Cláudia Amaral

Dr. Cláudia Amaral

Mechanical Engineering Department, Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 November 2017 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Cláudia AmaralCláudia Amaral
Cláudia Amaral
Romeu Silva VicenteRomeu Silva Vicente
Romeu Silva Vicente
Paula MarquesPaula Marques
Paula Marques
Ana Barros timmonsAna Barros timmons
Ana Barros timmons

1 October 2016 in Applied Energy
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Tiago SilvaTiago Silva
Tiago Silva
Romeu Silva VicenteRomeu Silva Vicente
Romeu Silva Vicente
Cláudia AmaralCláudia Amaral
Cláudia Amaral
António FigueiredoAntónio Figueiredo
António Figueiredo


1 April 2020 in Journal of Energy Storage
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Cláudia AmaralCláudia Amaral
Cláudia Amaral
SPS.C. Pinto
S.C. Pinto
TST. Silva
T. Silva
FMF. Mohseni
F. Mohseni
JAJoao Amaral
Joao Amaral
Romeu Silva VicenteRomeu Silva Vicente
Romeu Silva Vicente

4 October 2018 in Materials
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Nuno GamaNuno Gama
Nuno Gama
Cláudia AmaralCláudia Amaral
Cláudia Amaral
Tiago SilvaTiago Silva
Tiago Silva
Romeu Silva VicenteRomeu Silva Vicente
Romeu Silva Vicente
JCJoao Coutinho
Joao Coutinho
Artur FerreiraArtur Ferreira
Artur Ferreira
The aim of this study was to enhance the thermal comfort properties of crude glycerol (CG) derived polyurethane foams (PUFs) using phase change materials (PCMs) (2.5–10.0% (wt/wt)) to contribute to the reduction of the use of non-renewable resources and increase energy savings. The main challenge when adding PCM to PUFs is to combine the low conductivity of PUFs whilst taking advantage of the heat released/absorbed by PCMs to achieve efficient thermal regulation. The solution considered to overcome this limitation was to use expandable graphite (EG) (0.50–1.50% (wt/wt)). The results obtained show that the use of PCMs increased the heterogeneity of the foams cellular structure and that the incorporation of PCMs and EG increased the stiffness of the ensuing composite PUFs acting as filler-reinforcing materials. However, these fillers also caused a substantial increase of the thermal conductivity and density of the ensuing foams which limited their thermal energy storage. Therefore, numerical simulations were carried using a single layer panel and the thermal and physical properties measured to evaluate the behavior of a composite PUF panel with different compositions, and guide future formulations to attain more effective results in respect to temperature buffering and temperature peak delay.

1 October 2020 in Applied Thermal Engineering
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Cláudia AmaralCláudia Amaral
Cláudia Amaral
NGN.V. Gama
N.V. Gama
FMF. Mohseni
F. Mohseni
JAJoao Amaral
Joao Amaral
VAV.S. Amaral
V.S. Amaral
Romeu Silva VicenteRomeu Silva Vicente
Romeu Silva Vicente