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Francisco Brito has a BSc (IST Lisbon) and a PhD (University of Minho) in Mechanical engineering. Since 2021 he is an Assistant Professor (tenure track) at Mechanical Engineering Depts, first at the University of Aveiro, and since 2022 at the University of Minho. He is an integrated researcher at MEtRICs (DEM, UMinho), being the head of the Laboratory of Mobility and Applied Thermodynamics (LaMoTA) of this institution since 2023. His main research interests are in area of Applied Thermodynamics and energy conversion, including: Waste Heat Recovery, namely with Thermoelectric (TE) generators. Sustainability improvement of vehicles and Internal Combustion Engines; heat exchangers, Heat Pipes and Thermosiphons; Electronics cooling; Energy assessment of electric / hybrid and conventional vehicles; alternative and sustainable fuels for Internal Combustion Engines, waste-to-energy; Electric Mobility technologies (range extenders, flow batteries). He leads a team in the area of TE generators for automotive and industrial applications. He has been the Principal Investigator or institution leader of some national and international projects in this area, where he is most interested in the thermal optimization, but he also works on the modelling of TE devices and novel TE materials such as tetrahedrites and magnesium silicides (see publications). His team developed some concepts of exhaust heat exchangers with thermal control, with US and EU patent patenting. This technology might render the Thermoelectric heat recovery viable in vehicles, as it enables the use of a high ratio of the exhaust heat without the risk of overheating. He is collaborating in this scope with institutions such as BorgWarner (Vigo, Spain), CIMPOR (Pt), Marvel Thermoelectrics (France), University of Cyprus, IST-ID, FEUP. He has been collaborating in projects related to the efficiency improvement of vehicle powertrains, including overexpansion, unconventional crankshafts and direct water injection. In this scope, he has a patent on an engine which incorporates many of these technologies. He has been collaborating in the Research of high efficiency engines with American companies LiquidPiston and MNC Engineering LLC (see publications). He has also collaborated in the testing of engines with alternative fuels (Biodiesel, pyrolisis gasoline and diesel from bio-oil made from low grade waste valorization, CNG, LPG, dual fuel) and on the performance improvement of racing engines with Rectificadora de Guimarães. He supports the UMinho teams building the vehicles for the Shell EcoMarathon (ethanol powered) and FormulaStudent (electric powered). In the area of electric mobility, he has been researching on efficiency-oriented range extenders for EVs (see publications) and he is an author of a unique book on Electric Vehicles which provides a detailed account on the electric cars since their inception to our days. So far he has submitted five patents in automotive engineering, he has published ,more than 50 Web of Science (WoS) articles with impact factors as high as 10 and was involved in more than 70 international conference publications, including around 15 SAE International technical publications. as of Apr 2024 he has 1250/946/1912 citations in SCOPUS/WoS/Google Scholar, with an h index of 17/15/24, respectively. He has over 140k reads in ResearchGate. He has been supervising four PhD students (one concluded) and over 30 MSc students in Mechanical, Electronics and mechatronics engineering. He has more than 70 journal reviews registered in Publons / Web of Science, including several from the highest impact journals in the field (Applied Energy, Energy Conversion and Management, Energy). He won WoS highly cited paper in 2017, 1st place (public vote) in the NASA TechBriefs Create the Future contest 2016 (Automotive) and was awarded the scientific publication merit diploma of the UMinho School of Engineering for his 2020 publication record (Top 95% among MEtRICs researchers).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Francisco Carrusca Pimenta de Brito

Citation names

  • Brito, Francisco
  • F. P. Brito
  • Francisco P. Brito
  • Francisco Brito

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F311-2226-B967
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0252-9413
Google Scholar ID
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Researcher Id
B-1201-2012
Scopus Author Id
15060054900

Email addresses

  • francisco@dem.uminho.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 253510220 Ext.: 517231 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade do Minho. Escola de Engenharia, Dep. Eng. Mecânica, Campus de Azurem, 4800-058 G, Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Italian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2003 - 2009/09/23
Concluded
 Engenharia Mecânica (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Tribologia
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Thermohydrodynamic Performance of Twin Groove Journal Bearings Considering Realistic Lubrificant Supply Conditions: a Theoretical and Experimental Study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado por Unanimidade
1992/09 - 1998/04
Concluded
 Engenharia Mecânica (Licenciatura)
Major in Termodinâmica Aplicada
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14 / 20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09/01 - 2022/08/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
2019/01/12 - 2021/08/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal
Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal
2013/05/01 - 2019/01/12 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2010/03/01 - 2013/02/28 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Tecnologias Mecânicas e de Materiais, Portugal
2006/01/01 - 2009/09/23 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Tecnologias Mecânicas e de Materiais, Portugal
2003/01/01 - 2005/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Tecnologias Mecânicas e de Materiais, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
(...)
2021/09/01 - 2022/08/31 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
(...)
2015/10/01 - 2021/08/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2015/04/01 - 2017/07/31 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Superior Politécnico Gaya, Portugal
2010/03/01 - 2013/07/31 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2009/09/21 - 2010/02/01 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1999/03/01 - 2003/12/31 Contract director, comercial and call for proposals and budgeting. Aquecirrega, Lda - HVAC, Gas, Water and Sewage systems, Portugal
1998/01/01 - 1999/02/28 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) design Jota 96, Projecto e Comércio de Sistemas Energéticos, Lda, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023 - Current Micro-FloTec - Microscale enabled advanced flow and heat transfer technologies featuring high performance and low power consumption.
101082394
10.3030/101082394
101082394
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Ongoing
2021/02/01 - Current COOLSPOT - Interfacial COOLing Strategies for high POwer dissipation conversion Technologies
PTDC/EME-TED/7801/2020
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/02/01 - Current PlastiSensor - Lab-on-a-Chip for In-Situ Aquatic Microplastics Identification and Quantification by Infrared Cytometry
PTDC/EAM-OCE/6797/2020
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/07/01 - 2020/10/01 Exhaust2Energy - Automotive Exhaust Heat Recovery with Thermal Control - Exhaust2Energy
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 141636
PTDC/EMS-ENE/3009/2014
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal

Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/06/01 - 2020/05/31 THERMOSS - Sustainable Thermoelectric Modules based on Non-toxic Silicides and Sulphides for Recovery of Waste Heat to Power Generation
M-ERA-NET2/0011/2016
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal

Panepistemio Kyprou, Cyprus

Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/06/01 - 2020/02/28 NanoTherm4EHarv - New Nanogenerators for Thermal Energy Harvesting
PTDC/CTM-NAN/5414/2014
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/12 - 2016/12 AIRFLOW TO POWER
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-008611
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-008611
Researcher
Rectificadora de Guimarães, Lda, Portugal

Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2015/12 - 2016/12 GAS IN DIESEL
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-008632
Researcher
Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal

Manuel de Oliveira & Martins Lda (M.O.M.), Portugal
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2014/04 - 2015/09 Waste Exhaust Heat Recovery using small thickness thermoelectric modules
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 134048
EXPL/EMS-ENE/1023/2013
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Tecnologias Mecânicas e de Materiais, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/11 - 2015/05 Otimização no Funcionamento de Motores em Veículos Automóveis
Vale Inovação 31196
Researcher
TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal

MyPower, Unip. Lda, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/11 - 2015/04 Optimization of Diesel Engines for Biodiesel Consumption
30987
Researcher
TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal

EcoMovimento, Lda, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/04 - 2013/03 MOBI-MPP - ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 83778
MIT-Pt/EDAM-SMS/0030/2008
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Brito, Francisco P.; Miranda, A. S.; Claro, J. C. P.; Teixeira, Jose Carlos; Costa, Lucrecio; Fillon, M.. ON THE OCCURRENCE OF NEGATIVE GROOVE FLOW RATE IN TWIN GROOVE HYDRODYNAMIC JOURNAL BEARINGS. 2012.
    Unsp 3127
  2. Martins, Jorge; Brito, F. P.. Carros Elétricos. Publindústria. 2011.
Book chapter
  1. Pinto, J.; Costa, T.; Martins, J.; Brito, F. P.; Flores, P; Viadero, F. "Hypo-Cycloidal Crank Mechanism to Produce an Over-Expanded Cycle Engine". 221-229. 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-09411-3_24
  2. Cunha, Alvaro; Martins, Jorge; Rodrigues, Nuno; Monteiro, Vitor; Afonso, Joao L.; Brito, F. P.; Ferreira, P; Soares, I. "USING VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERIES FOR THE ELECTRICITY STORAGE TOWARDS THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES FAST CHARGING PROCESS". 787-793. 2015.
  3. Brito, F. P.; Martins, Jorge; Pedrosa, Delfim Duarte Rolo; Monteiro, Vítor Duarte Fernandes; Afonso, João L.. "Real-life comparison between diesel and electric car energy consumption". In Grid Electrified Vehicles: Performance, Design and Environmental Impacts, 209-232. Nova Science Publishers, 2013.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. F. P. Brito. "Assessment of a High Power Density Thermoelectric Generator Concept for Industrial Applications". Paper presented in 17th European Conference on Thermoelectrics (ECT2019), Limassol, CYPRUS, September 23rd-25th, 2019, Limassol, 2019.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Usha Kiran Sanivada; Francisco P. Brito; Inês P. Moreira; Raul Fangueiro. "Optimization of Processing Parameters of Compression Molding Process by Application of Taguchi and Minitab". 2022.
    10.3390/materproc2022008031
  2. da Costa, Joaquim; Durao, Luis; Carvalho, Rui; Brito, F. P.; Goncalves, M.; Martins, J.. "Assessment of Binary and Ternary Biofuel Mixtures on the Performance and Emissions of a Common-rail Diesel Engine". 2021.
    10.1109/ICPSE53473.2021.9656825
  3. João Peixoto; Rui Vieira; Nuno pacheco; Jorge Martins; António Pereira Gonçalves; Kyratsi, Theodora; F. P. Brito. "High Power Density Thermoelectric Generator Concept for Industrial Applications". Paper presented in Virtual Conference on Thermoelectrics, 2020.
    Published
  4. da Costa, J.; Martins, J.; Marques, S.; Martins, L.A.S.B.; Brito, F.P.. "Performance and emissions associated with natural gas injection in Diesel engine operating under dual fuel mode". Paper presented in ECOS 2019 – 32nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy systems, Wroclaw, Poland, 23-28 June 2019, 2019.
  5. Baptista, J. P.; Matos, T.; Lopes, S. F.; Faria, C. L.; Magalhaes, Vitor H.; Vieira, Eliana M. F.; Martins, M. S.; et al. "A four-probe salinity sensor optimized for long-term autonomous marine deployments". 2019.
    10.1109/oceanse.2019.8867544
  6. Capela, Guilherme; Costa, Tiago J.; Meireles, José; Martins, Jorge; Brito, F. P.; Capela, G.; Costa, T.J.; et al. "Native Over-Expanded Engine Based on a Planetary Crankshaft with Enhanced Balancing". Paper presented in SAE World Congress Experience, 2019.
    Published • 10.4271/2019-01-1194
  7. Martins, Jorge; Baptista, Afonso; Pinto, Rui; Brito, F. P.; Costa, Tiago J.; Martins, J.; Baptista, A.; et al. "Analysis of a New VVT Trapezoidal Rotary Valve". Paper presented in SAE World Congress Experience, 2019.
    10.4271/2019-01-1202
  8. Sousa, Adriano; Martins, Jorge; Brito, F. P.; Costa, Tiago J.; Sousa, A.; Martins, J.; Brito, F.P.; Costa, T.J.. "Improvement of Engine Performance through Intake Port Modifications Including Dimpling". Paper presented in SAE World Congress Experience, 2019.
    10.4271/2019-01-0766
  9. Hwang, Jeffrey T.; Northrop, William F.. "Gas and Particle Emissions From a Diesel Engine Operating in a Dual-Fuel Mode Using High Water Content Hydrous Ethanol". Paper presented in ECOS 2019 – 32nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy systems, 2019.
  10. Costa, T.; Martins, J.; Brito, F.P.. "Assessment of the potential for wall heat removal by in-cylinder water injection in internal combustion engines". 2018.
  11. Rocha, M.A.; Martins, J.J.G.; Martins, L.A.S.B.; Brito, F.P.; dos Santos, C.A.C.; dos Santos, L.B.. "Evolutionary study of the use of biodiesel and its socioeconomic-environmental impact.". 2018.
  12. Rocha, M.A.; Martins, J.J.G.; Martins, L.A.S.B.; Brito, F.P.; dos Santos, C.A.C.; dos Santos, L.B.. "Exploratory research analysis on emissions generated in internal combustion engines". 2018.
  13. Costa, Tiago; MARTINS, Jorge; Brito, Francisco. "UMotor - PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A SMALL OVER-EXPANDED ENGINE USING 3D-CFD AND 1D ENGINE MODELS". 2018.
    10.26678/abcm.conem2018.con18-0943
  14. F. P. Brito. "The Quest for Improving Efficiency in Internal Combustion". Paper presented in 3ª Conferência Internacional – UNTL, Díli, Timor Lorosa’e, 12-13 September 2018, 2018.
    Published
  15. F. P. Brito. "Comparison between diesel and biodiesel produced from used cooking oil on Diesel engine performance". Paper presented in 3ª Conferência Internacional – UNTL, Díli, Timor Lorosa’e, 12-13 September 2018, 2018.
    Published
  16. F. P. Brito. "Analysis and optimization of the use of alternative fuels in internal combustion engines". Paper presented in 3ª Conferência Internacional – UNTL, Díli, Timor Lorosa’e, 12-13 September 2018, 2018.
    Published
  17. F. P. Brito. "Improvement of Vehicles using Temperature Controlled Exhaust Thermoelectric Generators". Paper presented in ECOS 2018 - 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy systems, 17-21 June 2018, Guimarães, Portugal, Guimarães, 2018.
    Published
  18. Brito, F.P.; Pacheco, N.; Vieira, R.; Martins, J.; Martins, L.; Teixeira, J.; Goncalves, L.M.; Oliveira, J.; Hall, M.. "Efficiency improvement of vehicles using temperature controlled exhaust thermoelectric generators". 2018.
    10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112255
  19. F. P. Brito. "On the Relevance of Incorporating Realistic Lubricant Feeding Conditions on the Thermohydrodynamic Analysis of Axially Grooved Hydrodynamic Journal Bearings". Paper presented in IBERTRIB 2017 – IX Iberian Conference on Tribology, University of Minho, June 12-13, 2017, Guimarães, Portugal, Guimarães, 2017.
    Published
  20. Martins, J.; Ribeiro, R.; Neves, P.; Brito, F.P.. "Accident Reconstruction Using Data Retrieval from Crash-Test Video Images". Paper presented in SAE World Congress Experience, 2016.
    10.4271/2016-01-1464
  21. Martins, Jorge; Ribeiro, Ricardo; Neves, Pedro; Brito, F. P.. "Accident Reconstruction Using Data Retrieval from Crash-Test Video Images". 2016.
    10.4271/2016-01-1464
  22. F. P. Brito; Costa, T.J.; Nickerson, M.; Littera, D.; Martins, J.; Shkolnik, A.; Shkolnik, N.; Brito, F.. "Measurement and Prediction of Heat Transfer Losses on the XMv3 Rotary Engine". Paper presented in SAE/JSAE 2016 Small Engine Technology Conference & Exhibition, November 15-17, 2016, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 2016.
    Published • 10.4271/2016-32-0033
  23. Martins, L.A.S.B.; Araujo, B.J.O.; Martins, J.J.G.; Brito, F.C.P.. "Methodology for the energy characterization of type-approval and realworld driving cycles for passenger vehicles". 2015.
    10.1115/IMECE2015-53669
  24. Brito, F. P.; Miranda, A. S.; Claro, José Carlos Pimenta; Teixeira, J. Carlos; Costa, Lucrécio; Fillon, M.. "The role of lubricant feeding conditions on the performance improvement and friction reduction of journal bearings". 2013.
  25. Claro, José Carlos Pimenta; Miranda, A. S.; Costa, Lucrécio; Brito, F. P.; Fillon, M.. "The work on hydrodynamic journal bearings carried out at Minho University in the last 30 years". 2013.
  26. Brito, F. P.; Miranda, A. S.; Claro, José Carlos Pimenta; Teixeira, J. Carlos; Costa, Lucrécio; Fillon, M.. "The role of lubricant feeding conditions on the performance improvement and friction reduction of journal bearings". 2013.
  27. Brito, F. P.; Martins, Jorge; Gonçalves, L. M.; Sousa, R.; Brito, F.P.; Martins, J.; Goncalves, L.M.; et al. "Modelling of thermoelectric generator with heat pipe assist for range extender application". 2011.
    10.1109/IECON.2011.6120066
  28. Goncalves, L.M.; Martins, J.; Antunes, J.; Rocha, R.; Brito, F.P.; Gonçalves, L. M.; Martins, Jorge; et al. "Heat-pipe assisted thermoelectric generators for exhaust gas applications". 2010.
    10.1115/IMECE2010-40926
  29. Ribeiro, Bernardo; Brito, Francisco; Martins, Jorge; Ribeiro, B.; Brito, F.; Martins, J.. "A Survey on Electric/Hybrid Vehicles". Paper presented in SAE World Congress Experience, 2010.
    10.4271/2010-01-0856
  30. Brito, F. P.; Miranda, A. S.; Claro, José Carlos Pimenta; Fillon, M.. "The role of lubricant supply temperature on the performance of twin groove journal bearings : an experimental study". 2009.
  31. Brito, F.C.; Miranda, A.S.; Claro, J.P.; Fillon, M.. "Experimental study of the influence of groove flow rate on the performance of a single and a twin axial groove journal bearing". 2008.
  32. Brito, F. P.; Miranda, A. S.; Claro, José Carlos Pimenta; Fillon, M.. "The role of each groove on the behavior of twin axial groove journal bearings". 2007.
  33. Brito, F. P.; Bouyer, J.; Fillon, M.; Miranda, A. S.. "Experimental investigation on the thermal behavior and performance characteristics of a twin axial groove journal bearing as a function of applied load and rotational speed". 2006.
Conference poster
  1. Vitor Magalhães; Vieira, Eliana; Sousa, Paulo; Penso, Camila; Rocha, João; Pinto, Vânia; F. P. Brito; Gonçalves, Luís. "Highly Sensitive Sensor for Flow Velocity and Flow Direction Measurement". Paper presented in Virtual Conference on Thermoelectrics, 2020.
  2. F.P. Brito; Nuno pacheco; Rui Vieira; Jorge Martins; Luís Goncalves. "Optimization of the thermal regime of thermoelectric generators in waste heat recovery applications". Paper presented in Virtual Conference on Thermoelectrics, 2020.
  3. Elli Symeou; Christiana Nicolaou; Loucas Louca; Ioannis Giapintzakis; Theodora Kyratsi; Nikolaos Vlachos; Rodrigo Coelho; et al. "THERMOSS Project: Sustainable Thermoelectric Modules based on Non-toxic Silicides and Sulphides for Recovery of Waste Heat to Power Generation". Paper presented in 17th European Conference on Thermoelectrics (ECT2019), Limassol, CYPRUS, September 23rd-25th, 2019, 2019.
  4. F. P. Brito; N. Pacheco; R. Vieira; J. Martins; L.M. Goncalves. "Concepts for Achieving Thermal Control in Thermoelectric Generators Working Under Highly Variable Thermal Load Applications". Paper presented in 16th European Conference on Thermoelectrics / 37th International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT 2018, Caen, France, 1st to 5th July, 2018, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Inês Rolo; Vítor A. F. Costa; Francisco P. Brito. "Hydrogen-Based Energy Systems: Current Technology Development Status, Opportunities and Challenges". Energies (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010180.
    10.3390/en17010180
  2. Rui Carvalho; Jorge Martins; Nuno Pacheco; Hélder Puga; Joaquim Costa; Rui Vieira; L.M. Goncalves; Francisco P. Brito. "Experimental validation and numerical assessment of a temperature-controlled thermoelectric generator concept aimed at maximizing performance under highly variable thermal load driving cycles". Energy (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.127979.
    10.1016/j.energy.2023.127979
  3. Robert Madalin Chivu; Jorge Martins; Florin Popescu; Krisztina Uzuneanu; Ion V. Ion; Margarida Goncalves; Teodor-Cezar Codau; Elena Onofrei; Francisco P. Brito. "Turpentine as an Additive for Diesel Engines: Experimental Study on Pollutant Emissions and Engine Performance". Energies (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/en16135150.
    10.3390/en16135150
  4. Rodrigo Coelho; Álvaro Casi; Miguel Araiz; David Astrain; Elsa Branco Lopes; Francisco P. Brito; António P. Gonçalves. "Computer Simulations of Silicide-Tetrahedrite Thermoelectric Generators". Micromachines (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13111915.
    10.3390/mi13111915
  5. Carolina Clasen Sousa; Jorge Martins; Óscar Carvalho; Miguel Coelho; Ana Sofia Moita; Francisco P. Brito. "Assessment of an Exhaust Thermoelectric Generator Incorporating Thermal Control Applied to a Heavy Duty Vehicle". Energies 15 13 (2022): 4787-4787. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15134787.
    10.3390/en15134787
  6. Ana Sofia Moita; Pedro Pontes; Lourenço Martins; Miguel Coelho; Oscar Carvalho; F. P. Brito; António Luís N. Moreira. "Complex Fluid Flow in Microchannels and Heat Pipes with Enhanced Surfaces for Advanced Heat Conversion and Recovery Systems". Energies 15 4 (2022): 1478-1478. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15041478.
    10.3390/en15041478
  7. Carvalhoa, R.; Martins, J.; Pacheco, N.; Puga, H.; Costa, J.; Brito, F. P.. "Experimental Validation of a Thermoelectric Generator with Temperature Control Output design to operate under Variable Operating Conditions". PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT (ICEE) (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/54298621/.
  8. Michael Fratita; Florin Popescu; Jorge Martins; F.P. Brito; Tiago Costa; Ion Ion. "Water injection in spark ignition engines—Impact on engine cycle". Energy Reports 7 (2021): 374-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.07.113.
    10.1016/j.egyr.2021.07.113
  9. Michael Fratita; Florin Popescu; Jorge Martins; F.P. Brito; Tiago Costa. "Direct water injection and combustion time in SI engines". Energy Reports 7 (2021): 798-803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.07.061.
    10.1016/j.egyr.2021.07.061
  10. Michael Fratita; Florin Popescu; Jorge Martins; F.P. Brito; Tiago Costa. "Water injection as a way for pollution control". Energy Reports 7 (2021): 543-549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.07.099.
    10.1016/j.egyr.2021.07.099
  11. F. P. Brito; João Silva Peixoto; Jorge Martins; António P. Gonçalves; Loucas Louca; Nikolaos Vlachos; Theodora Kyratsi. "Analysis and Design of a Silicide-Tetrahedrite Thermoelectric Generator Concept Suitable for Large-Scale Industrial Waste Heat Recovery". Energies 14 18 (2021): 5655-5655. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185655.
    10.3390/en14185655
  12. Joaquim Costa; Jorge Martins; Tiago Arantes; Margarida Gonçalves; Luis Durão; Francisco P. Brito. "Experimental Assessment of the Performance and Emissions of a Spark-Ignition Engine Using Waste-Derived Biofuels as Additives". Energies (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/en14165209.
    10.3390/en14165209
  13. F. P. Brito; Rui Vieira; Jorge Martins; Luis M. Goncalves; António Pereira Gonçalves; Rodrigo Coelho; Elsa Branco Lopes; Elli Symeou; Theodora Kyratsi. "Analysis of Thermoelectric Generator Incorporating n-magnesium silicide and p-tetrahedrite Materials". Energy Conversion and Management 236 114003 (2021):
    Published
  14. Luís Durão; Joaquim Costa; Tiago Arantes; F. P. Brito; Jorge Martins; Margarida Gonçalves. "Performance and Emissions of a Spark Ignition Engine Operated with Gasoline Supplemented with Pyrogasoline and Ethanol". Energies 13 18 (2020): 4671-4671. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13184671.
    10.3390/en13184671
  15. Jorge Martins; F. P. Brito; F. P. Brito. "Alternative Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines". Energies 13 16 (2020): 4086-4086. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13164086.
    10.3390/en13164086
  16. Brito, F. P.; Martins, Jorge; Lopes, Francisco; Castro, Carlos; Martins, Luís Barreiros; Moreira, A. L. N.; F. P. Brito; et al. "Development and assessment of an over-expanded engine to be used as an efficiency-oriented range extender for electric vehicles". Energies (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/64398.
    10.3390/en13020430
  17. Pacheco, N.; Brito, F. P.; Vieira, R.; Martins, J.; Barbosa, H.; Goncalves, L. M.; Brito, F.P.; Goncalves, L.M.. "Compact automotive thermoelectric generator with embedded heat pipes for thermal control". Energy 197 (2020): https://publons.com/publon/32272156/.
    10.1016/J.ENERGY.2020.117154
  18. F. P. Brito; Usha Kiran Sanivada; Gonzalo Mármol; F. P. Brito; Raul Fangueiro. "PLA Composites Reinforced with Flax and Jute Fibers-A Review of Recent Trends, Processing Parameters and Mechanical Properties". Polymers 12 10 (2020): 2373-2373. https://publons.com/publon/35676721/.
    10.3390/polym12102373
  19. Vieira, Eliana Maria Fernandes; Pires, A. L.; Silva, José Pedro Basto; Magalhães, V. H.; Grilo, J.; Brito, F.P.; Silva, M. F.; Pereira, A. M.; Gonçalves, L. M.. "High-performance µ-thermoelectric device based on Bi2Te3/Sb2Te3 p-n junctions". (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/62678.
    10.1021/acsami.9b13254
  20. Costa, Tiago; Martins, Jorge; Brito, F. P.; Oliveira Panao, Miguel R.; Moreira, Antoio L. N.; Tiago Costa; Jorge Martins; et al. "The effect of ambient pressure on the heat transfer of a water spray". Applied Thermal Engineering 152 (2019): 490-498. https://publons.com/publon/18627351/.
    10.1016/J.APPLTHERMALENG.2019.02.089
  21. Martins, Jorge; Lopes, Francisco; Castro, Carlos; Moreira, Antonio; Brito, F. P.. "DEVELOPMENT OF AN OVER-EXPANDED ENGINE TO BE USED AS AN EFFICIENCY-ORIENTED RANGE EXTENDER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES". PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT (ICEE) (2019): https://publons.com/publon/31580106/.
  22. Goncalves, A. P.; Lopes, E. B.; Costa, F. M.; Brito, F. P.; Ferreira, I.; Goncalves, L. M.; Gonçalves, A.P.; et al. "14th European Conference on Thermoelectrics 20-23 September 2016, Lisbon, Portugal Preface". Materials Today-Proceedings 5 4 (2018): 10185-10186. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000433053000001&KeyUID=WOS:000433053000001.
    10.1016/j.matpr.2017.12.263
  23. Martins, J.; Pereira, C.; Brito, F.P.. "A New Rotary Valve for 2-Stroke Engines Enabling Over-Expansion". SAE Technical Papers (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85017573740&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4271/2016-01-1054
  24. Cunha, Alvaro; Brito, F. P.; Martins, Jorge; Rodrigues, Nuno; Monteiro, Vitor; Afonso, Joao L.; Ferreira, Paula; et al. "Assessment of the use of vanadium redox flow batteries for energy storage and fast charging of electric vehicles in gas stations". Energy 115 (2016): 1478-1494. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000389104200012&KeyUID=WOS:000389104200012.
    10.1016/j.energy.2016.02.118
  25. Brito, F. P.; Miranda, A. S.; Fillon, M.. "Analysis of the effect of grooves in single and twin axial groove journal bearings under varying load direction". Tribology International 103 (2016): 609-619. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000384777100062&KeyUID=WOS:000384777100062.
    10.1016/j.triboint.2016.08.010
  26. Brito, F.P.; Figueiredo, L.; Rocha, Luís Alexandre Machado; Cruz, A. P.; Gonçalves, L. M.; Martins, Jorge; Hall, M. J.; et al. "Analysis of the effect of module thickness reduction on thermoelectric generator output". Journal of Electronic Materials 45 3 (2016): 1711-1729. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/50707.
    10.1007/s11664-015-4182-x
  27. Brito, Francisco. "Analysis of a Temperature-Controlled Exhaust Thermoelectric Generator During a Driving Cycle". Journal of Electronic Materials (2015):
    10.1007/s11664-015-4258-7
  28. Cunha, Alvaro; Martins, Jorge; Rodrigues, Nuno; Brito, F. P.. "Vanadium redox flow batteries: a technology review". International Journal of Energy Research 39 7 (2015): 889-918. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000353057400002&KeyUID=WOS:000353057400002.
    10.1002/er.3260
  29. Brito, F. P.; Martins, Jorge; Hancer, Esra; Antunes, Nuno; Goncalves, L. M.. "Thermoelectric Exhaust Heat Recovery with Heat Pipe-Based Thermal Control". Journal of Electronic Materials 44 6 (2015): 1984-1997. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000353813700089&KeyUID=WOS:000353813700089.
    10.1007/s11664-015-3638-3
  30. Solghar, Alireza Arab; Brito, F. P.; Abdolzadeh, Morteza; Farajpour, Ali. "Numerical study of twin groove journal bearings performance under steady-state condition". Lubrication Science 27 2 (2015): 83-102. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000348516200002&KeyUID=WOS:000348516200002.
    10.1002/ls.1257
  31. Brito, F.P.; Miranda, A.S.; Claro, J.C.P.; Teixeira, J.C.; Costa, L.; Fillon, M.. "The role of lubricant feeding conditions on the performance improvement and friction reduction of journal bearings". Tribology International 72 (2014): 65-82. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84891815609&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.triboint.2013.11.016
  32. Brito, F. P.; Miranda, A. S.; Claro, J. C. P.; Teixeira, J. C.; Costa, L.; Fillon, M.; Claro, José Carlos Pimenta; Teixeira, J. Carlos; Costa, Liliana. "Thermohydrodynamic modelling of journal bearings under varying load angle and negative groove flow rate". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J-Journal of Engineering Tribology 228 9 (2014): 955-973. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000340729000006&KeyUID=WOS:000340729000006.
    10.1177/1350650114526388
  33. Brito, F. P.; Miranda, A. S.; Claro, José Carlos Pimenta; Teixeira, J. Carlos; Costa, Lucrécio; Fillon, M.. "The role of lubricant feeding conditions on the performance improvement and friction reduction of journal bearings". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/34639.
    10.1016/j.triboint.2013.11.016
  34. Brito, F. P.; Miranda, A. S.; Claro, José Carlos Pimenta; Teixeira, J. Carlos; Costa, Lucrécio; Fillon, M.. "The role of lubricant feeding conditions on the performance improvement and friction reduction of journal bearings". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/34639.
    10.1016/j.triboint.2013.11.016
  35. Solghar, A. A.; Brito, F. P.; Claro, José Carlos Pimenta; Solghar, A. Arab; Claro, J. C. P.. "An experimental investigation on the influence of deactivation of a groove on the performance of a twin groove journal bearing". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J-Journal of Engineering Tribology 228 5 (2014): 548-557. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/34641.
    10.1177/1350650113518521
  36. Brito, F.P.; Goncalves, L.M.; Martins, J.; Antunes, N.; Sousa, D.. "Influence of heat pipe operating temperature on exhaust heat thermoelectric generation". SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems 6 2 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878804540&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4271/2013-01-0559
  37. Brito, F. P.; Martins, Jorge; Gonçalves, L. M.; Antunes, Nuno; Sousa, Diogo. "Influence of heat pipe operating temperature on exhaust heat thermoelectric generation". (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/26582.
    10.4271/2013-01-0559
  38. Ribau, João; Silva, Carla; Brito, F. P.; Martins, Jorge; Ribau, J.; Silva, C.; Brito, F.P.; Martins, J.. "Analysis of four-stroke, wankel, and microturbine based range extenders for electric vehicles". Energy Conversion and Management 58 (2012): 120-133. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18794.
    10.1016/j.enconman.2012.01.011
  39. Brito, F.P.; Miranda, A.S.; Claro, J.C.P.; Fillon, M.. "Experimental comparison of the performance of a journal bearing with a single and a twin axial groove configuration". Tribology International 54 (2012): 1-8. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861435078&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.triboint.2012.04.026
  40. Brito, F.P.; Martins, J.; Goncalves, L.M.; Sousa, R.. "Temperature Controlled Exhaust Heat Thermoelectric Generation". SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Electronic and Electrical Systems 5 2 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863205426&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4271/2012-01-1214
  41. Brito, F.P.; Miranda, A.S.; Claro, J.C.P.; Fillon, M.; Brito, Francisco P.; Miranda, Antonio Sousa; Pimenta Claro, Jose Carlos; et al. "The role of lubricant feed temperature on the performance of twin groove journal bearings: An experimental study". International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering 5 4 (2011): 286-299. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857287823&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1504/IJSURFSE.2011.044278
  42. Martins, Jorge; Brito, F. P.; Gonçalves, L. M.; Antunes, Joaquim. "Thermoelectric exhaust energy recovery with temperature control through heat pipes". (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/15737.
    10.4271/2011-01-0315
  43. Solghar, A. A.; Brito, F. P.; Claro, José Carlos Pimenta; Nassab, S. A. G.; Arab Solghar, A.; Brito, F.P.; Claro, J.C.P.; et al. "An experimental study of the influence of loading direction on the thermohydrodynamic behavior of twin axial grooves journal bearings". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology 225 5 (2011): 245-254. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/15735.
    doi: 10.1177/1350650111401970
  44. Brito, F.P.; Miranda, A.S.; Bouyer, J.; Fillon, M.. "Experimental investigation of the influence of supply temperature and supply pressure on the performance of a two-axial groove hydrodynamic journal bearing". Journal of Tribology 129 1 (2007): 98-105. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34248360391&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1115/1.2401206
  45. Brito, F. P.; Bouyer, J.; Fillon, M.; Miranda, A. S.; Brito, F.P.; Miranda, A.S.. "Thermal behaviour and performance characteristics of a twin axial groove journal bearing as a function of applied load and oil supply temperature". Tribologia 25 3 (2006): 24-33. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/6127.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Brito, F. P.. "Thermohydrodynamic performance of twin groove journal bearings considering realistic lubricant supply conditions : a theoretical and experimental study". PhD, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/9884.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. F. P. Brito. 2020. "System for heat recovery". Portugal.
    Pending
  2. F. P. Brito. 2020. "System for efficient heat recovery and method thereof". United States.
    Pending
  3. F. P. Brito. 2015. "Double Cam Axial Engine with Over-expansion, Variable Compression, Constant Volume Combustion, Rotary Valves and Water Injection for Regenerative Cooling". United States.
    Granted/Issued
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2017. "trapezoidal rotary valve".
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Design, construction and test of a Thermoelectric Generator proof-of-concept for the Waste Heat Recovery of Industrial Processes
Supervisor of João Marcelo Oliveira Mota Reis
 Engenharia Mecânica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 - Current Assessment of Waste Heat Recovery in Cement Industry using Thermoelectric Generators
Supervisor of Pedro José Da Silva Alvim
 Engenharia Mecânica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 - Current Assessment of strategies towards efficiency improvement and emissions reduction in driving cycles
Supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 - Current Hydrogen based energy systems: challenges, needs and opportunities
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/09 - Current Tetrahedrite Nanocomposites for High Performance Thermoelectrics
Co-supervisor of Rodrigo Cristóvão Dias Coelho
 Chemical Engineering (PhD)
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2020/02/01 - Current Development of Hierarchical High-Performance Sustainable Composites
Co-supervisor of Usha Kiran Sanivada
 Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 - Current Analysis and Optimization of a BMW K75 engine to act as a range extender for electric vehicles
Supervisor of Maria João Ferreira Marques de Abreu
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 - Current Conversion of an urban petrol vehicle to Electric 100/100/10
Co-supervisor
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2018 - Current Study, Implementation and Optimization of internal Heat Regeneration on the Liquid Piston Engine
Co-supervisor
 Líderes para as Indústrias Tecnológicas (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - Current Analysis and optimization of the use of alternative fuels internal combustion engines
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020 - 2022/02/04 Desenvolvimento de placas arrefecedoras de elevado desempenho para arrefecimento de componentes eletrónicos
Co-supervisor of Pedro Dias Mata
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 - 2022/01/28 Conceção de sistemas de aproveitamento do calor residual de processos
Supervisor of João Pedro da Silva Peixoto
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

CIMPOR, Portugal
2020 - 2022/01/21 Development and manufacture of an exhaust heat exchanger with temperature control
Supervisor of Rui Miguel da Silva Carvalho
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

BorgWarner Emmissions Systems, Spain
2021 - 2022/01/19 Development and optimization of an eletronic fuel injection system for internal combustion engines to use in UAVs
Co-supervisor of Rui Pedro Ferreira Coelho
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

UAVision, Portugal
2020 - 2022/01/13 Development of a Heat Exchanger for Exhaust Waste Heat Recovery
Supervisor of Carolina Maria Clasen Soares de Sousa
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2021/11/12 Development of Engines, including injection and Ignition systems
Co-supervisor of Maria Francisca Sampaio Serra
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2019/12/10 Desenvolvimento de Sistemas de Aproveitamento do Calor Residual de Processos Industriais
Supervisor
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal
2019 - 2019 Desenvolvimento de Sistemas de Aproveitamento do Calor Residual de Processos Industriais
Supervisor
 mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal
2018 - 2019 Otimização de desempenho em motores de ignição comandada para o uso de misturas de gasolina, biogasolina e etanol
Co-supervisor of Tiago Soares Oliveira Arantes
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos (MEtRICs), Portugal
2018 - 2019 Development and programming of an Injection and Ignition System for an Internal Combustion Engine
Co-supervisor of Ricardo Manuel Oliveira Resende
 Electronics Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Adaptação de Moinhos de Água para a produção de eletricidade
Co-supervisor
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Medições de parâmetros relativos às condições de admissão e escape de motores
Co-supervisor
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Development of exhaust heat recovery systems with temperature control
Supervisor of Rui Daniel de Sousa Vieira
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Análise ao Desempenho de um Motor para Competição, done with Company Retificadora de Guimaráes
Co-supervisor of Adriano Costa e Sousa
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Development of a High Efficiency Engine
Co-supervisor of Guilherme Capela
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Relating air flow improvement and power increase in Internal Combustion Engines
Co-supervisor
 MEchanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Development of an engine with axial cams “Hyper4”, with company MNC Engineering, LLC
Co-supervisor of Tiago Filipe Vaz Alves
 Mechatronics Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Finalização do fabrico de um motor de ciclo sobre-expandido para veículo da Maratona Shell”, Hélio João Oliveira Silva
Co-supervisor of Hélio João Oliveira Silva
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Desenvolvimento de um Motor BMW para Servir de Range Extender Development of a BMW engine to serve as a Range Extender
Co-supervisor of Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues de Castro
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Adaptation of Diesel Engines for operation with Biodiesel (work developed with Company EcoMovimento, Lda)
Co-supervisor of David Gonçalves
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Development and testing of a Thermoelectric Generator for the Exhaust of a Vehicle
Supervisor of João Paulo Dourado Oliveira
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Thermodynamic Analysis of a New Internal Combustion Engine
Co-supervisor of Carlos Alberto Leiria Pereira
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Thermal and Electric Simulation of Thermoelectric Modules and their Improvement
Supervisor
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Heat transfer calculations for a waste heat recovery system
Co-supervisor of Esra Hançer
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Erciyes Üniversitesi, Turkey
2013 - 2015 Development of a Controller for a Permanent Magnet DC Motor for an electric Kart
Co-supervisor of Ricardo Manuel Cunha Silva
 Electronics Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Thermal and Electric Simulation of Thermoelectric Modules and their Improvement
Supervisor of António Pedro Varela Da Cruz
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Development of a Model for the Energy Characterization of driving Cycles
Co-supervisor of Bruno José de Oliveira Araújo
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Analysis and Development of Energetically Efficient Engines
Co-supervisor of Tiago João Silva Sousa Azevedo Costa
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Development of an engine test bench
Co-supervisor of Sérgio Paulo Ferreira Marques
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Organic Rankine Cycle using refrigeration components
Co-supervisor of José Miguel Alves Pires
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Evaluation of ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) systems for the Recovery of waste exhaust Heat
Co-supervisor
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Development and test of an engine for efficiency-oriented de range extender
Co-supervisor of João Fernando Dias Oliveira
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Adaptation of Diesel engines to Biodiesel
Co-supervisor of David Queli Lopes
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Simulation and Optimization of Micro Thermoelectric Generators for the recovery of exhaust heat
Co-supervisor
 Micro and Nano Technologies (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Thermoelectric Generator with Temperature Control for the Exhaust of a car
Co-supervisor of João Urbano Barbosa Afonso
 Electronics Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Flow batteries for Energy Storage in Gas Stations (work developed with Company Petrotec, SA)
Supervisor of Álvaro José Gonçalves da Cunha
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Development of a Range Extender based on a BMW K75 engine
Co-supervisor of Pedro Joaquim Pereira dos Santos
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Testing of Internal Combustion Engines with Bio-Diesel
Co-supervisor of Nuno Miguel Freitas Pacheco
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Development of Dual Fuel Engine
Co-supervisor of Pedro Correia
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Development of a Range Extender for an Electric Vehicle
Co-supervisor of Carlos Simão Almeida Pinheiro
 Electronics Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Adaptation of a glider airplane to electric motor tricycle (work developed with company T.O.M.Leite Unipessoal Lda)
Co-supervisor of Filipe Martinho Cerqueira Neves
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Design and Analysis of the Operation of Electric Cars (work developed with company SMS InCharge)
Co-supervisor
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Development of the Power Electronics Systems for an Electric Vehicle with Regenerative Braking
Co-supervisor of Paulo Ricardo Martins Pereira de Carvalho
 Electronics Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Waste heat recovery in automobiles to generate electricity using thermoelectric modules
Co-supervisor of Diogo Amaral Sousa
 Electronics Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Utilization of Exhaust Heat to Generate Electricity – EconomicUM
Co-supervisor of Romeu Rocha
 Electronics Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2016 - Current European Conference on Thermoelectrics – Lisboa, IST, 20-23 de setember 2016 (2016/09/20 - 2016/09/23)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
2013 - Current II Jornadas da Mobilidade Elétrica, pela Ordem dos Engenheiros Região Norte, ISEP, Porto, 16 de Janeiro, 2013 (2013/01/16)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2011 - Current I Jornadas da Mobilidade Elétrica, pela Ordem dos Engenheiros Região Norte, Palácio Vila Flor, Outubro 27, 2011 (2011/10/27)
Conference (Co-organisor)
2023/03/30 - 2023/03/31 Iberian Thermoelectric Workshop - ITW '23 Lisbon Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear of IST-UL, Lisbon, Portugal, Main Editor and reviewer of Proceedings. Conference site: http://www.ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/itw-2023/index.html (2023/03/30 - 2023/03/31)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Iberian Thermoelectric Workshop – ITW 2021 (2021/09)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
2017 - 2017 9th Iberian Conference on Tribology (IBERTRIB 2017), 15-16 June 2017, Guimarães, Portugal - organizing commitee (2017/06/15 - 2017/06/16)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/18 Potential of bioenergy in transportation systems from endogenous resources in Ecuador
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Danilo Andrés Arcentales Bastidas (PhD)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2021 Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Thermoelectric Generator for Automotive Exhaust Waste Heat Recovery
(Thesis) Arguer
 Harish S. (PhD)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
2020 Estudio de la aportación de la tecnología termoeléctrica a la mejora de la eficiencia energética en la climatización del entorno doméstico Gustavo García Ramos (PhD)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
2018 Modelización y desarrollo experimental de un sistema de generación termoeléctrica basado en efecto Seebeck Miguel Araiz Vega (PhD)
Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
2015/12/17 Estudio y optimización de los sistemas de intercambio de calor en generación termoeléctrica aplicada al aprovechamiento del calor residual Patricia Aranguren Garacochea (PhD)
Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
2014 Development of a Multi-function Wheel-embedded Assembly for Electric Vehicles
Thesis Member
 João Luis Jorge Simões Pedro (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Processos Termoquímicos Mestrado em Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02 Ecodesign e Ecoeficiência Engenharia do Produto (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02 Engenharia e Projeto de Lançadores Engenharia Aeroespacial (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02 Projeto Integrador em Engenharia Mecânica I Engenharia Mecânica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02 Termodinâmica e Transferência de Calor Engenharia Têxtil (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/07 Fenómenos de Transferência em Eng. de Polímeros Engenharia de Polímeros (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/07 Ambiente e Energia Todos (Opção UMinho) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/02 Transferência de Calor Engenharia Mecânica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/02 Termodinâmica e Transferência de Calor Engenharia Têxtil (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Computação em Dinâmica de Fluidos Mestrado em Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/07 Combustion Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/07 Mechanics of Solids Engenharia Mecânica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/07 Computational Fluid Mechanics Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/03 Thermal Machines Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/03 Thermal Systems Design Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/11 - 2021/11 Energy and Climate Change: Energy Conversion Sistemas Energéticos e Alterações Climáticas (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/02 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/02 Fluid Mechanics Fluid Mechanics (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Heat Transfer Polymer Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Termodynamics and Heat Transfer Textile Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Tribology Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Thermal and Fluid Machines Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Fluid Mechanics Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Laboratory on transfer phenomena and materials Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Laboratory on transfer phenomena and materials Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Fluid Mechanics Mechanical Engineering Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Integrating course II Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Laboratory on transfer phenomena and materials Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Projecto em Contexto Empresarial Mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Superior Politécnico Gaya, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Mechanics I Automotive Mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Contact Mechanics Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Mechanics II Mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Mechanics II Automotive Mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Contact mechanics mechanical engineering (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Technical drawing mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2011 - 2012 General Drawing mechanical engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Contact Mechanics mechanical engineering (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Technical Drawing Automotive Mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2010 - 2011 General Drawing mechanical engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Technical Drawing mechanical engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Computational Technical Drawing mechanical engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Design, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019 - 2024 Energy Conversion and Management (0196-8904) Elsevier
2015 - 2024 Energy Elsevier
2016 - 2021 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering (0954-4089) Sage
2014 - 2021 Applied Energy Elsevier
2019 - 2020 SAE International Journal of Engines (1946-3944) SAE International
Distinctions

Award

2021 Merit award in Scientific Publishing 2020 - top 95% among School of Engineering Research Centres
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 Best Poster Award - EDF/PPrime Workshop: “Solutions for performance improvement and friction reduction of journal and thrust bearings”, Futuroscope, September 17 & 18, 2013

Other distinction

2017 Highly cited paper: top 1% of the academic field of Engineering based on a highly cited threshold for the field and publication year. A Cunha, F. P. Brito, et al,Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries: A Technology Review, Int J Energy R, 39(7)
Clarivate Analytics Inc, United States
2016 Special Recognition award - Top 10 best conference paper - T. J. Costa, M. Nickerson, J. Martins, Daniele Littera, A. Shkolnik, N, Shkolnik, F.P. Brito Measurement and Prediction of Heat Transfer Losses on the XMv3 Rotary Engine, SAE/JSAE 2016 Small Engin
SAE International, United States
2016 NASA Tech Briefs – Create the Future Design Contest 2016 1st place public vote in Automotive/Transportation category, 8th place overall (>650 contestants). Bernie Bon, Jorge Martins, Francisco Brito, Tiago Costa, “Hyper4 High Efficiency Engine”
Tech Briefs Media Group, United States