históricosClientes de supervisión
Concetrador de datos
Instrumentación y contadores
Interfase
Edificio 1
Edificio 2
Edificio N
CENTRO DE CONTROL
...
56 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The project is framed inside the convoking CEN-
IT 2007 of the CDTI, being 18 companies and 25
research groups. The objective of the project is
to study the integration of the hydrogen like ad-
ditional element of the national and international
energy mix. For they are investigated diverse
technologies that complete the chain of value of
the hydrogen:
Production of hydrogen
Storage of hydrogen
Use of the hydrogen
In this context, AICIA participates in the tasks
associated to the use of the hydrogen in com-
bined cycles and Gas Turbines. The project has
begun in 2007 and it will conclude in 2010.
Simulated flow path of a four stage axial turbine.
MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA TURISMO Y COMERCIO y GAS NATURAL SDG
CENIT SPHERA Solutions for the Production of Hydrogen Power and Associated Reconversion
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 57
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
Several spanish companies and research insti-
tutions participate in this integrated Project that
covers the whole pathway for second generation
bio-ethanol production. AICIA will develop two
fundamental tasks:
1. Conceptual design of the thermo-chemical conversion process of lignocelulosic ma-terials to bioethanol. There are several pro-
cess alternatives using biomass gasification
to produce ethanol and other higher alcohols.
The main objective of this task is to perform
a rigorous technical and economic assess-
ment of these alternatives in order to select
the most promising one.
2. Design of the catalytic synthesis reactor that produces ethanol from syngas. This
is the critical stage in the development of the
global technology, from the point of view of
technical and economic viability. No catalyst
exists It is necessary to obtain a catalyst with
higher productivity to make competitive the
production of ethanol from biomass by the
thermo-chemical route. Furthermore, it will be
necessary to make a kinetic model of the syn-
thesis reactions, as well as to determine the
optimal conditions of operation, and finally to
select the type of reactor.
The group of Termotecnia prosecutes the design
of the process of production of ethanol for au-
tomovile from gasification of biomass. From the
initial offer of a design that maximizes the pro-
duction of ethanol, the energetic integration of
the same one has been realized by means of the
technologies of pinch point, as well as the basic
specifications of the system of power plant, so
that this one is autosupplied in electric power.
The strongly exothermic character of the pro-
cess of gasification has allowed to design an en-
ergetic recovery net that maximizes the steam
production, there being obtained energetic sav-
ings of 48% on the initially proposed designs.
I+DEA project are going to generate knowledge
in an area in which the technological advances
are necessary to allow increasing the capacity
of production of bioethanol of sustainable and
competitive form. This biofuel, clean, renewable
and that diminishes the emissions of CO2 and
local polluting agents, is fundamental to fulfil
the objectives fixed by the European Commis-
sion respect to fossil fuel substitution (Directive
2003/30/CE).
PROGRAMA CENIT 2007-1031. MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO. ABENGOA BIOENERGÍA NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS
CENIT I+DEA /1 Investigation and Development of Automotive Ethanol
58 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
Laboratory facility for synthesis tests.
CENIT I+DEA /2 Investigation and Development of Automotive Ethanol
PROGRAMA CENIT 2007-1031. MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO. ABENGOA BIOENERGÍA NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 59
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The objective of this Project is twofold. It pro-
poses the generation of electrical energy using
photovoltaic panels to be used by electrolyzers
to produce renewable hydrogen.
It also considers the installation of the required
gas processing systems, its transportation and
storage, and the fuel dispenser required to sup-
ply hydrogen to electrical vehicles operating with
this gas. That is, the design of a complete fuel
station using renewable hydrogen.
The project has developed a prototype using
thermal solar energy at high temperature.
The second objective is the design, develop-
ment and implementation of an electrical vehicle
propelled by pure hydrogen fuel cells. This vehi-
cle has been designed to be able to refuel in the
fuel station above mentioned.
To this end, a commercial cross-country vehicle
(Santana 350) has been adapted to use pres-
sured hydrogen as fuel in a solid-polymer fuel
cell. It is propelled by an hybrid power system
consisting of batteries and hydrogen based fuel
cells. Expected maximum speed will be about
130 Km/h with 180 Km. autonomy.
The fuel station and the vehicle are now in a eval-
uation phase.
MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN Y CIENCIA. PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE ENERGÍA, AGENCIA IDEA y CTA
HERCULES Generation of Renewable Hydrogen from Solar Energy to Propel an Electrical Vehicle Based on Fuel cells
Hercules vehicle. Fuel Station.
60 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The objective of the project is to design the vari-
ous elements necessary for substituting the in-
ternal combustion motor of an actual vehicle
(Santana 350) with a driving system based on an
electric motor fed by a fuel cell using hydrogen
combustion and a set of batteries.
The collaborating members of the project are:
Hynergreen, Abengoa Solar, Santana, Carburos
Metálicos, Greenpower, INTA and AICIA.
In 2009, activities have centred on assembling
the cooling system of the different components
(fuel cell, electric converters and air and hydro-
gen compressors) in the vehicle.
MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN Y CIENCIA E IDEA
HERCULES-EL LEÓN Design and Modification of a SANTANA Vehicle for Adapting a Hydrogen Power Driving System
Radiators in the frontal of the vehicle.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 61
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The main goal of the DELFIN 2 project is to im-
prove the electrical vehicle DELFIN, implement-
ing new functionalities and integrating a novel
power system into the electric vehicle. This vehi-
cle that in its first stage was used as a research
test bench and experimentation platform in the
hydrogen and fuel cell integration into electric
vehicles, in its second stage its power system
and power manage are optimized, integrating
a new power converter, a new fuel cell and an
optimized used of the batteries as well as new
manage algorithms.
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL (INTA)
DELFIN IIDevelopment of Low Infrared Signature Electric Vehicles
Photographs of the hybrid electric-fuel cell vehicle and power converters.
62 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
This work group of the International Energy
Agency is aimed at studying the characteristics
of hydrogen production from wind power, ana-
lysing the coupling between an wind generator
and an electrolyser, paying special attention to
the problems existing in the connection. The
stages of work to be carried out are:
Implementation of the state of the art of this
technology.
Study of current experimental installations.
Definition of the models on the market for put-
ting this technology into practise and model
the installations.
Countries taking part in this work group are:
Spain, Japan, Canada, United States, England,
Denmark, Switzerland, Germany and Greece.
AICIA is involved in this work group thanks to
a collaboration agreement with the Andalusian
Energy Agency.
During 2009, AICIA has carried out an analysis
of different computer tools which can be used to
simulate this type of system and a state of the art
of the mathematical models of wind generators
and electrolysers for this work group.
AGENCIA ANDALUZA DE LA ENERGÍA
TASK 24 IEAHydrogen Production from Wind Power
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 63
Name of the Proyect:
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The project aims to develop an optimization al-
gorithm that allows an optimal pre-design off-
shore wind farm. The statistical characterization
of wind and topography of the site of the park,
and the corresponding economic and financial
information will be used as the basic input data.
As a result, the optimal configuration of the park
is expected. This means wind turbine layout,
electrical infrastructure configuration and basic
economic and financial results.
EDP RENOVABLES
Development of Automatic Optimization for Off-Shore Wind Farms
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The aim of the project is the thermo-fluid dynam-
ic design of a solar reactor for producing renew-
able hydrogen for power generation in fuel cells.
The engineering of detail is based on simulation
of flow inside various sets using Computational
Fluid-dynamics (CFD). In this way, temperature
profiles, heat transfer coefficients velocity fields,
load losses and other variables relevant to the
operation of the installation are obtained and al-
low for the design to be evaluated from the engi-
neering point of view and the design to be opti-
mized modelling the various alternatives.
HYNERGREEN TECHNOLOGIES S.A.
Design of a Solar Reactor for the Production of Hydrogen Using Thermochemical Cycles
Current lines in the solar reactor feeding mix system.
64 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
The project consists on the development of a
system for diagnostic and predictive mainte-
nance for low speed diesel engines. They are
analyzed, on one hand, mechanical elements
of great responsibility like: exhaust valves, injec-
tors, fuel pumps and crankshaft, and for other,
the evolution of the pressure inside each cylinder
is supervised. All the information is transmitted
via web to the facilities of AICIA where the data
are processed and the system is continually up-
to-date.
ENDESA, S.A.
Development of a System for Diagnosis and Predictive Maintenance of Diesel Engines Power Plant
Layout of the continuous monitoring system on a two stroke diesel engine sited in Mahón Power Plant.
Etherner conection
Acquisition system
Turbocharger
Crosshead
Crank
Piston rod
Piston
Connecting rod
Processing and
DIAGNOSIS
2T POWER PLANT DIESEL ENGINE
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 65
Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector: Energy
Client:
These two projects aim at integrating wind en-
ergy Power Systems. It is software to be incor-
porated in the wind farm control systems help-
ing the operator to make optimal offers for the
electricity market.
ISOTROL
GOPRE AND OREMEManagement of Optimized Offers for a Special System and Optimization of Special System Offers for Electricity Market
Project wind farm.
66 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Materials and Nanotechnology
This project, led by EADS_ESPACIO,
is aimed at studying the behaviour
of advanced materials; to do this, a
wide campaign of tests will be car-
ried out to determine the mechani-
cal properties of said materials. The
tasks to be carried out by AICIA are:
Future Materials and Technol-ogy: Out of Advanced Autoclave:
MTM Materials/Deform
Multifunctional Materials and Advanced Superficial Treat-ments. BMI Materials.
Automation and Optimization of Manufacturing and Assem-bly Processes: ”Isogrid” Auto-
mation.
MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO
CENIT ICAROResearch into the Mechanical Behaviour of Advanced Compound Materials
Trials on compound materials used for traction tests.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 67
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Materials and Nanotechnology
The NFU, tires outside of use, sup-
pose a polluting load whose elimi-
nation is regulated by RD. At the
moment the NFU is recycled by treat-
ment plants that reduce their size and
in occasions they develop new uses.
The present project developed by AI-
CIA consists on the appraisement of
the residuals of NFU by means of the
design of sound barriers.
For the development of the project a
device has been built for the quantifi-
cation of the coefficient of absorption
for normal incidence, according to
the norm ASTM 1050. This device al-
lows also the measurement of trans-
mission loss coefficient. The project
is in development phase.
GEA 21, S.A.
NFUDevelopment of Acoustic Materials from Tyre Residuals for Design Of Sound Barrier
Density effect on transmission loss for different material configuration.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Environment
The objective of this project
was to assess the technical vi-
ability of sewage sludge gasi-
fication in fluidised bed (FB).
The specific case of Canal Isa-
bel II was taken as main target,
studying the viability of consid-
ering the gasification of dried
sewage sludge as an alterna-
tive for the future. Various test
trials in lab, pilot and demon-
stration scales were conduct-
ed. A model of the process
was developed based on the
experimental experiences. An
economic study showing the
viability of a cogeneration plant
in an EDAR was made.
CANAL ISABEL II
GASLODEvaluation of Sewage Sludge Gasification in Fluidised Bed: Technical Viability for the Sewage Sludge from Canal Isabel II
Demonstration gasifier.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Environment
In this Project the technical assessment of bio-
mass oxigasication (gasification using the flue
gas from a coal boiler working in oxifiring mode
as gasification agent) is dealt with. A laboratory
study is being made to elucidate the reactivity
of biomass under different rich-CO2 conditions.
A model has been built capable to analyze the
gasification under this condition. The basic engi-
neering for a 3 MWth plant to be built in Ponfer-
rada (León) has been made.
Fundación CIUDEN, INERCO, CIEMAT
DOTGE
General overview of the Bench plant.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Environment
Sludge with a high content of humidity is pro-
duced in the purification process of urban waste
water before it is let out into natural waterways
which must be treated to decrease its environ-
mental impact and to increase its value as a fuel.
This project aims at designing and evaluating the
behaviour of a solar dryer with an autonomous flip
robot to eliminate the humidity from the sludge.
AICIA activity centres on defining the specifica-
tions for the forced and natural ventilation system
and of the control and measuring system, and to
elaborate the testing plan and analyse the experi-
mental results.
ITSMO 94 y CORPORACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA DE ANDALUCÍA
SOLAR DRYERDesign and Evaluation of an Experimental Solar Dryer for the Treatment of Sludge Produced by EDAR
Sludge Flip Robot.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 71
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Environment
This project makes a technical and eco-
nomical assessment of the valorisation
of municipal solid waste (MSW) by gasi-
fication in a fluidised bed (FB). Various
fractions taken from an urban waste
treatment plant have been selected and
assessed in the laboratory. The best
options have been tested in long-terms
trials in a FB gasifier pilot plant. The ex-
perience acquired in the pilot trials has
been used to re-design an industrial-
scale FB gasifier. Two long terms tests
were conducted with the fuel selected
(the most promising MSW fraction). An
economical analysis was made consid-
ering various alternatives.
INERCO, IDEA
FORSUValorisation of municipal solid waste by fluidised bed gasification
Fluidised bed gasification pilot plant where the MSW fractions have been tested.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Environment
DESBIO project focuses on the study of the re-
moval of hydrogen sulfide present in the biogas
obtained in landfills. AICIA activities consist of a
review of the state of the art regarding with the
removal of H2S, as well as siloxanes, identifying
the most appropriate technology according to
the characteristics of the landfill and, especially,
for the landfill located at Abanilla (Murcia), the
design of an experimental unit for testing, char-
acterization testing and simulation of the over-
all process. The current status of the project is
agree with the planning, as first activities related
to the fundamental study of the process have
been completed, and a test facility for the identi-
fied technology as more interesting (adsorption)
has been designed and assembled, so tests will
begin soon. The simulation of the plant has also
started using Aspen Plus. The project will finish
in 2011.
MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO, coparticipado con ZEROEMISSIONS y ENERGÍA SUR DE EUROPA
DESBIO Factor Analysis and Modeling of Degasifying of the Abanilla’s Landfill
Experimental unit designed to study the capacity of H2S adsorption with different adsorbents.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Environment
The present project is focused on developing a
new flue gas treatment technology, based on
the combination of electrofiltration, hybrid collec-
tor (electrostatic precipitator plus fabric filter) and
non-thermal plasma application techniques, for
coal-fired power plants. In this respect, AICIA has
designed, erected and put into operation in the
ETSI-University of Seville facilities an experimental
plant that is able to treat 1000 m3/h of flue gas. In
this experimental plant, a new pulse energization
system for non-thermal plasma generation is now
being tested. In a second phase of the project,
before its commercialization, this plasma genera-
tion technology will be tested at pilot scale in a
hybrid collector, located in the Litoral de Almería
Coal-Fired Power Plant, property of ENDESA.
This hybrid collector is capable of treating real
coal combustion flue gas at a rate of 15,000 m3/h.
PLASMACOL project proposes a new technol-
ogy that could make feasible the accomplish-
ment of the day to day more restrictive environ-
mental laws concerning SO2, NOX, CPMs, Hg
and particulate matter limit emission, by means of
an efficient and economically attractive way. This
technique is compatible with the operation of the
coal-fire power plant actually existing, necessary
during the transition period till the zero-emissions
technologies era. This project won the NOVARE
prize of ENDESA as the most innovative project
regarding Clean Coal technologies, in competi-
tion with more than 100 national and international
projects.
A pulse generation system, which is based on
high voltage short pulses over a DC voltage base,
has been designed by AICIA and GreenPower
Technologies. GreenPower is an Andalusian SME
(Small and Medium Enterprise) pioneer in Spain
for its offer of R&D&I (Research, Development &
Innovation) services, working on renewable ener-
gies, environmental and energy efficient sectors.
Now, a experimental plan is being carried out to
check the fiability of the plasma generator device.
It is a necesary stage before long-term tests at
the pilto plant of the Litoral de Almería Coal-Fired
Power Plant.
ENDESA a través del premio NOVARE 2006 de “Tecnologías de Uso Limpio del Carbón”. MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y MEDIO RURAL Y MARINO.
NOVARE PLASMACOL PROJECTReduction of Emissions of PM 2,5 Particles, Metals and Condensable Particulate Matter (CPM) From Large Combustions Power Plants By The Application of Non-Thermal Plasma on Hybrid Collectors (PLASMACOL)
PLASMACOL Experimental plant.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Environment
The main goal of the project involved the analysis
of the process of CO2 chemical absorption and
its combination with oxy-combustion process as
an alternative to CO2 capture technologies used
separately, include the development of a com-
prehensive economic analysis of the various op-
tions considered. Two scenarios have been de-
veloped, a new plant construction or retrofitting
an existing plant. In the 2009, this project has
ended in the 2009 annual.
Pulverized coal boiler installation (20MWth) and
CO2 chemical absorption unit modeling it has
made, which included elements to operate oxy-
combustion: solids treatment, power genera-
tion, O2 production, flue gas conditioning, CO
2
capture and transport. Technical and economic
study of different ways of operation of the simu-
lated plant has been developed.
Operational costs of the main utilities of dem-
onstration unit of 20 MWth have been obtained,
from which to scale the investment costs and
annual operation of a power plant of 350 MWe it
was possible.
Results have been extended to the actual plants.
The integration of several possibilities of technol-
ogies and its economics effects were assessed.
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN (PSE-120000-2009-6)
PSE CO2
Advanced Technologies of Generation, Capture and Storage of CO2. Subproject 2. CO2 Capture. Oxy-Combustion
Block diagram of conventional combustion and partial oxy-combustion.
Caldera Ciclón
Recirculación 1Recirculación 2
Reactor Cataítico Selectivo
Precipitador Electrostático
Generación Eléctrica
Desulfuradora Captura CO2
Generación O2
Aire atmosférico
A almacenamiento
CO2
O2
Carbón
Vapor
Molienda
Compresión CO2
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Environment
The main objective of this integrated project is
to develop a process for converting CO2 emitted
from bioethanol first generation plants to alco-
hols by means of catalytic hydrogenation.
PROGRAMA CENIT 2008-1027. MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO. ABENGOA BIOENERGÍA NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS
CENIT SOST-CO2
New Sustainable Industrial Uses of CO2
The catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 for the syn-
thesis of ethanol and other alcohols has been
considered in recent years as a technology with
potential for fixation and recycling of CO2 emit-
ted in different industrial activities. The two major
tasks of AICIA in this project are:
Design, development and construction of a lab-scale reactor for testing hydrogenation catalysts produced by other research group involved in the project. The design is based
on the experience gained within previous re-
search projects dealing with the synthesis of
ethanol from hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
Design, development and construction of a bench scale reactor for testing the most promising catalysts found in task (1). The
fixed bed reactor with 50-100 grams of cata-
lyst will be provided with gas cleaning and re-
circulation of unconverted gas to simulate as
closely as possible the operating conditions
of a real reactor.
Catalytic synthesis laboratory.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Environment
The main goal of this Project is the perfor-
mance of feasibility analysis and development
of a CO2 capture pilot plant processing pulver-
ized coal, using enriched air as oxidizer (partial
oxicombustión) and combined with CO2 capture
post-combustion techniques such as chemical
regenerative absorption. This way a more effi-
cient alternative from a technical and economi-
cal point of view is to be found when consider-
ing the retrofitting of an existing pulverized coal
power plant incorporating CCS (Carbon Capture
and Storage).
To date an exhaustive laboratory screening plan
to select the most suitable chemical absorbent
is being carried out and an experimental pilot
plant is being erected so as to test the selected
ones in the preliminary laboratory phase. The pi-
lot plant is located at the Engineering School of
Seville facilities, where it is integrated in the exist-
ing flue gas treatment unit. The pilot comprises
the following:
The boiler operating as flue gas generator capable of working under air mode, partial oxy mode or total oxycombustion mode.
The oxidizer preparation devices.
And the CO2 capture system by means of a regenerative chemical absorption process.
As a result of the research program, it is foreseen
to validate this process as the technological al-
ternative for CCS to be used in the retrofitting
of existing combustion installations and the opti-
mized option for the new ones.
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN
COMPARAEDevelopment of a CO2 Capture Process using Regenerative Chemical Absorption under Enriched-Air Combustion Conditions
Experimental setup of the continuous absorption/stripping
lab-scale unit.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 77
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Environment
The main objective of the BIOFIL project is the
development of a new gas filtration technol-
ogy at high temperature and pressure through
the design, characterization and optimization of
wood-based ceramic filters.
AICIA facilities include a semi-industrial high
temperature filtration plant, currently in operation
at the ETSI-University of Seville. This pilot plant
allows testing different filters and pulses clean-
ing strategies under a wide range of operating
conditions such as temperature and pressure. A
new experimental campaign is currently ongo-
ing with a new type of candle within the BIOFIL
project. The filter is fabricated from wood and
other natural materials as a result of a novel, en-
vironment friendly, patented process (BioSiC®),
which provides excellent thermo-mechanical
performance, chemical and structural stability in
a wide interval of temperature. The main objec-
tive of experimental test planning is the identifi-
cation of the most suitable operating conditions
of the new filtering material candles.
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN
BIOFILApplication of a new bioderivatived ceramic materials for filtration at high temperature and high pressure applications
The project is being developed in collaboration
with the University of Seville, INERCO S.A., Bio-
morphic EBT and CIDEMCO.
Ceramic candle BIOSIC. General overview of filtration unit.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Environment
Heavy fuel oil for low speed diesel engines has
usually high sulfur levels, higher than 2.5%. In
the case of stationary diesel power plants, there
is a continuous pressure for using HFO with
reduced sulfur, below 1%. This change forces
to develop strategies for controlling expected
problems as:
Increase of time delayChanges in oil formulationIncrease of cut fines
ENDESA, S.A.
Very Low Sulfur Heavy Fuel Oil Effect on Low Speed Diesel Engines
Piston after 17 hours continuous running with BN70 oil and HFO with sulfur below 0.2 %.
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 79
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projectssector: Management
Life cycle management of product and equip-
ment is becoming a major issue from a sustain-
ability point of view. Besides social, economical
and environmental instances in sustainability,
technology can give a fundamental asset to pur-
sue this goal. To this regard, appropriate tech-
nology supporting the three main phases of
product lifecycle, i.e. BOL - Beginning Of Life -,
MOL – Middle Of Life - and EOL – End Of Life -,
can be of paramount importance. Maintenance,
as one of the key process in MOL, also has an
essential role for sustainability. The PALM win-
ter workshop will join researchers from the two
fields, giving room to cross fertilization under
the auspices of two international groups: IFIP
WG5.7, Special Interest Group “Product Lifecy-
cle Management, PLM” and IFAC TC 5.1, Work-
ing Group “Advanced Maintenance Engineering,
Services and Technology, A-MEST”.
Research that was presented by AICIA in DWW
had to do with new and advanced maintenance
Management Models and Maintenance Expert
Systems and Technologies for Decision-Making
in Distribution Network Services Providers.
OTRI DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
DWWParticipation in 1st Doctoral Winter Workshop Product and Asset Lifecycle Management
80 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Management
Joint work of AICIA, INGEMAN and IBERDROLA
to design and to implement a corporate model
of operational reliability. This project has involved
a given number of model design hours as well as
the training courses offered to a corporate level
and to managers and engineers responsible for
maintenance and operational reliability at the
various plants.
INGEMAN
Design and Development of an Operational Reliability Model for an Electrical Power Generation Company
Maintenance Management model.
Fase 1:
Definición de objetivos, estrategias y
responsabilidades de mantenimiento
Fase 7:
Análisis del cielo de vida y de la posible renovación de los
equipos
Fase 8:
Implantación del proceso de
mejora continua y adopción de nuevas
tecnologías
Chapter VII.A Review of key decision areas in maintenance management.
Crespo Márquez A.2007.
The Maintenance Management Framework.
Models and Methods for Complex Systems Maintenance.
Springer Verlag UK. London
Fase 4:
Diseño de planes de mantenimiento preventivo y de los recursos necesarios
Fase 2:
Jerarquización de los equipos de acuerdo con la
importancia de su función
Fase 6:
Evaluación y control de la ejecución del
mantenimiento
Eficacia
EficienciaEvaluación
Mejora
Fase 3:
Análisis de puntos débiles en equipos de alto
impacto
Fase 5:
Programación del mantenimiento y
optimización en la asignación
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 81
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: ICT
The project focuses on the network
design, deployment and configuration
as well as the design of advanced ser-
vices that will run on it. The project will
also provide design requirements and
recommendations for the integration
of the network in the industrial control
loop. AICIA’s contribution has focused
on analyzing the state of the art for the
different phases and on the design and
implementation of algorithms for to-
pologies design, wireless location ser-
vice, QoS support and optimization of
the configuration parameters in several
services.
PERSAN (proyecto aprobado por la CTA)
PERSAN MULTIMEDIA NETWORKThis Research Project Aims to Design a Next Generation Network in Industrial Environment
In the picture it can be observed the layers approach to the NGN architecture
implemented.
Servicio VoIP
Wi-Fi(ruido)
DECT(ruido)
Servicios necesarios en laRed: QoS, Fiabilidad
Inter-operación entre Terminales Heterogéneos
GateWay
IP Core Network
Ethernet
Servicio Telediag/Teleconf
Servicio Localización
Wifi
SERVICIOS AVANZADOS
Multimedia IPLocalización
RED NÚCLEO:
QoS Fiabilidad
RED ACCESO
Diseño Wi-Fientorno indust.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: ICT
Town-halls and other controllers of supplying
drinking water to the population have to carry
out a control programme and maintenance and
operating register of the infrastructures, of the
treatments applied and of the checking systems
which in the case of water consists of water
analysis.
Public Health usually identifies problems by
means of increasingly exhaustive controls and
avoids major risks avoiding consumption of
questionable water. However, the Health Author-
ity as well as local bodies, or firms in charge of
water control, lack sufficient scientific develop-
ment and technology to be able to really analyse
efficiently the cause of the problem, investigate
possible technical solutions and effectively and
efficiently apply the adequate treatment.
Certain indicative signs raise the thesis that by
modifying and applying some first stage tech-
nologies, of truly advanced “ex profeso” engi-
neering, and some different methods to those
usually applied in our country in the general way,
it would be possible to, at last, obtain and stand-
ardize the correct treatment of these recurring
problems and the definite solution to the threat
they bring to the health of the population.
The project proposes to evaluate the suitability
of a solution based on a Wireless Sensor Net-
work (WSN) connected to a web application for
monitoring the sensors in real time from a control
centre. The main characteristics of the solution,
from all aspects, are its simplicity and low cost,
which permit the water quality checking not to
be just relegated to certain sampling points in
the large reservoirs of the Hydrographic regions.
WELLNESS
Centralized Monitoring System of Alterations in the Drinking Water Supply Pipes
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 83
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
This project aims to develop a platform which
allows TV content providers to offer new types
of services relating to its broadcasts over DVB-H
technology and its connection with other tech-
nologies available in mobile receivers.
GUADALTEL, S.A.
DVB-H PLATFORMPlatform of DVB-H Services
Block diagram of DVB-H platform.
PROVEEDOR DE CONTENIDOS
SMS Comunicaciones Voz IMS
Metadatos imagen Plataforma de creación de servicios
PROVEEDOR DE SERVICIOS
Protocolo de configuración cliente
DVB-H
CLIENTE DVB-H
UMTS/HSDPA
National I+D+I Projects
sector: ICT
84 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009
Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: ICT
The project’s goal is the specification and im-
plementation of a road safety system based on
a service-oriented architecture (SOA), in which
atomic elements that provide basic services are
working together in order to offer on-demand
higher-level services.
The project will also include the development of
the atomic elements based on specialized hard-
ware and using open source software.
ACISA
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS AND ROAD SAFETY Middleware for SOA-based Road Safety
Basic element of SOA architecture.
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Client:
Name of the Proyect:
EN-MODEMinimo and MobileScript Integration
VODAFONE
MobileScript is a scripting language developed
by Vodafone that allows easily manage of even
related to calls, calendar, text messages, mul-
timedia or e-mail,... of a mobile phone. Minimo
(Mini Mozilla), meanwhile, is a reduced version of
the popular Firefox browser adapted for mobile
devices.
The project involves the Minimo modification in
order to incorporate into its scripting language
(javascript) all commands of MobileScript, al-
lowing that a mobile device can be managed
through a web interface with standardization,
exploiting the benefit of use that involves the use
of a well known environment by most users of
such devices.
EBRO Enhanced Browser
JS ENGINESpiderMonkey
Operating System APIs Windows Mobile
Phone/Hardware
MSECUIAny Other Client App
MS Engine Client
MS Engine
Native Funcionalities
N
TAPI MAPI SNAPI WIN32
N N N
MS Wrapper
Comms
CommsMPS
Protocols arquitecture for MobileScript integration.
National I+D+I Projects
sector: ICT
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: ICT
PROTECSENSFire Fighters Protection System based on Wireless Sensor Networks with Mobile Nodes
GRUPO ITURRI
The objective is to design, develop and validate
a system for protection of fire fighters in urban
and industrial fires based on Wireless Sensor
Networks (WSNs) with static and mobile nodes.
The mobile WSN nodes are integrated in the fire
fighters costume, being wearable sensors, and
are equipped with gas concentration sensors
such that the localisation and conditions of each
fire fighter are registered in real time in the moni-
toring station. The ProtectSens system allows
implanting strategies for fire attack optimizing
the fire fighters protection.
In 2009, the last project year, AICIA activities
focused on the development of the monitoring
station, where the information gathered by all
the static nodes and mobile nodes integrated in
fire fighters costume is visualized, registered and
logged. Also, the ProtecSens system has been
testbed and validated in realistic scenarios.
First prototype of the mobile node.
Screenshot of the monitoring station.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Production Technology
SIDIFAILUREIntroduction of a Predictive Diagnosis System of Failures and Energy Behaviour in Engine Rooms
VALDEMAR INGENIEROS
The aim of the project is to analyse the incor-
poration of systems for predicting and detect-
ing failures in workshop engine rooms. The
incorporation of these systems will allow the
state of operation of different equipment to be
known by means of measuring variables such
as temperature, pressures, or flows. From the
variables measured and using the correspond-
ing algorithms it is possible to foresee possible
preventive maintenance tasks, replacement of
equipment, or improvement of operating con-
ditions, so that equipment life is prolonged,
maintenance costs are reduced and the costs
of operating the plant.
AICIA is carrying out the state of the art of this
type of system and analysing different meth-
ods of energy saving applicable to engine room
equipment and systems.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Production Technology
ROBOCAResearch on Robotic Inspection Systems for the Detection of Steam Leaks in Combined Cycle Cauldrons
IBERDROLA GENERACIÓN SAU
The objective of the project is to develop robotic
systems for the inspection of cauldrons of com-
bined cycle power plants and for the detection
of steam leaks. The contribution of AICIA focus-
es on the development of the perception system
and techniques for the automatic detection and
localization of steam leaks. AICIA also partici-
pates in the design of the robot.
In 2009 AICIA activities were devoted to the
hardware and software development of the sen-
sory head of the robotic system and to the de-
velopment of the teleoperation and inspection
station.
Scheme of the ROBOCA system sensory head.
Detail of ROBOCA camera.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector: Production Technology
OLICEMATIC Development of a Novel, Cost Effective Technique to Optimise Olive Oil Production
CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA S.L., “CTT”
AICIA is participating in this research project
funded by the European Commission as a sub-
contractor of the CTT. The objective of the overall
project is to develop a greater understanding of
the application of Near Infrared (NIR) technology
and predictive control strategies in the improve-
ment and maximization of the extraction process
of olive oil. The overall technical objectives will be
centred on the development of a new system for
the automation and the optimization of the olive
oil extraction process. This new equipment is to
be compatible with industry requirements (i.e.
maximization of the production process, to avoid
the need for an expert operator, low cost invest-
ment and easy to install), and is to provide a de-
finitive tool for the olive oil producers that will ob-
tain the maximum profitability with independence
of the variations in the raw materials (olives). The
industrial yield in oil production and in the quality
of the final product will be homogenous by re-
moving the subjective decisions of an operator.
The main task of AICIA in this project is to devel-
op a predictive control software for the complete
management and optimization of the production
process. Different variables such as temperature
of the olive paste, oil and water content in the
olive paste and in the alpeorujo (by the proposed
NIR device) will serve to control certain param-
eters of the production process such as addition
of water to the olive paste, temperature in the
thermo-mixer, addition of coadjutants, residence
time, mixing time, paste and water flow to the
decanter. The predictive control software will be
tested at the oil production lines of the end users
of this project.
During the first year of the project, AICIA has de-
signed and developed the supervisory control
system and has proposed a dynamical model
that is being validated with the data obtained
from this olive season.
Decanter in the olive oil extraction process.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
National I+D+I Projects
sector:Transport and Infrastructure
CENIT AVI-2015100% Spanish High Speed Integrated System for Interoperable Railway Networks
CDTI
This project is carried out because of the two
track widths of the Spanish railway (RENFE
width and UIC width) and the need for centres of
population not situated on the high speed routes
to take advantage of the reduction in travel time
provided by new infrastructures.
The system known as BRAVA (self propelled var-
iable width run bogie), basically consists of two
sets of wheels running on sliding bases which
can be displaced laterally, under controlled con-
ditions, on a non rotating axis body. The work
of the AICIA Elasticity and Material Resistance
Group consists of characterising the fatigue per-
formance of the BRAVA system and determining
potentially critical areas.
To this end, models based on Finite Element
Methods have been developed. Figure 1 shows
the mesh for the configuration of the UIC width.
This mesh is made up of 1043843 nodes and
400537 elements, both solid elements and con-
tact elements. Figure 2 shows a configuration of
the deformed system (amplified x25). The current
design reserves of the BRAVA system have been
established and the ways in which modifications
can be introduced to optimize the performance
of the system both by increasing peak velocity
and the times in defect inspection periods with-
out reducing safety.
Complete CAF-BRAVA system finite element mesh, UIC width.
Deformed System (x25). Passing a curve.
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Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector:Transport and Infrastructure
E-OFFSHORE Study of Viability for the Design, Construction and Installation of Offshore Wind Farms
DRAGADOS OFFSHORE, S.A.
Analysis of the characteristics of the wind off-
shore structures, and the possible alternatives
for its manufacture in Dragados Off-shore.
Client:
Name of the Proyect: National I+D+I Projects
sector:Transport and Infrastructure
CENIT ECOTRANSEcological Technologies for Urban Transport
GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIES
The objective of ecoTRANS is to give response
to the new challenges for a more sustainable ur-
ban transportation system. The technologies to
be developed will contribute to reduce the CO2
emissions and also to increase the use of public
transport reducing the private one. This projects
includes several task where can be underlined
the analysis of several hybrid power train alterna-
tives, study of new electric propulsion systems
and power plants on board of the vehicles. For
example, design of new power electronic con-
verters and direct drive permanent magnetic
motors PMM for removing mechanical transmis-
sions and gears in the power train.
Power flow for a serial hibrid power train.
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sector:Transport and Infrastructure
SGI-PFV Design and Manufacture of Special Vehicles
ALBATROS
SGI-PFV: Development of an Integral Manage-
ment System (Data and Knowledge) for the Spe-
cial Vehicles manufactured by ALBATROSS, us-
ing new technologies TIC (PLM, DM and KBE),
and its application to the design and manufac-
ture of Fire-fighting Vehicles for Airports and Ur-
ban Services.
Narrow vehicle. Design of the deposit.
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National I+D+I Projects
sector:Transport and Infrastructure
Design and manufacture of ultra-lava containers
LIPASAM S.A. y ALBATROS S.A.
Design, construction, installation and integration
of a container cleaner vehicle based on the use
of ultrasounds during water treatment, replacing
the current system of revolving head cleaning with
pressurized water.
Narrow vehicle. Design of the deposit.
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sector:Transport and Infrastructure
PROMAFirefighting Vehicle Chassis Control System
PROTEC FIRE (GRUPO ITURRI) Y JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA
The overall objective of the PROMA project is the
design, development and testing of the control
system of a special purpose vehicle devoted to
firefighting. These vehicles are produced in small
series according to customer specifications, and
therefore the control system must be very flex-
ible and easily modified.
One of the main functions of a firefighting vehicle
is to provide adequate flow and pressure of wa-
ter or foam used to extinguish the fire, maintain-
ing a constant outlet pressure although at any
given time output valves are opened or closed in
the system. The PROMA control system should
be responsible for this function, as well as man-
agement and communications of all systems in
the vehicle, including chassis, engine, electrical
system and special elements, among others.
Also included is the man-machine interface that
allows efficient use of the vehicle by firefighters.
In 2009 AICIA has developed several prototypes
of the control system hardware and software, as
well as trough the J1939 CAN bus. The configu-
ration and supervision interface has also been
developed.
PROTEC FIRE Special vehicles for airport fire fighting.
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National I+D+I Projects
sector:Transport and Infrastructure
SIUREXExtrahospitalary Emergency System
GRUPO ITURRI
The objective of the project is to develop an ad-
vanced Extrahospitalary Emergency System.
The project addresses the design of the vehicle
including the chassis as well as its components
in order to optimize the “in situ” diagnosis, treat-
ment and surgery. The development of basic and
advanced vital support units is also considered in
the project.
The main activities of AICIA in 2009 focussed
on the analysis of new equipment, software and
hardware tools as well as new designs based on
CAN-bus and new telecommunication systems
for its adaptation into the Extrahospitalary Emer-
gency System with the final objective to provide
it with the more advanced technologies available.
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National I+D+I Projects
sector:Transport and Infrastructure
UGVTeleoperation of Unmanned Ground Vehicles
GRUPO ITURRI
The main goal of this project is the design and
development of technologies for the automa-
tion and teleoperation of ground vehicles. The
developments of the hardware and software of
the vehicle control system and the teleoperation
station, have been completed in 2009. Several
experiments have been performed telecontrol-
ling the Bobcat 2200 vehicle. The system have
been validated by Iturri.
Vehicle controller hardware.
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sector: Aeronautics
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VFRNStudy of Viability for the Development of Systems of Visual Nocturnal Flight in Aerodromes
FAASA
Analysis of the different possible alternatives for
the design and construction of VFRN, and their
implantation in the FAASA aerodrome.
Client:
Studies and Consultancies
sector: Energy
OPERATION OF TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORKSDeveloping of Applications to Assist Engineers in the Optimal Planning and Operation of the Electrical Networks
UNIÓN FENOSA DISTRIBUCIÓN
This project is a continuation and expansion of
a previous working between AICIA and Union
Fenosa. Following the previously obtained re-
sults, this project also provides a characteriza-
tion of the errors included in the measurements,
and an analysis of the impact of the errors in the
network parameters in the estimation process.
The project also incorporates advice and sup-
port in the final stages of developing of an appli-
cation of state estimation for electrical distribu-
tion systems. This application is used by Union
Fenosa as a tool for planning their networks.
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sector: Energy
Solar Refrigeration by Absorption in the Tertiary Sector
GAS NATURAL S.D.G.
The main objective of the project is to introduce
the use of cooling installations using thermal so-
lar energy in buildings in the tertiary sector with
maximum energy efficiency and environment re-
spect criteria, establishing the design base on
combining existing technology, or necessary de-
velopment and improvement, for taking advan-
tage of solar energy for cooling.
The project includes the construction of a solar
cooling plant that allows for the technical, eco-
nomical and environmental design parameters
of this type of plant to be established by means
of adequate control and monitoring.
The project allows commercial introduction of
solar refrigeration to be promoted putting a free
distribution easily used computer tool (SICAR)
at the disposal of professionals to calculate and
measure solar cooling plant, and have a refer-
ence installation for demonstrations to profes-
sionals and energy suppliers of the viability of
these plants.
At present the project is in the second phase
that will analyse the improvements produced by
a heat accumulation system with phase change
material.
Installation of accumulation solar refrigeration with phase change.
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sector: Energy
Air conditioning for the Saudi Arabia Pavilion Communications Centre at the 2010 Shangai World Fair
GOBIERNO DE ARABIA SAUDÍ
A solution for acclimatizing and ventilating the
entrance centre and exit to the pavilion is given.
This centre is cylindrical in form with two heli-
coidal walkways (entrance-exit) and a fine wall
of water. Every level of the walkway has various
strategically placed air conditioners which re-
ceive air from the exterior through ducts joined
to the pillars. The two walkways are separated
by a decorative blind, blowing the air close to
the central part of the entrance walkway and re-
circulating the same air. To facilitate proper cir-
culation of air throughout the communications
centre, centralized extraction by centrifugal ven-
tilators situated in the central part of the roof has
been designed. The design and checking of the
solutions used are done by CFD simulation of
the centre.
Image composition at three levels. Higher: panoramic view of the
pavilion, Central: air distribution in a transversal section of one floor of
the centre after simulation the proposed solution, Lower: temperature
range with the previous description.
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sector: Energy
MEDUSAStudy of Ventilation at the “Medusa” Coal Transfer and Storage Park
UNIÓN FENOSA GALICIA
The ventilation in the interior of the coal trans-
fer and storage park known as Medusa, Union
Fenosa Galicia has in the port of La Coruña,
which serves the firms thermal-electric plants, is
analyzed in this project. The aim is to draw up
a plan of action and modification of the park to
help on renewing air in its interior, due to the fact
that the accumulation of coal together with the
absence of ventilation causes auto-ignition. The
study is based on experimental analysis using
CFD FLUENT, in two blocks:
Analysis of the parameter affecting air circula-
tion in the interior of the park: surface tem-
perature and coal volume, temperature and
exterior wind velocity.
Analysis of possible procedures and of the
entrance-exit air flow.
Upper left: panoramic view of the transfer park. Upper right: created ANSYS model. Lower left: air flow in a vertical transversal section. Lower right:
velocity field close to the coal.
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sector: Energy
Bioclimatic Systems and Certification. Phase lI
INSTITUTO E. TORROJA DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN; MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA
AICIA has developed the official tools for the
transportation of the energy efficiency in build-
ings directives, LIDER and CALENER, in their
various versions, which did not take into ac-
count the use of bioclimatic systems, not having
been previously able to make them sufficiently
reliable to use to evaluate energy demand for
the required fulfilment and justification of energy
certification in buildings. The objectives of this
research project are the following:
1. Authorize the programme for calculating ener-
gy demand in buildings used in checking the
energy demand limits of the building techni-
cal code (CTE-HEI, LIDER Programme) and
new building certification (CALENER-VYP) for
the reception of the characteristic parameters
that define the additional capacities of innova-
tive construction elements.
2. Authorize the entrance of data from the pro-
grammes to allow for the detection of the
use of additional capacities that the user may
have defined.
Client:
Name of the Proyect: Studies and Consultancies
sector: Energy
Energy Auditing Methodology in Industry
AGENCIA ANDALUZA DE LA ENERGÍA
The objective of the project is to establish meth-
odologies for carrying out studies for energy
improvements in industrial plants, showing the
existing transversal technologies in said instal-
lations, the most common measures for saving
and the normal return period for the proceedings
accompanying the measures.
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sector: Energy
Technical Assistance in Combined Cycle Cogeneration
DERIVADOS ENERGÉTICOS PARA EL TRANSPORTE Y LA INDUSTRIA, S.A. (GRUPO CEPSA)
The aim of the project is to analyse a combined
cycle plant to detect possible modifications con-
clusive to improving the equivalent electrical per-
formance of the installation.
Overall view of cogeneration plant.
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sector: Energy
Analysis of Improvements in Energy Efficiency in a 49 Mw Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant
DERIVADOS ENERGÉTICOS PARA EL TRANSPORTE Y LA INDUSTRIA, S.A. (GRUPO CEPSA)
The project aims at analysing a 49 Mw combined
cycle plant to detect possible energy efficiency
improvements for increasing the performance of
the installation and benefits from its exploitation.
Eight projects for saving have been identified,
corresponding to modifications in the operating
conditions of the plant. The projects with invest-
ment costs have been recouped in less than a
year.
Overall view of cogeneration plant.
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sector: Energy
Technical Consultancy for Improvements in Energy Efficiency in Tripoliphosphate Furnaces
FMC FORET S.A.
The objective of the project is to check the ener-
gy saving identified in tripoliphosphate furnaces
using the results obtained as a result of develop-
ing a model of the furnace. The results predicted
by the model deviate by 1% from those meas-
ured in the field.
Thermographs to analyse losses by the furnace casing.
Exfiltraciones
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sector: Aeronautics
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Studies and Consultancies
sector: Energy
Studies and Consultancies
sector: Energy
Global Energy Optimization in the Agro-food Industry
COOPERATIVA LAS MARISMAS DE LEBRIJA
The consultancy carried out consisted of the
analysis of energy consumption in the agro-food
industry to find measures for energy saving that
reduce costs. Twenty three projects were found
signifying a saving of almost 20% of the plant’s
energy bill. 45% of the savings came from pro-
jects with no investment costs or reduced yearly
benefits.
Global Energy Optimization and the Viability of Cogeneration in the Chemical Industry
PERSAN S.A.
The project is to analyse energy consumption in
the agro-food industry to find measures for en-
ergy saving that reduce costs. Seventeen pro-
jects were detected signifying a saving of about
20% of the plant’s energy bill. 45% of the saving
came from projects with no investment costs or
reduced yearly benefits. In the study, the differ-
ent forms of cogeneration plants were analysed
that best adapted to the plant, and a detailed
economic study was made to analyse the most
profitable options.
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sector: Energy
FUEL CELLSDevelopment of a Methodology Validated Experimentally for Analysing Pem Fuel Monocells
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL (INTA)
The aim is to develop a computational model to
analyse and define fuel monocells. The method
is based on Computational Fluid-dynamic (CFD)
simulations. The models used allow for the ba-
sic physical and electrochemical phenomena of
a fuel cell to be solved, such as reactance and
product flow, electrochemical reaction, porous
medium flow, generation, diffusion and transport
of liquid water, and others.
The model results are validated experimentally
on a fuel cell test rig.
In this way, a methodology for studying, analys-
ing and optimising the performance of fuel cells
and their components is developed.
Distribution of variables of interest in the operation of a PEM fuel cell. Top: hydrogen velocity, humidity content in polymeric membrane, intensity
of generated current. Parallel bipolar plate. Bottom: hydrogen pressure, humidity content in polymeric membrane, intensity of generated current.
Serpentine bipolar plate.
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Name of the Proyect: Studies and Consultancies
sector: Energy
Technical Consultancy in the Development of Solar Energy System Simulation Programmes
ASOCIACIÓN SOLAR DE LA INDUSTRIA TÉRMICA (ASIT)
The aim of the project is to advise the Solar Asso-
ciation of the Thermal Industry in conceiving, de-
veloping, and validating simulation programmes
of solar energy systems for the production of hot
water for bathrooms and for heating swimming
pools. The simulation programmes are based on
correlations obtained specifically for each of the
eight systems analysed using TRNSYS Simula-
tions.
Client:
Name of the Proyect: Studies and Consultancies
sector: Materials
Study of the Deterioration of Naval Quality Steel Sheets
NAVANTIA
This report has evaluated the causes of the uniform corro-
sion and the presence of some stamps on the surfaces of
steel plates for naval applications. The study includes opti-
cal microscopy analysis, energy dispersion x-ray analisis by
scanning electron microscopy, quantification of the thick-
ness layer of Zn silicate shop-primer painting treatment.
Also, a size, morphology and composition analyses of the
particles found on the steel plates were performed. The re-
sults show that the thicknees of the Zn silicate painting is
critically heterogeneous and inferior to that recommended.
Furthermore, the particles found are of equivalent size and
composition to those used in the shotpeened process, in-
deed, some of the particles are covered by Zn silicate paint.
Field of plates showing signs of deterioration.
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sector: Materials
Delta Ferrite Content in Two Samples of Steel
TEAMS
During the soldering process of stainless steel it
is vital to control the delta ferrite content of the
source metal in order to avoid cracking when hot
of the weld which can lead to catastrophic faults
in the whole process.
Delta ferrite content of two steel samples has
been determined.
Studies and Consultancies
sector: Materials
Advice on the Materials in Plant Use in Ciuden Oxy
INERCO
The use of new atmosphere oxidants for certain
materials required to determine their potential ag-
gressiveness or, where appropriate, the use of al-
ternative materials. The proposed new plant oxy
presents several of these atmospheres in which
previous experience is very limited or nil. It was
therefore necessary, based on laboratory experi-
ence in situations similar to those they expect to
meet, to derive the best materials to be specified
in each of the circuits provided in the project.
The convenience of using specific materials in an
oxy-combustion plant is analyzed.
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sector: Management
YACHTModel of Detail Engineering Organisation for Cruise Boats and Mega Yachts
GHENOVA INGENIERIA S.L.U.
The aim of the project is to analyse the organi-
sation changes and production requirements
necessary to efficiently carry out the design of
installations in cruise boats and mega yachts,
quantifying the profits and the market potential
in this sector.
Regarding the potential introduction of this
model of organisation, the specificities of cruise
boat engineering have been analysed, as well
as problems arising from the organisation of this
type of project, the interrelation between basic
and functional engineering, and the interrelation
existing between detail engineering purchase
and production management and, finally, the or-
ganising scheme for tackling efficiently the chal-
lenges of executing the installation projects.
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sector: Management
EURENSEAMCooperation with the European Research Network
OTRI UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
Eurenseam is a European Network focused on
the management perspectives of industrial as-
sets. In fact, asset management would not be
limited to operating & maintaining function but
also include capacity management from the
physical asset point of view and various strate-
gic solutions linked to management of produc-
tion assets and investments. A comprehensive
approach to ‘asset management’ need to cover
a number of important issues at corporate, plant
and production levels:
To create the strategic concept of asset man-
agement.
To identify focus areas for the research.
To determine promising joint efforts within Eu-
rope.
To support exchange of researchers and oth-
er bilateral activities.
To organize joint seminars in order to change
ideas.
To initiate projects or network of excellence
towards EU funding (particularly for FP7 dur-
ing 2007-2008).
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sector: Management
E-MAINTENANCENew Technologies Applied to Production System Dependability
IBERDROLA GENERACIÓN
The dependability of a production system is a
collective term used to describe (EN 13306,
2001) the availability performance and its influ-
encing factors. These include: reliability perfor-
mance, maintainability performance and mainte-
nance support performance. In order to ensure
the dependability of production systems, analyti-
cal models that define effective policies to guide
preventive maintenance practices are required.
Iberdrola has a modern Center for Monitoring,
Diagnosis and Simulation (CMDS) in Castellon
where the company locates an important part of
the efforts carried out to foster new dependabil-
ity technologies within the organization. At the
same time, the CMDS center receives an impor-
tant number of -on line- signals from Ibedrola
plants worldwide.
This project aims firstly to apply simulation mod-
els, recently developed by the research team, for
the analysis of the current situation and for the
optimization of Iberdrola power plants depend-
ability, with special emphasis on combined cycle
plants.
Secondly, a detailed analysis of the entire set of
state and transition variables received -on line- in
the CMDS is proposed, in order to produce a
classification and characterization with respect
to their potential use to improve plant depend-
ability. The third objective will be to research into
how to take these signals into account for de-
pendability problem diagnosis and for the best
design of preventive maintenance policies, plans
and schedules. Finally, a fourth objective will be
to develop a software program that allows, at
user level, the utilization of the project results in
future scenarios in Iberdrola.
Turbine maintenance in a combined cycle power plant.
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sector: Management
Studies and Consultancies
sector: Management
SESEStudy of Viability on New Scenic Systems for Theaters
CHEMTROL
Analysis of the necessary facilities for the scenes,
and the possibility of development of new sys-
tems to construct by the company.
SSSIDevelopment of New Support Systems and Improved Substrate Technique Macrotúnel Greenhouse for Hydroponic Cultivation of Strawberries and Raspberries
CONSTRUCCIONES MECÁNICAS SANTA GEMA
Design of Special Structural Systems.
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Name of the Proyect: Studies and Consultancies
sector: ITC
EMASESA TDT-iStudy to Analyse the Viability of Introducing Interactive Services in Function of the Return Chanel for DTT
EMASESA (estudio aprobado por la CTA)
To be precise, this study is to:
Compile existing experiences in the use of
interactive DTT for administration and elec-
tronic commerce services in our environment,
both national and European.
Analyse the possible alternatives for the re-
turn channel from a technical, legislative and
economic viewpoint.
Analyse the possible alternatives for develop-
ing services in the current market (specialised
firms, development technology, feasibility of
introducing current eAdministration applica-
tions, etc) as well as identifying the success
factors for T-Administration and T-Commerce
services.
In result, the study will conclude with the most
viable alternative, this could be either the use of
an existing network or the production of an inno-
vating project to unfold new urban network and
the necessary DVB technology. Furthermore, the
most viable alternative for developing success-
ful commercial services and T-Administration on
said network will be decided all. In the same way,
the aim is to identify possible I+D+i projects to
be developed for the introduction. AICIA’s main
contribution has been the elaboration of the final
recommendation, the preliminary design of the
setting out of a 802.11n metropolitan network
and the analysis of the state of the science and
technology at the present day.
In the picture you can see the architecture for the provision of DTT-i.
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sector:Production Technology
CTSSalt Tank Calculation
INERCO
We performed a study of the structural safety
of various deposits, according to the rules
API-650 and UNE-EN-14 015.
Studies and Consultancies
sector:Transport and Infrastructure
Advisors in the Restoration of the Fountain of the Lions of the Alhambra
PATRONATO DE LA ALHAMBRA Y EL GENERALIFE
For the restoration of the Lion Fountain in the
Court of the same name, in the Nazaríes Palace
of the Historical Monument of the Alhambra, ex-
haustive knowledge is required of the materials
used in the Lion sculptures and the bowl of the
fountain, as well as of the materials that have
been used in the successive restorations car-
ried out in the past. From the above mentioned
study, solutions are proposed for the current res-
toration regarding the materials of the fountain
elements as well as those used in the auxiliary
circuits of treatment and pumping of supply wa-
ter to the fountain.
Mold for studying the internal conducts in the lions.
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Consultancy for the Mechanical Operations for Restoring the Lion Fountain in the Alhambra. Example Project for Editing the Model
PATRONATO DE LA ALHAMBRA Y EL GENERALIFE
Within the restoration project for the Lion Foun-
tain in the Alhambra, AICIA is in charge of ac-
cessorizing the necessary operations for the
structural restoration of the Lion Fountain sculp-
tures. This includes evaluation structural dam-
ages in the sculptures and their possible causes,
separation of fragments, and design of joining
methods for restoration. A finite elements model
has been elaborated to analyse the mechanical
performance of the sculptures, studies and tests
have been carried out to define the mechani-
cal properties of marble and the most suitable
joint adhesive to be used. Once the most suit-
able type of adhesive has been chosen, the frag-
ments of the sculptures have been joined.Image of one of the types of tests carried out to analyse the most
suitable type of adhesive.
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sector:Transport and Infrastructure
Verdict on Causes of Fracture of a Crane Hook
JUZGADO Nº.7 DE GRANADA
The objective of this work is to analyze the
causes of this accident based on fracture sur-
face examination (visual, optical and electronic
examination), metallographic and composition
analysis and finally, the measurement of mechan-
ical properties (hardness, strength-strain, and
fracture energy). Chemical analysis of the steel
showed that it was low in aluminium content (<
0.025 %) and sufficient nitrogen (> 0.0075 %) for
strain-age embrittlement to occur. The combina-
tion between strain-age embrittlement and the
presence of a welding defect (cracks) has been
the primary cause of the brittle fracture.
Scanned electronic Microscope of the fracture surface.
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sector:Transport and Infrastructure
Development of Non Destructive Tests in the UNECA Project
EADS-CASA
The research aims at perfecting and characteris-
ing the results of the inspection procedures of
glued joints in aeronautic sets that have been
manufactured by alternative processes. This re-
search is of the character of development and
perfecting of new inspection techniques and will
be finally applied on a demonstrator.
The use of these new inspection techniques
hope to achieve:
Improvement in quality of inspection
Procedure exploration that improve inspec-tion performance.
Experiments with two non destructive test
methods will be carried out, infrared thermog-
raphy and phased array technique ultrasound.
The methods will be applied to detecting glue
defects in simple geometries and in the demon-
strator that can be developed in the frame of the
UNECA project.
Phased array inspection of ultrasound in laminated graphite-epoxy.
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sector:Transport and Infrastructure
Studies and Consultancies
sector:Transport and Infrastructure
Improvement of the Resistance to Corrosion in Cooling Circuit
ATLANTIC COPPER
The situation of the contributions of corrosion in-
hibitors for the various cooling elements studied
are crucial to the improvement of circuit design.
Other elements of improvement that have been
studied are start-up procedures after the stops,
and the actual design of the laying of the pipe-
line with particular attention to the situation of
elbows, overpasses, etc.. The study was com-
pleted with a residual thickness measurement
and a recommendation on alternative materials.
The causes of corrosion of stainless steel tubes
pertaining to a heat exchanger of tubular beam
have been determined. Corrosion test, metallog-
raphy and XRD determinations have been car-
ried out. The as-received condition of tubes is
pointed out as the main origin of the corrosion
behaviour.
UFDPSOStudy of Viability for Design and Constructibilidad of a Unit FDPSO Multipurpose for the Perforation, Production, Storage and Unloading of Crude in Submarine Deposits
DRAGADOS OFFSHORE, S.A.
Analysis of the different alternatives for the de-
sign and manufacture from one FDPSO off-shore
structures in Dragados Off-shore.
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Client:
Client:
Name of the Proyect:
Name of the Proyect:
Studies and Consultancies
sector:Transport and Infrastructure
Advising in the Processes of Valuation of the Effect of the Expropriations to Make by the Execution of Work: 40-Ca-4040 “New Access to Cadiz. Section Bridge on the Bay”
DRAGADOS OFFSHORE, S.A.
The activities to make basically are related to
the technical-economic valuation of the different
concepts that can be susceptible of imputation
in this process of expropriation.
Studies and Consultancies
sector:Transport and Infrastructure
BRCFire in BRC Hiper Marbella
BERUTICH RETAILING CENTRE S.L.U.
Expert report has been made relative to the
study of the causes that produced the fire of the
supermarket.
New Access to Cadiz.
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Name of the Proyect:Tests, analysis, evaluations and reports
sector: Aerospace
Cliente:
SACESA
The Laboratory of Elasticity and Strength of
Materials (LERM) is in charge of the reception
and requalification tests of composite materials,
resins and paints used by SACESA. Reception
includes a selection of destructive tests in or-
der to guarantee that a batch of received mate-
rial meets the physicochemical and mechanical
characteristics established in its qualification and
used for aircraft element design and calculus. As
is known, composite materials have to be stored
in frigorific chambers and their properties decay
with time, that is, they are expirable materials.
Requalification is performed based on a selec-
tion of destructive tests and it is used to guaran-
tee that a batch of material meets the properties
established in its qualification, it being possible
to extend the expiry date of a batch.
Main tests used both in reception and requalifi-
cation are:
Physico-mechanical: Weight per area unit,
Volatile content, Void Content, Resin Content,
Fibre content, Density…
Mechanical: Tensile test, Compression test,
Short Beam Shear, Single Lap Shear, Double
Lap Shear, Tube Shear, Bell Peel, Drum Peel...Drum Peel Test for adhesive materials.
Reception and Requalification Tests for SACESA Composite Materials
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
Tests, analysis, evaluations and reports
sector: Energy
Evaluation of a Solar Cooling Absorption Plant Installed at the Seville University Engineering School (ETSI)
GAS NATURAL SDG
In 2009, a solar cooling absorption plant in-
stalled at Seville University Engineering School
has been operated and evaluated on various oc-
casions. The project is financed by Gas Natural
SDG. The solar cooling plant is made up of a
mixed LiBr-H2O double effect absorption ma-
chine with 174 kW cooling power, that receives
energy from a flow of water heated in a 352m2
Fresnel Solar Collector. The solar collector maxi-
mum operational temperature is 180ºC. The aim
of the project is to identify the most noteworthy
aspects that influence the global performance of
the plant, such as the size of the solar collector,
climate, thermal losses, device control, and syn-
chronization between solar collectors and the
absorption machine.
FRESNEL solar collector installed on the roof of the building of the Seville Engineering School.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
Tests, analysis, evaluations and reports
sector: Materials
Plastic Tests
PROINCA
This project is carried out for PROINCA
and it is aimed at obtaining the mechani-
cal properties of panels obtained from
compressed urban waste. The tests in-
cluded traction, bending, and impact.
The results obtained allow the possibility
of using these materials for commercial
ends to be evaluated.
Traction test on a sample
of material obtained from
compressed urban waste.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
Tests, analysis, evaluations and reports
sector: Management
RI-GHENOVAStudy of Viability for the Integral Re-Engineering of the Company
GHENOVA
The work has consisted of the development of a
previous Study of Viability that it tries to analyze
the possibilities of application of new the TIC´s de
Integrated Product Management, PLM(Product
Lifecycle Management), Management of the
Knowledge, KBE (Knowledge-Based Engineer-
ing), and of Document Management, DM (Docu-
ment Management), within the context of the
company of engineering.
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
Tests, analysis, evaluations and reports
sector: Transports and Infrastructure
Numerical And Experimental Study Of Steel Sheeting For Composite Slabs. Analysis of Mechanical Behavior of Composite Slabs HIANSA, S.A.
HIANSA, S.A.
This project is being developed by AICIA in re-
cent years and consists of numerical and experi-
mental determination of loads for Ultimate and
Serviceability Limits States of composite slabs.
In 2009 we have carried out calculations and
tests required for adaptation of HIANSA com-
posite slabs with the French specifications. The
aim of this work is to get the “Avis Technique” of
Test of a MT-76 profile sheet in phase of assembly. Reduced nerve of MT-60 profile for several times of exposition.
these slabs. In this regard, we have studied the
behavior of the MT-60 and MT-76 profile sheets
in the phase of assembly, as indicated by the
“Centre Scientifique et Technique of Bâtiment”
(CSTB) in Paris.
Also, we have obtained the reduced profiles
nerves of the slabs in fire conditions as indicated
by the CSTB and the Eurocode 4.
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CF 120
CF 90
CF 60
CF 30
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Name of the Proyect:
Client:
Tests, analysis, evaluations and reports
sector: Transports and Infrastructure
Fracture Behavior of Concrete Reinforced with Polypropylene Fibers
GEOTEXAN, S.A.
This work consists in the quality improvement
of polypropylene fibers for concrete reinforce-
ment. By means of the fiber reinforcement, more
ductile fiber reinforced concrete is obtained.
Experimental studies have been carried out for
determining the strength and ductility increase
of concrete. These studies are according to the
size effect model based on the recommenda-
tions of RILEM association.
During 2009 trials have been conducted to de-
termine the influence of the addition of polypro-
pylene fibers on the behavior of flexural elements
(beams and plates) of reinforced concrete. It dis-
cusses the ultimate bending moment of these el-
ements, with and without addition of fibers. Also,
the reduction of cracking and vertical deforma-
tions of these elements was analyzed.
Four point bending test of a reinforced concrete beam. Bridging effect of polypropylene fibers on crack propagation.
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Metrology and Standardisation / Design and Manufacturing / Process Monitoring and Control / Atomization and Robotics / Instrumentation. TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURES:
Transport and Traffic / Vertical Transport / Infrastructures / Construction Technology / Vehicles / Logistics. AEROSPACE: Navigation and Air Traffic Control / Aeronautic Materials,
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