Ar Aicia 2009 RP

2009/
AICIA
ASOCIACIÓN DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y COOPERACIÓN INDUSTRIAL DE ANDALUCÍA
ESCUELA TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE INGENIERÍA UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
ANDALUSIAN ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH & INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION
ENGINEERING SCHOOL. UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE
Research Projets
AICIA
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Index
01/
INTERNATIONAL I+D+I PROJECTS / 11
02/
NATIONAL I+D+I PROJECTS / 23
03/
STUDIES AND CONSULTANCIES / 99
04/
TESTS, ANALYSIS, EVALUATIONS AND
REPORTS / 125
Ongoing Projects in 2009
International I+D+I Projects
Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector

AWARE Platform for Autonomous Self-Deploying and Operation of Wireless COMISIÓN EUROPEA 1. AERO
Sensor-Actuator Networks Cooperating with Aerial Vehicles
PEGASE Pan European Grid Advanced Simulation and State Estimation COMISIÓN EUROPEA 3. ENER
ASIEPI Assessment and Improvement of the EPBD Impact (for new COMISIÓN EUROPEA 3. ENER
buildings and building renovation)
PHDC Passive and Hybrid Downdraught Evaporative Cooling COMISIÓN EUROPEA 3. ENER
PHYDADES Diffusion, Education and Standardization of Phyllis Data Base COMISIÓN EUROPEA 3. ENER
CONET Cooperating Objects Network of Excellence (INFSO-ICT-224053) COMISIÓN EUROPEA 7. TICS
URUS Ubiquitous Robotics in Grids for Urban Environments COMISIÓN EUROPEA 9. TRAIN
National I+D+I Projects

LSA Light Sport Aircraft TINOCO AEROESPACIAL S.L. 1. AERO
– Design and Development of Performance Tests for the A400M AIRBUS MILITARY S.L. 1. AERO
Airplane
IMPACT Advanced Multipurpose Infrastructure for Route Computation BOEING BR&TE 1. AERO
ENGINEERING AND
PROGRAMS
CENIT Compound Material Characterization ACCIONA 1. AERO
PROMETEO
UNECA Development of Glued Joints for Alternative Processes of EADS-CASA 1. AERO
Aeronautic Sets
ESPOCAC Developments and Improvements in the Design of the Bearing TEAMS 1. AERO
Structure of the Stream Lining of Commercial Airplanes
E-BEAM Layer by Layer Curing of Compound Materials Using Electron Beam AIRBUS 1. AERO
PANELES Technological Development of Solutions for the Structural GRUPO TAM 1. AERO
RIGIDIZADOS Optimization of Aeronautic Elements based on Rigid Carbon Fiber
Panels
CENIT Application of Leader Technologies to Unmanned Aircrafts for BOEING RESEARCH & 1. AERO
ATLANTIDA Research and Development in ATM TECHNOLOGY EUROPE
(BR&TE)
CENIT Development of Flight Manager and Technology for Carrying out AERTEC INGENIERÍA Y 1. AERO
ATLANTIDA Tests DESARROLLOS
1. AERO: Aerospace / 2. BIO: Bioengineering / 3. ENER: Energy / 4. MyN: Materials & Nanotechnology / 5. MAMB: Environment / 6. ORG: Industrial Org. /
7. TICS: Information and Communications Tech. / 8. TEP: Production Tech. / 9. TRAIN: Transport & Infrastructures
4 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009

CENIT Teleoperation Interphases for UAV Control Centres BOEING RESEARCH & 1. AERO
ATLANTIDA TECHNOLOGY EUROPE
(BR&TE)
AEROCON Development of New Technologies for More Efficient Converters for GREEN POWER 1. AERO
Aeronautical and Military Systems TECHNOLOGIES S.L.
HADA Adaptive Helicopter Plane MICINN 1. AERO
SATA Automatic Landing System MICINN 1. AERO
MONIF Monitoring and Measuring of Forest Fires using Helicopters FAASA 1. AERO
TRATAMIENTO Generic Middleware Platform for Increasing the Effectiveness MITYC 2. BIO
2.0 and Efficiency of Diagnoses and Medical Treatments. Intelligent
Treatment Management
CENIT I+D Solar Consortium GREEN POWER 3. ENER
CONSOLIDA TECHNOLOGIES S.L.
GENERACION Distributed Electricity Generated from Biomass Gasification in a INERCO, IDEA 3. ENER
DISTRIBUIDA Fluidized Bed
SECASOL Design and Manufacturing of a Dehumidifier System for ABENGOA SOLAR 3. ENER
Concentrated Photovoltaic Modules
TES-PS10 TES PS10 Thermal Storage Plant CDTI 3. ENER
CENIT DENISE Intelligent, Safe and Efficient Energy Distribution ENDESA, AT4 WIRELESS, 3. ENER
EVERIS, DS2, ISOTROL,
TELVENT Y GREEN-POWER.
SMART GRID Substations for a Smart Grid SADIEL Y ENDESA 3. ENER
SMART GRID Substations for an Electricity Distribution Smart Grid GREEN POWER 3. ENER
TECHNOLOGIES
SMARTIE Improvement in the Quality of the Supply and Integration of ENDESA 3. ENER
Distribution Generation in Distribution Grids using Asynchronous
Link
REDES2025 Use of Power Electronics to Control the Grid MICINN 3. ENER
TRANSITORIOS Obtaining External Equivalents of the Spanish Transport Electricity RED ELÉCTRICA DE ESPAÑA 3. ENER
Network to Calculate Electromagnetic Transistors (REE)
CENIT Convergence of Smart and Safe Grids in Electrical Applications INSTALACIONES INABENSA 3. ENER
CRISALIDA Innovating Environmental Design S.A.
SAE2 High Energy Efficient Glazing System DETEA 3. ENER
MECLIDE Structural Solutions with Special Materials for Deferred Air- DETEA 3. ENER
conditioning in Buildings
CAVIARU Integrated Development of New Technologies and Urban Materials MICINN 3. ENER
for Energy Eco-efficiency and Urban Environmental Quality
CEREX Energy Criteria for Renovating Existing Buildings MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA 3. ENER
CEMEACE Control of Buildings for Improving Energy Efficiency and Saving in DETEA 3. ENER
Electricity Consumption
CECOEF Energy Efficiency in Buildings Control Centre APPLUS 3. ENER
AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 5

CENIT SPHERA Solutions for Production of Energy Hydrogen and Associated MITYC y GAS NATURAL 3. ENER
Reconversion
CENIT I+DEA Research and Development of Ethanol for Atomization MITYC 3. ENER
HERCULES Generation of Renewable Hydrogen from Solar Energy as a fuel for MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN Y 3. ENER
an Electric Vehicle with Fuel Cell CIENCIA, IDEA y CTA
HÉRCULES EL Design and Modification of a SANTANA Vehicle for Adapting a MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN Y 3. ENER
LEÓN Hydrogen Power System CIENCIA, IDEA
DELFIN II Development of Electric Vehicle of Low Infrared Signature INTA 3. ENER
TASK 24 IEA Production of Hydrogen from Wind Energy AGENCIA ANDALUZA DE LA 3. ENER
ENERGÍA.
– Design of Solar Reactor to Produce Hydrogen by Thermo-chemical HYNERGREEN 3. ENER

Cycles TECHNOLOGIES S.A.
– Development of a PPEE Marinos Automatic Optimization Tool EDP RENOVABLES 3. ENER
– Design of a Non Intrusive, Remote Control Fault Detection System ENDESA 3. ENER
for Diesel Plants
GOPRE y Management of Optimized Offers for Special Regimes and the ISOTROL 3. ENER
OREME Optimization of Special Regime Offers for the Electricity Market
CENIT ICARO Research on the Mechanical Performance of Advanced Compound MITYC 4. MyN
Materials
NFU Development of Acoustic Materials for the Design of Screen Walls GEA 21, S.A. 4. MyN
GASLOD Research Project to Evaluate the Efficiency of the Sludge CANAL ISABEL II 5. MAMB
Gasification Process and its Application in the Isabel II Canal
DOTGE DOTGE Fundación CIUDEN, INERCO, 5. MAMB

CIEMAT
SECADERO Design and Evaluation of an Experimental Solar Dryer for Treating ITSMO 94 y CORPORACIÓN 5. MAMB
SOLAR Sludge from EDAR TECNOLÓGICA DE
ANDALUCÍA
FORSU Gasification of Organic Fractions from Solid Urban Waste INERCO, IDEA 5. MAMB
DESBIO Analysis of Factors and Modelling of the Degasification Process of MITYC 5. MAMB
the Albanilla Rubbish Tip
NOVARE Reduction of Contaminating Emissions of PM 2,5 Particles, Metals MINISTERIO DE MEDIO 5. MAMB
PLASMACOL and Condensable Compounds at Large Burner Installations by AMBIENTE, MEDIO RURAL Y
Applying non Thermal Plasma in Hybrid Collectors MARINO
PSE CO2 Advanced Generating Technologies, CO2 Capture and Storing, MICINN 5. MAMB
Subproject 2. CO2 Capture. Oxy-combustion
CENIT SOST/ New Sustainable Industrial Uses of CO2 MITYC 5. MAMB

CO2
COMPARAE Development of a Regenerative Process for CO2 Capture by MICINN 5. MAMB

Chemical Absorption under Conditions of Partial Oxy-combustion

BIOFIL Application of a New Generation of Bio-derived Ceramic Materials MICINN 5. MAMB
to Filtration Processes at High Temperatures and Pressure
– Analysis of the Effect of Heavy Low Sulphur Content Fuels in the ENDESA S.A. 5. MAMB
Operation of Slow Motor Diesels
DWW Participation in the 1st Doctoral Winter Workshop Product and Asset OTRI DE LA UNIVERSIDAD 6. ORG
Lifecycle Management DE SEVILLA
– Design and Development of an Operational Reliability Model in an INGEMAN 6. ORG
Electricity Generation Firm
PERSAN RED Research Project to Design and Implement a New Generation Grid PERSAN 7. TICS
MULTIMEDIA in Industrial Environments
– Centralized Monitoring System of Changes in the Drinking Water WELLNESS 7. TICS
Network
PLATAFORMA DVB-H Services Platform GUADALTEL, S.A. 7. TICS
DVB-H
SISTEMAS SOA Based Middleware for Road Safety ACISA 7. TICS
EMBEBIDOS
Y SEGURIDAD
VIAL
EN-MODE MobileScript Integration in Minimo VODAFONE 7. TICS
PROTECSENS System for Fire Fighter Protection based on Sensor Grids with GRUPO ITURRI 7. TICS
Mobile Nodes
SIDIFAILURE Introduction of a System of Predictive Diagnosis of Faults and VALDEMAR INGENIEROS 8. TEP
Energy Performance in Engine Rooms
ROBOCA Research in Systems of Robot Inspection to Detect Leaks in IBERDROLA GENERACIÓN 8. TEP
Combined Cycle Recovery Boilers SAU
OLICEMATIC Development of an Innovative, Low Cost System for the CENTRE DE 8. TEP
Optimization of Olive Oil Production TRANSFERENCIA DE
TECNOLOGIA S.L., "CTT"
CENIT AVI-2015 100% Spanish High Speed Integrated System for Inter-operational CDTI 9. TRAIN
Rail Networks
E-OFFSHORE Viability Study for the Design, Construction, and Installation of DRAGADOS OFFSHORE, S.A. 9. TRAIN
Offshore Wind Parks
CENIT Ecological Technologies for Urban Transport GREEN POWER 9. TRAIN
ECOTRANS TECHNOLOGIES
SGI-PFV Design and Manufacture of Special Vehicles ALBATROS S.A. 9. TRAIN
– Development of the Design and Manufacture of Ultra Containers LIPASAM S.A. y ALBATROS 9. TRAIN
Washers S.A.
PROMA Chassis Control System for Special Fire Extinguishing Vehicles GRUPO ITURRI 9. TRAIN
SIUREX Outpatient Urgency System GRUPO ITURRI y JUNTA DE 9. TRAIN
ANDALUCÍA
UGV Unmanned Terrestrial Vehicle GRUPO ITURRI y JUNTA DE 9. TRAIN
ANDALUCÍA

Studies & Consultancies
VFRN Viability Study for the Development of Visual Nocturnal Flight FAASA 1. AERO
Systems at Airports
ESTIMACIÓN Development of Applications to Aid Planning and Optimum UNIÓN FENOSA 3. ENER
DEL ESTADO Operation of Electric Grids DISTRIBUCIÓN
DE REDES DE
DISTRIBUCIÓN
– Solar Absorption Cooling in the Tertiary System GAS NATURAL GSD 3. ENER
– Upgrading of the Communications Centre in the Arabia Saudi GOBIERNO DE ARABIA 3. ENER
Pavilion at the 2010 Shangai World Fair SAUDÍ
MEDUSA Study of Ventilation at the “Medusa” Coal Transfer and Storage UNIÓN FENOSA GALICIA 3. ENER
Park
– Bioclimatic Systems and Certification. Phase II INSTITUTO E. TORROJA 3. ENER
DE CIENCIAS DE LA
CONSTRUCCIÓN;
MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA
– Energy Auditing Methodology in Industries AGENCIA ANDALUZA DE LA 3. ENER
ENERGÍA
– Technical Consultancy in Combined Cycle Cogeneration DERIVADOS ENERGÉTICOS 3. ENER
PARA EL TRANSPORTE Y LA
INDUSTRIA, S.A. (GRUPO
CEPSA)
– Analysis of Improvements in Efficiency in a 49mw Combine Cycle DERIVADOS ENERGÉTICOS 3. ENER
Cogeneration Plant PARA EL TRANSPORTE Y LA
INDUSTRIA, S.A. (GRUPO
CEPSA)
– Technical Consultancy for Improvements in Efficiency in Tripoli- FMC FORET S.A. 3. ENER
phosphate Furnaces
– Global Energy Optimization in the Food Industry COOPERATIVA LAS 3. ENER
MARISMAS DE LEBRIJA
– Global Energy Optimization and Viability of Cogeneration in the PERSAN S.A. 3. ENER
Chemical Industry
PILAS Development of an Experimentally Validated Methodology for the INTA 3. ENER
COMBUSTIBLE Analysis of PEM Type Fuel cell Mono-cells
– Technical Consultancy in Developing Simulation Programmes for ASOCIACIÓN DE LA 3. ENER
Solar Energy Systems INDUSTRIA TÉRMICA (ASIT)
– Study of Deterioration of Naval Quality Steel Sheets NAVANTIA 4. MyN
– Delta Ferrite Content in Two Steel Samples TEAMS 4. MyN
– Consultancy in Materials to be used in Oxy-combustion Plant in INERCO 4. MyN
Ciuden
YATCH Organization Model of Detail Engineering in Installations of Cruise GHENOVA INGENIERIA 6. ORG
Ships and Mega-yachts S.L.U.
EURENSEAM Cooperation with the European Research Network OTRI, UNIVERSIDAD DE 6. ORG
SEVILLA

E-MAINTENANCE New Technologies Applied to Operational Safety in Production IBERDROLA GENERACIÓN 6. ORG
Systems
SESE Viability Study on New Generation of Scene Systems for Theatres CHEMTROL 6. ORG
SSSI Development of New Systems of Substratum Support and CONSTRUCCIONES 6. ORG

Improved Macro-tunnel Greenhouse Technique for the Cultivation MECÁNICAS SANTA GEMA
of Strawberries and Raspberries
EMASESA TDT-i Study to Analyse the Viability of Implanting Interactive Services EMASESA 7. TICS
depending on the Return Chanel for the TDT
CTS Salt Tank Calculation INERCO 8. TEP
– Consultancy in the Restoration of the Lion Fountain at the PATRONATO DE LA 9. TRAIN

Alhambra ALHAMBRA Y EL
GENERALIFE
– Consultancy in the Mechanical Operations of the Restoration of PATRONATO DE LA 9. TRAIN

the Lion Fountain at the Alhambra, Example Project for Editing the ALHAMBRA Y EL
Model GENERALIFE
– Decision on the Causes of Breakage of the Hook of a Crane JUZGADO Nº7 DE GRANADA 9. TRAIN
– Development of Non Destructive Tests in the UNECA Project EADS-CASA 9. TRAIN
– Improvements in the Corrosion Resistance of Refrigerated Circuits ATLANTIC COPPER 9. TRAIN
UFDPSO Viability for the Design and Constructability of a Multipurpose DRAGADOS OFFSHORE, S.A. 9. TRAIN
EDPSO Unit for the Drilling, Production, Storage, and Unloading of
Oil at Undersea Oil Fields
– Consultancy about Processes to evaluate the Effect of DRAGADOS OFFSHORE, S.A. 9. TRAIN
Expropriations to be made as a result of Road-works 40-Ca-4040
“New Approach to Cadiz” Bay Bridge Section
BRC Fire at BRC Hiper, Marbella. Trial at Malaga Criminal Court 9 BERUTICH RETAILING 9. TRAIN
CENTRE S.L.U.
Tests, Analysis, Evaluations & Reports

– Reception and Reclassification of Compound Materials for SACESA SACESA 1. AERO
– Valuation of a Solar Absorption Refrigeration Plant installed at the GAS NATURAL SDG 3. ENER
University of Seville Engineering School
– Plastic Tests PROINCA 4. MyN
RI-GHENOVA Viability Study of Integral Re-engineering of the Firm GHENOVA 6. ORG
– Numerical and Experimental Study of Ribbed Sheets for HIANSA S.A. 9. TRAIN
Collaborating Forge-work. Study of the Mechanical Performance of
Mixed Forge-work of HIANSA SA
– Performance under Stress of Concrete reinforced by Polypropylene GEOTEXAN S.A. 9. TRAIN
Fibre

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International
I+D+I
Projects
International Name of the Proyect:
I+D+I
Projects AWARE /1
Platform for Autonomous Self-Deploying and Operation of
sector: Wireless Sensor-Actuator Networks Cooperating with Aerial
Aeronautics Vehicles
Client:
COMISIÓN EUROPEA VI PROGRAMA MARCO
The AWARE project has developed a platform the Protec Fire (Iturri Group) premises in Utrera,
that enable the cooperation of autonomous aer- near Seville. May 28 was devoted to a general
ial vehicles with ground wireless sensor-actuator demonstration of the project that was attended
networks comprising static and mobile nodes. by representatives of the European Commis-
The platform offers self-deployment, self-con- sion, the project reviewers, and more than 40
figuration and self-repairing features by means representatives of companies and institutions.
of co-operating autonomous helicopters. These The demonstration, that was an important suc-
features are highly relevant in natural and urban cess, consisted of the joint transportation and
environments without pre-existing infrastructure deployment of a load on the top of a building
or in situations where the infrastructure has been by means of three autonomous helicopters, the
damaged or destroyed. Two validation scenarios surveillance, detection and localization of alarms
have being considered: Disaster Management/ by means of three helicopters and the wireless
Civil Security and Filming applications. sensor network, as well as the detection, locali-
The consortium, coordinated by AICIA, consists zation, monitoring and extinguishing of a fire by
of eight partners, with five institutions that are means of two autonomous helicopters, the wire-
currently playing an important role in several EU less sensor network and a fire truck with an ex-
initiatives (AICIA, Technical University of Berlin, tinguisher that was automatically pointed to the
Twente University, Stütgart University and Bonn fire and activated from the information provided
University) and three companies (Selex Sensors by the helicopters. The demonstration were car-
and Airborne Systems, Flying-Cam, Grupo Itur- ried out in critical wind conditions with wind gust
ri) with significant industrial capabilities that will greater than 35 Km/h, close to the maximum
exploit the results in different sectors, such as speed of the helicopters. The Utrera 2009 ex-
Disaster Management-Civil Security and Filming. periments included the helicopters autonomous
tracking of several firefighters simultaneously.
The project concluded in 2009 achieving all the
proposed objectives and obtaining outstanding The AWARE project has concluded obtaining
results. In the last year of the project all the com- outstanding results with the first demonstration
ponents and subsystems have been integrated of the world on cooperative helicopter load trans-
in the AWARE platform that has been experimen- portation, and the integration with wireless sen-
tally demonstrated. The final experiments and sor networks for the surveillance, intervention in
demonstration were carried out May 20-28 at disaster management and filming applications.

I+D+I
Projects AWARE /2
Platform for Autonomous Self-Deploying and Operation of
sector: Wireless Sensor-Actuator Networks Cooperating with Aerial
Aeronautics Vehicles
Client:
The companies participating in the project have pletion, achieving important sales. Moreover, the
generated products that have been successfully scientific results of the project have been also
marketed only few months after the project com- very good generating many publications.
AWARE demonstrated for the first time in the world the UAV joint load transportation.

I+D+I
Projects PEGASE
Pan European Grid Advanced Simulation and State
sector: Estimation
Energy
Client:
VII PROGRAMA MARCO DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA
PEGASE is a four year project dealing with the zation and simulation frameworks, their perfor-
Extra High Voltage transmission and sub-trans- mance and dataflow requirements to achieve an
mission networks in Europe (ETH), and imple- integrated security analysis and control of the
mented by a Consortium composed of 20 part- ETN.
ners including Transmission System Operators AICIA participation involve advanced algorithmic,
(TSOs), expert companies and leading research build prototypes of software and demonstrate
centre’s in power system analysis and applied the feasibility of real-time state estimation of very
mathematics. Its overall objectives are to define large model representative of the ETN, taking
the most appropriate state estimation, optimi- into account its operation by multiple TSOs.
Synchronization measures in different TSOs using GPS.

I+D+I
Projects ASIEPI
Assessment and Improvement of the EPBD Impact (for new
sector: buildings and building renovation)
Energy
Client:
COMISIÓN EUROPEA
The objectives of the ASIEPI project (http://www. that appear in the Annex of the DEEE: thermal
asiepi.eu) are the following: bridges, sealing of buildings and air ducts, im-
provement of comfort in summer, use of the
t To develop an area of comparison and verifi-
DEEE as driving force for innovation in effi-
cation of the Directive for Edification Energy
cient energy technologies.
Efficiency (DEEE) in the member states of the
EU in order to allow for continuous monitoring ASIEPI helped in bringing the DEEE up to date in
of national requirements of the DEEE for new 2009 and in the information about efficient ener-
and renovated buildings during and after the gy in buildings within the context of the European
project. Directive for Energy Services. ASIEPI should give
t To obtain a clear overview of the ways in information to some of the measures for the Plan
which each member state complies with and of Action for Energy Efficiency in the EU.
checks the requirements of the DEEE.
More than 20 European Institutions take part in
t Advert about the difficulties and offer possi- the project. The majority, such as AICIA, have di-
ble solutions for correct simulation of some of rectly transferred the process to their respective
the more complicated and important aspects countries.

I+D+I
Projects PHDC
Passive and Hybrid Downdraught Evaporative Cooling
sector:
Energy
Client:
COMISIÓN EUROPEA
The objectives of the project are: The activities developed in the project are the
following:
t To promote the use of passive and hybrid ven-
tilation systems for cooling among architects, t Evaluation of buildings already constructed
engineers, promoters, owners and building that incorporate the techniques dealt with in
constructors. the project (10 buildings in 6 countries).
t To spread the results of the projects previous- t Study of the market open to these techniques.
ly carried out in the EU connected to these
cooling strategies. t Investigation of the market of components
necessary for carrying out these techniques.
t Tool for calculating the air movement and en-
ergy impact of ventilation (task developed and
coordinated by AICIA).
Dissemination activities include: Creation of a
web page (http://www.phdc.eu), congresses and
work reunions (a total of 7, one in each country
of the teams participating in the project) and the
elaboration of a design manual.

I+D+I
Projects PHYDADES
Phyllis Database Dissemination, Education and Standardisation
sector:
Energy
Client:
COMISIÓN EUROPEA (PROGRAMA MARCO, INTELLIGENT ENERGY))
Internacional seminary on biofuel standarisation held in Seville on November 21st 2009.
Reliable information on biomass fuels and ashes of the PHYDADES project is to create such a
is vital for the rapid penetration of biomass as database from the existing database PHYLLIS
a sustainable fuel in the European Union and and the multitude of data present (but not read-
beyond. Biomass producers, trader and buy- ily available) at various European organisations.
ers, equipment manufacturers, legislative bod- The second objective of the PHYDADES project
ies and all other parties involved in the use of is to provide education in the use of standard-
biomass demand independent background ized analysis methods, in particular for the new
information on the composition and quality of member states. The education will consist of on-
biomass fuels and biomass ashes, generated job training for laboratory staff and workshops
using standardized methods. The first objective for anyone involved in biomass trade and use.

I+D+I
Projects CONET
Cooperating Objects Network of Excellence (INFSO-ICT-224053)
sector:
ITC
Client:
COMISIÓN EUROPEA. VII PROGRAMA MARCO. PROGRAMA ICT (INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES)
The main objective of this European Network of a testbed with mobile robots and Wireless Sensor
Excellence is to promote research and develop- Networks (WSNs) with static and mobile nodes
ment on Cooperative Objects: that allows experimentation and demonstration
of cooperative strategies. AICIA also leads the
t Create a visible and integrated community of cluster Mobility of Cooperating Objects and par-
researchers on the topics related to Cooper- ticipates actively in other CONET clusters.
ating Objects.
In 2009, the second project year, the AICIA activi-
t Identify, arise awareness and steer academic ties focused on the development and start-up of
research efforts towards industry-relevant is- the CONET testbed, consisting of 5 robots inter-
sues without forgetting fundamental scientific acting with a wireless sensor network, and in the
issues; to coordinate efforts and to establish development of the CONET Integrated Testbed
tight relationships with the European industry. website that allows online visualization, monitor-
t Stimulate cooperation between researchers ing and logging of all the data gathered during
in order to achieve a lasting and sustainable an experiment remotely through the internet. The
architecture that is able to cope with the vi- testbed is in operation since November 2009
sion of Cooperating Objects. and various experiments have already been car-
ried out. In 2009 the coordination of the cluster
AICIA participates in CONET as Associated Co- “Mobility of Cooperating Objects” has been car-
ordinator and leader of workpackage WP3. The ried out promoting the interchange of research-
main contribution of AICIA is the development of ers and performing joint research activities.
Scheme and main components

Pioneer 3-AT Firewire camera of CONET testbed.
PC-104 WSN node Wireless
UTM-30LX LASER a/b/g/n Brige

I+D+I
Projects URUS /1
Ubiquitous Networking Robotics in Urban Settings
sector:
Transport and
Infrastructure Client:
The general objective of this project is the de- bilistic framework for cooperative perception
velopment of new ways of cooperation between with methods for Information fusion, image data
human beings and networked robots and sen- association based on mutual information, and
sors in urban areas. For example, the coopera- cooperative active perception. The methods
tion between robots and video cameras can have been validated in person tracking in ur-
solve surveillance problems in urban areas, or ban environments with strong variation of light-
the cooperation between robots and wireless ing conditions in the scenes by using a camera
communication devices can help people in as- network, robots and the cooperation of robots
sistance and guiding. The focus of the project is with the camera network and the wireless sen-
in urban pedestrian areas. The project ended in sor network.
November 2009, after a successful final demon-
stration and review that took place at Barcelona. The main activity in networking has been the
development of a method for the localization of
URUS is coordinated by the Technical Univer- persons and robots by means of the radio signal
sity of Catalonia. In addition of AICIA the follow- intensity of the nodes of a wireless sensor net-
ing partners participate in URUS: LAAS-CNRS work. These techniques have been also used for
(France), ETHZ (Switzerland), SSSA (Italy), Uni- the tracking of persons carrying wireless sensor
versidad de Zaragoza (Spain), IST (Portugal), nodes networked with nodes in the environment.
University of Surrey (UK), Agencia d’Ecología On the other hand, a new market-based nego-
Urbana de Barcelona (Spain), Telefónica I+D tiation method has been developed and applied
(Spain) and Robotech (Italy). for multi-robot task allocation.
AICIA led the workpackage “Cooperative envi- Finally, the robot ROMEO4R has participated in
ronment perception” and has been also involved the final demonstration of the project, carried out
in the workpackages “Networking”, “Multi-robot in the Campus Nord of the Polytechnic Univer-
task allocation” and experiments. The AICIA re- sity of Catalonia, November 2009, performing
searchers have provided the ROMEO 4R auton- experiments on robot guidance, transportation
omous vehicle and a wireless sensor network. of persons and surveillance on urban environ-
ments.
The cooperative environment perception work-
package included the development of a proba- More information at http://urus.upc.es

I+D+I
Projects URUS /2
Ubiquitous Networking Robotics in Urban Settings
sector:
Transport and
EUROPEAN COMMISSION, SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
HOKUYO laser
Pan & Tilt
Steer
encoder
Obstacles
Floor Speed encoder
Slopes
A system combining robots (top-right: Romeo4R) and sensor networks (top-left, a camera network) is used for autonomous person guiding,
transportation and assistance in urban environments.

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National
I+D+I
Projects
National I+D+I Name of the Proyect:
Projects
LSA
sector: Light Sport Aircraft
Aeronautics
Client:
TINOCO AEROESPACIAL S.L.
The objective of this Project is the feasibility study and landing distances in the interval 100-150 m.
of an advanced design of a light sport aircraft, Especially, the design must consider the use of
with cruise speed in the interval 300-400 km/h, non-conventional systems and materials, so that
range in the interval 1000-1500 km, and take-off they lead to the high performance required.

Projects
Design and development of functional
sector: tests for the A400m aircraft
Aeronautics
Client:
AIRBUS MILITARY
This project continues the development of a sys- have been designed and developed. The simu-
tem to manage and execute the A400M Func- lators for several AIMs (Aircraft Interface Mod-
tional Tests. These tests verify the integrity and ule) involved in those tests have also been fully
functionality of the airplane subsystems while validated. These AIMs are the “Relays Control
assembling and it is a previous step to the first & BatVoltage Control” (ELEC-AIM), the “Identity
flight of each unit. & Circuit Breaker Control” (CBS-AIM) and the
Functional tests for the electrical and fuel sys- “Wing Load Asymmetry & Tanks Fuel Volume”
tems have been fully developed and tested and (FUEL-AIM). The integration of AFDX technology
the functional tests for the weighting system is one of the main currently ongoing tasks.

Projects
IMPACT
sector: Multipurpose Infrastructure for Advanced Computing
Aeronautics Trajectory
Client:
BOEING BR&TE ENGINEERING AND PROGRAMS – ATM
In the last 20 years, the air traffic has been grow- aircraft trajectories, improving the current ones
ing and it will keep growing, at a predicted rate of and capable of supporting the future operacional
about 5% per annum, during the next 20 years. and analytical tools needed to improve the cur-
On the other side, the current Air Traffic Man- rent ATM system.
agement (ATM) system, based on operational
concepts devised for nowadays out-to-date AICIA´s contribution to this project is focused on
technologies, is about to reach its capacity lim- two tasks:
its, so that it will become unable to cope with the
1) The analysis of the mathematical problems as-
demands forseen for the near future.
sociated with the Aircraft Intent model (that is,
From both the operational and the analysis the model that will make possible to describe
points of view, the future ATM operational con- any aircraft behaviour, including trajectory op-
cepts will rely on efficient trajectory computation timization).
models. Project IMPACT (Advanced MultiPur-
pose Infrastructure for Trajectory Computation) 2) The development of the numerical codes
has the basic objective of developing an innova- needed to solve those problems, including
tive infrastructure for modeling and computing the optimization problems.

Projects
CENIT PROMETEO
sector: Characterization of Composite Materials
Aeronautics
Client:
ACCIONA
Within the Prometheus project, AICIA,

at the request of ACCIONA, has carried
out a series of tests on fiberglass and
carbon panels in order to study their
reaction to shearing stress. In order to
do this a shearing frame was designed
and constructed, the panels were in-
strumented by ohmic extensometry
and the tests were carried out using
a universal machine with a capacity of
500 Kn.
Shear test on fiberglass panels.

Projects
UNECA
sector: Development of Glued Joints for Alternative Processes for
Aeronautics Aeronautic Systems
Client:
EADS
Within the field of fiber carbon aero-

structure manufacturing, and in par-
ticular the integration of casings and
stiffeners, the general objective is to
develop against the current meth-
ods, new processes that allow for
systems with greater structural qual-
ity and less weight to be obtained.
AICIA participates in two activities,
the first one related to the mechani-
cal characterization of materials and
the second with carrying out struc-
tural tests on two prototypes.
Test in Iron Work for the UNECA project.

Projects
ESPOCAC
sector: Developments and Improvements of the Design of the Bearing
Aeronautics Frame of the Steam Lining of Commercial Airlines
Client:
TEAMS
This project, lead by TEAMS, aims at studying the section of the bearing structure and an ex-
the viability of substituting the stream lining bear- perimental study of the effect of local problems
ing structure of commercial airlines that is cur- (pull out, local bending, etc). AICIA takes part in
rently made of metallic material by compound the numeric simulation and as support in carry-
material. The work includes a numeric and ex- ing out tests.
perimental study to determine the best shape for
Torsional bending test on rail carbon-epoxy composite.

Projects
E-BEAM
sector: Curing of Composite Materials Layer by Layer using an
Aeronautics Electron Beam
Client:
AIRBUS (Proyecto CTA)
Developing of an innovative technique for cur- sonic debulking before curing with the electron
ing of composite materials, consisting in the po- beam. The final objective is to obtain a full out-
lymerization of pre-peg tapes using an electron of-autoclave technique which can be employed
beam almost simultaneously to the deposition of for the manufacturing high quality composite
the tape. This technique incorporates also ultra- components.
Compactación ultrasónica con

Cinta
curado in situ
Rodillo
Cabezal Cañón de
ultrasonidos electrones
Rodillo
Capa n Capa n-1
Mesa
Outline of the curing process layer by layer from composite materials by electron bombardment.

Projects
STIFFENED PANELS
sector: Technological Development of Solutions for Structural
Aeronautics Optimization of Aeronautic Elements Based on Stiffened
Carbon Fiber Panels
Client:
GRUPO TAM
The after-buckling behaviour of a compound In the finite element model, the casing and the
material cylindrical panel stiffened by circumfer- stiffeners have been defined independently by
ential profiles subjected to compression stress shell elements. Solid elements have been used
is analyzed both numerically and experimentally. for the adhesive. An estimation of the peeling
For this, it has been necessary to design and and sheering stresses on the adhesive coat is
produce a test and elaborate the numeric model obtained by this model.
of corresponding finite elements.
Cabeza de la (2) Cabeza de la (1)

(45/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/45) (45/0/0/0/0/0/45)
PieI (4) Alma de la

(45/0/45)
PieI (5)
(45/-45/0/90/0/-45/45)
Ala o pie de la
(45/0/45)
Pressurized test of stiffened curved panel carbon fiber.

Projects
CENIT ATLANTIDA /1
sector: Application of Leading Technology to Unmanned Aerial
Aeronautics Vehicles for Research and Development in ATM
Client:
BOEING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY EUROPE (BR&TE) DENTRO DEL
PROGRAMA CENIT
The ATLANTIDA project, within the framework Boeing Research & Technology Europe (BR&TE)
of the CENIT programme, is an ambitious R&D heads the ATLANTIDA consortium, in which oth-
project directed to the research on the neces- er 16 companies leaders in the aerospace and
sary elements for a drastic change of the ATM in information and communications technologies
Europe and the world. The project is focused to sectors participate: Indra Systems, Atos Origin,
the development of technologies that can make TCP Systems and Engineering, GMV Aerospace
the necessary change in the present paradigm & Defense, Altran Technologies, North TTI, Aer-
of management of the aerial traffic, characterized nova Engineering Solutions, INSA (Aerospace
by a low level of automation and is based funda- Engineering and Services), Aertec Engineering
mentally on tactical decisions taken by humans. and Developments, Indisys (Intelligent Diallogue
Thus, to face the challenges of capacity and ef- Systems), Intergrasys, Aerovision Air vehicles,
ficiency which it faces, the ATM of the future will MDU (Militärtechnologie Dienst Überwachung),
operate more strategically and will be highly au- ISdefe (Engineering and Systems for the Defense
tomated. The work of research of ATLANTIDA will of Spain), Catón Alternative Systems and Iberia
be directed to explore the limits of the automa- Airlines of Spain. The partnership includes the
tion of the management of the aerial traffic and to collaboration of 16 outstanding public research
generate the knowledge necessary to increase and development Spanish organisms, with AICIA
the degree of automation in ATM with safety among them.
and efficiency. Particularly, the greater challenge
for the automation in the future ATM system, in The project began the 1 of September of 2007.
which ATLANTIDA will be concentrated, is the This year AICIA has collaborated in different
management of trajectories of aircrafts. tasks:
The main objectives of the ATLANTIDA project t Development and real-time implementation of
are: the Flight Control System onboard the UAV
platforms used in ATLANTIDA considering the
t To develop a rigorous scientific-technical ap- Aircraft Intent. The implementation has been
proach to introduce a high degree of automa- carried out in the C++ language.
tion in Aerial Traffic Management (ATM)
t Modelling the User Preferences of the airlines
t To research its behaviour in laboratory condi- to optimize the aircraft trajectory considering
tions, with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles. the constraints introduced by the operational
context.
t To analyze the extrapolation of the approach
developed to real context ATM.

Projects
CENIT ATLANTIDA /2
sector: Application of Leading Technology to Unmanned Aerial
Aeronautics Vehicles for Research and Development in ATM
Client:
BOEING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY EUROPE (BR&TE) DENTRO DEL
PROGRAMA CENIT
t Analysis of the uncertainty related to trajec- Cost Index can be estimated. This index is
tory prediction. The study has been focused very important to calculate and minimize the
on in the uncertainty of the parameters which costs of the airlines.
define the Aircraft Intent. From these data a
Diagram to negotiate trajectories in ATLANTIDA.

Projects
CENIT ATLANTIDA
sector: Development of the Flight Manager and Technologies
Aeronautics for the Accomplishment of Tests
Client:
AERTEC INGENIERÍA Y DESARROLLOS DENTRO DEL PROGRAMA CENIT
The ATLANTIDA project is an ambitious project 16 companies leaders in the aerospace and in-
I+D directed to the researching of the necessary formation and communications technologies sec-
elements for a drastic change of the ATM in Eu- tors participate, among them is Aertec Engineer-
rope and the world that is within the framework ing and Developments. AICIA collaborates with
of the program CENIT. Project ATLANTIDA sets this company in the automation of the Flight Man-
out to explore an automated approach to aer- ager (FM) and in the development of technologies
ial traffic management applicable without solu- for the accomplishment of tests.
tion of continuity to any scene of operation of
air vehicles, including the conventional aviation, The project began the 1 of September of 2007.
the civilian and military applications of UAVs, the In the year 2009 AICIA has collaborated in the
operation of VLJs and the future systems of per- development and implementation of the differ-
sonal aerial transport. ent blocks defined into the Flight Manager tak-
ing into account the communications. AICIA has
Boeing Research & Technology Europe (BR&TE) also participated in the design of technologies
heads the ATLANTIDA consortium, in which other for the accomplishment of tests.
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Software architecture of the Flight Manager.

Projects
CENIT ATLANTIDA
sector: Teleoperation Interfaces for UAV Control Stations
Aeronautics
Client:
BOEING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY EUROPE (BR&TE)
This project has examined different technologies operator to control the position and size of a win-
that can be applied in the design and develop- dow with the movements of his head. The latter
ment of a ground control station for Unmanned was a 3D environment in which a virtual point of
Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) equipped with a multi- view was also controlled in its 3D position and
modal interface. Multimodal interfaces are inter- orientation by the head’s operator pose.
facing technologies that employ multiple sensory
channels/modalities for information transmission
as well as for system control. Examples of these
interfacing technologies could be head-coupled
images/Head-mounted displays (HMDs), haptic
feedback technology, head tracking, auditory in-
formation (spatialized audio), voice control, tac-
tile displays, etc. The applicability and benefits of
those technologies have been analyzed for the
control of a single UAV, but their possible exten-
sion to a control station for several UAVs have
been also considered.
In particular, the work during this year has been
focused on the improvements of the system pre-
viously developed for the six degrees of freedom
(6DoF) head-tracking of the ground control sta-
tion operator. The robustness and accuracy of
the system have been increased by the integra-
tion of wireless inertial sensors on the headset of
the operator. The improved head-tracking system
Platform developed to perform the tests using different modalities
has been tested with two software prototypes and several figures with the corresponding reaction times for the
with successful results. The first one allowed the operators.

Projects
AEROCON
sector: Development of New Technologies for More Efficient
Aeronautics Converters and Military Aeronautical System
Client:
GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIES
The main objective of this Project is the devel- for military and civil applications. The target of
opment of new power electronic converters to these developments is a more efficient energy
be installed inside the electrical generation sys- management and the correspondent weight and
tem on board the aircraft’s, for using in manned volume.
aircraft vehicles and unmanned ones (UAV’s)
3D picture of one of the developed converters.

Projects
HADA
sector: Helicopter-Airplane Morphing Aircraft (New Concept for A
Aeronautics VTOL Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
Client:
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN, CONVOCATORIA DE PROYECTOS SINGULARES Y
ESTRATÉGICOS 2009, PROGRAMA PLATINO, PSE-370000-2009-13 Y FONDO EUROPEO
DE DESARROLLO REGIONAL (FEDER)
HADA is a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) The initial prototype will be an UAV for surveil-
aircraft convertible in flight, capable of taking lance and security missions. The HADA project
off, landing and hovering as a conventional heli- is led by INTA, and involves several companies
copter, and flying on cruise regime in fixed-wing and research centers in Spain. The AICIA par-
aircraft configuration with high efficiency. The ticipation in 2009 has concentrated in modeling
change of configuration from helicopter mode to and simulation of the transition phase between
airplane mode is achieved through mechanisms helicopter and aircraft modes, and the design of
that make the deployment of the wings and the a reference controller for the transition phase.
folding of the main rotor blades. At the same
time, there is a transfer of power from the main
rotor to the tail propeller.
HADA aircraft.

Projects
SATA
sector: Automatic Landing System
Aeronautics
Client:
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN, CONVOCATORIA DE PROYECTOS SINGULARES Y
ESTRATÉGICOS 2009, PROGRAMA PLATINO, PSE-370000-2009-13 Y FONDO EUROPEO
DE DESARROLLO REGIONAL (FEDER)
The main objective of the SATA project is to The AICIA team also works on the design of land-
develop a system that allows fully autonomous ing control laws taking into account the dynamic
landing of aircrafts, particularly helicopters, in model of the helicopter and the model of the
static and moving platforms. Particularly, SATA platform motion. Then, the team is working on
is devoted to the development of technologies helicopter modeling, and on the analysis of differ-
for landing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) fo- ent control methods. A method based on inter-
cusing the design and development of a system nal model and trajectory planning taking into ac-
for the landing of autonomous helicopters in ship count the helicopter motion constraints has been
decks. The system should be able to operate in proposed. The on-board control system should
different weather conditions, day and night and be able to identify in real-time a suitable model of
in any location. the platform motion to be synchronized with the
helicopter motion.
The AICIA team develops research and develop-
ment activities on autonomous landing by using
on-board sensors to estimate the relative mo-
tion, position and orientation between the UAV GPS Altímetro
and the landing platform. Particularly, computer
vision techniques, by means of real-time image IMU E/O
processing on-board the helicopter, are applied.
First, a reliable interest point detector will be nec-
essary. Those points can be computed based on
segmentation together with known patterns to
increase the reliability of the system. Once de-
(opcional)
tected such points, relative position and orien-
tation can be estimated based on homography GPS
techniques. These estimations should be fused
with the ones obtained by means of other on- IMU
board sensors, including range measurements
and differential GPS, to increase the reliability. The SATA system.

Projects
MONIF
sector: Forest Fire Monitoring and Measurement Employing
Aeronautics Helicopters
Client:
FAASA AVIACIÓN
This project deals with the development of new cantly contribute to improve the estimation of
techniques and methods for efficient extinguish- the required technical and human resources for
ing of forest fires by using aerial means. Particu- efficient forest fire fighting. This new method for
larly, the final objective of the project is supporting quantifying and evaluating forest fires threats is a
forest fire fighting with new and precise informa- clear step forward for ambient protection and for
tion about fires by means of aerial sensing and the security of the human resources involved in
measurement. Thus, aeronautic technologies to- this work.
gether with information gathering and processing
are integrated into the project. The project started the last trimester of year 2009.
During these three months the work was focused
MONIF will provide real time information about on designing the software architecture and the
fire fronts and contours, these data will signifi- hardware of the system onboard the helicopter.

Projects
TRATAMIENTO 2.0
sector: Generic Middleware Platform to Increase the Effectiveness
Bioengineering and Efficiency of Medical Diagnosis and Treatments. Intelligent
Treatments Management
Client:
MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO
TRATAMIENTO 2.0 is a research and develop- TRATAMIENTO 2.0 will decrease the dependence
ment project that aims the creation of a generic of any patient by promoting the delocalization in
middleware platform for the development of ap- the application of treatments, while increasing its
plications for intelligent management and imple- effectiveness through a computerized, intelligent,
mentation of patient´s treatment, especially fo- continuous, pervasive and personalized assis-
cusing on chronic, disabled and elderly patients. tance. Additionally, patients will be benefited by
The project also aims to further deepen the study the increase of surveillance and control over the
of technologies that support the development evolution of their illness from health profession-
of the methodology suggested by the Evidence als. These professionals will be able to modify
Based Medicine (EBM), so that its outcome can and improve the treatment through the feedback
be used as a source of information for making provided by data collected in its implementation.
decisions on implementation and management
of smart treatments.
Capa de Integración
QoS
Aplicacion Aplicacion Aplicacion Aplicacion Aplicacion
Capa de
aplicaciones
Capa de
procesos de
negocio
Capa de
servicios y
componentes
Capa física
PT1 PT2 PT3 PT4 PT5 PT6 FSB

PT7
Representa - bases de datos, sistemas externos, dispositivos físicos, sistemas legados,etc.
Complete system architecture, divided into layers and work packages, according to a SOA model.

Projects
CENIT CONSOLIDA
sector: Solar Consortium of R & D
Energy
Client:
New electronic driver for an autonomous solar tracking system proposed in the Consolida project.
The GTE of AICIA develops new advance elec- Many companies and research centers of re-
tronics products to be use in the generation of newable energies sector are participating in that
electricity based on solar energy technology in project. The GTE is developing a new electronic
the frame of the CENIT project CONSOLIDA. driver for an autonomous solar tracking system.

Projects
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
sector: Distributed Power Production by Biomass Gasification
Energy in a Fluidised Bed
Client:
INERCO, IDEA
The aim of the project is the demonstration of

power production by using a gas produced dur-
ing biomass gasification in a fluidised bed. A gas
cleaning system has been designed based on
scrubbing using an organic solvent, which re-
moves the tar from the gas produced coming
from the gasifier. Once the gas is cleaned up, it
can be efficiently burned in a motor engine free
of condensing and plugging. A demonstration
plant has been constructed coupled to a semi-
commercial fluidised bed gasifier owned by
INERCO. A slipstream is taken from that system
and come to the new gas cleaning section where
the behavior of the new gas cleaning system is
tested under real on-line operating conditions.
Fluidised bed gasification plant where the gas cleaning system will be
installed.

Projects
SECASOL
sector: Design and Manufacture of a System for Water-Vapor
Energy Removal from Concentration Photovoltaic Modules
Client:
ABENGOA SOLAR
In this project a drying system was design ena- ating conditions. CFD simulations were made to
bling to keep low the humidity of air inside pho- help the optimization of the way of blowing the
tovoltaic modules. Firstly, a screening was made dry air into the system (position, flow rate, time,
between various options, based on technical and degree of dehydration needed for the incoming
economical considerations. A bench plant was air, etc). An economical analysis of the various al-
design to assess the performance of the most ternatives analysed in this work was finally made
promising method selected under various oper- to asses.

Projects
TES-PS10
sector: Molten Salt Storage TES PS10 Plant
Energy
Client:
FONDO TECNOLÓGICO (Fondos FEDER) a través del CDTI, coparticipada por
ABENGOA SOLAR NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS (ASNT)
TES-PS10 project focuses on studying from tion of energy (balance sheets and income) from
the energy point of view the TES-PS10 plant the design and operating data and real data tak-
of molten salt storage of ASNT located in Solú- en from plant trials scheduled, the overall plant,
car (Sanlúcar la Mayor, Seville). In this project, it are included. Also AICIA will carry out an analy-
will be tested thermal storage technology with sis and elaboration of the modes and operating
sensible heat storage in selected molten salt conditions to achieve maximum performance of
mixture. For this, the TES-PS10 facility will con- the TES-PS10 plant, and suggest improvements
nect with that purpose in an existing solar field in the design and operation of the plant in order
consists of a loop of parabolic trough collector. to optimize TES PS10, which may be applicable
The objective is to obtain the modes of opera- to future commercial plants thermal storage with
tion leading to the optimization of the process, molten salts, as aforementioned. The project is
and identifying potential areas for improvement currently completing the first phase of evalua-
within the plant, with the aim of extending it to tion activities (instrumentation and energy of the
commercial plants. Within AICIA activities, the plant) and is being developed in accordance
assessment of field instrumentation and evalua- with the planning. The project will finish in 2011.

Projects
CENIT DENISE
sector: Intelligent, Safe and Efficient Distribution Networks
Energy
Client:
ENDESA, HIDROCANTÁBRICO ENERGÍA, CAP GEMINI, AT4 WIRELESS (CETECOM), EVERIS
(DMR CONSULTING), DS2, ELIOP, HOME SYSTEMS, INELCOM, ISOTROL, SADIEL, TAIM-
TFG, TELVENT Y GREEN-POWER
The Strategic National Consortium for Technical mand, also improving network security. Its pri-
Research on Intelligent, Safe and Efficient Dis- mary purpose is to lay the groundwork for the
tribution Networks (CENIT DENISE) is aimed at electrical distribution networks of the future.
developing a new generation of intelligent elec-
trical distribution networks, efficient and envi- The project lasts for four years with a budget of
ronmentally friendly, comprising from distributed 25 million euros, 49% of which is funded through
generation to consumer response. the National Plan for R & D & I.
The project addresses research related to con- The participation of AICIA in the project is to sup-
trol of distribution networks, focused mainly on port the research work in many tasks of DENISE.
the efficient management of generation and de-
Scope of the Project CENIT DENISE.

Projects
SMART GRID SG2
sector: Smart Grid Substations
Energy
Client:
SADIEL y ENDESA
This is a project of technological development of Reliability Engineering techniques on criti-

and demonstration, funded by the Technology cal failure modes. Specifically aims to identify
Fund and managed by the CDTI. Technical sup- the following: Indicators: Reliability and Main-
port work on the above project has a duration of tainability (RAM Models) optimal frequency
three years, i.e. until 2011. The work is divided of maintenance and inspection (using OCR
into three activities, namely: analysis techniques - risk / benefit costs);
1. Technical-economic analysis of RCM tools in 3. Definition of algorithms for pattern detection
the market. Among others will analyze func- and event correlation for the early detection
tional aspects of architecture, integration ca- of failures of substation. Design of advanced
pability and data model. Review of current
maintenance policies based on existing signs
situation and development of tools / products
of the different variables and network equip-
RCM;
ment, design of algorithms corresponding to
2. Definition of business rules for the mainte- the correlation of signals for the diagnosis and
nance of substation equipment. Application prognosis of critical failures.

Projects
SMART GRID S2G
sector: New Advance Electronic Technologies for Substations
Energy to be used in Electrical
Client:
The main objective of this project is to design

and develop a prototype of an Advance System
for Monitoring, Surveillance and Maintenance
of electrical substations in the distribution grid.
Sensor technologies, including power supply
and communications, are going to be carried
out. Also, new control algorithms and applica-
tions will be developed in order to support the
RCM system (Maintenance System Based on
the Reliability).
GTE of AICIA is the responsible research group
to develop advance electronic systems to com- CGUM WAN
mand and to monitor electrical substations in the
distribution grid.
Block diagram of the system for monitoring, surveillance and
maintenance of electrical substations in the distribution, grid
proposed in the S2G project.

Projects
SMARTIE
sector: Improvement of the Power Quality and Integration of Dispersed
Energy Generation in Distribution Networks using Asynchronous Links
Client:
ENDESA
Since the beginning of electrification voltage

and current transformers based on iron core are
usually employed to adapt the voltage and cur-
rent at high voltage level to protective relays and
measurements devices.
This proyect, performed under the requirement of
Telvent, is aimed to design a new current meas-
urement system composed of magnetic field
sensors. This way, it is not needed a physical
contact with high voltage elements. For the first
time the design will be applied to a three-phase
busbar in an open-air substation, although later
on it will be applied to other configurations like
buried cable or switchgear busbars.
Nowadays we are developying the system, and
performing the error analysis and sensor calibra-
tion, finishing the project next year.
Experimental setup.

Projects
REDES 2025
sector: Application of Power Electronics to Control Network
Energy
Client:
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN
ing energy demand as well as fulfilling the high

standards imposed by the Spanish legislation.
The implementation of power electronics tech-
nology in the electrical grid will allow increasing
its transmission capacity and improving its con-
trollability, quality and availability. The technologi-
cal advances will be based on the implementa-
tion of state of the art semiconductors, in means
to develop grid connected FACTS (Flexible AC
Transmission Systems) and HVDC (High Voltage
DC Transmission systems) with VSC topology.
Schematic of a two level, VSC-HVDC link implementing intelligent
power module.
R&D tasks, done during the last year have al-
lowed the design of a VSC-HVDC link, based in
AICIA takes part as a partner within the Strate- two and three levels topology and whose advan-
gic Singular Projects (SSP) entitled Development tages (among many others) ones implemented
of technological solutions for the 2025 Spanish in the electric grid will be the capacity to control
electric power system, REDES 2025. This ambi- its active and reactive power flow, improve its
tious research project with a budget around 40 stability and connect offshore wind farm genera-
million euros has been partially supported by the tion with on-land electrical grid.
Ministry of Science and Innovation, being the first
initiative of the R+D+I promoted by the Spanish
Platform of Electric Power Systems FUTURED.
25 electrical manufacturers, 6 Research Centers
and 9 Universities with the owner of the trans-
port power system Red Eléctrica de España
and the main Spanish utilities (Endesa, Iberdrola,
Unión Fenosa and Hidrocantábrico) make up a
consortium of 45 partners.
The R&D project “Redes 2025” intends to devel-
op technical and economically viable solutions
to the problems associated to the ever-increas- Logotype REDES2025.

Projects
TRANSIENTS
sector: Obtention of External Equivalents of the Spanish Electrical
Energy Transmission Network for Electromagnetic Transient
Computations
Client:
RED ELÉCTRICA DE ESPAÑA (REE)
Usually, the utilities need electromagnetic tran- the automated modelling of the electric network
sient studies of their networks, which require elements. The second one intends to program
detailed models for large and complex electric a computer tool to find the dynamic equivalent
networks. However, those detailed models are model of such network, in order to allow future
unsuitable, especially in real-time applications simulations to run faster. This task began in 2009
and statistic analysis. and spans in 2010.
The project deals with two main tasks: the first
one, carried out in 2009, has been devoted to
Respuesta en frecuencia Y12(f)

0.04
0.03
Y12(f)
0.02
0.01
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
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phase (Y12(f)) (Degrees)
100
-100
0.5 1 1.5
-200 Frequency (Hz)
0 2 2.5 3 3.5
Frequency response of an electrical power net before doing the equivalent.

Projects
CRISALIDA
sector: Smart and Safety Grids Convergence in Electric Distribution
Energy Applications Innovating in Environmental Design
Client:
INSTALACIONES INABENSA S.A.
CRISALIDA project is sponsored by the Ministry study of novel concepts based on high frequen-
of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, as part of cy transformer technologies for size and weight
CENIT program. The general idea behind CRIS- optimization having in mind its use for mobile
ALIDA activities are the research of new con- transformation centers.
cepts for transformation centers and operation Analysis of transformation centers and its opera-
practices in the secondary distribution electrical tion procedure in electrical grid connection from
grid in order to minimize risk factors to guarantee the point of view of personnel safety and equip-
personnel safety. The main goals of CRISALIDA ment maintenance in order to improve quality
project are: service, modeling and time response.
Knowledge development about mobile transfor- Knowledge development of operation proce-
mation centers, specification of the procedure dures, equipment design, connection strategies
for its safety utilization and required protections; and equipment trustworthiness evaluation.

Projects
SAE2
sector: High Energy Efficient Glazing System
Energy Design, manufacturing and testing of a glazing system with high energy
efficiency for buildings in the tertiary sector.
Client:
DETEA
Because of the increasing use of glass facades in

modern buildings and the ever more strict regu-
lations for reducing CO2 emissions, a great de-
mand for glazed facade systems with high ener-
gy efficiency is expected. The system developed
reduces heat loss from buildings, using part of
the energy from air blown out for health reasons.
Amongst its main characteristics is that of adapt-
ing to the operating conditions of the building
and to the external requirements (temperature
and solar radiation) by the use of domotics. An
example of this is the intelligent control of shad-
ing devices that simultaneously obtain appropri-
ate natural lighting conditions and control the
solar benefit differentiating between winter and
summer.
AICIA has also developed simulation models of
the device which have been validated with tests
by an independent laboratory. This has allowed
for the evaluation of potential energy saving in
Spain and similar climates. Other members of the
project are DETEA and EXTRUPERFIL.
SAE2 Prototype tested at the quality control in construction laboratory

of the Department of Housing, Public Works and Transport of the
Basque Government.

Projects
MECLIDE
sector: Structural Solutions with Special Materials for Differed Air
Energy Conditioning in Buildings
Client:
DETEA
The aim of the project is to obtain a constructive phase change materials. AICIA is in charge of
solution based on structural integration of spe- elaborating the computation procedures and de-
cial components that help in reducing the energy fining the fundamental aspects of the prototype
demand of a building. The use of “PCM” (phase designs to be built and tested in Lerida by another
change materials) is a promising technique for of the project members (GREA).
storing thermal energy.
The firm in charge of designing the product to be
The MECLIDE project includes the design of pro- sold is DETEA which will also be in charge of its
totypes for testing with the view to their conver- commercialization. The Eduardo Torres Institute is
sion into commercial products that incorporate the external consultant.
CARGA NOCHE
DÍA
ALVEOLOS RECUBIERTOS PLACA ALVEOLAR DE

DE MATERIAL PCM HORMIGÓN PRETENSADO
Building element that includes PCM material for differential air conditioning in buildings.

Projects
CAVIARU
sector: DIntegrated Development of New Technologies and Urban Materials
Energy for Energy Eco-efficiency and Urban Environmental Quality
Client:
PLAN NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA, DESARROLLO E INNOVACIÓN
TECNOLÓGICA 2008-2011. MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN
The objective of the project is to develop urban lar radiation, rain, snow, air currents, etc), pre-
infrastructures, based on the use of new tech- vention of risks of overheating or undercool-
nologies (urban robotics, telecommunications, ing, and the definition of higrothermic comfort
information systems, energy control and the use in conditions of winter and of summer.
of renewable energies), new materials (thermo-
chromicity, photo-selectivity, urban waste recy- t Energy Systems. Aspects related to energy
cling) and new elements based on the use of systems in cities are analyzed, studying ener-
both, with the aim of improving the quality of life gy consumption in urban environments, ener-
in cities from the point of view of health, security, gy efficiency and the integration of renewable
comfort and environment. energies with high potential in cities.
The main activities carried out by AICIA are: AICIA is participating in this project, coordinated
t Urban comfort and climate. Measures for op- by the University of the Basque Country and in
timizing hygrothermic comfort in urban spaces which Ingeniatrix Technologies S.L. and the Insti-
related to protection against the weather (so- tute of Biomechanics of Valencia also take part.

Projects
CEREX
sector: Energy Criteria for Rehabilitating Existing Buildings
Energy
Client:
PLAN NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA, DESARROLLO E INNOVACIÓN
TECNOLÓGICA MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA
The aims of the project are: to determine the en- ing tools to be developed later will be based. Fur-
ergy structure of the existing building sector in thermore, AICIA will take part in pre-calculating
Spain, to develop simplified procedures for ob- the saving measures of conventional measures
taining energy performance indicators based on of the envelope, the heating and cooling system,
basic data and values, and the development of and of passive systems.
an integrated procedure to simplify and optimise
energy and environmental interventions in exist- AICIA participates in this National Plan project
ing buildings. coordinated by the Cerdá Institute, in which the
Eduardo Torres Building Science Institute, Ap-
AICIA’s participation has centred on developing plus+ and the Polytechnic University of Cataluña
the simplified procedures on which decision tak- also participate.

Projects
CEMEACE
sector: Building Control for Improving Energy Efficiency and Saving in
Energy Electrical Consumption
Client:
DETEA
The aim of the project is to develop a product in- t Operation on lighting, air conditioning systems
tegrated by diverse systems that allow a set of and internal energy production systems (basi-
solutions to be offered to the client to improve cally arising from photovoltaic generators) for
energy and environmental efficiency in buildings putting the above procedures into operation.
at the same time as reducing operating costs by
monitoring and controlling their installations. The t New intelligent control techniques based in
following aspects are studied in the project: context, to optimize energy consumption ac-
cording to the characteristics of the various in-
t Sensorization and operation applying the latest stallation zones and their use at any given time.
advances in sensor wireless networks (IEEE
802.15.4) which will be integrated with sys- t Monitoring and control of the wave quality and
tems based on the most widely used domotic the potency factor of the electrical supply sig-
control standards (Lonworks, DALI, etc). nal, performing by installation zones to achieve
a more efficient control method.
t Proposal for new procedures that lead to the
improvement of the energy consumption in a
building based on pre-calculated packets of
the potential impact of various methods of im-
provement.

Projects
CECOEF
sector: Energy Efficiency in Construction Control Centre
Energy
Client:
APPLUS
The aim of the project is to develop a control t Development and implementation of the ba-
centre for energy efficiency in buildings start- sic structure for the CECOEF (Centre of Con-
ing from research and optimization of measure trol of Energy Efficiency) to be set up in the
taking and remote management of power con-
Applus + Installations in Seville.
sumption in buildings. The following activities
are carried out: t Equip the Seville University Engineering
t Analysis of the variables to be measured re- School with the necessary equipment to be
lating to the calculation of energy efficiency in connected to the Control Centre and charac-
buildings. terize the energy behaviour of said building.
Servidor de
funcionalidades y
Clientes de ... visualización Servidor de históricos
supervisión
CENTRO DE
CONTROL
Edificio 1 Internet
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de datos
Edificio 2
Interfase
Instrumentación
y contadores
Project Scheme.

Projects
CENIT SPHERA
sector: Solutions for the Production of Hydrogen Power and
Energy Associated Reconversion
Client:
MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA TURISMO Y COMERCIO y GAS NATURAL SDG
The project is framed inside the convoking CEN-

IT 2007 of the CDTI, being 18 companies and 25
research groups. The objective of the project is
to study the integration of the hydrogen like ad-
ditional element of the national and international
energy mix. For they are investigated diverse
technologies that complete the chain of value of
the hydrogen:
t Production of hydrogen
t Storage of hydrogen
t Use of the hydrogen
In this context, AICIA participates in the tasks
Simulated flow path of a four stage axial turbine.
associated to the use of the hydrogen in com-
bined cycles and Gas Turbines. The project has
begun in 2007 and it will conclude in 2010.

Projects
CENIT I+DEA /1
sector: Investigation and Development of Automotive Ethanol
Energy
Client:
PROGRAMA CENIT 2007-1031. MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO.
ABENGOA BIOENERGÍA NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS
Several spanish companies and research insti- The group of Termotecnia prosecutes the design
tutions participate in this integrated Project that of the process of production of ethanol for au-
covers the whole pathway for second generation tomovile from gasification of biomass. From the
bio-ethanol production. AICIA will develop two initial offer of a design that maximizes the pro-
fundamental tasks: duction of ethanol, the energetic integration of
the same one has been realized by means of the
1. Conceptual design of the thermo-chemical technologies of pinch point, as well as the basic
conversion process of lignocelulosic ma- specifications of the system of power plant, so
terials to bioethanol. There are several pro- that this one is autosupplied in electric power.
cess alternatives using biomass gasification The strongly exothermic character of the pro-
to produce ethanol and other higher alcohols. cess of gasification has allowed to design an en-
The main objective of this task is to perform ergetic recovery net that maximizes the steam
a rigorous technical and economic assess- production, there being obtained energetic sav-
ment of these alternatives in order to select ings of 48% on the initially proposed designs.
the most promising one.
I+DEA project are going to generate knowledge
2. Design of the catalytic synthesis reactor in an area in which the technological advances
that produces ethanol from syngas. This are necessary to allow increasing the capacity
is the critical stage in the development of the of production of bioethanol of sustainable and
global technology, from the point of view of competitive form. This biofuel, clean, renewable
technical and economic viability. No catalyst and that diminishes the emissions of CO2 and
exists It is necessary to obtain a catalyst with local polluting agents, is fundamental to fulfil
higher productivity to make competitive the the objectives fixed by the European Commis-
production of ethanol from biomass by the sion respect to fossil fuel substitution (Directive
thermo-chemical route. Furthermore, it will be 2003/30/CE).
necessary to make a kinetic model of the syn-
thesis reactions, as well as to determine the
optimal conditions of operation, and finally to
select the type of reactor.

Projects
CENIT I+DEA /2
sector: Investigation and Development of Automotive Ethanol
Energy
Client:
PROGRAMA CENIT 2007-1031. MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO.
ABENGOA BIOENERGÍA NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS
Laboratory facility for synthesis tests.

Projects
HERCULES
sector: Generation of Renewable Hydrogen from Solar Energy to
Energy Propel an Electrical Vehicle Based on Fuel cells
Client:
MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN Y CIENCIA. PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE ENERGÍA,
AGENCIA IDEA y CTA
The objective of this Project is twofold. It pro- propelled by pure hydrogen fuel cells. This vehi-
poses the generation of electrical energy using cle has been designed to be able to refuel in the
photovoltaic panels to be used by electrolyzers fuel station above mentioned.
to produce renewable hydrogen.
To this end, a commercial cross-country vehicle
It also considers the installation of the required (Santana 350) has been adapted to use pres-
gas processing systems, its transportation and sured hydrogen as fuel in a solid-polymer fuel
storage, and the fuel dispenser required to sup- cell. It is propelled by an hybrid power system
ply hydrogen to electrical vehicles operating with consisting of batteries and hydrogen based fuel
this gas. That is, the design of a complete fuel cells. Expected maximum speed will be about
station using renewable hydrogen. 130 Km/h with 180 Km. autonomy.
The project has developed a prototype using The fuel station and the vehicle are now in a eval-
thermal solar energy at high temperature. uation phase.
The second objective is the design, develop-
ment and implementation of an electrical vehicle
Hercules vehicle. Fuel Station.

Projects
HERCULES-EL LEÓN
sector: Design and Modification of a SANTANA Vehicle for
Energy Adapting a Hydrogen Power Driving System
Client:
MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN Y CIENCIA E IDEA
The objective of the project is to design the vari- The collaborating members of the project are:
ous elements necessary for substituting the in- Hynergreen, Abengoa Solar, Santana, Carburos
ternal combustion motor of an actual vehicle Metálicos, Greenpower, INTA and AICIA.
(Santana 350) with a driving system based on an
electric motor fed by a fuel cell using hydrogen In 2009, activities have centred on assembling
combustion and a set of batteries. the cooling system of the different components
(fuel cell, electric converters and air and hydro-
gen compressors) in the vehicle.
Radiators in the frontal of the vehicle.

Projects
DELFIN II
sector: Development of Low Infrared Signature Electric Vehicles
Energy
Client:
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL (INTA)
The main goal of the DELFIN 2 project is to im- hydrogen and fuel cell integration into electric
prove the electrical vehicle DELFIN, implement- vehicles, in its second stage its power system
ing new functionalities and integrating a novel and power manage are optimized, integrating
power system into the electric vehicle. This vehi- a new power converter, a new fuel cell and an
cle that in its first stage was used as a research optimized used of the batteries as well as new
test bench and experimentation platform in the manage algorithms.
Photographs of the hybrid electric-fuel cell vehicle and power converters.

Projects
TASK 24 IEA
sector: Hydrogen Production from Wind Power
Energy
Client:
AGENCIA ANDALUZA DE LA ENERGÍA
This work group of the International Energy Countries taking part in this work group are:
Agency is aimed at studying the characteristics Spain, Japan, Canada, United States, England,
of hydrogen production from wind power, ana- Denmark, Switzerland, Germany and Greece.
lysing the coupling between an wind generator AICIA is involved in this work group thanks to
and an electrolyser, paying special attention to
a collaboration agreement with the Andalusian
the problems existing in the connection. The
Energy Agency.
stages of work to be carried out are:
t Implementation of the state of the art of this During 2009, AICIA has carried out an analysis
technology. of different computer tools which can be used to
simulate this type of system and a state of the art
t Study of current experimental installations. of the mathematical models of wind generators
t Definition of the models on the market for put- and electrolysers for this work group.
ting this technology into practise and model
the installations.

Projects
Design of a Solar Reactor for the
sector: Production of Hydrogen Using
Energy Thermochemical Cycles
Client:
HYNERGREEN TECHNOLOGIES S.A.
The aim of the project is the thermo-fluid dynam-

ic design of a solar reactor for producing renew-
able hydrogen for power generation in fuel cells.
The engineering of detail is based on simulation
of flow inside various sets using Computational
Fluid-dynamics (CFD). In this way, temperature
profiles, heat transfer coefficients velocity fields,
load losses and other variables relevant to the
operation of the installation are obtained and al-
low for the design to be evaluated from the engi-
neering point of view and the design to be opti-
mized modelling the various alternatives.
Current lines in the solar reactor feeding mix system.

Projects
Development of Automatic Optimization
sector: for Off-Shore Wind Farms
Energy
Client:
EDP RENOVABLES
The project aims to develop an optimization al- information will be used as the basic input data.
gorithm that allows an optimal pre-design off- As a result, the optimal configuration of the park
shore wind farm. The statistical characterization is expected. This means wind turbine layout,
of wind and topography of the site of the park, electrical infrastructure configuration and basic
and the corresponding economic and financial economic and financial results.

Projects
Development of a System for
sector: Diagnosis and Predictive Maintenance
Energy of Diesel Engines Power Plant
Client:
ENDESA, S.A.
The project consists on the development of a the evolution of the pressure inside each cylinder
system for diagnostic and predictive mainte- is supervised. All the information is transmitted
nance for low speed diesel engines. They are via web to the facilities of AICIA where the data
analyzed, on one hand, mechanical elements are processed and the system is continually up-
of great responsibility like: exhaust valves, injec- to-date.
tors, fuel pumps and crankshaft, and for other,
2T POWER PLANT Processing

DIESEL ENGINE and
Piston DIAGNOSIS
Turbocharger
Piston rod
Crosshead
Connecting rod
Acquisition
system
Crank
Etherner
conection
Layout of the continuous monitoring system on a two stroke diesel engine sited in Mahón Power Plant.

Projects
GOPRE AND OREME
sector: Management of Optimized Offers for a Special System and
Energy Optimization of Special System Offers for Electricity Market
Client:
ISOTROL
These two projects aim at integrating wind en- ing the operator to make optimal offers for the
ergy Power Systems. It is software to be incor- electricity market.
porated in the wind farm control systems help-
Project wind farm.

Projects
CENIT ICARO
sector: Research into the Mechanical Behaviour of Advanced
Materials and Compound Materials
Nanotechnology
Client:
MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO
This project, led by EADS_ESPACIO,

is aimed at studying the behaviour
of advanced materials; to do this, a
wide campaign of tests will be car-
ried out to determine the mechani-
cal properties of said materials. The
tasks to be carried out by AICIA are:
t Future Materials and Technol-
ogy: Out of Advanced Autoclave:
MTM Materials/Deform
t Multifunctional Materials and
Advanced Superficial Treat-
ments. BMI Materials.
t Automation and Optimization
of Manufacturing and Assem-
bly Processes: ”Isogrid” Auto-
mation.
Trials on compound materials used for traction tests.

Projects
NFU
sector: Development of Acoustic Materials from Tyre Residuals
Materials and for Design Of Sound Barrier
Nanotechnology
Client:
GEA 21, S.A.
The NFU, tires outside of use, sup-

pose a polluting load whose elimi-
nation is regulated by RD. At the
moment the NFU is recycled by treat-
ment plants that reduce their size and
in occasions they develop new uses.
The present project developed by AI-
CIA consists on the appraisement of
the residuals of NFU by means of the
design of sound barriers.
For the development of the project a
device has been built for the quantifi-
cation of the coefficient of absorption
for normal incidence, according to
the norm ASTM 1050. This device al-
Density effect on transmission loss for different material configuration.
lows also the measurement of trans-
mission loss coefficient. The project
is in development phase.

Projects
GASLOD
sector: Evaluation of Sewage Sludge Gasification in Fluidised Bed:
Environment Technical Viability for the Sewage Sludge from Canal Isabel II
Client:
CANAL ISABEL II
The objective of this project

was to assess the technical vi-
ability of sewage sludge gasi-
fication in fluidised bed (FB).
The specific case of Canal Isa-
bel II was taken as main target,
studying the viability of consid-
ering the gasification of dried
sewage sludge as an alterna-
tive for the future. Various test
trials in lab, pilot and demon-
stration scales were conduct-
ed. A model of the process
was developed based on the
experimental experiences. An
economic study showing the
viability of a cogeneration plant
in an EDAR was made.
Demonstration gasifier.

Projects
DOTGE
sector:
Environment
Client:
Fundación CIUDEN, INERCO, CIEMAT
In this Project the technical assessment of bio- of biomass under different rich-CO2 conditions.
mass oxigasication (gasification using the flue A model has been built capable to analyze the
gas from a coal boiler working in oxifiring mode gasification under this condition. The basic engi-
as gasification agent) is dealt with. A laboratory neering for a 3 MWth plant to be built in Ponfer-
study is being made to elucidate the reactivity rada (León) has been made.
General overview of the Bench plant.

Projects
SOLAR DRYER
sector: Design and Evaluation of an Experimental Solar Dryer for the
Environment Treatment of Sludge Produced by EDAR
Client:
ITSMO 94 y CORPORACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA DE ANDALUCÍA
Sludge with a high content of humidity is pro- AICIA activity centres on defining the specifica-
duced in the purification process of urban waste tions for the forced and natural ventilation system
water before it is let out into natural waterways and of the control and measuring system, and to
which must be treated to decrease its environ-
elaborate the testing plan and analyse the experi-
mental impact and to increase its value as a fuel.
mental results.
This project aims at designing and evaluating the
behaviour of a solar dryer with an autonomous flip
robot to eliminate the humidity from the sludge.
Sludge Flip Robot.

Projects
FORSU
sector: Valorisation of municipal solid waste by fluidised
Environment bed gasification
Client:
INERCO, IDEA
This project makes a technical and eco-

nomical assessment of the valorisation
of municipal solid waste (MSW) by gasi-
fication in a fluidised bed (FB). Various
fractions taken from an urban waste
treatment plant have been selected and
assessed in the laboratory. The best
options have been tested in long-terms
trials in a FB gasifier pilot plant. The ex-
perience acquired in the pilot trials has
been used to re-design an industrial-
scale FB gasifier. Two long terms tests
were conducted with the fuel selected
(the most promising MSW fraction). An
economical analysis was made consid-
ering various alternatives.
Fluidised bed gasification pilot plant where the MSW fractions have been tested.

Projects
DESBIO
sector: Factor Analysis and Modeling of Degasifying of the
Environment Abanilla’s Landfill
Client:
MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y COMERCIO, coparticipado
con ZEROEMISSIONS y ENERGÍA SUR DE EUROPA
DESBIO project focuses on the study of the re- all process. The current status of the project is
moval of hydrogen sulfide present in the biogas agree with the planning, as first activities related
obtained in landfills. AICIA activities consist of a to the fundamental study of the process have
review of the state of the art regarding with the been completed, and a test facility for the identi-
removal of H2S, as well as siloxanes, identifying
fied technology as more interesting (adsorption)
the most appropriate technology according to
the characteristics of the landfill and, especially, has been designed and assembled, so tests will
for the landfill located at Abanilla (Murcia), the begin soon. The simulation of the plant has also
design of an experimental unit for testing, char- started using Aspen Plus. The project will finish
acterization testing and simulation of the over- in 2011.
Experimental unit designed to study the capacity of H2S adsorption with different adsorbents.

Projects
NOVARE PLASMACOL PROJECT
sector: Reduction of Emissions of PM 2,5 Particles, Metals and Condensable
Environment Particulate Matter (CPM) From Large Combustions Power Plants By The
Application of Non-Thermal Plasma on Hybrid Collectors (PLASMACOL)
Client:
ENDESA a través del premio NOVARE 2006 de “Tecnologías de Uso Limpio del
Carbón”. MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y MEDIO RURAL Y MARINO.
The present project is focused on developing a has been designed by AICIA and GreenPower
new flue gas treatment technology, based on Technologies. GreenPower is an Andalusian SME
the combination of electrofiltration, hybrid collec- (Small and Medium Enterprise) pioneer in Spain
tor (electrostatic precipitator plus fabric filter) and for its offer of R&D&I (Research, Development &
non-thermal plasma application techniques, for Innovation) services, working on renewable ener-
coal-fired power plants. In this respect, AICIA has gies, environmental and energy efficient sectors.
designed, erected and put into operation in the
ETSI-University of Seville facilities an experimental Now, a experimental plan is being carried out to
plant that is able to treat 1000 m3/h of flue gas. In check the fiability of the plasma generator device.
this experimental plant, a new pulse energization It is a necesary stage before long-term tests at
system for non-thermal plasma generation is now the pilto plant of the Litoral de Almería Coal-Fired
being tested. In a second phase of the project, Power Plant.
before its commercialization, this plasma genera-
tion technology will be tested at pilot scale in a
hybrid collector, located in the Litoral de Almería
Coal-Fired Power Plant, property of ENDESA.
This hybrid collector is capable of treating real
coal combustion flue gas at a rate of 15,000 m3/h.
PLASMACOL project proposes a new technol-
ogy that could make feasible the accomplish-
ment of the day to day more restrictive environ-
mental laws concerning SO2, NOX, CPMs, Hg
and particulate matter limit emission, by means of
an efficient and economically attractive way. This
technique is compatible with the operation of the
coal-fire power plant actually existing, necessary
during the transition period till the zero-emissions
technologies era. This project won the NOVARE
prize of ENDESA as the most innovative project
regarding Clean Coal technologies, in competi-
tion with more than 100 national and international
projects.
A pulse generation system, which is based on
high voltage short pulses over a DC voltage base, PLASMACOL Experimental plant.

Projects
PSE CO2
sector: Advanced Technologies of Generation, Capture and Storage of
Environment CO2. Subproject 2. CO2 Capture. Oxy-Combustion
Client:
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN (PSE-120000-2009-6)
The main goal of the project involved the analysis combustion: solids treatment, power genera-
of the process of CO2 chemical absorption and tion, O2 production, flue gas conditioning, CO2
its combination with oxy-combustion process as capture and transport. Technical and economic
an alternative to CO2 capture technologies used study of different ways of operation of the simu-
separately, include the development of a com- lated plant has been developed.
prehensive economic analysis of the various op- Operational costs of the main utilities of dem-
tions considered. Two scenarios have been de- onstration unit of 20 MWth have been obtained,
veloped, a new plant construction or retrofitting from which to scale the investment costs and
an existing plant. In the 2009, this project has annual operation of a power plant of 350 MWe it
ended in the 2009 annual. was possible.
Pulverized coal boiler installation (20MWth) and Results have been extended to the actual plants.
CO2 chemical absorption unit modeling it has The integration of several possibilities of technol-
made, which included elements to operate oxy- ogies and its economics effects were assessed.
Generación O2 Vapor Generación

O2 Eléctrica
Reactor
Aire Caldera Ciclón Cataítico Precipitador Desulfuradora Captura CO2 Compresión CO2
atmosférico Selectivo Electrostático
CO2
Carbón A
Molienda Recirculación 1 almacenamiento
Recirculación 2
Block diagram of conventional combustion and partial oxy-combustion.

Projects
CENIT SOST-CO2
sector: New Sustainable Industrial Uses of CO2
Environment
Client:
PROGRAMA CENIT 2008-1027. MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, TURISMO Y
COMERCIO. ABENGOA BIOENERGÍA NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS
The catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 for the syn-

thesis of ethanol and other alcohols has been
considered in recent years as a technology with
potential for fixation and recycling of CO2 emit-
ted in different industrial activities. The two major
tasks of AICIA in this project are:
r Design, development and construction of a
lab-scale reactor for testing hydrogenation
catalysts produced by other research group
involved in the project. The design is based
on the experience gained within previous re-
search projects dealing with the synthesis of
ethanol from hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
r Design, development and construction of
a bench scale reactor for testing the most
promising catalysts found in task (1). The
fixed bed reactor with 50-100 grams of cata-
lyst will be provided with gas cleaning and re-
Catalytic synthesis laboratory. circulation of unconverted gas to simulate as
closely as possible the operating conditions
The main objective of this integrated project is of a real reactor.
to develop a process for converting CO2 emitted
from bioethanol first generation plants to alco-
hols by means of catalytic hydrogenation.

Projects
COMPARAE
sector: Development of a CO2 Capture Process using Regenerative
Environment Chemical Absorption under Enriched-Air Combustion Conditions
Client:
The main goal of this Project is the perfor-

mance of feasibility analysis and development
of a CO2 capture pilot plant processing pulver-
ized coal, using enriched air as oxidizer (partial
oxicombustión) and combined with CO2 capture
post-combustion techniques such as chemical
regenerative absorption. This way a more effi-
cient alternative from a technical and economi-
cal point of view is to be found when consider-
ing the retrofitting of an existing pulverized coal
power plant incorporating CCS (Carbon Capture
and Storage).
To date an exhaustive laboratory screening plan
to select the most suitable chemical absorbent
is being carried out and an experimental pilot
plant is being erected so as to test the selected
ones in the preliminary laboratory phase. The pi-
lot plant is located at the Engineering School of
Seville facilities, where it is integrated in the exist-
ing flue gas treatment unit. The pilot comprises
the following:
r The boiler operating as flue gas generator
capable of working under air mode, partial
oxy mode or total oxycombustion mode.
r The oxidizer preparation devices.
r And the CO2 capture system by means of a
Experimental setup of the continuous absorption/stripping
regenerative chemical absorption process. lab-scale unit.
As a result of the research program, it is foreseen

to validate this process as the technological al-
ternative for CCS to be used in the retrofitting
of existing combustion installations and the opti-
mized option for the new ones.

Projects
BIOFIL
sector: Application of a new bioderivatived ceramic materials for
Environment filtration at high temperature and high pressure applications
Client:
The main objective of the BIOFIL project is the

development of a new gas filtration technol-
ogy at high temperature and pressure through
the design, characterization and optimization of
wood-based ceramic filters.
AICIA facilities include a semi-industrial high
temperature filtration plant, currently in operation
at the ETSI-University of Seville. This pilot plant
allows testing different filters and pulses clean-
ing strategies under a wide range of operating
conditions such as temperature and pressure. A
new experimental campaign is currently ongo-
ing with a new type of candle within the BIOFIL
project. The filter is fabricated from wood and
other natural materials as a result of a novel, en- Ceramic candle BIOSIC. General overview of filtration unit.
vironment friendly, patented process (BioSiC®),
which provides excellent thermo-mechanical
performance, chemical and structural stability in
a wide interval of temperature. The main objec- The project is being developed in collaboration
tive of experimental test planning is the identifi- with the University of Seville, INERCO S.A., Bio-
cation of the most suitable operating conditions morphic EBT and CIDEMCO.
of the new filtering material candles.

Projects
Very Low Sulfur Heavy Fuel Oil Effect on
sector: Low Speed Diesel Engines
Environment
Client:
ENDESA, S.A.
Heavy fuel oil for low speed diesel engines has to develop strategies for controlling expected
usually high sulfur levels, higher than 2.5%. In problems as:
the case of stationary diesel power plants, there r Increase of time delay
is a continuous pressure for using HFO with r Changes in oil formulation
reduced sulfur, below 1%. This change forces
r Increase of cut fines
Piston after 17 hours continuous running with BN70 oil and HFO with sulfur below 0.2 %.

Projects
sector:
DWW
Management Participation in 1st Doctoral Winter Workshop Product
and Asset Lifecycle Management
Client:
OTRI DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
Life cycle management of product and equip- fields, giving room to cross fertilization under
ment is becoming a major issue from a sustain- the auspices of two international groups: IFIP
ability point of view. Besides social, economical WG5.7, Special Interest Group “Product Lifecy-
and environmental instances in sustainability, cle Management, PLM” and IFAC TC 5.1, Work-
technology can give a fundamental asset to pur- ing Group “Advanced Maintenance Engineering,
sue this goal. To this regard, appropriate tech- Services and Technology, A-MEST”.
nology supporting the three main phases of
product lifecycle, i.e. BOL - Beginning Of Life -, Research that was presented by AICIA in DWW
MOL – Middle Of Life - and EOL – End Of Life -, had to do with new and advanced maintenance
can be of paramount importance. Maintenance, Management Models and Maintenance Expert
as one of the key process in MOL, also has an Systems and Technologies for Decision-Making
essential role for sustainability. The PALM win- in Distribution Network Services Providers.
ter workshop will join researchers from the two

Projects
Design and Development of an
sector: Operational Reliability Model for an
Management Electrical Power Generation Company
Client:
INGEMAN
Joint work of AICIA, INGEMAN and IBERDROLA the training courses offered to a corporate level
to design and to implement a corporate model and to managers and engineers responsible for
of operational reliability. This project has involved maintenance and operational reliability at the
a given number of model design hours as well as various plants.
Eficacia
Fase 1: Fase 2: Fase 3:

Definición Jerarquización de Análisis de
de objetivos, los equipos de puntos débiles en
estrategias y acuerdo con la equipos de alto
responsabilidades importancia de su impacto
de mantenimiento función
Chapter VII.
Fase 8: Mejora Fase 4:
A Review of key decision
areas in maintenance Implantación Diseño de planes
management. del proceso de de mantenimiento
mejora continua y preventivo y de los
adopción de nuevas recursos necesarios
tecnologías
Crespo Márquez A.
2007.
Fase 7: Fase 6: Fase 5:
The Maintenance Management Análisis del cielo de Evaluación y Programación del
Framework. vida y de la posible control de la mantenimiento y
Models and Methods for renovación de los ejecución del optimización en la
Complex Systems Maintenance. equipos mantenimiento asignación
Springer Verlag UK. London

Evaluación Eficiencia
Maintenance Management model.

Projects
PERSAN MULTIMEDIA NETWORK
sector: This Research Project Aims to Design a Next Generation Network
ICT in Industrial Environment
Client:
PERSAN (proyecto aprobado por la CTA)
The project focuses on the network

design, deployment and configuration Servicio Servicio Servicio SERVICIOS
Telediag/ Localización
as well as the design of advanced ser- VoIP Teleconf Wifi
AVANZADOS
vices that will run on it. The project will Multimedia IP

also provide design requirements and Localización
recommendations for the integration

RED NÚCLEO:
Servicios necesarios en la
of the network in the industrial control Red: QoS, Fiabilidad
loop. AICIA’s contribution has focused
Wi-Fi IP Core Network QoS
on analyzing the state of the art for the (ruido) Fiabilidad
different phases and on the design and GateWay RED ACCESO

implementation of algorithms for to- Diseño Wi-Fi
pologies design, wireless location ser- Ethernet entorno indust.
DECT
vice, QoS support and optimization of (ruido)
the configuration parameters in several
services.
Inter-operación entre
Terminales Heterogéneos
In the picture it can be observed the layers approach to the NGN architecture
implemented.

Projects
Centralized Monitoring System of
sector: Alterations in the Drinking Water
ICT Supply Pipes
Client:
WELLNESS
Town-halls and other controllers of supplying Certain indicative signs raise the thesis that by
drinking water to the population have to carry modifying and applying some first stage tech-
out a control programme and maintenance and nologies, of truly advanced “ex profeso” engi-
operating register of the infrastructures, of the neering, and some different methods to those
treatments applied and of the checking systems usually applied in our country in the general way,
which in the case of water consists of water it would be possible to, at last, obtain and stand-
analysis. ardize the correct treatment of these recurring
problems and the definite solution to the threat
Public Health usually identifies problems by they bring to the health of the population.
means of increasingly exhaustive controls and
avoids major risks avoiding consumption of The project proposes to evaluate the suitability
questionable water. However, the Health Author- of a solution based on a Wireless Sensor Net-
ity as well as local bodies, or firms in charge of work (WSN) connected to a web application for
water control, lack sufficient scientific develop- monitoring the sensors in real time from a control
ment and technology to be able to really analyse centre. The main characteristics of the solution,
efficiently the cause of the problem, investigate from all aspects, are its simplicity and low cost,
possible technical solutions and effectively and which permit the water quality checking not to
efficiently apply the adequate treatment. be just relegated to certain sampling points in
the large reservoirs of the Hydrographic regions.

Projects
DVB-H PLATFORM
sector: Platform of DVB-H Services
ICT
Client:
GUADALTEL, S.A.
This project aims to develop a platform which technology and its connection with other tech-
allows TV content providers to offer new types nologies available in mobile receivers.
of services relating to its broadcasts over DVB-H
PROVEEDOR DE CONTENIDOS PROVEEDOR DE SERVICIOS
Metadatos imagen Plataforma de creación de servicios
DVB-H
Protocolo de configuración cliente
CLIENTE DVB-H
UMTS/HSDPA SMS Comunicaciones Voz IMS
Block diagram of DVB-H platform.

Projects
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS AND
sector: ROAD SAFETY
ICT
Middleware for SOA-based Road Safety
Client:
ACISA
The project’s goal is the specification and im- The project will also include the development of
plementation of a road safety system based on the atomic elements based on specialized hard-
a service-oriented architecture (SOA), in which ware and using open source software.
atomic elements that provide basic services are
working together in order to offer on-demand
higher-level services.
Basic element of SOA architecture.

Projects
EN-MODE
sector: Minimo and MobileScript Integration
ICT
Client:
VODAFONE
MobileScript is a scripting language developed The project involves the Minimo modification in
by Vodafone that allows easily manage of even order to incorporate into its scripting language
related to calls, calendar, text messages, mul- (javascript) all commands of MobileScript, al-
timedia or e-mail,... of a mobile phone. Minimo lowing that a mobile device can be managed
(Mini Mozilla), meanwhile, is a reduced version of through a web interface with standardization,
the popular Firefox browser adapted for mobile exploiting the benefit of use that involves the use
devices. of a well known environment by most users of
such devices.
Any Other
MSECUI Client App
MS Engine Client
EBRO
Enhanced Comms
Browser
MPS
Comms
MS Engine
MS Wrapper
JS ENGINE
SpiderMonkey Native Funcionalities
N N N N
Operating System APIs

Windows Mobile TAPI MAPI SNAPI WIN32
Phone/Hardware
Protocols arquitecture for MobileScript integration.

Projects
PROTECSENS
sector: Fire Fighters Protection System based on Wireless
ICT Sensor Networks with Mobile Nodes
Client:
GRUPO ITURRI
The objective is to design, develop and validate

a system for protection of fire fighters in urban
and industrial fires based on Wireless Sensor
Networks (WSNs) with static and mobile nodes.
The mobile WSN nodes are integrated in the fire
fighters costume, being wearable sensors, and
are equipped with gas concentration sensors
such that the localisation and conditions of each
fire fighter are registered in real time in the moni-
toring station. The ProtectSens system allows
Screenshot of the monitoring station.
implanting strategies for fire attack optimizing
the fire fighters protection.
the static nodes and mobile nodes integrated in
In 2009, the last project year, AICIA activities fire fighters costume is visualized, registered and
focused on the development of the monitoring logged. Also, the ProtecSens system has been
station, where the information gathered by all testbed and validated in realistic scenarios.
First prototype of the mobile node.

Projects
SIDIFAILURE
sector: Introduction of a Predictive Diagnosis System of Failures
Production and Energy Behaviour in Engine Rooms
Technology
Client:
VALDEMAR INGENIEROS
The aim of the project is to analyse the incor- equipment, or improvement of operating con-
poration of systems for predicting and detect- ditions, so that equipment life is prolonged,
ing failures in workshop engine rooms. The maintenance costs are reduced and the costs
incorporation of these systems will allow the of operating the plant.
state of operation of different equipment to be
known by means of measuring variables such AICIA is carrying out the state of the art of this
as temperature, pressures, or flows. From the type of system and analysing different meth-
variables measured and using the correspond- ods of energy saving applicable to engine room
ing algorithms it is possible to foresee possible equipment and systems.
preventive maintenance tasks, replacement of

Projects
ROBOCA
sector: Research on Robotic Inspection Systems for the
Production Detection of Steam Leaks in Combined Cycle Cauldrons
Technology
Client:
IBERDROLA GENERACIÓN SAU
The objective of the project is to develop robotic

systems for the inspection of cauldrons of com-
bined cycle power plants and for the detection
of steam leaks. The contribution of AICIA focus-
es on the development of the perception system
and techniques for the automatic detection and
localization of steam leaks. AICIA also partici-
pates in the design of the robot.
In 2009 AICIA activities were devoted to the
hardware and software development of the sen-
sory head of the robotic system and to the de-
Scheme of the ROBOCA system sensory head.
velopment of the teleoperation and inspection
station.
Detail of ROBOCA camera.

Projects
OLICEMATIC
sector: Development of a Novel, Cost Effective Technique to
Production Optimise Olive Oil Production
Technology
Client:
CENTRO DE TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA S.L., “CTT”
AICIA is participating in this research project NIR device) will serve to control certain param-
funded by the European Commission as a sub- eters of the production process such as addition
contractor of the CTT. The objective of the overall of water to the olive paste, temperature in the
project is to develop a greater understanding of thermo-mixer, addition of coadjutants, residence
the application of Near Infrared (NIR) technology time, mixing time, paste and water flow to the
and predictive control strategies in the improve- decanter. The predictive control software will be
ment and maximization of the extraction process tested at the oil production lines of the end users
of olive oil. The overall technical objectives will be of this project.
centred on the development of a new system for
the automation and the optimization of the olive During the first year of the project, AICIA has de-
oil extraction process. This new equipment is to signed and developed the supervisory control
be compatible with industry requirements (i.e. system and has proposed a dynamical model
maximization of the production process, to avoid that is being validated with the data obtained
the need for an expert operator, low cost invest- from this olive season.
ment and easy to install), and is to provide a de-
finitive tool for the olive oil producers that will ob-
tain the maximum profitability with independence
of the variations in the raw materials (olives). The
industrial yield in oil production and in the quality
of the final product will be homogenous by re-
moving the subjective decisions of an operator.
The main task of AICIA in this project is to devel-
op a predictive control software for the complete
management and optimization of the production
process. Different variables such as temperature
of the olive paste, oil and water content in the
olive paste and in the alpeorujo (by the proposed
Decanter in the olive oil extraction process.

Projects
CENIT AVI-2015
sector: 100% Spanish High Speed Integrated System for
Transport and Interoperable Railway Networks
Infrastructure
Client:
CDTI
This project is carried out because of the two

track widths of the Spanish railway (RENFE
width and UIC width) and the need for centres of
population not situated on the high speed routes
to take advantage of the reduction in travel time
provided by new infrastructures.
The system known as BRAVA (self propelled var-
iable width run bogie), basically consists of two
sets of wheels running on sliding bases which
can be displaced laterally, under controlled con-
ditions, on a non rotating axis body. The work
of the AICIA Elasticity and Material Resistance
Group consists of characterising the fatigue per-
formance of the BRAVA system and determining
potentially critical areas.
Complete CAF-BRAVA system finite element mesh, UIC width.
To this end, models based on Finite Element
Methods have been developed. Figure 1 shows
the mesh for the configuration of the UIC width.
This mesh is made up of 1043843 nodes and
400537 elements, both solid elements and con-
tact elements. Figure 2 shows a configuration of
the deformed system (amplified x25). The current
design reserves of the BRAVA system have been
established and the ways in which modifications
can be introduced to optimize the performance
of the system both by increasing peak velocity
and the times in defect inspection periods with-
out reducing safety.
Deformed System (x25). Passing a curve.

Projects
E-OFFSHORE
sector: Study of Viability for the Design, Construction and
Transport and Installation of Offshore Wind Farms
Infrastructure
Client:
DRAGADOS OFFSHORE, S.A.
Analysis of the characteristics of the wind off-

shore structures, and the possible alternatives
for its manufacture in Dragados Off-shore.

Projects
CENIT ECOTRANS
sector: Ecological Technologies for Urban Transport
Transport and
Infrastructure
Client:
The objective of ecoTRANS is to give response

to the new challenges for a more sustainable ur-
ban transportation system. The technologies to
be developed will contribute to reduce the CO2
emissions and also to increase the use of public
transport reducing the private one. This projects
includes several task where can be underlined
the analysis of several hybrid power train alterna-
tives, study of new electric propulsion systems
and power plants on board of the vehicles. For
example, design of new power electronic con-
verters and direct drive permanent magnetic
Power flow for a serial hibrid power train.
motors PMM for removing mechanical transmis-
sions and gears in the power train.

Projects
SGI-PFV
sector: Design and Manufacture of Special Vehicles
Transport and
Infrastructure
Client:
ALBATROS
SGI-PFV: Development of an Integral Manage- and its application to the design and manufac-
ment System (Data and Knowledge) for the Spe- ture of Fire-fighting Vehicles for Airports and Ur-
cial Vehicles manufactured by ALBATROSS, us- ban Services.
ing new technologies TIC (PLM, DM and KBE),
Narrow vehicle. Design of the deposit.

Projects
Design and manufacture of ultra-lava
sector: containers
Transport and
Infrastructure
Client:
LIPASAM S.A. y ALBATROS S.A.
Design, construction, installation and integration the current system of revolving head cleaning with
of a container cleaner vehicle based on the use pressurized water.
of ultrasounds during water treatment, replacing
Narrow vehicle. Design of the deposit.

Projects
PROMA
sector: Firefighting Vehicle Chassis Control System
Transport and
Infrastructure
Client:
PROTEC FIRE (GRUPO ITURRI) Y JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA
The overall objective of the PROMA project is the the system. The PROMA control system should
design, development and testing of the control be responsible for this function, as well as man-
system of a special purpose vehicle devoted to agement and communications of all systems in
firefighting. These vehicles are produced in small the vehicle, including chassis, engine, electrical
series according to customer specifications, and system and special elements, among others.
therefore the control system must be very flex- Also included is the man-machine interface that
ible and easily modified. allows efficient use of the vehicle by firefighters.
One of the main functions of a firefighting vehicle In 2009 AICIA has developed several prototypes
is to provide adequate flow and pressure of wa- of the control system hardware and software, as
ter or foam used to extinguish the fire, maintain- well as trough the J1939 CAN bus. The configu-
ing a constant outlet pressure although at any ration and supervision interface has also been
given time output valves are opened or closed in developed.
PROTEC FIRE Special vehicles for airport fire fighting.

Projects
SIUREX
sector: Extrahospitalary Emergency System
Transport and
Infrastructure
Client:
GRUPO ITURRI
The objective of the project is to develop an ad- The main activities of AICIA in 2009 focussed
vanced Extrahospitalary Emergency System. on the analysis of new equipment, software and
The project addresses the design of the vehicle hardware tools as well as new designs based on
including the chassis as well as its components CAN-bus and new telecommunication systems
in order to optimize the “in situ” diagnosis, treat- for its adaptation into the Extrahospitalary Emer-
ment and surgery. The development of basic and gency System with the final objective to provide
advanced vital support units is also considered in it with the more advanced technologies available.
the project.

Projects
UGV
sector: Teleoperation of Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Transport and
Infrastructure
Client:
GRUPO ITURRI
The main goal of this project is the design and station, have been completed in 2009. Several
development of technologies for the automa- experiments have been performed telecontrol-
tion and teleoperation of ground vehicles. The ling the Bobcat 2200 vehicle. The system have
developments of the hardware and software of been validated by Iturri.
the vehicle control system and the teleoperation
Vehicle controller hardware.

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Studies and
Consultancies
Studies and Name of the Proyect:
Consultancies
VFRN
sector: Study of Viability for the Development of Systems of
Aeronautics Visual Nocturnal Flight in Aerodromes
Client:
FAASA
Analysis of the different possible alternatives for

the design and construction of VFRN, and their
implantation in the FAASA aerodrome.

Consultancies
OPERATION OF TRANSMISSION
sector: AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
Energy
Developing of Applications to Assist Engineers in the Optimal
Planning and Operation of the Electrical Networks
Client:
UNIÓN FENOSA DISTRIBUCIÓN
This project is a continuation and expansion of The project also incorporates advice and sup-
a previous working between AICIA and Union port in the final stages of developing of an appli-
Fenosa. Following the previously obtained re- cation of state estimation for electrical distribu-
sults, this project also provides a characterization systems. This application is used by Union
tion of the errors included in the measurements, Fenosa as a tool for planning their networks.
and an analysis of the impact of the errors in the
network parameters in the estimation process.

Consultancies
Solar Refrigeration by Absorption in
sector: the Tertiary Sector
Energy
Client:
GAS NATURAL S.D.G.
The main objective of the project is to introduce The project allows commercial introduction of
the use of cooling installations using thermal so- solar refrigeration to be promoted putting a free
lar energy in buildings in the tertiary sector with distribution easily used computer tool (SICAR)
maximum energy efficiency and environment re- at the disposal of professionals to calculate and
spect criteria, establishing the design base on measure solar cooling plant, and have a refer-
combining existing technology, or necessary de- ence installation for demonstrations to profes-
velopment and improvement, for taking advan- sionals and energy suppliers of the viability of
tage of solar energy for cooling. these plants.
The project includes the construction of a solar At present the project is in the second phase
cooling plant that allows for the technical, eco- that will analyse the improvements produced by
nomical and environmental design parameters a heat accumulation system with phase change
of this type of plant to be established by means material.
of adequate control and monitoring.
Installation of accumulation solar refrigeration with phase change.

Consultancies
Air conditioning for the Saudi Arabia
sector: Pavilion Communications Centre at the
Energy 2010 Shangai World Fair
Client:
GOBIERNO DE ARABIA SAUDÍ
A solution for acclimatizing and ventilating the

entrance centre and exit to the pavilion is given.
This centre is cylindrical in form with two heli-
coidal walkways (entrance-exit) and a fine wall
of water. Every level of the walkway has various
strategically placed air conditioners which re-
ceive air from the exterior through ducts joined
to the pillars. The two walkways are separated
by a decorative blind, blowing the air close to
the central part of the entrance walkway and re-
circulating the same air. To facilitate proper cir-
culation of air throughout the communications
centre, centralized extraction by centrifugal ven-
tilators situated in the central part of the roof has
been designed. The design and checking of the
solutions used are done by CFD simulation of
the centre.
Image composition at three levels. Higher: panoramic view of the

pavilion, Central: air distribution in a transversal section of one floor of
the centre after simulation the proposed solution, Lower: temperature
range with the previous description.

Consultancies
MEDUSA
sector: Study of Ventilation at the “Medusa” Coal Transfer
Energy and Storage Park
Client:
UNIÓN FENOSA GALICIA
The ventilation in the interior of the coal trans- study is based on experimental analysis using
fer and storage park known as Medusa, Union CFD FLUENT, in two blocks:
Fenosa Galicia has in the port of La Coruña,
t Analysis of the parameter affecting air circula-
which serves the firms thermal-electric plants, is
tion in the interior of the park: surface tem-
analyzed in this project. The aim is to draw up
perature and coal volume, temperature and
a plan of action and modification of the park to
exterior wind velocity.
help on renewing air in its interior, due to the fact
that the accumulation of coal together with the t Analysis of possible procedures and of the
absence of ventilation causes auto-ignition. The entrance-exit air flow.
Upper left: panoramic view of the transfer park. Upper right: created ANSYS model. Lower left: air flow in a vertical transversal section. Lower right:
velocity field close to the coal.

Consultancies
Bioclimatic Systems and
sector: Certification. Phase lI
Energy
Client:
INSTITUTO E. TORROJA DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN;
MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA
AICIA has developed the official tools for the 1. Authorize the programme for calculating ener-
transportation of the energy efficiency in build- gy demand in buildings used in checking the
ings directives, LIDER and CALENER, in their energy demand limits of the building techni-
various versions, which did not take into ac- cal code (CTE-HEI, LIDER Programme) and
count the use of bioclimatic systems, not having new building certification (CALENER-VYP) for
been previously able to make them sufficiently the reception of the characteristic parameters
reliable to use to evaluate energy demand for that define the additional capacities of innova-
the required fulfilment and justification of energy tive construction elements.
certification in buildings. The objectives of this
research project are the following: 2. Authorize the entrance of data from the pro-
grammes to allow for the detection of the
use of additional capacities that the user may
have defined.

Consultancies
Energy Auditing Methodology
sector: in Industry
Energy
Client:
AGENCIA ANDALUZA DE LA ENERGÍA
The objective of the project is to establish meth- lations, the most common measures for saving
odologies for carrying out studies for energy and the normal return period for the proceedings
improvements in industrial plants, showing the accompanying the measures.
existing transversal technologies in said instal-

Consultancies
Technical Assistance in Combined
sector: Cycle Cogeneration
Energy
Client:
DERIVADOS ENERGÉTICOS PARA EL TRANSPORTE Y LA INDUSTRIA, S.A.
(GRUPO CEPSA)
The aim of the project is to analyse a combined

cycle plant to detect possible modifications con-
clusive to improving the equivalent electrical per-
formance of the installation.
Overall view of cogeneration plant.

Consultancies
Analysis of Improvements in Energy
sector: Efficiency in a 49 Mw Combined Cycle
Energy Cogeneration Plant
Client:
DERIVADOS ENERGÉTICOS PARA EL TRANSPORTE Y LA INDUSTRIA, S.A.
(GRUPO CEPSA)
The project aims at analysing a 49 Mw combined corresponding to modifications in the operating

cycle plant to detect possible energy efficiency conditions of the plant. The projects with invest-
improvements for increasing the performance of ment costs have been recouped in less than a
the installation and benefits from its exploitation. year.
Eight projects for saving have been identified,
Overall view of cogeneration plant.

Consultancies
Technical Consultancy for
sector: Improvements in Energy Efficiency in
Energy Tripoliphosphate Furnaces
Client:
FMC FORET S.A.
The objective of the project is to check the ener- ing a model of the furnace. The results predicted
gy saving identified in tripoliphosphate furnaces by the model deviate by 1% from those meas-
using the results obtained as a result of develop- ured in the field.
Exfiltraciones
Thermographs to analyse losses by the furnace casing.

Consultancies
Global Energy Optimization in the
sector: Agro-food Industry
Aeronautics
Energy
Client:
COOPERATIVA LAS MARISMAS DE LEBRIJA
The consultancy carried out consisted of the signifying a saving of almost 20% of the plant’s
analysis of energy consumption in the agro-food energy bill. 45% of the savings came from pro-
industry to find measures for energy saving that jects with no investment costs or reduced yearly
reduce costs. Twenty three projects were found benefits.

Consultancies
Global Energy Optimization and
sector: the Viability of Cogeneration in the
Energy Chemical Industry
Client:
PERSAN S.A.
The project is to analyse energy consumption in reduced yearly benefits. In the study, the differ-
the agro-food industry to find measures for en- ent forms of cogeneration plants were analysed
ergy saving that reduce costs. Seventeen pro- that best adapted to the plant, and a detailed
jects were detected signifying a saving of about economic study was made to analyse the most
20% of the plant’s energy bill. 45% of the saving profitable options.
came from projects with no investment costs or

Consultancies
FUEL CELLS
sector: Development of a Methodology Validated Experimentally for
Energy Analysing Pem Fuel Monocells
Client:
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL (INTA)
The aim is to develop a computational model to The model results are validated experimentally
analyse and define fuel monocells. The method on a fuel cell test rig.
is based on Computational Fluid-dynamic (CFD)
simulations. The models used allow for the ba- In this way, a methodology for studying, analys-
sic physical and electrochemical phenomena of ing and optimising the performance of fuel cells
a fuel cell to be solved, such as reactance and and their components is developed.
product flow, electrochemical reaction, porous
medium flow, generation, diffusion and transport
of liquid water, and others.
Distribution of variables of interest in the operation of a PEM fuel cell. Top: hydrogen velocity, humidity content in polymeric membrane, intensity
of generated current. Parallel bipolar plate. Bottom: hydrogen pressure, humidity content in polymeric membrane, intensity of generated current.
Serpentine bipolar plate.

Consultancies
Technical Consultancy in the
sector: Development of Solar Energy System
Energy Simulation Programmes
Client:
ASOCIACIÓN SOLAR DE LA INDUSTRIA TÉRMICA (ASIT)
The aim of the project is to advise the Solar Asso- pools. The simulation programmes are based on
ciation of the Thermal Industry in conceiving, de- correlations obtained specifically for each of the
veloping, and validating simulation programmes eight systems analysed using TRNSYS Simula-
of solar energy systems for the production of hot tions.
water for bathrooms and for heating swimming

Consultancies
Study of the Deterioration of Naval
sector: Quality Steel Sheets
Materials
Client:
NAVANTIA
This report has evaluated the causes of the uniform corro-

sion and the presence of some stamps on the surfaces of
steel plates for naval applications. The study includes opti-
cal microscopy analysis, energy dispersion x-ray analisis by
scanning electron microscopy, quantification of the thick-
ness layer of Zn silicate shop-primer painting treatment.
Also, a size, morphology and composition analyses of the
particles found on the steel plates were performed. The re-
sults show that the thicknees of the Zn silicate painting is
critically heterogeneous and inferior to that recommended.
Furthermore, the particles found are of equivalent size and
composition to those used in the shotpeened process, in-
deed, some of the particles are covered by Zn silicate paint.
Field of plates showing signs of deterioration.

Consultancies
Delta Ferrite Content in Two
sector: Samples of Steel
Materials
Client:
TEAMS
During the soldering process of stainless steel it Delta ferrite content of two steel samples has
is vital to control the delta ferrite content of the been determined.
source metal in order to avoid cracking when hot
of the weld which can lead to catastrophic faults
in the whole process.

Consultancies
Advice on the Materials in Plant
sector: Use in Ciuden Oxy
Materials
Client:
INERCO
The use of new atmosphere oxidants for certain ence in situations similar to those they expect to
materials required to determine their potential ag- meet, to derive the best materials to be specified
gressiveness or, where appropriate, the use of al- in each of the circuits provided in the project.
ternative materials. The proposed new plant oxy
presents several of these atmospheres in which The convenience of using specific materials in an
previous experience is very limited or nil. It was oxy-combustion plant is analyzed.
therefore necessary, based on laboratory experi-

Consultancies
YACHT
sector: Model of Detail Engineering Organisation for Cruise
Management Boats and Mega Yachts
Client:
GHENOVA INGENIERIA S.L.U.
The aim of the project is to analyse the organi- boat engineering have been analysed, as well
sation changes and production requirements as problems arising from the organisation of this
necessary to efficiently carry out the design of type of project, the interrelation between basic
installations in cruise boats and mega yachts, and functional engineering, and the interrelation
quantifying the profits and the market potential existing between detail engineering purchase
in this sector.
and production management and, finally, the or-
Regarding the potential introduction of this ganising scheme for tackling efficiently the chal-
model of organisation, the specificities of cruise lenges of executing the installation projects.

Consultancies
EURENSEAM
sector: Cooperation with the European Research Network
Management
Client:
OTRI UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
Eurenseam is a European Network focused on t To determine promising joint efforts within Eu-
the management perspectives of industrial as- rope.
sets. In fact, asset management would not be
limited to operating & maintaining function but t To support exchange of researchers and oth-
also include capacity management from the er bilateral activities.
physical asset point of view and various strate- t To organize joint seminars in order to change
gic solutions linked to management of produc- ideas.
tion assets and investments. A comprehensive
approach to ‘asset management’ need to cover t To initiate projects or network of excellence
a number of important issues at corporate, plant towards EU funding (particularly for FP7 dur-
and production levels: ing 2007-2008).
t To create the strategic concept of asset man-

agement.
t To identify focus areas for the research.

Consultancies
E-MAINTENANCE
sector: New Technologies Applied to Production System
Management Dependability
Client:
IBERDROLA GENERACIÓN
The dependability of a production system is a classification and characterization with respect

collective term used to describe (EN 13306, to their potential use to improve plant depend-
2001) the availability performance and its influ- ability. The third objective will be to research into
encing factors. These include: reliability perfor- how to take these signals into account for de-
mance, maintainability performance and mainte- pendability problem diagnosis and for the best
nance support performance. In order to ensure design of preventive maintenance policies, plans
the dependability of production systems, analyti- and schedules. Finally, a fourth objective will be
cal models that define effective policies to guide to develop a software program that allows, at
preventive maintenance practices are required. user level, the utilization of the project results in
future scenarios in Iberdrola.
Iberdrola has a modern Center for Monitoring,
Diagnosis and Simulation (CMDS) in Castellon
where the company locates an important part of
the efforts carried out to foster new dependabil-
ity technologies within the organization. At the
same time, the CMDS center receives an impor-
tant number of -on line- signals from Ibedrola
plants worldwide.
This project aims firstly to apply simulation mod-
els, recently developed by the research team, for
the analysis of the current situation and for the
optimization of Iberdrola power plants depend-
ability, with special emphasis on combined cycle
plants.
Secondly, a detailed analysis of the entire set of
state and transition variables received -on line- in
the CMDS is proposed, in order to produce a
Turbine maintenance in a combined cycle power plant.

Consultancies
SESE
sector: Study of Viability on New Scenic Systems for Theaters
Management
Client:
CHEMTROL
Analysis of the necessary facilities for the scenes,

and the possibility of development of new sys-
tems to construct by the company.

Consultancies
SSSI
sector: Development of New Support Systems and Improved
Management Substrate Technique Macrotúnel Greenhouse for
Hydroponic Cultivation of Strawberries and Raspberries
Client:
CONSTRUCCIONES MECÁNICAS SANTA GEMA
Design of Special Structural Systems.

Consultancies
EMASESA TDT-i
sector: Study to Analyse the Viability of Introducing Interactive Services
ITC in Function of the Return Chanel for DTT
Client:
EMASESA (estudio aprobado por la CTA)
To be precise, this study is to: In result, the study will conclude with the most
viable alternative, this could be either the use of
t Compile existing experiences in the use of an existing network or the production of an inno-
interactive DTT for administration and elec- vating project to unfold new urban network and
tronic commerce services in our environment, the necessary DVB technology. Furthermore, the
both national and European. most viable alternative for developing success-
t Analyse the possible alternatives for the re- ful commercial services and T-Administration on
turn channel from a technical, legislative and said network will be decided all. In the same way,
economic viewpoint. the aim is to identify possible I+D+i projects to
be developed for the introduction. AICIA’s main
t Analyse the possible alternatives for develop- contribution has been the elaboration of the final
ing services in the current market (specialised recommendation, the preliminary design of the
firms, development technology, feasibility of setting out of a 802.11n metropolitan network
introducing current eAdministration applica- and the analysis of the state of the science and
tions, etc) as well as identifying the success technology at the present day.
factors for T-Administration and T-Commerce
services.
In the picture you can see the architecture for the provision of DTT-i.

Name of the Proyect:
Studies and
Consultancies
CTS
sector: Salt Tank Calculation
Production
Technology
Client:
INERCO
We performed a study of the structural safety

of various deposits, according to the rules
API-650 and UNE-EN-14 015.

Consultancies
Advisors in the Restoration of the
sector: Fountain of the Lions of the Alhambra
Transport and
Infrastructure
Client:
PATRONATO DE LA ALHAMBRA Y EL GENERALIFE
For the restoration of the Lion Fountain in the

Court of the same name, in the Nazaríes Palace
of the Historical Monument of the Alhambra, ex-
haustive knowledge is required of the materials
used in the Lion sculptures and the bowl of the
fountain, as well as of the materials that have
been used in the successive restorations car-
ried out in the past. From the above mentioned
study, solutions are proposed for the current res-
toration regarding the materials of the fountain
elements as well as those used in the auxiliary
circuits of treatment and pumping of supply wa-
ter to the fountain.
Mold for studying the internal conducts in the lions.

Consultancies
Consultancy for the Mechanical Operations for
sector:
Restoring the Lion Fountain in the Alhambra.
Transport and
Example Project for Editing the Model
Infrastructure
Client:
PATRONATO DE LA ALHAMBRA Y EL GENERALIFE
Within the restoration project for the Lion Foun-

tain in the Alhambra, AICIA is in charge of ac-
cessorizing the necessary operations for the
structural restoration of the Lion Fountain sculp-
tures. This includes evaluation structural dam-
ages in the sculptures and their possible causes,
separation of fragments, and design of joining
methods for restoration. A finite elements model
has been elaborated to analyse the mechanical
performance of the sculptures, studies and tests
have been carried out to define the mechani-
cal properties of marble and the most suitable
joint adhesive to be used. Once the most suit-
able type of adhesive has been chosen, the frag-
ments of the sculptures have been joined.
Image of one of the types of tests carried out to analyse the most
suitable type of adhesive.

Consultancies
Verdict on Causes of Fracture of
sector: a Crane Hook
Transport and
Infrastructure
Client:
JUZGADO Nº.7 DE GRANADA
The objective of this work is to analyze the showed that it was low in aluminium content (<
causes of this accident based on fracture sur- 0.025 %) and sufficient nitrogen (> 0.0075 %) for
face examination (visual, optical and electronic strain-age embrittlement to occur. The combina-
examination), metallographic and composition tion between strain-age embrittlement and the
analysis and finally, the measurement of mechan- presence of a welding defect (cracks) has been
ical properties (hardness, strength-strain, and the primary cause of the brittle fracture.
fracture energy). Chemical analysis of the steel
Scanned electronic Microscope of the fracture surface.

Consultancies
Development of Non Destructive
sector: Tests in the UNECA Project
Transport and
Infrastructure
Client:
EADS-CASA
The research aims at perfecting and characteris-

ing the results of the inspection procedures of
glued joints in aeronautic sets that have been
manufactured by alternative processes. This re-
search is of the character of development and
perfecting of new inspection techniques and will
be finally applied on a demonstrator.
The use of these new inspection techniques
hope to achieve:
r Improvement in quality of inspection
r Procedure exploration that improve inspec- Phased array inspection of ultrasound in laminated graphite-epoxy.
tion performance.
Experiments with two non destructive test
methods will be carried out, infrared thermog-
raphy and phased array technique ultrasound.
The methods will be applied to detecting glue
defects in simple geometries and in the demon-
strator that can be developed in the frame of the
UNECA project.

Consultancies
Improvement of the Resistance to
sector: Corrosion in Cooling Circuit
Transport and
Infrastructure
Client:
ATLANTIC COPPER
The situation of the contributions of corrosion in- The causes of corrosion of stainless steel tubes
hibitors for the various cooling elements studied pertaining to a heat exchanger of tubular beam
are crucial to the improvement of circuit design. have been determined. Corrosion test, metallog-
Other elements of improvement that have been raphy and XRD determinations have been car-
studied are start-up procedures after the stops,
ried out. The as-received condition of tubes is
and the actual design of the laying of the pipe-
pointed out as the main origin of the corrosion
line with particular attention to the situation of
elbows, overpasses, etc.. The study was com- behaviour.
pleted with a residual thickness measurement
and a recommendation on alternative materials.

Consultancies
UFDPSO
sector: Study of Viability for Design and Constructibilidad of a Unit
Transport and FDPSO Multipurpose for the Perforation, Production, Storage and
Infrastructure Unloading of Crude in Submarine Deposits
Client:
Analysis of the different alternatives for the de-

sign and manufacture from one FDPSO off-shore
structures in Dragados Off-shore.

Consultancies
Advising in the Processes of Valuation of the
sector:
Effect of the Expropriations to Make by the
Transport and
Execution of Work: 40-Ca-4040 “New Access
Infrastructure to Cadiz. Section Bridge on the Bay”
Client:
The activities to make basically are related to concepts that can be susceptible of imputation
the technical-economic valuation of the different in this process of expropriation.
New Access to Cadiz.

Consultancies
BRC
sector: Fire in BRC Hiper Marbella
Transport and
Infrastructure
Client:
BERUTICH RETAILING CENTRE S.L.U.
Expert report has been made relative to the

study of the causes that produced the fire of the
supermarket.

04/
Tests,
analysis,
evaluations
and reports
Tests, analysis, Name of the Proyect:
evaluations and
reports Reception and Requalification Tests
for SACESA Composite Materials
sector:
Aerospace
Cliente:
SACESA
The Laboratory of Elasticity and Strength of

Materials (LERM) is in charge of the reception
and requalification tests of composite materials,
resins and paints used by SACESA. Reception
includes a selection of destructive tests in or-
der to guarantee that a batch of received mate-
rial meets the physicochemical and mechanical
characteristics established in its qualification and
used for aircraft element design and calculus. As
is known, composite materials have to be stored
in frigorific chambers and their properties decay
with time, that is, they are expirable materials.
Requalification is performed based on a selec-
tion of destructive tests and it is used to guaran-
tee that a batch of material meets the properties
established in its qualification, it being possible
to extend the expiry date of a batch.
Main tests used both in reception and requalifi-
cation are:
r Physico-mechanical: Weight per area unit,
Volatile content, Void Content, Resin Content,
Fibre content, Density…
r Mechanical: Tensile test, Compression test,
Short Beam Shear, Single Lap Shear, Double
Lap Shear, Tube Shear, Bell Peel, Drum Peel...
Drum Peel Test for adhesive materials.

evaluations and
reports Evaluation of a Solar Cooling Absorption
Plant Installed at the Seville University
sector: Engineering School (ETSI)
Energy
Client:
GAS NATURAL SDG
In 2009, a solar cooling absorption plant in- Fresnel Solar Collector. The solar collector maxi-
stalled at Seville University Engineering School mum operational temperature is 180ºC. The aim
has been operated and evaluated on various oc- of the project is to identify the most noteworthy
casions. The project is financed by Gas Natural aspects that influence the global performance of
SDG. The solar cooling plant is made up of a the plant, such as the size of the solar collector,
mixed LiBr-H2O double effect absorption ma- climate, thermal losses, device control, and syn-
chine with 174 kW cooling power, that receives chronization between solar collectors and the
energy from a flow of water heated in a 352m2 absorption machine.
FRESNEL solar collector installed on the roof of the building of the Seville Engineering School.

evaluations and
reports Plastic Tests
sector:
Materials
Client:
PROINCA
This project is carried out for PROINCA

and it is aimed at obtaining the mechani-
cal properties of panels obtained from
compressed urban waste. The tests in-
cluded traction, bending, and impact.
The results obtained allow the possibility
of using these materials for commercial
ends to be evaluated.
Traction test on a sample

of material obtained from
compressed urban waste.

evaluations and
reports RI-GHENOVA
Study of Viability for the Integral Re-Engineering of the Company
sector:
Management
Client:
GHENOVA
The work has consisted of the development of a

previous Study of Viability that it tries to analyze
the possibilities of application of new the TIC´s de
Integrated Product Management, PLM(Product
Lifecycle Management), Management of the
Knowledge, KBE (Knowledge-Based Engineer-
ing), and of Document Management, DM (Docu-
ment Management), within the context of the
company of engineering.

evaluations and
reports Numerical And Experimental Study Of Steel
Sheeting For Composite Slabs. Analysis of
sector: Mechanical Behavior of Composite Slabs
Transports and HIANSA, S.A.
Infrastructure
Client:
HIANSA, S.A.
This project is being developed by AICIA in re- these slabs. In this regard, we have studied the
cent years and consists of numerical and experi- behavior of the MT-60 and MT-76 profile sheets
mental determination of loads for Ultimate and in the phase of assembly, as indicated by the
Serviceability Limits States of composite slabs. “Centre Scientifique et Technique of Bâtiment”
(CSTB) in Paris.
In 2009 we have carried out calculations and
tests required for adaptation of HIANSA com- Also, we have obtained the reduced profiles
posite slabs with the French specifications. The nerves of the slabs in fire conditions as indicated
aim of this work is to get the “Avis Technique” of by the CSTB and the Eurocode 4.
A B C D E F
11
12
0 10
CF
90 9
CF
60
Axe de nervure
8
CF
7
CF 30 6
5
4
3
Test of a MT-76 profile sheet in phase of assembly. Reduced nerve of MT-60 profile for several times of exposition.

evaluations and
reports Fracture Behavior of Concrete
Reinforced with Polypropylene Fibers
sector:
Transports and
GEOTEXAN, S.A.
This work consists in the quality improvement During 2009 trials have been conducted to de-
of polypropylene fibers for concrete reinforce- termine the influence of the addition of polypro-
ment. By means of the fiber reinforcement, more pylene fibers on the behavior of flexural elements
ductile fiber reinforced concrete is obtained. (beams and plates) of reinforced concrete. It dis-
Experimental studies have been carried out for cusses the ultimate bending moment of these el-
determining the strength and ductility increase ements, with and without addition of fibers. Also,
of concrete. These studies are according to the the reduction of cracking and vertical deforma-
size effect model based on the recommendations of these elements was analyzed.
tions of RILEM association.
Four point bending test of a reinforced concrete beam. Bridging effect of polypropylene fibers on crack propagation.

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Engineering School. University of Seville

Design & Production: Artefacto

International I+D+I Projects

Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector

National I+D+I Projects

Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector

4 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009

AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 5

DELFIN II Development of Electric Vehicle of Low Infrared Signature INTA 3. ENER

– Design of Solar Reactor to Produce Hydrogen by Thermo-chemical HYNERGREEN 3. ENER

– Development of a PPEE Marinos Automatic Optimization Tool EDP RENOVABLES 3. ENER

DOTGE DOTGE Fundación CIUDEN, INERCO, 5. MAMB

CENIT SOST/ New Sustainable Industrial Uses of CO2 MITYC 5. MAMB

COMPARAE Development of a Regenerative Process for CO2 Capture by MICINN 5. MAMB

6 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009

AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 7

8 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009

SSSI Development of New Systems of Substratum Support and CONSTRUCCIONES 6. ORG

CTS Salt Tank Calculation INERCO 8. TEP

– Consultancy in the Restoration of the Lion Fountain at the PATRONATO DE LA 9. TRAIN

– Consultancy in the Mechanical Operations of the Restoration of PATRONATO DE LA 9. TRAIN

– Development of Non Destructive Tests in the UNECA Project EADS-CASA 9. TRAIN

– Improvements in the Corrosion Resistance of Refrigerated Circuits ATLANTIC COPPER 9. TRAIN

Tests, Analysis, Evaluations & Reports

Acronym Title Client/Sponsor Sector

AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 9

AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 13

14 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009

Synchronization measures in different TSOs using GPS.

AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 15

16 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009

AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009 / 17

Internacional seminary on biofuel standarisation held in Seville on November 21st 2009.

18 / AICIA. RESEARCH PROJECTS. 2009

Scheme and main components

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National I+D+I Name of the Proyect:

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Within the Prometheus project, AICIA,

Shear test on ﬁberglass panels.

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Within the ﬁeld of ﬁber carbon aero-

Test in Iron Work for the UNECA project.

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Torsional bending test on rail carbon-epoxy composite.

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Compactación ultrasónica con

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Cabeza de la (2) Cabeza de la (1)

PieI (4) Alma de la

Pressurized test of stiffened curved panel carbon ﬁber.

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Diagram to negotiate trajectories in ATLANTIDA.

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Software architecture of the Flight Manager.

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3D picture of one of the developed converters.