48 monthsProgramme duration
Sep, AprStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Engineering - General
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The goal of the programme is to provide basic training in subjects that constitute the scientific and technical support for research, development and innovation in the field of thermal mechanical engineering. The aim is also to provide operational scientific principles that enable correct resolution and a rational basis for design and construction problems in equipment for the generation, transfer and/or recovery of thermal energy from any source of industrial application. The core of knowledge is formed by thermodynamic concepts and the creation of models of heat transfer and mass phenomena.
Doctoral students gain solid training in basic subjects focused on mathematical formulation, numerical resolution and experimental validation of basic phenomena of fluid dynamics and heat and mass transfer. Subjects include: natural and forced convection, turbulence modelling, combustion, two-phase gas-liquid flow, solid-liquid phase change, radiation, porous media, flow dynamics, heat transfer and computational mass (CFD and HT), and high-performance computing (parallelisation).
In addition, doctoral students are encouraged to apply these subjects to some of the social and/or industrial fields in which their development is influenced by a command of the above phenomenologies and methodologies. That is:
I. Cooling (cooling systems using vapour compression, hermetic compressors, absorption cooling systems, etc.)
II. HVAC (ventilation, heating, air conditioning, pollutant diffusion in buildings and clean rooms, etc.)
III. Active and passive solar systems (high-efficiency flat solar collectors using transparent, insulating materials, façades of glazed buildings and with ventilation channels like curtain walls, high-temperature solar ovens, etc.)
IV. Heat exchangers (double pipe, casing and pipes, evaporators, condensers, compact, cooling towers, boilers, etc.)
V. Thermal energy storage systems (for sensitive and/or latent heat using phase-change materials, etc.)
VI. Wind generators
VII. etc.
There is feedback between the teaching activities, basic and applied research activities, and technology transfer that doctoral students could be involved in during the programme.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Engineering - General
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The goal of the programme is to provide basic training in subjects that constitute the scientific and technical support for research, development and innovation in the field of thermal mechanical engineering. The aim is also to provide operational scientific principles that enable correct resolution and a rational basis for design and construction problems in equipment for the generation, transfer and/or recovery of thermal energy from any source of industrial application. The core of knowledge is formed by thermodynamic concepts and the creation of models of heat transfer and mass phenomena.
Doctoral students gain solid training in basic subjects focused on mathematical formulation, numerical resolution and experimental validation of basic phenomena of fluid dynamics and heat and mass transfer. Subjects include: natural and forced convection, turbulence modelling, combustion, two-phase gas-liquid flow, solid-liquid phase change, radiation, porous media, flow dynamics, heat transfer and computational mass (CFD and HT), and high-performance computing (parallelisation).
In addition, doctoral students are encouraged to apply these subjects to some of the social and/or industrial fields in which their development is influenced by a command of the above phenomenologies and methodologies. That is:
I. Cooling (cooling systems using vapour compression, hermetic compressors, absorption cooling systems, etc.)
II. HVAC (ventilation, heating, air conditioning, pollutant diffusion in buildings and clean rooms, etc.)
III. Active and passive solar systems (high-efficiency flat solar collectors using transparent, insulating materials, façades of glazed buildings and with ventilation channels like curtain walls, high-temperature solar ovens, etc.)
IV. Heat exchangers (double pipe, casing and pipes, evaporators, condensers, compact, cooling towers, boilers, etc.)
V. Thermal energy storage systems (for sensitive and/or latent heat using phase-change materials, etc.)
VI. Wind generators
VII. etc.
There is feedback between the teaching activities, basic and applied research activities, and technology transfer that doctoral students could be involved in during the programme.
Admission Requirements
General entrance requirements
To gain admission to a doctoral programme, applicants must have an official Spanish bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a university master's degree or equivalent, together comprising a total of at least 300 ECTS credits.
You may also gain admission if you fall into one of the following categories:
1. As a rule, applicants seeking admission to an official doctoral programme must hold a Spanish bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a Spanish master’s degree or equivalent, provided they have passed at least 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees.
2. Any of the following applicants may also gain admission:
a. Holders of official Spanish degrees or equivalent Spanish qualifications, provided they have passed 300 ECTS credits in total and they can prove they have reached Level 3 in the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.
b. Holders of degrees awarded in foreign education systems in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which do not require homologation, who can prove that they have reached Level 7 in the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (https://www.ciencia.gob.es/), provided the degree makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded. Admission on this basis does not imply homologation of the foreign degree or its recognition for any purpose other than admission to doctoral studies.
c. Holders of degrees awarded in a country that does not belong to the European Higher Education Area, which do not require homologation, on the condition that the University is able to verify that the degree is of a level equivalent to that of official university master's degrees in Spain and that it makes the graduate eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded. Admission on this basis does not imply homologation of the foreign degree or its recognition for any purpose other than admission to doctoral studies.
d. Holders of another doctoral degree.
e. University graduates who, having previously been awarded a training post in the entrance examination for specialised health training posts, have passed and obtained a positive assessment in at least two years of training on a programme leading to an official qualification in a Health Sciences specialisation.
Specific requirements and admission procedure
Each doctoral programme may have specific requirements for admission in addition to the general requirements. The additional specific requirements that must be met for admission are listed on the web pages for each programme (https://doctorat.upc.edu/en/programmes).
For the admission procedure and calendar, see this section. (https://doctorat.upc.edu/en/future-doctoral-candidates/access-and-admission/admission-procedure).
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