Carlos Enrique Torres-Aguilar

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• PhD in Mechanical Engineering
• Professor at Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

Solar chimneys are renewable energy systems that increase natural ventilation to provide thermal comfort in buildings. Solar chimneys are passive systems that effectively improve energy efficiency in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner. The design of the solar chimney and its location, which is in cardinal directions, are essential for e...

This chapter presents an evolutionary algorithm approach, applying a genetic algorithm to address the practical problem of planning corridors in a specific geographical area. The corridor location problem involves identifying a near-optimal set of spatial alternative paths between two locations to determine the best route for the right of way, cons...

Optimizing resources is a paramount issue in engineering applications. However, traditional optimization tools often struggle to address real-world complex problems effectively. The emergence of advanced nature-inspired optimization algorithms has provided solutions to these challenges. These algorithms, drawing inspiration from natural processes s...

Unsteady-state heat transfer problems require considerable computation time for the numerical solution, due to the high space-time dimensionality of realistic scenarios. This article presents a parallel multi-threading global energy balance method for the thermal evaluation of a room in unsteady state composed of different materials. The parallel n...

This book compiles high-quality selected papers from the VII Ibero-American Congress of Smart Cities (ICSC-CITIES 2024), a leading event in the field of smart urban development. Smart cities are a response to the increasingly urgent need to reorient our lives towards sustainability. In an era of rapid urbanization and growing environmental challeng...

The VII Ibero-American Congress of Smart Cities (ICSC-CITIES 2024) was held in a hybrid way (presential and virtual) from November 12th to 14th, 2024, in San Carlos, hosted and sponsored by econolgicodeosta ica. Researchers from 34 countries gave 93 technical presentations during the ICSC-CITIES 2024. Fourteen papers were included as posters. Paper...

Smart manufacturing requires acceleration of the designin processes like the analysis of the mechanical structure and other needs through advanced techniques like the finite element method. This article compares the computational performance of the finite element method’s algorithm applying direct solvers (inverse matrix and LU decomposition method...

Precipitation is a fundamental component of the Earth’s hydrological cycle. Therefore, monitoring precipitation is paramount, as accurate information is needed to prevent natural hydrological disasters, such as floods and droughts. However, measuring precipitation using rain gauges is complicated due to their sparse spatial distribution. Satellite...

The VI Ibero-American Congress of Smart Cities (ICSC-CITIES 2023) was held in a hybrid way (face-to-face and virtual) from November 13th to 17th , 2023, in Ciudad de México and Cuernavaca, hosted and sponsored by the Centro de Investigación en Computación of the IPN and Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, México. Seventy-five technical pres...

This article presents a performance annual evaluation of a single air-channel solar chimney with phase change material under hot-humid climatic conditions by energy balance method. The heat transfer analysis in the phase change material is performed in an unsteady state with an effective specific heat method. The experimental evaluation considers t...

This article presents an annual performance evaluation of single- and double-air-channel solar chimneys for natural ventilation induction under weather conditions in Mexico. The global energy balance method modeled both types of solar chimneys in an unsteady state. The case study evaluated five cities in Mexico. Experimental data of a single-air-ch...

This article presents an annual performance evaluation of single- and double-air-channel solar chimneys for natural ventilation induction under weather conditions in Mexico. The global energy balance method modeled both types of solar chimneys in an unsteady state. The case study evaluated five cities in Mexico. Experimental data of a single-air-ch...

This paper presents the thermal behavior of a partially heated solar chimney under hot-humid climate conditions. The solar chimney (SCH) is 2 m high and 0.8 m wide and consists of an absorber plate and a translucent plate. The SCH allows a cavity thickness variation from 0 to 0.28 m, an inclination angle variation from 0 to 90º, and allows varying...

This article presents an approach applying computational intelligence for detecting the use of air conditioners in households. The main objective is determining the intensive use of air conditioning with a high level of confidence. Unsupervised (-means) and supervised (Artificial Neural Networks) approaches are developed for classifying consumers f...

Solar chimneys provide natural ventilation for buildings, reducing the energy consumption of mechanical systems. Therefore, analyzing energy losses through solar chimney components and inlet/outlet of air channel is critical to develop a suitable design for this passive ventilation system. In this study, the performance and energy losses analysis o...

Current research on solar chimneys has focused on developing regression-based empirical models, which might not be correct enough compared to the soft computing tools i.e., techniques of artificial intelligence. Current research has also published the search algorithm-based single-objective optimization of solar chimneys, whereas the latest genetic...

The use of phase change materials (PCM) and its efficient integration can significantly lower the carbon emissions of building sector. However, optimal integration of thermal energy storages, including PCM, in the buildings is a challenging problem. Digital engineering offers a reliable mechanism to optimize such integration. In order to realize th...

Purpose This paper aims to present an evolutionary algorithm (EA) to accelerate the convergence for the radiative transfer equation (RTE) numerical solution using high-order and high-resolution schemes by the relaxation coefficients optimization. Design methodology/approach The objective function minimizes the residual value difference between ite...

The purpose of this study is to propose a novel relaxation modified factor to accelerate the numerical solution of the radiative transfer equation (RTE) with several high-resolution total variation diminishing schemes. The methodology proposed is denoted as the X-factor method. Design/methodology/approach The X-factor method was compared with the...