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Pedro Oliveira is a motivated Aeronautical Engineer, looking to improve his knowledge and find new challenges in the engineering world. Familiar with airfield's environment due to a traineeship at Viseu airfield, in Portugal. Persistent, hard-working, and excited to utilise acquired skills to solve different problems and to keep learning, day after day. During his Integrated Masters Degree, he has been part of different projects such as: Development of an aircraft in CATIA; DAC Challenge - Development of a remote-controlled aircraft prototype with posterior flight performance tests; Helicopter Challenge - Rotor design and prototype manufacturing to maximize the flight time by managing its design within the required parameters; Air Cargo Challenge - UAV design to carry urgent medical equipment, optimising different parameters in the aerodynamics, propulsion, systems, structures, and design areas. He has also developed skills in different softwares such as: SolidWorks, Catia V5, XFLR5, Arduino, LabView, Python, SPSS, and R. Currently enrolled in a PhD in Aeronautical engineering at Universidade da Beira Interior (Water-emulsified diesel fuel tested in a compression-ignition engine aiming aeronautical applications). He's a communicative person, team-player with problem-solving abilities, flexible and motivated, always looking for new opportunities along his academic and professional journey.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Manuel Pimenta da Silva Oliveira

Citation names

  • Oliveira, Pedro

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E812-1D98-5836
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2978-3809

Email addresses

  • pedro.manuel.oliveira@ubi.pt (Professional)
  • p.m.penafiel@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua Dr. Ângelo das Neves, nº66 10º Hab.1, 4250-039, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/09 - 2024/12
Ongoing
Engenharia Aeronáutica (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Water-Emulsified Diesel Fuel in a CI Engine Tested for Aeronautical Applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2024/04/03 - 2024/06/12
Concluded
Formação Pedagógica Inicial de Formadores (Outros)
Major in Ensino (90 horas presencial + 72 horas)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
20
2014/09 - 2020/05
Concluded
Engenharia Aeronáutica (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Technical and economic viability of the implementation of approach systems (radio aids) in regional airfields (Viseu airfield case study)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Tese - 18 valores
2016/09 - 2017/02
Concluded
Aeronautical Engineering (Master)
Politechnika Rzeszowska im Ignacego Lukasiewicza, Poland
17.4 valores
2011/09 - 2014/06
Concluded
Cursos científico-humanísticos - Ciências e Tecnologia (Ensino secundário)
Escola Secundária de Penafiel, Portugal
18.1 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/09 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal
2019/01 - 2020/05 Researcher (Research) NIT - Transportation Research Team, Portugal
NIT - Transportation Research Team, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/02 - Current High Speed Flight Course - Surveillance Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/09 - Current Aircraft Propulsion I Course - Support, Surveillance, and Practical Classes Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/03/01 - 2024/03/15 Project Tutor - Electronic Control of Piston Engines - Theoretical and Practical Classes Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Academia Júnior STEM, Portugal
2023/01 - 2023/01 Traineeship - Density, viscosity, and calorific value laboratory tests of different water-in-diesel emulsions samples with varying proportions of diesel, water, and surfactant Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Campus de Toledo, Spain
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Campus de Toledo, Spain
2019/06 - 2019/07 Traineeship - Operations, Air Traffic Control, and Civil Protection Aeródromo de Viseu, Portugal
Aeródromo de Viseu, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/01 - 2025/12 New Space Portugal
UBI/DCA/NewSpace-MC/BI2
Research Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior
Ongoing
2021/09/01 - 2024/12/31 Water-Emulsified Diesel Fuel in a CI Engine Tested for Aeronautical Applications
FCT through individual PhD Grant 2021.07535.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/01 - 2023/01 Laboratory Tests of Water-Emulsified Diesel Fuel
International Doctoral Mobility Program through Grant 2021-1-PT01-KA131-HED-000007870
PhD Student Fellow
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Campus de Toledo, Spain
Erasmus Plus
Concluded
2021/01/15 - 2021/05/15 Emulsified fuels in aviation - Water-emulsified diesel fuel in a CI engine for aeronautical applications
Santander Totta through individual PhD Grant Santander Totta/UBI 2020
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Banco Santander Totta
Concluded
2014/09 - 2019/09 Integrated Masters Degree in Aeronautical Engineering
+Superior Grant
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
DGES
Concluded
2016/09 - 2017/01 Erasmus+ Mobility
Erasmus+ Mobility Grant
Erasmus Plus
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technologies - 6817 - DCRRNI ID Concurso de avaliação no âmbito do Programa Plurianual de Financiamento de Unidades de I&D (2017/2018)
Researcher
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Centre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technologies - 6817 - DCRRNI ID Concurso de avaliação no âmbito do Programa Plurianual de Financiamento de Unidades de I&D (2017/2018)
Researcher
Universidade da Beira Interior Centro da Ciências e Tecnologias Mecânicas e Aeroespaciais, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Oliveira, Pedro; Francisco Miguel Ribeiro Proença Brójo; Rogério Serôdio. "Influence of Water Percentage on Performance and Emissions of a Diesel Engine Fuelled With Water-Emulsified Diesel". Paper presented in International Congress On Engineering, 2024.
    Published
  2. Oliveira, Pedro; Francisco Miguel Ribeiro Proença Brójo; Rafael Domingues. "Influence of Fuel Temperature on Performance and Emissions of Water-Emulsified Diesel Fuel". Paper presented in ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Portland, 2024.
    Accepted
  3. Oliveira, Pedro; Brójo, Francisco. "Water-in-Diesel Emulsion: Torque, Fuel Consumption and Emission Analysis". Paper presented in ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, New Orleans, 2023.
    Published
  4. Domingues, Rafael; Brójo, Francisco; Oliveira, Pedro. "CFD Analysis of the Combustion of Hydrogen Fuel on a CFM56-3 Combustor". Paper presented in ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Columbus, 2022.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Oliveira, Pedro; Brójo, Francisco; Serôdio, Rogério; Serôdio, João. "Investigation of Water-in-Diesel Emulsion Behavior Formulated for Performance Conditions in a Single-Cylinder Diesel Engine". Energies 18 4 (2025): 934. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18040934.
    Open access • Published
  2. Oliveira, Pedro; Brójo, Francisco. "Fuel properties, performance, and emissions of water-emulsified diesel fuel in an IDI diesel engine (reprint)". Thermal Science and Engineering 7 2 (2024):
    Open access • Published
  3. Oliveira, Pedro; Brójo, Francisco. "An Experimental Study on the Performance and Emissions of an 8% Water-in-Diesel Emulsion Stabilized by a Hydrophilic Surfactant Blend". Energies 17 6 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en17061328.
    Open access • Published
  4. Oliveira, Pedro; Brójo, Francisco. "Performance and emissions of water-emulsified diesel fuel in an IDI diesel engine under varying engine load". Natural Resources Conservation and Research 5 2 (2023): 1-14.
    Open access • Published
  5. Oliveira, Pedro; Silva, Jorge; Soares, Paulo. "A comparative study between ILS and GBAS approaches: The case of Viseu airfield". Journal of Airline and Airport Management 10 2 (2020): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jairm.168.
    10.3926/jairm.168
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Technical and economic viability of the implementation of approach systems (radio aids) in regional airfields (Viseu airfield case study)". Master, Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, 2020.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11/27 Influence of Water Percentage on Performance and Emissions of a Diesel Engine Fuelled with Water-Emulsified Diesel International Congress On Engineering
University of Beira Interior (Portugal)
2024/07/03 Water-Emulsified Diesel Fuel in a CI Engine Tested for Aeronautical Applications My 3-minute PhD thesis
UNITA
2023/11 Water-in-Diesel Emulsion: Torque, Fuel Consumption and Emission Analysis ASME 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
ASME: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (New Orleans, United States)
2022/11/02 CFD Analysis of the Combustion of Hydrogen Fuel on a CFM56-3 Combustor ASME 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
ASME: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Columbus, United States)
2022/11 Emulsified Fuels Ask a Researcher
Unight (Covilhã, Portugal)
2022/07/13 Water-in-Diesel Emulsions C-MAST Seminars
C-MAST (Covilhã, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2024/11/27 - 2024/11/29 ICEUBI 2024 - International Congress on Engineering - Suporte na organização, no secretariado e nos anfiteatros. (2024/11/27 - 2024/11/29)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/11/25 - 2022/11/30 ICEUBI 2022 - International Congress on Engineering - Suporte na organização, no secretariado e nos anfiteatros. (2022/11/28 - 2022/11/30)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/05/06 - 2024/05/10 National Aeronautics Meeting
Conference
Encontro Nacional de Aeronáutica 2024
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/10/12 - 2022/10/15 Sponsor Villa - Evento dedicado à indústria aeronáutica, com o objetivo de promover o seu setor.
Meeting
Portugal Air Summit 2022
Aeródromo de Ponte de Sor, Portugal
2017/05 - 2017/05 Covilhã Aeronautical Sessions - Organizada pela Ordem dos Engenheiros
Conference
Jornadas Aeronáuticas da Covilhã
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal