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  1. Evaluation of two-stage advanced turbocharging systems for medium duty hydrogen engine conversion: A comprehensive 1D engine modelling approach

    Article • Fuel, September 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  2. An Analysis of the Altitude Impact on Roots Compressor Operation for a Fuel Cell System

    Article • Applied Sciences, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  3. Momentum flux-based model to estimate injection rate of an ammonia injector

    Article • Fuel, May 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  4. Impact of Cylinder-to-Cylinder Dispersion of Exhaust Gas Recirculation on the Three-Way Catalyst Performance and Tailpipe Emissions of Spark-Ignition Engines

    Article • Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, February 2024, ASME International

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  5. Potential of Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel-Cell System with On-Board O2-Enriched Air Generation

    Article • Applied Sciences, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  6. Potential of H2-Assisted Light-Off of Oxidation Catalyst in H2-Diesel Dual-Fuel Engines

    Article • October 2023, ASME International

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  7. Effect of differential control and sizing on multi-FCS architectures for heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, October 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  8. A supervised machine learning technique for combustion diagnosis using a vibration sensor signal

    Article • Fuel, July 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  9. An unsupervised machine learning technique to identify knock from a knock signal time-frequency analysis

    Article • Measurement, April 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  10. Optical evaluation of orifice orientation and number effects on active pre-chamber spark ignition combustion

    Article • Fuel, April 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  11. On the impact of turbocharger thermo-mechanical limitations on new generation gasoline engines

    Article • Applied Thermal Engineering, March 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  12. Special Issue on Emission Control and Characterization in Hybrid Vehicles

    Article • Applied Sciences, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  13. Assessment of air management strategies to improve the transient response of advanced gasoline engines operating under high EGR conditions

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, January 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  14. Influence of the low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation injection point on engine performance

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering, December 2022, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  15. On combustion instability induced by water condensation in a low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation system for spark-ignition engines

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, December 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  16. Physical-based variable geometry turbines predictive control to enhance new hybrid powertrains’ transient response

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, December 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  17. In-cylinder pressure smart sampling for efficient data management

    Article • International Journal of Engine Research, November 2022, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  18. Analysis of Combustion Characteristics and Tailpipe Emissions of Spark-Ignition Engines During the Three-Way Catalyst Warm-Up Phase

    Article • October 2022, ASME International

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  19. A study of the early life of gasoline particulate filters: Reactive and dissipative acoustic effects

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering, October 2022, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  20. Experimental Characterization of Real Driving Cycles in a Light-Duty Diesel Engine under Different Dynamic Conditions

    Article • Applied Sciences, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  21. Compressor Surge Mitigation in Turbocharged Spark-Ignition Engines without an Anti-Surge Control System during Load-Decrease Operation

    Article • Applied Sciences, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  22. An Unsupervised Machine Learning Technique to Identify Knock from a Knock Signal Time-Frequency Analysis

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  23. On the Impact of Turbocharger Thermo-Mechanical Limitations on New Generation Gasoline Engines

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  24. A methodology to study the interaction between variable valve actuation and exhaust gas recirculation systems for spark-ignition engines from combustion perspective

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, December 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  25. Assessment of air-management strategies to improve the transient performance of a gasoline engine under high EGR conditions during load-decrease operation

    Article • International Journal of Engine Research, October 2021, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  26. Combustion analysis of a stratified pre-chamber ignition system by means of a zero-dimensional turbulence and flame speed model

    Article • Combustion and Flame, October 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  27. Influence of Cavitation in Common-Rail Diesel Nozzles on the Soot Formation Process through Measuring Soot Emissions

    Article • Energies, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  28. Adaptive in-cylinder pressure model for spark ignition engine control

    Article • Fuel, September 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  29. Combining in-cylinder pressure and 1D simulation tools to understand the combustion characteristics of natural gas in pre-chamber ignition systems for energy generation

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, July 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Javier Monsalve-Serrano, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  30. 1D energy, exergy, and performance assessment of turbocharged diesel/hydrogen RCCI engine at different levels of diesel, hydrogen, compressor pressure ratio, and combustion duration

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, June 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  31. Case study‐based learning using a computational tool to improve the understanding of the jet engine cycle for aerospace engineering degree students

    Article • Computer Applications in Engineering Education, May 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  32. Experimental analysis of the injection pressure effect on the near-field structure of liquid fuel sprays

    Article • Fuel, May 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  33. Experimental and modeling analysis on the optimization of combined VVT and EGR strategies in turbocharged direct-injection gasoline engines with VNT

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering, March 2021, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  34. Analysis of variable geometry turbine technology impact on highly-downsized gasoline engines

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, January 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena, Prof. Pedro Piqueras

  35. Influence of Pre-Turbine Small-Sized Oxidation Catalyst on Engine Performance and Emissions under Driving Conditions

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  36. Impact of Exhaust Gas Recirculation on Gaseous Emissions of Turbocharged Spark-Ignition Engines

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  37. A Methodology to Calibrate Gas-Dynamic Models of Turbocharged Petrol Engines With Variable Geometry Turbines and With Focus on Dynamics Prediction During Tip-in Load Transient Tests

    Article • September 2020, ASME International

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  38. Computational study on the influence of nozzle eccentricity in spray formation by means of Eulerian Σ - Y coupled simulations in diesel injection nozzles

    Article • International Journal of Multiphase Flow, August 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  39. Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Active Pre-chamber Ignition in Heavy Duty Natural Gas Stationary Engine

    Article • April 2020, SAE International

    Prof. Antonio Garcia Martinez, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  40. Knock Analysis in the Crank Angle Domain for Low-Knocking Cycles Detection

    Article • April 2020, SAE International

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  41. Scaling spray penetration at supersonic conditions through shockwave analysis

    Article • Fuel, January 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  42. Late Fuel Post-Injection Influence on the Dynamics and Efficiency of Wall-Flow Particulate Filters Regeneration

    Article • Applied Sciences, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  43. Cycle-to-cycle combustion variability modelling in spark ignited engines for control purposes

    Article • International Journal of Engine Research, November 2019, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  44. Analysis of the interaction of Spray G and in-cylinder flow in two optical engines for late gasoline direct injection

    Article • International Journal of Engine Research, October 2019, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  45. Application of a one‐dimensional spray model to teach diffusion flame fundamentals for engineering students

    Article • Computer Applications in Engineering Education, August 2019, Wiley

    Prof. Antonio Garcia Martinez, Dr Javier Monsalve-Serrano, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  46. Achieving Ultra-Lean Combustion Using a Pre-Chamber Spark Ignition System in a Rapid Compression-Expansion Machine

    Article • April 2019, SAE International

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  47. Teaching combustion thermochemistry with an interactive Matlab application

    Article • Computer Applications in Engineering Education, March 2019, Wiley

    Prof. Antonio Garcia Martinez, Dr Javier Monsalve-Serrano, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  48. Improved mixture quality by advanced dual-nozzle, included-angle split injection in HSDI engine: Exergetic exploration

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, January 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  49. Impact of counter-bore nozzle on the combustion process and exhaust emissions for light-duty diesel engine application

    Article • International Journal of Engine Research, December 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Javier Monsalve-Serrano, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena, Professor Raul Payri

  50. Computational assessment of temperature variations through calibrated orifices subjected to high pressure drops: Application to diesel injection nozzles

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, September 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  51. Comparison of Different Techniques for Characterizing the Diesel Injector Internal Dimensions

    Article • Experimental Techniques, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  52. One-dimensional modeling of the interaction between close-coupled injection events for a ballistic solenoid injector

    Article • International Journal of Engine Research, March 2018, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena, Professor Raul Payri

  53. Computational investigation of diesel nozzle internal flow during the complete injection event

    Article • Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  54. Experimental investigation of the effect of orifices inclination angle in multihole diesel injector nozzles. Part 1 – Hydraulic performance

    Article • Fuel, February 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  55. Comparative study of the internal flow in diesel injection nozzles at cavitating conditions at different needle lifts with steady and transient simulations approaches

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering, September 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Francisco Javier Salvador, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  56. Using a one-dimensional spray model to improve liquid length and ignition delay estimations for diesel flames

    Article • Applied Thermal Engineering, September 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena, Professor Raul Payri

  57. Experimental investigation of the effect of orifices inclination angle in multihole diesel injector nozzles. Part 2 – Spray characteristics

    Article • Fuel, July 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Raul Payri, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  58. Effects of cavitation in common-rail diesel nozzles on the mixing process

    Article • International Journal of Engine Research, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Oscar A. de la Garza, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  59. Numerical analysis of flow characteristics in diesel injector nozzles with convergent-divergent orifices

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering, February 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Francisco Javier Salvador, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  60. Assessment of compressibility effects on internal nozzle flow in diesel injectors at very high injection pressures

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, January 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  61. Study of new prototype pintle injectors for diesel engine application

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, August 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena, Professor Raul Payri

  62. Fuel temperature influence on the performance of a last generation common-rail diesel ballistic injector. Part II: 1D model development, validation and analysis

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, April 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Raul Payri, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  63. On Cooler and Mixing Condensation Phenomena in the Long-Route Exhaust Gas Recirculation Line

    Article • September 2015, SAE International

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  64. Effect of High Levels of Boost and Recirculated Exhaust Gas on Diesel Combustion Characteristics at Part Load

    Article • April 2014, SAE International

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  65. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF DIESEL NOZZLE DESIGN ON INTERNAL FLOW CHARACTERISTICS FOR 2-VALVE DIESEL ENGINE APPLICATION

    Article • Atomization and Sprays, January 2013, Begell House

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  66. Consequences of using biodiesel on the injection and air–fuel mixing processes in diesel engines

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering, November 2012, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  67. Using one-dimensional modeling to analyze the influence of the use of biodiesels on the dynamic behavior of solenoid-operated injectors in common rail systems: Results of the simulations and discussion

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, February 2012, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  68. Estimation of a suitable Schmidt number range in diesel sprays at high injection pressure

    Article • International Journal of Thermal Sciences, September 2011, Elsevier

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  69. Influence of injector technology on injection and combustion development – Part 2: Combustion analysis

    Article • Applied Energy, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Raul Payri, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  70. Influence of injector technology on injection and combustion development – Part 1: Hydraulic characterization

    Article • Applied Energy, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Raul Payri, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  71. ANALYSIS OF DIESEL SPRAY ATOMIZATION BY MEANS OF A NEAR-NOZZLE FIELD VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUE

    Article • Atomization and Sprays, January 2011, Begell House

    Professor Raul Payri, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  72. Influence of cavitation phenomenon on primary break-up and spray behavior at stationary conditions

    Article • Fuel, October 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Raul Payri, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  73. Study of mass and momentum transfer in diesel sprays based on X-ray mass distribution measurements and on a theoretical derivation

    Article • Experiments in Fluids, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  74. Cavitation effects on spray characteristics in the near-nozzle field

    Article • September 2009, SAE International

    Professor Raul Payri, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  75. Study of cavitation phenomena based on a technique for visualizing bubbles in a liquid pressurized chamber

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, August 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Raul Payri, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  76. Effects of nozzle geometry on direct injection diesel engine combustion process

    Article • Applied Thermal Engineering, July 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Raul Payri, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena

  77. Macroscopic Behavior of Diesel Sprays in the Near-Nozzle Field

    Article • SAE International Journal of Engines, April 2008, SAE International

    Professor Raul Payri, Prof. Joaquin De la Morena