Persona: López Gavilán, Pablo
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Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
El Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial es el Organismo Público de Investigación (OPI) dependiente del Ministerio de Defensa. Además de realizar actividades de investigación científica y de desarrollo de sistemas y prototipos en su ámbito de conocimiento, presta servicios tecnológicos a empresas, universidades e instituciones.
El INTA está especializado en la investigación y el desarrollo tecnológico, de carácter dual, en los ámbitos de la Aeronáutica, Espacio, Hidrodinámica, Seguridad y Defensa.
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Publicación Acceso Abierto Breakup criterion for droplets exposed to the unsteady flow generated by an incoming aerodynamic surface(Elsevier, 2020-03-15) López Gavilán, Pablo; Velázquez, Ángel; García-Magariño, Adelaida; Sor, Suthyvann; Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA); Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)An experimental and theoretical study is presented on the problem of droplet breakup exposed to a continuously accelerating flow generated by an incoming aerodynamics surface. Droplet breakup experiments were carried out in a rotating arm facility. Droplet diameters were of the order of 1 mm. The maximum velocity of the airfoils located at the end of the rotating arm was 90 m/s. Droplet deformation was computed using a phenomenological model developed previously by the authors. The dynamics of this deformation was coupled to an instability model based on the growth of Rayleigh-Taylor waves at the droplet surface. It was found that, within the experimental uncertainty, breakup occurs when the instability wavelength approaches the droplet hydraulic diameter assuming that it flattens and deforms as an oblate spheroid. This fact allowed for the generation of a theoretical closed-form droplet deformation and breakup model that predicts the onset of breakup with discrepancies of about ±10 % when compared to the experimental results. Finally, as an application case, this closed-form model is used to simulate an actual situation in which the objective is to investigate whether a series of droplets that are approached by an airfoil either impact on its surface, or break prior to collision, or break without colliding, or pass through undamaged.Publicación Acceso Abierto Micro/Bubble drag reduction focused on new applications(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-06-28) García-Magariño, Adelaida; López Gavilán, Pablo; Sor, Suthyvann; Terroba, Félix; Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)Bubble drag reduction has been shown to be a promising technique for reducing the drag in ships, thus reducing the emission of pollutants and allowing the compliance with the new requirements imposed recently in this respect. Different searches have been conducted in the publications related to this technique, and an increase in interest has been shown, especially in the last decade. In this context, a review of the experimental work related to bubble drag reduction published in the last decade is presented in the present article. The works were classified according to the facility used (towing tank, cavitation tunnel, water channel, Taylor–Couette…), and the main finding are presented. It was found that two new trends in research have arisen, while there are still contradictions in the fundamental basis, which needs further study.
