João Silva Pereira (E118-E565-BBB2)

Curriculum Vitae

João Silva Pereira

Main education in mechanical engineering and PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems. Researcher at the Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics (ADAI) and Invited Professor at the University of Coimbra (Department of Mechanical Engineering).

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: João Silva Pereira

Citation names

João S. Pereira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: E118-E565-BBB2
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8096-6179
Scopus Author Id: 56269578600

Email addresses

joao.pereira@dem.uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

FCTUC - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Pólo II, Rua Luís Reis Santos, 3030-788, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaopspereira/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Thermodynamics

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
English	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2023 - 2023 Concluded	Gestão de Projetos Colaborativos de I&D&I (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Major in Gestão Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	17
2014/09/15 - 2021/12/20 Concluded	Sustainable Energy Systems (Doutoramento) Major in Mechanical Engineering Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal "Study and development of evaporators for residential-scale cogeneration systems based on organic Rankine cycles" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved with praise and distinction by unanimous
2012 - 2014 Concluded	Energy for Sustainability (Mestrado) Major in Mechanical Engineering Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal "Design and characterization of a burner-heat exchanger set for a Micro-CHP system" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2008 - 2011 Concluded	Mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal "Comparative study between VRV systems and air-to-water heat pumps for domestic applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	13

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/05 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/01 - 2021/04	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Sciven, Lda., Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/12	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2016/01 - 2018/12	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2013/01 - 2015/12/30	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Sciven, Lda., Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/09 - Current	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Laboratório Associado em Energia, Transportes e Aeroespacial LA/P/0079/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0079/2020 UID/EMS/50022/2019 Researcher Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2022/01/02 - 2025/12/30	Agenda Transform (PRR) - P2.4: Mechanization and automation of forest operations C644865735-00000007 Principal investigator Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal Fravizel S.A., Portugal	Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP Ongoing
2021/09 - 2023/04	BioCO2-II: Valorization of forest residues through the production of liquefied CO2 with high purity BioCO2-II/FloEner/2021 Principal investigator Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal Floener, France	Floener Concluded
2020/02 - 2021/05	BioCogen: Integrated cogeneration system based on a biomass boiler Projeto nº 39983 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Centro da Biomassa para a Energia, Portugal Sciven, Lda., Portugal Silva & Ventura, Lda, Portugal	Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro Concluded
2019/04 - 2019/10	BioCO2-I: Valorization of forest residues through the production of liquefied CO2 with high purity. BioCO2-I/Floener/2019 Principal investigator Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal Floener, France	Floener Concluded
2016/04 - 2019/09	Mini-Cog: Biomass boiler with mini cogeneration CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-003351 Research Fellow Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Sciven, Lda., Portugal Ventil, Lda., Portugal	Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro Concluded
2012/10 - 2015/06	Hebe: Domestic boiler for combined production of hot water and electricity QREN - 2012/23101 Researcher Sciven, Lda., Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Active Space Technology, S.A., Portugal	Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference paper	João S. Pereira. "Heat transfer and fluid flow characterisation of a direct evaporation micro-scale ORC-evaporator to identify guidelines for an optimized design". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (HTFF 2023), London, 2023. João S. Pereira. "The effect of the thermal boundary layer over the organic fluid chemical integrity in micro-scale ORC-evaporators". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (HTFF 2023), London, 2023. João S. Pereira. "Energy analysis of a hybrid top/ bottoming ORC based CHP configuration for residential applications". Paper presented in 36th international conference on efficiency, cost, optimization, simulation and environmental impact of energy systems (ECOS 2023), Gran Canária, 2023. Published João S. Pereira. "Post-combustion CO2 capture techniques: a Technology Readiness Level assessment". Paper presented in European Conference on CO2 Capture, Storage & Reuse, Copenhagen, 2023. Published João S. Pereira. "A technological assessment of a cryogenic carbon capture system from biomass combustion gases". Paper presented in European Conference on CO2 Capture, Storage & Reuse, Copenhagen, 2023. Published João S. Pereira. "Modelling and experimental validation of the heat-transfer processes of a direct vaporization micro-scale ORC-evaporator for thermal degradation risk assessment". Paper presented in 16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 2022. Published João S. Pereira. "A thermal degradation analysis under close-to-real operating conditions in ORC based micro-CHP systems". Paper presented in 16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 2022. Published João S. Pereira. "Generation and Cogeneration technologies for residential applications - a state of the art review and current challenges". Paper presented in International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment & Sustainability (CEES), Coimbra, 2021. Published João S. Pereira. "Investigation of a topping/bottoming ORC based CHP configuration using a new evaporator concept for residential applications". Paper presented in 6th International Seminar on Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems, Munique, 2021. Published João S. Pereira. "Energy analysis of a topping/bottoming ORC based CHP configuration using a new evaporator concept for residential applications". Paper presented in 15th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT), 2021. Published João S. Pereira. "Investigation of a topping/bottoming ORC based CHP configuration integrating a new evaporator concept for residential applications". Paper presented in 4th Energy for Sustainability International Conference: Designing a Sustainable future, Turim, 2019. Published João S. Pereira. "Evaporator heat-transfer model and thermal degradation analysis of r245fa used in a direct vaporization ORC based micro-CHP system". Paper presented in 4th Energy for Sustainability International Conference: Designing a Sustainable future, Turim, 2019. Published João S. Pereira. "Dual-purpose heat-exchanger for direct vaporization and condenser water post-heating in ORC based micro-CHP systems for residential applications". Paper presented in The Engine ORC Consortium 2018 (EORCC), Lyon, 2018. Published João S. Pereira. "Development of a direct concept helical-coil evaporator for an ORC based micro-CHP system". Paper presented in 4th International Seminar on Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems, Milão, 2017. Published João S. Pereira. "Design, modelling, construction and experimental characterization of a gas-fired heat-exchanger set for a micro-CHP system based on an ORC". Paper presented in 13th Annual International Workshop on Environment and Alternative Energy: "Increasing Space Mission Ground Infrastructure Resiliency through Sustainability", Madrid, 2015. Published João S. Pereira. "Experimental features of a direct helical-coil evaporator for a micro-cogeneration system based on an organic Rankine cycle". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Energy and Environment: bringing together Engineering and Economics, Guimarães, 2015. Published João S. Pereira. "Experimental features of an Organic Rankine Cycle based micro-CHP system for domestic boilers". Paper presented in ICERE 2015 - International Conference on Environment and Renewable Energy, Viena, 2015. Published João S. Pereira. "Experimental features of a direct helical-coil evaporator for an ORC based µ-CHP system". Paper presented in 2nd Energy for Sustainability: Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra, 2015. Published
Conference poster	João S. Pereira. "The effect of the thermal boundary layer over the organic fluid chemical integrity in micro-scale ORC-evaporators". Paper presented in International Seminar on ORC Power Systems 2023, 2023. João S. Pereira. "Heat transfer and fluid flow characterization of a direct evaporation ORC-based micro-CHP system: guidelines for an optimized design". Paper presented in International Seminar on ORC Power Systems 2023, 2023. João S. Pereira. "Direct vaporization ORC-evaporator heat transfer model for thermal degradation risk assessment". Paper presented in 36th international conference on efficiency, cost, optimization, simulation and environmental impact of energy systems (ECOS 2023), 2023. João S. Pereira. "Development and validation of the heat-transfer processes of a direct vaporization ORC-evaporator for thermal degradation risk analysis". Paper presented in 6th International Seminar on Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems, 2021. João S. Pereira. "Design, modeling, construction and characterization of a gas-fired heat-exchanger set for a Micro-CHP system based on an ORC". Paper presented in XIII EfS Meeting - Students and Companies, 2020. João S. Pereira. "Design, modelling, construction and characterization of a gas-fired heat-exchanger set for a Micro-CHP system based on an ORC". Paper presented in XII EfS Meeting - Students and Companies, 2019. João S. Pereira. "Design, modelling, construction and characterization of a gas-fired heat-exchanger set for a Micro-CHP system based on an ORC". Paper presented in XI EfS Meeting - Students and Companies, 2018. João S. Pereira. "Design, modelling, construction and characterization of a gas-fired heat-exchanger set for a µ-CHP system based on an ORC". Paper presented in X EFS Meeting, Students and Companies, 2017. João S. Pereira. "Design, modelling, construction and experimental characterization of a compact gas-fired heat-exchanger set for an micro-chp system based on an organic Rankine cycle". Paper presented in 2016 MIT Portugal Annual Conference: 10 years engineering a better future, 2016. João S. Pereira. "Design, modelling, construction and characterization of a gas-fired heat-exchanger set for a µ-CHP system based on an ORC". Paper presented in IX EFS Meeting, Students and Companies 2015, 2015. João S. Pereira. "Design, modelling, construction and experimental characterization of a gas-fired heat-exchanger set for a micro-CHP systems based on an ORC". Paper presented in 13th Annual International Workshop on Environment and Alternative Energy: "Increasing Space Mission Ground Infrastructure Resiliency through Sustainability", 2015. João S. Pereira. "Experimental features of an Organic Rankine Cycle based micro-CHP system for domestic boilers". Paper presented in ICERE 2015 - International Conference on Environment and Renewable Energy, 2015. João S. Pereira. "Design, modelling, construction and testing of a compact evaporator for a µCHP ORC based system". Paper presented in VIII EFS Meeting, Students and Companies 2014, 2014. João S. Pereira. "Design and characterization of a burner-HE for a µCHP system test bench". Paper presented in VII EFS Meeting, Students and Companies 2013, 2013.
Journal article	João S. Pereira; Santos, Márcio; Mendes, Ricardo; André, Jorge C.; Ribeiro, José B.. "Thermal degradation assessment study of a direct vaporization ORC based micro-CHP system under close-to-real operating conditions". Applied Thermal Engineering 214 (2022): 118878. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118878. Published • 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118878 Pereira, João S.; Almeida, João; André, Jorge C.; Mendes, Ricardo; Ribeiro, José B.. "Modelling and experimental validation of the heat-transfer processes of a direct vaporization micro-scale ORC-evaporator for thermal degradation risk assessment". Energy Conversion and Management 238 (2021): 114130. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114130. Published • 10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114130 João S. Pereira; Ribeiro, José B.; Mendes, Ricardo; André, Jorge C.. "Analysis of a hybrid (topping/bottoming) ORC based CHP configuration integrating a new evaporator design concept for residential applications". Applied Thermal Engineering 160 113984 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.113984. Published • 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.113984 João S. Pereira; Ribeiro, José B.; Mendes, Ricardo; Vaz, Gilberto C.; André, Jorge C.. "ORC based micro-cogeneration systems for residential application - A state of the art review and current challenges". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 92 C (2018): 728-743. https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1X1I24s9HvtwWK. Published • 10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.039 João S. Pereira; Ribeiro, José B.; Mendes, Ricardo; Vaz, Gilberto C.; André, Jorge C.. "Development of a direct concept helical-coil evaporator for an ORC based micro-CHP system". Energy Procedia 129 (2017): 474-478. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.162. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.162
Magazine article	João S. Pereira. "ORC Technology For Residential Applications", Science Trends, 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.31988/scitrends.41658. 10.31988/scitrends.41658

Other

Spin-off company

2023. SustainC - Tecnologia Verde Lda.. Energy.

Activities

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/02 - Current	Thermal degradation assessment in direct vaporization organic Rankine cycles through the study of the thermal boundary layer Supervisor of Gonçalo Alexandre Vieira Seixas	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024/02 - Current	Development and experimental evaluation of a flue gas dehumidifier for carbon capture systems. Supervisor of Eduardo Josué Nobre Rodrigues	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/09 - Current	Experimental assessment of flow boiling heat transfer correlations in horizontal circular tubes. Co-supervisor of Rodrigo Cordeiro Branco	Engenharia Mecânica (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/01 - Current	Evaluation and modelling of a CO2 cryogenic capture system from biomass combustion gases Supervisor of João Pedro Morais Gomes da Costa	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09 - Current	A self-sustainable cryogenic system for CO2 capture from biomass combustion gases Co-supervisor of Ivo Gabriel Morais Cabral	Mechanical Engineering (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09 - Current	Assessment of the heat transfer and fluid flow improvement opportunities/ pathways of direct vaporization micro-scale ORC-evaporators Co-supervisor of Joel Bastos Morgado	Mechanical Engineering (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/01 - 2024/02	Analysis of a Scroll-type expander for a micro-CHP test rig based on organic Rankine cycles Co-supervisor of Tiago Alexandre Vieira Vidas	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/01 - 2023/07	Design of an experimental setup to validate flow boiling heat transfer correlations in microfin tubes Supervisor of Rodrigo Cordeiro Branco	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/09	Study and selection of an expander for a test bench of a micro-CHP system based on organic Rankine cycles Co-supervisor of Leonor Coelho Gonçalves Grácio Lopes	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/09	Evaluation of thermal degradation in real systems on organic Rankine cycles of direct vaporization Co-supervisor of Francisco Carneiro de Oliveira	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/07	Development of a heat dissipation system and automatic control for an organic Rankine cycle based micro-cogeneration experimental apparatus Co-supervisor of Ivo Gabriel Morais Cabral	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/07	Development of a test rig to study and characterize a dehumidifier based on desiccant agents Co-supervisor of Filipe Carlos Lopes Simões	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/07	Domestic hot water and space heating residential systems: European union scenario and energetic and exergetic analysis Co-supervisor of João Aires Belo Pereira	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/09	Characterization and modeling of a burner-heat exchanger assembly to be used as an evaporator in low power Organic Rankine cycles Co-supervisor of João Pedro Figueiredo de Sá Sousa de Almeida	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/01 - 2017/09	Characterisation of the operation of a thermal Rankine engine for micro-cogeneration applications Co-supervisor of João Xavier Fontes Magro	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/01 - 2017/07	Characterization of the chemical degradation of working fluids in Organic Rankine cycles Co-supervisor of César de Almeida Duarte	Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2024/02/20	Otimização do rendimento térmico de uma caldeira doméstica (Thesis) Main arguer	Daniel Gil Gouveia (Master) Instituto Politécnico de Viseu Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Viseu, Portugal
2023/10/02	Characterization of thermal fluids for energy transport and storage at high temperature (Thesis) Main arguer	Francisco José Rodrigues Silva (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/09	Small-scale Decentralized Sustainable Production of e-Fuels from Forest Management Residues (Thesis) Main arguer	João Roberto Fernandes Santos (Other) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/09	Characterization of energy use and the main energy efficiency measures in ceramics (Thesis) Main arguer	João André Monteiro Matias (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023	A self-sustainable cryogenic system for CO2 capture from biomass combustion gases Supervisor	Ivo Gabriel Morais Cabral (Other) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/10	Energy saving potential in the ceramic industry through energy efficiency measures (Thesis) Main arguer	João André Monteiro Matias (Other) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/07	Dynamic Simulation and Optimization of a Carnot Battery using Heat Pump/Organic Rankine Cycles (Thesis) Main arguer	Pedro Manuel Cardoso Amado (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/02	Heat transfer modeling in a combustion chamber and smoke tubes of a biomass boiler (Thesis) Main arguer	Tiago Miguel Pedro do Couto (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/07	Design and test of an experimental test rig of a low-power organic Rankine cycle (Thesis) Main arguer	Carlos José Sobral Madeira Lopes (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/07	A thermal oil circuit to transfer energy - application in mini-CHP devices (Thesis) Main arguer	Jorge André Silva Fernandes (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2023/01/02 - Current	COGEN Portugal - Associação Portuguesa para a Eficiência Energética e Promoção da Cogeração	Individual member
2018/09 - Current	Ordem dos Engenheiros	Effective member
2017/09 - Current	KCORC - Knowledge Center on Organic Rankine Cycle technology	Editor board member
2014/08 - Current	ADAI - Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial	Researcher
2013 - Current	Energy for Sustainability Initiative of the University of Coimbra	Researcher

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2023/04 - 2023/06	ECOS 2023 - 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
2022/03/15 - 2022/08/01	16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics	Amsterdam, Netherlands

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024/01 - Current	Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2077-1312)	MDPI
2023/08 - Current	Applied Sciences (2076-3417)	MDPI
2023/06 - Current	Sustainability (2071-1050)	MDPI
2023/05 - Current	Buildings (2075-5309)	MDPI
2023/01 - Current	Mathematics (2227-7390)	MDPI
2022/09 - Current	Energies (1996-1073)	MDPI
2021/06 - Current	Energy Conversion and Management (0196-8904)	Elsevier
2020/12 - Current	Utilities Policy (0957-1787)	Elsevier
2019/08 - Current	Journal of Building Engineering (2352-7102)	Elsevier

Distinctions

Award

2022	Best scientific poster: XIV EfS Meeting - Students and Companies Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014	Best scientific poster: VIII EfS Meeting - Students and Companies Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Other distinction

2021	Highlighted Professor (NEEMAC) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal