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MARIA JOSE MONTES PITA - COORDINADOR TITULO GRADO TECNOLOGIAS INDUSTRIALES

MARIA JOSE MONTES PITA

COORDINADOR TITULO GRADO TECNOLOGIAS INDUSTRIALES

PROFESORA TITULAR UNIVERSIDAD

INGENIERÍA ENERGÉTICA

ESCUELA TÉCN.SUP INGENIEROS INDUSTRIALES

mjmontes@ind.uned.es

(+34) 91398-6465

Academic Information

María José Montes is Mechanical Engineer (2003), PhD (2008) from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and Extraordinary Ph.D. Award (2010) from Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Industriales de Madrid (COIIM).

Academic positions held

María José Montes is currently Senior Lecturer in Mechanics at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED, Energy Engineering Department, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales - ETSII).

Research activity

Regarding the R&D activity, her preferred research lines are: Concentrated Solar Energy and Heat Transfer. She has published 29 papers in JCR international journals; 21 of the papers are published in journals within the top 25% of Impact Factor (Q1), while 3 of the others are within the top 33% of Impact Factor (T1). As the main quality indicators of scientific production, it should be noted that she has been cited 1427 times, 1285 without self-cites (Scopus), and she has an h-index equal to 16 (Scopus). One of her articles: Solar multiple optimization for a solar-only plant, using oil as heat transfer fluid in the parabolic trough collectors, was the sixth most read article in the journal Solar Energy during the 2009/2010 academic year, and has been cited 333 times (Scopus).

She is currently working in 4 R&D projects funded through competitive calls: the regional project: Energía solar térmica de concentración en el sector del transporte y en la producción de calor y de electricidad - ACES2030 (P2018/EMT-4319), being the principal investigator from the UNED; the national project: Hibridación en ciclos combinados solares avanzados-HICCSA (ENE2015-70515-C2-1-R); the European Project EUROfusion; and the European project: Application of Solar Thermal Energy to Processes (ASTEP), being the UNED in charge of the coordination of this project. She has also worked in other 10 R&D projects funded through competitive national calls of public entities (4 projects: PROFIT FIT-120000-2004-172, CENIT-2008-1005, EEA Grants-CDTI ES02-0095, ENE2012-37950-C02-01, and the Independent Thinking project RecSolCon) or private entities (4 projects funded by IASS, Técnicas Reunidas, Abengoa and Ciemat).

Regarding the technology transfer activity, she is co-author of 16 patents, most of them extended internationally and 5 of them with transfer of knowledge to the private sector (OHL-industrial). In this line, it should be noted that she has worked in the Fundación para el Fomento de la Innovación Industrial (FFII) (2004-2006) and in the research center Ciemat (2006-2008), where she developed innovation and transfer activities. Currently, she is also working in several research tasks with Fundación IMDEA - Energía, through a contract regulated by article 83 of the Ley Orgánica de Universidades (LOU).

 

 

Professional experience

She has worked in the Fundación para el Fomento de la Innovación Industrial (FFII) (2004-2006) and in the research center Ciemat (2006-2008), where she developed innovation and transfer activities. Currently, she is also working in several research tasks with Fundación IMDEA - Energía, through a contract regulated by article 83 of the Ley Orgánica de Universidades (LOU).

 

Educational management experience

María José Montes is currently Coordinator of the Degree in Engineering in Industrial Technologies at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales - ETSII).

Research

RESEARCH GROUPS

  • Sistemas Térmicos, Energía y Medioambiente (STEM) Análisis y simulación de centrales térmicas termosolares: óptica, receptores, sistemas de almacenamiento y bloques de potencia. Optimización termodinámica y termoeconómica de ciclos de potencia: ciclos combinados, centrales termosolares, centrales híbridas solar-ciclo combinado y centrales nucleares de fusión. Aplicación de la energía solar de concentración a procesos industriales.   + info
  • SEGUNDO GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Intentar seguir la misma línea en la descripción de todos los grupos

RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Energía solar térmica de concentración en el sector del transporte y en la producción de calor y de electricidad - ACES2030 (P2018/EMT-4319) Proyecto Comunidad de Madrid +info
  • Hibridación en ciclos combinados solares avanzados-HICCSA (ENE2015-70515-C2-1-R); Proyecto Nacional
  • EUROfusion   + info
  • Application of Solar Thermal Energy to Processes (ASTEP) European project +info

N.º of recognized sections of research activity

3

Publications

  • PUBLICATIONS IN MAGAZINES  • 2022. Montes, M.J., Abbas, R., Barbero, R., Rovira, A. A new design of multi-tube receiver for Fresnel technology to increase the thermal performance. Applied Thermal Engineering 204, 117970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117970  
    • 2021. Reyes-Belmonte, M.A., Guédez, R., Montes, M.J. Bibliometric Analysis on Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles for Concentrating Solar Power Applications. Entropy 23, 1289. https://doi.org/10.3390/e23101289
    • 2021. Muñoz, M., Rovira, A., Montes, M.J. Thermodynamic cycles for solar thermal power plants: A review. WIREs Energy Environ. https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.420  
    • 2020. Montes, M.J., Linares, J.I., Barbero, R., Rovira, A. Proposal of a new design of source heat exchanger for the technical feasibility of solar thermal plants coupled to supercritical power cycles. Solar Energy 211, 1027–1041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.10.042  
    • 2020. Montes, M.J., Linares, J.I., Barbero, R., Moratilla, B.Y., 2020. Optimization of a New Design of Molten Salt-to-CO2 Heat Exchanger Using Exergy Destruction Minimization. Entropy 22, 883. https://doi.org/10.3390/e22080883  
    • 2020. Linares, J.I., Montes, M.J., Cantizano, A., Sánchez, C. A novel supercritical CO2 recompression Brayton power cycle for power tower concentrating solar plants. Applied Energy 263, 114644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114644   
    • 2019. Rovira, A., Sánchez, C., Montes, M.J., Muñoz, M. Proposal of optimized power cycles for the DEMO power plant (EUROfusion). Fusion Engineering and Design 148, 111290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.111290   
    • 2019. Avila-Marin, A.L., Caliot, C., Alvarez de Lara, M., Fernandez-Reche, J., Montes, M.J., Martinez-Tarifa, A. Homogeneous equivalent model coupled with P1-approximation for dense wire meshes volumetric air receivers. Renewable Energy 135, 908–919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.12.061   
    • 2018. Abbas, R., Sebastián, A., Montes, M.J., Valdés, M. Optical features of linear Fresnel collectors with different secondary reflector technologies. Applied Energy 232, 386–397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.09.224  
    • 2017. Montes, M.J., Abbas, R., Muñoz, M., Muñoz-Antón, J., Martínez-Val, J.M. Advances in the linear Fresnel single-tube receivers: Hybrid loops with non-evacuated and evacuated receivers. Energy Conversion and Management 149, 318–333.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.07.031
    • 2017. Abbas, R., Valdés, M., Montes, M.J., Martínez-Val, J.M. Design of an innovative linear Fresnel collector by means of optical performance optimization: A comparison with parabolic trough collectors for different latitudes. Solar Energy 153, 459–470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2017.05.047
    • 2017. Muñoz, M., Rovira, A., Sánchez, C., Montes, M.J. Off-design analysis of a Hybrid Rankine-Brayton cycle used as the power block of a solar thermal power plant. Energy 134, 369–381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.06.014
    • 2017. Biencinto, M., Montes, M.J., Valenzuela, L., González, L. Simulation and comparison between fixed and sliding-pressure strategies in parabolic-trough solar power plants with direct steam generation. Applied Thermal Engineering 125, 735–745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.07.059
    • 2016. A new approach for the prediction of thermal efficiency in solar receivers. R Barbero, A Rovira; MJ Montes, JM Martínez-Val. Energy Conv and Management 123, 498 – 511.
    • 2016. Performance model and thermal comparison of different alternatives for the Fresnel single-tube receiver. MJ Montes, R Barbero, R Abbas, A Rovira. Applied Thermal Engineering 104, páginas: 162 – 175.
    • 2016. Parabolic trough collector or linear Fresnel collector? A comparison of optical features including thermal quality based on commercial solutions. R Abbas; MJ Montes; A Rovira; JM Martínez-Val. Solar Energy 124, páginas: 198 – 215.
    • 2016. Analysis and comparison of Integrated Solar Combined Cycles using parabolic troughs and linear Fresnel reflectors as concentrating systems. A Rovira; R Barbero; MJ Montes; R Abbas; F Valera. Revista: Applied Energy 162, 990 – 1000.
    • 2014. A comparative analysis of configurations of linear Fresnel collectors for concentrating solar power. MJ Montes, C Rubbia, R Abbas, JM Martínez-Val. Energy 73, 192–203.
    • 2013. Optimization of Brayton cycles for low-to-moderate grade thermal energy sources. A Rovira, J Muñoz-Antón, MJ Montes, JM Martínez-Val. Energy 55, 403–416.
    • 2013. Comparison of Heat Transfer Fluid and Direct Steam Generation technologies for Integrated Solar Combined Cycles. A Rovira, MJ Montes, F Varela, M Gil. Applied Thermal Engineering 52, 264–274.
    • 2012. Proposal of a fluid flow layout to improve the heat transfer in the active absorber surface of solar central cavity receivers. MJ Montes, A Rovira, JM Martínez-Val, A Ramos. Applied Thermal Engineering 35, 220–232.
    • 2011. Solar radiation concentration features in Linear Fresnel Reflector arrays. R Abbas, MJ Montes, M Piera, JM Martínez-Val. Energy Conversion and Management 54, 133–144.
    • 2011. Energy management in solar thermal power plants with double thermal storage system and subdivided solar field. A Rovira, MJ Montes, M Valdés, JM Martínez-Val. Applied Energy 88, 4055-4066.
    • 2011. Performance analysis of an Integrated Solar Combined Cycle using Direct Steam Generation in parabolic trough collectors. MJ Montes, A Rovira, M Muñoz, JM Martínez-Val. Applied Energy 88, 3228-3238.

     
Otros

Other activities

Experience in educational, scientific and technological management and administration

1. Coordinadora del Grado en Ingeniería en Tecnologías Industriales
- Fecha de nombramiento: 01/11/2022 hasta la fecha

2. Subdirectora de Estudios de Grado de la ETSII - UNED
- Fecha de nombramiento: 01/10/2020
- Fecha de cese: 30/10/2021

3. Secretaria del Departamento de Ingeniería Energética de la ETSII-UNED
- Fecha de nombramiento: 01/12/2014
- Fecha de cese: 30/06/2018

4. Secretaria Adjunta de la ETSII - UNED
- Fecha de nombramiento: 01/07/2012
- Fecha de cese: 30/06/2012

 

 Patents, intellectual property, knowledge transfer

1. Receptor termo-solar atmosférico, con corta-tiro. ES 2577903 (07/11/2016)
2. Dispositivo rotatorio horizontal de concentración de la radiación solar: ES 2537607 (14/10/2015)
3. Sistema de espejos transversales en los extremos de un concentrador longitudinal de la radiación solar. ES 2449167 (23/09/2014)
4. Intercambiador de calor con tubos concéntricos. ES 2440088 (5/09/2014)
5. Ciclo Brayton con refrigeración ambiental próxima a la isoterma crítica. ES 2427648 (25/03/2014)
6. Sistema de regeneración parcial en turbinas de gas de ciclos combinados con una o varias fuentes de calor. ES 2387724 (07/08/2013)
7. Dispositivo de captación de la radiación solar concentrada, con drenaje de fluido calorífero. ES2396078 (10/06/2013). Patent with industrial exploitation agreement.
8. Sistema de prolongación de la vida de las turbinas de plantas termosolares. ES 2380534 (04/09/2012)
9. Central solar térmica para generación directa de vapor. ES 2373902; (22/05/2012)
10. Receptor solar de anchura variable y procedimiento de variación de la anchura. ES 2356549 (07/02/2012). Patent with industrial exploitation agreement.
11. Almacenamiento de energía térmica mediante condensador-generador de vapor reversible. ES 2364311 (14/12/2011)
12. Dispositivo de concentración de la radiación solar, con espejos y receptor longitudinales. ES 2345427 (07/07/2011). Patent with industrial exploitation agreement.
13. Concentrador de la radiación solar, con espejos parabólicos múltiples independientes. ES 2346629 (05/05/2011). Patent with industrial exploitation agreement.
14. Receptor para central solar con espejos longitudinales. ES 2345759 (23/03/2011). Patent with industrial exploitation agreement.