{"id":256194,"date":"2024-09-22T20:58:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cintecx.uvigo.es\/teacher\/sergio-chapela-lopez\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:28:53","slug":"sergio-chapela-lopez","status":"publish","type":"teacher","link":"https:\/\/cintecx.uvigo.es\/es\/equipo\/staff\/sergio-chapela-lopez\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapela L\u00f3pez, Sergio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cintecx.uvigo.es\/wp-content\/plugins\/uvigo-teaching\/public\/images\/logo\/logo.png\" alt=\"Chapela L\u00f3pez\" class=\"img-fluid\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-section general-data\">\n<h3>Profesor\/a ayudante doctor\/a<\/h3>\n<p>       \u00c1rea de M\u00e1quinas y Motores T\u00e9rmicos<br \/>      Departamento de <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uvigo.gal\/estudar\/organizacion-academica\/departamentos\/enxenaria-mecanica-maquinas-motores-termicos-fluidos\" rel=\"noopener\">Ingenier\u00eda Mec\u00e1nica, M\u00e1quinas y Motores T\u00e9rmicos y Flu\u00eddos<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"entry-section contact-data\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Informaci\u00f3n de contacto<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uvigo.gal\/estudar\/organizacion-academica\/centros\/escola-enxenaria-industrial\" rel=\"noopener\">Escuela de Ingenier\u00eda Industrial<\/a><br \/>            Departamento T05<\/p>\n<p>\n            As Lagoas, Marcosende<br \/>            36310            Vigo            <\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-phone\"><\/i> +34 986 818 799            <br \/><i class=\"fa fa-envelope-o\"><\/i> <a href=\"mailto:schapela@uvigo.gal\">schapela@uvigo.gal<\/a>                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"entry-section contact-data\">\n<h2>Breve CV<\/h2>\n<p>Five year degree in Industrial Engineering, specialized in Mechanical Engineering (2014) by the University of Vigo. M.Sc. in Thermal Engineering (2015). Ph.D. in Numerical simulation of biomass combustion (2020). Full time R&amp;D engineer and lecturer, working fields: CFD &amp; FEM tools, CAD design, biomass thermal processes, heat-exchange and civil structures related studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\">Investigaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4\">\n<p class=\"mb-2\"><a class=\"btn btn-outline-primary btn-icon\" style=\"text-transform: none\" href=\"https:\/\/bidi.uvigo.gal\/investigador\/sergio-chapela-lopez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perfil investigador en BIDI<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-2 my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-light\" style=\"min-width:100%;text-transform: none\" href=\"https:\/\/publons.com\/researcher\/X-4494-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><abbr title=\"Web of Science\">WOS<\/abbr><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-2 my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-light\" style=\"min-width:100%;text-transform: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=57195922317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scopus<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-2 my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-light\" style=\"min-width:100%;text-transform: none\" href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2976-1466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ORCID<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-2 my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-light\" style=\"min-width:100%;text-transform: none\" href=\"https:\/\/dialnet.unirioja.es\/servlet\/autor?codigo=5302199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dialnet<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"research_block\" class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Grupo de investigaci\u00f3n <\/h3>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/bidi.uvigo.gal\/es\/grupo\/gte-grupo-de-tecnoloxia-enerxetica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grupo de Tecnolog\u00eda Energ\u00e9tica (GTE)<\/a>\n        \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<h2>Resultados de investigaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs\" id=\"custom-tabs-0\" role=\"tablist\">\n<li class=\"nav-item \"><a href=\"#publicacions\" class=\"nav-link\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Publicaciones<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item \"><a href=\"#proxectos\" class=\"nav-link\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Proyectos<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item \"><a href=\"#teses\" class=\"nav-link\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Tesis<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item \"><a href=\"#patentes\" class=\"nav-link\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Patentes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item \"><a href=\"#contratos\" class=\"nav-link\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Contratos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"publicacions\" class=\"tab-pane show active\">\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tG\u00f3mez, M.A., \u00c1lvarez-Berm\u00fadez, C., Chapela, S., Anca-Couce, A., Porteiro, J., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Study of the effects of thermally thin and thermally thick particle approaches on the Eulerian modeling of a biomass combustor operating with wood chips<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnergy, 281, ,  2023 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.energy.2023.128243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00c1lvarez-Berm\u00fadez, C., Anca-Couce, A., Chapela, S., Scharler, R., Buchmayr, M., G\u00f3mez, M.\u00c1., Porteiro, J., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Validation of a biomass conversion mechanism by Eulerian modelling of a fixed-bed system under low primary air conditions<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRenewable Energy, 215, ,  2023 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.renene.2023.119003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLarra\u00f1aga, A., Brunton, S.L., Mart\u00ednez, J., Chapela, S., Porteiro, J., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Data-driven prediction of the performance of enhanced surfaces from an extensive CFD-generated parametric search space<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMachine Learning: Science and Technology, 4, 2,  2023 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/2632-2153\/acca60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJunejo, A., Chapela, S., Porteiro, J., Al-Abdeli, Y.M., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Secondary air induced flow structures and mixing in a fixed bed combustor<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, , ,  2023 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/09576509231173010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKhodaei, H., Gonzalez, L., Chapela, S., Porteiro, J., Nikrityuk, P., Olson, C., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>CFD-based coupled multiphase modeling of biochar production using a large-scale pyrolysis plant<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnergy, 217, ,  2021 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.energy.2020.119325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00c1lvarez-Berm\u00fadez, C., Chapela, S., Varela, L.G., G\u00f3mez, M.\u00c1., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Cfd simulation of an internally cooled biomass fixed-bed combustion plant<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResources, 10, 8,  2021 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/resources10080077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBerm\u00fadez, C.A., Porteiro, J., Varela, L.G., Chapela, S., Pati\u00f1o, D., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Three-dimensional CFD simulation of a large-scale grate-fired biomass furnace<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuel Processing Technology, 198, ,  2020 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.fuproc.2019.106219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChapela, S., Cid, N., Porteiro, J., M\u00edguez, J.L., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Numerical transient modelling of the fouling phenomena and its influence on thermal performance in a low-scale biomass shell boiler<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRenewable Energy, 161, ,  2020 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.renene.2020.07.068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChapela, S., Porteiro, J., M\u00edguez, J.L., Behrendt, F., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Eulerian CFD fouling model for fixed bed biomass combustion systems<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuel, 278, ,  2020 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.fuel.2020.118251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tG\u00f3mez, M.A., Mart\u00edn, R., Chapela, S., Porteiro, J., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Steady CFD combustion modeling for biomass boilers: An application to the study of the exhaust gas recirculation performance<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnergy Conversion and Management, 179, ,  2019 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.enconman.2018.10.052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVarela, L.G., Berm\u00fadez, C.\u00c1., Chapela, S., Porteiro, J., Tabar\u00e9s, J.L.M., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Improving Bed Movement Physics in Biomass Computational Fluid Dynamics Combustion Simulations<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChemical Engineering and Technology, 42, 12,  2019 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ceat.201800674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChapela, S., Porteiro, J., Garabatos, M., Pati\u00f1o, D., G\u00f3mez, M.A., M\u00edguez, J.L., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>CFD study of fouling phenomena in small-scale biomass boilers: Experimental validation with two different boilers<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRenewable Energy, 140, ,  2019 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.renene.2019.03.081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tG\u00f3mez, M.A., Chapela, S., Collazo, J., M\u00edguez, J.L., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>CFD analysis of a buffer tank redesigned with a thermosyphon concentrator tube<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnergies, 12, 11,  2019 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/en12112162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGonz\u00e1lez, W.A., P\u00e9rez, J.F., Chapela, S., Porteiro, J., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Numerical analysis of wood biomass packing factor in a fixed-bed gasification process<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRenewable Energy, 121, ,  2018 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.renene.2018.01.057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Conference Paper<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSilva, J., Teixeira, J., Teixeira, S., Chapela, S., Porteiro, J., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Application of a biomass combustion model to an industrial boiler<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tECOS 2018 &#8211; Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, , ,  2018 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Conference Paper<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSilva, J., Fraga, L., Ferreira, M.E., Chapela, S., Porteiro, J., Teixeira, S.F.C.F., Teixeira, J., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Combustion modelling of a 20 kW pellet boiler<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), 6B-2018, ,  2018 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1115\/IMECE2018-88063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChapela, S., Porteiro, J., G\u00f3mez, M.A., Pati\u00f1o, D., M\u00edguez, J.L., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Comprehensive CFD modeling of the ash deposition in a biomass packed bed burner<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuel, 234, ,  2018 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.fuel.2018.07.121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tG\u00f3mez, M.A., Porteiro, J., Chapela, S., M\u00edguez, J.L., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>An Eulerian model for the simulation of the thermal conversion of a single large biomass particle<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuel, 220, ,  2018 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.fuel.2018.02.063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Article<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChapela, S., Porteiro, J., Costa, M., <\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Effect of the Turbulence-Chemistry Interaction in Packed-Bed Biomass Combustion<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnergy and Fuels, 31, 9,  2017 | <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.energyfuels.7b00516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"proxectos\" class=\"tab-pane\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"teses\" class=\"tab-pane\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"patentes\" class=\"tab-pane\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"contratos\" 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