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JULIO HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ

JULIO HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ

CATEDRÁTICO DE UNIVERSIDAD

MECÁNICA

ESCUELA TÉCN.SUP INGENIEROS INDUSTRIALES

jhernandez@ind.uned.es

(+34) 91398-6424

🧑‍🎓 Educational Background

B.Sc./M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 1982.

Pd.D. in Industrial Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 1985.

Academic positions

.Professor of Fluid Mechanics, Dept. of Mechanics, School of Industrial Engineering, UNED

Research activity

Research interests: Interfacial and free surface flows, direct numerical simulation methods, drop impact, fire modeling, natural convection, wind energy.

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS RESEARCH GROUP: https://mecanicafluidos.uned.es

Educational management experience

He has served as Vice-Rector for Faculty Affairs and held other university management positions at UNED.

Teaching

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Docencia

N.º de tramos reconocidos de evaluación docente

6

Research

INVESTIGATION GROUPS

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics Research Group Research interests: Numerical simulation of free surface flows; Numerical simulation of fires; Two-phase flows; Drop impact; Micro-3D printing processes by drop deposition; Development of direct numerical simulation methods for interfacial flows. https://mecanicafluidos.uned.es + info

RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Métodos computacionales y experimentales para flujos interfaciales. Mojabilidad, solidificación y reología interfacial (i-FLOW-COMPEX) PID2023-147948OB-C31, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades,  01/09/2024-31/08/27
  • Técnicas avanzadas de simulación computacional de flujos interfaciales isotermos. Aplicación al atrapamiento de micro-burbujas en procesos de fabricación PID2020-120100GB-C21, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación,  01/10/2021-30/09/24
  • Desarrollo de herramientas computacionales eficientes para el análisis de procesos de fabricación aditiva mediante deposición de microgotas DPI2017-87826-C2-2-P, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, 01/01/2018-30/09/2021
  • Estudio de procesos de microfabricación mediante impresión 3D por deposición de microgotas DPI2013-48615-C2-2-P, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, 01/01/2014-31/12/2017
  • Estudio de procesos de recubrimiento y microfabricación por impacto y deposición de gotas metálicas. Simulación numérica y estudio experimental de la dinámica interfacial DPI2010-21696-C02-02, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, 01/01/2011- 31/12/2014

N.º de tramos reconocidos de actividad investigadora

6

Number of credits recognized by transfer activity

1

Publications

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  • PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS
    1. Esteban, A.; Hernández, J.; Tajuelo, J.; Rubio, M.A., 2025. A numerical model for the simulation of complex planar Newtonian interfaces, Applied Mathematical Modelling 137, 115653.
    2. Zamora, R.; Faura, F.; Hernández, J.; López, J., 2025. A volume-preserving model for predicting the geometry of traces produced by drop-on-demand 3D printing, Materials and Design 251, 113687.
    3. Esteban, A.; Hernández, J.; Tajuelo, J.; Rubio, M.A., 2025. iRheoFoam: A package for simulating complex planar interfaces, SoftwareX 30, 102068.
    4. López, J.; Hernández, J., 2024. On polytope intersection by half-spaces and hyperplanes for unsplit geometric volume of fluid methods on arbitrary grids, Computer Physics Communications 300, 109167.
    5. Esteban, A.; Gómez, P.; Zanzi, C.; Bussmann, M.; Hernández, J., 2023. A contact line force model for the simulation of drop impacts on solid surfaces using volume of fluid methods, Computers and Fluids 263, 105946.
    6. Esteban, A.; López, J.; Gómez, P.; Roenby, J.; Hernández, J., 2023. A comparative study of two open-source state-of-the-art geometric VOF methods, Computers and Fluids 250, 105725.
    7. Zamora, R.; Faura, F.; Hernández, J.; López, J., 2022. Volume-conservative modeling of structures manufactured by molten drop-on-drop deposition, Materials and Design 221, 110970.
    8. López, J.; Hernández, J., 2022. gVOF: An open-source package for unsplit geometric volume of fluid methods on arbitrary grids, Computer Physics Communications 277, 108400.
    9. J. López; A. Esteban; J. Hernández; P. Gómez; R. Zamora; C. Zanzi; F. Faura, 2021. A new isosurface extraction method on arbitrary grids, Journal of Computational Physics 444, pp. 110579.
    10. J. López; J. Hernández; P. Gómez; C. Zanzi; R. Zamora, 2020. VOFTools 5: An extension to non-convex geometries of calculation tools for volume of fluid methods, Computer Physics Communications 252, pp. 107277.
    11. P. Gómez; C. Zanzi; J. López; J. Hernández, 2019. Simulation of high density ratio interfacial flows on cell vertex/edge-based staggered octree grids with second-order discretization at irregular nodes, Journal of Computational Physics 376, pp. 478-507.
    12. J. López; J. Hernández; P. Gómez; F. Faura, 2019. Non-convex analytical and geometrical tools for volume truncation, initialization and conservation enforcement in VOF methods, Journal of Computational Physics 392, pp. 666-693.
    13. J. López; J. Hernández; P. Gómez; C. Zanzi; R. Zamora, 2019. VOFTools 3.2: Added VOF functionality to initialize the liquid volume fraction in general convex cells, Computer Physics Communications 245, pp. 106859.
    14. J. López; J. Hernández; P. Gómez; F. Faura, 2018. VOFTools - A software package of calculation tools for volume of fluid methods using general convex grids,  Computer Physics Communications 223, pp. 45-54.
    15. J. López; J. Hernández; P. Gómez; F. Faura, 2016. A new volume conservation enforcement method for PLIC reconstruction in general convex grids, Journal of Computational Physics 316, pp. 338-359.
    16. R. Juárez; C. Zanzi; J. Hernández; J. Sanz, 2015. Thermo-fluid dynamics and corrosion analysis of a self cooled lead lithium blanket for the HiPER reactor, Nuclear Fusion 55, pp. 9300301-9300312.
    17. J. López; P. Gómez; J. Hernández; F. Faura, 2013. A Two-Grid Adaptive Volume of Fluid Approach for Dendritic Solidification, Computers and Fluids 86, pp. 326-342.
    18. J. Palacios; J. Hernández; P. Gómez; C. Zanzi; J. López, 2013. Experimental study of splashing patterns and the splashing/deposition threshold in drop impacts onto dry smooth solid surfaces, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 44, pp. 571-582.
    19. J. Palacios; J. Hernández; P. Gómez; C. Zanzi; J. López, 2012. On the impact of viscous drops onto dry smooth surfaces, Experiments in Fluids 52, pp. 1449-1463.
    20. J. López; P. Gómez; J. Hernández, 2010. A Volume of Fluid Approach for Crystal Growth Simulation, Journal of Computational Physics 229, pp. 6663-6672.
    21. J. López; J. Hernández, 2010. On reducing interface curvature computation errors in the height function technique, Journal of Computational Physics 229, pp. 4855-4868.
    22. E. Migoya; A. Crespo; J. García; J. Hernández, 2009. A simplified model of fires in road tunnels. Comparison with three-dimensional models and full-scale measurements, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 24-1, pp. 37-52.
    23. J. López; C. Zanzi; P. Gómez; R. Zamora; F. Faura; J. Hernández, 2009. An improved height function technique for computing interface curvature from volume fractions, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 198, pp. 2555-2564.
    24. R. Zamora; J.J. Hernández-Ortega; F. Faura; J. López; J. Hernández, 2008. Experimental Investigation of Porosity Formation During the Slow Injection Phase in High-Pressure Die Casting Processes, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 130, pp. 91-910.
    25. J. López; J. Hernández, 2008. Analytical and Geometrical Tools for 3D Volume of Fluid Methods in General Grids, Journal of Computational Physics 227, pp. 5939-5948.
    26. J. Hernández; J. López; P. Gómez; F. Faura; C. Zanzi, 2008. A New Volume of Fluid Method in Three Dimensions. Part I: Multidimensional Advection Method with Face-Matched Flux Polyhedra, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 58, pp. 897-921.
    27. J. López; C. Zanzi; P. Gómez; F. Faura; J. Hernández, 2008. A New Volume of Fluid Method in Three Dimensions. Part II: Piecewise-Planar Interface Reconstruction with Cubic-Bézier Fit, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 58, pp. 923-944.
    28. R. Zamora; F. Faura; J. López; J. Hernández, 2007. Experimental Verification of Numerical Predictions for the Optimum Plunger Speed in the Slow-phase of a High-pressure Die Casting Machine International, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 33, pp. 266-276.
    29. J. López; J. Hernández; P. Gómez; F. Faura, 2005. An Improved PLIC-VOF Method for Tracking Thin Fluid Structures in Incompressible Two-Phase Flows, Journal of Computational Physics 208, pp. 51-74.
    30. 22. P. Gómez; J. Hernández; J. López, 2005. On the Reinitialization Procedure in a Narrow-Band Locally Refined Level Set Method for Interfacial Flows, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 63, pp. 1478-1512.
    31. R. López-Elvira; A. Crespo; E. Migoya; F. Manuel; J. Hernández, 2005. Anisotropy of turbulence in wind turbine wakes, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 93(10), pp. 797-814.
    32. J. Hernández; B. Zamora, 2005. Effects of variable properties and non-uniform heating on natural convection flows in vertical channels, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 48-(3-4), pp. 793-807.
    33. J. López; J. Hernández; P. Gómez; F. Faura, 2004. A Volume of Fluid Method Based on Multidimensional Advection and Spline Interface Reconstruction, Journal of Computational Physics 195, pp. 718-742.
Otros

Other activities

Experience in educational, scientific and technological management and administration
  • He has been the manager of the Industrial Design and Production Program at the Spanish State Research Agency.
  • He has been the coordinator of the Mechanical, Naval, and Aeronautical Engineering Area at the Spanish State Research Agency.
 Patents, intellectual property, knowledge transfer

Joaquín López; Julio Hernández. 08/2011/651. VOFTools, A package of fortran subroutines with analytical and geometrical tools for 2D/3D VOF methods in general grids MU-640-2011 06/09/2011. UPCT/UNED.