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Inês Alexandra dos Santos Ferrão, is a PhD student in Aeronautical Engineer at University of Beira Interior. She has a Master degree in Aeronautical Engineer at University of Beira Interior (2018) and is currently a researcher of LAETA-UBI/AeroG Member of Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics since 2017. She received a scholarship from March to August 2019 in the scope of the project BiSI Biofuel Spray Impact in Aero-Engines. Currently, her principal research areas are the experimental and computational study of atomization, spray, and combustion. Presently, her PhD work is focusing on the study of alternative fuels for the aviation sector. In this context, a comparison study dedicated to conventional and alternative jet fuel is employed. Moreover, the addition of nanoparticles to a liquid fuel is also investigated to understand the effect of metal particles in single droplet combustion and spray dynamics.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Alexandra dos Santos Ferrão

Citation names

  • Ferrão, Inês

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
BE10-CCE6-C327
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4391-8930

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/09/01 - 2024
Ongoing
 Engenharia Aeronáutica (Doutoramento)
Major in Engenharia Mecânica - Mecânica dos Fluídos e Energia
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"High Energy Density Fuels in Aviation Gas Turbines" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018
Concluded
 Engenharia Aeronáutica (Mestrado)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Dynamic Behavior of a Single Droplet Impinging onto a Sloped Surface" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/03/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Aeronautics and Astronautics Research Center, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/11/28 - 2024/05/27 Bolsa de Investigação para Estudante de Doutoramento - Project COOLSPOT_PTDC/EME-TED/7801/2020 - IST-ID Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2019/03/01 - 2019/08/31 Bolsa de Investigação para Mestre Referência: Bolsa 1 - Projeto UID/EMS/50022/2019 Aeronautics and Astronautics Research Center, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/09/01 - 2023/08/31 High Energy Density Fuels in Aviation Gas Turbines: Experiments and Modelling
SFRH/BD/144688/2019
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics
UID/EMS/50022/2019
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Francisco J. R. Dias; Inês A. S. Ferrão; Miguel A. A. Mendes; Ana S. O. H. Moita; André R. R. Silva. "Numerical Analysis of a Single Droplet Combustion: 5 - 6 May 2022 Jet-A1, N-Dodecane, N-Hexadecane". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, 2022.
  2. Inês A. S. Ferrão; Miguel A. A. Mendes; Ana S. O. H. Moita; André R. R. Silva. "How do nanoparticles affect the combustion of a biofuel?". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, 2022.
  3. Ferrão, Inês; Vasconcelos, Daniel; Ribeiro, Daniela; Silva, André; Barata, Jorge. "Jet fuel and biofuel droplets impinging onto a dry surface: effect of crossflow variation". Paper presented in CleanAir 2019, 2019.
Conference paper
  1. Inês A. S. Ferrão; Miguel A. A. Mendes; Ana. S. O. H. Moita; André R. R. Silva. "Spray dynamics of conventional and alternative jet fuel". Paper presented in ILASS Europe 2023, 32nd Conference on Liquid Atomization & Spray Systems,, 2023.
  2. Tomás S. M. Mendes; Inês A. S. Ferrão; Miguel A. A. Mendes; Ana. S. O. H. Moita; André R. R. Silva. "The Impact of High Particles Concentration in a Biofuel Droplet Combustion". Paper presented in ILASS-Europe 2022, 31th Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2022.
  3. Inês A. S. Ferrão; Miguel A. A. Mendes; Ana. S. O. H. Moita; André R. R. Silva. "Experimental investigation of disruptive burning phenomena on nanofuel droplets". Paper presented in 20th International Symposium on Application of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, 2022.
  4. Francisco J. R. Dias; Inês A. S. Ferrão; Miguel A. A. Mendes; Ana S. O. H. Moita; André R. R. Silva. "Numerical Analysis of a Single Droplet Combustion of Jet-A1 and Alkanes". Paper presented in AIAA Aviation Forum, 2022.
  5. Inês A. S. Ferrão; Miguel A. A. Mendes; Ana. S. O. H. Moita; André R. R. Silva. "Single Droplet Combustion of Aluminum Nanoparticles added to a Biofuel: Effect of Particle Concentration and Ambient Temperature". Paper presented in Single droplet combustion of aluminum nanoparticles added to a biofuel: effect of particle concentration and ambient temperature, 2021.
  6. Ferrão, Inês; Miguel A A Mendes; Ana A S O Moita; André R R Silva. "The influence of aluminum particles in a Hydroprocessed Vegetable Oil combustion". Paper presented in 10th European Combustion Meeting, 2021.
  7. Ferrão, Inês; Miguel A A Mendes; Ana A S O Moita; André Silva. "Single droplet combustion of aluminum nanoparticles added to a biofuel: effect of particle concentration and ambient temperature". Paper presented in ICLASS 2021, 15th Triennial International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems,, 2021.
  8. Ferrão, Inês; Silva, André; Moita, Ana; Mendes, Miguel; Costa, Mário. "Single droplet combustion of aluminum nanoparticles added to a biofuel". Paper presented in ILASS Asia 20 20, 2020.
  9. Ferrão, Inês; Barata, Jorge; Silva, André. "A STUDY OF A SINGLE DROPLET IMPINGING ONTO A SLOPED SURFACE: JET-FUEL AND BIOFUEL MIXTURES". Paper presented in ILASS 2019 : 29th European Conference Liquid Atomization & Spray Systems, Paris, 2019.
  10. Ferrão, Inês; Vasconcelos, Daniel; Ribeiro, Daniela; Barata, Jorge. "Jet fuel and biofuel droplets impinging onto a dry surface: effect of crossflow variation". Paper presented in 14th International Conference on Energy for a Clean Environment, 2019.
  11. Ferrão, Inês; Ribeiro, Daniela; Barata, Jorge; Silva, André. "EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF DROPLET IMPACT ON OBLIQUE DRY SURFACE". Paper presented in 9th European Combustion Meeting, Lisboa, 2019.
  12. Ferrao, Ines; Ribeiro, Daniela; Barata, Jorge M.; Silva, Andre R.. "Comparative Study of Droplet Impact onto Sloped Surface versus a Droplet Impact onto a Surface with a Crossflow". 2019.
    10.2514/6.2019-0629
Journal article
  1. Inês Ferrão; Miguel Mendes; A. S. Moita; Silva, A. R. R.. "The Addition of Particles to an Alternative Jet Fuel". Fuels (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3994/3/2/12.
    10.3390/fuels3020012
  2. Ferrão, Inês; Silva, André; Moita, Ana; Mendes, Miguel; Costa, Mário. "Combustion characteristics of a single droplet of hydroprocessed vegetable oil blended with aluminum nanoparticles in a drop tube furnace". FUEL (2021):
    Published
  3. Ferrão, Inês; Vasconcelos, Daniel; Ribeiro, Daniela; Silva, André; Barata, Jorge. "A study of droplet deformation: The effect of crossflow velocity on jet fuel and biofuel droplets impinging onto a dry smooth surface". Fuel 279 (2020): 118321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118321.
    Published • 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118321
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Ferrão, Inês. "Dynamic Behavior of a Single Droplet Impinging onto a Sloped Surface". Master, Universidade da Beira Interior, 2018.
Distinctions

Award

2019 3 minutes, one slide
2016 UBI Dean's List for Honor Students

Other distinction

2019 PhD grant (4 years) - SFRH/BD/144688/2019
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal