Lina Montuori

• Doctor of Philosophy
• University at Buffalo, State University of New York

This research provides a contribution to biomass gasification technology development and to its establishment into the market as mature and functional technology, competitive for large and medium-scale applications. In this article, an experimental analysis of Bubbling Fluidized Bed Reactors (BFBR) for power generation with different sand mixtures...

This research study explores the technology of biomass syngas production by using an experimental downdraft fixed-bed gasifier coupled to a two-cylinder engine, designed and implemented at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. Furthermore, it deals with the study of the experimental and analytical relations between the driving thermodynami...

This chapter provides an overview on the outstanding production, distribution and storage technologies that will likely make the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and renewable BioLPG expand their utilization as a cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels. The growth of the Global LPG Market size will be presented, with a focus on US and the Euro...

The calculation of the electricity bill components is not an easy task in Spain. Such calculation is even more complex when there is a renewable system in the equation consumer-producer (Prosumer). One of the skills that the student of the course on Generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, belonging to the master's in industrial e...

This work leads with the application of Learning Analytics (LA) methods in high education as data driven for making decision, where a real case study is presented. The LA method has been applied to a course on HVAC Facilities and Energetic Certification of the Master in Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain....

This work leads with the application of Learning Analytics (LA) methods in high education as data driven for making decision, where a real case study is presented. The LA method has been applied to a course on HVAC Facilities and Energetic Certification of the Master in Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain....

The calculation of the electricity bill components is not an easy task in Spain. Such calculation is even more complex when there is a renewable system in the equation consumer-producer (Prosumer). One of the skills that the student of the course on Generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, belonging to the master's in industrial e...

The Bologna Plan adopted by European universities ended the hegemony of an evaluation system exclusively based on the performance of traditional examinations. In this area, with a view to revitalizing grading models in university education, a wide range of evaluation mechanisms has been developed in recent years. Using them, teachers may evaluate t...

This chapter discusses different aspects related to the operation of natural gas systems in the framework of the new configuration of energy systems based on the smart grid concept. First of all, different experiences performed worldwide regarding the application of demand response principles to increase the efficiency and operability of natural ga...

The liberalization of the gas market has deeply affected the structure of the gas system. The change from a vertically integrated utility structure to a liberalized architecture has resulted in a new network asset where aggregators could play a key role. To enable aggregators’ functionalities, the gas system has moved to a smart configuration. The...

The gradual increase in energy consumption that has been produced during the last years, together with the massive implementation of renewable generation technologies, has motivated a significant increment in the variability and unpredictability of power generation, along with the subsequent increment in the cost of grid management and higher proba...

During the last several decades, demand response programs have played a crucial role in the management of the electrical energy system worldwide. Thus, demand response programs, offered by either system operators or utilities, have contributed to solve different matters that appear in the habitual operation of the power grid. Currently, there are n...

Despite being a renewable source, biomass as fuel for power generation is still not completely exploited. In biomass gasification plants, control operations are crucial for the proper management of the plant. This paper describes the results of a regulation control applied to an experimental biomass bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) gasification plant....

Despite being a renewable source, biomass as fuel for power generation is still not completely exploited. In biomass gasification plants, control operations are crucial for the proper management of the plant. This paper describes the results of a regulation control applied to an experimental biomass bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) gasification plant....

Natural gas systems, similarly to the rest of energy systems, are evolving towards a highly technified structure where high level of metering devices, monitoring and communication activities, are calling to play the starring role. EU countries started the replacement of the traditional gas meters with smart devices in 2012, but the massive rollout...

Nowadays, the new configuration of natural gas systems, according to the principles of smart grids, includes a high level of metering, monitoring and communication activities. However, there are still different technological barriers that hinder the interoperability of networks. In this framework, the different communication technologies that are c...

Flip Teaching, also called Flipped Classroom, is a new methodological form of development of teaching with an approach based on inverting the traditional scheme of the learning process and giving greater prominence to students. Flip Teaching has the objective of increasing student engagement and improving their conceptual understanding, combining d...

In the present paper, it is carried out the design of a photovoltaic installation connected to the utility grid with panels mounted on a floating structure at an irrigator's community. The objective is to determine the technical and economic feasibility of a floating photovoltaic installation to partially or totally cover the energy demand. The flo...

Due to the pandemic provoked by COVID-19 in March 2020, the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), following the Government's guidelines, changed the modality of the formal lectures from face-to-face to online teaching. Professors and students had the challenge of adapting to the new model to continue the semester. In this paper, the results of...

In the so-called society 4.0, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being widely used in many areas of life. Machine learning uses mathematical algorithms based on "training data", which are able to make predictions or take decisions with the ability to change their behavior through a self-training approach. Furthermore, thanks to AI, a large volume of d...

The serious situation caused by the coronavirus has forced Authorities to take drastic decisions that have affected the normal functioning of the entire society. One of the most impactful measures taken has been the self-discipline of the social distancing as the entire society has been obliged to stay at home. At the education level, restrictions...

Group tutorials are becoming an ever-increasing learning methodology in University education due to the continuous knowledge feedback among students. Despite the positive impact of such kind of sessions on students, their previous organization phase remains most of the times misleading. The traditional way of arranging a group tutorial through e-ma...

La docencia inversa, también llamada clase invertida, es una nueva forma metodológica de desarrollo de la actividad docente con un enfoque basado en invertir el esquema tradicional del proceso de aprendizaje y de dar mayor protagonismo al alumnado. La docencia inversa tiene el objetivo de incrementar el compromiso del estudiante y de mejorar su com...

En este paper se aplica la metodología de docencia inversa utilizada en la UPV, a la asignatura de Redes Eléctricas Inteligentes. Tiene especial interés dicha metodología debido a la pandemia producida por COVID-19 y el cambio de actividad académica de presencial a no presencial en la UPV. De acuerdo con el procedimiento, se realiza la presentación...

La educación universitaria está experimentando un proceso de cambio dinámico, desde un sistema de enseñanza tradicional hacia otro más flexible. En este contexto surge la metodología clase inversa, la cual comprende dos fases: conceptual y colaborativa. En la fase conceptual, desarrollada fuera del aula, el estudiante se prepara para la clase a par...

Landfills are one of the most common ways to dispose the solid urban waste in many countries due to their relatively simple technical requirements, operational costs and low investment. Moreover, biogas produced in landfills can be used as a renewable energy source for power generation. The Valencian Region is one of the largest solid urban waste p...

Thermal comfort indices are normally used for assessing and controlling heat stress conditions in both: insides and outsides environment. In this paper, the results of the design and test of an Arduino-base prototype for estimating heat stress index is presented. This prototype allows the accurate detection of wind speed, air temperature, relative...

In this paper, a procedure for the systematic evaluation of lab practices based on the development of transversal competences is presented. This procedure includes the design and completion of specific rubrics (complemented with a personal interview at the end of the session) for each of the experiments carried out during the practice, considering...

In this paper, it is presented preliminary results of a methodology for thermal comfort monitoring and evaluation in urban areas based on local metering of ambient conditions and Rayman model application. In the framework of GROWGREEN European project it was installed six monitoring stations for data acquisition of air temperature, relative humidit...

Spanish electrical generation has traditionally included high pollutant energy resources, like fuel or carbon. However, disturbing ever-increase in the average temperature of Planet Earth has led to a search for sustainability in the energy scenario. Therefore, Spanish electrical generation mix is prone to replace contaminant energy resources by no...

En una de las prácticas de la asignatura Redes eléctricas inteligentes del Máster Universitario en Tecnología Energética para Desarrollo Sostenible de la UPV, se pide realizar el diseño de una microrred con un sistema solar PV y almacenamiento en baterías. Actualmente para realizar dicho diseño existen programas informáticos utilizados a nivel empr...

El uso de las tecnologías de la información en la actividad docente permite involucrar, además del profesor, al alumno en las nuevas tendencias de enseñanza-aprendizaje mediante la utilización de recursos tecnológicos. En este trabajo se analizan las ventajas de utilizar la herramienta Plickers como una plataforma digital con fines educativos para...

The educational innovation described in this paper has been applied during the 1st practical session of the subject Electrical Machines (2nd course of Electrical Engineering Degree). With this educational innovation, students can introduce the obtained results via on-line using a Google Sheet, since the end of the practical session until a few days...

This paper illustrates the high potential of Microsoft EXCEL for the implementation of tools oriented to the visualization of fundamental principles in Electrical Engineering for a better students understanding. In particular, the application to the Ferraris’ Theorem, which bases the operation of rotating electric machines, is considered and put in...

In such a competitive scenario and continuous evolution of university education, it is essential to offer an adequate tool for the development and monitoring of the different competences that students acquire during their training. In this framework, vertical ERP systems, using educational software,, have favored in more than 350 institutions world...

The “Innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship” transversal competence evaluation method (CT04-UPV) used in Electrical Machines course (2nd course, Electrical Engineering Degree) is described in this paper. Its evaluation activity consists of a technical and economic analysis of different commercial electrical transformers, carried out by the st...

According to the current tendencies in University education strategies, students should develop not just the specific competences related to the particular degree they pursue, but also a series of transversal competences (TCs, also called key competences). Such TCs may be transferable between different contexts (personal, social, academic, etc.) wh...

The aim of this research is to contribute into the diffusion of biomass power systems by analyzing and testing the throat sizing influence on the operation of a gasification plant coupled with an internal combustion engine. In order to do this, the assessment of the proper operation range for some of the driving process parameters has been carried...

This paper deals with how demand response can contribute to the better integration of renewable energy resources such as wind power, solar, small hydro, biomass and CHP. In particular, an economic evaluation performed by means of the micro-power optimization model HOMER Energy has been done, considering a micro-grid supplied by a biomass gasificati...