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  1. OVEN: A Deep Learning Framework for Photovoltaic Site Identification

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  2. Addressing Confidence in Modeling of Contrail Formation from E-Fuels in Aviation Using Large Eddy Simulation Parametrization

    Article • Energies, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  3. Assisted site-dependent selection of the most suitable Airborne Wind Energy system via Fuzzy Analytic Network Process

    Article • Energy Reports, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  4. Combined passive and active flow control for fixed-wing micro air vehicles

    Article • International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  5. A Review on Crosswind Airborne Wind Energy Systems: Key Factors for a Design Choice

    Article • Energies, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  6. Scavenging energy from aeroelastic vibrations for hybrid stall control in a fixed-wing micro aerial vehicle

    Article • Journal of Vibration and Control, October 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  7. Passive control of dynamic stall in a H-Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine using blade leading-edge protuberances

    Article • Applied Energy, October 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  8. A Rotating Disk-Wing Operating at High Advance Ratio and Low Reynolds Number

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  9. Use of Sustainable Fuels in Aviation—A Review

    Article • Energies, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  10. Influence of Sustainable Aviation Fuels on the Formation of Contrails and Their Properties

    Article • Energies, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  11. Flow-Driven Piezoelectric Energy Harvester on a Full-Span Wing for Micro-aerial-vehicle (MAV) Application

    Article • Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  12. Improving Linked-Lists Using Tree Search Algorithms for Neighbor Finding in Variable-Resolution Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

    Article • Communications in Computational Physics, June 2019, Global Science Press

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  13. A Fully Lagrangian Approach to Study the Flow Past Heaving Airfoils Placed in a Freestream

    Article • January 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  14. Effects of Leading-Edge Separation on the Vibroacoustic Signature of a Heaving Airfoil at Low Mach Number

    Article • January 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  15. From the Viridarium of Francisco de Mendoça to the Airship of Cypriano Jardim

    Article • January 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  16. Numerical Simulations of Low-Reynolds-Number Flow Past Finite Wings with Leading-Edge Protuberances

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, January 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  17. Power density ratio optimization of bimorph piezocomposite energy harvesters using a Multidisciplinary Design Feasible method

    Article • Composite Structures, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa, Mr Ali Esmaeili

  18. An adaptive fully-Lagrangian meshless method for incompressible laminar flow airfoil studies

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  19. Impact of alternative fuels on the operational and environmental performance of a small turbofan engine

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  20. Using a fully-Lagrangian meshless method for the study of aerosol dispersion and deposition

    Article • Aerosol Science and Technology, June 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  21. A two-dimensional Segmented Boundary Algorithm for complex moving solid boundaries in Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

    Article • Computer Physics Communications, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  22. Portuguese Contribution to Early Airplane Design: The Industriousness of João Gouveia

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  23. Dynamic flow-based particle splitting in smoothed particle hydrodynamics

    Article • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, September 2015, Wiley

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  24. An innovative open boundary treatment for incompressible SPH

    Article • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, August 2015, Wiley

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  25. Early-Stage Design Optimization of a Turbofan for Low NOx Emissions at Off-Design Operating Conditions

    Article • January 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  26. Assessment of the Potential for Micro Energy Harvesting in a Fixed-Wing MAV Configuration

    Article • January 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  27. A detailed study of lid-driven cavity flow at moderate Reynolds numbers using Incompressible SPH

    Article • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, August 2014, Wiley

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  28. Father Bartholomeu Lourenço de Gusmão: a Charlatan or the First Practical Pioneer of Aeronautics in History

    Article • January 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  29. Stereo PIV Measurements of Low-Aspect-Ratio Low-Reynolds-Number Wings with Sinusoidal Leading Edges for Improved Computational Modeling

    Article • January 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mr Ali Esmaeili, Dr. João MM Sousa

  30. EFFECT OF THE LIQUID INJECTION ANGLE ON THE ATOMIZATION OF LIQUID JETS IN SUBSONIC CROSSFLOWS

    Article • Atomization and Sprays, January 2014, Begell House

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  31. Low-Reynolds-Number Effects in Passive Stall Control Using Sinusoidal Leading Edges

    Article • AIAA Journal, February 2012, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  32. Flow and Combustion Characteristics of a Low-NOx Combustor Model for Gas Turbines

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, November 2011, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  33. Numerical Simulation of In-Vitro Dispersion and Deposition of Nanoparticles in Dry-Powder-Inhaler Aerosols

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, April 2010, American Scientific Publishers

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  34. On the role of the fluid effusivity in unsteady heat transfer between a boundary layer and a solid wall

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  35. Experimental Investigation of a Novel Combustor Model for Gas Turbines

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, May 2009, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  36. Prediction of the Deposition of Dry Powder Aerosols

    Article • The AAPS Journal, March 2009, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  37. Measurements of instantaneous heat transfer in a two-dimensional T-junction using a multi-thermocouple probe

    Article • Measurement Science and Technology, February 2009, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  38. Steady Vortex Breakdown in Swirling Flow Inside a Closed Container: Numerical Simulations, PIV and LDV Measurements

    Article • The Open Mechanical Engineering Journal, September 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  39. Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability Due to Slot Blowing in Laminar Boundary Layers

    Article • AIAA Journal, June 2008, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  40. An experimental study of heat transfer in a two-dimensional T-junction operating at a low momentum flux ratio

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, February 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  41. A non-dimensional functional relationship for the fine particle fraction produced by dry powder inhalers

    Article • Journal of Aerosol Science, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  42. A Virtual Apparatus for Design and Testing of New Drug Formulations and Devices for Inhalation Therapy

    Article • January 2007, ASME International

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  43. Spray Characteristics of Angled Liquid Injection into Subsonic Crossflows

    Article • AIAA Journal, March 2006, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  44. An experimental investigation of fluid flow and wall temperature distributions in an automotive headlight

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, October 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  45. Posters

    Article • European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, October 2004, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa, Prof Afonso M Cavaco

  46. Transition prediction in infinite swept wings using Navier–Stokes computations and linear stability theory

    Article • Computers & Structures, July 2004, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  47. DPIV study of the effect of a gable roof on the flow structure around a surface-mounted cubic obstacle

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, May 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  48. Sizing of powders in inhalers with an Aerosizer® according to a mixed experimental factorial design

    Article • Journal of Aerosol Science, April 2004, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  49. Turbulent flow around a surface-mounted obstacle using 2D-3C DPIV

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, December 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  50. Rollup region of a turbulent trailing vortex issued from a blade with flow separation

    Article • Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, February 2000, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  51. On the accuracy of a MJPEG-based digital image compression PIV-system

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, September 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  52. Confined vortex breakdown generated by a rotating cone

    Article • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, April 1999, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  53. LDV Measurements of Confined Vortex Breakdown Generated by a Rotating Cone

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  54. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Flow Oscillations in a Rectangular Cavity

    Article • Journal of Fluids Engineering, January 1995, ASME International

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  55. Influence of impingement edge geometry on cavity flow oscillations

    Article • AIAA Journal, August 1994, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  56. Finite Volume Calculations of Self-Sustained Oscillations in a Grooved Channel

    Article • Journal of Computational Physics, May 1993, Elsevier

    Dr. João MM Sousa

  57. Comparison of several open boundary numerical treatments for laminar recirculating flows

    Article • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, March 1993, Wiley

    Dr. João MM Sousa