• Pollutant Potential of Reinforced Concrete Made with Recycled Plastic Fibres from Food Packaging Waste 

  Vaccaro, Pietro Antonio; Pérez Galvín, Adela; Ayuso Muñoz, Jesús; Lozano Lunar, Angélica; López Uceda, Antonio (MDPI, 2021)

  In our modern, fast-paced life, plastic is a versatile material essential to our economy; daily life is unthinkable without it. However, there are serious downsides for the environment and health, which are becoming more ...

• Seasonal Analysis Comparison of Three Air-Cooling Systems in Terms of Thermal Comfort, Air Quality and Energy Consumption for School Buildings in Mediterranean Climates 

  Romero-Lara, María Jesús; Comino Montilla, Francisco; Ruiz de Adana, Manuel (MDPI, 2021)

  Efficient air-cooling systems for hot climatic conditions, such as Southern Europe, are required in the context of nearly Zero Energy Buildings, nZEB. Innovative air-cooling systems such as regenerative indirect evaporative ...

• Study of the Dependence of Solar Radiation Regarding Design Variables in Photovoltaic Solar Installations with Optimal Dual-Axis Tracking 

  Gómez Uceda, Francisco J.; Moreno-García, Isabel; Pérez-Castañeda, Álvaro; Fernández-Ahumada, Luis Manuel (MDPI, 2021)

  Solar tracking is an efficient strategy to increase the radiative capture of photovoltaic collectors. Within the multiple efforts made in recent decades to improve the production of these facilities, various works have ...

• Adaptive Pitch Controller of a Large-Scale Wind Turbine Using Multi-Objective Optimization 

  Lara, Manuel; Garrido, Juan J.; Ruz Ruiz, Mario L.; Vázquez Serrano, Francisco J. (MDPI, 2021)

  This paper deals with the control problems of a wind turbine working in its nominal zone. In this region, the wind turbine speed is controlled by means of the pitch angle, which keeps the nominal power constant against ...

• Estimation of the Cooling Rate of Six Olive Cultivars Using Thermal Imaging 

  Plasquy, Eddy; García, José M.; Florido, María C.; Sola Guirado, Rafael Rubén (MDPI, 2021)

  Bringing the olive harvest period forward leads to storing fruit in field temperatures that risk jeopardizing its quality. Knowledge about the bio-thermal characteristics of olives is crucial when considering their cooling, ...

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